1/60 Yamato VF-4G Web-Exclusive Toy

[UN Spacy]

Let us know what NY says to that. If they can price match then it's all good.

EDIT: They lowered their price to $324.36.

Edited September 13, 2012 by UN Spacy

[hkj711]

Looks like Nippon-Yasan dropped their price.

[SuperHobo]

EDIT: They lowered their price to $324.36.

NICE! I guess the price drop will reflect in our invoice later on sometime in December. Now if they can only lower the shipping price by $20 we would be in even better shape.

[Loop]

I sent a message to NY asking for the lower price. We will see what they say.

[zzgundam010]

Has anyone asked HLJ to lower their price?

[Rabidweezil]

NY will NOT lower their price if the current price is different then what you were invoiced for. I ordered something from them and a day or 2 later the price was lower. I emailed them and asked if I would get it at the lowered price and they said no. The price changes were based on the value of the yen yadda, yadda.

Of course I didn't buy that. But anyway....

[UN Spacy]

For me they will.

Hello and thank you for your message!

The price of this product was updated (from $339 to $324).

Customers who ordered with the old price will have automatically the new price when sending invoices.

Edited September 13, 2012 by UN Spacy

[Rabidweezil]

well...I stand corrected.

Good to hear

[Kicker773]

HLJ came through again.. =)

[Rabidweezil]

For me they will.

wait, was this Nippon Yasan or HLJ?

[Guest Courfid]

Will I be able to confirm the transaction with HLJ if I order from them now? Or will the transaction go through automatically come December?

wait, was this Nippon Yasan or HLJ?

I assume NY. Look at their listing again: http://www.nippon-ya...ed-edition.html

Edited September 13, 2012 by Courfid

[Mommar]

Holy crap, that makes me want two...

[tomac66]

NY will NOT lower their price if the current price is different then what you were invoiced for. I ordered something from them and a day or 2 later the price was lower. I emailed them and asked if I would get it at the lowered price and they said no. The price changes were based on the value of the yen yadda, yadda.

Of course I didn't buy that. But anyway....

Hi, one thing is that the price changes based on the value of the yen, but this time they lowered the Yen value to 25.500 to lower the HLJ price and win new preorders, I think that everybody that preordered whit NY must send an email asking for lowering the originals preorders too. I´m going to do that and I think that everybody must do it.

[UN Spacy]

You have to e-mail or message then using their account system in order to get the new price.

I don't think it's an automatic price adjustment.

Cliffs: What tomac66 said.

[Dobber]

You have to e-mail or message then using their account system in order to get the new price.

I don't think it's an automatic price adjustment.

Cliffs: What tomac66 said.

Don't think you need to, unless you already paid:

This is on the listings page:

Choujikuu Yousai Macross - VF-4G Lightning III

Limited Edition Yamato Online Shop

Pre-order, available December 2012

Customers who ordered with the old price will have automatically the new price when sending invoices.

Customers who have already paid their preorder are requested to contact us by email.

Japanese Version!

New, Never Opened and box in EXCELLENT condition!

Chris

Edited September 14, 2012 by Dobber

[mechaninac]

I just emailed NY regarding the price drop; we'll see what they say.

One thing is for sure, it's very hard to decide which vendor will provide the better value in the end: In NY's favor is the fact that their current price is now cheaper than HLJ (with everything that's happening domestically and abroad today the price is guaranteed to rise in relation to the Dollar, and HLJ charges in Yen) before shipping, and since NY charges US custormer in Dollars, there is no Paypal exchange rate to worry about either; HLJ's advantage at this point is that they do a better job with packaging than it's been my experience with NY, they offer peerless customer support for the Macross items they sell -- including refund and exchange, and their shipping charges may be a bit lower... this is going to come down to the wire to see which preorder I keep.

Edit: Well, according to Dobber (thanks for putting my mind at ease BTW) I did not need to bother with contacting NY, but it's done and it can't hurt to be a bit of a pain in their 4$$...

Edited September 14, 2012 by mechaninac

[Valkyrie addict]

Emailed NIppon-yasan about price adjustment too. Thanks for the heads up guys.

Edited September 14, 2012 by Valkyrie addict

[dgco86]

Rats, I've already paid for mine from NY. Guess I'll email them and ask if they can refund the difference.

[ron5864]

Haha...I placed my order for this VF-4G at HLJ for 25,700Yen ($330US). Shipping is probably going to be steep. Goodbye Apple iPhone5.

[Busted VF1A]

you're better off. Iphone are way overpriced and not as good as droids.

Bett contact NY myself. I prepaid, but maybe they will refund the difference.

Edited September 14, 2012 by Busted VF1A

[jenius]

With QE3 being announced I wouldn't be surprised if the Yen to dollar is 70:1 come late December.

[Loop]

NY happily lowered the price for me.

[UN Spacy]

NY happily lowered the price for me.

Final price at NY for EMS shipped.

$383.55

[Reïvaj]

Wow, EMS registered is actually cheaper than ECO registered!

[tomac66]

Price lowered for me too!

[Reïvaj]

Did you guys get a new invoice?

[UN Spacy]

Yes. It's been adjusted.

Looks like I'll be canceling my order at HLJ.

[raptormesh]

Competition for the win here.

[mechaninac]

I plan on keeping both preorders open until at least mid November just to see how the prices will compare. I just checked HLJ's shipping cost for a Yamato 1/60 VF-22; they quote ¥2,880 ($37.13, currently) for EMS, and ¥2,980 ($38.42) for FedEX. NY's EMS shipping (their cheapest option to the USA) is $59.19. Assuming that shipping for the VF-4G will be comparable to the VF-22 (same box size and weight), and depending on the exchange rate prior to invoice time, HLJ may still be the least expensive choice.

[zzgundam010]

I am going with HLJ over NY. HLJ has also charged reasonable shipping so I am expecting them to do the same for this time. $60.00 for EMS shipping to US is not reasonable in my book. I will still go with HLJ even if the total cost is higher for their excellent customer service. A little peace of mind is worth it for me, especially for a high price item like this.

[Mommar]

I'll stick with NY, they let me upgrade to Fed Ex last time and that's highly desirable compared to suffering our abysmal postal service.

[wm cheng]

I just checked my pre-order summary and it still says the old price even though their site says "Customers who ordered with the old price will have automatically the new price when sending invoices."

I've e-mailed them now about it and await their response. Thanks for the heads up!

[CoreyD]

Yeah, mine says that too. I wonder if they're waiting for the final invoices to go out to adjust the cost, or maybe that's just wishful thinking?

I have half a mind to change my order over to HLJ, if only because N-Y doesn't have a dropdown location for for Washington, DC, and I'd rather not have something this expensive get lost in the mail...

[Rabidweezil]

NY will NOT lower their price if the current price is different then what you were invoiced for. I ordered something from them and a day or 2 later the price was lower. I emailed them and asked if I would get it at the lowered price and they said no. The price changes were based on the value of the yen yadda, yadda.

Of course I didn't buy that. But anyway....

I contacted NY and they did change my price to reflect the current lower price.

I'm quoting myself to correct my earlier statement. Although they didn't correct the price the last time I asked, it seems that in case, they will.

[Lolicon]

Ordered mine from HLJ. I may dislike their customer service and they're slow as hell, but at least they keep their prices constant and I can choose to cancel later with no hassle. And their shipping rates are pretty good too.