Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[orindlt]

The best thing about pessimism is at worst you're pleasantly surprised ;-)

[orbitalharvest]

23 minutes ago, jenius said:

Is Bandaionline affiliated with Bandai? It seems a silly question...

i quickly assumed so... but looking at it closer.  the branding seems 'off'...  

[gulan]

its actually called kurama shop, just the website address is bandaionline.  but i have bought several items from them and no issue yet.

[jenius]

I don't have an account there, how's there shipping looking?

[gulan]

1 minute ago, jenius said:

I don't have an account there, how's there shipping looking?

i choose sal and its 9.50 so total is 53.40

[spacemanoeuvres]

Requested a quote via proxy service. Not taking any chances

[Sanity is Optional]

3 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Requested a quote via proxy service. Not taking any chances

Same, just to check out the prices. Doubt it'll be much different from BigInJapan or such.

[spanner]

stuff this I'm going to bed.. I'm falling asleep at my desk anyways. If it's still available later I'll get one otherwise what evs..

[orindlt]

Here they are on NY

 

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/26995-dx-chogokin-missile-set-for-vf-1-limited-edition.html

[Lolicon]

28 minutes ago, spanner said:

stuff this I'm going to bed.. I'm falling asleep at my desk anyways. If it's still available later I'll get one otherwise what evs..

Isn't it like 7 PM in Australia as I type this?

[orindlt]

1 minute ago, Lolicon said:

Isn't it like 7 PM in Australia as I type this?

It's also Office XMas party season, so maybe Spanner has been on the turps ;-)

[no3Ljm]

42 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Requested a quote via proxy service. Not taking any chances

38 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Same, just to check out the prices. Doubt it'll be much different from BigInJapan or such.

I'm planning on ordering two. Let me know how much the difference to go proxy route on this one. Thanks!

 

 

[Lolicon]

7 minutes ago, orindlt said:

It's also Office XMas party season, so maybe Spanner has been on the turps ;-)

But he only had one beer. 

Shipping from Kurama shop is only $16.50 for three sets. Are they reliable?

[jenius]

LOL, that shipping quote has me worried but I just submitted my order. Ends up a lot cheaper than NY...  Even if they come back and say "Our bad, shipping is $32" it would still be cheaper than NY. This is my first order with them so fingers crossed.

[jenius]

7 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

I'm planning on ordering two. Let me know how much the difference to go proxy route on this one. Thanks!

 

 

Noel we should be doing group buys. I do have some of your items after all!

[Rein+]

NY is up for 4400yen.

[no3Ljm]

4 minutes ago, jenius said:

Noel we should be doing group buys. I do have some of your items after all!

Sure! For the next TWE item?

 

[jenius]

3 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Sure! For the next TWE item?

 

TWE or otherwise, I'm game. If we're buying from NY there's not much of a benefit... for this preorder it's cheaper to buy three separate orders of the missiles and have them all shipped SAL then to buy three at one time because they jack up the shipping so much!

EDIT - it's late and my math is fuzzy so don't trust me entirely on that! 

Edited December 20, 2018 by jenius

[tjdetweiler]

Ended up getting one from BiginJap, price list is a bit expensive than NY but 800 yen cheaper in shipping vis EMS so Biginjap still cheaper.

Edited December 20, 2018 by tjdetweiler

[Lolicon]

4980 yen at AE.

http://www.anime-export.com/product/42530

[Jwwu]

I just put in my order at FromJapan. Anyone else used them for TWE before?

[spanner]

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Isn't it like 7 PM in Australia as I type this?

Yes it was early but I struggle to stay awake..

1 hour ago, orindlt said:

It's also Office XMas party season, so maybe Spanner has been on the turps ;-)

No turps, just exhausted.. I usually begin to shutdown by early evening. I got up for a tinkle and thought I'd check NY and managed to get one. 

[Lolicon]

Ordered 3x sets from AE.

Kurama shop's price with shipping is tempting, but I'm not 100% convinced as to their reliability.

 

[eggy99]

Ordered with AE. I like that I didn’t have to pay shipping until later. AUD is a little weak right now too. 

