Vortech

Was able to pick up 2 MB Strikes, and 2 YF-19's, thank you HLJ and CDJapan my go to. 

1 hour ago, F360 said:

Changing the start time should make it easier for people in japan to preorder both items.  Its a smart move to get more sales from people that were not able to preorder the yf-19 due to whatever reason .  The yf-19 better stay at 16:00 jst.  

I'm hoping this weird time thing is due to Bandai increasing production #'s on the X-105, it is one of the more iconic designs since its considered the new age RX-78-2, along with the fact that Seed's target audience are salarymen probably now helps too.

Or maybe all the Japanese sites complained to Bandai about the site hammering from listing both a Metal Build, and a Macross DX at the same time lol.

I'm just glad that there is a slimmer of hope that I may be able to preorder both during preorder madness, but yeah the X-105 preorder time is a lil weird, why 2 hours later, and just not one..  

Whooo, mine finally shipped from CDJ.

Also one available on CDJ at non NY I mean scalper prices.  GO GO GO

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-254393

7 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Good for you. I'm full of envy for members who have it already. 

I am. But not this month... and the next. 

 

I concur the pre-order timing is just bad.  Both the YF-19 and the X-105 on one night.  Remind me when the Destiny went up along with a DX valk forget which one.  That night was the worst preorder madness night ever.  Then I have to contend with shitty internet and a different time zone, as I will be on business trip, and will have to rely on shitty hotel wireless internet SMDH, I'll consider it a win if I can get just one of these figures that night. 

But is it just me, or does it seem like Bandai fixed the X-105's thunder thighs?

21 hours ago, technoblue said:

I picked up my 31A from the post office at lunch. No pictures yet, but I can confirm what others have noticed from NY's recent shipments. My copy arrived sealed, and was shipped in a normal nondescript box and wrapped with bubble wrap, like a standard release VF-31. My copy did not come packaged in the brown Tamashii shipping box like other exclusives, which is no bid deal for me at this point. I'm happy to have the Valkyrie in hand at last. 

Sounds like they NY is buying up secondary stock.  Maybe they are even looking at these forums, and realize that they need to up their rep/game. 

All my TWE orders from them came packaged in a box with the TWE brown shipper box, the YF-29 Isamu, All DX VF-31 Fast Packs, VF-25G tornado parts (ordered 3 years after release of the pack).  Sounds like if I didn't cancel my order with NY I might have received my 31A with this last set, as my order number was lower then everyone getting their now, but the fact that they didn't follow order numbers from the start, and with the poor customer service and communication, I'm ok with the things that have occurred. 

Crazy thing is the item I purchased with my store credit voucher/refund, is still in preparation in progress, been that way for 7 days now.  SMDH. 

30 minutes ago, Kinzoku VF said:

Nippon-Yasan
Received: wm cheng,
Not Yet: no3Ljm, Kinzoku

Ended up paying for those NY PO...(Mospeada and the rest of the stuff I had to pay  ). Funny how at the last second I panicked, thought they'd close up my account or something if I did not pay and would loose the cursed Kairos (that might never show up anyway)......so I paid like a prick. Kinda p'd off. That'll teach me not tI get carried away on stuff I don't truly need/want.

Hope that that Cyclone turns out o.k and is not utter junk. Sentinel aren't exactly supa consistent ,they collab with loads of different studios and quality varies from one line/piece to the next..(still, 15 times better than Evo Toys stuff....

Who knows, the price might even rise a bit after release,( at least for the Stick version, ). So that I can sell it off without loosing too much on it.

As for the Kairos, I did mail them for the 3rd time now, in 4 weeks,  got a reply, but yet again, they dodged question ....

 

Yeah, can't blame you and understand.  It does suck, but glad you will get your Ride Armors, they are selling out quick.  Also I think they will be good, pictures show them balancing on their own with no stand, so I think they will be a hit.

To keep the list going

Nippon-Yasan
Received: wm cheng,
Not Yet: no3Ljm, Kinzoku

Refunded: Vortech

Anime Export
Received: Vortech x3
Not Yet:

22 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Nope. I always think where will I pull out my budget for these toys... all the time. 

lol, I was thinking to myself this morning that I need to cut back on collecting, that or in dire need of an intervention haha.

13 hours ago, F360 said:

Yeah , nothing too exciting, but the metal build Arbalest is coning out on tge 21st and the TWE MB F-91 will be out on tge 25th.

 

The only thing in my head last week was vf-31a this , vf-31a that.............

Thanks for the reminder, I think everyone has only been thinking of the 31A.

I have 3 MB's to look forward to this month, the Arbalest, F-91 Harrison custom, and a Destiny Heine which I exchanged for my 31A order from NY.

If you haven't secured your MB Arbalest, there are 2 slots open at CDJ.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-254393?s_ssid=e45c4c5ad61c6011fe

G/L to anyone that is still looking for the Mospeada Ride Armors.

I have a feeling that Sentinel didn't produce additional allotment. 

Not seeing any of the Japanese retailers listing additional stock.  If they did, it looks like its selling out fast.

Just an update from my ongoing NY experience.

