borgified Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 So it's a 50/50 draw, Which means "We're extremely screwed up the *** ! " Quote
Alex GS Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, borgified said: So it's a 50/50 draw, Which means "We're extremely screwed up the *** ! " wow! not sure but at least for me is the first time I see AmiAmi doing this, what is this?, this DX YF 19 turning into a holy grail or something? 😅, I was planning today to get another DX PO directly from Japan but oh well, still thank you very much @borgified for the information. Quote
borgified Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) I think Amiami did this draw before. Does anyone remember which specific DX in particular [ I think it was a DX VF-1s Hikaru/Roy or the DX VF-1J Hikaru] ? Edited July 4, 2023 by borgified Quote
DewPoint Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) Perhaps a method to combat purchasing bots? Edited July 4, 2023 by DewPoint stupid spell check Quote
Anasazi37 Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 8 hours ago, DewPoint said: Perhaps a method to combat purchasing bots? That's my initial reaction to the news as well. The upside is potentially no bots. The downside is potentially entering multiple lotteries across multiple sites in a semi-futile effort to secure a PO. What if you end up "winning" on more than one site? I guess you'd have to buy all of them? In that case, if you limit yourself to one site, you might miss out entirely and then have to deal with the secondary market after release. As much as some folks might not like the following idea, I'm okay with all sites charging the full purchase price up front for POs. The few times I've seen stores do that, their POs were available for a lot longer. Having to put a lot of money on the table seems to be a big discouragement for scalpers. Quote
Lolicon Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 This might be an unpopular opinion, but Bandai could just, you know, make it easier to buy their crap, instead of making their customers scramble over each other like a bunch of circus seals fighting over a bucket of fish. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, Lolicon said: This might be an unpopular opinion, but Bandai could just, you know, make it easier to buy their crap, instead of making their customers scramble over each other like a bunch of circus seals fighting over a bucket of fish. And it's not like they don't know how to make it easier. Just look at the all Gundam stuff they produce. Yes, that franchise is orders of magnitude more popular than Macross, so they care about it orders of magnitude more, but they should be able to apply the same business logic to producing Macross stuff. It seems like there's clearly unmet demand that they could meet without flooding the market and making it unprofitable for them. I'm not a fan of artificial scarcity. I buy these toys to enjoy them, not as investments, so I don't need their value to go up over time due to limited supply. Quote
Macrossfan92 Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 https://www.global-freaks.com/en/other-animemanga/17557-macross-plus-yf-19-excalibur-dx-chogokin-tamashii-nations.html open PO(at time of posting) if anyone is looking. Quote
sh9000 Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/19628-dx-chogokin-yf-19-excalibur-isam-dyson-custom.html Quote
Sokeijon Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 Surprisingly saw HMR VF-0D is available for PO at this time. Too many stocks that AmiAmi getting? Anyway, just did one. https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-151323 Quote
borgified Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 Amiami is putting more pre-orders up just like the VF-0s Roy close to release date as the first wave had pre-orders filled quickly @Sokeijon. I have both the HMR VF-0d and the Orguss pre-ordered when it was first solicited, can’t wait to get them in person (more leaning towards the HMR Orguss slightly more). Quote
Chronocidal Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 YF-19 is up on BBTS if anyone's still looking, but youch, $255. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/246315?o=10&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=marketing&utm_content= I don't have my original record from the YF-19 Full Set purchase, but that was 25000 yen in September of 2018, when the exchange rate was roughly 110 yen to a dollar.. meaning yeah, I probably paid less for the full set than this one. That hurts. Quote
weiser21 Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 YF-19 up on Kappa Hobby for $228.88, free shipping and they only charge tax for CA residents. https://www.kappahobby.com/products/dx-chogokin-yf-19-excalibur-isamu-alva-dyson-use?_pos=5&_sid=c4b0b786d&_ss=r Quote
Alex GS Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 11:58 AM, Chronocidal said: YF-19 is up on BBTS if anyone's still looking, but youch, $255. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/246315?o=10&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=marketing&utm_content= I don't have my original record from the YF-19 Full Set purchase, but that was 25000 yen in September of 2018, when the exchange rate was roughly 110 yen to a dollar.. meaning yeah, I probably paid less for the full set than this one. That hurts. wow sold out already for the DX YF-19 at the price point, it seems is indeed a hot valk, the YF-19 at least for me has to be one of the best Macross design Valks outhere and is good to see the love from this side of the world as well. in the meantime here is another PO for the link from eknightmedia website, is being a while I haven't bought from them but when I did I never had an issue with orders, the only thing you need to be aware of is the PO closure date, is pretty much guarantee your PO order if you get it before the closing date. https://www.eknightmedia.com/macross-plus-yf-19-excalibur-isamu-alva-dyson-use-dx-chogokin-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html Quote
