typhoon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I managed to get lucky during the second round and snagged two.... That's the first time I have managed to score a Bandai standard release without largely inflated prices. Good luck to whomever is searching for one (or two or more). Quote
Sandman Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 It was easy to get after release at places like mandrake and jungle. I know cuz I was cursing at myself for paying that much every time I saw one. Quote
wmkjr Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks for the heads up on the NY email. In other news, someone grab that Ozma bundle on drake before I get tempted! Quote
Guyffon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Wow, ppl are getting 2 now? Whatever happened to the 1 preorder per customer rule Quote
typhoon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Not sure if that was directed at me....I know some websites restrict the purchase order amount but I had no issues with NY and grabbing two. This has to be one of my favourite releases for the YF-29! Quote
close313 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 It's never been a rule, its a system restriction that some online shops have to ensure fairness and prevent scalping etc. Some like NY (i think) doesn't have such restrictions. Of course they can be bypassed easily too, using accounts with different addresses Quote
Shukenzero Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I'm sure tomorrow will bring a fresh batch of preorders. Knowing NY they'll be pushing for as many units as possible; they've never really changed their MO Quote
typhoon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Cool, I thought I must have missed something... Quote
chyll2 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 scary thought: what if they release the 25 renewal with super/armored parts after this Quote
Guyffon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Which is strange as past preorders even NY had that 1 per customer rule, but like you said, easy to bypass, as for the 25S, i alrdy have 1 of those and will not need to compete for that. Lets hope that NY does not open the next batch with yet another price hike, if so imuch as well feed the scalpers Quote
Shukenzero Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I'm sure the increased production is the main reason why ny hasn't marked this up nearly as quickly...yeah it's a more desirable valk but at least it's not like what we had to do before, which was fight for the handful of units available...now we wait to see if they will do the renewal S first or the 30...I'm sure nobody expected every single 29 repaint under the sun before anything new...and where is the vf-27 CF??? Quote
recon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Yup I did but still not fast enough. Had the item in my cart and selected shipping and when I was about to click next Poof item was no longer available WTF! Edited February 4, 2014 by recon Quote
YF-29 Durandal Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I'm sure the increased production is the main reason why ny hasn't marked this up nearly as quickly...yeah it's a more desirable valk but at least it's not like what we had to do before, which was fight for the handful of units available...now we wait to see if they will do the renewal S first or the 30...I'm sure nobody expected every single 29 repaint under the sun before anything new...and where is the vf-27 CF??? You mean the green one? I would not bet on that getting reissued much less a renewal. And the upcoming VF-25S is a reissue and not a renewal. Edited February 4, 2014 by YF-29 Durandal Quote
Mommar Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 here's a fool proof tip for those who are refreshing the page using f5 or page monitor. and people are doing without telling. go the the nippan yasan page for the ozma 29 http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/6609-macross-f-dx-chogokin-yf-29-durandal-valkyrie-ozma-lee-custom.html under the price and not avail button, click on "notify me when avail and use an address that you can get instant notification on your phone. that's it. NY notifies you instantly unlike amiami or hobbysearch over e-mail. that's how everyone here is posting when it's back up. Not if you can't use a phone at your respective work... Quote
ah_t00t Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Missed it for the first time but got it today on the second wave from NY during a break at work. Quote
Valk-1S Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Which is strange as past preorders even NY had that 1 per customer rule, but like you said, easy to bypass, as for the 25S, i alrdy have 1 of those and will not need to compete for that. Lets hope that NY does not open the next batch with yet another price hike, if so imuch as well feed the scalpers NY only limit one for the initial first round at retail or less. After first round there is no limit. Quote
KH355hamdi Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Managed to grab one early this morning from NY. They always deliver. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 NY only limit one for the initial first round at retail or less. After first round there is no limit. Re: NY, that's not accurate, at least not for this release. I've never noticed Nippon-Yassan to impose a quantity limit on Bandai's Macross Renewal line. In fact that's how a lot of people are able to tell how many quantity NY has in stock. I've seen HLJ, AmiAmi and Hobby Search limit quantities but even then it's not always that they do so(and as far as I know AmiAmi is the only one that limits one of an item per account vs. one limit per order). At different times/releases I've ordered multiple of the same unit from each of them, sometimes on one order, others at different - same login and same shipping address. Again, good luck to those still looking - people here have already listed some good info on how to try and secure one at pre-order and then post-release. -b. Quote
