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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 3, 2019 1:13:58 GMT -5
you guys do realize this is figure is an 8 inches right ? (as tall as the GX-75 Mazinkaiser)
no matter what you do 8 inches will be 8 inches, and this is one of the main reason im skipping this
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Post by chogokinabdul on Mar 3, 2019 4:05:49 GMT -5
I am not taking part of this madness , now nippon yassan price is higher than the SRP and you have to pay upfront. I will wait if it turns out to be great I can start my hunt for a proper priced unit.
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Post by Actarus on Mar 3, 2019 10:21:37 GMT -5
Maybe I didn't answer right as I am French. I rarely paid taxes from BBTS, what I never paid are custom fees, which I pay sometimes when coming from Asia with EMS.
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Post by Yumcha on Mar 3, 2019 10:48:47 GMT -5
you guys do realize this is figure is an 8 inches right ? (as tall as the GX-75 Mazinkaiser) no matter what you do 8 inches will be 8 inches, and this is one of the main reason im skipping this It's also kinda ugly and makes you want to inadvertently take a chomp out because it looks like kani and then, well, break your teef.
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 3, 2019 11:58:28 GMT -5
It's also kinda ugly and makes you want to inadvertently take a chomp out because it looks like kani and then, well, break your teef.
naaah your teef will be fine since its mostly plastic unless you start with the legs
btw just for general information how much duty you pay for your goods ? (when the item arrives and you are picking it up) ?
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 3, 2019 12:17:29 GMT -5
I am not taking part of this madness , now nippon yassan price is higher than the SRP and you have to pay upfront. I will wait if it turns out to be great I can start my hunt for a proper priced unit.
i wonder why and how people are still using NY they always do this not to mention the %20 they ask more for shipping,
and if they have some stock left they always update the offers and ask for more, a while back they asked a $1000 (without shipping) for the GX-71
this is not ethical man, i know some of you will say its business but you are literally capitalizing on people needs
i wish Bandai will do something about these kind of store and those scalpers, this hobby doesn't need another stopping point from the factory to the end users
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Post by Yumcha on Mar 3, 2019 12:39:21 GMT -5
It's also kinda ugly and makes you want to inadvertently take a chomp out because it looks like kani and then, well, break your teef. naaah your teef will be fine since its mostly plastic unless you start with the legs btw just for general information how much duty you pay for your goods ? (when the item arrives and you are picking it up) ?
It varies. If it's a POL from BBTS that is say, about $700USD worth of stuff, I have paid as much as $100CAD of duty. The recent Pirate Gundam I got from Entertainment Earth dinged me about $25USD for customs when I picked it up on Friday. Stuff directly from Nippon is a coin toss. Sometimes I get hit with a custom and sometimes not. But, always with things from the US. This is why I will tend to order from Japanese vendors instead of American ones. And frankly, I never get the free shipping offers anyways from BBTS et al. :/
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Post by bocasas on Mar 3, 2019 12:43:19 GMT -5
I am not taking part of this madness , now nippon yassan price is higher than the SRP and you have to pay upfront. I will wait if it turns out to be great I can start my hunt for a proper priced unit.
i wonder why and how people are still using NY they always do this not to mention the %20 they ask more for shipping,
and if they have some stock left they always update the offers and ask for more, a while back they asked a $1000 (without shipping) for the GX-71
this is not ethical man, i know some of you will say its business but you are literally capitalizing on people needs
i wish Bandai will do something about these kind of store and those scalpers, this hobby doesn't need another stopping point from the factory to the end users
The thing is NY have good prices at PO normally (but they overcharge shipping so nothing good there). But the reason I used NY sometimes is that is the only site (the other is ninnin games) where you can't get tamashii web exclusives (I got all my TWE myth cloth ex and some MB from there). Also in sold out items they have similar prices to Ebay and they are rather legit so there you have another reason...
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Post by mecha-mania on Mar 3, 2019 20:42:49 GMT -5
I am not taking part of this madness , now nippon yassan price is higher than the SRP and you have to pay upfront. I will wait if it turns out to be great I can start my hunt for a proper priced unit. i wonder why and how people are still using NY they always do this not to mention the %20 they ask more for shipping,
and if they have some stock left they always update the offers and ask for more, a while back they asked a $1000 (without shipping) for the GX-71
this is not ethical man, i know some of you will say its business but you are literally capitalizing on people needs
i wish Bandai will do something about these kind of store and those scalpers, this hobby doesn't need another stopping point from the factory to the end users
I know, right. Their mark up for high demand items is terrible. Doubt bandai can do much though. Free market and besides, online shops like these are among their biggest customers. Only thing bandai can do additional production runs. But one advantage of NY is they are able to under-declare value of items 😝 Amiami on the other hand are real boyscouts, they refuse to umder-declare even if i had use my points to lower the costs of the items. 😡
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Post by mecha-mania on Mar 3, 2019 20:47:04 GMT -5
i wonder why and how people are still using NY they always do this not to mention the %20 they ask more for shipping,
and if they have some stock left they always update the offers and ask for more, a while back they asked a $1000 (without shipping) for the GX-71
this is not ethical man, i know some of you will say its business but you are literally capitalizing on people needs
i wish Bandai will do something about these kind of store and those scalpers, this hobby doesn't need another stopping point from the factory to the end users
The thing is NY have good prices at PO normally (but they overcharge shipping so nothing good there). But the reason I used NY sometimes is that is the only site (the other is ninnin games) where you can't get tamashii web exclusives (I got all my TWE myth cloth ex and some MB from there). Also in sold out items they have similar prices to Ebay and they are rather legit so there you have another reason... Fully agree. End of the day, necessary evil 😅 However, a thing to note is the supposed cheaper PO price for new items. They run out too damn fast! Makes me wonder the actual quantity NY offered for PO, or is it merely a gimmick? Because subsequent prices can be sky high.
