Kinzoku VF

6 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Mine is 10/10. C'mon Nippon-Yasan. I know you can do it...

 

 

 made my day......

Still though, 2 months to get to day 2 of the orders.....(aside from the lucky few who paid after that date and received them already). At that rate, It's gonna be September if they ever get to the orders placed on the 10th . 

Great if they deliver of course....but after all that BS, I'm not sure I even care about the VF anymore. Just want this mess to be over with.

Anyone contacted NY this month regarding their 31A orders? Seems that only 2 or 3 were shipped in May, and obviously nothing whatsoever regarding that BS May stock (that now has magically transformed into a June BS, and probably a July one after that..). 

Anyway, was just curious to see if their replies had changed since March.

On 20/05/2018 at 6:59 AM, CharlesXavier said:

I am more keen to see if the rumored mid May stock of the 31A is in. If it’s indeed in, NY should start delivery this coming week. 

Don't know why, but I somehow feel they're making us wait like morons for nothing. I don't think it's gonna happen .

Well, mid May is now....and still no news whatsoever from NY. Some 'real' infos would be welcomed at that stage. Especially regarding that mysterious 'extra stock'. Aside from one Japanese tweet, we have absolutely no clue that Bandai is actually in the process of producing more. Where did they officially announced anything regarding more stocks?  Last time I checked, in Japan, it seemed that most customers who had ordered theirs from TWE got them (dupes and all). 

Trying hard to stay positive,  but everything is hearsay. We're now close to 2 months since NY's official release date, and they've still not finished shipping off the orders from the 6th October. Aside from a few orders from the 10th that were shipped, (like 2)

Couldn't be bothered to find the page where a MW said his wife had called up NY. And they told him it would be shipped in May. Did that person ended up receiving it? 

This month, NY haven't been shipping more than 1 a week, (and one dupe order). That's it.

April, rumours were going around for a May release, and now, it's June?  Wish I could share people's optimism, but the situation doesn't look any different than it was in March. Did I somehow miss something? 

Every week, it's the same thing. 1 shipped, and that's it. At this stage, I truly doubt I they'll deliver before August... at all. Especially considering its current value, why send this invisible stock if they can sell it for X5 times its price ......Gutted.

Erm...Anyone got any news regarding their orders? Any movement in the order status? Anything? It's been quite a while since anyone reported anything (aside from that dupe order that got the staff who sent it relegated to toilet duties)

Getting tired of this lack of news, seriously considering getting in touch with NY's owner directly for an explanation and other stuff....

Again, I wonder if it'll be worth going directly to the boss of the company for a 'proper' answer. Their attitude toward this issue stank from day 1. Loved it when people were saying that NY were the only ones who hadn't refund or cancelled their orders . Do you truly think they knew anything back then regarding the upcoming issues, stocks in May  and all that BS? Of course they didn't, but thought they'd give it a try, go with the flow. They never had a clue if they were going to be able to fulfill those orders and still don't.

Their lack of communication and customer service regarding this particular issue has been unacceptable, too many of us are literally 'scared' that they'll cancel our orders or worse close our account if we keep mailing them.

Outcome: everybody just waits in silence. Not only they most likely won't deliver, they won't refund in cash and managed staying clear of head aches with customers  messaging them every day (erm , messaging him, you know, the guy who lives in the broom closet, Fabrice).Win-Win for them. As far as loosing a few angry customers, they couldn't care less. Won't affect their business one bit. I mean their overall web score is abysmal, yet, they still make money. Heck, I should talk, I preordered a YF-19 from them (not mentioning all the other upcoming Po I also have). So...boycotting them? Yeah, right....

Whatever, just a quick rant.

Erm....there's no timing, nor anything suspicious.It's the exact message they've been sending all along to everyone. I received the exact same one in March. Never once had they mentioned anything in mail regarding any May stock. This was from one member who called them. It's still the exact same situation, they're not pushing refunds on anyone, they're just being..erm, NY...

At that stage, they understand most people won't cancel. So either they are making it drag and being vague on purpose so that more customers cancel, but I assume people who wanted to cancel would've done it by now.Lately, we can see they don't have anything, (aside from that dupe order, that once again was most probably a fluke and the staff who sent them probably got relegated to cleaning up the warehouse floor for the next 6 months and his salary cut...).

At this stage I don't think it'll happen, this 'extra stock' is a rumour at best. We don't know why Bandai are producing more (nor wether it truly came from them as there is no official announcement as far as I know). And if they truly are, it would probably be replacement stocks for faulty units and/or maybe for a limited customers in Japan that are still waiting, so most likely a tiny amount. Does it seem logic that stores would out of the blue get tons of stock? Yeah right....

