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HOW TO BUY

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 01:51:51 No.2936078 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2936098 >>2936105 >>2936976

Considering our multitude of guests from /v/, I figured it was time for an easy image to share for this sort of thing.

Anything that needs fixing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 01:57:58 No.2936089 Report

Quoted By: >>2936094

Seems to cover all the basics.
Thanks bud.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 01:59:14 No.2936094 Report

Quoted By: >>2936098

>>2936089
No problem.

I was thinking another for ordering exclusives (since even /toy/soldiers find themselves asking this frequently) and maybe another listing backup stores.

MASKED KICKER FOR JUSTICE DECISIONER !!VkwjbuTLVg4

MASKED KICKER FOR JUSTICE DECISIONER !!VkwjbuTLVg4 Thu 14 Jun 2012 01:59:19 No.2936095 Report

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looks great.

Figmoe Lurker

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Figmoe Lurker Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:01:34 No.2936098 Report

Quoted By: >>2936102

>>2936078
thanks Suri
>>2936094
>I was thinking another for ordering exclusives
seconding this
maybe one for mandarake would be great

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:03:48 No.2936101 Report

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Wait, dammit, I did forget something.

Did not mention tracking and insurance on EMS. Fixed.

Aquacadet !MFDldCyNdk

Aquacadet !MFDldCyNdk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:04:10 No.2936102 Report

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Fantastic.

>>2936098
Yeah, we need something mentioning Mandarake, too. Mandarake's great.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:04:46 No.2936104 Report

Quoted By: >>2936107 >>2936109

Needs a mention that AmiAmi will ban you for canceling pre-orders for no reason

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:05:38 No.2936105 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936078

/v/ here.

Thanks dood.

Aquacadet !MFDldCyNdk

Aquacadet !MFDldCyNdk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:06:50 No.2936107 Report

Quoted By: >>2936108

>>2936104
They have a black mark system. They won't outright ban you, even if your reason is unsatisfactory.

I'm not hard defending them, they are cunts about it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:08:58 No.2936108 Report

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>>2936107
I think it's a good policy, keeps the filth away.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:09:21 No.2936109 Report

Quoted By: >>2936112

>>2936104
>No reason
Slight exaggeration, but noted.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:11:45 No.2936112 Report

Quoted By: >>2936117

>>2936109
RSAL needs you to sign for pickup, I would assume Small Packet does too, but I haven't used it yet so I can't confirm.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:20:06 No.2936117 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936112
I've had tracked air mail from CS Toys not need to be signed for, but you're absolutely right on RSAL.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:23:22 No.2936121 Report

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>>2936119
>Opinion
>Incorrect information
I see literally nothing incorrect there.

Impatient Aspie OCD/ADHD Weaboo Neckbeard Manchild !!DCDRYNqVhm9

Impatient Aspie OCD/ADHD Weaboo Neckbeard Manchild !!DCDRYNqVhm9 Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:26:00 No.2936124 Report

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>>2936119
>sure is a lot of Opinion and Incorrect Info

/disagree

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:26:43 No.2936125 Report

Quoted By: >>2936134

Suggestions for stores on the backup store list.

Including Mandarake on it. Was considering Otacute and CS Toys.

I always like to include Angolz too, but I seem to be literally the only person who likes them, so I won't.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:26:51 No.2936127 Report

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>>2936119
I don't think you know what opinion means. As far as the details, feel free to contribute corrections if anything is genuinely inaccurate. There will always be exceptions of course, bit as a general guide it holds true.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:29:37 No.2936130 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936126
Let me translate that for everyone, I also speak a bit of faggot:
>I don't actually see anything wrong so I'm going to pretend like I do and refuse to elaborate.

