If anyone is still looking to get a VF-1J, I took a bit of a gamble and bought a used one off of AJP that claimed it was actually NiB, unopened and fulfilled by Amazon but with "scratches on the box". It arrived on time and exactly as described, super happy with it. It was still expensive but it was a way better price than I could find anywhere else. I've seen a couple more pop up since then with the same or similar description.