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    You just said a few posts above that they 'detected' Ohsa's weariness during her 'test'....yet are not powerful enough to detect the same 'deception' from Mae...an elementary-aged kid with no apparent mastery of the Force...errr...Thread?...unless you are saying only those on the Jedi Council have that 'deception' detecting ability? It may not be wise to try and apply logic to a show that is seemingly abandoning it at a faster pace than other Disney+ Star Wars shows so far...
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    These releases are considered 'retro' now?
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    Another thing is that these Jedi are apparently at their prime of arrogance...who knows what sort of things they are willing to turn a blind eye to in the name of keeping their reputation as the pinnacle of infallability and righteousness...I am still under the assumption that whatever happened on Brendock is some dark secret only the four of them have kept to themselves....and that they may have agreed among each other to hide that truth and stick to some other narrative....I think meditating and not speaking for 10 years while floating 3 feet in the air would go a long way at keeping the secret from coming out, especially from the Jedi who was likely the weakest link on that day...the padawan...also, Jedi Chewbacca's seemingly self-imposed exile seems odd to me....shouldn't he be out 'Jedi'ing' for the masses? Why do I have a feeling buying into some comic books and novels will be required to get all the answers?
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    not sure about that....Osha was giving the wrong answer and Sol kept saying she was correct, hoping she would not keep up with the 'lie'...so he/they were seemingly only interested in her joining them and not Mae...afterall, they could have used the same tactic with Mae, but conveniently did not show us how her 'test' unfolded...as shown in the series, these 'High Republic' era Jedi seem to have no issues violating anyone's free will if it suits them...or more correctly stated...if the plot requires it!
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    Dunno....I thought no one other than the 4 of them know about what happened on Brendock? Osha clearly does not know and she would have been the only surviving witness
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    The crime committed...at least by the hippie Jedi...must have been so heinous and shameful as to make him decide to take his life rather than stain the order....this can go anywhere.... Also....why did Sol and Trinity focus only on Osha? Based on what we saw of the "test" they had to have known Mae was also lying....why did they not call her out on it? Wonder if the "mission" was to exterminate the coven and only recover the kids that could be "turned" into Jedi.... I have a bad feeling about where this is all going....although Obi-Wan's recollections about what the Jedi were to Luke have already been altered by the events of the PT....making the Jedi even worse than we already know is probably going to alienate even more "fans"....based on what we have seen of then in this new show...they seem to be on-par with the Empire that replaced them a century later...I have little info on the events that have been happening in the High Republic books...but I guess it must have had some radical effect on how they operate
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    Throwing up data based on incorrect assumptions doesn't really help...I call it sensational because it is so far from the truth that it just seems to be posted just for shock value....of course, you will keep doing it but it doesn't serve any purpose except maybe make some people feel they are getting a way better deal than they think they are?
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    Saying that PO's from Japan will save you 66% vs buying from a US retailer is not helpful because it is not based on what you will actually end up saving once all required costs are added......it's unrealistic and I think most here can see past the sensational markup posts by now.....
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    So in ROTS....Palpatine talks about Darth Plagueis' ability to 'create life'....wonder if that originates from these 'Force witches'....
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    Well that explained....nothing
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    The only other Tamashii Macross web exclusives sold on their Amazon storefront were the Sheryl and Ranka microphones....currently on clearance I think...it would be dumb for them not to make the Ozma Armored-25S available too at some point...
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    It also helps that I have had no interest in any of their most recent "interpretations"
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    Nice....do you by chance have a KC 1/72 VF-1 to compare the ThreeZero VF-1 to?
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    Except...as explained already....no one will ship you anything from Japan for free... Saying the markup is 66% is at best not helpful to the community....by this point in the WWM journey...most folks here understand that posting these sensational markups are not based on real world conditions... Again, it is still more economical to get your WWM straight from Japan....this is a fact...but it's nowhere near 66% cheaper...not sure what the motive is to use such a skewed figure....if the goal is to make buyers aware that it is still better to buy from Japan....you can still accomplish this by including total costs into your calculations... Additionally, as a consumer looking to get the best deal stateside....you are not going to start looking at the most expensive shops, like BBTS... For example, Kappa Hobby has the DX armored VF-25S at $308.88 vs $349.99 at most other shops (before tax and shipping costs if any)...whether you are placing your PO in Japan or outside of Japan...most will try to secure an order where the price is the lowest first...then move onto the next lowest-priced shop as availability changes... This is why it is helpful when members here are able to tally up the various prices offered during initial PO's to get accurate comparison data...
