Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[beatsing]

scalpers played us

[Alphahorizon]

2 minutes ago, yman1437 said:

not sure it we are playing toys or toys are playing us...

Brutal 

[Shizuka the Cat]

Wow, DX VF-1J Hikaru sold within a few minutes for 33,000 yen at Mandarake.  What is that, 15,000 yen mark-up?

[F360]

2 minutes ago, Face_Forward said:

So, did ANYONE actually catch a preorder? It kinda sounds like everyone got boned. This is my first rodeo, but it seems as though this is the worst anyone's ever seen 

some got it from cdjapan, some got it from amiami, some got it from hlj.  no one from hobby search.  , and some got it from nin-nin games when they open 2 hours early.

 

[chyll2]

1 minute ago, Face_Forward said:

Do these ever get reissues, or am i stuck waiting for the next variant and have to go through this again?

wait for next variant and hope interest is less

[beatsing]

1 minute ago, Face_Forward said:

Do these ever get reissues, or am i stuck waiting for the next variant and have to go through this again?

the vf 25 took years to reissue, and didn't reissue all variants

[Sanity is Optional]

Just now, chyll2 said:

wait for next variant and hope interest is less

Or volumes are higher.

[Shizuka the Cat]

DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1A TV Max pre-order madness:  April 8, 2019

 

AVAILABLE NOW

32,970 yen  @ Yano Shop via AmazonJP   https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07QC9VHJC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2HD4G7SARR8CA&psc=1  (+4,800 yen shipping to United States)

37,800 yen  @ CDJapan Proxy Service  http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/agency/yahoo/product/taroubou_dx-chougoukin-vf1a-valkyrie-maximilian-genus-machine

 

AVAILABLE SOON ???

18,468 yen  @ Nin-Nin-Games  https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/31513-macross-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximillian-jenius-use-dx-chogokin--4573102567222.html 

 

NOT AVAILABLE

17,100 yen  @ Hobby Search  https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10605111

18,000 yen  @ CDJapan  http://mag.cdjapan.co.jp/?4_--_3284216_--_1885_--_9

18,000 yen  @ HLJ  https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-use-bans56722

18,450 yen  @ AmiAmi  https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-047859

 

Edited April 8, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat

[mamboeidos]

DAMN !!!! even S.H Broly is sold out at NY while i was checking out

[seti88]

3 minutes ago, scand said:

Well do I commit to a cup of coffee... or do I drag my ass back to bed?

At this stage even if it lists, its gonna be a quick draw or lottery........

 

[Face_Forward]

1 minute ago, beatsing said:

the vf 25 took years to reissue, and didn't reissue all variants

What the hell is wrong with bandai? They're leaving money on the table here... the model kit division literally will repop kits from the 80s forever, these get a single undersized run and then tosses them like scraps to a hungry pack of wolves... does anyone know why they're like this?

[tjdetweiler]

3 minutes ago, mamboeidos said:

DAMN !!!! even S.H Broly is sold out at NY while i was checking out

I was trying to get a S.H. Figuarts Broly as well from the usual retailers - however unlucky - I guess alot of peeps were also had their eye on it thus caused also slowness/crashes on the websites

[Rein+]

welp i give up trying to order this myself. time to return to my local scalper, hope they don't bleed me to death with this one

[seti88]

7 minutes ago, Face_Forward said:

Do these ever get reissues, or am i stuck waiting for the next variant and have to go through this again?

Keep your eyes open as there could be listings available at the stores or some post here throughout, running to release day. 

[beatsing]

3 minutes ago, Face_Forward said:

What the hell is wrong with bandai? They're leaving money on the table here... the model kit division literally will repop kits from the 80s forever, these get a single undersized run and then tosses them like scraps to a hungry pack of wolves... does anyone know why they're like this?

yup.  lots of money on the table.  look at all the disappointed peeps tonight.  

[chyll2]

lol NY. really taking their sweet time

[mamboeidos]

5 minutes ago, tjdetweiler said:

I was trying to get a S.H. Figuarts Broly as well from the usual retailers - however unlucky - I guess alot of peeps were also had their eye on it thus caused also slowness/crashes on the websites

i actually had it till I click elsewhere and when i return n check out I got cartjacked 

[Duymon]

NY: Let's put literally every figure arts and other Bandai action figure up befor ethe 1A to torture everyone

then even when it comes up they still need to fight deathwheel

[Chronocidal]

Just now, Duymon said:

NY: Let's put literally every figure arts and other Bandai action figure up befor ethe 1A to torture everyone

then even when it comes up they still need to fight deathwheel

Either that, or the neverending ticket queue.

Seriously.. how is a system like that even supposed to function?

[chyll2]

Just now, Chronocidal said:

Either that, or the neverending ticket queue.

Seriously.. how is a system like that even supposed to function?

its not crashing now. or the ticket system replaced the crash error page lol

[yman1437]

1 minute ago, Chronocidal said:

Either that, or the neverending ticket queue.

Seriously.. how is a system like that even supposed to function?

I have the page opened, afraid to do anything....

 

[F360]

1 minute ago, Duymon said:

NY: Let's put literally every figure arts and other Bandai action figure up befor ethe 1A to torture everyone

then even when it comes up they still need to fight deathwheel

even worse, somehow I have a old item in my cart and when I try to remove it, they sent me back out to ticket line. 

[jenius]

My buddy in Japan just gave up... I think there's a lot of shrugging and hoping more are available at launch.

[jenius]

meanwhile, Mandarake just sold a Hikaru 1J for 32K... so now you know why everyone wants to buy one of these at 18K.

[gingaio]

I may be calling it a night too. It's 2:03 AM here. I've got the day off tomorrow (today?). Don't know how you guys and gals do it.

Disappointed, but it's not the end of the world. A 1A Max would have been nice, but I've only got so much space, and the 1A CF and 1S would be more essential to my display. But oh yeah, I'm not going to be able to order those either...

 

[Valkyrie23]

31,466 now on Amazon JP

headed in the right direction lol

[tjdetweiler]

Goodluck to everyone! I missed out as well I guess I'm all good with my VF-1J

Even Metal Build Gundams are not this crazy, Macross PO is just on a different level, but VF-1J wasn't this insane

[jenius]

goodnight, if someone snags an extra one, I'll buy it from you. 

[seti88]

nuts! i tot NY was unavailable but then i managed to get in!

Edited April 8, 2019 by seti88

[F360]

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27881-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html

[davidwhangchoi]

holy shoot amiami just re-opened and i got one

(it's showing now closed) 

Edited April 8, 2019 by davidwhangchoi

[Valkyrie23]

I just copied that NY link into the same tab I had open for NY, and now I'm ticket #290 lol

[Daedalus]

it's up at NY

 

[rdrunner]

1 minute ago, F360 said:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27881-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html

Their ticket system is just absolutely frekking ridiculous. 

[Chronocidal]

1 minute ago, Daedalus said:

it's up at NY

 

Now if only NY were up at NY.  

 

3 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

holy shoot amiami just re-opened and i got one

(it's showing now closed) 

I actually refreshed it on a whim before I shut down my computer, and saw the same thing..  if that one goes through I'll be amazed, but having one potential pre-order was more than I was really hoping for.

Edited April 8, 2019 by Chronocidal