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AmiAmi order arrived in Australia today

Got a shipping request from AmiAmi - so they seem to be working through their backlog.

Japanese websites at pre-order time is semi proof that most businesses don't need to give a rats about scaling their web apps based on demand. I just went with Luna to avoid stress.

With AE just remember you have to pay for it to confirm your pre-order for these TWE items. It's stated during the ordering process, but there have been a few members here and there who have gone through checkout not realizing they needed to come back into their account and actually click the button to pay now.

So 4pm 25th in Japan? 

 

I've been using BBTS for way more than a decade at this point - and whilst reliability is a strong point (I think in hundreds of orders I've had one item that they've cancelled on me) - speed is fair. It's not awful and it's not lightening quick. However given what a mess global shipping is at this point ... well patience is key. It can take a few days between clicking ship and it showing up on tracking, but stuff is generally well packed. Their service is great - whenever I've had a problem with a figure (maybe 3 or 4 times since the early 2000's) or so they've sent replacements out without fuss. I ordered the same VF-25 from them you did. It's good to be able to order from them again -I got some of my original Valks from them back when they carried Yamato releases (including an Ivanov) (they stopped carrying Macross Valks at some stage but I couldn't say exactly when - but I definitely got a VF-11, a bunch of VF-1s including the Stealth and Forest camo ones from them in the distant past).

Pre-ordering from them in future (assuming they get the figure) will be less stressful than from the Japanese retailers - but likely more expensive and you'll get your figure later. TF Source, another American retailer I frequently use, also is carrying this figure. Their shipping is faster that BBTS, but they sometimes get figures a few weeks later.

9 hours ago, seti88 said:

What is this yearning I feel all of a sudden.

 

Oooh nice, that's my photo & tweet 😉

Hmm - premium Luna Park - seems they figured out what was obvious to the rest of us - that if you charge us a small fee or reward us based on repeat custom, we'll bend over backwards to spend money with you.

AmiAmi back up - got mine

Psychologists could write books on our ritual self punishment during these preorders. (Attenborough Voice: Why do they keep doing this to themselves? See their hands move to the F5 key. Their heart rate increase as the anointed time approaches)

Thanks for the info no3Ljm - added to calendar and have a week to brush up on my "rapid F5'ing whilst cursing" skills.

1D from both NY and Okini arrived at the same time in Oz (I ordered from Okini expecting NY to flake - they still haven't on me but I'm glad I was able to snatch a 31-AX from HLJ and not have to test my resolve again)

Order Number from HLJ, but waiting for email confo

(deleted for incorrect information - Orin) 

From the "Wonders Never Cease" department - a Prep in Progress email from NY. (Though nothing so far from Okini who I ordered from after coming to the conclusion that NY would flake) 

And it arrived - so maybe the comment about "changing management" is actually true? I still have a 1D on order there - I was going to file a paypal dispute for that based on these parts not arriving, but I guess now that they have delivered, I'll have to see how the 1D turns out (went for a second 1D with Okini - but haven't used them before). Wish I had the nerves for this hobby - plastic toys cause more stress than work!

 

5 hours ago, Zywll said:

That's great, may I know when you placed your order? I placed mine last year and never got mine in January, I've been creating tickets since then and no response at all.

I placed it 6 July 2020 (I think within a few minutes of it going up) so should have been in that initial round delivered in Jan as well. I also upgraded the shipping to the most expensive option in Dec because I'd noticed they were more likely to send out stuff with more expensive shipping (I got my missile sets that way) before sending out stuff that was using cheaper options. I got an apology note a few weeks ago about a change of management pasted below. 
 

On the "I should have bought a lottery ticket" front - just got a shipping notification for the Roy parts from NY. Not going to believe it until I have them, but there's a tracking number even. 

I went with Anime Export (because I've finally jumped off the NY bandwagon even though they have sent me a note saying that they were bad and now they would be good and the only thing they stuffed up for me was the Roy parts) - so have all the nervousness of not using someone like HLJ or AmiAmi whom I trust. I also have an Okiniland for the 1D for the same reason. Hopefully with this rights thing righted or whatever state it's in, production runs are going to be expanded and this might become a little less fraught. 

I understand the idea of the experiment about posting separately, but also agree that I the results are in, people are posting here, and that this place has had years of doing it a specific way and it's messy but it works for people because they are still doing it that way. Unless mods want to get to the point of nuking posts in this thread and constantly reminding people they should post in the other thread, the experiment has been run (these things almost always either work straight off or not and it's up to people to decide if they want to keep paddling a sinking ship in the hopes of changing something). (speaking of experiments, a "green / yellow / red" scorecard for vendors might work if posted at the top of this forum as there is probably a consensus on which vendors are reliable and which are not and those which the jury is out on)

I've still given up on this actually arriving, but I was very surprised to see this note from NY in my inbox about my Focker parts (I figure I'll have to track them down on Manda)

Ah, the guy on the YouTube vid was talking about 1/60 & diecast, but I suspected something was up when I didn't see it here - deleted the post content above.

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HLJ just charged me, so my PF is ready to ship.

It's up on the site that shall not be named for those of an adventurous bent.

7 hours ago, Rossy said:

Has anyone from Australia received their focker 1s yet? Particularly from Nin Nin?

Got mine from AmiAmi last Thursday