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    This is a great point and I’ve made similar speculation about NY. Whatever the case, they seem to be the only company trying to do something about the site crashing issues and multiple purchases by possible scalpers. As for @Paco Grande bringing up the issue with Chinese resellers, that information was from a recent article so I know he had no intention other than to ask questions based on what he read. We all know scalpers exist everywhere but that article specifically pointed out how the market in China is making a significant impact that may affect the way Japanese shops operate. Bandai does do reissues sometimes but again, I’m sure it all depends on demand and profitability. As we have seen, they don’t do many Macross reissues and if so, it can take a very long time or it isn’t the exact item. I really just don’t think Macross is a big deal to them and it has been stated as much with recent information that Macross isn’t even in the top ten (probably even much lower) in terms of their profitability. They obviously know there is a following and they do what they need to appease us but not much more.
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    Haha, yeah. At this point, a Roy 1S is as guaranteed as you are to miss a preorder for it if your finger slips off the mouse button.
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    Macross is a tiny fraction of Bandai's business so they don't produce as much as some of their other more profitable lines. Although the fans are die hard, there aren't as many as there are Transformers fans or Gundam or DBZ... or a ton of other properties. PLus, there is a shitty company called Harmony Gold trying to claim rights to anything Macross outside of Japan and that prevents any official Macross products from being sold outside Japan. If you look at Arcadia Macross products, they are no as hard to preorder because they are mostly reissues and their entire business revolves around Macross so they can devote all their production to it.
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    Hello and welcome to MW! This is definitely the place to be especially on preorder night because it will be very active with people sharing links and their successes and failures, lol! For AJ, so far, my experience with the last two is that depending on the search you do, you should be able to find the item but it won’t be available to ship to the US right away and it seems like they are all 3rd party sellers. I don’t know if it’s because AJ already put it up and it got sold out that fast with 3rd party already turning the orders they got around for profit or if they are just other vendors with their own suppliers. Either way, if you keep watching the item, the hope is it will eventually be offered by AJ and available to ship to the US. For the last one, the Max VF-1A, that happened at about 6:30 pm jst so late as fu<# over here. AJ and NY will have the lowest prices if you can get an order through with them but if you don’t care about those savings, your best bet is to try on all the sites and get it wherever you can. It will be easy to get one after preorder madness if you are willing to pay a slight markup. There is also the chance that you can get one at original preorder price from amiami, HLJ or cdj later on or near release IF you are lucky enough to catch a cancellation at the right time when they release it to order again.
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    Yes, all of the major ones ship internationally. Except depending...Amazon Japan. They have shipped the last two DX VF-1s to the US but that is no guarantee that they will do the same for this one.
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    Damn, nice haul @sh9000!
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    I'd take a PF GBP especially if it came with the effect parts too.
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    HAha, cool!
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    You too! LMK if you don't have it, I have extras
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    Some Arcadia VF-1 love just because!
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    Honestly, I don’t care. If anything, I prefer to have variety so however they come is good with me.
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    Haha, nice!
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    OK, you guys got me! I just placed an order for the AFC F-14D since I had some points that will expire soon. Ended up paying a bit more than $10 so it should be worth it to see what this is about and have an in scale F-14 to go with HMR stuff.
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    Hi-Metal R

    Slave IV replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Cool! Not the paint scheme I was hoping for on either but hey, maybe it will be nice to have something different.
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    Great setup!
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    Ditto on the nice packaging. That foam is a a great touch.
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    Sweet!
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    Nice! You get a chance to mess with that AY Iron Man? I'm looking forward to adding it to my collection.
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    Looking good!
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    Hi-Metal R

    Slave IV replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Cool!
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    Hi-Metal R

    Slave IV replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Sweet! Can someone give me a heads up when that new A-10 is available for order? Thanks!
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    Haha, yeah. It did bite me in the ass on the 31A but I was lucky to get an order in elsewhere for just slightly more. I've only seen one other item I really wanted that sold out earlier than about a month before release. Even the DX Missile set was still available at regular price from NY not too long ago. What I do is keep the items in a the watch list and check them once in a while. If the timing feels close enough and the exchange rate is good and/or I have a discount code, I try to buy when it is at the lowest price I can get. Kinda like stocks, lol.
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    Thanks! First shelf almost finished. Just need to add some effects parts. I know it's not Macross but Boba gets 1st priority still Next two shelves in the Detolf go to Valks.
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    I usually wait until the last minute for TWE items. So far, it has worked out well except missing out on the 31A from NY at their discounted price. I'd rather not hand out free loans for as long as possible. Reminds me, I should order the 31 Armor set soon.
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