Aquacadet !MFDldCyNdk

Aquacadet !MFDldCyNdk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:31:34 No.2936134 Report

Quoted By: >>2936148

>>2936125
I'd go Jungle Entertainment Hobby Shop because they've treated me very well and they're basically a second Mandarake that sometimes has way better prices in my opinion, at least on SAS figures. I've seen people praise them for their Figuarts prices, but don't have actual experience.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:34:55 No.2936138 Report

Quoted By: >>2936148

Shipping details.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:35:30 No.2936140 Report

Quoted By: >>2936148

Everything seems accurate to me but I'd definitely add some other sites as alternatives (like Mandarake) because I'm sure after the figures come out we'll get stuff like "oh no all those sites don't have it what do I do."

Thanks for doing this Suri, I'm the anon from >>2935896
but I'm way too lazy to put together this kind of thing.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:42:54 No.2936148 Report

Quoted By: >>2936154

>>2936140
Thanks. :)
>>2936138
Also thanks.
>>2936134
Considered that, but the last few times I saw that site mentioned, everyone seemed to throw a bit of a fit that a "secret was being exposed" or something.

Also. Doing the Exclusives sheet next. Aside from Yokatta and RiderProxy, who do we have?
Also, does anybody know of others and has anyone used Crescent Shop since it became http://noppin.com/ ?

Site: http://yokattaweb.jp/
+ Pros:
+ Flat 700 yen fee per item
+ Lists popular exclusives available on their site
+ Can also be used for Yahoo Japan Auctions (at additional cost)
+ Discounts offered on certain items orderd together
+ Items held up to 4 months at no extra charge
- Cons:
- Must pay item cost (not shipping) upfront.
-

Anyone have anything to add for cons?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:46:37 No.2936154 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936148
Might want to put the GSC online shop there
http://goodsmile-wf-global.ecq.sc/
http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:47:56 No.2936157 Report

Quoted By: >>2936169

Might want to add what to watch out for; for example Toys 'n Joys having a terrible online reputation, and if it's cheap on ebay (and in Hong Kong) it's probably a bootleg.
Also explain more about mandarake, since it's not like the others in terms of it being second-hand, as well as the 500yen fee for orders under 5000 (I think).

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:48:34 No.2936158 Report

Quoted By: >>2936169

Mandarake, CS Toys and Otacute should be added.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:50:28 No.2936161 Report

Quoted By:

Also Amazon is pretty legit, especially with the Tamashii Nations shop. That and the obvious non-foreign-shipping bullshit.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 02:56:51 No.2936169 Report

Quoted By: >>2936178

.>>2936157
Writing up Mandarake in Part 2, including complicated bits.

>>2936158
CS Toys was going on the Backup list, since it's almost entirely Tokusatsu items and they don't have any normal sale discounts. I love the hell out of them, but it's almost

>>2936157
Considered that. I might just do a buying western stuff version too.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:03:00 No.2936178 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936169
maybe one for BBTS, if someone need it, for international buyers

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:05:32 No.2936185 Report

Quoted By: >>2936190

SAL should have a warning that it can in more-frequently-than-rare circumstances take months to arrive to its destination. I have had SAL take literally 2.5 months to arrive to me on the east coast from japan.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:10:15 No.2936190 Report

Quoted By: >>2936193

>>2936185
>more-frequently-than-rare
I wouldn't say that. I've been using SAL for like four years now, and the longest it's ever taken is one month. It almost always takes 2 weeks for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:15:13 No.2936193 Report

Quoted By: >>2936202 >>2936222

>>2936190
Oh, and I'd like to mention that during said four year span, I've moved all over the US, and my shipping times stayed fairly constant. Sooo...yeah. I'm willing to accept that sometimes shipping could take crazily long (that is the nature of SAL after all, space-available basis), but I think I can safely say your situation is pretty rare.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:22:09 No.2936202 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936193
ive had it happen too.
id say "more frequently than rare" is an accurate assessment

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:28:09 No.2936213 Report

Quoted By:

If this hasn't already been fixed: RSAL is available on HLJ and HS too, you just need to request it in the message box when you make an order.

I'll also vouch that SAL doesn't get lost 'frequently.' I'm in the US and I've never lost a SAL package in my years of buying.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:28:12 No.2936214 Report

Quoted By: >>2936217 >>2936220

Okay. Part 2.