Duymon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Re: NY, that's not accurate, at least not for this release. I've never noticed Nippon-Yassan to impose a quantity limit on Bandai's Macross Renewal line. In fact that's how a lot of people are able to tell how many quantity NY has in stock. I've seen HLJ, AmiAmi and Hobby Search limit quantities but even then it's not always that they do so(and as far as I know AmiAmi is the only one that limits one of an item per account vs. one limit per order). At different times/releases I've ordered multiple of the same unit from each of them, sometimes on one order, others at different - same login and same shipping address. Again, good luck to those still looking - people here have already listed some good info on how to try and secure one at pre-order and then post-release. -b. NY has always limited 1st-run. I had this occur when the Alto's 25F reissues were up. They asked me to either let them reduce order to 1, or cancel the whole order. AFter 1st run, it's anything goes. Edited February 4, 2014 by Duymon Quote
Phalanix Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Oops.. fell asleep last night and totally forgot about this. Ah well, NY will usually pump out more pre-orders... will try again later. Quote
technoblue Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I missed the first-day pre-order madness as well, but i do not regret it. Part of me wants to wait until the standard release, mostly to see if Bandai teases us with more news of another Ozma VF-25S release. The other part of me wants to hover around HLJ's site to see if a "late" pre-order pops up there. Edited February 4, 2014 by technoblue Quote
Shukenzero Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 You mean the green one? I would not bet on that getting reissued much less a renewal. And the upcoming VF-25S is a reissue and not a renewal. Sorry i meant reissue Ozma and yeah they should be doing the vf-27 in green grace/CF considering they've already got the improved mold for it Quote
YF-29 Durandal Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Sorry i meant reissue Ozma and yeah they should be doing the vf-27 in green grace/CF considering they've already got the improved mold for it Hmm yeah maybe they will reissue the improved mold for it. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) NY has always limited 1st-run. I had this occur when the Alto's 25F reissues were up. They asked me to either let them reduce order to 1, or cancel the whole order. AFter 1st run, it's anything goes. Then I guess I imagined the orders I've placed personally (FIRST run) where I didn't have a limit of 1. -b. *edit, it was one order, but still Edited February 4, 2014 by Kanedas Bike Quote
yman1437 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Do you guys think there will be enough supply after official release? Best looking valk to me after VF-25S, I want one ......but it's not hard to find a VF-25F e.g. now. Sour grape from someone who missed the pre-order Quote
close313 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I have a feeling it will still be obtainable. May be harder to get compared to the recent releases because, as everyone mentioned before me, its Ozma! Thats just a feeling though. Quote
Duymon Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) There's no doubt any item will be obtainable after release. The real question is: at what price? Edited February 4, 2014 by Duymon Quote
juice14 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 There's no doubt any item will be obtainable after release. The real question is: at what price? Mandarake shows 7 Isamu Yf-29s from 18-20k Yen at this time. 2 Fokker colored ones 24-26k Yen. Alto Yf-29 @ 30k Yen. Fairly straightforward market economics heh. And yes I missed the pre-order too.... even missed 2nd one from NY after a nap at the exact time lol. Quote
TCracker Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 not worried about it. the toy shop where I usually get my valks will be bringing it in. just placed an order for 2 units. not going to go through the NY or amiami madness ever again. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 For those still looking, and not wanting to pay any over suggested retail to scalper prices there is still plenty of reason to be optimistic. 1) HLJ pre-order, once it goes up 2) AmiAmi release stock and perhaps even another round of pre-orders 3) Hobby Search release stock and perhaps even another round of pre-orders 4) *Insert Name of online store here* release stock and perhaps even another round of pre-orders 5) Mandarake for anything from a MISB with a dinged box to ones that are MIB to gently used 6) Someone here will list one for sale from either extras or after opening it and finding that they don't like it or need to sell it Apologies for being repetitive above, just trying to illustrate reasons why folks can still secure this at a reasonable price. The only reason to get really worked up at this point is that the pre-order discounts of 10 to 15% from stores like AmiAmi, which usually has the best pre-order price, will be hard to come by. Just don't wait months after release, by then it's a fair assumption to think the prices will have risen well above SRP. -b. Quote
Valk-1S Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 how reliable is Rakuten???? It's like Amazon marketplace. Will depend on the shop you are buying from. I have bought a few items from there before with no issues. However, not all will accept credit card. Amazon JP is easier to shop with. There's no doubt any item will be obtainable after release. The real question is: at what price? Yup, it will be available at NY and Amazon JP. But the price depends on quantity produced. With Amazon JP, you need to keep an eye through the day when it's released. Some retailers will be happy to list them at retail when it comes out but if there are not many, they will be gone fast. If sales are not good after maybe 1-2 weeks, you may start to see prices falling. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Well, it's back up at NY at 19,500 yen. Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Got one....maybe cancel this one if i got a better price in HLJ or in other store....but for the moment this work for me. Quote
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