IXTL Posted March 16, 2013 Author Posted March 16, 2013 Maybe the release is at the end of the month, it would take some time to arrive to the US. But the release date is end June, not end July. Quote
Loop Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Ahh my bad, I have no idea why they have it down for august.... Quote
F360 Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Maybe he's having it shipped (by boat) , sharing container space to save on shipping cost Quote
94medition Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 HF usually has a later release date (couple/few months). I don't know why. I bought some Hot Toys 12" figures and resin kits from them before. They usually come through except one time they delayed it over and over again, so I ended up cancelling the order. I hope they will come through for the RVF-25. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Sounds pretty similar to BBTS sadly. I had a preorder in on the very first day for the second run of the original YF-29... It never happened. They never updated, never gave any info, and just kept pushing the listed release date back. I wound up cancelling that order when NY opened up orders for the second run of the 30th anniversary release. I probably had my order in there a good 9 months, with no information from them at all. Hope Hobby Fan doesn't wind up in the same boat. Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 If my reorder came through with HF, I'll have one to sell or trade with a VF-171 CF, cause I've got a preorder in for Otacute as well. Luckily I didn't preorder with NY with the high price. I was gonna give on the RVF-25, but got a heads up from this forum and was able to secure one from Otacute. Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I'm still a little worried that Hobbyfan won't come thru. WHY keep the preorder window for this long? Quote
Duymon Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I guess we'll see if HF pulls through at the end of June or not. Have Preorders elsewhere so I'm not really concerned. Quote
Rabidweezil Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I have an order in for Hobbyfan too, but I wouldn't count on them. Especially considering the below response OzmaLee74 received. If your store is "expecting shortages" then close the friggin pre-orders. People pre-order because they want something. Not so they can be told later..."oops, we were shorted. Pre-Order cancelled, no item for you. Sorry" Especially if you are pretty sure that's going to happen ahead of time. You just don't play with people's emotions! Hahaha! I like your first suggestion Scyla! BTW, just received a response from the owner of Hobbyfan regarding the RVF -25. I asked him about the Paypal preorder deposit since I didn't want to give my CC details. Here is the response. Hello, No deposit are required at this item. There is an anticipated shortage on this item. We will be comfirming with our suppliers. Henry I'm not holding my breath... Quote
Loop Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Hmm, no anticipated shortage? Maybe Henry has a buddy that works at the plant and they can run more without Bandai's consent lol. I am not holding my breath either for my HF pre-order. Edited March 17, 2013 by Loop Quote
Rabidweezil Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Hmm, no anticipated shortage? Maybe Henry has a buddy that works at the plant and they can run more without Bandai's consent lol. I am not holding my breath either for my HF pre-order. According to the email, Henry said "there IS an anticipated shortage" Edited March 17, 2013 by Rabidweezil Quote
apolloneo Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 As you guys discussed so much about HF, I was a little bit worried about my pre-order. Is there anywhere still open pre-order? Quote
Edi Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 NY still has them up: http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/4696-macross-f-dx-chogokin-rvf-25-messiah-valkyrie-luca-angelloni-custom-renewal-version.html Quote
OzmaLee74 Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 No they don't. The preorder button is unclickable meaning its closed right now. Quote
CoreyD Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 It's clickable for me? I just added it to my cart. Quote
Rabidweezil Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 No they don't. The preorder button is unclickable meaning its closed right now. No, it's open for $194.66. I've noticed then when I use IE browser the buttons are not clickable sometimes. But if I go to Firefox they work. In IE, if I log out of my account and back in, that tends to fix the issue. Quote
apolloneo Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 NY still has them up: http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/4696-macross-f-dx-chogokin-rvf-25-messiah-valkyrie-luca-angelloni-custom-renewal-version.html Got another one... Thx! No they don't. The preorder button is unclickable meaning its closed right now. For me it's clickable and I got confirmation email. Try another browser to see if fixed. Quote
OzmaLee74 Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Wow! You guys are right. I'm using safari BTW. Refreshing or even opening up a new page didnt work. Logging out of my NY account fixed it. This sort of glitch may have even cost me the original $151 preorder price now that I think about it.... Quote
Loop Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 I think the same happened to me OzmaLee. I was on the thread when it was open at the original price, but could not get the button to work. I couldn't even buy it at the next price bump until I logged out and back in. Quote
Scyla Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 I just realized that HLJ had no preorders up. I wonder if they abandoned the Bandai DX Chogokin Valkyrie line due to the fuss with the preorders. Or were the preorders up and I didn't noticed it. Quote
Rabidweezil Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 I just realized that HLJ had no preorders up. I wonder if they abandoned the Bandai DX Chogokin Valkyrie line due to the fuss with the preorders. Or were the preorders up and I didn't noticed it. Maybe they read that ridiculous "HLJ Pro-Scalper" thread regarding the VF-171 pre-orders and said screw it. Quote
Edi Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 No they don't. The preorder button is unclickable meaning its closed right now. Whenever this happens, it seems like nothing is in stock on their site. I normally just sign out of my account and sign back in, then it's fixed. It's kind of an odd bug. Quote
xrentonx Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 I just realized that HLJ had no preorders up. I wonder if they abandoned the Bandai DX Chogokin Valkyrie line due to the fuss with the preorders. Or were the preorders up and I didn't noticed it. Nah...they're almost always last posting up the preorders. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 I don't think they even have it listed yet. I check their catalog pretty regularly, and haven't seen any renewal of it appear yet. Quote
xrentonx Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Yeah, I been keepin watch too. Once they're up someone'll holler I'm sure. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Actually makes me wonder if they typo'd the name like they did the 25S before. Could mean they're sitting unsold somewhere in the site. Quote
zzgundam010 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Actually makes me wonder if they typo'd the name like they did the 25S before. Could mean they're sitting unsold somewhere in the site. HLJ still doesn't have a listing for it. Make one wonders... Quote
skullmilitia Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Not likely, they would show up in a search for "Bandai Macross" I'm more likely to believe Scott stopped ordering Macross DX because Bandai telling him tough luck on ordering because he sells to customers outside of Japan. Quote
ultraman zoffy Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Funny... on one hand we have the pre-order that never opens (HLJ), and in the other we have the one that never closes (Hobbyfan), with both hands likely to end up slapping Macross fans in the face either way. lol Quote
skullmilitia Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I canceled my NY order, I'm over the lark up on the Bandai valks, not worth it. I'll keep my HF order, and if it comes in great, if not, I'll never know the difference. Quote
Gakken85 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 The pre-order is still up on NY. Wait.. what is this? And why can you buy it now? Isn't this the same toy with armored parts? http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/2461-macross-f-dx-chogokin-rvf-25-messiah-valkyrie-luke-angerony-custom.html Quote
Reïvaj Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) The pre-order is still up on NY. Wait.. what is this? And why can you buy it now? Isn't this the same toy with armored parts? http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/2461-macross-f-dx-chogokin-rvf-25-messiah-valkyrie-luke-angerony-custom.html V.1 !!!!!!! Edited March 27, 2013 by Reïvaj Quote
Loop Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Yeah, didn't you know? Everyone knows you never go full V1.... Quote
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