Bandai DX VF-31

[Sanity is Optional]

Just now, rdrunner said:

That was a very smart hedge, and I wish I had the insight to do that when I ordred the 31A (which was my first PO ever).

At this point I've gotten one used from Mandarake, and then one each on order from NY and ebay. Never figured that NY would be the last to show.

Also never figured that 33k for a used newly released valk would be such a good deal...

[no3Ljm]

6 hours ago, mamboeidos said:

so...wat could it be? a scam? or when u receive the item some parts r missing?

 

deal looks too gd to be true. but worth risk buying and any thing can rise issue with paypal?

It's probably an error posting since the seller removed the listing.

3 hours ago, arbit said:

Ok. So how many here are still holding out hope for the Kairos?

I'm one.

If one of us complain to Paypal, it wont really teach NY a lesson, and NY will close my account. 

So when you all give up, we need to complain on the same day 

Lets take a count.

I'm still in. Just in case the rumor are true that some stocks are coming by May or June. Not sure how long I'm going to wait. But if ever I decided to cancel it, I'll just use the credits for unpaid PO's with them. But if it's going to get fulfilled I'm just going to sell it to a friend. Or just keep it minty. Hahaha!  

[spacemanoeuvres]

18 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

It's probably an error posting since the seller removed the listing.

I'm still in. Just in case the rumor are true that some stocks are coming by May or June. Not sure how long I'm going to wait. But if ever I decided to cancel it, I'll just use the credits for unpaid PO's with them. But if it's going to get fulfilled I'm just going to sell it to a friend. Or just keep it minty. Hahaha!  

I believe a member who received a voucher for their 31A preorder said that he was not allowed to use the credit for existing orders.

He had to cancel his order then place a new order to use the voucher. So, you may be able to get it done if the items aren’t in high demand and you have fast fingers. 

[wmkjr]

9 hours ago, arbit said:

Is there more evidence that retailers are actually getting new stocks?

Someone on FB posted NY actually shipping their order out on 5-9-18.

[Sanity is Optional]

My ebay seller finally shipped out earlier this week, I'm guessing was one of the people who got alongside the Taobao buyers.

[Shizuka the Cat]

Someone on YJA posted a used DX 31A for sale with a buyout price of 45,800 yen.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/d283042081

However, the seller also has a perfect, but small, rating score. So buyer beware I suppose.

Edited May 12, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat

[Jasonc]

I hate to say it, but this is probably going to be my last time ordering from NY ever again. I'm sure I can fight the "store credit" thing, but the fact that I even have to consider it, without them being proactive on their part is extremely shady business. If it ships, that's great, but this will still be my last order from them. I have one other thing that is already paid for on their site, and one that isn't paid for yet, but once I get my pre-bought stuff, they can sit on my remaining orders. I've already made those orders through other places recently, and therefore, I won't have to worry about their crap next time around.

[borgified]

Not to derail the 31 thread in regards here since that @Jasonc and others have mentioned that they will not be ordering stuff from NY anymore, there is another question that I like to ask regardless.

Was there any shortages of any TWE offerings that NY has put up on pre-order and not have been fulfilled after an "x" amount of time besides the 31a?   

[rdrunner]

1 hour ago, Jasonc said:

I hate to say it, but this is probably going to be my last time ordering from NY ever again. I'm sure I can fight the "store credit" thing, but the fact that I even have to consider it, without them being proactive on their part is extremely shady business. If it ships, that's great, but this will still be my last order from them. I have one other thing that is already paid for on their site, and one that isn't paid for yet, but once I get my pre-bought stuff, they can sit on my remaining orders. I've already made those orders through other places recently, and therefore, I won't have to worry about their crap next time around.

I have a HMR VT-1 on paid pre order with them and the 31A and that’s it. I am also not planning to give them more business after this. Yes their prices can be competitive, but buyers also value the certainty of delivery and customer service more than the potential savings. We shall see how this 31A order turns out for those of us who are still waiting, but in my opinion, I don’t think they should be on the MWF “white list” of web shops anymore. 

[Chronocidal]

Frankly, the only reason I've used them in the past couple of years was to acquire exclusives.  Now that other shops are carrying those, I've got less of a reason to bother with them.

On the plus side, I won't have to be concerned about their freaking half-screen porn figure ads popping up on my account page.  

[Sanity is Optional]

So, what other shops are you guys going to be getting your TWE items from?

[spacemanoeuvres]

I plan to use a proxy to get TWE from now on.

[Chronocidal]

CD Japan started offering proxy service for certain items now, which I didn't know about until this whole issue started up.

[Jasonc]

There are several others that I'm aware of, but just never really used because I "had" my trusted few. Now that NY is out for me, I'll probably start using the others. I haven't heard any bad things with CD Japan, and use them regularly, HLJ is OK, Mandarake, and so on. It's sad for them though. I order a lot of stuff, so they'll be losing my money. Not sorry about that, though.

[F360]

i have used Biginjapan for TWE items

Shipping is fair and fast.  (they will ship out your order ASAP)

Price is normally more than N-Y, but the shipping sometimes balance it out.  (fedex econ)

[no3Ljm]

4 hours ago, borgified said:

Was there any shortages of any TWE offerings that NY has put up on pre-order and not have been fulfilled after an "x" amount of time besides the 31a?   

IIRC, this is the first time.

 

[F360]

Back at Mandarake, vf-31a

Not opened, package damaged

48000 yen

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1086998574&ref=mail&lang=en

Edited May 13, 2018 by F360

[Sanity is Optional]

48 minutes ago, F360 said:

Back at Mandarake, vf-31a

Not opened, package damaged

48000 yen

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1086998574&ref=mail&lang=en

Well, it's ¥2,000 cheaper than the last unopened, package damaged one they got.

