Jade20X

2 hours ago, Special Sauce said:

@F360 Good to know.  Is there a thread on here that talks about it and peoples experience using it?  I don't want to derail this topic with unrelated stuff

I had used Tenso when I purchased the Arcadia 1/3000 SDF-1 Macross Premium Finish a few years back. It was about a $75 USD service/shipping fee for the item, and it was the only way I could have gotten this item sent to the US. The shipping was fast; the packaging was only decent but definitely should have been better; the SDF-1’s box arrived with some slight dents and minor creases—I was a little upset at this considering it was a $500 item.  The service got me what I needed, but I hope to not have to use it again unless absolutely necessary. 

56 minutes ago, oscure7 said:

Never had any issues with Nin Nin. They have always delivered my items. The only problem is that they only use one layer of bubble wrap to protect your items.

Same experience with Nin-Nin. It was the small bubbles wrap they used, too. But, fortunately, my items came in mostly good condition (8.5/10). I had second orders of the same items from other stores that arrived in MIMB condition, and I ended up using the items I received from Nin-Nin as my set to open/display.  (I’d love to get a second armored VF-1J set, but this set is just too expensive already.)

6 hours ago, Angesdad said:

I went with Nin Nin as well and it is my first purchase with them at their 3rd round price. Definitely not as confident as I was to preorder from guys like HLJ & AmiAmi, but on the last Roy release I seem to remember reading about members happy with Nin Nin...What's with Paypal exchange fees they add on anyways?  

 

BTW, do they accept preorder cancellations without much fuss??

Not sure what the PayPal exchange fee is.  My fee came up to just over $17.00 US, and I accepted the cost because I really wanted the armored VF-1J.  Never tried to cancel with Nin-Nin before, but I’ve read others’ posts that they only give store credit. 

1 hour ago, rocketblast said:

well I'm done, I mean between NY and NIN... both of them have a bad rep on this board :\ haven't had issues with either one but I know some of you guys have tho'

Believe it or not, Nin-Nin has come through for me whenever I buy from their later rounds (marked-up prices) of a PO. The last purchases I had with them were Roy and then Roy’s Super Pack. They came through on both orders, even though their packaging was really pathetic. I have the armored VF-1J combo set on PO with them (round 3 price) from this morning, so I have some level of trust with them currently.

Best of luck with your hunt!

Note: I always use PayPal with a credit card for my purchases just in case. 

4 hours ago, Jade20X said:

I wonder how long before Nin-Nin makes it available again for PO. I’ll probably end up paying $450+ USD if I end up getting one at all from them. 

Just scored one from Nin-Nin.  Refreshed browser window a few times only 20 minutes after waking up, and it showed up for PO.  $446.52 USD including EMS shipping.  My wallet is hurting. 

7 minutes ago, Jade20X said:

I wonder how long before Nin-Nin makes it available again for PO. I’ll probably end up paying $450+ USD if I end up getting one at all from them. 

Calling it a night. Maybe when I wake up in 3 hours, there will be something available somewhere. 

I wonder how long before Nin-Nin makes it available again for PO. I’ll probably end up paying $450+ USD if I end up getting one at all from them. 

Just now, borgified said:

Anyone still going or calling it off? 

Waiting for Nin-Nin round 3. 

1 hour ago, Pedro2k6 said:

Me too...I found it in SPAM.

Yep, same here.  I just checked my Junk folder and found it.  Thanks for posting this!  I had checked my Junk folder yesterday but didn't think to do it this morning.  AE sent me a notice at 2:06 AM EST today.

On 12/8/2020 at 2:29 PM, max said:

For those of you curious of how Okiniland packs, just got mine today after placing my order on Dec 1st.  Arrived in perfect condition. One layer bubble wrap in a box with some room in the box. The outer box made the trip mostly intact with minimal corner denting. 

 

I received mine from Okini this past Saturday.  I should have received it almost 2 weeks ago, but DHL "lost it" for over a week.  (Worst experience with DHL ever.  Had to call their customer service almost twice daily to get someone to help me.  They had delivered to a different address.)  Mine arrived in the same manner as yours, but it nearly mint condition.