Oddly enough the metal build I ordered has been in preparation in progress for the last 2 working days, while Mospeada sticks have already been shipped to me on release day.

Scratching my head on wth is going on at NY. 

2 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

You'd have to right?

Pretty much, that response would just be too epic lol.

26 minutes ago, F360 said:

They will sent you a reply in lyrics too.   ,, but good job on figuring their voucher system

LMAO If they responded with those lyrics, I would probably be inclined to give them a 2nd chance haha.

18 minutes ago, funkymonkeyjavajunky said:

At this point, does anyone believe that NY will fill more orders before the PayPal coverage ends (6 months, April 22 for me)?

Maybe at a rate of 1-2 a week before the paypal coverage ends.  I agree partially with Slave IV, that NY probably wants to and will try to fulfill all outstanding orders, but realistically I don't see it happening as with everything occurring it leaves me to believe that there is a supply issue especially with NY issuing refunds in the form of hostage I mean store credit haha. 

32 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Wait until you find out you forfeited the remaining balance of your voucher by doing that. 

Oddly enough, it was picked up in shipping.  I made sure to order something that would fully cover every cent I dropped into NY.  I ended up paying $11 more due to faster shipping.  I want my stuff from NY ASAP, as something seems really shady with them lately. Fulfillment issues, and they recently had that "trans logic" sale.  My confidence with them is shaky at best.

26 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

This is what I was thinking.

Can you see the remaining balance for the voucher in your acct?

Nope I used every yen.

15 minutes ago, CharlesXavier said:

I have a value of 51,000 for my 2 Kairos. No way am I going to let NY scam me this way. Looks like I have to activate my paypal rights by 20 April and get a full refund.

Do what you gotta do man, but at 51,000 yen, yeah I'd want my money back too even if at the cost of my pre-orders.

3 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Lol.

I would love to see their response.

I've already created a mental note, to post it up here, as I am sure they would be confused lol.

17 minutes ago, CharlesXavier said:

Wait, so what you are saying, is that if you have a store credit of 50,000yen, it doesn't allow you to check out an item that is say 20,000 yen to leave a 30,000 yen balance? What sort of evil sorcery is this????

Yes, this is what happened to me.   I had 25630 yen in store credit, and was trying to buy a 23000 yen item not including shipping, and it would not let me check out stating that the item balance was lower then the voucher; therefore, I could not utilize my credit.   In my fury I added a set of 8??? yen VF-25G fastpacks which then totaled over the 25630 yen, and I was able to checkout.  Then at checkout I removed the VF-25G fastpacks and thankfully my order went through, but the initial fury at their system limitations and NY's response to my ticket stating that store credit can only be used for new pre-orders and not existing orders had me fuming this morning.  I can't wait till May when I will no longer deal with NY.

There is an english fansub out for EP 1.

6 minutes ago, Kinzoku VF said:

WTF??? Definitely not going to pay for that Sentinel Mospeada now. Nor whatever else I was thinking of using that store credit, if I ever got one (as I haven't cancelled my order, and won't until the end of this BS situation.)

should't be able to purchase whatever you please with that credit? Are they just plain f'd in the head? 

I currently have 2 Mospeada Sticks on preorder on pay later, and 1 set of VF-31C super parts already paid for.  Demand for the Mospeada Sticks seem to higher then the 31A, as every store is sold out on preorders, and the Mospeada Ride Armors are my holy grail toy.  I can die happily as a collector once I have it in hand.  I had a ride armor as a kid but it broke 4 hours after me buying and playing with it heavily.  Hence I'll finish up my business with NY and then say goodbye.  I was thinking about using my store credit on a future preorder, but I want to terminate my relationship with NY after the 31C fastpack. 

If I had known this was how it was going to play out, I would have kept the pre-order on the 31A, pay for and receive my Mospeada Sticks, and 31C FP's, then throw in a Credit Card dispute.  In your scenario that's how I would play it.  Pay for Stick if they get it in stock , then file a CC dispute if you don't have the 31C FP's on order.

2 minutes ago, seti88 said:

haha you can sing this to em:

But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you.
The five years we have had have been such good times,
I still love you.
But now I think it's time I live my life on my own.
I guess it's just what I must do.

LMAO, I'll submit this as a ticket once I get my 31C FP order. 

4 minutes ago, seti88 said:

N-Y be like:

LMAO, thanks for posting this.  Needed the lulz this morning after getting told by NY to pound sand.

1 minute ago, Slave IV said:

That sounds annoying. They do have some quirky operations. I couldn't stand them at first but once I got how they operate, I've quickly made them my goto shop based on their prices. I will still check with NY first but as mentioned, CDJ is becoming big time recently. They don't even charge up front for TWE items! Their posting times and search need some work but maybe I just need to start using them more to get their system better like I did with NY. 

So, does that mean you are 31A-less or did you secure one elsewhere?

CDJ has been my go to since the start of 2017, they have been really easy in securing VF-31's and Gundam Metal Builds for me. Their listing system is getting a lot better and faster too compared to years prior.

