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when does the combo set go up for pre order?

So, contacted NY about 2 TV armor sets I ordered. They said they haven’t received them. I asked for refund and crickets. Contacted PayPal, they said it’s 184 days so past their window.

contacted my credit card, they gave me credit for both and said they would file chargeback.

SMH I’m tired of NY. Not using them any longer after 100’s of transactions. 
funny thing is I ordered sets from anime export same day n received both. 

Nippon Yassan saying they didn't receive their TV super parts.

Anyone else hear anything else?

4 hours ago, Nerd-linger said:

I am only a couple days from the 180 day PayPal cutoff. Anyone have their super parts order shipped from NY? Heck, anyone even get their Roy shipped or is NY basically a lost cause at this point?

I opened ticket for 2 tv super parts I ordered from them. Has anyone received from NY? 

1 minute ago, Algy said:

Hi, I'm new on this forum.

Bought a second hand vf-1a max jenius a week ago, waiting to arrive!

Already have an arcadia roy vf-1s movie ver. with strike parts, so really excited to get my first DX ... not to say the same from my wallet lol

Welcome to your second mortgage!

2 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Nice!

Btw, you intentionally folded the leg stabilizers on Battroid, right? Because the Gerwalk is not.

 

Should they be folded or open?

2 hours ago, Ash said:

Wow 4 strike/super parts... very nice man!!!!

I got 5 stile total but didn’t put on max.... 

Ok 1st one came, Nin Nin. FED EX.

not the best pics but....

Anyone order from Luna park? Anyone hear anything from them?

received tracking info from NIN NIN. looks like they came through.

my kombini is preparing to ship.

luna park is only one i havent received notification yet.

just paid my kombini order for roy. hopefully it ships asap.

got 2 more, NIN NIN and a luna park.

luna park reached out to me to confirm adress.

if nin dont ship by 1 week after release, Ill open paypal case.

luna park contacted me to confirm shipping address for Roy.

I guess they are coming through.

nin nin and my kombini havent notified me.

The Roy release is end of this month correct?

If NIn-Nin don’t ship within 2 weeks  of that date, I’m contacting PayPal to open claim. Window is closing.

Is the vf-1D uo for preorder yet?

NY shipped my copy via ferry last night and refunded me 2100 y. Ill have to wait 3 months lol

My kaki arrived today from anime export. About 2 weeks time from Japan to NY. Also some random things I picked up over past couple weeks.

23 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

I've got 2 Roy VF-1S on order from Amazon Japan, and delivered it's just under $200each.

I also have 4 TV FAST Packs on order for a base price of ¥8800each, 4 DYRL SSP packs that ended up around $100each after shipping and proxy fees, and 5 missile packs that were around $50-$60each after shipping and proxy fees (only one bought at markup).

The problem is the scalping and the proxy fees, not the Bandai pricing (or at least not directly).

true. has anyone here ever got one for 18k? lmao I wish i could.

3 hours ago, sqidd said:

We';re going to assume in Japan retail pricing for everything below. Markups, shipping, etc can play a huge factor in the bottom line (sitting on your doorstep).

-In 2004 (mid life of a 1/48 Yamato) a Yamato with SSP's and missiles would have cost you $188

-Inflation has turned the buying power of that $188 to $276 (median of many ways of calculating that).

-So apples to apples a Yamato 1/48 with SSP's and missiles would cost you $276 today's money.

-A DX with SSP's and missiles is $292.05.

-The DX is a LOT nicer and comes with more accessories.

Conclusion:

DX's cost the same as the Yamato's did......in Japan. Assuming you got a PO in.

That of course doesn't take availability (the Bandai model), scalping and shipping costs (which are currently nuts) into consideration. That can be argued has nothing to do with the actual cost. That is a market change. A change anyone can decide to opt into or out of.

In reality if you don't get your stuff PO'd (which is most of us) and you wait for release day....and you don't get the few unicorns that go out at great deals ..... a DX with SSP's and missiles is going to run you about $550-575 right now shipped DHL. Boat will save you about $40-50.

So yes, the  pricing of a DX with the goodies on your doorstep is quite a bit more money.

