Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[drumondo]

He's still available at Nin Nin for a little less. 32K Yen IIRC?

[seti88]

11K for TV Supers at NY and sold out.....

or wait...... product page says not available...maybe is just a listing coming up...

 

Edited July 6, 2020 by seti88

[seti88]

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/31626-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-super-parts-set-for-tv-edition-vf-1.html

NY AT 11K...gee thats really way off the DYRL SSPs NY had listed before.....

Glad this time at least, i didnt wait for NY...

Edited July 6, 2020 by seti88

[Sanity is Optional]

Well at least NY doesn’t have a quantity limit, but very glad my second proxy came through right now.

[Duymon]

for something I am gonna transform once or twice and entomb in a detolf nearly double price seems insane

Edited July 6, 2020 by Duymon

[drumondo]

I picked up my TV SSP's from AE.

Can't wait for November now!

[spanner]

35,000 at NY!?!? FFS.. I think I'll take my chances and wait for one to eventually pop up on Manda rather than be ripped off like that. Why did this have to be so frustrating.

[seti88]

I seriously wish bandai would put in a 2 day pre-order window at least, for Macross DX chogokins.

Put in limit 1 or 2 per order and pay upfront to further deter scalpers if needed. 

*grumble grumble*

[Roi_Fokka]

2 minutes ago, seti88 said:

I seriously wish bandai would put in a 2 day pre-order window at least, for Macross DX chogokins.

Put in limit 1 or 2 per order and pay upfront to further deter scalpers if needed. 

*grumble grumble*

As someone else mentioned earlier, I really wish they adopted the Good Smile method.

Having a preorder window takes off so much stress and really helps deter scalpers.

[eggy99]

The consequence of making toys easier to preorder and less scarce is the risk of shelf warmers AKA Yamato Macross toys and those were already dirt cheap compared to current prices and we still waited for sub ¥10K price sales. 

[seti88]

Make it too difficult for products to get into consumers hands, and the brand dies at the hands of scalpers.

[weiser21]

Man, I missed out on TV Roy and the super parts. You snooze you loose. 

[sqidd]

1 minute ago, seti88 said:

Make it too difficult for products to get into consumers hands, and the brand dies at the hands of scalpers.

Unlikely

[Tenbatsu]

https://www.plazajapan.com/4573102605023/

Gogo

[vladykins]

Got mine at AE.

[dafob]

3 minutes ago, Tenbatsu said:

https://www.plazajapan.com/4573102605023/

Gogo

Got one.  Thanks!!!!

 

[Corrinald]

Just now, dafob said:

Got one.  Thanks!!!!

 

And gone. That was quick

[eggy99]

Cart jacked! Noooooo

[kkx]

5 minutes ago, dafob said:

Got one.  Thanks!!!!

 

Congrats.

[dafob]

1 minute ago, eggy99 said:

Cart jacked! Noooooo

Man, that sucks.  I was sure I wasn't gonna make it 'cause I had to create an account as a new customer.  It was probably an extra 30-45 seconds to do so, but that's an eternity in PO madness time.

 

[Corrinald]

1 minute ago, dafob said:

Man, that sucks.  I was sure I wasn't gonna make it 'cause I had to create an account as a new customer.  It was probably an extra 30-45 seconds to do so, but that's an eternity in PO madness time.

 

That's what I was doing - when I got to payment method it said they didn't have enough stock to cover the amount I ordered, which was one lol. So close

[dafob]

3 minutes ago, kkx said:

Congrats.

Thanks! 

So my next question: how reliable is Plaza Japan?  I've never ordered from there before and I don't recall seeing that store pop-up a whole lot in this thread.

[seti88]

9 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Unlikely

If the consumer can’t experience the product, they will be accustomed to forget abt it. Or live without it so to speak.

14 minutes ago, Tenbatsu said:

https://www.plazajapan.com/4573102605023/

Gogo

Almost pulled the trigger but unfamiliarity with the site held me back.

[eggy99]

Very reliable. I got my 1A Max from them. Really well packed too! 

[seti88]

Its fine, am not pressured to get it. I dont want my funds to be tied up with an unfamiliar source for so long.

[Darotower]

3 hours ago, technoblue said:

It's amusing that N-Y's scalper price for Hikaru's movie 1S is 2500JPY less. I was expecting at least one more step with Roy before we hit the exosphere. Oh well.

me too, they are crazy

[eggy99]

25 minutes ago, seti88 said:

If the consumer can’t experience the product, they will be accustomed to forget abt it. Or live without it so to speak.

Historically speaking I think Bandai has been getting the balance right. Their Macross DX releases never have shelf warmers and we’re all  still gaga about them. 

scarcity fuels desire. 

[vladykins]

AE is still open for preorders at 10800 Yen

 

http://www.anime-export.com/product/48181

Edited July 6, 2020 by vladykins

[moose]

14 minutes ago, Darotower said:

me too, they are crazy

They have really take n it to another level

[Smiley424]

Just ordered a TV Super Parts set from Anime-Export.  Thanks for the heads up.

Edited July 6, 2020 by Smiley424

[eggy99]

I’m resorting to getting a friend in Japan to buy the Super packs from P Bandai for myself and a work colleague. Uuugh, still don’t have a PO for Focker yet. 

[Jade20X]

21 minutes ago, vladykins said:

AE is still open for preorders at 10800 Yen

 

http://www.anime-export.com/product/48181

Thank you!!

[myk]

I think a lot of people here are forgetting that bandai is taking care of its primary market, which is Japan.   They're not conducting these new releases and preorders for the sake of the rest of the planet.  If they did, you could be sure that it would go much easier, smoother.  Any talk about the brand drying because of westerners not being able to buy their products isn't an issue, because they're not focusing on the world, they're focusing on japan...

[chyll2]

@myk

sad truth. Other items that are sold worldwide, I have no problem ordering it locally (and sometimes it is even cheaper than getting it from Japan, like Metal build and SOCs, etc). Put it simply, a worldwide product gets worldwide allocation.

 

Macross being only applicable to Japan due to copyrights issue, will only get Japan allocation.

 

edit: sad pricing on the supers. Ill take my chances on release date, hopefully, something comes up from Amazon JP

Edited July 6, 2020 by chyll2

[Pedro2k6]

FJ cancel my PO (like many Said it) but got one on AE.