Addendums and corrections welcome, will go back and mess with the shipping guide from the first one a bit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:30:11 No.2936217 Report

Quoted By: >>2936227

>>2936214
CS Toys has Otacute's URL

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:31:05 No.2936220 Report

Quoted By: >>2936227

>>2936214

You got Otacute's address for CS Toys' website address.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:31:27 No.2936222 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936193
I've moved all over the USA too, but I stopped using SAL after another package took 2 months to the date (arrived on the last day of the month, both times were on the east coast) and I think the warning is appropriate, especially if you are going to move anytime soon.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:35:30 No.2936227 Report

Quoted By: >>2936238

>>2936217
>>2936220
:| Dammit.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:39:35 No.2936238 Report

Quoted By: >>2936240 >>2937060

>>2936227
Fixed.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:41:17 No.2936240 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936238
Additionally fixed.

Moving on to exclusives.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 03:52:57 No.2936266 Report

Quoted By: >>2936286

Should 'avoid ebay at all costs' be included?

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:09:21 No.2936286 Report

Quoted By: >>2936288 >>2936292 >>2936295 >>2936320

>>2936266
Eh, not exactly. There's a lot of legitimate sellers that have eBay store fronts. HLJ even has one.

I can't help but feel I'm forgetting something with this one. Maybe it's just that blank spot staring at me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:10:32 No.2936288 Report

Quoted By: >>2936293

>>2936286
"Do not buy from ebay stores with a Hong Kong location, there is a 90% chance it's a bootleg."

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:12:24 No.2936292 Report

Quoted By: >>2936297

>>2936286
Is Tokyohunter not a reliable proxy now?

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:12:35 No.2936293 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936288
Even then, that only applies to Good Smile stuff and other PVCs. Revoltechs and Tamashii Nation stuff I don't think have ever had reported bootlegs.

I'll start on a final addendum to this that'll include a warning on that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:13:22 No.2936295 Report

Quoted By: >>2936298 >>2936351

>>2936286
Another possible Rider Proxy con: They round up the shipping fee, I paid about another 300 yen more than what postage was marked. Or do proxies normally do that, I don't usually use them

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:13:49 No.2936297 Report

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>>2936292
The last few times I've checked prices with him, he's always given me estimates that were quite a bit higher than Yokatta and Riderproxy. Maybe it's just the stuff I'm looking for, but I also haven't seen mention of him in a while when exclusives come up.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:14:29 No.2936298 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936295
That.

Huh. Weird. Has not happened to me at either Yokatta or Rider.

TK-1987

TK-1987 Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:28:38 No.2936320 Report

Quoted By: >>2936342 >>2936351

>>2936286
I noticed that Rider Proxy is not so big on having planned payment options anymore.
When Preordering RD Zaku I Sniper type, She quoted me 5000yen for preorder, which is lower than the total preorder price of 6200yen still, but when I asked her about a payment option where I pay her half of the total price for preorder and the other half + shipping fee when the item is in stock like I have with 3 of my previous preorders from her, she completely ignored me.
Only after paying the 5k yen preorder deposit she reponded back to me.

I asked her once again about the other payment option and she has yet to reply back to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:40:45 No.2936342 Report

Quoted By: >>2936358

>>2936320
Can't blame her for trying to avoid that kind of payment plan. Too easy to get screwed over.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:43:37 No.2936351 Report

Quoted By: >>2936377

>>2936295
>>2936320
Never had any problems with Rider Proxy, however a shitload of people were pre-ordering with her and paying 1000 yen and then douching out on it, leaving her with tons of stock of shit she didn't sell. That's probably why she doesn't allow for preorder payment plans unless you're a regular.

I've done a lot of business with her, and she asks me what I wanted to have for the initial deposit because she knows I'm good for it. (Paid the entire total of the figure because I like knowing I just have to wait for the shipping quote, much easier)

Also, you said she didn't respond until after you paid her? How much time did you give? Because maybe she was, I don't know, busy, and you were impatient?

Like Suri said, I've never had RP round up shipping either. She charged me for the same EMS price as what she sent it out as, if not /less/ than what she spent.