I got one from Nin-Nin almost 3 weeks ago, and they packed it the same exact way as Okini, but there was some minor creasing on the VF-1S box.  So the Nin-Nin one is to open, while the Okini one is to keep MISB.

9 hours ago, RIBFIR said:

I still haven't received notification from AE either (Dec Release)

9 hours ago, Protoman said:

How legit is Anime-Export? I preordered the super part set back in the summer and my order page still says waiting for release.  

Same for me as well.  I ordered the Super Parts (December release) on July 6.  I figure AE's still going through their stock and working on sending out notices.  I still haven't gotten around to opening my VF-1S yet, so I'm personally not in a rush to receive it.  I fully trust AE as I've bought a number of items from them before in the past.

15 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Not the GBP as seen in SDFM or DYRL.....the closest would be in Macross Zero where his VF-0 did get equipped with that VF's version of the GBP armor....

 

 

 

 

Awesome!  I never knew this.  Thank you for the info!

So forgive me, but it’s been so very long ago that I’ve watched Macross or DYRL. Roy never appeared in GBP, right?  Otherwise, this GBP armor is beautiful.

4 hours ago, tekering said:

My DX TV Supers arrived this morning.

Somebody asked about the differences in armor...?

Sorry, these quick-and-dirty pics will have to suffice for now. 

Nice! Which store did you get them from?

9 hours ago, Alan Molina said:

sounds like nng are not prioritsing the people who paid the least. I seen people getting theirs when they paid higher price from nng.

Yeah, I truly believe this is their business model.  I paid about $350 for mine from NNG (which I was okay with), and felt that my chances of getting this immediately after release date was pretty high with them.  (I got mine from NNG on 12/3.)  I'm certain that if I had managed to snatch one up during their initial, lower-priced PO window for this, either I wouldn't get it till months later or I would never get it at all from them.  I read reviews where lower-priced POs were later cancelled on NNG customers, and the item went back in stock and relisted at a much higher price on NNG's website.

Don't get me wrong--I'd still do business with them, but I'd have to be realistic with my expectations on their services based upon how much I paid for a particular item.

37 minutes ago, max said:

For those of you curious of how Okiniland packs, just got mine today after placing my order on Dec 1st.  Arrived in perfect condition. One layer bubble wrap in a box with some room in the box. The outer box made the trip mostly intact with minimal corner denting. 

 

Hmm... My order with Okini was on Dec. 1 as well.  Waiting for DHL to get it out of their delivery facility and delivered to me this evening.  Hoping mine arrives with minimal corner denting as well.  My first one was with Nin-Nin, and they used the one layer of small bubble-wrap, too.  The condition was decent enough--They could have at least used two layers of bubble wrap with all the space that was left inside the shipping box.  Doubt it would have cost that much more in shipping.  I paid about $350 for mine with Nin-Nin.

On 12/6/2020 at 2:14 AM, Drad said:

My shipment from OkiniLand is listed as "Shipment On Hold." I've never seen this with DHL before. Anyone else who ordered from OkiniLand seeing the same thing?

On 12/6/2020 at 2:33 AM, drumondo said:

Mine is the same, it also says "The shipment will be processed in the next available movement".

I'm guessing it will be updated Monday.

19 hours ago, Jade20X said:

Same here. My order is also from Okini. My DHL app said there is an “exception” and that my “shipment is on hold.” Thought there was an issue with my mailing address, and I was unable to call DHL yesterday as their customer service line is closed on the weekends.

@Drad @drumondo Seems there was movement as of 1:59AM EST this morning.  "Customs status updated" and "Processed at Osaka - Japan" are the latest two notices on my tracking.  We might all be in the same shipping container/transport.

31 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said:

I am awaiting my TV Roy probably will be in my hands this week.    I am also waiting on my TV Max which should also be in my hands this week.   

I need to get a set of TV Fastpacks still,  may wait till after the holidays now to avoid the Holiday price bump I am currently seeing.

Still need to find a Hikaru 1J..   now that the Mrs is onboard might as well go for broke...

Where can Roy’s TV fast pack be found for PO now?

8 hours ago, Drad said:

My shipment from OkiniLand is listed as "Shipment On Hold." I've never seen this with DHL before. Anyone else who ordered from OkiniLand seeing the same thing?

