HG Blows Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 Welp that came and gone quick. I guess Bandai has too much money already... Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Vortech said: Yeah I did the same thing, but now I'm wondering if I should order 1-2 more, as I think this may turn into a rare piece in the future, seeing as how the usual suspects aren't listing too many copies for sale. I'm just getting 2, that up-front payment is a killer. Quote
bleecher Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 Received this message from FromJapan: "The seller/store has set a limit on the number of units that a single customer can purchase for this item and FROM JAPAN has already reached it." Anyone have luck elsewhere? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 41 minutes ago, bleecher said: Received this message from FromJapan: "The seller/store has set a limit on the number of units that a single customer can purchase for this item and FROM JAPAN has already reached it." Anyone have luck elsewhere? Kinda, I managed to get 1 through FromJapan, rather than the 2 I wanted. Now to find somewhere I can get a second. Sounds like Bandai might be cracking down on proxies. Quote
CF18 Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/figures-goodies/28218-full-metal-panic-iv-m9-gernsback-veriv-limited-edition-metal-build-.html https://www.biginjap.com/en/mecha/20971-full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-metal-build-gernsback-veriv.html Don't know if those are reliable. Quote
F360 Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, CF18 said: https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/figures-goodies/28218-full-metal-panic-iv-m9-gernsback-veriv-limited-edition-metal-build-.html https://www.biginjap.com/en/mecha/20971-full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-metal-build-gernsback-veriv.html Don't know if those are reliable. Biginjap is good, nin-nin-games is 50/50 Quote
F360 Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 55 minutes ago, bleecher said: Received this message from FromJapan: "The seller/store has set a limit on the number of units that a single customer can purchase for this item and FROM JAPAN has already reached it." Anyone have luck elsewhere? got the same email. was too focus on the Dx Chogokin VF-1J this morning. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) Well, time to bite the bullet and register a Tenso account, and then a P Bandai account. [edit] To anyone else who wants to try this: P-Bandai's website registration will not accept the phone number that goes with the Tenso mailing address. Most unfortunate. Edited July 29, 2018 by Sanity is Optional Quote
eXis10z Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 I'll probably skip this since it's so troublesome. I'm not particularly partial towards the Gernsback. Quote
F360 Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 For those that are still looking at which proxy can still get this Metal Build M9 for you , you can try Zenmarket https://zenmarket.jp/ Just got the good news that they were able to make the purchase for me. They charge a 300 yen fee and a 3.5% payment fee. (Any money you sent to them). Select payment in yen to save on currency conversion. Quote
bleecher Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, F360 said: For those that are still looking at which proxy can still get this Metal Build M9 for you , you can try Zenmarket https://zenmarket.jp/ Just got the good news that they were able to make the purchase for me. They charge a 300 yen fee and a 3.5% payment fee. (Any money you sent to them). Select payment in yen to save on currency conversion. Do you mind me asking what your total was with shipping in yen? Thanks. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, F360 said: For those that are still looking at which proxy can still get this Metal Build M9 for you , you can try Zenmarket https://zenmarket.jp/ Just got the good news that they were able to make the purchase for me. They charge a 300 yen fee and a 3.5% payment fee. (Any money you sent to them). Select payment in yen to save on currency conversion. Cool, I've already got a request in through them, after striking out with Tenso and Buyee, and only getting 1 through FromJapan. Quote
F360 Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, bleecher said: Do you mind me asking what your total was with shipping in yen? Thanks. Your first charge is the item price plus the 3.5% for payment processing. https://zenmarket.jp/fees.aspx#ZenMarket service fee You wont know the total until the item gets release and at their warehouse . You can estimate the weight and size and calculate it at the japanpost website. It should be around the same weight as the metal build Laevatein at 1050 grams. Then you have add the weight of the shipping box and packaging materials. A good estimation is around 1600 grams for 1 with shipping box. use below for estimate https://zenmarket.jp/calc.aspx Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 With registered SAL, ought to clock in around $250-$260ish? Quote
NeoVanguard Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 Damn CDJapan F'uped my order. They said "due to human error "they can't give me a M9 and refunded my money.. I have to go searching for another M9 from another store now, they waited 3 days to tell me?. Quote
kajnrig Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 Yikes. Sorry to hear that, everyone. Seems this one is going the way of the VF-31A. Boo, Bandai. Boooooo. I was saving up for this, but I suppose I'll just do what I did with the Arbalest/Laevatein and opt for the model kits instead. That's a damn shame, those weapons are awesome. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 Oddly enough, CDJ is showing 4 still available... Got a second one pre-ordered through Zenmarket, ~$240 up-front. Good luck all. Quote
F360 Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 10 hours ago, NeoVanguard said: Damn CDJapan F'uped my order. They said "due to human error "they can't give me a M9 and refunded my money.. I have to go searching for another M9 from another store now, they waited 3 days to tell me?. They dont work on the weekends.. you can try using zenmarket to get it for you , should be cheaper than cdjapan. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 everything so expensive for a toy i don't know about the series Quote