TK-1987

TK-1987 Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:47:57 No.2936358 Report

Quoted By: >>2936369

>>2936342
I've dealt with her using this payment option in the past without any problems, but now that you mention it, I can see how she might have had trouble with it

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:52:03 No.2936369 Report

Quoted By: >>2936380 >>2936381

>>2936358
When she first stopped upping her deposit costs, and then finally stopped offering deposits I asked her about it and she told me it was due to so many people not finishing paying for their pre-orders.

Someone I know ordered Uva, Tajawings, and I think the Shinkengers and then never finished paying for them. That's the kind of shit that causes Middle men to stop playing 'nice'. So, blame assholes.

TK-1987

TK-1987 Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:54:39 No.2936377 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936351
Oh, I waited 2 days for her to respond and even saw her posting some new stuff on facebook (I use fb to contact her) during the waiting time.
After I paid her I got a response pretty much right away the same day, confirming my payment and stuff.

I dont mind having to pay the full price for preorders, as I have done so before when I was using yokatta, its just that having those payment options is what drew me to using RP. Shes still a real good person to deal with though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:55:09 No.2936380 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936369
started, not stopped. Need to sleep

TK-1987

TK-1987 Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:56:04 No.2936381 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936369
That definitely sucks, but I understand its a business she is running and she must do what it takes for the business to succeed.
Fuck those bastards.

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:56:13 No.2936382 Report

Quoted By: >>2937060

Alright, added Tokyo Hunter to the Exclusives thing.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:57:06 No.2936384 Report

Quoted By: >>2937060

And here's the addendum, which has some space to add stuff in.

Anyone have any final things to add?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 04:58:49 No.2936389 Report

Quoted By: >>2936396

You can also check tracking through other postal services. Sometimes helpful to have a second source of info.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:01:37 No.2936396 Report

Quoted By: >>2936532

>>2936389
Added to the original document.

If no one has anything to add or recommend corrections, I think I'll go post this over in a /v/ buy thread, if I can find one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:09:31 No.2936415 Report

Quoted By: >>2936462

>amiami
>no "most of the time they don't actually take your fucking credit card" under cons
Never using that shitty site again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:10:11 No.2936418 Report

Quoted By: >>2936432 >>2936434

What's wrong with HLJ's preorder system exactly?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:14:01 No.2936432 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936418
They don't automatically process and ship items as they arrive in-stock if you have other preorder items pending. And they don't reserve your items either. So if you're not there to hit the "ship my shit now you fucks" button, by the time they actually get around to processing your order half of it may well be out of stock.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:14:17 No.2936434 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936418
People are retarded and can't click "Ship my items now" on their page, so tripfags cry that the site is bad.

That's seriously all it is. I do 90% of my pre-orders there because of FedEx, and I always get everything. You just need to be aware of /when/ the item comes out, go to HLJ and see if they have it marked in stock and then request them to ship it and they'll ask you for payment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:15:07 No.2936438 Report

Quoted By:

If you're just preordering one item at a time (or multiple items that come out in the same month at the same time), nothing. But they're a bitch about combining orders - if you were to preorder Link and another figure that comes out in October, you'd have to ship them separately unless you happened to preorder them at the same time.

kazu-kun

kazu-kun Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:21:23 No.2936453 Report

Quoted By:

sometimes I use http://www.imageanime.com/ (from New York) and http://www.ibuyxyz.com/ (from HK, but legit) if I can't find some of my Saint Seiya stuff.

Oh for Angolz, they are payment up front as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:24:04 No.2936462 Report

Quoted By: >>2936488

>>2936415
I have never had this problem. Were you using a card type they don't accept?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:32:35 No.2936488 Report

Quoted By: >>2936532

>>2936462
>>2936460
Google it. I'm not the only person that's had this problem - and their only "solution" is to get a fucking PayPal, rather than deal with it.