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    If you are looking to attract buyers who understand true market demand driven prices...yes As always, the final selling price will depend on several variables...so it's always good to stay flexible on price, especially if you are looking for a quicker sale...good luck!
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    Only recent sale I could find...https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c1133454010
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    It's funny how the same is happening with the media releases....except for those, the idea apparently was to get the prices to somehow match what some were shelling out for the Japanese releases anyways.....heck, I'd be perfectly fine if the same tactic was used for the toys/collectibles....IMO WWM has been a debacle and that's before even including the omission of the 2 shows that anyone actually cares about outside of Japan...LOL
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    How are folks getting a 66% markup? The price comparisons really need to at least take into account the cost of international shipping....No Japanese retailer that I am aware of is going to ship you anything for free....likewise, some US retailers provide free shipping for certain sale amounts and some do not charge you tax on your purchase....you need to compare the total cost, not just the MSRP....I agree, so far, all initial PO's from non-Japanese retailers will cost you less in total, but I do not think you are saving a whopping 66% by simply buying your WWM straight from Japan... It's unfortunate that retailers like BBTS and others, are not able to offer the same items at the same Japanese MSRP....the only way that they can even compete is by offsetting the shipping cost, but most times it is not enough, until the item 'goes on sale'....for this you can't blame anyone other than the folks at Bandai and BW....if they really want WWM to succeed, they need to figure out how to sell their merch at the same price regardless of where in the world it is being sold.....but I think this would not be in vendor's like Bandai's best interest....they know the market for Macross is not that good outside of Japan...and crippling it even further by agreeing to not include SDFM/DYRL was a big mistake....sadly, what may end up happening is that Macross will become synonymous with being 'shelf warmer' merch that ends up as 'clearance fodder'... On last thing....all this stuff from Bandai is being manufactured in CHINA.....so how is it that ThreeZero is able to price their new VF-1J at $149.99 via their website...and it also costs $149.99 on several retailers in the US? In fact, I think I have seen it listed for the same MSRP and with free shipping on at least one US retailer...probably just charging you tax maybe.....not sure how a larger company like Bandai cannot do the same? I hope the BW/HG deal did not actually contain some clause about a built-in 'fee' for any Macross item sold in non-Japanese retail sites that goes to HG....or perhaps a mandatory import tax going to local tax collection agencies for each country where these items are being sold....it makes no sense....
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    Hopefully, someone in China will post up some pics or video of the Regult....I am actually more curious to find out what they eventually did with the Gluu-Ger fig than the actual Regult.....I haven't felt this much anticipation for a Macross release in a long while...LOL
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    This may be the only movie I watch on the big screen this year...was this filmed for IMAX? If so...I'll watch it on IMAX
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    https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch?auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&exflg=&p=DX超合金YF-29B+パーツィバル&x=35&y=15 https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch?va=yf-29&b=1&n=100&auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&exflg=&p=DX超合金+GE-64+マクロス30+YF-29+デュランダルバルキリー+オズマ機+&x=29&y=25 https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch?va=DX超合金+GE-53+劇場版マクロスF+YF-29+デュランダルバルキリ&b=1&n=100&auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&exflg=&p=DX超合金+GE-53+劇場版マクロスF+YF-29&x=44&y=6
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    Google web-searched the image....https://daaaer80.blogspot.com/2014/07/blog-post_22.html
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    It's odd that they just suddenly requested payment...especially since they have not revealed anything about the final mold of either the figure or the Regult...for a while it seemed there were non-stop videos and it's been radio silence now for a while...hopefully they turn out ok...for some reason I feel it'll be 2 fixed-posed figs...one standing up and another in seated position...guess we'll find out soon enough...
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    Kitz Concept just invoiced me for the Standard Regult with Glu-Ger fig....
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