Ha ha wow.
She does look nice, but bleh just by the fact that I don't want to deal with a 1/4 scale figure let alone the price tag.
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Ha ha wow.
She does look nice, but bleh just by the fact that I don't want to deal with a 1/4 scale figure let alone the price tag.
dakkumauji
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Might be (slightly) cheaper at GSC's online shop, lol
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Rejoyce BGBW!
(Probably) Despair everyone who ordered Nanami!
Theonik
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Meh don't see what too b- *notices the snakes* oh.....-.o
CrazyMoonTalk
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Thank you! The best part is, aside from around 6 posts or so, it was all done in the FigureGAF OT.
Those 6 posts make me think I should just stick to the FigureGAF OT lol. Except for 1, they were all ignored. Even the post I spent 3 hours editing for the KanColle OT =/. (EDIT: ThePeoplesBureau didn't snub me though
)Anyway, I think I might be in on that Miku. I'll have to see how taxes treat me. I'm going to end up paying this year, but if it's under 3k, I'm in. My September was clear anyway.
Kudo
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What is the longest time SAL shipping from AmiAmi has taken for you?
I normally take EMS because my dear figures need to be shipped with utmost priority but 4 weeks ago due to certain reasons I decided to give SAL a try. Now I'm burdened with this worry my already out-of-stock figure will never make it home, of course I can eat the loss and start looking for it used somewhere but I'd rather wait a little longer.
At least now I know if I want to see the figure the same week it's shipped, use EMS.
How many figures do you people usually have on pre-order? I'm having problem dropping the number under 5, everytime I receive something, something good comes up. Buy figure of one character and then they start making figure of every character in the series, no choice than to buy them all.
I normally take EMS because my dear figures need to be shipped with utmost priority but 4 weeks ago due to certain reasons I decided to give SAL a try. Now I'm burdened with this worry my already out-of-stock figure will never make it home, of course I can eat the loss and start looking for it used somewhere but I'd rather wait a little longer.
At least now I know if I want to see the figure the same week it's shipped, use EMS.
How many figures do you people usually have on pre-order? I'm having problem dropping the number under 5, everytime I receive something, something good comes up. Buy figure of one character and then they start making figure of every character in the series, no choice than to buy them all.
Giolon
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Though it typically takes about 2.5 weeks for me, SAL has taken over a month before, typically around Christmas time when the postal service gets all jammed up. That's why I almost always go EMS now. Except, as mentioned a few days ago, I've got an EMS package that's been sitting in Japan at a post office in Tokyo for over a week now, and AmiAmi says they won't do any looking into it unless the package still hasn't been delivered until 3/28. Normally EMS arrives within 4 days. :-/ Someone else mentioned having a similar problem right now too.
CrazyMoonTalk
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My longest SAL order from AmiAmi took about 62 days from shipment to delivery.
I have 23 figures pre-ordered. They're spread out from March to September. I just pre-order what I like. If you budget, it's not too difficult to set aside what you need.
And I definitely feel you about buying an entire series of figures. I've gone through 3 shows complete casts now, and I'm caught up with 4 more awaiting further releases.
Five weeks is my record. Normally it's more like 2-3, but for whatever reason(s), all the stuff I ordered in jan/feb is going really slowly.
Thirty between now and August. That counts duplicates (for example I have 6 stormtrooper nendoroids preordered).
kiunchbb
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Longest for SAL is 3 weeks, and it is not SAL's fault, it is the stupid custom delay. The saving from choosing SAL over EMS really adds up.
I usually only have 1 - 2 pre-order per month, that is including gunpla. I do that by being very selective on my purchase. If there are anything I don't like about the figure (ex. from a bad show/ stupid pose/ dumb base/ wierd face/ overly sexualize/ etc), I will pass on it. Being a hater so far had save me a lot of money.
There is also space concern. I personally hate to put too many figures close together, especially when a figure blocking the view of another. May be try set out a budget? I have a $200 hobby monthly budget that can be carry over. Don't worry about missing a figure, something better always come up.
Kudo
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Thanks for the fast replies, it was indeed shipped in early February so I guess it might take few more weeks before I see it, having no tracking number though is a "never again" experience for me.
I don't really have problem with space (yet), I even save the original boxes of all my figures. Budget is a good idea but I know I would forget it the moment I see something I must have. Only ordered around 15 last year and brought 5 home from Japan trip, I guess that isn't too much, though I don't buy figmas/nendoroids so they all take lot of space.
I don't really have problem with space (yet), I even save the original boxes of all my figures. Budget is a good idea but I know I would forget it the moment I see something I must have. Only ordered around 15 last year and brought 5 home from Japan trip, I guess that isn't too much, though I don't buy figmas/nendoroids so they all take lot of space.
enigmatikone
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I only have twelve figures preordered between now and October.
Six of them are Sideshow Premium Formats.
Six of them are Sideshow Premium Formats.
O_O I am amazed indeed. So who's getting her (and her little mara friends) ?
And congrats on the membership, CrazyMoonTalk
That price isn't that out of the ordinary when it comes to Steiff bears.
ThePeoplesBureau
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White Rabbit have given me a quote for an item with a 325 USD value - they want $40 on top. Does that seem reasonable, or am I getting overcharged here?
It's the MGSV premium package with the 1:1 arm
ThePeoplesBureau
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I have three figures from the GSC-family that are supposed to be released this month. Kinda just waiting for the disappointment on all of them.
kuroneko0509
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with or without shipping? tbh I still think FromJapan should be cheaper even after all those complicated charge/calculation, but they're no longer can order that item since there's user order limit from Konami Style
ThePeoplesBureau
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Without shipping (and inevitable import UK customs duty)
I'm kinda inclined to go for it. There are nuttier MGS fans than me out there who would pay well over the retail price, if it turns up and isn't what I expected I'll just sell it on to one of them.