No, fuck you, I don't have a PayPal for a reason and I'm going to waste my hundreds of dollars on children's toys elsewhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:48:00 No.2936532 Report

Quoted By: >>2936645

>>2936488
>Google it. I'm not the only person that's had this problem
Yeah, there's lots of people with shitty credit cards.

How is that AmiAmi's problem again?

>>2936396
>if I can find one
>>>/v/143171402

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 05:59:10 No.2936558 Report

Quoted By: >>2936568 >>2936615 >>2936676

Do you guys recommend buying from Good Smile Company's online store?

BAD FROWN CORPORATION

BAD FROWN CORPORATION Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:02:33 No.2936568 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936558
NO. FIRTHY GAIJIN CANNOT BUY FLOM OUL ONRINE STOLE, GO AWAY.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:16:31 No.2936614 Report

Quoted By:

Kirin Hobby should be on that list of American Dealers.
They are very good, though on some items a bit pricy.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:16:43 No.2936615 Report

Quoted By: >>2936631

>>2936558
The online store is only available for international shipping on exclusive items, as far as I'm aware, meaning it's probably about as cheap as you'll get it.

If it's the same as it was, then the shipping is flat-rate 2000 yen. Meaning if you buy 1 or 5, you'll still pay 2000 yen for EMS shipping.

There was a fiasco with one of the Support Mikus where they sent it out SAL instead of EMS, but they resolved that soon after and refunded everyone's shipping.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:20:28 No.2936631 Report

Quoted By: >>2936635 >>2936655 >>2936971

>>2936615
No, they sent Support Miku by boat, not even SAL.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:21:24 No.2936635 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936631
SURFACE? Seriously? Damn.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:23:55 No.2936645 Report

Quoted By: >>2936656

>>2936532
AmiAmi doesn't say they accept only "special magical" credit cards, they say they accept fucking credit cards, so when I go there with a credit card I damn well expect it to be taken.

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:27:32 No.2936655 Report

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>>2936631

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:27:45 No.2936656 Report

Quoted By: >>2936722

>>2936645
It might be your company denying it because it's a never-before-used international seller.

Call them and sort it out.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:32:58 No.2936667 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936664
I've been told by numerous U.K. /toy/soldiers that HLJ boxes seem to get specifically targeted by customs, since they use unique boxes rather than generics. That is, SAL from HLJ would get caught and not SAL from AmiAmi or Hobbysearch.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:37:10 No.2936676 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936558

They're professional, but shipping is a bit bitchy as they have a weird system where it's 2000 yen flat for 5 items. Or some weird variation of that deal. You are also making preorders on a batch so you can't do combined shipping outside of the batch.

Some of the gsc items have been showing up on Mandarake for the same or less, and shipping is probably cheaper there. So that's something you can risk.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:48:50 No.2936722 Report

Quoted By: >>2936736

>>2936656
That's the thing, I've done this. Believe it or not, but I don't have a shitty card and I have no problems calling them up when there are problems in me getting my shit.

The thing is, the charges never even came from AmiAmi to BE denied. The problem IS them, and when I e-mailed them about it, they told me flat out - I wasn't the only person that's had this problem and they suggest using PayPal. That's it.

I've ordered from HLJ, Mandarake, Hobby Search, the works, this is the only site that has ever had this and continued to have this problem. It's nuts.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:54:07 No.2936736 Report

Quoted By: >>2936745

>>2936722
Huh.

That is weird, then.

It'd be easier to use other sites, but maybe loading up a prepaid card might work?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 06:56:11 No.2936745 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936736
I might, but for now I'm just going to suck it up on the preorder front and stalk mandarake.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:41:06 No.2936886 Report

Quoted By:

BUMP

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:47:52 No.2936911 Report

Quoted By: >>2936918

Just saying, you should clarify that Amiami's "For sale in Japan only" does not affect international sales.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:49:19 No.2936918 Report

Quoted By: >>2936933

>>2936911
I..

