rsvictor1976 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 I ended up preordering from Nin Nin but I found it odd that the option to ship through FedEx/DHL was cheaper than the EMS option, yet was still estimated to be the fastest delivery time. Quote
Lolicon Posted April 25 Posted April 25 Completely forgot about this preorder. Still available at HLJ so I picked one up. This is the way preordering should be. Quote
treatment Posted April 25 Posted April 25 fwiw, The Bandai DX VF-19 Kai has the same release-date as the Arcadia 1/3000 SDF-1 reissue. If Arcadia doesn't delay its product, that is. As such, try to plan accordingly (including tariffs and stuff) ... Quote
Bishop Posted April 26 Posted April 26 I got one preordered at HLJ as well, they seem to have stop taking new orders. FOMO again for me, but I am sure I will enjoy it. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted April 26 Posted April 26 Well, was busy working on a work project due Monday, and guess I missed all the preorders. Oh well, at least it wasn't a Valk I was super into. Quote
sh9000 Posted April 26 Posted April 26 https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/TAMASHII-Chogokin-Excalibur-Bassaras-Pre-painted/dp/B0F62BC2MB Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted April 26 Posted April 26 3 hours ago, sh9000 said: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/TAMASHII-Chogokin-Excalibur-Bassaras-Pre-painted/dp/B0F62BC2MB ¥4,000 more than HLJ, and another ¥6,000 shipping. I think I’ll just wait to see what the prices are after release for this one… Quote
26662 Posted April 27 Posted April 27 5 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: ¥4,000 more than HLJ, and another ¥6,000 shipping. I think I’ll just wait to see what the prices are after release for this one… ...and yet your handle is "Sanity is Optional?" 🙂 Preach on, brother. I might fall victim to the late tax on this one, but I'm with you on wait-and-see. Quote
Radioguy Posted Tuesday at 09:49 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:49 PM For those looking for a restock on this, it may just be one piece, but listed as new: https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/16635-the-super-dimension-fortress-macross-sdf-1-macross-tv-ver-megahouse-en.html Quote
Chronocidal Posted Thursday at 12:39 AM Posted Thursday at 12:39 AM On 4/29/2025 at 2:49 PM, Radioguy said: For those looking for a restock on this, it may just be one piece, but listed as new: https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/16635-the-super-dimension-fortress-macross-sdf-1-macross-tv-ver-megahouse-en.html ... I'm sorry, WHAT. Quote
treatment Posted Thursday at 12:55 AM Posted Thursday at 12:55 AM On 4/29/2025 at 2:49 PM, Radioguy said: For those looking for a restock on this, it may just be one piece, but listed as new: https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/16635-the-super-dimension-fortress-macross-sdf-1-macross-tv-ver-megahouse-en.html 13 minutes ago, Chronocidal said: ... I'm sorry, WHAT. roflmao!!! scalper gonna keep scalping... ...exorbitantly! Quote
jvmacross Posted Thursday at 01:25 AM Author Posted Thursday at 01:25 AM The Megahouse SDF-1 sells for an average of about 20K JPY on YJA....original MSRP back in 2016 I believe was 7K JPY...I wouldn't call selling something that was released 9 years ago for more than the original MSRP as scalping....but Nin-Nin does need to price is more realistically... Quote
Radioguy Posted Thursday at 08:37 AM Posted Thursday at 08:37 AM Yeah, not defending the pricing which is a LOT more than Mandarake when they have it. Still, aside form how old it is and that it's new, there are few decent TV version SDF-1 iterations after Takatoku (I still think this is too small, and not even on par with WHAM's DYRL one). You also have to wonder if the uptick is also due to the increased SDF-1 talk of the DYRL reissue from Arcadia. Nin-Nin taking advantage of that as well. Quote
PointBlankSniper Posted Thursday at 10:53 AM Posted Thursday at 10:53 AM I've said in some other thread before. Nin-nin are scalpers. Their prices are automated to go up exponentially as stock goes down. And then continues to go up over time at the last unit or two. It's a promised future extortion if you don't buy now. Basically they are coersion scalpers, so I avoid using them if they aren't the last choice left, or significantly lower priced during PO, and I have to not have anything I want to combine for shipment, because their policies for that are not really to your convenience either. Quote
jvmacross Posted Thursday at 12:22 PM Author Posted Thursday at 12:22 PM If only prices somehow went down when available stock became scarce.....or better yet, prices stayed the same forever....lol Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted Thursday at 03:45 PM Posted Thursday at 03:45 PM 4 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said: I've said in some other thread before. Nin-nin are scalpers. Their prices are automated to go up exponentially as stock goes down. And then continues to go up over time at the last unit or two. It's a promised future extortion if you don't buy now. Basically they are coersion scalpers, so I avoid using them if they aren't the last choice left, or significantly lower priced during PO, and I have to not have anything I want to combine for shipment, because their policies for that are not really to your convenience either. I don’t get it. Isn’t this what happens with most collectibles that have a limited run? Quote
MisaForever Posted yesterday at 01:37 AM Posted yesterday at 01:37 AM (edited) Welp. Sucks that I pre-ordered my SDF through Nin-Nin I guess but I've purchased from them in the past and have no complaints. Edited yesterday at 11:45 AM by MisaForever Quote
