moose Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) Don't worry you will not have to they only had 20 this time and I they open up the preorder briefly yesterday and then they shut it down, Bandai gives out an initial amount that it will going to produce to the wholesalers who then divide it up to the various retailers, based on those preorder numbers the will determine how many more they should actually produce which is how these retailers at the time of order actually end up having extras. So don't worry NY will have more especially the closer we get to the actual date the sold out of VF17EX and the RVF and now they have more so go figure just check it every few days And that is the other thing these things look great but are no way even up to the Yamato standards I sure how they figure out a way to keep making more because Bandai needs competition Speaking of more Valks I had to see the movie again what is the tan colored Valks in the hanger in the second movie at 1:17 is that just a regular VF-25 canon fodder Edited May 9, 2013 by moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Looks like that competition may be Arcadia. Keep your fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitouSad Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Don't worry you will not have to they only had 20 this time and I they open up the preorder briefly yesterday and then they shut it down, Bandai gives out an initial amount that it will going to produce to the wholesalers who then divide it up to the various retailers, based on those preorder numbers the will determine how many more they should actually produce which is how these retailers at the time of order actually end up having extras. So don't worry NY will have more especially the closer we get to the actual date the sold out of VF17EX and the RVF and now they have more so go figure just check it every few days And that is the other thing these things look great but are no way even up to the Yamato standards I sure how they figure out a way to keep making more because Bandai needs competition Speaking of more Valks I had to see the movie again what is the tan colored Valks in the hanger in the second movie at 1:17 is that just a regular VF-25 canon fodder is this how Bandai usually works? That's interesting. The general consensus here is that NY is just buying up (preorder) stock from other brick and motar shops locally, which explains the different mark up prices and the different stock availability each time they replenish. Also, I would hope this theory to be true, because it seems all the hot Bandai items always get sold out and almost never get restocked.. especially Frontier Valks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 is this how Bandai usually works? That's interesting. The general consensus here is that NY is just buying up (preorder) stock from other brick and motar shops locally, which explains the different mark up prices and the different stock availability each time they replenish. Also, I would hope this theory to be true, because it seems all the hot Bandai items always get sold out and almost never get restocked.. especially Frontier Valks. I have seen pics of NY selling boxes with other stores price tags on the box. It's pretty safe to assume that that is what they are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroxx Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Thanks for the offer, at this point i guessits more of the frustration of having one in the cart and then due to their crappy servers was not allowed to get it. I think i will wait to see if there is amass cancel towards its release and hopefully get one at a decent price then. Thank you Ok np. By fluke, I got one piece at anime export for 20,000 yen - I was looking for other macross stuff, click on it and got it. There's another sg fan who's interested, guess I will pass him my account and he can take over the order. I don't blame most of the online sites for their servers - it's difficult for them to anticipate demand and ensure smooth online transaction when there are many of us and scalpers pinging their servers. I do blame some sites which raise their prices like an auction - this is unfair and they are extracting too much 'middleman' fee from a product that is not even released (!?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) I think they might be doing that as well but what about the other retailers how is that they might have some extra closer to the release date. I sure in terms of a business perspective it would only make sense to solicit preorders to get an general estimate on the demand and I am sure that they have a certain amount they have to make to breakeven. Not to mention that the probably got burned on the last time the released these and they were lingered at retailers and eventually had to be sold at a discount . I think its also a way to create artificial demand my limiting supply Edited May 9, 2013 by moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'm sure that being pieces of crap had nothing to do with the previous version sitting on shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 nippon yassan jacked up their price, expect it to go back up for pre-order tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitouSad Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I have seen pics of NY selling boxes with other stores price tags on the box. It's pretty safe to assume that that is what they are doing. Yeah, that was my point to moose.. at least concerning NY's practices. I think they might be doing that as well but what about the other retailers how is that they might have some extra closer to the release date. I sure in terms of a business perspective it would only make sense to solicit preorders to get an general estimate on the demand and I am sure that they have a certain amount they have to make to breakeven. Not to mention that the probably got burned on the last time the released these and they were lingered at retailers and eventually had to be sold at a discount . I think its also a way to create artificial demand my limiting supply For other retailers suddenly having stock (at least for HLJ), I believe it's due to cancelled orders (for whatever reason). The same for NY. When HLJ suddenly had stock for VF-171CF and RVF-25, quite a few peeps cancelled their NY orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) You know I am pretty pissed at HLJ I can understand the other stores since they have a Japanese site and so the cater to them more so , but HLJ core customer to my understanding is based aboard and for them to have the preorder at 2, 3 in the morning US time is like blowing us aside when they should have taken in to account its non Japanese customers Edited May 9, 2013 by moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyffon Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 tell me abt it, I am stuck with a v1 micheal with super and a v1 full armor ozma vf25 that I cannot even sell at ard SGD50 to my friends. Last night I pulled out the renewal and the V1 and put them side by side and was turned off at how far the V1s were from the line art. If