Looks like they charge actual shipping costs too, unlike NY that is always inflated and even on release they have the gall to request additional shipping. 

[vlenhoff]

I am gonna pass on missiles right now. I know it is a risk, but my brain is fighting my wallet right now. 

[seti88]

28 minutes ago, Jwwu said:

I just put in my order at FromJapan. Anyone else used them for TWE before?

Am looking at FJ right now...  How much did they charge you in total?

doesnt seem as striaghtforward to order...seems you need to request a quote?

[obakesan]

missle set up on AE, and seems only missles no valk boo

 

http://www.anime-export.com/product/42530

 

[eggy99]

1 minute ago, obakesan said:

missle set up on AE, and seems only missles no valk boo

 

http://www.anime-export.com/product/42530

 

Posted by Lolicon already 

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

4980 yen at AE.

http://www.anime-export.com/product/42530

 

[eggy99]

From Japan might end up being the cheapest if you’re not from Australia and shipping more than 2 units.

if you’re from Australia it will potentially be more  expensive than other proxy stores as From Japan are enforcing the GST collection for Australian customers.

They only charge ¥300 - ¥700 service fee flat rate, but I’m not sure what their payment fee is for purchasing on your behalf. Might be a percentage?

 

[Jwwu]

11 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

From Japan might end up being the cheapest if you’re not from Australia and shipping more than 2 units.

if you’re from Australia it will potentially be more  expensive than other proxy stores as From Japan are enforcing the GST collection for Australian customers.

They only charge ¥300 - ¥700 service fee flat rate, but I’m not sure what their payment fee is for purchasing on your behalf. Might be a percentage?

 

I don’t think there’s any other service fee with FromJapan  

All you have to do is copy and paste the product URL into the main search function in FromJapan. That will bring you into a different page for proxy purchase. Filled in the blanks and within minutes I had an email and then a payment request. I guess the downside is it’s full payment upfront. 

[rdrunner]

3 hours ago, orbitalharvest said:

nice!  right to the source, and a bit cheaper too!  score!

Note they are not affiliated with Bandai. Tricky website name. But I have ordered from them before and had no issues. 

[rdrunner]

2 hours ago, orindlt said:

Here they are on NY

 

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/26995-dx-chogokin-missile-set-for-vf-1-limited-edition.html

Thank you for the link. 

I didn’t stay up at all (EST) and just woke up. Decided to take a risk with NY on just one set. Their shipping was not cheap though. 4490 yen + ECO shipping 1740 yen = 6190 yen all in, pay up front. 

[eggy99]

6 minutes ago, Jwwu said:

I don’t think there’s any other service fee with FromJapan  

All you have to do is copy and paste the product URL into the main search function in FromJapan. That will bring you into a different page for proxy purchase. Filled in the blanks and within minutes I had an email and then a payment request. I guess the downside is it’s full payment upfront. 

What was the unit price they charged you? I assume they add on the local shipping to their warehouse and that’s it. 

Payment upfront is the same for all the proxy resellers. The only difference is if you have to pay estimated international shipping upfront 

Seems like FJ and AE have the advantage over the others so far. (Except FJ for Aussies is 10% extra on top)

(Unless AUD tanks more over the next 5 months then I will be wishing I paid estimated shipping upfront. LOL).

[seti88]

31 minutes ago, Jwwu said:

I don’t think there’s any other service fee with FromJapan  

All you have to do is copy and paste the product URL into the main search function in FromJapan. That will bring you into a different page for proxy purchase. Filled in the blanks and within minutes I had an email and then a payment request. I guess the downside is it’s full payment upfront. 

how much was ur payment request? They havent answered me yet..

[spacemanoeuvres]

12 minutes ago, seti88 said:

how much was ur payment request? They havent answered me yet..

I paid 7992 JY up front for 2 sets.

Second charge (when they arrive) is buying fee (300 JY) + domestic shipping (maybe 1000 JY?) + international shipping (maybe 1500 JY for SAL). 

I paid with a CC with no foreign fees so it’s cheaper than bank or PayPal. YMMV

I got a payment request immediately; you may want to checkout the buying guide because it should have gone right through. 

Edited December 20, 2018 by spacemanoeuvres
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