F360 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 hours ago, obakesan said: So bizarre thing, tried my go to score as Roy from AE. Placed order and it was confirmed and showed up my orders. Left it and today was going pay then noticed the order vanished. Now it's out of stock again 2nd time. They say pay in 48 hours but was cancelled before. The odd thing it doesn't show in my orders at all not even cancelled. Hmmm anyways it's most likely sold out by the time you start payment . I think the 48 hour is if you do not pay by then, it will be automatically cancel,, it does not mean they will hold the order for you for 48 hours without payment. Orders are finalize after payment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 hours ago, obakesan said: So bizarre thing, tried my go to score as Roy from AE. Placed order and it was confirmed and showed up my orders. Left it and today was going pay then noticed the order vanished. Now it's out of stock again 2nd time. They say pay in 48 hours but was cancelled before. The odd thing it doesn't show in my orders at all not even cancelled. Hmmm anyways For AE...whoever pays first gets it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obakesan Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 hours ago, F360 said: it's most likely sold out by the time you start payment . I think the 48 hour is if you do not pay by then, it will be automatically cancel,, it does not mean they will hold the order for you for 48 hours without payment. Orders are finalize after payment. yeah that makes sense. oh well. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obakesan Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 hours ago, jvmacross said: For AE...whoever pays first gets it yeah that makes sense. oh well. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojacko Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 So that explains the Roy order vanish from AE. Any other sites to hunt this Roy that wont cost an arm n a leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, mojacko said: So that explains the Roy order vanish from AE. Any other sites to hunt this Roy that wont cost an arm n a leg? At this point, the cheapest one is the one from AmazonJP at Y25800. But then you have to use proxy to obtain it. https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Chogokin-Dimension-Fortress-Macross-Valkyrie/dp/B08C3GRZ4P/ Or just wait and see how much it's going for once it gets released coming Nov 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: At this point, the cheapest one is the one from AmazonJP at Y25800. But then you have to use proxy to obtain it. https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Chogokin-Dimension-Fortress-Macross-Valkyrie/dp/B08C3GRZ4P/ Or just wait and see how much it's going for once it gets released coming Nov 28. If you're in the US this is probably the currently the least expensive one landed on your porch https://www.ebay.com/itm/PSL-BANDAI-DX-Chogokin-First-Limited-Edition-VF-1S-Valkyrie-Roy-Focker-Macross/383804203708?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 47 minutes ago, sqidd said: If you're in the US this is probably the currently the least expensive one landed on your porch https://www.ebay.com/itm/PSL-BANDAI-DX-Chogokin-First-Limited-Edition-VF-1S-Valkyrie-Roy-Focker-Macross/383804203708?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Oh yeah. I forgot about that eBay link from previous page. Anyways, the routine we take on getting these collectibles are so crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojacko Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Thanks for the info guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, sqidd said: If you're in the US this is probably the currently the least expensive one landed on your porch https://www.ebay.com/itm/PSL-BANDAI-DX-Chogokin-First-Limited-Edition-VF-1S-Valkyrie-Roy-Focker-Macross/383804203708?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 December fourth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXis10z Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, jenius said: Bandai also uses hot sellers as carrots to retailers so they keep them limited to incentivize retailers to do what they want. So Bandai can say "You can order X of our premium line if you carry A of this line, B of that line, and C of another line." If the hot sellers were easy for retailers to get a lot of, there would be less incentive for retailers to carry those only 'warm' lines of toys. In general though, you always want to produce just a little less than the demand... it's much better to have consumers demanding you make more than it is to have your retailers bargain binning your products. This. I was explaining this point to some collectors and they just don't understand why Bandai wouldn't produce more and deliberately leave money on the table. Why flood the market and devalue their products? In any case they have so many lines they have no lack of revenue. Edited November 12, 2020 by eXis10z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 20 hours ago, derex3592 said: I'm 95% done with Macross collecting. Just reading through this thread every day confirms it. It's gotten to damn hard/annoying/frustrating and most of all to damn expensive. It really shouldn't be THIS hard to spend my hard earned money on glorified toys which, let's face it, are only worth at most about $150. (DX VF-1's) Good luck to all going for this line from here on out. I'm out. I feel your frustrations. Macross DX PO’s have turned into a roll of the dice. If only PO’s were pay up front, that would even up the odds a little. Of course it’s no skin off bandai’s back. So bandai please keep doing what you are doing to make ur fan’s happy! It’s greeeat!!! Insert *Tony the Tiger here* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 3 hours ago, eXis10z said: This. I was explaining this point to some collectors and they just don't understand why Bandai wouldn't produce more and deliberately leave money on the table. Why flood the market and devalue their products? In any case they have so many lines they have no lack of revenue. And what people who sit around explaining such things to everyone don't understand is that explaining why something is done doesn't make it okay. Or, in this case, explaining the Bandai labyrinth does not make their products any easier to buy or make preordering them any less of a gigantic hassle. Whatever the reasons, making customers jump through a bunch of hoops to give you their money is ass backwards. Who the f*** cares what difficulties Bandai or some retailer has? That's their problem, not ours. Making their problems the customer's is why so many people despise NY, and Bandai is doing it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Lolicon said: And what people who sit around explaining such things to everyone don't understand is that explaining why something is done doesn't make it okay. Or, in this case, explaining the Bandai labyrinth does not make their products any easier to buy or make preordering them any less of a gigantic hassle. Whatever the reasons, making customers jump through a bunch of hoops to give you their money is ass backwards. Who the f*** cares