thkthk12 Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 10:06 PM, Alex GS said: wow sold out already for the DX YF-19 at the price point, it seems is indeed a hot valk, the YF-19 at least for me has to be one of the best Macross design Valks outhere and is good to see the love from this side of the world as well. in the meantime here is another PO for the link from eknightmedia website, is being a while I haven't bought from them but when I did I never had an issue with orders, the only thing you need to be aware of is the PO closure date, is pretty much guarantee your PO order if you get it before the closing date. https://www.eknightmedia.com/macross-plus-yf-19-excalibur-isamu-alva-dyson-use-dx-chogokin-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html Just saw this and put an preorder in eknightmedia. Hope they will pull through and hope this means yf-21 is next Quote
MikeRoz Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 USAGundamStore.com has the new YF-19 for pre-order for $250. Today only, there is a 20% off coupon code: Macross2. This brings the price before tax and shipping to $200. https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/macross-plus-dx-chogokin-yf-19-excalibur-isamu-alva-dyson-use Quote
betocc Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, MikeRoz said: USAGundamStore.com has the new YF-19 for pre-order for $250. Today only, there is a 20% off coupon code: Macross2. This brings the price before tax and shipping to $200. https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/macross-plus-dx-chogokin-yf-19-excalibur-isamu-alva-dyson-use Coupon still valid, that´s a total of $226.78 shipped to TX including shipping and taxes, thanks, good price 👍 Edited July 19, 2023 by betocc Quote
betocc Posted July 21, 2023 Posted July 21, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 8:03 AM, betocc said: Coupon still valid, that´s a total of $226.78 shipped to TX including shipping and taxes, thanks, good price 👍 15SITE coupon 15% off during this weekend for anyone interested Quote
Zeliard Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 PO link for threezero VF-1J https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/?fbclid=IwAR0iuj4_1uxR3GhQDGw0T3MnVvqANjx2dWn8g2hx2M4I1RzHKk9nlHkQrlA Quote
twich Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Zeliard said: PO link for threezero VF-1J https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/?fbclid=IwAR0iuj4_1uxR3GhQDGw0T3MnVvqANjx2dWn8g2hx2M4I1RzHKk9nlHkQrlA It has a pre order page, but no price…..Q4 2023 Twich Quote
jvmacross Posted July 25, 2023 Author Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, twich said: It has a pre order page, but no price…..Q4 2023 Twich I would have PO'd without the price....but seems there is also no PO button...lol Quote
Zeliard Posted July 26, 2023 Posted July 26, 2023 12 hours ago, jvmacross said: I would have PO'd without the price....but seems there is also no PO button...lol Supposed to be up on 28th July Quote
Alex GS Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 Threezero VF-1J PO up in BBTS https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/248851?o=4 Quote
jvmacross Posted July 28, 2023 Author Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Alex GS said: Threezero VF-1J PO up in BBTS https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/248851?o=4 Thanks, PO placed... May grab a second if one gets listed for less or with some discount Quote
Alex GS Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, jvmacross said: Thanks, PO placed... May grab a second if one gets listed for less or with some discount nice, I placed a PO too Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Alex GS said: Threezero VF-1J PO up in BBTS https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/248851?o=4 Oh wow... does anyone know what scale this is? How does it compare to valkyries made by Arcadia, Bandai, etc? Quote
Chronocidal Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 If the measurements are right, it's something like 1/67th, so right in between the KC and Yamato scales. Quote
Lolicon Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 Was considering getting that Threezero 1J but then I saw that they Bandai'd the landing gear, so nuts to that. That's right up there with putting the on/off switch for the arc reactor light on their Iron Man figures underneath a panel that you need to unscrew to open... after pulling the torso off completely from the lower half. Quote
sh9000 Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/robotech-vf1j-veritech-rick-hunter-robodou-action-figure/th3z0304 Quote
Slave IV Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Was considering getting that Threezero 1J but then I saw that they Bandai'd the landing gear, so nuts to that. That's right up there with putting the on/off switch for the arc reactor light on their Iron Man figures underneath a panel that you need to unscrew to open... after pulling the torso off completely from the lower half. Haha, I don’t care about the landing gears but I noticed they also Bandai’d the stand. Of all the things to copy, why that hideous, lame stand?!🤬 Quote
Chronocidal Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 Seriously, all things considered, it really looks like they tried to just do a miniature DX. It's nice being saturated with good VF-1 products, but I just can't convince myself I need another scale to mess with, especially not when it costs more than I paid for my old Yamato 1/60 copies with super or strike packs. I know that's an outdated standard, and everything is more expensive, but I don't see it as an improvement in any way that matters, and I'm pretty well at the saturation point for the VF-1. Quote
MKT Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 The price is nice stateside.. No Bandai WWM premium No KC ridiculous shipping fees from Hong Kong. Just a little bit of domestic shipping fee. Quote
sh9000 Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9PMKV1Y DX YF-19. Edited July 28, 2023 by sh9000 Quote
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