connor99 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 I really hate this Nike mentality of only releasing so many units of a certain item. We all know that making money is the name of the game for any business company out there, so why not release more VFs? We also know that people will pay an arm and a leg....and a kidney for one of these things, so Bandai I ask again, why not release more and do us Macross fans a favor? Quote
jenius Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Since the great recession there has been a drive toward not losing money rather than making money. Big production runs expose you to much more risk. Little production runs have little risk. Better to have customers wanting more than stores with dead stock. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Nah, this is Bandai. They've been averse to selling enough valks to meet demand since they started. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 2 hours ago, mantisfists said: Tenso's website says you need to send them ID copies to use their service. Is that normal? Not sure I'm comfortable with that. What's the difference between them and, say, Buyee and what are their fees like? Sorry bout all the questions. I've never used a proxy service, though, so I'd like to pick the right one. Yes. Totally normal. They own Buyee, but process is slightly different. Fees are similar to Buyee - actually, a little less I think. Usually very nominal considering the service being provided. That being said, I only use them for Macross since I can’t get that anywhere outside of Japan (unless secondary market). Quote
Anasazi37 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 2 hours ago, mantisfists said: Tenso's website says you need to send them ID copies to use their service. Is that normal? Not sure I'm comfortable with that. What's the difference between them and, say, Buyee and what are their fees like? Sorry bout all the questions. I've never used a proxy service, though, so I'd like to pick the right one. They have to verify your identity to comply with Japanese law. From Tenso's site: "According to Japanese law, package forwarding companies must perform an identity and address verification from 1st April, 2013." It's one thing to have a company directly ship you something that they purchase on your behalf (proxy), I guess it's another to effectively give you a domestic address and let you ship random stuff to yourself internationally (forwarding). Quote
mantisfists Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 50 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Yes. Totally normal. They own Buyee, but process is slightly different. Fees are similar to Buyee - actually, a little less I think. Usually very nominal considering the service being provided. That being said, I only use them for Macross since I can’t get that anywhere outside of Japan (unless secondary market). 49 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said: They have to verify your identity to comply with Japanese law. From Tenso's site: "According to Japanese law, package forwarding companies must perform an identity and address verification from 1st April, 2013." It's one thing to have a company directly ship you something that they purchase on your behalf (proxy), I guess it's another to effectively give you a domestic address and let you ship random stuff to yourself internationally (forwarding). Cool. Thanks, y'all. Makes me feel a bit better about trying it, then. Much like DYRL VF-1S, I'd pretty much only be using it for the Robotech Macross items Amazon.jp and others won't ship to the US. Thanks for explaining the difference between the two Anasazi. That makes sense and would explain why they'd need some form of ID. Quote
F360 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, mantisfists said: Tenso's website says you need to send them ID copies to use their service. Is that normal? Not sure I'm comfortable with that. What's the difference between them and, say, Buyee and what are their fees like? Sorry bout all the questions. I've never used a proxy service, though, so I'd like to pick the right one. The ID is normal , you just need to take a pic and sent it to them . They need your ID because you are using their address . Think of it like renting a mailbox or a P.O. Box , any of those places will also require your ID . It’s the same company but they deal with different services . You can probably use buyees amazon jp add on too but I do not know how fast that add on places the order , if it’s not real time then it might not place the order in time . With tenso you are the one that’s placing directly on amazon.jp Quote
mantisfists Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, F360 said: The ID is normal , you just need to take a pic and sent it to them . They need your ID because you are using their address . Think of it like renting a mailbox or a P.O. Box , any of those places will also require your ID . It’s the same company but they deal with different services . You can probably use buyees amazon jp add on too but I do not know how fast that add on places the order , if it’s not real time then it might not place the order in time . With tenso you are the one that’s placing directly on amazon.jp Is there an English version of the address I need to enter into Amazon.jp or do I need to do it on the Japanese language version? I'm trying to enter the proxy address as an alternate address but have no idea what to enter in. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, mantisfists said: Is there an English version of the address I need to enter into Amazon.jp or do I need to do it on the Japanese language version? I'm trying to enter the proxy address as an alternate address but have no idea what to enter in. Once you're all set and confirmed, Tenso has a link under the right corner of your Shipping Address that says: Quote How to enter your tenso address. Select that and it tells you exactly what to input for AJ and others. Quote