ThePeoplesBureau
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Nendo box towers
Nendo box towers everywhere
Baka Zeitgeist
pluck my tasty grapes
So I got another reply from Nippon-Yasan regarding the Muramasa replacement bodies, so to recap the entire thing thus far.
I sent this last week:
They sent me this in response:
As they sent everyone the exact same response, I followed up with this to press the issue:
Now their new reply:
Got them backpedaling, but still saying "if your figure have this problem", and they also make it sound like I'm expecting them to replace it this instant instead of guaranteeing me that that they are on top of this situation, which is all I was after.
I sent this last week:
They sent me this in response:
As they sent everyone the exact same response, I followed up with this to press the issue:
Now their new reply:
Got them backpedaling, but still saying "if your figure have this problem", and they also make it sound like I'm expecting them to replace it this instant instead of guaranteeing me that that they are on top of this situation, which is all I was after.
Theonik
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Nendo box towers
Nendo box towers everywhere
ThePeoplesBureau
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And this is why I warn people away from N-Y. Their customer service is abysmal, as soon as anything goes wrong with an order they'll wheel out the copypasta stock responses to the point where it feels like such an uphill struggle to get even a half-way straight answer out of them, that they're doing it on purpose to swat you away.
They clearly haven't learned any lessons from when things got sticky for me with them last year (short version: "We can't cancel your preorders as you requested. If you don't pay, we'll terminate your account" (they never did)); but their reputation for getting stuff that's long sold out, or a fraction cheaper than Play Asia seems to keep them in steady custom.
Remember the Snow Miku bootleg fiasco? That was shambolic. Nippon Yassan is a terrible company and I'll gladly pay slightly higher prices elsewhere than ever give them my business again.
Never trust the French.
CrazyMoonTalk
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One NY order arrived without problems... Just another one and I think I'm done with them. The customer support stories are terrifying. I don't want to support something like this.
In other news just picked up Nami Mugiwara version 2 from my customs office. Nice try NY declaring the package with 30 but the duty free limit is 26,30 or something like that. And even then I doubt that the customs will let it go through if I choose EMS.
Here's a picture of her
In other news just picked up Nami Mugiwara version 2 from my customs office. Nice try NY declaring the package with 30 but the duty free limit is 26,30 or something like that. And even then I doubt that the customs will let it go through if I choose EMS.
Here's a picture of her
I should buy a decent camera next >.>
and new detolfs and I need a bigger room.
ThePeoplesBureau
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CrazyMoonTalk
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Will you settle for milky white?
It reminds me of the horrid base that came with this Metallia figure. My first and only regret as a purchase so far. The other Metallia figure turned out great. I just wish I could undo that purchase. =/
EDIT: Picture of the base in question since MFC doesn't seem to have one
I can relate. I had to bend her legs to a terrifying degree to get them to fit on the pegs. I seriously dislike that base. The figure is fine though...
Freezasaurus
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I can't. I'm half-tempted myself. She's quite the discussion piece.
this... is... the best. thing. EVER.
Pfff so cute.
CrazyMoonTalk
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Oh dear.
Baka Zeitgeist
pluck my tasty grapes
I do remember the bootleg fiasco, and how fucked up that was, and that tons of people have had issues and problems with them.
For me it's the story of "they have stuff I want at a price I'm willing to pay, if it's in stock I always get it unlike Mandarake, if I pay for EMS it shows up in 3 days, they mark down all packages no matter how big, and I've never had to pay customs tax on a single item I've ordered from them..."
Which were all strong points, but this wishy washy half assed answer shit it bugging the hell out of me, having to bicker with them bugs me more.
I have 8 pre-orders with them right now, 4 of which are in fact my entire March order:
The other 4 figures are, Bishoujo She-Hulk, GSC Wo-class, Satsuki in Senketsu and the Koto Dark Olivia reprint.
Some of these pre-orders might be hard to replace, but I could in fact live without most of them except for Iscandar, and Wo-Class.
I feel like I need to make up my mind with a clear head, but my guts telling me to walk away now regardless.
The bottom line is if I walk away from my pre-orders and they get replacement bodies in I'll feel like an asshole, if I pay for my pre-orders and they don't get replacement bodies in I'll feel like a bigger asshole.
No matter what I decided I'm not making anymore orders with them.
Freezasaurus
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So when is GSC going to tell us that Nanami is delayed?
ThePeoplesBureau
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For me it's less about Miku's 'classic' design being boring, more the missed opportunity to use the huge wealth of weird and wonderful designs of her out there by amateur as well as professional designers alike. The current safe option for the manufacturers seems to be either vanilla or racing Miku, with a random oddity release sprinkled in every now and then. Even just using her in Project DIVA costumes would be a step in the right direction.
CrazyMoonTalk
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ThePeoplesBureau
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CrazyMoonTalk
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I did indeed, thank you. <3
DeadRockstar
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There isn't really a shortage of more unique Miku figures. In fact every figure of her I own is non-standard. Max Factory alone are putting out two different designs so far this year. Of course there could be more, but Miku is a weird choice to use in complaining about a lack of varied representation. Luka on the other hand...
I'm with Bombless in that I don't find her original design that appealing unless something interesting is done with it like the Love is War set.
Snkfanatic
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Not sure if you guys talked about this but...
Shipping on 18th March : Phat! Company - Yasuna & Sonya
Not sure if you guys talked about this but...
Shipping on 18th March : Phat! Company - Yasuna & Sonya
SAL tracked (89 days ago) with the messsage "not located on the postal stream" and I have already received some orders made after that one.
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