He's more than likely taking the piss, anything delivered from Germany is extraordinarily cheap(in comparison to the UK). I've gotten 3 sets of wheels delivered from Germany, shipping arranged by the sellers each time and all for less than 80euro. Actually at the moment trying to get a set of wheels for my ST170, lads in the UK are on a different planet when it comes to shipping quotes and one set I found in Germany the seller shopped around and got me a quote of exactly 49 euro.

I'd be asking him to try a little better