PointBlankSniper Posted yesterday at 10:58 AM Posted yesterday at 10:58 AM 19 hours ago, rsvictor1976 said: I don’t get it. Isn’t this what happens with most collectibles that have a limited run? No. Normal retailers sell retail products close to MSRP, especially during launch period. They don't scalp at launch or even during preorder period, and start antique pricing while it's still available at other retailers and second hand stores, just because their own stock is low but not clearing out. On the contrary, most other retailers would lower prices or put on sales to clear inventory instead. Quote
grogall Posted yesterday at 11:10 AM Posted yesterday at 11:10 AM 6 minutes ago, PointBlankSniper said: No. Normal retailers sell retail products close to MSRP, especially during launch period. They don't scalp at launch or even during preorder period, and start antique pricing while it's still available at other retailers and second hand stores, just because their own stock is low but not clearing out. On the contrary, most other retailers would lower prices or put on sales to clear inventory instead. Well not exactly bought the High Metal-R Scopedog ATM-09-ST (AT) from Mandarake at 25,000 yen, Which is a Tamashii Nation Exlusive and would have cost 25,300 yen from them since tax is always a given from P-Bandai, will be delivered Monday - Purchased yesterday... Quote
sh9000 Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/TAMASHII-Chogokin-Excalibur-Bassaras-Pre-painted/dp/B0F62BC2MB 35969 JPY. https://hobby-genki.com/en/dx-chogokin/51967-dx-chogokin-vf-19-kai-excalibur-nekki-basara-special-macross-7-4573102676269.html 36980 JPY. https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-185514 35570 JPY. https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=91493 33000 JPY. https://www.hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-19-kai-excalibur-nekki-basara-special-banc676269# 32010 JPY. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-880883 33000 JPY. https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/23604-dx-chogokin-vf-19-excalibur-custom-nekki-basara-special.html 36300 JPY. https://www.lunapark.store/product-page/dx-chogokin-vf-19-kai-excalibur-basara-nekki-special-japan-version 45800 JPY. https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/dx-chogokin/176145-dx-chogokin-macross-7-vf-19-excalibur-custom-nekki-basara-special-bandai-spirits-.html 32670 JPY. Yep. Nin-Nin-Game must be scalpers. Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago (edited) 17 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said: No. Normal retailers sell retail products close to MSRP, especially during launch period. They don't scalp at launch or even during preorder period, and start antique pricing while it's still available at other retailers and second hand stores, just because their own stock is low but not clearing out. On the contrary, most other retailers would lower prices or put on sales to clear inventory instead. I've only really shopped there for pre-orders, but so far I've seen Nin-Nin have one of the lowest prices on recent Macross pre-orders like the Arcadia SDF-1, HMR VF-19 & VF-2SS, and the DX VF-19. But man, it sounds like you've had problems with them before and have issues dealing with them again. I can relate to that. Edited 15 hours ago by rsvictor1976 Quote
PointBlankSniper Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago 20 hours ago, grogall said: Well not exactly bought the High Metal-R Scopedog ATM-09-ST (AT) from Mandarake at 25,000 yen, Which is a Tamashii Nation Exlusive and would have cost 25,300 yen from them since tax is always a given from P-Bandai, will be delivered Monday - Purchased yesterday... Not exactly sure what this comparison is alluding to. Mandarake is 2nd hand store, TNE is not retail. This only speaks well of Mandarake, so I'm not making the connection of how this is contrary to my view of Nin-Nin being shadier than 2nd hand stores, exactly such as Mandarake. 3 hours ago, rsvictor1976 said: I've only really shopped there for pre-orders, but so far I've seen Nin-Nin have one of the lowest prices on recent Macross pre-orders like the Arcadia SDF-1, HMR VF-19 & VF-2SS, and the DX VF-19. But man, it sounds like you've had problems with them before and have issues dealing with them again. I can relate to that. TBF, I have never had any personal issues in dealing with them. They do as expected and you get what you pay for. I just have been looking at their prices of things outside of freshly opened POs, and how their prices change on slightly older low stock items, until its priced out of being desirable at all, and then the single unit's price drags on into museum worthy price tags months or years later. If you order from them right when PO opens, and never browse for things you missed, you will never notice the pattern of their pricing. They do also have clearance sales on random items that they somehow deem less scalpable. But once you look at the more collectible items, or some very drawn out preorders, they stop looking like a retailer and more like an artificially self fulfilling antique store. Any other japanese toy retailer I've seen tends to stick to their lane as a retailer, and don't meddle with artificial scarcity and pricing. Their warehouse policy is just one of the more rigidly inflexible and short term ones. Nothing particularly foul, but is another factor to consider. Quote
PointBlankSniper Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago 5 hours ago, sh9000 said: Yep. Nin-Nin-Game must be scalpers. Sure these are months, and years old respectively, and out of stock. But you can see for yourself how their pricing is automated to behave. This is not regular retailer behavior. https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/metal-build/139288-metal-build-mobile-suit-gundam-00v-gnt-0000fs-00-qan-t-full-saber-tamashii-nation-24-limited-bandai-spirits-.html https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/gundam/21906-mobile-suit-gundam-seed-astray-powered-red-150-gerber-straight-power-option-set-limited-edition-metal-build-.html Quote
pafy6285 Posted 21 minutes ago Posted 21 minutes ago 51 minutes ago, Mommar said: Does Amazon Japan always charge up front now? yes, that was implemented the 2nd half last year. Quote
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