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Actually Mandarake have 4 of them on sale which is weird, normally is hard to get them from there so definitively something is going on on Japan.

A few weeks ago they were around 18,000 - 20,000 yen like Mandarake current price but now they are around 12,000 -14,000 yen, it is a good moment to get one of those. It is just weird everybody is selling them right now, I didn't hear of of a new release.

Does someone knows if a new batch for the Super Strike Parts Movie Edition was released? Yahoo Auctions Japan is flooded with listings.

You can probably fill a claim against the seller, get back your money and try a different seller, you should try.

I had the same problem with one VF-1J Armored I purchased from OkiniLand and they exchanged the piece, it took a lot of time but finally the piece was shipped to me these days. If you bought it from a store with good reputation try this, Okini told me they sent it back to Bandai for a replacement. I tried to glue it but it didn't work as expected so I just took the long road for an exchange.

First 31AX sold for 30,000 yen at Mandarake https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1184974855&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en I would say if you found it for less than that then it is a good deal.

Indeed https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/187907

LunaPark has a BF coupon for 1,000 yen BLACK1000 in case someone hasn't ordered VF-31AXs yet 😁

RightStuffAnime has it for 213.99 with no tax (only Iowa) but they do charge shipping so total is about 225.24 https://www.rightstufanime.com/VF-25-Messiah-Valkyrie-Worldwide-Anniversary-Ver-Macross-Frontier-DX-Chogokin-Figure

Thanks!

Has anyone heard about this?

February 2022

Next release on April 2022 https://www.taghobby.com/archives/578941

Nothing yet, return was submitted on 10/15/21, current status is "Waiting for confirmation" whatever that means. If they don´t reply in the next couple of days I will start submitting daily tickets.

I received a couple of Arnored VF-1Js from Okiniland and one of them is broken 😪 Have you had a similar experience with Okini? I'm going to fill a RMA and see what happens, hopefully I'm able to return it and get a new one since they have stock at the moment of writing this. Any advice?

Armored Parts Set is easy to get below MSRP at YJA, there are a lot of items finishing below MSRP. https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch?auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&exflg=&p=DX+VF-1J&x=0&y=0 Edit: MSRP was 13,200 yen including tax (12,000 no tax) https://tamashii.jp/item/13637/

One brand new VF-1J was sold for 34,035 yen in YJA. If they have a low starting price I think that´s how the market will behave in YJA. Mandarake will probably keep same prices, the 34,000 yen one was a used item with some details. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u1008095237 One used for 27,500 yen https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r1008542449

Hobby Genki got stock of the Armored Parts Set -> 13,990 yen https://hobby-genki.com/en/dx-chogokin/1152-dx-chogokin-compatible-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j-macross.html

I had an order for the armor set 1st batch, it arrived the 27th Japan time to Dejapan warehouse, they shipped today to my EMS, hopefully you will have same experience as me.

I got shipped an Armor Set by Okiniland last saturday by EMS.

1D available at Mandarake for 30,000 yen https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1171916394&ref=list&keyword=vf-1 dx&lang=en

In case someone is interested, maybe as a backup unit? VF-1D, B grade item, 25,850 yen Comments: Figure scratched on wings / Right hand part warped 羽にスレキズ、開き右手首の形に歪み、 https://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/products/detail/661297

Mandarake 30k yen https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1172038464&lang=en

Did you asked to buy the item from a store or Yahoo Japan Auctions? I have used DeJapan a LOT with an excellent experience. I got from DeJapan my 1Ds (2 orders) and my Super Parts TV Edition directly from Tamashii Store when the preorders opened, no problems, goods arrived to warehouse in a few days after release date. I have also used them a LOT to get items form YJA. What I liked from them is that they were willing to undervalue shipments to avoid customs in my country but they don't do that anymore so that's why I'm no longer using them as before. I have a couple of VF-1J Armored sets ordered with them and I expect no problems when the release date comes, they actually created additional accounts to be able to order them. When an item is out of stock they let me know in a few days and the refund is done automatically to my PayPal account, I always use PayPal with them and they normally get back to me after 2 days for any question.