only I knew they would be doing renewals, i won't even have gotten them, so to repeat myself, how does one know how much stock is left for a certain item in NY, I do not see a stock counter next to the item in question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'm sure that being pieces of crap had nothing to do with the previous version sitting on shelves. Oh they were pieces of crap with the retarded A stance were he had to be on this toes come on Bandai Yamato got that down years ago tell me abt it, I am stuck with a v1 micheal with super and a v1 full armor ozma vf25 that I cannot even sell at ard SGD50 to my friends. Last night I pulled out the renewal and the V1 and put them side by side and was turned off at how far the V1s were from the line art. If only I knew they would be doing renewals, i won't even have gotten them, so to repeat myself, how does one know how much stock is left for a certain item in NY, I do not see a stock counter next to the item in question Add it to the cart and keep increasing the quantity till its stops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk-1S Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 You know I am pretty pissed at HLJ I can understand the other stores since they have a Japanese site and so the cater to them more so , but HLJ core customer to my understanding is based aboard and for them to have the preorder at 2, 3 in the morning US time is like blowing us aside when they should have taken in to account its non Japanese customers HLJ is a japanese store and will operate based on their timezone. Besides they serve worldwide and many countries are within their timezone. The US is not their only customer base, and it's unfair to think that they should stay up in the early morning just to open the preorders to suit their US customers which does not necessarily make up a huge amount of their client base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinello Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 http://www.nin-nin-game.com/196-macross-f-serie-en @24500 yen this price is ok ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 HLJ is a japanese store and will operate based on their timezone. Besides they serve worldwide and many countries are within their timezone. The US is not their only customer base, and it's unfair to think that they should stay up in the early morning just to open the preorders to suit their US customers which does not necessarily make up a huge amount of their client base. True at least notify us or something giving us a heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 http://www.nin-nin-game.com/196-macross-f-serie-en @24500 yen this price is ok ?? HELL NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Its ok not great its better then $ 300 with out shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Congrats guys For those who missed it, there's gonna be another round I'm sure. It takes time for purchasing to make deals on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitouSad Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Congrats guys For those who missed it, there's gonna be another round I'm sure. It takes time for purchasing to make deals on the phone. yeah, what xrentonx said. NY tends to re-stock several times. Just be prepared to cough up the mark up dough, which I feel is a little fair given how hard it can be to procure these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzmaLee74 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) For those who got theirs at NY, how much did your total come to with FedEx? I was asleep when all this madness happened and missed the boat. Bought one at nin-nin game and the total came to 285 shipped FedEx. Only thing is that I had to pay upfront since I did not see a pay later option. EDIT: Wow, only after I paid did I notice you can pay later if you select the cheque or bank wire option. Doh! Edited May 9, 2013 by OzmaLee74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) man i have to step out to go get some Wendy's, i hope no pre-order go up in the next 20 mins Edited May 9, 2013 by davidwhangchoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuseguy Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Ok np. By fluke, I got one piece at anime export for 20,000 yen - I was looking for other macross stuff, click on it and got it. There's another sg fan who's interested, guess I will pass him my account and he can take over the order. I don't blame most of the online sites for their servers - it's difficult for them to anticipate demand and ensure smooth online transaction when there are many of us and scalpers pinging their servers. I do blame some sites which raise their prices like an auction - this is unfair and they are extracting too much 'middleman' fee from a product that is not even released (!?). PM sent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) Looks like we're just missing Otacute now... http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/5088-macross-f-dx-chogokin-vf-27-lucifer-valkyrie-super-parts-set.html http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN981417/Sci http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-03430&page=top http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/goods/goods_detail.html?KEY=NEOGDS-87205 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10227289 http://www.anime-export.com/product/14058 Edited May 9, 2013 by xrentonx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master of macross Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 noooooooooo i lost on NY, when open other preorder? news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/5088-macross-f-dx-chogokin-vf-27-lucifer-valkyrie-super-parts-set.html Gooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie23 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 NY is up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikashoo Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 NY up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master of macross Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 ok good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alko Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Finally got 1 at NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie23 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Wow 23,450 JPY....almost $246 USD That was quick OOS now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royard Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 NY lasted 1 min at most. Seriously? VF-25F were added in batches of 30 ~ 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 wow. My notification came right after my cart got denied again. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) hope everyone got one oh man that went fast Edited May 9, 2013 by davidwhangchoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 nope hope everyone got one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master of macross Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 sold out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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