Valk-1S
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Has Amiami sold out? I got one in my cart but can't check out.
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If I can get it at RRP at NY or a small mark up, I probably will still order from them. But if it goes above 15,000 Yen, then I might just wait for it to be released. Hopefully with what happened to the VF-171CF and RVF-25, NY will not mark up as high as they use to.
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Yeah same here as well as normally I will order from HLJ. But with the shortages of the DX line, you order wherever you can get it at retail or below. Sometimes, been lucky to get it from other places, and I had some points with Hobby Search when I got the VF-25G from them.
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Got a reply from NY and said my order will be shipped today. Will wait for confirmation. I will most likely keep my other orders with them as I don't want NY to go out of business as they provide services like providing Tamashi exclusive parts with a decent markup.
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That's good to hear. I was thinking of getting another one with HLJ. Then Hobby Search open their orders so went and got another one with Hobby Search instead.
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HLJ limit oner per customer as well which could be the reason for it staying up long. How does HLJ work? If I ordered one previously and got it sent out already, will they allow for another one to be ordered? With Amiami, they say they will not allow it as it's one per household including past orders.
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You get points as well with Hobby Search that you can use for future orders. I guess if you use SAL, then you will save more with Hobby Search given both HLJ and Hobby Search shipping cost for SAL are the same.
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NY wouldn't get more cancellations if they ship them promptly. Some of these cancellations are coming from people who recently managed to secure one in the last couple of days. Makes you think whether you should cancel the VF-25F now given the mark up was soo high with NY.
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Up at Hobby Search with a better price than HLJ. However, shipping discount from HLJ covers the cost diffrence in EMS given that HLJ gets a discount for EMS shipping. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10218093
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Not happy as I am still waiting for mine to be shipped and I paid them when I preodered it as well. No idea how they prioritise their orders. Might just email them and ask them why it's taking soo long to be shipped.
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There's more than 28 available. 28 is just relating to one store. When you do a search at Amazon JP, it shows one store stock. Then you can view more stores on a link on the page of the product.
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Yup, not sure whether I got one through as I went through the checkout process but not showing on my account and haven't received an email. Yay, just got an email confirming it.
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I think NY should actually ship based on either payment order or date of order. Unfortunately they don't and have no idea how they decide which order get priortise. I have two same order one placed and paid later than the other, but guess what, the later order was shipped out first. I ordered my RVF-25 on the 4 March and paid on the 5 March and mine is still "Preparation in Progress". When the VF-25F comes out and if it's available on Amazon JP with reasonable markup unlike NY high markup price, I may no longer want to preorder with NY in future and just go through Amazon JP. Look at the RVF-25. NY first mark up was 17,000 yen and then 18,500 yen. Amazon JP available at 16,000 yen. Price difference more than cover forwarding agent handling fee and also shipping cost is slightly higher at NY compared to forwarding agent.
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Wait and see whether HLJ or Amiami release more stock. Alternatively, if this follows the way the VF-171 CF did, wait for a few weeks and see whether it falls in price at Amazon JP. You will need to use a forwarding agent to order from them. I use Tenso, but find it more worth it to ship 2 instead of 1.
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NY is not consistent with their delivery. Most of my orders are all paid in advance some even when I placed the preorders. You get people paying later or ordering later getting their items shipped first. Shipping delay is probably due to them waiting to obtain their stock from a third party.
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Still waiting for NY to ship mine out. Looks like there's no rush to go out and buy the RVF-25 as they are widely available at Amazon JP. Looks like it might be heading the same direction as the VF-171 CF and will wait for the price to go back down to retail or less before picking up another.
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Similar to you as well as I used to collect air jordans and bought them with the intention to wear. However, as I didn't wear them for a few years, I decided to sell them as shoes will eventually fall apart and thought I must as well get some money back from it before that happens. Luckily for me I sold all of them before Nike went retro crazy. Some didn't go up as much, but I was lucky I sold the AJ6 red/black before it was retroed a second time. Back to topic, transformed my VF-171 again and the pieces are still holding well. However, I noticed one part of the plastic at the back of battroid mode wearing off that the paint on plastic has been scratch off.
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Still falling in price at Amazon JP. Currently, 11,000 Yen with 500 shipping within Japan.
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More sellers are putting it up at Amazon JP and the prices are falling. Currently 15,700 + 500 shipping within Japan. Might see it go to retail on release or a couple of weeks after release.
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I believe its been available there for a while as someone previously posted it. Amiami initially restock at over 13k yen and sold out and then restock again at 12,500 yen. Also reason why it's staying longer is that they limit 1 per household including prior purchases and will cancel any multiple orders. As I previously purchased when they restocked at over 13k yen, I am now unable to buy again at their 12,500 yen.
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Preorders are also up at Amazon JP around 17-18k Yen. We may see more and maybe at lower prices at Amazon JP when it's released. I will pick up another one if I can get it at retail.
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If more and more people cancel preorders, in future places will take upfront payment to avoid this as it impacts on the stores as they now have to sit on more stock due to people cancelling on them. It also doesn't help businesses, as they may be impacted by cash flow issues due to cancellations and may close shop in future due to this. NY has been very accomodating with cancellations but I wonder how long this will last given their recent drop in prices on the VF-171 CF and YF-29 30th anniversary.
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I wouldn't say the YF-29 30th anniversary production numbers were more or it didn't sell well. It didnt drop to close to retail or below. Just fell from NY high markup price of 21,500 to 19,500 which is still well above the 17,000 retail price. Also, it was not restock like the VF-171 CF at places like Amiami and Hobby Search. Only the VF-171 CF did badly but all CF appears to be that way anyway. The VF-171 CF is also readily available at Amazon JP unlike the YF-29 30th Anniversary.
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I think it also depends on the batches. For example, I have all three GQ Impulse. One yellowed quickly and while it was in its box brand new stored away from light. Another yellowed a bit later, while the other is still in fairly good shape. My V1 VF-25F, has yellowed slightly but not too much that's it's obvious. Some of my 1/48 VF-1 has some slight yellowing but not too noticeable, but if you compare to some others you will notice it. Really depends on the batches the plastic was made in.
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Perhaps, japan local retailers are allowed to return excess stock back to Bandai if they can't sell it who on forward to places like Amiami, Hobby Search. Good time for those who are interested in picking one up now. Let see how the RVF-25 goes coming out this month. I might be looking to pick up another one and it might follow similar to the VF-171 as I don't see the RVF-25 being a popular variant as well.
