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Shizuka the Cat

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  1. Ahhh! I see now. Thanks! I am new to AliExpress. Wow, thiat site is a bit confusing for me to figure out.
  2. Saw this on AliExpress... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805534143813.html Is this a Chinese knock-off of the DX Chogokin YF-19 original release, plus the addition of a light-up fold booster? I wonder if it is worth buying at about $70, including shipping to the US....?
  3. BBTS wants $450 for the VT-1... before state tax and $4 domestic shipping?! They know that it is 147 yen to the US dollar right now, right? At current exchange rates, the VT-1 retails for almost $240, including Japan's 10% sales tax, but not including shipping to the US. Assuming BBTS is able to acquire VT-1's at retail and it costs about $30 to ship each from Japan, I am guessing that BBTS makes about a 67% profit margin on each VT-1 pre-order (of course, my assumptions could be way off base). Was that the case with all their other DX Chogokin Macross pre-orders?
  4. I do wonder how they went from selling out on pre-order day to now having 17 more available for pre-order? I don't really see that happen with pre-orders from AmiAmi or HLJ, as far as I am aware.
  5. Hi guys, I saw that a couple of Macross toys were on clearance sale at Crunchyroll... https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/vf-0s-phoenix-roy-focker-use-ver-macross-zero-hi-metal-r-figure-4573102637420.html https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/yf-29-durandal-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-use-full-set-pack-macross-movie-absolute-live-dx-chogokin-figure-4573102634733.html Just in case anyone was interested. Have a great weekend! Update: ERRR, I just noticed that these are the same price or cheaper at Amazon US, so..... nevermind.. My apologies!
  6. Thanks to web.archive.org, I do see that Nippon-Yasan and Yoyakunow are both in the same city, Matsuyama in Ehime prefecture. Yeah, if Yoyakunow really does come from those who ran Nippon-Yasan, I think I will pass on them. Better safe than sorry.
  7. I too had a few successful Nippon-Yasan orders in the past before getting burned by them. Then it was no response to support tickets, no refund, no nothing. Burn me once, shame on me. But I am not giving Nippon-Yasan.... errr.... Yoyakunow.com the chance to burn me a second time.
  8. Be advised, as I understand it, the owner of Yoyakunow.com comes from Nippon-Yasan.com. Given how I was burned by NY (losing over $200 on a pre-order that never materialized), I personally am staying clear of Yoyakunow.
  9. Hee hee, glad to be of help, even if only a little. My husband is soooo going to kill me for having 2x YF-21 pre-orders in, one at AmiAmi and one at Amazon US. But then again, he likes collecting sneakers and watches, so.... I feel no guilt, LOL!
  10. YF-21 is available for pre-order again at Amazon US. https://www.amazon.com/TAMASHII-NATIONS-Macross-Plus-Spirits-Chogokin/dp/B0CRK23S71?ref_=ast_sto_dp
  11. I think that is why Amazon was showing a US expect to receive date of November 2023 vs Japan release date of September 2023. As such, my pre-order was still 2 months late from when Amazon originally said to expect it.
  12. I actually had 3 different searches prepared, because Amazon's search engine can be.... uhh... not great sometimes. My searches were: "DX Chogokin Macross YF-21" (sorted by Featured) "DX Chogokin Macross Plus YF-21" (sorted by Featured) "DX Chogokin Macross" (sorted by Newest Arrivals) I only discovered that Amazon began listing the YF-21 because it showed up on just 1 of my searches, namely "DX Chogokin Macross Plus YF-21". It did show up on the other 2 searches later on, but I think that was about 5 - 10 minutes later.... then stopped showing up altogether when it was no longer available.
  13. After the issue with my VF-25G Revival pre-order thru Amazon US (It is only now shipping, 4 months after release date, despite me pre-ordering), I no longer trust that Amazon can reliably acquire enough inventory to fulfill long-duration or open pre-order windows. Knowing that the YF-21 was going to be in high demand, I was religiously refreshing my Amazon search results page, so as to not miss the listing showing up.
  14. The Amazon.com pre-order listing is up... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRK23S71/ So, Amazon's price pretty much matches the Crunchyroll Store and is about $14 cheaper than going thru BBTS. Nothing to write home about, but for those who missed out on pre-ordering elsewhere and are uncomfortable ordering from certain stores they are not familiar with (I am reminded of Nippon-Yasan stealing $200 from me), I guess Amazon is an option.
  15. OMG! I just received an email from Amazon (US). My VF-24G Revival pre-order is finally shipping!!! Considering that actually released in September 2023, my pre-order is only going to arrive 4 months late. At least it is finally coming. For a moment there, I was having Nippon-Yasan flashbacks.
  16. Rare, Very rare, though I have seen it happen before. I think usually it is due to someone cancelling their pre-order, thus re-opening a spot. The only reason I can see someone cancelling an already placed pre-order is because they manage to find a better price elsewhere. For example, when someone places an Amazon Japan pre-order (sold and shipped by Amazon JP) after already pre-ordering from AmiAmi/HLJ/etc since Amazon JP tends to open pre-orders like 20-40 minutes after the official pre-order time begins. I imagine people who still have their pre-orders open at AmiAmi/HLJ/etc probably won't be cancelling them at this point in time, unless when the YF-21 finally gets listed at Amazon US, the price is unexpectedly good. Though given the current state of the Japanese yen vs. the US dollar, I doubt that will happen.
  17. The Crunchyroll listing is up for the YF-21... and as usual, slightly cheaper than BBTS. Also, free US shipping. https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/macross-plus-yf-21-dx-chogokin-figure-guld-goa-bowman-use-ver-4573102655165.html
  18. They don't look like reaction missiles to me....
  19. Nevermind.... Found it at DailyMotion. Looks like the missiles fired by Max's VF-22 are internally-stored micro-missiles.
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