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it's up again on Amiami!!!!

2 minutes ago, borgified said:

 

I'm waiting for that one actually.

Keep Okini open guys, as you might get one there - https://okini.land/en/21236-dx-chogokin-vf-1s-valkyrie-roy-focker-special-bandai-spirits.html

Please tell me these guys accept Paypal?

Bandai being Bandai will probably reissue these many releases later without the stand.

I bet the DYRL one will be even worse.

I had it! But then this crap happens

Cart jacked on HLJ! Dammnit!

this round was pretty much as bad as the VF-1S Hilkaru for me. Kept getting either cart jacked or the site just did not load.

The only reason I managed to get the Hikaru was because I was in Japan around the release date and managed to snag one from Tamashii Nation itself.

I doubt I'll have the same luxury this round, so this whole thing has been extremely frustrating as usual, and I blame Bandai for always allocating so little preorder slots.

4 hours ago, Kuma Style said:

wait.. what Ride armor is this? It even has articulated fingers!

They just brought out 3 more boxes. I think word will soon get around and these will disappear once people start coming with their spouses and family to buy extra (dude in front of me bought 1 extra using his gf / wife) 

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Got mine at the standalone Tamashii Nations shop outside on Akihabara chuo dori. There was only one left after I bought mine that I could see. They're behind the register. I only saw it as I was about to walk out of the store. The sight stopped me in my tracks. 

Thank you so much @Lolicon for the info. I lucked out everywhere including Akiba but decided to visit Tamashi Nations anyway 

I'm paying for 1 right now! Turns out Bic Camera is limiting 1 per customer and they're even asking if the name on the passport and cc are the same (though he didn't seem to check anyway) 

Also the cashier was a chinese dude (just something I just noticed when another Chinese customer spoke to him asking how many boxes were sold). 

If any of you are still around Akiba,do consider dropping by to try your luck (also Nagano Broadway is pretty empty and run down now) 

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Look what I found in Akiba. 

Dude are there more? I decided to skip Akiba after reading the update above. Where did you get one? 

2 minutes ago, eXis10z said:

Look at those VF-1S on the shelves 

https://www.facebook.com/334036913346357/posts/2614979721918720?sfns=mo

What's up with those? I thought the stocks got all snapped up? 

1 hour ago, SuperHobo said:

If anyone wants to own the Patlabor movies + OVA + TV series on bluray it's only $25 for the entire boxset on rightstuf. 

 

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Patlabor-the-Mobile-Police-Ultimate-Collection-Blu-ray

Darn, it seems to have been taken down, or sold out.

I always miss out when this collection

9 minutes ago, CharlesXavier said:

Fu**** Ho***

active mainly on facebook and carousell

Oh, I know them. Their P-Bandai stuff is almost always very expensive, and they always get stock cut for Metal Builds. 
 

On 6/24/2019 at 6:28 PM, CharlesXavier said:

The metal build madness is driving collectors to the wall. Over here in Singapore, physical shops are opening POs at +50% above the recommended yen retail price. 

One shop is even taking bids on its Facebook page to award the top bidders for the limited stocks he will be getting. 

Which shop is this? Sounds like one to boycott.

1 minute ago, Checkmate said:

I prefer 1/4 scale figures so the 18 inch EVA fits in nicely with my collection. And have you seen how much the original RAH is priced now? insane.

I collect a number of 1/6 and large figures from ThreeZero myself, so this would fit right in. 

The current prices of the original are also what's tempting me to get it. Maybe I'll watch a review video before ordering (couldn't quite find a written one for some reason)

5 minutes ago, Checkmate said:

I actually PO'd the Medicom first even before bothering with the EVA-02.

nice. I'm still not quite sure if I want it. 

I've long stopped being a big fan of the series, but there's something quite alluring about having a giant EVA-01 figure on display. 

Maybe the fact the Medicom put up a reissue preorder on the same day, for the RAH EVA-01 is a sign they're well aware people aren't going to be able to get this, so why not get a tall (390mm) EVA-01 instead

Unbelievable. Managed to get one off Amiami (it was closed, then reopened after awhile).

back up on amiami!!!

6 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Not to alarm anyone who has an HLJ order, but I just got this email from them for an item that I bought and paid for over a month ago and has been sitting in my PW since. WTF HLJ?!

...

Well, it wouldn't be the first time HLJ has done that. I'm just surprised it still happens

off course, i have to sit in for a meeting half an hour before the PO goes live and get stuck in it for 2 hours to be able to preorder one 

15 minutes ago, mog_kupo said:

Lol, order stop on HLJ

 

https://hlj.com/metal-build-eva-unit-01-reissue-bans55040-2

Thank you for this. Without the link, I would not have seen it come back up in the F5 storm. 
Fingers crossed that they honour the order.

Was refreshing and it suddenly came back! got one in. Fingers crossed this isn't one of their "oops we accidentally put out too many preorders" thing.

1 minute ago, F360 said:

For this reissue I don't think Bandai made all that much, some sites didn't even list it. 

good job Bandai, you were good on your word of an reissue,  just didn't tell us how little you were going to reissue 

Really kinda defeats the purpose of a reissue since they're usually plentiful when it comes to doing those.
Maybe we'll see another reissue when the Unit 0 and 2 comes around 

Just now, Kuma Style said:

Literally what happened to me. People continuously want to throw out this scalper boogeyman yet no one is complaining about these horse crap servers.

 

let's be real here though. Metal Build scalping IS a real problem.

It is just compounded by Bandai's refusal to  make more, high demand, AND lousy servers on the big sites.