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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 21, 2017 21:01:46 GMT -5
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Post by Great Kaiser 2 on Jan 21, 2017 21:16:01 GMT -5
I need help. Anyone selling a Star set? It doesn't have to be sealed.
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Post by anubis20 on Jan 22, 2017 0:21:42 GMT -5
I need help. Anyone selling a Star set? It doesn't have to be sealed. Ozmalee just posted before you about a set on Mandarake. |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 22, 2017 8:13:36 GMT -5
Thanks anubis! This is the lowest I could find this. Just choose SAL for shipping to keep the total cost low.
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Post by Great Kaiser 2 on Jan 22, 2017 11:05:52 GMT -5
I need help. Anyone selling a Star set? It doesn't have to be sealed. Ozmalee just posted before you about a set on Mandarake. Is Mandrake a safe site? |
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Post by xephon0930 on Jan 22, 2017 11:11:27 GMT -5
I have had issues with Mandarake as I cannot seem to be able to check out my carted items and go past my info and right to the payment. I am using a Google Chrome browser on my phone so I don't know what other issue there is as my information is not faulty. |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 22, 2017 11:37:29 GMT -5
Ozmalee just posted before you about a set on Mandarake. Is Mandrake a safe site? I've had no issues with them. I bought a used SOC Ideon and an SRC Genesic Gaogaiar. Both came safely and well packaged. |
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Post by Great Kaiser 2 on Jan 22, 2017 14:27:38 GMT -5
I've had no issues with them. I bought a used SOC Ideon and an SRC Genesic Gaogaiar. Both came safely and well packaged. Do I need a proxy for Mandrake? Do they accept paypal? |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 22, 2017 14:33:18 GMT -5
I've had no issues with them. I bought a used SOC Ideon and an SRC Genesic Gaogaiar. Both came safely and well packaged. Do I need a proxy for Mandrake? Do they accept paypal? No proxy needed and they accept Paypal. Good luck! |
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Post by Great Kaiser 2 on Jan 22, 2017 14:40:51 GMT -5
Do I need a proxy for Mandrake? Do they accept paypal? No proxy needed and they accept Paypal. Good luck! Thanks for the info. But I should mention that Mandrake is in yen currency. What do I have to do to convert the currency in there? More importantly, how does transactions work there? |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 22, 2017 15:44:05 GMT -5
Once your at the paypal payment screen, it will show you how much of your currency your purchase is.
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Post by faelon on Jan 22, 2017 16:36:12 GMT -5
No proxy needed and they accept Paypal. Good luck! Thanks for the info. But I should mention that Mandrake is in yen currency. What do I have to do to convert the currency in there? More importantly, how does transactions work there? PayPal will do the currency calculations for you. Just be warned Pay Pal's exchange rate is a hair inflated. Although when doing a quick eyeball estimate of it it's not uncommon for the yen to usd rate to float somewhere around $10=1000 yen. The actual rates are a little more favorable to the US Dollar right now. So closer to $8-9 =1000 yen. |
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Post by xephon0930 on Jan 22, 2017 16:49:50 GMT -5
Do I need a proxy for Mandrake? Do they accept paypal? No proxy needed and they accept Paypal. Good luck! Hey sorry to butt in but I have been having issues with Mandarake and it seems they have a tough time selling stuff to Florida. I want to guess that this was the reason I cannot get to the payment section but I am unsure. |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 22, 2017 17:23:12 GMT -5
Hmmm...not sure what the problem could be. Try using a different browser or even your phone. I used my iPhone's safari browser for both purchases.
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 23, 2017 6:20:57 GMT -5
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Post by cmal on Jan 23, 2017 7:32:39 GMT -5
No proxy needed and they accept Paypal. Good luck! Hey sorry to butt in but I have been having issues with Mandarake and it seems they have a tough time selling stuff to Florida. I want to guess that this was the reason I cannot get to the payment section but I am unsure. Are you paying via PP or CC? On their FAQ, they state that FL residents have to use PP because of an unusually high rate of CC fraud. I haven't had any issues with their site, but I use a desktop browser. |
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Post by xephon0930 on Jan 23, 2017 10:06:13 GMT -5
Hey sorry to butt in but I have been having issues with Mandarake and it seems they have a tough time selling stuff to Florida. I want to guess that this was the reason I cannot get to the payment section but I am unsure. Are you paying via PP or CC? On their FAQ, they state that FL residents have to use PP because of an unusually high rate of CC fraud. I haven't had any issues with their site, but I use a desktop browser. Using PayPal. Funny enough,I haven't been able to get that far with checkout. |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 23, 2017 10:38:53 GMT -5
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Post by mpchi on Jan 23, 2017 16:41:26 GMT -5
Mandarake still has 3 or more at different locations, you see them all from OzmaLee's earlier link page, even though the one he highlighted is sold. All around 26000-28000yen price range. order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1042783221&ref=dosorder.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1058241872&ref=dosorder.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1057765877&ref=dosXephon0930, Mandarake is pretty much THE 'used toy' toyshop chain giant in Japan, with mulitiple mall/buildings in a number of busiest districts in Japan all selling toys. I shop at their website often and never had issues. However, not sure how smooth sailing their online English department is since they are somewhat new (around for a few years selling overseas directly). And seeing the mail room at one of their location in Tokyo in person before, its a pretty hectic place with hundreds of orders getting boxed and moved around every minute (for both Japanese locals and Oversea orders like us). So communication would more likely be the issue, rather than this place being shady. Most stuff sold on Mandarake is used, but occasionally have sealed new ones if they mentioned on the listing. From my experience, used items are still in minty condition, as I feel that Japanese collectors really take care of their stuff and package well. However, its not an absolute, so buying a used gokin might still have a small chance of getting a bad one. However, since its the Star Parts we are talking about, not too much can go wrong with it (no loose joints), aside actual broken pieces. When you place an order, you cannot group items into one order if the items are located in different location shops. You can only group items together if they are in the same location. Also, you don't pay right away when you place an order. They will accept your order, take a couple days to locate the item you request if it is still there first, then email you back to confirm. If the requested item is still there, then they will ask you for Paypal payment. Then you paid online, and they will ship it out within a couple days. That's how they work from what I remember. Good luck finding it. It makes GGG super awesome as a display, the biggest & heaviest SOC yet! P.S. The trick to find stuff on Mandarake site is to cut & paste the Japanese name of the item when do a search. Typing English names usually don't find jack  |
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 23, 2017 17:12:33 GMT -5
Well said mpchi! Couldn't of explained it better. =)
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