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Post by Lejam on Nov 21, 2016 19:42:42 GMT -5
What I heard is those shops don't buy directly to Bandai but to a distributor who create intentionaly waves of preorders/stocks to make prices increase...
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Post by f360 on Dec 5, 2016 22:12:31 GMT -5
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Post by f360 on Dec 6, 2016 0:09:14 GMT -5
Also cdjapan is still running their holiday bonus points which only require you to make the order by 12-15-16 , does not really matter if it ships next year. you will get back 2000 bonus points and 660 normal points from this order when they ship the item on 03/17 That's a extra 2660 point/yen for future orders. www.cdjapan.co.jp/campaign/10000_holiday_points161125 |
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Post by Lejam on Dec 6, 2016 4:16:25 GMT -5
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Post by Yumcha on Dec 6, 2016 12:35:50 GMT -5
Still such an odd-looking Valk. That head is so...weird. I mean, I bought it cuz I'm a sucker for "Chogokin" but still...gotta be one of the ugly-ducklings of my "Macross" armada.  |
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Post by jaylive on Dec 6, 2016 12:37:50 GMT -5
Still such an odd-looking Valk. That head is so...weird. I mean, I bought it cuz I'm a sucker for "Chogokin" but still...gotta be one of the ugly-ducklings of my "Macross" armada. why'd they give it ears? looks so silly. mine is gonna stay in guardian or fighter mode |
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Post by quinjester on Dec 6, 2016 14:19:20 GMT -5
Still such an odd-looking Valk. That head is so...weird. I mean, I bought it cuz I'm a sucker for "Chogokin" but still...gotta be one of the ugly-ducklings of my "Macross" armada. why'd they give it ears? looks so silly. mine is gonna stay in guardian or fighter mode Would've made more sense if they'd called it "Anubis" or "Jackal" instead of "Draken/Dragon"   |
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Post by f360 on Mar 12, 2017 0:37:22 GMT -5
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Post by Mark on Mar 15, 2017 21:33:10 GMT -5
Transformation looks like a bit of a mess compared to other Valks:
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Post by f360 on Mar 15, 2017 22:48:10 GMT -5
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Post by f360 on Mar 15, 2017 23:56:51 GMT -5
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Post by Lejam on Mar 16, 2017 5:02:17 GMT -5
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Post by f360 on Mar 16, 2017 23:40:34 GMT -5
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Post by f360 on Mar 17, 2017 0:15:37 GMT -5
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Post by OzmaLee on Mar 17, 2017 9:53:42 GMT -5
Got my payment request from Amiami. Came out to ¥25,480 with ¥4100 of that just for shipping. Amiami always seems to be cheaper at the beginning. HLJ has more reasonable shipping costs plus excellent customer service but unfortunately I wasn't able to PO from them. Maybe I should just wait til release date from now on. Almost all of the usual retailers have this in stock.
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Post by mecha-mania on Mar 17, 2017 11:16:25 GMT -5
Got my payment request from Amiami. Came out to ¥25,480 with ¥4100 of that just for shipping. Amiami always seems to be cheaper at the beginning. HLJ has more reasonable shipping costs plus excellent customer service but unfortunately I wasn't able to PO from them. Maybe I should just wait til release date from now on. Almost all of the usual retailers have this in stock. That is true, amiami does not come out cheaper all the time. One of the problem is they will not give you a shipping quote when you preorder something. So its hard to compare the total costs with other online stores. However, amiami's packaing is superb! The brown paper they stuff in their shippier box appears to be brand new and dont look like they are recycled. And they dont stinge on them, giving you excellent buffering. So i suppose that adds to the costs, but its quite worth it, especially for folks who love their toy boxes mint and undamaged. |
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Post by f360 on Mar 17, 2017 23:56:30 GMT -5
After looking at Amiami's shipping rate, I ended up using SAL Small Packet (Registered), extra money saved for the option sets.
EMS: 4,340 JPY
Air Small Packet : 2,970 JPY
SAL Small Packet (Registered) : 2,390 JPY
SAL Parcel : 3,735 JPY
DHL : 4,100 JPY
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Post by f360 on Mar 18, 2017 0:00:14 GMT -5
it's actually still aviable at HLJ for 20,900 yen hlj.com/product/BANN08749/ActFedex Economy (averages 2-5 business days)¥3,210 Express Int'l Shipping Usually ships by EMS (Trackable) (averages 2-7 business days)¥3,380 Standard Int'l Shipping Usually ships by SAL Parcel (averages 10-30 business days)¥3,950 |
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Post by packrat on Mar 18, 2017 20:58:23 GMT -5
Thanks f360, just placed order with HLJ
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Post by f360 on Mar 18, 2017 21:42:13 GMT -5
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