pnight Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 hi i new in this forum im a fan of macross/robotech im from Mexico recently i start to buy in ebay i have purchased the yamato valks 1/60 v1 what i have found i understand, that there arent bootleg of the yamato macross line its right? i never have bought whit chinese/hong kong seller, its recommendable? i see excelent prices but a high shipping fee, in some cases the total prices is lighty better than nort american sellers i have no problems if i buy a macross yamato line from this sellers? i want the new cms minmay but only have it asiatic sellers its bootleg safe to buy it japanese sellers? what sellers are you recommended to buy in ebay / internet stores to buy resin figures, i know there are a lot of bootlegs figures, and i want not to buy this kind of figures thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTF1 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi Welcome to the forum. Your topic title is a little chaotic, because your question is broadly about where to buy Yamato/Macross products, and not just about bootlegs. I would suggest editing the topic title to "question on buying Macross stuff" or something and recommend the mods move this thread to the appropriate topic location (aka - I think we have a general "where to buy Macross products" thread/topic location). But here's an attempt to answer: 1) I recommend that you check out the 1/60 version 2 from Yamato. The version 1 - while it was great many years ago - has been surpassed by the 1/48 and 1/60 VF-1s. Check out our discussion of the version 2 1/60 which is at the top of the charts in the toy thread, and use the search function to find the discussion about the 1/48. 2) I haven't heard of bootlegged Yamato Macross products - at least not "accurate" looking ones. There are plenty of bootlegs of Macross however. 3) I personally recommend against using ebay; particularly for high priced goods such as Yamato. Also, remember that your country might charge tarrifs and other fees on top of what you pay in shipping and for the product itself. However, if you are determined; you can check the For Sale Section - where there is a blacklist where people have listed some ebay sellers they had trouble with. Hope you enjoy Macross world - it's a great place to be... Just check Robotech a the door please Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnight Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Hi Welcome to the forum. Your topic title is a little chaotic, because your question is broadly about where to buy Yamato/Macross products, and not just about bootlegs. I would suggest editing the topic title to "question on buying Macross stuff" or something and recommend the mods move this thread to the appropriate topic location (aka - I think we have a general "where to buy Macross products" thread/topic location). But here's an attempt to answer: 1) I recommend that you check out the 1/60 version 2 from Yamato. The version 1 - while it was great many years ago - has been surpassed by the 1/48 and 1/60 VF-1s. Check out our discussion of the version 2 1/60 which is at the top of the charts in the toy thread, and use the search function to find the discussion about the 1/48. 2) I haven't heard of bootlegged Yamato Macross products - at least not "accurate" looking ones. There are plenty of bootlegs of Macross however. 3) I personally recommend against using ebay; particularly for high priced goods such as Yamato. Also, remember that your country might charge tarrifs and other fees on top of what you pay in shipping and for the product itself. However, if you are determined; you can check the For Sale Section - where there is a blacklist where people have listed some ebay sellers they had trouble with. Hope you enjoy Macross world - it's a great place to be... Just check Robotech a the door please Pete sorry,about the title topic but i think i cant change it my english is poor too thanks for the tips i will looking for these post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpchi Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) Yeah, the 1/60 v2 is definitely the way to go if you just starting to look for a VF-1 toy. Not too pricey, but improved from all other previous generations. From my limited knowledge, Yamato is bootleg free. But if the sellers are dishonest, they can still sell you a VF-1 with defect or broken parts. So still need to be cautious. And since English is not your fluent language, its a bit more risky buying on ebay. Harder to communicate when there is an issue with your purchase. Most sellers are good, including HK or asian ones (especially Japanese sellers, they are very nice in general and pack your items real well). But you will encounter some bad ones too. So safer to buy from a online store like HLJ, BBTS, Lost & Found Toys, Angolz...etc., since they have decent prices and have good customer service (especially BBTS) in case something is wrong with your toy. But for resin kits and not something currently carried by above stores, then you might have no choice but to go ebay. Good luck on finding your stuff. And looks like HLJ has them in stock. http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65236 http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&fr...chpage=top_page Edited January 14, 2009 by mpchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnight Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yeah, the 1/60 v2 is definitely the way to go if you just starting to look for a VF-1 toy. Not too pricey, but improved from all other previous generations. From my limited knowledge, Yamato is bootleg free. But if the sellers are dishonest, they can still sell you a VF-1 with defect or broken parts. So still need to be cautious. And since English is not your fluent language, its a bit more risky buying on ebay. Harder to communicate when there is an issue with your purchase. Most sellers are good, including HK or asian ones (especially Japanese sellers, they are very nice in general and pack your items real well). But you will encounter some bad ones too. So safer to buy from a online store like HLJ, BBTS, Lost & Found Toys, Angolz...etc., since they have decent prices and have good customer service (especially BBTS) in case something is wrong with your toy. But for resin kits and not something currently carried by above stores, then you might have no choice but to go ebay. Good luck on finding your stuff. And looks like HLJ has them in stock. http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65236 http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&fr...chpage=top_page thanks for the info yeah right now i have a dispute whit one seller that send me a broken item, and now he is using his huge feedback against me, i had a little problems whit some sellers but always solve in a good way, he send me a broken vt-1 the tab attaches the nose is broken, and the little antenna is missing, i think he is a reseller because he didnt know about the valk included a antenna . i think i will have to keep this toy because i dont think i can win this dispute, but i trying, and to get a spare is more than imposible i wanted to get all the v1 1/60 valks and later the 1/48 1/60v2 versions actually i have vf-1s roy dyrl vf-1a max dyrl vf-1a hikaru dyrl vf-1j whit fastpack hikaru vf-1j whot fastpack max and the "vt-1" plus vf-1j miriya masterpiece by toynami the yamato version is hard to get in a good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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