Valkyrie2008 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Hmm, I left the forum for one day and I missed all the fun. shawnlee1981 you have a good idea there. Quote
whitestar Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Nippon Yasan has it again, this time at $296 before shipping Quote
ff95gj Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 I prepared to pay a premium at Nippon Yasan, but their asking price is crazy. I believe I can buy it at a similar price when it actually releases. Quote
pud333 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 I prepared to pay a premium at Nippon Yasan, but their asking price is crazy. I believe I can buy it at a similar price when it actually releases. Yes. That is entirely way too much for a straight up repaint that's not even part of the show. Might as well wait. Patience is a virtue. Quote
vanpang Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Yes. That is entirely way too much for a straight up repaint that's not even part of the show. Might as well wait. Patience is a virtue. I agree...I believe there would be reissue in the future just like the original YF-29. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Gah--yeah, I just checked N-Y on my own, saw "add to cart" and did so---THEN I saw the price, and left disappointed. Quote
raptormesh Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 NY, your friendly neighbourhood scalper with a smile. Quote
Reïvaj Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 NY, your friendly neighbourhood scalper with a smile. You say that as if someone had been forced to push their "add to cart" botton. Quote
xrentonx Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) It's pretty much true though and can you really blame them? It's pretty much a no brainer to walk down to your local Japanese toystores, buy up all the stock and then sell them online to us foreigners at a healthy markup. That's just business savviness on the part of NY. Most of the other online e-tailers who cater to us non-Japanese folk don't seem to be doing this (maybe a few others but many are content on receiving whatever stock Bandai gives them and settling on selling that). I'm assuming the jacked up preorder pricing is them gambling on being able to fulfill orders this way at a later date. If I was really desparate though...NY is probably better than eBay in many cases. Edited July 13, 2012 by xrentonx Quote
Old Man Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) You say that as if someone had been forced to push their "add to cart" botton. My right brain was holding a gun to my left brain, if that counts . Edited July 13, 2012 by Old Man Quote
lechuck Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Like everyone else, saw the announcement then blinked and the pre-orders where all gone. Would have got it but now I will just let it be. Who knows, we actually might get the proper Ozma variant down the line. Quote
ff95gj Posted July 13, 2012 Author Posted July 13, 2012 You say that as if someone had been forced to push their "add to cart" botton. Hey! We are not talking about luxuries such as Gundams. We are talking about life necessities. Macross. Quote
vanpang Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 It just does not make sense, why such low quanties from Bandai ? It is just benefitting scalpers. Quote
Dimis Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Also it seems that most of AmiAmi's stock has made its way to YJA already... Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) after all the bitching and groaning I've preordered mine 290 shipped. just to add this is pretty much the perfect colour scheme for the 29, incredible choice, S E X. Edited July 13, 2012 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
tomac66 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) That sucks, Bandai put the preorder the day I had to operate and now I've left the hospital and are all sold, that thing with the Bandai preorders is ridiculous. Edited July 13, 2012 by tomac66 Quote
Magnus Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Screw this noise. I'm not paying an almost 100% markup. I'll take my chances in October when it's released. Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Hmmm... I took the plunge but I'm not happy about it... I think I paid even more than the last guy .... I may have hit my limit for a valk toy on this one ($296 before shipping).... If I have too much buyers remorse later I suppose I can either cancel or sell it. The other thing is I'm not thrilled about (other than ny pricing) is their shipping... My vf-171 box was a bit damaged last time because of the flimsy cardboard they used. Hmmm wonder if they have a cancel option? I just kept hitting next without checking their preorder policy. Edited July 13, 2012 by Mechapilot77 Quote
Stark1975 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 I that about getting this since the regular YF-29 was more expensive, but then NY had their latest price bump. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 well, I'm looking forward to it. Thats one mad scheme. remember the 25th anni valks? lol vf-1 and 19 done up like bandits car. Quote
charger69 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 remember the 25th anni valks? lol vf-1 and 19 done up like bandits car. Brush Script ruined everything!! . . . Quote
raptormesh Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Brush Script ruined everything!! . . . Wait till they use comic sans on this one... Quote
Loop Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Ughh, got a pre order in, but it was marked up 70 USD. If I luck out I may be able to have a friend find it on the street on release for cheaper then maybe I can Ebay the pricey one. Edited July 13, 2012 by Loop Quote
Mechamaniac Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 And their site is taking a dump. Now it's back up and that link you posted is to a 25th anniv YF-19? Quote
Mechamaniac Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 That's the kind of crap that could get people suspended....just sayin' Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 I don't know about you guys, but that is one ugly valkyrie, the scheme makes it more acceptable, but given it was only made as an excuse for bandai to sell another gundam, I mean, valkyrie and then horribly priced it... just wow. Quote
Mommar Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 It's not even that it's ugly, which I feel it is too, but it isn't at all a VF-1S scheme. The 1S had BLACK, not grey. And adding some yellow stripes doesn't make it anywhere near being a 1S. It's just a gaudy, quick repaint. Quote
xrentonx Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) It's OK, baby, don't listen to those bad men above me. I still love you and that's all that matters in this world. Edited July 14, 2012 by xrentonx Quote
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