Sonic X Japanese DVD's Help!

[Peanut]

I need some help here. I've been stumbling into money lately and I've come across a nice set of Sonic DVDs on ebay. (Sonic X vol 1-5 and the Movie *yeah it's crappy but I love Sonic and I want it!*) I know 5 DVD's is going to be around 70 bucks cdn. I can deal, but it also says 18 bucks US for shipping (because the seller is from Japan) which is going to end up in the 20 dollar range in cdn $. I'm super stupid and newbish when it comes to this whole anime/japan/shipping stuff across the globe thing. Now here's my question. I just want to know if it's possible I could stumble upon those DVD's in some kind of shop somewhere so that I might just skip the whole buying something from someone on the other side of the world type thing. I don't want to end up doing something stupid like paying too much money or something. I know that a lot of you guys and gals around here are into this kind of stuff so I thought I'd consult with the pro's before doing anything. Thanks for any help I can get.