Chronocidal Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Sheesh.. actually you know, the exchange rate has hit the point where those really aren't bad prices. Depending on what conversion fees and shipping you add on, 50k is about $315. Between the separate purchases and shipping, I think I paid more than that for the VF-1S and strike packs separately back when I got them on the first release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzarAlko Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 21 hours ago, grogall said: Look here! Has anyone bought from here before? Some of the prices seem too good to be true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 36 minutes ago, CzarAlko said: Has anyone bought from here before? Some of the prices seem too good to be true! Only though a proxy, but yes. Mercari is just fine, but IIRC they won't ship internationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzarAlko Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 5 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: Only though a proxy, but yes. Mercari is just fine, but IIRC they won't ship internationally. I saw that it says that it ships through buyee.jp. The prices include shipping, so I’m guessing thats local shipping, then you pay shipping to the US? I’ve never bought anything thru a proxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 2 hours ago, CzarAlko said: I saw that it says that it ships through buyee.jp. The prices include shipping, so I’m guessing thats local shipping, then you pay shipping to the US? I’ve never bought anything thru a proxy I think it's safe to assume that only domestic shipping is included. For something the size of a DX valk, that's usually pretty inexpensive. Buyee is a proxy service owned by Tenso, which is a well-known and reliable package forwarding service. There are other equally reliable proxy services like FromJapan (you can shop at multiple sites like Yahoo! Japan and Mercari through their site), but the fees among all of them are roughly the same. Proxy buys the item on your behalf (you pay up front), seller ships your item domestically to the proxy, then the proxy ships it internationally to you. You should be offered several shipping options (FedEx, DHL, EMS, Surface, etc.). Expect to pay a markup on the shipping plus one or more small fees for acquiring and processing the item. Those businesses are focused on acquiring and shipping things for international customers, so that is where they make their money. A few proxies have ridiculously high shipping prices (like Big In Japan), so avoid those, but the vast majority are "reasonable" when you factor in the reality that there's no other way to obtain the item you want. The web sites for the various proxies tend to be transparent about processing fees and shipping costs. Some even have shipping calculators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 https://hjweb.jp/article/1508199/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogall Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 6 minutes ago, treatment said: https://hjweb.jp/article/1508199/ OK, Just a recap of what they already released... Thought they might release (Hikaru's) VF-1J with everything in one box!? 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Huh, I guess they didn't feel like using Roy's 1S to advertise the packs? Weird. Also weird they're just ignoring Plus entirely there. They don't have any DX releases from 7 (yet), but they didn't want to advertise the YF-21? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogall Posted Saturday at 03:11 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:11 PM 3 hours ago, Chronocidal said: Huh, I guess they didn't feel like using Roy's 1S to advertise the packs? Weird. Also weird they're just ignoring Plus entirely there. They don't have any DX releases from 7 (yet), but they didn't want to advertise the YF-21? Ja, Like lets show off what is already sold out, Instead of hinting what's coming!? Great marketing! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsvictor1976 Posted Wednesday at 04:47 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:47 AM On 2/4/2024 at 11:58 PM, tekering said: So don't sell to people in your area! Sell online, where you can reach a much larger market for your toys. I've made a decent profit on every Macross collectible I've sold. I'm not dumb enough to store toys up there. My attic is just for boxes. My surplus DX Valkyries are stored outside. 😜 I made the mistake of storing my Yamato boxes in a storage unit in our parking garage, sealed up in a container like you have there. Moisture still got to them and ruined all the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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