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Post by S_Gokin on May 30, 2017 19:27:42 GMT -5
lol. the last letter got dropped. the retail price is 270$ in chines sites. don't know about other retailers. hehehe its fine man it happen sometimes in most cases Japanese stores have better prices specially AE & HLJ
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Post by tjdetweiler on May 30, 2017 21:43:23 GMT -5
lol. the last letter got dropped. the retail price is 270$ in chines sites. don't know about other retailers. hehehe its fine man it happen sometimes in most cases Japanese stores have better prices specially AE & HLJ Big possibility that it can be more expensive, as King Arts is not based in Japan, they are based in HK/China. I still have to wait for reviews for this figure as their FB page is full of 1 star feedback that QA is bad. I have to ask my local guy who is contacts to King Arts
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Post by S_Gokin on May 31, 2017 6:41:34 GMT -5
Big possibility that it can be more expensive, as King Arts is not based in Japan, they are based in HK/China. I still have to wait for reviews for this figure as their FB page is full of 1 star feedback that QA is bad. I have to ask my local guy who is contacts to King Arts Japan is much closer to China than the US so they will save alot on shipping, which means cheaper prices overall please keep us updated with what you find, i asked most of my friends they dont know about King Arts for me the figure looks amazing and it got what it take to be hit
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Post by reVolVer on May 31, 2017 8:10:23 GMT -5
yeah.. it should be.. or else it will be a huge disappointment. well... the timing is perfect... now that Bandai DX price has reached the unreacheable hehe.. this could be a good alternative.
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Post by tjdetweiler on May 31, 2017 11:59:37 GMT -5
Big possibility that it can be more expensive, as King Arts is not based in Japan, they are based in HK/China. I still have to wait for reviews for this figure as their FB page is full of 1 star feedback that QA is bad. I have to ask my local guy who is contacts to King Arts Japan is much closer to China than the US so they will save alot on shipping, which means cheaper prices overall please keep us updated with what you find, i asked most of my friends they dont know about King Arts for me the figure looks amazing and it got what it take to be hit For sure..just watch out for some sites based in HK maybe they will have him cheaper. Yes..will keep you posted! He hasnt replied back yet..maybe he busy..i might go to his place and play around with his king arts toys like the hulkbuster
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Post by tjdetweiler on May 31, 2017 15:56:39 GMT -5
Big possibility that it can be more expensive, as King Arts is not based in Japan, they are based in HK/China. I still have to wait for reviews for this figure as their FB page is full of 1 star feedback that QA is bad. I have to ask my local guy who is contacts to King Arts Japan is much closer to China than the US so they will save alot on shipping, which means cheaper prices overall please keep us updated with what you find, i asked most of my friends they dont know about King Arts for me the figure looks amazing and it got what it take to be hit Here is the email from our local retailer my man: Hey TJ, Will have that on preorder soon, King Arts’ quality is all good, for the ironman line I only collect the King arts ones, solid quality. Cheers, Weallen Mohock Collectibles Check their website as well, his got a lot of king arts, some TFs and other figures. He ship internationally as well www.mohock.co.nz
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Post by S_Gokin on May 31, 2017 16:10:08 GMT -5
thank you so much bro, i will keep an eye on it
this and combattler v will break our bones lol
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Post by tjdetweiler on May 31, 2017 16:28:25 GMT -5
thank you so much bro, i will keep an eye on it this and combattler v will break our bones lol No worries man! I guess I have to get it from him locally so that I dont need to worry about shippin + he entertains layby. Oh mate, the combattler one! Already asked permission on the wife, if we get the bonus from my work, I'm free to get one! I wonder how much would it cost though...only time will tell
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Post by faelon on Jun 1, 2017 0:09:37 GMT -5
Big possibility that it can be more expensive, as King Arts is not based in Japan, they are based in HK/China. I still have to wait for reviews for this figure as their FB page is full of 1 star feedback that QA is bad. I have to ask my local guy who is contacts to King Arts Japan is much closer to China than the US so they will save alot on shipping, which means cheaper prices overall please keep us updated with what you find, i asked most of my friends they dont know about King Arts for me the figure looks amazing and it got what it take to be hit That's actually not really true these days with so much cargo moving by air. Shipping is cheapest in the highest volume routes. Distance is not as much of a factor as it once was, unless you are shipping massive bulk things like oil. Hong Kong to the US is likely the same as Hong Kong to Japan, if not slightly cheaper just due to the massive volume of goods moving in that channel. And HK to US avoids the Japanese Import fees being tacked on.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jun 1, 2017 6:08:02 GMT -5
That's actually not really true these days with so much cargo moving by air. Shipping is cheapest in the highest volume routes. Distance is not as much of a factor as it once was, unless you are shipping massive bulk things like oil. Hong Kong to the US is likely the same as Hong Kong to Japan, if not slightly cheaper just due to the massive volume of goods moving in that channel. And HK to US avoids the Japanese Import fees being tacked on. if you compared prices for example BBTS and HLJ you will find that HLJ is much cheaper than BBTS, because shipping fees, tax etc, but if you live in the US BBTS is the place to go awesome customers service, and the shipping time will be alot less however if you are in Asia shipping with Asians stores is the best choice, for me as an individual shipping from Asians stores is much cheaper than US stores also the shipping time
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Post by faelon on Jun 1, 2017 17:51:55 GMT -5
