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  1. They heard us and have closed the pre-orders
  2. Pre-orders opened since 48h on HS for a Macross F DX Chogokin, it may be a first (or a bug and they will cancel a lot of pre-orders...).
  3. I think I've never received a box without any default, there is almost always at least one angle slightly damaged. Fortunately, it's not like video games, it's the figure we expose, not the box, so I've finally decided to not care about that
  4. It's quite amazing it's still up on HS at a price below MSRP, it's a big sign (or a confirmation) that it may be like for the VF-27 after the release date. Personally, I think I prefer NY (and NinNin) because of the more user friendly (an international friendly) website (you can enter a company name, 2 lines addresses, with all available characters), the full set of shipping options, the full automated process, the automatic low value declaration. Moreover for french people, we can pay on a french bank account without exchange fee (and of course speak to them in french). And so far, the service is reliable (all orders are sent fastly, no pre-order cancelled). NinNin just forgot one time the company name on the address. But I don't know for the after-sale service. HS is quite the full opposite regarding the website (not the reliability), you can't choose all available shipping options, you can't know the shipping cost when ordering, the website is not user friendly at all (1 address line which accepts only ASCII chars, very limited and not user friendly member area...), full value declared... I see everywhere some complaints about NY (and NinNin) about their packing, which is true, I also always complain about them, but I've just received one parcel from HS and one from amiami, and it's not really better. Same box size as NY, just a bit more paper (but not enough) for HS, and no bubble wrap (and no blister...) and only a few pieces of paper for a VF-27 on AmiAmi (but it's perhaps specific to the VF-27). 1990¥ for registered SAL to France for a VF-25F on HS.
  5. Oh I was asking myself about the SAL option, I've ordered a 25F with registered SAL and I think I remember of an option directly in the order form. But the 25A is ok for a small packet shipping so it may be ok for you, and I've asked for registered SAL in the comment field (I want to have a tracking number).
  6. Cool, I was hesitating to cancel my pre-order to NY, I don't hesitate anymore I hope they accept to declare a low value when asking.
  7. Does amiami (and others who declare real value by default, like HS) declare a low value if we ask to them ? [MY UNINTERESTING LIFE] I saw after my order (on this forum) they don't declare a low value by default. I ordered a first VF-27 at NinNin, 24000¥. Then I ordered a second one at amiami, 18800¥, with the goal to resell one of them at something close to the NinNin price, to finally have only one at max 21000¥ shipping incl. Moreover, the Yen as decreased since my pre-order at NinNin... Result: NinNin: 24000¥ + 2290¥ shipping = 26090¥ = 210€ (at the time of the pre-order, 198€ today...) = 280+$ AmiAmi: 18800¥ + 2290¥ shipping + 40€ tax = 202€ (which is more than NinNin with the same exchange rate) = 270+$ If I order today on NY: 19000¥ + 2290¥ + no tax = 162€ = 220-$ What a big fail (and not the first one)... Fortunately, my VF-25F from HS (real value declared too) has arrived without tax. First valk over 9 which doesn't cost me more than the MSRP... When I think I just wanted a few great looking mechas, an old child dream... It's/I'm a bit crazy on this one... And I hesitate to cancel my pre-order for a VF-25A on NY. If I cancel, it will be hard to find at the same price after the release date, and if I don't, it will be easy to find and the price will decrease on NY... I'm quite sure it will be exactly like for the VF-27, easy to find at MSRP and even below after the release, but it's hard to cancel a pre-order without being sure I'll be able to get one after the release date... [/MY UNINTERESTING LIFE]
  8. And Nin-Nin does the same (this is the french touch ). They do that without we ask them (at least for some countries and/or products). For France, NY declares 6€ for a 25F and Nin-Nin declares 30€ for a 25F and 40€ for a 27. After 5 orders (6 with Okami HD) to NY and 3 to Nin-Nin, I've never paid any tax. I also always use registered SAL, never EMS, so less risky for taxes.
  9. 2,290 JPY for registered SAL to France for a VF-27 on amiami.
  10. On amiami too: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-03430
  11. 10$ ? I don't understand how a few pieces of plastic can be so expensive... Depending on the set, it should cost between 10 and 30$... Even the small YF-29 super parts set (only 5 pieces) is expensive for what it is. Fortunately, I don't care at all about super/armored/whatever parts, what I like in valks is their thinness and dynamism.
  12. 06:48 AM => email from Nin-Nin telling me they've shipped my 21000¥ VF-25F 07:42 AM => email from NY telling me they've some VF-25F for 17500¥ Life is hard...
  13. And if they can't accept your payment, you still can get one for the same price at nin-nin : http://www.nin-nin-game.com/macross-f-serie-fr/5819-macross-f-vf-25f-messiah-valkyrie-alto-saotome-type-bandai-dx-chogokin-fr.html They told me they don't have any stock problem and it's marked as in stock but they've not yet shipped the one I got 2 weeks ago during the pre-order period.
  14. Nin-Nin just told me their pre-orders are safe, so if you've missed everything, like me, for the 25F and 27, you still can get them there, with a not to important markup for the 27 (but twice the price of amiami for the 25F...). I don't know why they still have pre-orders opened for the 25F and 27 while they are closed for à long time on NY, perhaps they are less known for figures ? In fact I knew Nin-Nin for quite a long time for video games but didn't know they have the same kind of business than NY for figures until I saw someone telling here we can find 25F there, while we often speak about NY.
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