Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[yman1437]

that waiting area is likely being put on timeout in a corner....

[Lolicon]

Still have NY and AE and possibly Amazon left. Don't give up yet!

[seti88]

1 minute ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

FYI, I am continuing to watch AmazonJP, AmiAmi, HLJ, NY, CDJ. Anime-Export, MyKombini, Nin-Nin, and BandaiOnline.

Thanks shizuka! 

[Alphahorizon]

1 minute ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

FYI, I am continuing to watch AmazonJP, AmiAmi, HLJ, NY, CDJ. Anime-Export, MyKombini, Nin-Nin, and BandaiOnline.

Good looking out for us Cat! TY

[rdrunner]

Just now, Shizuka the Cat said:

FYI, I am continuing to watch AmazonJP, AmiAmi, HLJ, NY, CDJ. Anime-Export, MyKombini, Nin-Nin, and BandaiOnline.

Thanks Shizuka. Fingers crossed that some of them will open up at some point.

[Lolicon]

1 minute ago, Duymon said:

Got a report back from my bud in Japan. His wife got a preorder for the 1A at Yamada Denki. The shop only was able to get an alottment of 3 in the middle of bufu Gunma. They got the last one.......

 

His wife now knows how much all those DX chogokins cost.

Press "F" for his marital bliss.

DX 離婚!

[Sanity is Optional]

1 minute ago, Duymon said:

Got a report back from my bud in Japan. His wife got a preorder for the 1A at Yamada Denki. The shop only was able to get an alottment of 3 in the middle of bufu Gunma. They got the last one.......

3?

Did Bandai severely cut the release numbers of this compared to the VF-1J? I mean, I figured they would make about half, but still...

[Ignacio Ocamica]

I got lucky at amiami with Hikaru's 1J. Not this time with the 1A. 

The one I really want is Focker's 1S, why are you making it so hard Bandai. I really miss Yamato.

[no3Ljm]

2 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

I have one hour and 15 minutes left to sleep!

Go to sleep, Ignnacio. Or have a sip of brandy or something while waiting for the sun to rise.

Just now, Shizuka the Cat said:

FYI, I am continuing to watch AmazonJP, AmiAmi, HLJ, NY, CDJ. Anime-Export, MyKombini, Nin-Nin, and BandaiOnline.

Go to bed, Shizuka-chan. Don't stay too late to compile links.

 

[jenius]

wow, people are actually bidding up on Yahoo Japan out of desperation... crazy.

[Duymon]

Just now, Lolicon said:

DX 離婚!

gyahahahahhahahaha so true!

[no3Ljm]

2 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

DX 離婚!

Hahaha! You made me check Google Translate for that.

 

[seti88]

1 minute ago, jenius said:

wow, people are actually bidding up on Yahoo Japan out of desperation... crazy.

yeah...75% markup for buyout...nutz...

[Alphahorizon]

Just now, no3Ljm said:

Hahaha! You made me check Google Translate for that.

 

HA I just did the very same thing

[Daedalus]

3 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

DX 離婚!

Hilarious!

[jenius]

I never saw how many CDJ got but it definitely seems like stock was low this time around.

[Sanity is Optional]

All the Amazon 3rd party sellers have apparently decided it ought to be ¥34,700

[beatsing]

1 minute ago, Sanity is Optional said:

3?

Did Bandai severely cut the release numbers of this compared to the VF-1J? I mean, I figured they would make about half, but still...

why don't they just put up a preorder window of a few months like some companies do, and take everyone's preorder and Bandai has the exact numbers to manufacture?  They'd get more sales, and not lose customers to competing products.  I stopped on the vf25 and vf31 cuz of this preorder madness.  

[yman1437]

how late did ae come up last time?

[jenius]

Just now, Sanity is Optional said:

All the Amazon 3rd party sellers have apparently decided it ought to be ¥34,700

Going by what Hikaru's 1J is selling for...

[DYRL VF-1S]

So damn close. Payment pages for bot CDJ and HLJ...then jacked.

[rdrunner]

2 minutes ago, jenius said:

wow, people are actually bidding up on Yahoo Japan out of desperation... crazy.

I will be honest and did consider biting at 30k yen, but with proxy charges and domestic shipping it will be almost 33k and that thought stopped me from going through with it.

I fear this will be a repeat of the 31A pricing on auction sites going forward...

[sumyumgoy]

Just now, jenius said:

I never saw how many CDJ got but it definitely seems like stock was low this time around.

I saw 6 in stock at one point but it just kept crashing after the log in page.

[Sanity is Optional]

Just now, beatsing said:

why don't they just put up a preorder window of a few months like some companies do, and take everyone's preorder and Bandai has the exact numbers to manufacture?  They'd get more sales, and not lose customers to competing products.  I stopped on the vf25 and vf31 cuz of this preorder madness.  

Because at some level they want to have this sort of demand and scalping, makes sure they almost always sell out, and don't get bargain binned like Yamato or Arcadia.

[kkx]

Just now, jenius said:

I never saw how many CDJ got but it definitely seems like stock was low this time around.

Know nothing about production planning, but I hope Bandai can adjust this seeing how fast these are snapped up during PO.

Hoping to have more on release day.

[ps99042]

Just now, sumyumgoy said:

I saw 6 in stock at one point but it just kept crashing after the log in page.

I got in when they said they had 19...and then it crashed

[scand]

2 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

All the Amazon 3rd party sellers have apparently decided it ought to be ¥34,700

one was 45,000Y a minute ago... looks like he changed his price.

 

[yman1437]

Just now, sumyumgoy said:

I saw 6 in stock at one point but it just kept crashing after the log in page.

also saw 4 left AFTER it's sold out.....

[jenius]

I suspect I should give up at this point.... no idea when the remaining guys will post but probably not imminent. 

[beatsing]

2 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Because at some level they want to have this sort of demand and scalping, makes sure they almost always sell out, and don't get bargain binned like Yamato or Arcadia.

oh.  But wouldn't Arcadia just get some of their business from guys like us who couldn't get an order?

 

Also, I've seen that there's a KO of arcadia valk, so such higher scalping prices is just going to have KO companies cash in.

Edited April 8, 2019 by beatsing

[Shizuka the Cat]

I don;'t know how pre-orders on eBay works, but I saw this one listing for the TV Max.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bandai-DX-Chogokin-VF-1A-Valkyrie-Maximilian-Jenius-Japan-version/223475196868?hash=item340828e3c4:g:RGAAAOSwLgFcpy0C

About $318.76 + $49.44 shipping

At least the seller has 100% positive feedback.

Edited April 8, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat

[Lolicon]

3 minutes ago, jenius said:

I never saw how many CDJ got but it definitely seems like stock was low this time around.

They had 19 when I got to their page and still couldn't check out in time.

[Duymon]

Can somebody make an animated GIF of the 1st episode of MacF where those VF-171's all launch missiles (preorders) at the varja and the varja just release those counter measure nets (server errors) all over? 

that's prolly the best visualization of tonight's PO madness

Edited April 8, 2019 by Duymon

[VF-Zer0S]

1 minute ago, Lolicon said:

They had 19 when I got to their page and still couldn't check out in time.

I saw 26 when I opened the page. I would say they maybe had 30 at most

[Roy Focker]

Putting my credit card away.  Going to bed after a final 20 minute wait.