mantisfists Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Once you're all set and confirmed, Tenso has a link under the right corner of your Shipping Address that says: Select that and it tells you exactly what to input for AJ and others. I saw that but everything's in Japanese. It shows how to enter it into the Japanese language page. The only language other than English I speak is Ebonics and the alphabet looks nothing like that. Scrolled down a bit, though and saw the Rakuten section is in English. Maybe that'll work. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 47 minutes ago, mantisfists said: Cool. Thanks, y'all. Makes me feel a bit better about trying it, then. Much like DYRL VF-1S, I'd pretty much only be using it for the Robotech Macross items Amazon.jp and others won't ship to the US. Thanks for explaining the difference between the two Anasazi. That makes sense and would explain why they'd need some form of ID. Happy to help 22 minutes ago, mantisfists said: Is there an English version of the address I need to enter into Amazon.jp or do I need to do it on the Japanese language version? I'm trying to enter the proxy address as an alternate address but have no idea what to enter in. Tenso is really good about generating multiple versions of your address for you, like @DYRL VF-1S said. They have options for a bunch of different sites, including AJ. Mine looks like this: First blacked out box is your name, second is your unique Tenso ID. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, mantisfists said: I saw that but everything's in Japanese. It shows how to enter it into the Japanese language page. The only language other than English I speak is Ebonics and the alphabet looks nothing like that. Scrolled down a bit, though and saw the Rakuten section is in English. Maybe that'll work. It depends on the site you're trying to put the address into. The Rakuten Global Market format is the most reliable English one, in my experience. For AJ, I think I'm using the straight-up Japanese version, just to be safe. Edited October 31, 2020 by Anasazi37 Quote
Anasazi37 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, mantisfists said: I saw that but everything's in Japanese. It shows how to enter it into the Japanese language page. The only language other than English I speak is Ebonics and the alphabet looks nothing like that. Scrolled down a bit, though and saw the Rakuten section is in English. Maybe that'll work. Here's how mine actually looks on the English version of AJ Quote
mantisfists Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Anasazi37 said: Here's how mine actually looks on the English version of AJ Thanks, man. That helps a lot. This is pretty much how all the other templates look to my eyes.... Quote
Anasazi37 Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Just now, mantisfists said: Thanks, man. That helps a lot. This is pretty much how all the other templates look to my eyes.... Nice Heptapod reference. I probably used Google Translate to figure out where to put everything. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted November 1, 2020 Posted November 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Anasazi37 said: Nice Heptapod reference. I probably used Google Translate to figure out where to put everything. Ditto. Quote
F360 Posted November 1, 2020 Posted November 1, 2020 When I setup my tenso account, I did not use google translate , just the default amazon language change option. on Tenso, if you guys scroll down a bit and click on the "(>) Actual registration page " it will reference on how it will look on amazon,jp and other sites. But be sure you are looking at the same section for your store. Also these are example references,, DO NOT USE THEIR "TS123456" Go into your amazon.jp add address section. (if it's in english, i'll look like below).. all you have to go is click on the japan flag v and select JP after you change it to JP it will look pretty much exactly like the example that tenso shown for reference.. just copy and paste from you actually japanese address info.. and then orange button at the bottom.... now you can go and change your language back to english. NOT TS123456....... use the one that assigned to you. After writing all this it sounds must more complicated than it actually is. .. but it's very easy Quote
F360 Posted November 2, 2020 Posted November 2, 2020 The extra thing to keep watch for this time is the shipping cost. Some places will have much higher shipping cost than others. This set includes the extra Flight display stand ,making this box bigger and heavier to ship. (similar to the first release dx VF-1J) CDjapan is charging 9757 yen (US$ 93.22) for Fedex shipping to the USA for this item,. So even if you got it on preorder price of 18000.. Add in FedEx 9757 yen, the total ends up at 27757, yen. at least I will get some cdjapan points back. Quote
borgified Posted November 4, 2020 Posted November 4, 2020 Kakizaki for 22k yen on Manda (unopened, packaged damaged) https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1146676374&ref=list&dispCount=240&keyword=マクロス&lang=en Quote
