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Post by bocasas on Jun 3, 2019 15:22:09 GMT -5
I think once you're able to hit the "place order," there's a good chance you've made it. But I could see why HLJ's not gonna change things. The site gets hit hard maybe once every few months. Otherwise, it works. From their point of view, it's probably like, "Tough it out, people." Totally agree with you
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Post by borutesfaibu on Jun 3, 2019 15:29:44 GMT -5
I got to the place order button page at HLJ last night (each page was so slow it was an agony), clicked on the place order button, then timed out. I thought I would have to start stalking various sites to get one or pay after market, but then this morning got a confirmation email from HLJ. Guess it did go through afterall. I wish that’s what happened to mine. I clicked on the place order button and then it told me it was already out of stock. It was really frustrating. 😔
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Post by batsugun21 on Jun 3, 2019 15:34:34 GMT -5
A lot of people on here sound hopeless. Remember, you still have US retailers. Japan retailers cater to world wide buyers. So you are competing with people from all over the world. US retailers mostly cater to US residents. Many don’t even offer international shipping. I think we will have a little easier time getting GX-88 at retail in USA. And you really can’t compare this release to the GX-71 re-release as re-releases are usually in smaller numbers than first runs. First run GX-71 was available for a couple weeks. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t jump on it as soon as it’s up for preorder. But you don’t have to pull all your hair out just yet.
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Post by Robot Bob on Jun 3, 2019 15:38:41 GMT -5
Agree there’s still chances for folks. Don’t lose hope....
But as a single night preorder, that was truly insane. I’m getting used to the late night preorder thing and this was the worst!
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Post by mpchi on Jun 3, 2019 15:44:38 GMT -5
I got to the place order button page at HLJ last night (each page was so slow it was an agony), clicked on the place order button, then timed out. I thought I would have to start stalking various sites to get one or pay after market, but then this morning got a confirmation email from HLJ. Guess it did go through afterall. I wish that’s what happened to mine. I clicked on the place order button and then it told me it was already out of stock. It was really frustrating. 😔 "Whoops, our bad." is all I saw last night Lucky you.
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Post by mpchi on Jun 3, 2019 15:49:57 GMT -5
A lot of people on here sound hopeless. Remember, you still have US retailers. Japan retailers cater to world wide buyers. So you are competing with people from all over the world. US retailers mostly cater to US residents. Many don’t even offer international shipping. I think we will have a little easier time getting GX-88 at retail in USA. And you really can’t compare this release to the GX-71 re-release as re-releases are usually in smaller numbers than first runs. First run GX-71 was available for a couple weeks. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t jump on it as soon as it’s up for preorder. But you don’t have to pull all your hair out just yet. I think mainly is because folks like myself are a bit tired of the hunting game, especially lose out on a night we are very prepared for. And US retailers don't have a set time to put up their POs. For many, it is still worthwhile looking constantly day and night for a week or two until the POs slowly open. But not all has the time or access to constantly looking like that, and likely miss out on the US POs as well if you blink the wrong time. So you are right that not all hope is lost. Just very tiring, and some may not want to go through that, to save $50-100.
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Post by borutesfaibu on Jun 3, 2019 16:03:29 GMT -5
I wish that’s what happened to mine. I clicked on the place order button and then it told me it was already out of stock. It was really frustrating. 😔 "Whoops, our bad." is all I saw last night Lucky you. Yea I kept seeing that too. I don’t think the product page was set up properly. What I ended up doing was adding it to my cart from the search result page and I was able to go through the checkout process from there. Still didn’t help though.
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Post by tonewheelz on Jun 3, 2019 16:45:45 GMT -5
I managed to get a preorder with Amiami after 30 minutes of fighting with the site. Any idea what kind of $$$ I’m looking to pay for shipping? Wondering if it might be better now to go with one of the US retailers when they drop the preorder.
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Post by gingaio on Jun 3, 2019 17:02:14 GMT -5
A lot of people on here sound hopeless. Remember, you still have US retailers. Japan retailers cater to world wide buyers. So you are competing with people from all over the world. US retailers mostly cater to US residents. Many don’t even offer international shipping. I think we will have a little easier time getting GX-88 at retail in USA. And you really can’t compare this release to the GX-71 re-release as re-releases are usually in smaller numbers than first runs. First run GX-71 was available for a couple weeks. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t jump on it as soon as it’s up for preorder. But you don’t have to pull all your hair out just yet. I think mainly is because folks like myself are a bit tired of the hunting game, especially lose out on a night we are very prepared for. And US retailers don't have a set time to put up their POs. For many, it is still worthwhile looking constantly day and night for a week or two until the POs slowly open. But not all has the time or access to constantly looking like that, and likely miss out on the US POs as well if you blink the wrong time. So you are right that not all hope is lost. Just very tiring, and some may not want to go through that, to save $50-100. I sympathize. I would have been okay with missing out on HLJ because there's a chance that I'd be paying less through the American retailers. That's how it was with the Go-Lion reissue. But I just wanted the reassurance that I had one locked up so that I didn't have to spend the week looking. And as my wife's been telling me, that $50-100 I save is totally not worth the hours I spend on the Internet looking for a robot toy. That said, I think the preorder windows this week will be big enough that those looking will be able to find something somewhere.
