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On 5/3/2018 at 9:37 PM, Lolicon said:

On a side note, the price of the VF-19 Advance increased after the YF-19 preorder? 

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1087838829&ref=list

This is one is  for Y30 000 and it looks like is in a very condition just a small dent at the lower left corner and another in the upper right seeing it from behind,  

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1064325144&ref=1077603760

15 % off everything in EBAY with this code : PMAY4TH

It ends today a 4 pm, purchase has to be min $50 and capped to a $100 max discount.

GO GO GO

15 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Not to rain down on your parade. But if you haven't encounter any problems with them yet, then you're one lucky guy.

I agree with all the things you said. I've been using AmiAmi too ever since. But I had a run-in with their customer service and it's not as perfect as HLJ. But it's definitely better than NY's. 

 

Definitely true no web store is perfect still hope I never encountered  any issue with them in the near future

11 hours ago, GabrielV said:

Had the cancel/coupon email from HLJ this morning.  My YF-19 order has been removed.

Now my hopes ride with my AmiAmi order.

 

I prefer 100% AmiAmi all the way! pretty much you have your figure 100% guaranteed if you have your order with them , super fast shipping and the packages are very well protected, they process the order pretty damn fast too, I  haven't had any issue with a single order so far and I have been buying some expensive stuff from them lately, last thing I order expecting to arrive next week is a Metal Build Leviathan.

for me AmiAmi is my number 1 store to buy my figures at  the moment, sorry if I'm praising them too much but they definitely deserve it 

58 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

If it's US-based, then they're probably get their stocks from US distribution company BlueFin. And for sure, they've been alotted certain numbers of it.

So you are saying I'm definitely getting the MB Aile Strike Noel ? , I hope the Metal Build gods hear you !

sorry for being off topic but I found a link for the MB Aile Strike and is US based, I heard good things about this website when preordering, they say if you PO before the closing date is pretty much guaranteed you will get figure. I just ordered one after my cancellation at HLJ ,  lets see what happens: 

here is the link:

https://www.eknightmedia.com/ms-gundam-seed-aile-strike-gundam-metal-build-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html

Is kinda weird they have the Closing date all the way to May 16 since this is such a hard to get figure , I wonder how they are getting it

Well no Aile Strike for me now my order got cancelled from HLJ, well at least I got my PO of the YF 19 from AmiAmi main reason I stay up all night .

39 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

I don’t plan on selling anything after the DX YF-19 comes in.  I’ll still keep the Yamato YF-19, Arcadia YF-19, and Bandai VF-19 Advance.

same here, I even still looking for other old YF 19 figures, like the Prototype Bird of Prey.

Some comparisons I wanted to attach of  the new YF 19 to VF 19 Advance

Probably will start knowing more about the HLJ orders starting tuesday, today and tomorrow in Japan I think are holidays, in the meantime my Aile Strike Order hasn't been canceled...yet

10 minutes ago, hoahuynh said:

Ouch looks like I might miss out on this one.

Update from HLJ, looks like it might be a repeat of the Kairos.

 

Hello,

 

Thank you for your recent order with HobbyLink Japan.

 

Unfortunately, due to a server slow-down caused by extremely heavy, concentrated traffic on our site yesterday, we received more orders of the limited BANN55061 DX Chogokin YF-19 Full Set Pack than we expect to be able to fulfill, despite having set limits on the number of total orders, and number of pieces individual customers were permitted to request.

 

As Bandai is intentionally limiting supply of the DX Chogokin YF-19 Full Set Pack, it has now been marked as "Order Stop", and we are currently assessing the situation, but at this time there is a strong possibility we will not be able to fulfill your order.  Any orders which will not be able to be filled will be cancelled shortly, and the affected customers notified. 

 

We hope this notification allows you time to also seek the item elsewhere.

 

Please accept our apologies for the unfortunate news and inconvenience to you. We appreciate your understanding, and your business with us.

