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9 hours ago, Angesdad said:

My only concern was that the lack of seal could imply some type of Bandai’s internal sign for QC reject or even a Filipino knock-off as myk mentioned The one I picked up was missing sticker, unopened with some minor box scuff for 26k yen at Manda. Just getting into 1/48 DX Valkyrie and I can’t stop checking it out at different angles. Wish had a electric turning base that works in detolf. Thanks for the welcome messages!

Great view/shot!  Is the stand you're using included with the Valkyrie?

1 hour ago, Kenny G said:

At least you got a box. Amazon US shipped my DX SOC Combattler in the buff. There was no shipping box, just the actual packaging with a huge shipping label stuck to the front plus about another 10 stickers with barcodes. I returned it today. I mean, I am easy going and will overlook some box damage, but not when I am spending $500+ for a collectible. 

Amazon US did that with my SOC GX-88 as well. I returned it and went with BBTS.  It cost an extra $70, but it was worth it for MIMB condition.

24 minutes ago, Alan Molina said:

well 11 days of battle and nin-nin is gone quiet saying is paypal, spoken to paypal and they say nin-nin has not authorised a refund, there for its now been escalated and will take up to 20 days to come to a conclusion

 

hope you do get your pre-orders with nin-nin but if you dont you wont get your money either 

need to put a review in trust pilot for them as they are the worst

 

Oh man... Sorry to hear that.  These kinds of disputes are a pain in the a**.  I have found that PayPal usually resolves in the buyer's favor, though.  This is worrisome to me since I have a PO with Nin-Nin on a Roy.  I should have went with NY instead.

On 7/10/2020 at 2:52 AM, lavinrac said:

Robotech is approved by this child, on Christmas morning with the only gift he really cared about and still has to this day,  who turned into me, now aged 47 and with a massive collection of macross and a reasonable collection of Mospeada:

this kid would not see DYRL in motion for another 3-4 years, or Macross  TV in Japanese for. god.. mid 90's?? Anyhow. I would not have begged my parents to take me to Smith Brothers Hobbies in Lancaster CA (outside Edwards AFB) or Fuji Oriental Market (Palmdale) Or Books Nippan (LA) if not for Robotech... I can't hate it. Now HG on the other hand.. they can **** right off the planet. 

 

Looks like a great Christmas!  I miss the simpler days of childhood and all the awesomeness of new toys on Christmas morning.  Never got a Valkyrie as a kid though--best gift was a Castle Grayskull.  Got a Transformers G1 Motormaster one year which I mistakenly thought was an Optimus Prime upon opening, and I was really let down.  LOL.  Thanks for sharing a good memory.

And same here with Robotech... never had a chance to see the real thing until sometime in the 90s.

25 minutes ago, RED WOLF said:

NY is now sold out. Do we think they just pulled it down because it wasn't selling or sold a few at that price and will put up again at 40,000Y+?

My guess is they’ve now sold out. I had been wavering on buying one from them, but I waited too long with all my doubts with NY.  I should’ve secured one as an alternate.  I really don’t want to miss out on a TV version of Roy. Only one I have is the Bandai 1/55 version from over 15 years ago.  (Did Yamato even release a 1/48 TV version?  I only have their 1/48 DYRL Roy.)  I’m thinking this one is going to be the most in demand out of all the Macross DXs. 

16 minutes ago, Alan Molina said:

still in a battle to get my money from nin - nin  with afew hours with Paypal overthe phone. still awaiting nin-nin reply, fingers crossed i do get my money back

I wish you good luck. If you don’t mind, please let us know how this resolves for you.

38 minutes ago, UNSpacy said:

Thanks for the links.  Almost tempted to pick up kakizaki.  But it looks like they have the same refund policy as Nin-Nin... store credit...

If Nin-Nin cancels an already paid PO that you have with them, is their refund to you only in store credit? I read their FAQ, but it wasn’t clear to me regarding prepaid POs. 

2 hours ago, BinboOtaku said:

I went ahead and ordered from Nin-Nin. How bad off am I?

Same here, with the jacked-up price too.  Pure FOMO.  I'm hoping they don't cancel my PO later [and re-offer it online for an even higher sale price].  And if my order does go through, I’m hoping I get it in a timely manner AND in excellent condition.  Never ordered from them before.  AmiAmi's always been my first choice, but it was impossible for me to secure an order on release night.  Tempted to go for an order on NY, in case Nin-Nin screws me over.... worst case, I have two and later sell one of them. I just don’t think I’ll be able to get any on actual release day, and I think eBay prices will be about the same as what NY is listing right now. 

1 minute ago, Lolicon said:

I've only ordered a handful of times. They did cancel once on me for something I put down a deposit on, so I consider them as unreliable when it comes to high demand items.

How was their packaging of your orders?

54 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

My Kombini up, but inflated!

https://mykombini.com/en/november-2020/19204-dx-chogokin-first-press-limited-edition-vf-1s-valkyrie-roy-focker-special-the-super-dimension-fortress-macross-bandai-spirits-4573102605023.html
 

 

Tempting to pre-order in case Nin-Nin cancels on me.  Anyone have prior experience with My Kombini (packaging/reliability/etc)?

8 minutes ago, obakesan said:

If anyone is looking for some DX missles, set on Mandarake:

 

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1128333361&ref=list&categoryCode=02&keyword=dx chogokin&lang=en

Are these accurate to the TV series’ portrayal? Or just DYRL?

2 hours ago, Guyffon said:

I guess NY already saw how nin nin crept up in price and said, thats amateur hour, let me show you how its done and came up with 35k

I've had two experiences with NY--one bad (horrible packaging and damaged item) and one good.  Anyone have experience with Nin Nin?  The reviews are mixed from what I've Googled... I've seen some bad reviews out there, but more with PO cancellations rather than packaging/service.

21 minutes ago, vladykins said:

AE is still open for preorders at 10800 Yen

 

http://www.anime-export.com/product/48181

Thank you!!

2 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

It's always been 4 PM as long as I've been doing this. What time each individual retailer decides to actually open POs is another matter.

Amiami usually opens right on the dot. HLJ and HS follow at some random time after.

How well do HLJ and HS Pack their items?

15 hours ago, crackpot said:

I heard it's NY only at this point but they're starting their POs at the marked up price beginning 5pm JST. 

5PM JST is the anticipated/expected time for start of PO?  I thought it was usually 4PM JST for past POs.  I'm thinking it's Ami-Ami, NY, and HLJ will be posting the PO.  Anyone had experience with Nin-Nin?