..No. No, you're absolutely right. Let me go do that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:52:51 No.2936926 Report

Quoted By: >>2936932

>put in cart
>check out

congradulations you fucking bought it you dont need a guide for this shit. if /v/ is too retarded to use the internet they shouldnt be on the fucking internet

all my mad

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:53:53 No.2936932 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936926
Leave the thread alone, man. A tripfag wanted attention.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:54:24 No.2936933 Report

Quoted By: >>2936947

>>2936918
No no, you can stop, Suri.
They aren't worth it.

Theeey aaarrrrn't woooorth iiiiiit~~

Figmoe Lurker

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Figmoe Lurker Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:56:59 No.2936945 Report

Quoted By: >>2936992

>all this thread
pretty useful infograms Suri

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:57:17 No.2936947 Report

Quoted By: >>2936976 >>2937060

>>2936933
I NEED TO TRY.

At the very least, I have made my own life easier for when new people come knocking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:10:22 No.2936971 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936631
They made a mistake. (or rather the company that handled that for them made the mistake).
GSC publicly apologized, and refunded everybody's postage, so all that happened was, people had to wait a long time to get their precious dollies. That was it, nobody got ripped off or anything.
It was a mistake they corrected, and they have been sending things out correctly ever since.
But all people want to do is bitch about how "GSC fucked them over", when it simply isn't true.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:12:26 No.2936976 Report

Quoted By: >>2937010

>>2936947
>>2936078
You're doing good work Suri, thank you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:18:34 No.2936992 Report

Quoted By: >>2936995 >>2937010

>>2936945
Suri's a fucking awesome tripfag, definitely one of the best on any board.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:19:11 No.2936995 Report

Quoted By: >>2937010 >>2937022

>>2936992
She is definitely the best. I want to marry her one day.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:20:41 No.2937003 Report

Quoted By: >>2937010

Thank you Suri, this will save us much trouble over the coming months. Here, have an eagle with a knife as my thank you.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:23:26 No.2937010 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936976
>>2936992
>>2936995
>>2937003
You're all much nicer than /v/. Thank you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:24:06 No.2937011 Report

Quoted By: >>2937015 >>2937030 >>2937036

Are you guys suddenly just making these guides as a result of influx of /v/ buying figma Samus and Link?

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:26:01 No.2937015 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937011
Honestly, yeah. It's not like we're ever going to get a sticky with this info.

Usually we don't get so many people asking the same questions in such quick succession.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:27:11 No.2937022 Report

Quoted By:

>>2936995
>She

Uhhh, about that...

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Figmoe Lurker Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:30:32 No.2937030 Report

Quoted By: >>2937060

>>2937011
that's is one reason, but also there is always people here that ask for help in these matters, and as Suri making the infograms will first resolve the help needed by the /v/irgins but also these will come in handy in the near future
Thanks Suri, yuu wins the internets

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:32:24 No.2937036 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937011
Well, it's not just that, this has been long overdue. We used to have a page on our Wiki with all this info that we could link to, but the Wiki is dead now. So whenever people ask, we have to go find out copypasta txt files or type out long strings of info off the top of our heads. These images solve that problem.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:44:36 No.2937060 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937030
I try.
>>2936384
>>2936382
>>2936238
>>2936947
These are the final versions, by the by. Open to additions to Part 4.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:51:05 No.2937072 Report

Quoted By: >>2937081 >>2937084

Ahhh this is extremely helpful, thank you!!

Just another small noob question... Would you recommend paying with PayPal or credit card through Amiami? I selected credit for my pre order, but people mentioning problems with that method have got me worried now . . .

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:54:32 No.2937081 Report

Quoted By: >>2937096

>>2937072
Either is fine. I've never had a problem with using a credit card.

Then again, I didn't try to pay with my Cheapoluxe Whitish-Gold Card.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 08:56:42 No.2937084 Report

Quoted By: >>2937094 >>2937096

>>2937072
If your credit card doesn't work, just shoot them an e-mail and they'll change it to paypal.

Or heck, maybe you can even change that yourself now with the new options. I know you can change your own shipping method before it gets calculated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 09:03:14 No.2937094 Report

Quoted By: >>2937111

>>2937084
You can change it after it gets calculated, too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 09:03:22 No.2937096 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937084
>>2937081

Hmm thanks much! I'll probably be paying with Mastercard so I think I should be set.

