Sandman
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1 hour ago, sqidd said:
I'm pretty sure you can see it in the pic.
Brings up a good point. How can we know any used copies will have the wrong legs? Does Mandarake even know to check for that?
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1 hour ago, borgified said:
I thought the 25a did get a Renewal.
For those that want the 25a, it's been snagged already.
Edit: Found a "relative reasonably" priced Arcadia Ivanoff (if any one doesn't really care about the mis-matched feet) for 30k yen.
how do you know it has mismatched feet? the listing doesn't mention that.
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On 5/8/2020 at 4:40 PM, blackconvoy_D01 said:
Thanks. I'll pick one up. Just hope i can paint the black strip on decently.
i asked Mandarake for $40 dollars 15% off (3150 yen) and they agreed. Brought down what i paid from 21000 to 17850 yen. Not bad but i wouldn't have bought a valk with a broken fin for that price. At least i won't waste money on shipping doing a return.
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46 minutes ago, Slave IV said:
That would bother me pretty significant;y, especially with Mandarake's great reputation. I'd consider that false advertising and ask for more...Without accusing them of anything as it's most likely an honest mistake on their part.
Yeah i believe it was an honest mistake. My OCD is the only reason i noticed it. I'm mad at the loser who sold it to them without disclosing that info. It sucks for both of us. Had i know about the part i wouldn't have bought it. But i have it now and i know if it's pointless to get a refund because i'll end up paying over $90 to ship it back to them. Learned that from a situation with a defective 171 i got from amiami.
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12 minutes ago, borgified said:
Thanks. I don't think i want to bother with a refund. The shipping cost will not make it worth it. $20 seems a little low though. I'd prefer at least $40. Even with $40 it's still a piss off. I don't know am i being too greedy? What does everyone think?
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Got my first problem order from Mandarake. First one ever in over 10 years ordering from them. I order a 31J Kai for 21000yen. Unfortunately i noticed the head laser had been broken and glued back together. I emailed Mandarake and they offered me 2100 yen. Should i take it? I feel like it's low but i don't want them to back off completely and take back the offer. Anyone have experience dealing with Mandarake? Will they negotiate?
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Put me in the queue for those hinges as well.
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Is there still no news about this? I swear it’s been months since I’ve checked this forum.
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1 hour ago, jenius said:
7400¥ for shipping... oof. I guess it's nice to have an option that is still shipping but man, that hurts.
Hmm i thought that was a decent price for them. Anytime i've checked DHL shipping its always been exorbitantly expensive like 150-200 dollars. I always thought who would use them? Maybe it's a Canada thing?
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I ordered a 1/60 yammie VF-1 and a trident stand from amiami. EMS was 5200 yen while DHL was only 7400 yen. Cheapest i ever saw DHL offered.
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Got a package from Jungle today. It shipped out on the 24th with EMS. Have to say i'm impressed.
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On 4/25/2020 at 10:36 AM, borgified said:
This will be a pass since there's a spot slightly yellowed for some or if anyone is interested?
For 20k yen (Opened, used, minor box damaged, body coloured change)
https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1136387082&ref=doc&keyword=マクロス&lang=en
I saw that and got excited until i noticed the yellowing. I just can't do it. I hate the yellowing. Anything that yellows get packed and sold at a discount. Just makes me mad having it around.
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31 minutes ago, borgified said:
How in the world can even Jungle use Registered Air Small Packet??
Like what @jenius mentioned, that is really totally off key. We all know that the Yammie 1/48 boxes are flippin' huge!
Keep us posted regardless.
That isn't a 1/48. It's a yamato bubblegum crisis moto slave. A really small box.
I've been ordering a lot in the last month from numerous places and Registered Air Small Packet always shows up as an option along with EMS and DHL. Just the SAL options are provided. I dunno maybe it's still offered to Canada.
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So Jungle finally sent me a message about the returned to sender package:
Hi,
We have received a returned parcel dispatched to you RA0xxxxxxxxJP due to coronavirus pandemic and Japan Post cannot deliver it to your country.
Please kindly advise:
1. Wait until everything is back to normal for re-dispatch (no fees required).
2. Cancel the order and receive a refund.
3. Change to the next available shipping method (Registered Air Small Packet) and pay insufficient amount 780JPY via PayPal to info@jungle-scs.co.jp for re-dispatch.
Thanks
I choose option 3 and paid 10 bucks extra. Now just have to wait for Manda to contact me.
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1 hour ago, valhary said:
VF-2SS evolution toys:(
That’s a good pick.
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Thought this topic may be fun. I was thinking today about the 171 CF from frontier. I loved this design and the colour of it. Unfortunately the toy sucks because of breakage issues and the stupid decision to make the wings removable. We will probably never see a v2 of it. Such a wasted opportunity.
What are some of your favourite designs that had a bad toy representation?
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So has anyone had a parcel get returned to the shop they ordered from? I have two packages. Jungle and mandarake.
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27 minutes ago, borgified said:
Who did you use for both orders for EMS @Sandman?
I might have to switch over my Amiami order to EMS then as I still have time to contact them.
As for the second possible order from Manda, I guess that I can send a email to revert to EMS shipping if possible otherwise I'll keep with DHL as originally planned.
Both from Mandarake. Fukuoka and Nakano.
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I’m in Canada and I’ve had two ems orders. Surprisingly both came within a week of ordering.
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3 minutes ago, kkx said:
I have an extra KO VF-1S roy with SSP PF that I paid USD$130 for.
It can be yours at cost if you pay actual shipping (from 95014) and palpay fee.
PM me if interested.
If he's not interested, i am.
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On crap. I'm in Canada so it seems i'm safe for now. I have two orders i have to pay for on payday. Hopefully they don't cut off Canada before that.
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On 4/9/2020 at 7:40 PM, borgified said:
You actually brought up a point @Smacky. I have used EMS and Parcel post from Amiami and I think that I have never got snagged by CBSA as of yet.
If I use Manda for EMS, I usually get slapped with Customs on a few occasions and twice using SAL.
I paid close to roughly $40 CND Customs on the HMR Monster and close to $60 CND Customs on the DX YF-19 Full Set by using EMS on both orders.
Yep.. Us Canadians get hosed in Customs Fees.
My amiami packages gets snagged a lot more by customs than Mandarake. In fact hardly even happens with Mandarake. Almost always get hit with customs when ordering from HLJ.
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2 hours ago, wm cheng said:
Yep same here in Ontario, its a crap shoot. Sometimes its $60-100 per package (nasty surprise), sometimes its nothing. I find better luck with EMS though. Couriers (FedEx & UPS) is guaranteed to have Customs, Brokerage, Import Fees applied though.
Same here in BC.
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It’s funny when Arcadia released the Vf-19kai, everyone was saying it was a bad move and that it won’t sell. Not only did it sell, it rarely shows up in the used stores. When it does, it’s super expensive.
Bandai DX VF-31
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Well guess what happened on my next order. Ordered a 1S from amiami. Opened the box, pulled out the valk and the right arm falls off. Broken shoulder hinge. Looked at the left arm, the shoulder hinge is half broken. I wasn't able to find the pieces of plastic in the box or on my desk which leads me to believe the guy who sold it to amiami had already broken it and amiami didn't notice.
I've already contacted amiami and i don't have hope of a good solution like with mandarake. They seem really rude and have weird questions and requests. After sending them pics of the toy. they asked for the shipping invoice. Send them that. Then they wanted me to take a pic with the toy and invoice in the same pic. Basically making jump through hoops. Looks like they don't offer a discount. I'll have to return it to them which will only be worth it if they pay for the shipping back to them. Arghhh.