Delta Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Oh god I just pulled the trigger on this thing what have I done oh god oh jeez. This'll be my first "deluxe" transforming VF ever. Quote
Delta Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Paid at Ami shipping was kind of high. How much? I just placed an order through them myself. :V Quote
Mommar Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 It was 5,400Y for EMS from Nippon Yasan!!! I think I got gouged... but at least I'm paying them instead of customs... which would be at least another $60 It was 4,140 from Amiami so you really aren't paying much higher. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 amiami had stock an hour ago now it's sold out http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-002551&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dyf-19%24pagemax%3D20%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1 Quote
skullmilitia Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 It's already low stock at HLJ as well. Quote
Froy Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) 3300 yen EMS shipping from HLJ. Dodged the bullet! HLJ is low stock. Hot Toys Robocop delayed to late april Was a tough choice between this 2 for the end of this month. Good guys Arcadia! Edited March 28, 2014 by Froy Quote
auberondreaming Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Has HLJ started taking payments? I have not received an email as of yet. Quote
SaitouSad Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 still waiting on HLJ's payment request and BiJ's shipment notice :\ Quote
valhary Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 have noticed the human figures are articulated at least Yang Neuman of the arms perhaps the beginning of the improvements for the macross pilots Quote
AlphaOne Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Is HLJ opened on the weekends? If not, will it cut close to the tax hike? Quote
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) No bill from HLJ yet. I expect it will show up in the next 24 to 48 hours. On another note, has anyone saved any money on HLJ shipping by using their warehouse feature to combine orders? Edited March 28, 2014 by funkymonkeyjavajunky Quote
OzmaLee74 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 3300 yen EMS shipping from HLJ. Dodged the bullet! HLJ is low stock. Hot Toys Robocop delayed to late april Was a tough choice between this 2 for the end of this month. Good guys Arcadia! Now ¥3000 was more of what I was expecting for EMS. I thought HT Robocop was delayed to August? Quote
Major Focker Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) On another note, has anyone saved any money on HLJ shipping by using their warehouse feature to combine orders? quite a bit. what i do in PW is i select single items for shipping and note the costs. i add them all up and later compare with various permutations of combined shipping. savings are typically 1k to 2k yen, roughly 5-20% off, in addition to the already 20% discount on EMS rates. Edited March 28, 2014 by Major Focker Quote
daBlah! Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Have mine ordered through HLJ there so waiting to see. I've save very little on the combined shipping through the private warehouse few big orders, but it's just been handy to organise deliveries when I'm abroad. Quote
Mommar Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 I wonder how long it will be before somebody in Japan puts up a first review. Quote
M'Kyuun Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Starting to have a bad feeling about HLJ's ability to fill their preorders before April, esp since they're already low stock and there are a number of us , including myself, who preordered it and have yet to receive pay requests/confirmation, or shipping notices. Gonna go sob helplessly while I fold laundry. Edited March 28, 2014 by M'Kyuun Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Starting to have a bad feeling about HLJ's ability to fill their preorders before April, esp since they're already low stock and there are a number of us , including myself, who preordered it and have yet to receive pay requests/confirmation, or shipping notices. Gonna go sob helplessly while I fold laundey. this was made to order if you pre0ordered a while ago. you're fine. Quote
skullmilitia Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Based on past experiences with pre-orders from HLJ, once something hits "In Stock" the next day around 1pm Mt time is when I get the email saying the item has been purchased and put in the Private Warehouse. Probably with-in 3 hours everyone will have given HLJ a ton of money. Quote
Falcon18 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 I'm sure all you who pre-ordered will have your payment requests soon. Don't have to panic. This is made to order. This thing is big though. Thank god we're closer to Japan else shipping would be a real killer. I got charged 3100 yen for EMS.. I really feel the pain for those of you who had to pay alot more for shipping. Quote
brybie Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just got mine from Amiami preorder. As it's my first order with them as I bought previously from Nippon-Yasan, I was wondering if they declare the actual value? The tax here is insane.. I hope they marked as a gift or something.. Is there a way to notify them for this? Quote
joppewo Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Just got mine from Amiami preorder. As it's my first order with them as I bought previously from Nippon-Yasan, I was wondering if they declare the actual value? The tax here is insane.. I hope they marked as a gift or something.. Is there a way to notify them for this? AmiAmi doesn't mark it as gift nor declare a lower value Quote
Deadeye_281 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Well I'm in the HLJ shipping/payment confirmation limbo as well. Not really worried though, I'm sure the notice will come soon enough. Quote
Falcon18 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Just got mine from Amiami preorder. As it's my first order with them as I bought previously from Nippon-Yasan, I was wondering if they declare the actual value? The tax here is insane.. I hope they marked as a gift or something.. Is there a way to notify them for this? You're out of luck. Amiami declares full value and will not under declare. Says so in their FAQs. Edited March 28, 2014 by Falcon18 Quote
anubis20 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Well I'm in the HLJ shipping/payment confirmation limbo as well. Not really worried though, I'm sure the notice will come soon enough. I had another Arcadia release (C:MO Asuka) come in stock yesterday. I received my payment request at about 3:50PM EST so hopefully we start seeing some payment requests around that time Quote
brybie Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Well I'm ducked.. so its going to be like $400.. Nippon-Yasan in the future Quote
eriku Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Saw it was available at AmiAmi this morning for a better price than my HLJ preorder and nabbed one. Must not have lasted long, I see they're sold out again. Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Well I'm ducked.. so its going to be like $400.. Nippon-Yasan in the future Why u overpaying bro? Quote
brybie Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 I don't want to bro.. Taxes. Those ducking taxes. @Eriku.. cheaper by a small margin but their shipping costs negate the "discount." And don't forget those ducking taxes when they declare that you've bought a $350 toy. Quote
CoreyD Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Did anyone figure out what those two grey squares are for? Quote
eriku Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) If you mean the squares in the lower right-hand corner of the tray that holds the bird, those are adapters for the stand that comes with the Arcadia VF-1s. Edited March 28, 2014 by eriku Quote
Mommar Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Kind of an insult including holders for Fold Boosters one might not own or have any way to access. Quote
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