I'll take a look at my profile to see my options . . . I need to change my card info anyways.

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

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Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Thu 14 Jun 2012 09:08:38 No.2937111 Report

Quoted By: >>2937117 >>2937392

>>2937094
Does it automatically recalculate or do you need to wait for that?

Please say it automatically recalculates, that'd be awesome.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 09:10:21 No.2937117 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937111
Nope, need to wait.

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MASKED KICKER FOR JUSTICE DECISIONER !!VkwjbuTLVg4 Thu 14 Jun 2012 09:45:44 No.2937226 Report

Quoted By: >>2937240

I would like to recommend my friend's proxy service as an addition to the exclusive buying section of the guide, if it's not too late!

http://mjans.web.fc2.com/JANS-shopping_service-/Home.html

I've got SHF Nadeshiko and a couple belt extensions coming from them this month, Magnugigga and Libra in September.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 09:59:11 No.2937240 Report

Quoted By: >>2937247

>>2937226
Not saying it's not legit, but it just seems a bit sketchy to put on a somewhat unknown site to me.

MASKED KICKER FOR JUSTICE DECISIONER !!VkwjbuTLVg4

MASKED KICKER FOR JUSTICE DECISIONER !!VkwjbuTLVg4 Thu 14 Jun 2012 10:04:29 No.2937247 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937240
Adding them to the guide was just a suggestion, but please feel free to drop them an email, or inquire about other customers if you wish to actually *do* something to assuage your paranoia. They are totally legit, just brand new and very small. I try to promote them as often as possible.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 10:08:34 No.2937251 Report

Quoted By:

You're a good man, Suri.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jun 2012 12:21:26 No.2937392 Report

Quoted By:

>>2937111
very good job Suri, for exclusive item i think you should add big in japan and anime Export in the shop list
Those are two good shop with good feedback,the only problem with anime Export is all preorder must be paid upfront (even regular item) . Also you forgot to mention Sal Parcel in the shipping option, it's faster than registered Sal for me (1 week for Sal parcel and 2 or 3 week for Sal registered)

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 01:21:44 No.2938389 Report

Quoted By: >>2938531

How does the pre-approved paypal work on Hobbysearch? I've ordered something and it says preparing shipment, but they haven't taken the money out of my paypal account yet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 02:26:15 No.2938511 Report

Quoted By:

BUMP

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Fri 15 Jun 2012 02:38:05 No.2938531 Report

Quoted By: >>2938551

>>2938389
Probablly have not calculated shipping yet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 02:48:01 No.2938551 Report

Quoted By: >>2938929

>>2938531

They sent an email with the shipping total initially, or was that just an estimate?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 04:40:12 No.2938784 Report

Quoted By:

Bump

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Fri 15 Jun 2012 05:48:11 No.2938929 Report

Quoted By: >>2938948

>>2938551
... shoot them an e-mail, the money should have come out already.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 05:53:54 No.2938948 Report

Quoted By: >>2939189

>>2938929

It just went through. Thanks for the help and also thanks for the OP pic!

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Fri 15 Jun 2012 07:26:34 No.2939189 Report

Quoted By:

>>2938948
Check farther down the page a bit, I modified all of them a lot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 08:42:32 No.2939432 Report

Quoted By: >>2939438 >>2939442

thread had been archived, but needs upvotes to be perma archived

>http://chanarchive.org/4chan/toy/48457/buying-things-from-japan-guide

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk

Suri !!lEgt1p6znEk Fri 15 Jun 2012 08:44:20 No.2939438 Report

Quoted By: >>2939446

>>2939432
Maybe I should make a new thread with the final versions only and we archive that?

Maybe?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 08:44:36 No.2939442 Report

Quoted By:

>>2939432
It doesn't need to be archived, just save the fucking images.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 15 Jun 2012 08:46:08 No.2939446 Report

Quoted By:

>>2939438

Does /toy/ have mods? They could sticky it.

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