 

HobbyLink Japan Customer Service

www.hlj.com

This is the same response I got but for the Aile Strike , lets hope for the best and Bandai is able to fulfill all the orders, in the end is more money for them.

just got this my first HMR Valkyrie

Not sure why is called Hi Metal cause there isn't too much diecast to begin with, still the plastic quality in the whole figure and its accessory is damn great , not to mention the Valkyrie itself is very well detailed for such a small figure,  so yeah looking forward to own my next HMR the Super Ostrich

26 minutes ago, anubis20 said:

Cancel the extra orders and send them an email apologizing and telling them that you have cancelled the extra orders. They will lock your account for going over the limit. I had to do that recently with FIguarts Majin Buu and they didnt lock my account. 

Thank you so much Anubis for the heads up, I just send an email to HLJ explaining what happened right after I read your reply, let's see what happens I hope my account won't get locked and my preorder of the Aile Strike remains there, I manage to get a PO YF 19 from AmiAmi that's why I also canceled the ones from HLJ . Let see how it goes

1 minute ago, rdrunner said:

Is Mirage's 31 not popular because of the colour scheme, or is it something else?  (I did not watch delta).

wow. I presume you tried to order on HLJ multiple times (like many of us) and got the wave of order confirmations just now?

Hopefully you can cancel the repeated orders and leave just one on the account to guarantee delivery.

Yes that's what actually happened , a few moments ago I went to my HLJ account and a total of 14 orders were displaying a almost all Aile Strike and YF 19, I end up canceling all and just left with only 1 Aile strike , the YF 19 I manage to get it from AmiAmi.  So not sure for everyone but if I just canceled several ones maybe the Aile Strike and YF 19 will be re-available so the ones who didn't get any have an opportunity,  not sure.

omg this is not right :s

4 minutes ago, yman1437 said:

me too...still up at hlj, https://hlj.com/product/BANN24779/Act not possible right??

I order like three times and at the end it says "we got your order" but my orders shows cero

Still trying to get the Aile!

I snag a 19 from AmiAmi !, it was pure luck I just refreshed 15 min later and the preorder button was there , I literally lost all hope but I finally got it!

why my orders keep appearing in cero after completing the order in HLj ? somebody knows ?

3 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

You still can. What Paypal does on their end is if your balance is short, they will automatically get it from your secondary source. Which I guess is your bank account.

You don't need to be afraid if your balance is short. Anyone can still preorder no matter how much you have. It's just a payment agreement on their end.

If you're confused with the whole thing, read their FAQ regarding payments:

https://support.hlj.com/hc/en-us/categories/200231580-Payments

 

Thank you Noel for your time replying, just a bit nervous cause I never bought an item from HLJ and I definitely want another source besides AmiAmi with kinda the same buying method for my figures, that new YF 19 is sure going to be hard get it, probably the main reason why this kind of questions hehe.

2 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

But make sure your account have funds since it automatically deducts the payment from your fund source. They don't send emails like they used to do before for payment. And that's the agreement is all about. It's basically you're giving them authorization to make a withdrawal from your fund source as a payment without notifying you.

 

hmmm so the item costs Y10000 for preorder but my Paypal  balance only have  Y500 , can I still prerorder the item ?

35 minutes ago, RED WOLF said:

You pay for your item when it's ready/in stock regardless of the amount of funds in your account. 

Holy damn! that's awesome to know , so is like AmiAmi then .  Thank you so much Red Wolf for your reply much appreciated .

just some quick questions, regarding preordering in Hobby link Japan .

I just did a Paypal agreement with them I still never bought anything from them, so the thing is if I preorder an item , lets say it cost Y10000 the total price , I need to have in my paypal balance or debit card/ credit card balance at least that amount so I'm able to preorder the item ? or is more than enough to preorder an item from HLJ with only the Paypal Agreement ?

I hope not being off topic,  

32 minutes ago, treatment said:

Guess what I mean is that they're quite gappy on that mag spread.

from Jenius':

I wonder if Arcadia YF 19 knee / leg gaps in fighter mode was a conscious decision or they just completely forgot that part it should be covered, I mean even the Yamato is covered up , nonetheless the Arcadia and VF 19 are the best ones until probably this new release. 

1 hour ago, chyll2 said:

is beautiful !!!