[F360]

3 hours ago, F360 said:

Back at Mandarake, vf-31a

Not opened, package damaged

48000 yen

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1086998574&ref=mail&lang=en

looks like someone brought it.    

[rdrunner]

5 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Well, it's ¥2,000 cheaper than the last unopened, package damaged one they got.

I forgot the name of the plugin that some of us have used to monitor new items on auction or second hand sites - can someone please remind me? Many thanks. 

[Mommar]

17 hours ago, Jasonc said:

There are several others that I'm aware of, but just never really used because I "had" my trusted few. Now that NY is out for me, I'll probably start using the others. I haven't heard any bad things with CD Japan, and use them regularly, HLJ is OK, Mandarake, and so on. It's sad for them though. I order a lot of stuff, so they'll be losing my money. Not sorry about that, though.

My solitary complaint about CDJ is they refuse to ship by anything but EMS if it isn’t a book or music and I hate dealing with my local post office.  They can be a bit slow shipping out too.

[borgified]

@rdrunner: You know that FigInstock is not is business anymore. The other option is to use Distill Web monitor plug in for your Japanese Toy Fixes in which @Sanity is Optional left a link the "FigInStock to be Shutdown" thread.

Edit: Here's the link for us who are tired of doing searches - https://distill.io/

Edited May 13, 2018 by borgified

[Alex GS]

Sealed Kairos in Jungle store if someone interested 

With the whooping price of Y58,320 

http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/?page_id=121&id=2314440

 

[Jasonc]

I've come to the conclusion that if I really want one, either my preorder will become available, or it won't and I'll get one down the line once this madness settles down. I may be pissed about NY and their handling, but I'm not about to fly off the handle and spend that much on a toy that is so overpriced due to panic. If it stays at that price for a long time after all this, then I guess I'll be taking sack lunches to work for awhile.

[spacemanoeuvres]

Says in stock, but I couldn’t find a way to buy from the shop. 

[no3Ljm]

44 minutes ago, Jasonc said:

I've come to the conclusion that if I really want one, either my preorder will become available, or it won't and I'll get one down the line once this madness settles down. I may be pissed about NY and their handling, but I'm not about to fly off the handle and spend that much on a toy that is so overpriced due to panic. If it stays at that price for a long time after all this, then I guess I'll be taking sack lunches to work for awhile.

Same here. Can’t believe just a certain Cannon Fodder plane made everyone so panic. Including me for getting a backup for a little bit of a marked up ($70 more shipping included) weeks after the release. And yes, like you mentioned it’s really overpriced now. Can’t believe it’s triple the price now and shipping is still not included. Sometimes I still keep reminding myself that this is just a toy... and it’s not even the star of the show.  

[Jasonc]

Just now, no3Ljm said:

Same here. Can’t believe just a certain Cannon Fodder plane made everyone so panic. Including me for getting a backup for a little bit of a marked up ($70 more shipping included) weeks after the release. And yes, like you mentioned it’s really overpriced now. Can’t believe it’s triple the price now and shipping is still not included. Sometimes I still keep reminding myself that this is just a toy... and it’s not even the star of the show.  

All very valid points to take into consideration. Even if this was the main hero valk, these things pop up well after they're gone, and at that point, just becomes a matter of simple searching. If that becomes a majority of all of our tasks for this thing, I'll gladly wait it out. There's way too many other things in the list of wants that I would like first.

[no3Ljm]

3 minutes ago, Jasonc said:

There's way too many other things in the list of wants that I would like first.

Totally agree. For what’s it going for nowadays, you can get more toys with it.  

[rdrunner]

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Same here. Can’t believe just a certain Cannon Fodder plane made everyone so panic. Including me for getting a backup for a little bit of a marked up ($70 more shipping included) weeks after the release. And yes, like you mentioned it’s really overpriced now. Can’t believe it’s triple the price now and shipping is still not included. Sometimes I still keep reminding myself that this is just a toy... and it’s not even the star of the show.  

To me it’s actually the best looking VF-31 in the entire series

[eXis10z]

There'll probably be an Arad version of it.

[CharlesXavier]

7 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Says in stock, but I couldn’t find a way to buy from the shop. 

Probably sold out by the time you found this post.

But if this seller indeed receive his stocks for the VF-1A, it gives a big gleam of hope to all of us who have been waiting for NY. Perhaps there really is a delayed batch of stocks.

[no3Ljm]

8 hours ago, rdrunner said:

To me it’s actually the best looking VF-31 in the entire series

Oh, I agree with you. It’s one of the best looking Valk out there. I’m just only pointing out that a Cannon Fodder Valk commands more than the main star Valks.

If the price of Kairos still goes up, you might ended up completing the whole Delta Squadron, if you think about it.

[Sanity is Optional]

I think it's a combination of a lot of things, each of which make it more desirable.

• VF-31 being arguably the best transforming VF Bandai makes.
• VF-31a having a delta wing like the YF-30 and VF-0D, which seems to be more popular than the forward sweep of the other 31s.
• VF-31a being a more realistic blue-grey color than the less well received Delta squad paintjobs.
• Cannon Fodder machines people generally buy more of.
• Missiles rather than drones in the legs (even though it still has the stupid drone charger).
• The whole scarcity issue with unfilled orders.

[Kinzoku VF]

Every week, it's the same thing. 1 shipped, and that's it. At this stage, I truly doubt I they'll deliver before August... at all. Especially considering its current value, why send this invisible stock if they can sell it for X5 times its price ......Gutted.

[Sildani]

What day do Mirage’s Super parts come out this week, again?