One other factor..............................................Yamato's pricing/marketing decisions ran them out of business. It can be argued that the cost of a Yamato was never a real cost. It was a artificial cost subsidized by bankruptcy. Sure, if you were buying them at that subsidized price you didn't have to pay more when the piper came a callin on Yamato. But, you also lost your chance to buy at that price in the future when he did. Those lost purchasing options have a cost. You are now paying at the un-subsidized price. Bandai's marketing strategy that has driven the on the ground costs up is the strategy that will keep the line alive (they're too big to go out of business because of Macross). I would rather see Bandai charge more for the Valks and somehow break the scalper market which would bring the "on your doorstep" cost down considerably. But beggars can't be choosers. 

 

True, but we’re do you get that 292 retail?

I paid 25k yen for kaki, 9200 yen for SSP and 7200 for missile set. That’s 41,400 which is 400 ish. That’s without shipping of course.

3 hours ago, vlenhoff said:

The way I see it, these Valks have three modes anyway. You can always have fully armored FP'd 1/48[s], GBP'd 1/60[s], and then Naked Dx[s], all in different modes, and on different shelves. Personally, I am not getting fast packs or missiles for any of my DX... Except for one TV set of DX FP[s] w/ missiles i ordered a few months ago. Pardon my immediate contradiction there, but I personally don't dress up all my valks, as i adore their naked look. I have a few complete 1/48 Yamatos, a few 1/60 Yammies and Arcadias to sit next to my Macross+ & Macross Zero valks, and now a few DX to display in all their naked glory. I may have like 8 Fps left for the Yammies 1/48, and i am only currently using one of them. Lastly i still have my re-released chuky monkeys comfortably sitting in their boxes for years on end. Only the 1S chunkey monkey has FPs and i have never put them on that 1S. I do rarely take one out to admire the old tech, and it puts a smile on my face, as I was never able to have one when i was a kid. 

I am currently frozen due to this covid19 situation, and it slowing my job down to a crawl. It prevents me from buying anything else at the moment. I think whatever your preference is, there are plenty of Valks today to choose from.

I personally think it was a good move for Bandai to sell naked Valks, as many of us have enough missiles from previous valks to start a 3rd world war. What i do not like is how little availability of DX valks and accessories exist in the market.

I do remember a time when a chunky monkey would cost you over a thousand bucks, and i don't miss it a bit.

Edit in: After i wrote all this I noticed i forgot to mention the HM/HMR line. Those mostly sit eternally in formation in fighter mode. There is something about a squadron of all different valks "flying" in formation . I still don't have a 1S for this set, but i am fine with it. We don't have to have a 1S is every scale right? Right?

In any case I think we are privileged enough to be able to enjoy any part of this hobby as we see fit.

I do think the quality is excellent, don't get me wrong.

But it costs us around 410.00 USD to get a valk with super parts and missile and that's if you pay the retail price and not the inflated prices. ( oh and thats the low end valk like Kaki fro 25000y)

compared to what 200.00 for the 1/48 yamato with super strike and missile sets? ( and most were available for around 170.00 USD)

Received my first missle set from NY today. Via ferry took 9 weeks.

the only question I have is why the F*** do I gotta pay for missle set when I’m paying more for the valk to begin with! 
wat a rip off!

11 minutes ago, sidearmsalpha said:

Has there been a survey here to see how many active members have been screwed over by NY? I still have two outstanding orders with them and one isn't even DX-related. I have an HMR VF-4 that they still haven't shipped. The other is for a DX VF-1S and a set of Super/Strike parts.

Did they cancel orders at all? I received my strike parts all 4 of them, and my KAKI shipped last week via boat. I just sent them emails asking to upgrade or downgrade shipping when items were released. My missle set shipped 2 months ago via sea and it’s set to be delivered this week.

I would send them emails. 

Few things I picked up and displayed over the last week!

managed to snag a kaki 1/48 from anime Export for 267.00 u.s. just waiting on shipping invoice.

i have 1 in transit from NY by boat whick probably wont get here till november so i ordered a second one lol

1 hour ago, Mac said:

Yup, they said their supplier cancelled their order and they don't know if they'll be getting anymore supplies. I paid them in June of 2019 and it took them until recently to tell me this. And only because I reached out to them about shipping since it came out in April. 

Screw store credit, I'm probably going to file a fraudulent charge claim with my CC company. 

Thats why i treat them suspect too. As soon as the release date comes, if i dont see a ship notification, i send them message. They took two weeks to send out my kazi 1/48 and it just shipped last night after 3 emails.

6 minutes ago, Mac said:

If anyone has an extra set of super parts they want to sell please let me know.

NY also screwed me after I contacted them about changing my shipping method. Worst online store to buy from. 

Did they tell you they don't have more product? that's crazy.