what difficulties Bandai or some retailer has? That's their problem, not ours. Making their problems the customer's is why so many people despise NY, and Bandai is doing it too. From a purely business perspective it doesn't matter how many people despise Bandai.....................................if they are doing the sales volume that they want to. If every one of us boycotted Bandai they wouldn't even notice. This is how capitalism works. The best worst system. From a "Zen" perspective I don't let it bother me (I have MUCH bigger problems). What Bandai does or doesn't do isn't on my radar at all. It is what it is. That doesn't mean I like or agree with it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DYRL VF-1S Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 58 minutes ago, jvmacross said: I tell my kids all the time: You get what you get and you don't throw a fit. HA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Solid deal on a Focker here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/303763100275?ul_noapp=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamutzyro Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 luna park contacted me to confirm shipping address for Roy. I guess they are coming through. nin nin and my kombini havent notified me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Bahamutzyro said: luna park contacted me to confirm shipping address for Roy. I guess they are coming through. nin nin and my kombini havent notified me. It's still kind of early, the release for Roy isn't until 11/28. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 12 hours ago, Lolicon said: And what people who sit around explaining such things to everyone don't understand is that explaining why something is done doesn't make it okay. Or, in this case, explaining the Bandai labyrinth does not make their products any easier to buy or make preordering them any less of a gigantic hassle. Whatever the reasons, making customers jump through a bunch of hoops to give you their money is ass backwards. Who the f*** cares what difficulties Bandai or some retailer has? That's their problem, not ours. Making their problems the customer's is why so many people despise NY, and Bandai is doing it too. Here's the thing, aside from P-Bandai/TWE, we are not Bandai's customers. Bandai's customers are the retailers we buy from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Do you guys trust these things in fighter mode with all the weapons/armor on the stands. I keep looking at mine in the case and swear it's gonna take a nose dive some day. I'm just as unsure of displaying on landing gear. Edited November 13, 2020 by oshanmacross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 It should peg into the display stand really solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, oshanmacross said: Do you guys trust these things in fighter mode with all the weapons/armor on the stands. I keep looking at mine in the case and swear it's gonna take a nose dive some day. I'm just as unsure of displaying on landing gear. Just now, jenius said: It should peg into the display stand really solid. The DX stands are made to hold up the weight of the fully decked out plane (unless there is a hidden manufacture defect on the stand itself). Other option us to use fishing wire as backup and don't put it up too high. If your so paranoid about taking it out then leave it in the box and choke it death as there is no fresh air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey728 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I worry about using the special VF-1J stand. That sucker is flimsy as hell. The standard Bandai one feels perfectly capable of holding up my fully decked out VF-1S without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 39 minutes ago, borgified said: The DX stands are made to hold up the weight of the fully decked out plane (unless there is a hidden manufacture defect on the stand itself). Other option us to use fishing wire as backup and don't put it up too high. If your so paranoid about taking it out then leave it in the box and choke it death as there is no fresh air. Har-Har Love this thing otherwise though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, borgified said: The DX stands are made to hold up the weight of the fully decked out plane (unless there is a hidden manufacture defect on the stand itself). Other option us to use fishing wire as backup and don't put it up too high. If your so paranoid about taking it out then leave it in the box and choke it death as there is no fresh air. Har-Har Love this thing otherwise though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Grande Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 10 hours ago, sqidd said: Solid deal on a Focker here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/303763100275?ul_noapp=true Thank you for the heads up! I failed on pre-order night for Roy but I just sold some figures so I bought one from that ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Hmm wonder if the 1D or GBP will make the PO first.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYRL VF-1S Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 33 minutes ago, seti88 said: Hmm wonder if the 1D or GBP will make the PO first.. Likely 1D: https://tamashii.jp/item_character/macross_series/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Likely 1D: https://tamashii.jp/item_character/macross_series/ Gotcha! If the PO is in early Dec, will expect some promo within the last week of Nov to confirm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 15 hours ago, borgified said: The DX stands are made to hold up the weight of the fully decked out plane (unless there is a hidden manufacture defect on the stand itself). Other option us to use fishing wire as backup and don't put it up too high. If your so paranoid about taking it out then leave it in the box and choke it death as there is no fresh air. I guess I'm more concerned that over time the plastic will bend or even worse fail. The lock point at the base seams a little thin and I can already see a tiny lean to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angesdad Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Got my ass whooped good for buying three DXs'...over relatively a "short period of time" according to wife. ..Damn you joint account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwhangchoi Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 my kaki is still stuck w cdjapan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYRL VF-1S Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Angesdad said: Got my ass whooped good for buying three DXs'...over relatively a "short period of time" according to wife. ..Damn you joint account. HA! I feel you. We had separate accounts for YEARS and then combined them a couple of years ago. I had to be like.... wellll if you are concerned then we can go back to separate accounts. That seemed to do the trick and doesn't come up often now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Lol, the prices on strike packs is climbing on amazon.co.jp Fuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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