Shizuka the Cat

Hi-Metal R VF-19 Fire Valkyrie is now available for pre-order on Amazon US: $130 https://www.amazon.com/TAMASHII-NATIONS-Macross-Valkyrie-Hi-Metal/dp/B0CZQKGSQ6/ref=sr_1_9

Hmmm.... I wonder how much difference there is between the Hi-Metal R Fire Bomber VF-19 and the original Hi-Metal Non-R version of the same valkyrie. I don't own the Hi-Metal Non-R version, so I have no idea how good it was. Considering the differences between Hi-Metal R and non-R VF-1 Valkyries are relatively minor, I wonder if that is also the case for the VF-19.

Up on HLJ... https://www.hlj.com/hi-metal-r-vf-19-kai-fire-valkyrie-banc660855

Up on Yoyakunow... https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/21127-hi-metal-r-vf-19-kai-vf-19-kai-fire-valkyrie.html

Free US shipping though, at least.

Awesome! No need to stay awake to pre-order from Japan when I can just pre-order from Amazon US. (I love my sleep) P.S. It is a lot easier for me to justify buying Macross toys again, ever since my husband discovered a hobby where he spends way more than me.... luxury watch collecting. *sigh* (I am sorry Valkyria that you have 2 parents who are so irresponsible with money) LOL! My husband just said that his watches are investments! I felt that way about the Yamato Elintseeker until the Arcadia Premium edition was released.... *sigh*

Wait.... is Basara's VF-19 a WWM release? So it will likely be available on Amazon US for pre-order in like 2 weeks?

Ahhh! I see now. Thanks! I am new to AliExpress. Wow, thiat site is a bit confusing for me to figure out.

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....?

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?

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.

Thanks!

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!

Thanks for this!

So, since this is not a WWD release, does that mean we should not expect it to appear at AmiAmi or HLJ, for example?

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.

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.

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.

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!

Charges when they ship.

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

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.

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.

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.

I just refreshed and the Amazon US listing disappeared. Correction.... now shows as unavailable.