Again...just my opinion. I'm still waiting, but without any expectations. At that stage, it's months late, not weeks, and still no sign that anything is going to change.(aside from those 'odd' orders that they send out now and again). Who knows, maybe in October? It'll only be a year.....

49 minutes ago, Toonz said:

so...will nipponyasan still continue to ship out to those who have not received their vf-31?

Erm....we kinda hope so, but considering the depth of this mess, can't expect to see changes on that order status anytime soon.Bandai must've really messed up big time on that one, trying to pretend everything was peachy...(not forgetting NY with their stellar replies regarding the issue). Monday's already gone and not a single order shipped as far as we know..At that rate, and if mid-May stocks are delayed yet again, it'll take a year to get those cursed preorders .

I wonder, if there truly are some upcoming stocks if this'll affect its current (ridiculous) price. Bound to have some impact when potential buyers see them appearing slightly cheaper here and there realising more stocks are floating about'. Not sure if this is a VF that'll hold its value in the long run somehow. Anyway, still waiting for this f'ing order. If they willing to send dupe when they can't even send off the singles,it's bound to be a good sign? Right? (or could be that they are truly just a bunch of morons after-all, one of the two...). They better not mess up that YF-19 preorder, otherwise it's gonna hit the fan....

As for Eslim 109 receiving one in a damaged box....Unfortunately, it's not NY's pb if it's damaged. They'll tell you to contact the Post office that's it. (especially considering it's a piece they don't even have in stock to afford sending any replacement ....) You could always send it back 'by force' and hope for a refund, (won't work). To save you the hassle, I'll get if off you , preorder price of course, with a big discount for the dent in the box....deal? 

34 minutes ago, ErikElvis said:

Woohoo! My two 31A’s finally shipped from NY. 

Wow! Congrats! Not many dupes have been sent by NY. Still wishing they would hurry it up a bit, that 1 parcel a week is getting really tedious.....

Absolutely no movements on my order.....Starting to loose hope. Maybe next July? August? Who knows at that stage? 

2 hours ago, CharlesXavier said:

Coukd NY receive their stock likewise which confirms the mid May date that was given to a member who called NY?

we will probably know the week after since it’s the golden week in Japan for the coming week. 

Please.....Please, Godess Minmay, Deculture Gods, listen to our plight, let those mysterious MMS be a reality.. m(_ _)m..... 

*Sniff*.....Still nothing.....

Another day without any updates regarding the Kairos. It definitely won't be for this month, and with the upcoming Golden Week, early May isn't looking too promising either. Still hoping they'll eventually come through with those orders somehow....I'm not complaining, promise, not sad or anything, (well a bit...but nothing compared to the first few weeks of April ).

Can't believe they (NY) nearly messed up the DX YF-19 preorders...Took their sweet time listing all those St Seiya and other stuff, when most retailers had already opened (and closed) for that DX . When it finally appeared (if you could open the site long enough), there was a question mark instead of the pic and it was coming up with  'error 1 sold out' or something. Completely buggy. A little while later, the pic was up and it was in stock (for roughly 2 minutes, if that) then 'sold out' msg .  If your internet connection crashed or whatever, not a chance! . Still, it was the cheapest out there.

43 minutes ago, cmal said:

Probably not an issue with this group, but I'm up for buying a few sets of the missiles from those that feel they were an unnecessary price increaser for this release.

I have more than enough YF-19s.....yet....felt the need to get this one mostly for its accessories . Wish there were more differences between this one and the Advanced. There's still time to rectify the inverted black/red situation, landing gears and more. This DX YF-19 was most likely a way to recup on the Frontier mold. (maybe all isn't lost for another Chronos variant! Been waiting a long time for that announcement... I truly love the Chronos.)

As for a DX YF-21, would be great, but not sure it'll be something Bandai would invest in.  Arcadia will most likely get there first. Meanwhile, will have to make do with the old 1/60 Yammy, mine's still holding up and displaying great after all those years.

Just as the YF-19 preorder race finished, postman just delivered that Cyclone and other stuff I was expecting.

Wasn't planning on keeping it, but I'm curious and tempted to take a look at the thing. Certainly no transforming, nor taking out of the box, just a look. Even though the pics look o.k, the reviews were really a mixed bag considering the price. I have a fair amount of Cyclones in my collection, and not particularly desperate to add yet another 'so-so' version if I can sell it off and get my money back, and more. Shouldn't have preordered it in the first place, but it's too late for that now, long story mixed up with that Kairos preorder that I have yet to receive)

Has anyone bought a used one yet? Can't find any 'used' specimens to get an idea how/if it'll affect its resale value. If I loose $80 or more just for having opened up that seal, it'll be an expensive glimpse 

35 minutes ago, m30 said:

Knee-jerk reaction from the 31a ordeal...?

