Corrinald Posted April 5, 2023 Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, jenius said: I want it. I would definitely like to get one too. Looks great Hopefully it will be available somewhere Quote
Radioguy Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 On 4/4/2023 at 11:37 PM, jenius said: I want it. Same here. It's actually getting me to take off work and go to the event. I hope plenty show up so they do more of this. Quote
Mommar Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, Radioguy said: Same here. It's actually getting me to take off work and go to the event. I hope plenty show up so they do more of this. Are we all going to bombard you with requests to buy us one? Quote
Radioguy Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, Mommar said: Are we all going to bombard you with requests to buy us one? I hope not. I don't have the back this guy has. Quote
Rein+ Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 On 4/5/2023 at 11:45 AM, Corrinald said: Hopefully it will be available somewhere Probably, with jacked up price as usual, lol. Quote
sh9000 Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 They should make it easy to order just like other WWM items. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted April 14, 2023 Posted April 14, 2023 Any time they make a Max but not a Milia, I'm disappointed. Â Would buy a Milia version in an instant. Â Quote
Radioguy Posted April 14, 2023 Posted April 14, 2023 4 hours ago, David Hingtgen said: Any time they make a Max but not a Milia, I'm disappointed. Â Would buy a Milia version in an instant. Â How can they not if this sells? Damn the canoncity when it comes to money. Quote
treatment Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 from https://twitter.com/TamashiiNations/status/1650311776486170625 Â Quote
Radioguy Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, sh9000 said: Looking forward to owning 2. I bet you have two wives, don't you? Quote
Bolt Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 All the Macross Love Bandai has been putting out is really Jenius  Quote
MKT Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, treatment said: from https://twitter.com/TamashiiNations/status/1650311776486170625  The box art looks a lot like a panel lined & nicely weathered toy. Quote
Raikkonen Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Radioguy said: I bet you have two wives, don't you? Two wives to hide toys from? That's a lot of respect. Quote
Radioguy Posted April 28, 2023 Posted April 28, 2023 If I'm living on the street next month, today was why. Â Got the Max, and they taunted me with the SHMA MKG and '02 Godzilla...successfully. Ugh. I feel like having to flip one due to circumstances, but probably not. They're just too pretty. Â You get a free stand for every $100 you spend too. Also a free lanyard if you do a survey, and a free reusable bag. Â Midtown Comics and Kinokuniya both have some extra swag if you buy Tamashii stuff today too. Quote
jvmacross Posted April 28, 2023 Posted April 28, 2023 So will Bandai really only sell this at the pop-up shops? Or is this just being temporarily sold at these events and then will be sold online or via retailers afterwards? If it truly will only be available at the events, what is the strategy to getting one? Buy one as soon as you see them on eBay...or wait until the final stop of the current Tamashii "world" tour? I figure by then the secondary market price will stabilize as most that couldn't wait to get their hands on one would have paid top dollar up until the last event/availability for purchase.... I figure the cost before the "finder's fee" and including shipping from NY to the CONUS is about $120-125....and about $135-145 if you had this shipped from a Japanese online retailer/proxy.... Personally, I'd say between $150-170 shipped from US is fair for it...thoughts? Oh and before I forget...F U Bandai! Way to keep the WWM "good vibes" going by artifically creating demand for your Macross products and crapping on one of the good reasons for introducing WWM....you know...to get stuff easily straight from non-Japanese retailers? Quote