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Post by tjdetweiler on Jun 3, 2019 17:29:20 GMT -5
I managed to get a preorder with Amiami after 30 minutes of fighting with the site. Any idea what kind of $$$ I’m looking to pay for shipping? Wondering if it might be better now to go with one of the US retailers when they drop the preorder. My shipping is 8K from NY - but then again NY is known for inflating shipping - it should be a big box. Congrats on getting one!
Yes, as soon as I see US based websites opening POs I'll post them here. The DX VF-1S would be more rare due to not releasing (license issues I think from Harmony) to the US and a lot of fans are super mad about that. So there is still a huge hope with Bluefin
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Post by shintitan on Jun 3, 2019 18:20:17 GMT -5
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Post by getterjehuty on Jun 3, 2019 18:26:36 GMT -5
Legit site? Also do you pay first when you preorder?
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Post by shintitan on Jun 3, 2019 18:37:09 GMT -5
Legit site? Also do you pay first when you preorder? I can confirm they are legit. I have dealt with them before and they were fantastic. And yes you have to pay upfront.
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Post by tonewheelz on Jun 3, 2019 19:04:41 GMT -5
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Post by darkfriar on Jun 3, 2019 19:20:45 GMT -5
I think i just lost some love for this figure because of its ankles... its looks to be ball jointed... similar but not quite to that of the gb-72... hmm...
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Post by tong888 on Jun 3, 2019 19:41:27 GMT -5
Anybody who bought from Anime-Export? Do u face the issue that your item is still Unpaid even though u have already received an email that Paypal has completed the payment.
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Post by bleah on Jun 3, 2019 19:42:05 GMT -5
Shipping is better too compared to NY. Do they guarentee stock though? It seems you can add more than 10 units in the cart but that doesn't mean they have the allocation.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jun 3, 2019 19:57:27 GMT -5
I just found the Metal Build at local comic shop. It was $30 more than retail, but better than eBay.
im glad to hear congrats @sgokin bro! I think your theory about dairugger not being popular has been phased out.... this guy was big in southamerica because of voltean brand. Look at the sales and hog prices for this robot DX prices .... crazy for a “non popular” figure ... Ask fat tetsuyin 28 still on sale and nobody buy the damn thing....
it wasn't my theory bro lol
a member was talking about how the high price will drove the scalpers away and that vehicle voltron is not as popular as lion voltron or something like that
for me i knew anything Voltron will sell out even if it was Dairugger, back in the day people bought all of the 3 versions from MP, i guess the figure got a strong fan base as well
i think its kinda unfair to compare it with T28 mainly because they is alot of releases for it, while Dairugger have alone one (along with this) so of course the demand will be stronger
This has been an issue for a long time. Every time Tamashii sells a new Metal Build Gundam or DX Chogokin Valkyrie it sells out in minutes, even going back to the original Destiny release. Kamen Rider Figuarts have the same issue a lot of the time. A lot of demand for small pre-order batches. It does depend on the product though.
i totally understand you man, lately it became annoying to order anything, i dont understand why Bandai is not paying attention to this matter
its more money for them, first pre order sold out do another run whats the problem ? in the end we are paying for every thing lol
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Post by optimusprimesg on Jun 3, 2019 20:06:24 GMT -5
GX-88 selling out at such a price is really insane. And here I thought the Macross VF-1S would divert the attention and make it easier to order the GX-88. It was a really insane PO with 2 highly sought after items being opened on the same day. I can imagine how even more insane it would be if there has been a metal build figure at the same time.
Congrats to all who managed to get both the VF-1S and GX-88. And for those who managed to get spares for both, you are amazing!
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Post by FixedInPost on Jun 3, 2019 20:11:30 GMT -5
I noticed Yahoo Japan is flooded with GX-88 pre-orders for auction. Most in the 40000 yen and higher range. And people are bidding! Crazy that this hobby is turning into a scalping game. I had this guy in my cart at 3AM last night with Hobby Search. Lost it before I could check out.
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