35 minutes ago, yman1437 said:

 

anyone ordered from NY and could see the order in history but didn't get the email?

 

I assumed you checked your spam and such? My order crashed as I was on the payment page. Couldn't F5, nothing, when the site was next up, it was sold out...funny I didn't pull out a hammer on my PC, first thought "whatever...have enough YF-19s as it is anyway".  A sign it wasn't really a necessary purchase for me....But in typical fashion, when you don't care...I got the confirmation mail etc.

I mean if it's in your order history, no reason why it wouldn't have gone through. You have an order number etc, so it's been ordered.

Still find it crazy to go through this torture every time. Not only NY were late with the listing, and seems they only had a tiny allocated amount?

Crap...that was close.....It's in my order history and got the confirmation mail....Now....Sold out. Enough of this madness ...Until the next one....

1 minute ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

I think I got one at NY.  The site went down but I did receive a confirmation email...hmmm 

Same 

At this rate I'll just end up stickering up my Advance version, use some old Gi-Joe missiles....and blu tack the fold thingy...

Well, as the old adage goes "one tification today, better than no tification tomorrow "....right?  (insert tumble weed gif...)

And with Golden week around the corner, it might just push everything back to *gulp* the mysterious "MMS".

46 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

You can guess my age bracket but I don't have a single white hair and enjoy my hobby

I'm 45. No white hair....aside from my beard that's complexly white , maybe I stress too much .

Anyway, will keep the 'try not to be miserable' in mind. Just that lately, between this Kairos mess, and *meh* Cyclone...not that great.

5 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

I think Kinzoku is using the default MWDark_Current theme hence when he copy/paste it applies the black background.

Yep....Been using that one since forever...changed it though, so hopefully it should be readable now.

38 minutes ago, enphily said:

please, don't use that black background, that's really hard to read

My bad, not sure what happened, I think for that part that's in black, I wrote it, then cut/pasted back and once posted the comment, it was in black, maybe I hi-lighted that sentence by error ....Anyways, no order status changes on my side. They've shipped the Cyclone as well as some other stuff. But not 'that'.

After combining some orders and before they had yet to be shipped. I mailed them asking if they could send everything, including the Kairos I still hadn't received in one parcel. They only replied that they couldn't combine those orders (rather than giving an explanation or apology as to why they hadn't shipped this particular order 1 month after their stated release date). Only a short cut and paste bla-bla regarding their store policies concerning the combining of orders and preorders. Very helpful.

@Slave IV You're completely right, I complain a lot regarding this whole mess. It's not exactly my favourite pass-time either.

Everyone's entitled to an opinion, if you feel that it's perfectly fine to have paid for something more than 6 months ago and getting the runaround from a so-called business, with not a single word about the situation. Great. (I'm not counting those messages as we had to chase after them in order to get replies. As for the replies, if you're satisfied with their explanation, I'm not.)

You give them your hard earned cash every month for stuff, the least you should expect as a customer (long-time or not) is a minimum of respect, and a detailed explanation when something goes wrong. Not everyone expects the same level of services, I get that. 

Would knowing the cause regarding this 'wait' change anything?, probably not.  But at least you'd know why you're waiting like a pr**k.  And most importantly, what are the chances of ever getting those orders?

I'd rather know, even they came up with 'Sorry,but we won't be able to fulfill all orders placed after the 7th as we (or Bandai ) messed up". (Or whatever their excuse is). It's this lack of transparency that made me furious in the first place. I wouldn't be here talking about it had they come clean from the get go. How many months are we supposed to wait? Can they at least tell us that? Maybe then it would help decide whether to give up on this thing rather than hoping every day to see a change in your order status. (can't even call it an an order as it's now turned into a fossil )

Again you've got your principles, I have mine. If you feel waiting for more than a month now to get any sign of life from them is warranted, we just aren't on the same page, when it comes to customer services. 

3 hours ago, Ridden001 said:

the Bandai DX Macross line is like a shooting a star....looks great for a moment in time....then it falls apart.

Totally agree with this. Not just Bandai though, today, a lot of collectors just get their fix from waiting on new releases. Once it's out : "O.k, yes, it's great, but when is the next one coming out?". This hobby has really changed a lot, sure, we now have tons of same scale VF's (unlike the time when the 1/55 Chunky HCM, and resin kits ruled ...), but feels we lost something along the way with the constant releases, re-releases, re-re-releases. (Not to mention this preordering BS we have to deal with getting worse and worse.)