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 7:40 PM, jvmacross said: So will Bandai really only sell this at the pop-up shops? Or is this just being temporarily sold at these events and then will be sold online or via retailers afterwards? If it truly will only be available at the events, what is the strategy to getting one? Buy one as soon as you see them on eBay...or wait until the final stop of the current Tamashii "world" tour? I figure by then the secondary market price will stabilize as most that couldn't wait to get their hands on one would have paid top dollar up until the last event/availability for purchase.... I figure the cost before the "finder's fee" and including shipping from NY to the CONUS is about $120-125....and about $135-145 if you had this shipped from a Japanese online retailer/proxy.... Personally, I'd say between $150-170 shipped from US is fair for it...thoughts? Oh and before I forget...F U Bandai! Way to keep the WWM "good vibes" going by artifically creating demand for your Macross products and crapping on one of the good reasons for introducing WWM....you know...to get stuff easily straight from non-Japanese retailers? The MSRP for the HRM VF-0S Max is $140 USD and in New York state there is almost 9% sales tax (8.8875) which will put the base cost about $152.50 before service cost (scheduling/windowing, limits, standing in line, transportation fare, etc.) and shipping. The whole weekend at NYC with the exception of early Friday has been raining steadily and heavy at times. Quote
Lolicon Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 Bandai and the concept of hassle-free shopping are antithetical to each other. Quote
jvmacross Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 40 minutes ago, PsYcHoDyNaMiX said: The MSRP for the HRM VF-0S Max is $140 USD and in New York state there is almost 9% sales tax (8.8875) which will put the base cost about $152.50 Even with a 10% tax...the MSRP would be at most 113 USD at current exchange rates...was hoping that Bandai would not have imposed the "import" tax on merch for sale at their own show....so yeah...F U Bandai! Thankfully this wasn't some ultra-exclusive SDFM/DYRL item... https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14337/ Quote
Anasazi37 Posted April 30, 2023 Author Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Lolicon said: Bandai and the concept of hassle-free shopping are antithetical to each other. Quote
sh9000 Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/240298?o=1 HMR VF-0S Genius Blue. Â Also posted in the PO thread. Quote
jvmacross Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 32 minutes ago, sh9000 said: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/240298?o=1 HMR VF-0S Genius Blue. Â Also posted in the PO thread. ouch! I'll wait to see if some other retailers offers it for less..or at least no tax or shipping Quote
Slave IV Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, jenius said: What's the retail at the NY store? Over $150 including tax. I just mentioned in the other thread that considering that, this is not a bad price at all. Quote
Froy Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 5 hours ago, sh9000 said: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/240298?o=1 HMR VF-0S Genius Blue.  Also posted in the PO thread. Holy smokes. That is 50 USD over the retail price of the Focker VF 0S. For me that would be more expensive than bringing it directly from Japan via EMS and shipping it alone. That is Quote
Bolt Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 We all knew Macross was going to cost more domestically, right? Quote
jvmacross Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Bolt said: We all knew Macross was going to cost more domestically, right? Guess that depends if you had a fool's hope that the HG-BW deal would actually have any impact on global distribution and pricing of Macross merch... The fact that select Macross merch is freely being sold outside Japan....months after it's actual Japanese release date....means they are coming here via the slowest boats from China....so how does that tack on an extra 50usd per item? Who here is selecting boat shipping for their Japan retailer purchases and paying 50usd per item? Edited May 3, 2023 by jvmacross Quote
Bolt Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 I agree it doesn't make sense. And i have no idea how it really works. Or what, if any , deal hg and Big West have made that would relieve the burden of cost. But at the same time, I never expected our Deculture to get cheaper. And I'm not surprised there's a hefty mark up happening. Just disappointed. Quote
Tking22 Posted May 3, 2023 Posted May 3, 2023 The BBTS price is rough, but expected. They markup enough to cover their costs for getting these items from overseas, plus profit for them on their end. It's never the best or smartest deal, but if people are desperate and/or miss out from other shops they've got you covered, for a price... Quote
Radioguy Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 Theorized it elsewhere, but also want to raise here that I am doubting the slipcase is included from BBTS. They don't mention it in their listing. Quote
Slave IV Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 I wasn't paying attention before and didn't notice this had a shiny canopy. I like it! Quote
sh9000 Posted May 6, 2023 Posted May 6, 2023 Cool. Â I should be getting my first one next week. Quote
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