Same here. My order is also from Okini. My DHL app said there is an “exception” and that my “shipment is on hold.” Thought there was an issue with my mailing address, and I was unable to call DHL yesterday as their customer service line is closed on the weekends.

21 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Better packaging generally comes with an increased shipping rate. Especially with DHL. There is a point where the box size really impacts the rate. 

I think now tat DHL is becoming the norm the shippers should offer two ways of shipping. As small as possible at a lower rate. Or protected from asteroid strikes for a higher rate and leave it up to the customer.

Agreed. My total cost for Roy cost about $350 from Nin-Nin, and even though that’s a high cost for this item, I would have paid more for more protective shipping had that option been available to me.

I had assumed early on that I wasn’t even getting this item until 2021 since EMS to the US is no longer an option until the Coronavirus is under better control. But NN surprised me with a change in shipping services to DHL.

Finally got mine from Nin-Nin yesterday.  The packaging inside merely consisted of one layer of small bubble wrap around the entire Valkyrie, and the shipping box was less than 1 inch free around the item's packaging (sides and top).  Not impressed as the box could/should have been better protected (couldn't they have at least done two layers of bubble wrap?!), and there are very minor creases and dents on the item's packaging (most likely from the shipping as the outside shipping box looked haggered).  I'm at least grateful that Nin-Nin fulfilled my order (considering the bad reviews I read about them earlier in the year).

Now waiting for my second one from Okini which is arriving next week, and then the fast/strike pack from Anime-Export.  Hopefully, these two places package their items better.  I think AE does from past purchases I've had with them.

53 minutes ago, Roi_Fokka said:

Yeah, I wasn't sure if this was their last-minute attempt to micro-scalp some people. Why would they ship out my later order first ( with no request for extra shipping ) while my first order took a few days longer to prep and is now required an additional shipping fee?

At least FedEx delivered my Roy a day early so I'm happy about that! NinNin pulling through but also making decisions I don't fully agree with...

Yeah, I remember doing my research on Nin-Nin this past July right around the pre-order window on this, and people were saying how Nin-Nin was cancelling early, low-priced pre-orders of other items (e.g. Hikaru’s) and then turn around and relist that item at a higher price for sale.  I was also afraid that they wouldn’t ship anything out to the US until Coronavirus was over considering EMS hasn’t been shipping anything from Japan to the US since spring.  I’m hoping nothing goes wrong to the package on its way to me and that Nin-Nin packages things really well. 

2 hours ago, max said:

haven't been on these boards in probably over a decade but the Roy has brought me back to actually post, most likely to the detriment of my wallet.

I just picked up the Roy from Okini a few minutes ago for $266 before shipping, $310 with DHL to the US.  It seems they come in and out of stock frequently but I still see they have stock.  

Having never ordered from them before, have people had mostly good experiences with them?

 

I want a second one so bad, but I can't pull the trigger on another $300 for this.  I'm considering Okini as well should these go back in stock there again.

EDIT:  It went back in stock at Okini, and I just ordered it.  My bank account is suffering now, but I feel pretty good inside.  Now where can I get another Super/Strike Pack?

1 hour ago, Roi_Fokka said:

NinNin just sent me an email: "Dear Customer We are contacting you regarding your order. Unfortunately due to the size of your package, we have to ask additional shipping fee."

This is in regards to my first wave Roy order that was priced at $170. They are now asking for an additional $18 on top of the shipping I already paid.

My Roy ordered at a later time at $275 (also from NinNin) was shipped last week with the same shipping method and is arriving on Wednesday.  

I'm left a little confused.

From what I've gathered of other posters and reviewers, I think Nin-Nin's service model is "higher cost/payment, better service" rather than "first come, first served."  I'm not shocked by your mixed service results with them.  For me, I was pleasantly surprised when Nin-Nin sent me a shipping notice yesterday (11/30) with shipping upgraded to DHL, and I'm receiving my item tomorrow (to east coast US).... then again, I paid over $300 for mine from them.

Woke up this morning with an e-mail from Nin-Nin saying they had shipped off my order!  They've upgraded me to DHL with an ETA of this Wed (12/2).  After reading various reviews about them from before, I'm pleasantly surprised my shipment is going out this soon (or even at all).  Can't wait for this to arrive.