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1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Because they schedule the production capacity for most of their releases. They decide an amount to produce which they’re sure will all sell without sitting too long (which the retailers like) and then produce that many, and schedule the next production shift for something else.

We aren’t Bandai’s customer for normal releases, the retailers are Bandai’s customer.

I meant the limited time general release preorder can help them determine the production number. Of course it can't be unlimited and it's based on factory capacity and schedule. I think bandai know we are actually their ultimate customers and they do take feedbacks from the users of their products on their webpage. Just that it's all in Japanese. 

20 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said:

And HLJ even found some extra stock a few weeks after release...somewhere...and sold it at MSRP.

Why can't bandai allow general release preorder to be limited time but no hard limit initially? like pbandai site release? Preorder of general releases were filled within minutes so for sure there's higher demand than their hard limit. Or they could have just set a higher limit. Either way will help with the preorder craziness. 

10 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Probably not...the only time I can recall there being 2 quick offerrings of a "combo" set..or even a stand-alone valkyrie...was for the HMR DYRL VF-1S Focker...one was offered with a "special" stand and a second PO was made available w/o the "special" stand....

If you prefer the "Armored Valkyrie" set....then you will just need to watch for any orders that will inevitably open up between now and release day....if you are OK with getting the GBP parts separately...then those will certainly be available between now and release day....just look at the SSP and TV FP sets, there is a large supply of them....if you also are in need of the VF-1J you may be in luck...I have a feeling the cost of the original release VF-1J will drop from it's current 400 USD range....I think it may drop to 300 or maybe less for used...good luck!

Thanks for the info. There were only two preorders for movie strike parts and the last one was back in 2019. Scalpers who stockpiled them are now selling them at 3, 4 times the preorder price which is ridiculous. I hope bandai will redo the parts releases as there are still huge demands for them. I did get my GBP parts order in. Don't have a 1J either. Might use it for the 1S instead. 

Hi all, 

I had no luck with the 1J plus armored set preorder. My “order“ is still stuck in my shopping cart at Ami Ami as I didn't pay quick enough and someone snatched mine.

Anyway, any chance bandai would increase the allocation and have the shops reopen the preorder ? Kind of like how they quickly reopened the preorder on Pbandai for the heavy armored parts right after the first batch sold out in minutes?

1 hour ago, Special Sauce said:

It will because more retailers will be able to sell them.  Increased demand will necessitate more production, which for a larger company like Bandai, is to their advantage.  Companies that large consider it a successful year if they have 2% or better in profit.  The way to do it is sheer number of unit sales in most cases.  I'm not saying they'll do it because I don't know their thinking but it wouldn't surprise me if it eventually gets a little easier to get what we want.  With Macross being open to the entire world now, I would say it would be bad business if Bandai, Arcadia etc. didn't take advantage of this huge new audience that have been starving for products of their favorite, popular franchise.

I just used Google translate to get through all the hurdles on the premium bandai site to get to the customer feedback page and left them a message. I basically told them that true fans were not getting the toys and scalpers scooping up the toys released them slowly into the market at 2x, 3x MSRP. That's ridiculous. Told them we wanted bandai to make money, not the scalpers. I mentioned strike/ super parts and the 1J heavy armored bundle. I hope they will read my message and do something. If everybody here starts messaging or emailing them, maybe they will get the message and stop doing these silly limited quantity releases while knowing full well that there is still huge demand out there. 

9 hours ago, RedComet said:

I mean there's a pretty reliable way to fix the thigh if it breaks (slightly longer screw). And there are decals to fix the numbers that come with Kakizaki (or that Anasazi has made).

Does the Focker 1S have better build quality? Or they haven't made much improvement in the joint design or quality control?

1 hour ago, nightmareB4macross said:

And pinned.

Will there be reissue of this VF-1S to fix the number and joint breakage problem?

My eye sight is getting worse so I can't really browse through 700 pages thread to get info. Maybe the forum could be structured to have sub forums under Toys, like bandai dx, Arcadia etc do you can have different topics about bandai dx such as release date, where to get, problems, show and tell etc instead of having a gigantic thread of everything related to a brand of toys. 

4 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said:

We have an entire thread dedicated the DX 1/48 VF-1's. 

 

It's 700+ pages and searching for the word “Max” came up with nothing. Maybe I did the search wrong?

Isn't this the movie Max VF-1A?

Will they release this? Given that there're already 1A for both TV and movie?