That's actually not really true these days with so much cargo moving by air. Shipping is cheapest in the highest volume routes. Distance is not as much of a factor as it once was, unless you are shipping massive bulk things like oil. Hong Kong to the US is likely the same as Hong Kong to Japan, if not slightly cheaper just due to the massive volume of goods moving in that channel. And HK to US avoids the Japanese Import fees being tacked on. if you compared prices for example BBTS and HLJ you will find that HLJ is much cheaper than BBTS, because shipping fees, tax etc, but if you live in the US BBTS is the place to go awesome customers service, and the shipping time will be alot less however if you are in Asia shipping with Asians stores is the best choice, for me as an individual shipping from Asians stores is much cheaper than US stores also the shipping time Actually I find with BBTS it all depends on whether or not the product is distributed domestically in North America via Bluefin. If it is then BBTS price works out to almost the same as HLJ, if not a hair better once you account for shipping. And strangely, more often than not HLJ's shipping is a hair faster (I tend to use Fedex from them where viable). If it is an exclusive product that Bluefin does not get then HLJ's prices are much better than BBTS. Actually shipping is really the wild card between the two. HLJ shipping calculates on size and weight of the package, so large items such as the Star Sheriff Gavan sword or a SOC DX get gigged heavily in shipping. BBTS domestically is pretty much a flat fee.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jun 2, 2017 7:09:36 GMT -5
Actually I find with BBTS it all depends on whether or not the product is distributed domestically in North America via Bluefin. If it is then BBTS price works out to almost the same as HLJ, if not a hair better once you account for shipping. And strangely, more often than not HLJ's shipping is a hair faster (I tend to use Fedex from them where viable). If it is an exclusive product that Bluefin does not get then HLJ's prices are much better than BBTS. Actually shipping is really the wild card between the two. HLJ shipping calculates on size and weight of the package, so large items such as the Star Sheriff Gavan sword or a SOC DX get gigged heavily in shipping. BBTS domestically is pretty much a flat fee. good points man from my experience with them, i bought Toynami Voltron 30th anniversary, it took about 9 days to arrive and the parts inside were ever where expect their places lol, on the other i got the dx mazinger from HLJ it took 6 days and the package was good even tho they didnt put it in another box for the prices the GX-72 is for $300 without shipping from HLJ it cost me about $260 and the shipping was much less than BBTS
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Post by chogo on Jun 2, 2017 12:09:30 GMT -5
This is nice looking piece picture presentation wise. Unfortunately I only have room for one big Mazinger Z. This also just under 3 inches shorter than DX so scale won't work for me.
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Post by DUKE 77 on Jun 22, 2017 14:49:41 GMT -5
I pre-ordered DFS065 from RobotKingdom, but now, I am not sure if it will come with the Doublas M2 bonus head or must we pre-order the figure from King Arts eshop to get the bonus item? King Arts Facebook was not clear enough when they posted about that exclusive bonus item, because back then, I thought it is an edition of Mazinger Z that does not have the battle damage and mechanical skeleton forms (yup, I was fooled 'n thought there are 2 editions, darn). So?
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 22, 2017 16:00:01 GMT -5
I really hope you get your Doublas head but it looks to be limited....
BBTS is charging $50 extra (proxy charge?) for the version with the head accessory....and it sold out already.
i cant wait for your thoughts on the piece once you get it.
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Post by DUKE 77 on Jun 22, 2017 16:36:34 GMT -5
I really hope you get your Doublas head but it looks to be limited.... BBTS is charging $50 extra (proxy charge?) for the version with the head accessory....and it sold out already. i cant wait for your thoughts on the piece once you get it. Here is a reply which I got from RobotKingdom "This exclusive item is randomly assorted, we cannot guarantee which one will have it." So, I sent an email to King Arts to find our if RK will get the exclusive or if I even could buy that damn head separately from their eshop. I however will NOT cancel my RK order and buy from King Arts eshop if they do not declare a lowered value receipt for the postal customs because if the postal customs in my country finds out that I bought it for $260 USD I will be charged at least extra 160 USD!
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Post by tjdetweiler on Jun 22, 2017 16:58:33 GMT -5
I really hope you get your Doublas head but it looks to be limited.... BBTS is charging $50 extra (proxy charge?) for the version with the head accessory....and it sold out already. i cant wait for your thoughts on the piece once you get it. Here is a reply which I got from RobotKingdom "This exclusive item is randomly assorted, we cannot guarantee which one will have it." So, I sent an email to King Arts to find our if RK will get the exclusive or if I even could buy that damn head separately from their eshop. I however will NOT cancel my RK order and buy from King Arts eshop if they do not declare a lowered value receipt for the postal customs because if the postal customs in my country finds out that I bought it for $260 USD I will be charged at least extra 160 USD! You can email RK to lower the value...they are more than happy to do that for you
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Post by tjdetweiler on Jun 22, 2017 17:00:24 GMT -5
I was right, HK and chinese based sites would have this figure more cheaper than jp based retailers are king arts are based in hk/china, robot kingdom so far has the best price. I might get this one as I missed out on the dx mazinger I might cancel my soul of chogokin pre order cause of this
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Post by DUKE 77 on Jun 23, 2017 12:42:54 GMT -5
Another reply from RobotKingdom: "The exclusive parts is randomly added into the box. Even RK crew will not know which box has parts. I hope I can answer your question regarding exclusive parts." Randomly?! Well, I do not eat that! Do you?
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Post by tjdetweiler on Jun 23, 2017 17:32:22 GMT -5
Another reply from RobotKingdom: "The exclusive parts is randomly added into the box. Even RK crew will not know which box has parts. I hope I can answer your question regarding exclusive parts." Randomly?! Well, I do not eat that! Do you? Translation: Its like winning a bingo..that doplas head is nice though
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