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Post by chogokinabdul on Mar 3, 2019 23:47:24 GMT -5
I am not taking part of this madness , now nippon yassan price is higher than the SRP and you have to pay upfront. I will wait if it turns out to be great I can start my hunt for a proper priced unit. i wonder why and how people are still using NY they always do this not to mention the %20 they ask more for shipping,
and if they have some stock left they always update the offers and ask for more, a while back they asked a $1000 (without shipping) for the GX-71
this is not ethical man, i know some of you will say its business but you are literally capitalizing on people needs
i wish Bandai will do something about these kind of store and those scalpers, this hobby doesn't need another stopping point from the factory to the end users
after how AmiAmi handled my gx71 go lion issue I don't use them for big purchases any more as it is risky. besides NY are the only guys who agree to declare a lower value so I have higher expectations of skipping or pay low costumes. but yeah recently they are ridiculous when it comes to scalping the prices. I need to find another store.
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 4, 2019 2:57:10 GMT -5
The thing is NY have good prices at PO normally (but they overcharge shipping so nothing good there). But the reason I used NY sometimes is that is the only site (the other is ninnin games) where you can't get tamashii web exclusives (I got all my TWE myth cloth ex and some MB from there). Also in sold out items they have similar prices to Ebay and they are rather legit so there you have another reason...
thank you for your point of view
but you have other sites that offers TWE items for about the same price if not cheaper than NY (didnt try ninnin game yet) they also have lower shipping rate
i used NY not so long ago they are decent but the prices are a bit high specially if you missed the first preorder patch
I know, right. Their mark up for high demand items is terrible. Doubt bandai can do much though. Free market and besides, online shops like these are among their biggest customers. Only thing bandai can do additional production runs. But one advantage of NY is they are able to under-declare value of items 😝 Amiami on the other hand are real boyscouts, they refuse to umder-declare even if i had use my points to lower the costs of the items. 😡
way back i was going to get couple of SRCs from NY nothing very expensive maybe around $160 but with shipping the price got jacked to $266 for couple of SRCs nothing heavy nothing fancy
after how AmiAmi handled my gx71 go lion issue I don't use them for big purchases any more as it is risky. besides NY are the only guys who agree to declare a lower value so I have higher expectations of skipping or pay low costumes. but yeah recently they are ridiculous when it comes to scalping the prices. I need to find another store.
you have alot of sites that do that now but you need to talk to them first or read between the fine lines
i only deal with them when its a dead or alive matter luckily i didnt use them in while
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Post by chogokinabdul on Mar 4, 2019 3:41:58 GMT -5
The thing is NY have good prices at PO normally (but they overcharge shipping so nothing good there). But the reason I used NY sometimes is that is the only site (the other is ninnin games) where you can't get tamashii web exclusives (I got all my TWE myth cloth ex and some MB from there). Also in sold out items they have similar prices to Ebay and they are rather legit so there you have another reason... thank you for your point of view
but you have other sites that offers TWE items for about the same price if not cheaper than NY (didnt try ninnin game yet) they also have lower shipping rate
i used NY not so long ago they are decent but the prices are a bit high specially if you missed the first preorder patch
I know, right. Their mark up for high demand items is terrible. Doubt bandai can do much though. Free market and besides, online shops like these are among their biggest customers. Only thing bandai can do additional production runs. But one advantage of NY is they are able to under-declare value of items 😝 Amiami on the other hand are real boyscouts, they refuse to umder-declare even if i had use my points to lower the costs of the items. 😡 way back i was going to get couple of SRCs from NY nothing very expensive maybe around $160 but with shipping the price got jacked to $266 for couple of SRCs nothing heavy nothing fancy after how AmiAmi handled my gx71 go lion issue I don't use them for big purchases any more as it is risky. besides NY are the only guys who agree to declare a lower value so I have higher expectations of skipping or pay low costumes. but yeah recently they are ridiculous when it comes to scalping the prices. I need to find another store. you have alot of sites that do that now but you need to talk to them first or read between the fine lines
i only deal with them when its a dead or alive matter luckily i didnt use them in while
which websites do this? I talked to cd japan they said no, HLJ and Hobby on search aswell and AmiAMi out of question! who is left?
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 4, 2019 3:46:58 GMT -5
which websites do this? I talked to cd japan they said no, HLJ and Hobby on search aswell and AmiAMi out of question! who is left?
i will PM you
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Post by BaBiLoN on Mar 4, 2019 5:54:30 GMT -5
I waited for HLJ to open the PO again but I finally caved in and ordered it from Nippon-Yasan for some good amount of extra cash that I had to pay now....
TH’x
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Post by generalrasp on Mar 4, 2019 7:41:29 GMT -5
Was Getter Emperor every available on Amazon Japan for pre-order?
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Post by Actarus on Mar 4, 2019 7:54:06 GMT -5
Amazon Japan yes but expensive at 32000¥
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 4, 2019 15:07:31 GMT -5
I waited for HLJ to open the PO again but I finally caved in and ordered it from Nippon-Yasan for some good amount of extra cash that I had to pay now.... TH’x
i think you pull the trigger early bro, you still have a lot of time till the release date
but congrats anyway, and better safe than sorry
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Post by mpchi on Mar 4, 2019 15:33:39 GMT -5
Amazon Japan yes but expensive at 32000¥ I believe that is an inflated "Marketplace" price, after the original Amazon stock ran dry.
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Post by Actarus on Mar 4, 2019 16:10:39 GMT -5
I didn't check if Amazon was the supplier.
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