Black Valkyrie Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 cough.........err.......VF-1. Graham I won't be surprised either. Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Folks. Keep your eye on that link. You will NEVER find it for a price lower than that. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Yeesh.. well maybe all there is to do is wait for HLJ to get it.. didn't have trouble getting a preorder for Alto or Ozma there... but sheesh. Quote
Dutch Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 What, a pre-order window of 15 min or less? That's ludicrous.What is bandai doing, not making enough to even fill the preorders for their market? Hopefully it goes back up for pre-order, but I wouldn't count on it. Quote
boyarque Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 this is as crazy as Graham's sale last time! Quote
skull_leader001 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 SOLD OUT !!!! DAMM IT!!!! http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-2281&page=top Quote
BlueMax Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Hopefully this one more or less a place holder til they have the numbers they are putting up for pre-order...hopefully... I mean, these things aren't even produced yet! Quote
pud333 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Got my preorder in with Amiami when it first opened. Literally open for a couple minutes, sold out, then opened again, then sold out immediately. Maybe up for less than five minutes total. Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Yeah. I scored one too, that window definitely seemed open for three minutes at first...the closed...then opened again for another minute or two. Quote
BlueMax Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Amazing.... the mkting guys at bandai are really something... they limit the supply of the toy and thus artificially build up hype and create the perception the the toy and by extension the rest of the toyline are really desirable and very hard to get.... then the reputation that Bandai's toys are "blink and you miss it" type. Keep the reputation and every single release in future will be sell out and no need to languish on the shelfs. Quote
skull_leader001 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN975641 NOOOOO!!!!! Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN975641 SOLD OUT TOO. Who else got one? Quote
Old Man Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN975641 NOOOOO!!!!! That's not possible...I was just on there!!! Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Ok, that is NOT possible. I have been refreshing that search every 30 seconds on HLJ. Keep an eye on it, it probably hasn't been opened for real yet. Quote
Old Man Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Ok, that is NOT possible. I have been refreshing that search every 30 seconds on HLJ. Keep an eye on it, it probably hasn't been opened for real yet. That's what I'm sayin'!!! Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I literally just refreshed the page on HLJ and it went from not being there at all to it showing Order Stop. Does each store only get 1 copy or something? This is beyond ridiculous. Quote
charger69 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 That's not possible...I was just on there!!! Quote
pud333 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Keep checking. When Amiami went up, it said sold out at first. Few minutes later it opened up. Might be same case for HLJ. I've been checking. I don't think it actually opened up, just a place holder. Quote
skull_leader001 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I can not believe it! in less than one minute! no stock on HLJ !!! ARGG! Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Yeah, HLJ has done that in the past. They might not open it up entirely until they have a solid number on the stock they will receive. I wonder if they're monitoring traffic to the pages to get an estimate of interest... if so, I'll gladly mash my F5 key to oblivion if it means we'll get a larger scale release. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Wish I could say the same.. I've got work in 7 hours I'll probably be reloading those pages constantly tomorrow though. Quote
BlueMax Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 That's what I've been doing all afternoon here... F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5......... Quote
skull_leader001 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Yeah, HLJ has done that in the past. They might not open it up entirely until they have a solid number on the stock they will receive. I wonder if they're monitoring traffic to the pages to get an estimate of interest... if so, I'll gladly mash my F5 key to oblivion if it means we'll get a larger scale release. I hope it's true! Quote
miriya Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Hopefully this is good news and means other versions/repaints. Quote
Lupin The Third Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Wow....F*** YOU BANDAI. This is utter bullshit. The last time I saw theatrics like this with product availability it was for the Totoro Posters from Mondo (they were supposedly sold out instantly and would take two weeks to arrive from the manufacturer....yet Ebayers in Texas somehow magically had them in hand, ready to ship the same day...). Personally I will not do business with a company that manipulates the market like this so I'm done paying 200+ for "collector's quality" figures that aren't half as durable as a $3 GI Joe figure. Honestly I'm so pissed about this series of events (VF25S Renewal, YF-29, and now this) that it sullies the quality of every Bandai product I own. Suddenly I want nothing to do with my SOC Collection...thanks a bunch Bandai for being total asshats. Well I guess I have some ebay auctions to prepare. I'll certainly have the funds for every Yamato release coming out this year... Amazing....  the mkting guys at bandai are really something... they limit the supply of the toy and thus artificially build up hype and create the perception the the toy and by extension the rest of the toyline are really desirable and very hard to get.... then the reputation that Bandai's toys are "blink and you miss it" type. Keep the reputation and every single release in future will be sell out and no need to languish on the shelfs. See above. This is a complete defraudment of the consumer and I honestly hope people will stop putting up with it. Quote
Lupin The Third Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) For anyone still looking they're up on Amazon Japan. I'm still passing at this point. Edited March 1, 2012 by Lupin The Third Quote
xrentonx Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Hahahah...deep breaths, buddy. Deep breaths. Maybe step away from the computer for a bit and come back. Quote
Razerwire Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) By my count the preorder at AmiAmi was open for a total of three minutes before selling out. Shortly after it may have opened again for about a minute or less. I was able to secure one before the first sell out. So yeah. Three minutes at AmiAmi. Below is what occurred tonight. - 2:02AM EST preorder page is put up but listed as sold out. Placeholder? - 2:07AM EST preorders are available. - 2:10AM EST preorders sell out. - 2:15AM EST preorders available again? - 2:15AM EST preorders sell out again? - Limit one per household. Edited March 1, 2012 by Razerwire Quote
BlueMax Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 It is now just after 6pm in Japan and past or near the knock off time for work. Just FYI for those who are thinking of refreshing through the evening. Quote
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