valkfighter Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Tamashi nations press release: We will deliver information on "DX Chogokin VF-1D Valkyrie" which will be exhibited for the first time https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/10061?entry_id=6991 Edited November 5, 2020 by valkfighter Quote
tekering Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, valkfighter said: We will deliver information on "DX Chogokin VF-1D Valkyrie" Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 Ooooooh.....Nice! I can dig that. Was reaaaaaalllly hoping to complete the Vermillion Squad though. Quote
sqidd Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, valkfighter said: Tamashi nations press release: We will deliver information on "DX Chogokin VF-1D Valkyrie" which will be exhibited for the first time https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/10061?entry_id=6991 I'm shocked! I wonder if they will actually include a Minmay figure for the back seat or leave us hanging like the HMR...................Oh wait, Minmay figure 4900 yen. Tamashi Web Exclusive! Edited November 5, 2020 by sqidd Quote
valkfighter Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) complete translation The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Macross F, Macross ΔDX Chogokin & LIVE Information Zentradi Prime Special! 6th (Fri) 20: 00- MC: Yuichi Hatanaka Guest: Minori Suzuki, Nozomi Nishida Information on "DX Chogokin VF-1S Valkyrie Roy Focker Special" just before the release and now We will deliver information on "DX Chogokin VF-1D Valkyrie" which will be exhibited for the first time. Also, "Mc Introducing information on the live performance of "Loss F" and the new movie version of "Macross Delta". Edited November 5, 2020 by valkfighter Quote
sqidd Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Ooooooh.....Nice! I can dig that. Was reaaaaaalllly hoping to complete the Vermillion Squad though. Brilliant release strategy. String out the stuff that everyone wants and pepper the not so popular stuff in between. More people will buy the not so popular stuff just to get their fix. I don't want a VF-1D........................................but I'll probably get one anyway! Quote
seti88 Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 Wow vf-1D!! Detachable cockpit is too much to ask for right? Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, sqidd said: Brilliant release strategy. String out the stuff that everyone wants and pepper the not so popular stuff in between. More people will buy the not so popular stuff just to get their fix. Agreed. Time to sell off my HMR valks. LOL I primarily have them as a cheaper alternative for the VF-4G and VF-1D. I pre-ordered Arcadia's 4G and now I'll be getting the DX 1D. They better make this a two-seater and include Minmei!!!!! And I want a canopy that can be removed and held by the Roy 1S!!! 4 minutes ago, sqidd said: I don't want a VF-1D........................................but I'll probably get one anyway! Yeah you will!!! Edited November 5, 2020 by DYRL VF-1S Quote
sqidd Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Agreed. Time to sell off my HMR valks. LOL I primarily have them as a cheaper alternative for the VF-4G and VF-1D. I pre-ordered Arcadia's 4G and now I'll be getting the DX 1D. They better make this a two-seater and include Minmei!!!!! And I want a canopy that can be removed and held by the Roy 1S!!! Yeah you will!!! Well, the only thing keeping me from having a SDFM 1/48 shelf was the lack of the 1D. So yeah, I'll probably get one and keep it in the box until I decide what to do. I need to curtail toy spending a bit.......................................................I bought too many guns recently. Quote
seti88 Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 https://m.facebook.com/groups/976411302452770/permalink/3558620870898454/ Bluemax posted this video in the 31 thread... Is that a First glance of the vf-1d in the background shelf, they then removed it at the end.. Quote
BlueMax Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Also, I see the GBP-1S, in standard colors and in Roy's colors or what what looks like yellow instead of red. Also, the one at the far left seems to be housing what looks like a Max 1J underneath Edited November 5, 2020 by BlueMax Added screenshot Quote
valkfighter Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 the day for the 1D release is tomorrow, I can not wait until then to see the 1D in that scale!! hahahaa Quote
seti88 Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Blurmax you have incredible eyes! Good detective work!! Yess I see it in the transition! wow a roy GBP!! Edited November 5, 2020 by seti88 Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, seti88 said: Blurmax you have incredible eyes! Good detective work!! Yess I see it in the transition! wow a roy GBP!! Unreal! And also the 1J for sure in there! Crap. This is going to be a lot of money out the door tomorrow and whenever they have other POs Quote
valkfighter Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, BlueMax said: Also, I see the GBP-1S, in standard colors and in Roy's colors or what what looks like yellow instead of red. Also, the one at the far left seems to be housing what looks like a Max 1J underneath WOW!! Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 I'm totally in for a 1D!! In for the GBP too. Quote
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