I was able to secure 3 31A's from AE, but ordered 1 for a friend, but wanted 3 for myself hence my 1 order with NY.  Not mad at NY for them not securing my 31A as I understand things happen, but how they remediated the issue has me fuming, hence me no longer taking my business to them.  I'd rather pay higher prices at this point with proxy's then support NY.  I did find it odd that CDJ had their listing above 27000 yen during the 31A preorder, I normally don't go AE, but they had the best price/listing time.  I knew demand was going to be high for the 31A which is why I preordered ASAP, but I didn't factor in this logistical nightmare. 

39 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Haha, thanks! Even though I had a shipping notice, still had my fingers crossed but now that it's reality, I'm good. BTW, my NY offer still stands if anyone wants!

Kinda wish I took your offer, but now I don't wish NY's bologna on anyone.

I opted for the refund, they gave me store credit, and well guess what? you can't use your store credit on existing pre-orders.  You can only use your store credit on new orders.  Complete NY bologna.  NY has had poor Customer Service for this 31A debacle, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt, hopefully if my remaining orders get fulfilled I will be done with this store.  After a couple of hours of contemplating on the fact that you can't use your store credit on existing preorders, I decide to purchase a Bandai Metal Build Gundam just to recoup my cash in some form, so that I can begin to cut ties with NY.  Come to find out you can't use your store credit for an item that is less then store credit SMDH, more NY bologna.  I had to trick their system, and add more items to make the price above the store credit, and then remove the additional items in order to make it work. 

With all the bologna that NY has fed me I'm done with them, and will no longer recommend them to anyone.  My new advice would be to stay away from NY. 

I put in a ticket with NY on Tuesday, got the same canned response like most people, then countered with the response is being provided to everyone, they then told me they would give me store credit.  Ordered my 31A on 10/6 and have to mospeada sticks and the 31c fastpacks on preorder with NY, so I thought about it and decided to take Store credit.  Told them Wednesday night that I would take it, and my “voucher” is pending.  Wanted my voucher so that I had the time to use it for my stick preorder.  

I don’t think NY is going to be able to fulfill the remaining 31A orders.  I hope they will be so that the rest of you can get your 31a’s as it is a beauty.  Gonna have to go AE, CDJ, or proxy in the future.  

I think if NY was upfront with the issues and didn’t play this waiting game, I would probably have been ok with them unable to deliver as shiz happens, but this poor customer service has left a nasty taste in my mouth.  

1 hour ago, General Rasp said:

I hope they do the Crossbones too and alternate releases. The Blue frame 2nd Revise would be nice too see also. Doesn't it use a similar weapon pack that was released with the Red Frame?

Oh I'm sure they will do the Crossbones since they teased it, its just too easy of a mold to milk, X1, X2, X3, Build Fighters Full Cloth, and Build fighters Mao, only differences are color, and slight chest remolding, and adding the Cloth to the full cloth version SMDH, and I would buy all 5 lol.

As far as the Blue Frame 2nd revise, the weapon pack is very similar and would probably need a couple of parts swapped out.  Some parts are similar but some are different, along with the head, and shoulder having to have new parts as well.   I've attached a pic where you should be able to spot the differences between the RF Kai, and the BF 2nd R.

1 hour ago, Scyla said:

I don't know if it is that simple. For companies there is always cashflow and the money we sent to NY might not be used for paying the Bandai preorders. They might be used to pay much more eminent bills  while other customers provide the cash to pay for the VF-31A bill and so on.

If a company is in financial trouble they might use the every cent they can gather to pay the bill that is most eminent to them and hope they make it over the hump to keep going. 

Yeah, that could be one possible scenario, I just pray to god that is not the case, but since people are reporting that they are receiving other items they have ordered from NY, I think this may be an isolated incident for the VF-31A.

23 minutes ago, kajnrig said:

I dunno, holding your money and other preorder items hostage seems pretty dirty.

EDIT:

BUT I don't have an actual dog in that fight, so maybe I should just shut my mouth.

I'd say passive aggresiveness at most, I haven't read that anyone has actually requested a refund from them directly just yet, but I could have missed it.

I've only read that people are ready to file a paypal dispute, it would be best to actually request cancellation and a refund if people are worried.  Then file a paypal dispute, as we are not sure what the circumstances with NY's 31A fiasco is currently over.  I will say that I am not happy with their customer service, but everything I have paid for in the past has been delivered, and if it could not be they have refunded me my money without me asking; therefore, I am lead to believe that they are either working or waiting on our orders, but most probably waiting on our orders from Bandai, or waiting to get reimbursed by Bandai, those would be the logical explanation for me, but who knows I could be completely wrong and they do us dirty and take all our money, but I'm sure the collecting community won't stand for it and NY would see severe backlash.

I'm hoping we get a Metal Build Infinite Justice someday, I think us getting a metal robot version may be a feeler for Bandai if there would be interest for a MB version.

Also scared for the strike, due to it likely tearing my wallet to shreads due to the many different striker packs, and different paint shcemes it has.

The Must haves for me would be the aile, perfect, strike rouge ootori, Lucas ver. w/IWSP, strike Noir, and the Akatsuki, with the star build strike being a maybe.

I just hope we get a MB of the Astray Blue Frame 2nd Revise, sooner rather then later.