Vortech Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 On 7/27/2018 at 10:19 PM, bleecher said: Received this message from FromJapan: "The seller/store has set a limit on the number of units that a single customer can purchase for this item and FROM JAPAN has already reached it." Anyone have luck elsewhere? Guess I'm one of the lucky ones, I managed to get 2 fullfilled by From Japan, but got hit with a $545 upfront payment. Bandai prices just keep on going up while cash in my wallet just keeps on going down. On 7/30/2018 at 7:44 AM, CF18 said: WTF same crap with CDJ here. I don't know what's up with CDJ lately, but it feels like I have been waiting on MP-41 Dinobot forever. Everyone who ordered from Amazon Japan has their copy, yet here I waiting for it to still get in stock at CDJ. WTF CDJ WTF. Quote
F360 Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 https://mykombini.com/en/december-2018/12108-metal-build-full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-gernsback-veriv-bandai-limited.html Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, F360 said: https://mykombini.com/en/december-2018/12108-metal-build-full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-gernsback-veriv-bandai-limited.html damn i guess i'm ordering it. Quote
bleecher Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 37 minutes ago, F360 said: https://mykombini.com/en/december-2018/12108-metal-build-full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-gernsback-veriv-bandai-limited.html Do they charge domestic and international shipping as well as buyer's fee like FromJapan or BigInJapan? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 That's a pretty reasonable price, not like CDJ charging almost 30,000yen. Quote
F360 Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 31 minutes ago, bleecher said: Do they charge domestic and international shipping as well as buyer's fee like FromJapan or BigInJapan? Its store , so no proxy fee. This is not a proxy. Quote
F360 Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 3 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said: damn i guess i'm ordering it. The price is no bad at all 2 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: That's a pretty reasonable price, not like CDJ charging almost 30,000yen. I think its the lowest store price right now. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 5 hours ago, F360 said: https://mykombini.com/en/december-2018/12108-metal-build-full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-gernsback-veriv-bandai-limited.html 5 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said: damn i guess i'm ordering it. Hey guys, not to rain on your parade or anything like that - but MyKombini was one of the stores that couldn't deliver on the 31A. I had my order cancelled and money refunded immediately but a few members reported that after that happened they briefly listed it for an inflated price (I didn't see for myself). I have ordered other Tamashii exclusives from there before with no issues and hopefully this Metal Build is fulfilled with no issues. Good luck gents!!! -b. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 2 hours ago, F360 said: The price is no bad at all I think its the lowest store price right now. Looks to be about on-par, if not slightly cheaper, compared to the two I've got on order through FromJapan and ZenMarket. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Kanedas Bike said: Hey guys, not to rain on your parade or anything like that - but MyKombini was one of the stores that couldn't deliver on the 31A. I had my order cancelled and money refunded immediately but a few members reported that after that happened they briefly listed it for an inflated price (I didn't see for myself). I have ordered other Tamashii exclusives from there before with no issues and hopefully this Metal Build is fulfilled with no issues. Good luck gents!!! -b. Thanks for the heads up b! Quote
F360 Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Kanedas Bike said: Hey guys, not to rain on your parade or anything like that - but MyKombini was one of the stores that couldn't deliver on the 31A. I had my order cancelled and money refunded immediately but a few members reported that after that happened they briefly listed it for an inflated price (I didn't see for myself). I have ordered other Tamashii exclusives from there before with no issues and hopefully this Metal Build is fulfilled with no issues. Good luck gents!!! -b. I just thought the vf-31a is a special case . Didn’t they open preorders pretty late too? The good-their m9 price looks just a bit less than Zenmarket and only require 50% money down. The bad-recent store history is not 100% preorder delivered, most recently vf-31a .Too late to preorder from another source at time of release. The i guess its just a extra or backup- if they cant deliver, they will refund your money and not store credit. Quote
seanami Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 i used dejapan as proxy since they are on bandai recommended list and support responded quickly to me, we will see how it goes Quote
eXis10z Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 Is mykombini reliable? I have no prior experience with them. Quote
Vortech Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 16 hours ago, eXis10z said: Is mykombini reliable? I have no prior experience with them. You should get your item, and if they can't deliver you will get your refund ASAP. Just keep in mind they have the highest shipping costs out of all the etailers. Just in case anyone wants to utilize BBTS, https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/77867 But that's a real last resort option. Quote
NeoVanguard Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) Looks like Hoobyshop2go.com finally has the Gernsback for Pre-order. Don't think I have ever tried this company online, but I have bought from their physical store before. At least its USD $267.41, cheaper than where I preordered from. https://hobbyshop2go.com/en/metal-build-m9-gernsback-ver-iv Edited August 6, 2018 by NeoVanguard Quote
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