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Gotcha, I figured people had various reasons. I could make room for doubles but I'm find with having just one of each myself. Provided there's nothing wrong with it.

Man, seeing all these pics is making me miss my old 1/48's. Only one I really regret selling was the Stealth 1J with the super packs and my Low Vis. 1A. Maybe someday I'll try and get them again. Love all these customs.

I'm curious why some collectors hold onto MISB versions of the toys that they already have. Why do you do it @jvmacross?

Consider yourself lucky to have missed it. A lot of shenanigans going on with the retailers that sell this stuff. I honestly don't trust but 1 or 2 of them at this point. I think it's just better to wait until it's released from now on and pay a small markup. At least until we start seeing the fruits of the BW HG deal realized.

It seems like, other than HLJ, it's hard to trust any of these retailers. Maybe AmiAmi?

After all the bad things I've heard about them on here, I'll pass. I already have to deal with Anime Export.

Also, people need to stop buying from the scalpers as well. The prices will only drop and scalpers will only stop using purchase bots if people won't pay their prices and the toys sit and rot. It's hard. They're great toys. We all want them. I've just been in this position before with other stuff I've collected over the years, same old story.

It will because more retailers will be able to sell them. Increased demand will necessitate more production, which for a larger company like Bandai, is to their advantage. Companies that large consider it a successful year if they have 2% or better in profit. The way to do it is sheer number of unit sales in most cases. I'm not saying they'll do it because I don't know their thinking but it wouldn't surprise me if it eventually gets a little easier to get what we want. With Macross being open to the entire world now, I would say it would be bad business if Bandai, Arcadia etc. didn't take advantage of this huge new audience that have been starving for products of their favorite, popular franchise.

I've seen those too. They're pretty neat. For what they cost it would be nice to see more accessories like that added. Of course it would probably end up being a Tamashii Nations exclusive

My few Ebay purchases have also gone well. It's how I got my VF-31S and armor set. Seller actually dropped the price a good chunk after PM'ing him and he shipped them like they could withstand a nuclear blast.

That's good. Maybe the bag thing was just an outlier

I'm kinda with you there @rocketblast I hate Ebay but it's better than dealing with losing sleep for nothing. I really hope now that the HG/BW deal is done some American retailers can start carrying Macross stuff again.

Yeah except when you pay them for it only to tell you AFTER you email them asking why you didn't get a order confirmation and they say whoops you didn't get it and then don't refund your money. It literally takes seconds to issue a refund through Paypal. It should have been automatic when I brought it to their attention. Instead I've been waiting for the last 6 hours to issue it back. I'll probably have to wind up disputing it through Paypal. First and Last time I order from AE. I don't know how it's even possible for me to pay for an order after it was out of stock. None of it seems right.

Yikes. That sounds pretty bad. How was yours packed @vladykins was it better than weiser21?

That would be a pretty nice kit. They really should do those. The only one I've seen that had anything like that was the VF-19 punch effect. There might be others but that's the only one I know of

@weiser21 What were your shipping issues with them?

I'm not even sure what they're talking about in regards to another edition.

So Anime Export processed my order, took my money, then told me that they can't fulfill my order but still haven't issued my refund. What the hell is that nonsense?

Yeah, I believe it's only the leg missiles though

There's a site called http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/ They sell used Valks as well. You can also check the For Sale section for better deals here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/forum/9-for-sale-trade/ Check it often as people put stuff up for sale all the time. Lastly check here for a list of retailers who sell the items you're looking for:

So I contacted Bombusbee to get an answer about the total price for those who ordered from them. I didn't order from them because I was able to score elsewhere. Hopefully this helps. Here was their response:

Nice. I haven't gotten mine yet. Hopefully soon.

@Duymon they eventually send you an email notification for your order? It's in my order history and I have my Paypal confirmation, just not sure if they send anything as well.

Did anyone else see an option to wait to pay until the product was in stock at AE? I didn't see one. I just assumed I had to pay up front. Their price was a little cheaper anyway.

Whew, got one at AE. Paid up front just like everybody else. Too panicked to look for a different option