Anyway here gonna get those gundam x WCF figures? Vol.1 is out in October.
Preorder/In Stock/Ordering Discussion
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Jango and Eneru Scultures up for pre-order. Dunno whether to get since I don't want Eneru and dunno if I trust Aikoudo
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I think Otacute put the wrong USD price. I don't know if any store can give discount on limited order item. Or did suddenly USD become strong against Yen?
Hehe even Amiami put the retail 11,000 JPY price.
Nevertheless tried my luck and joined the bandwagon. Just wishing it would not be cancelled. XDBtw Hiromi is great. For proxy service he's the best. No doubt about it.
But shouldn't compare him with commercial webstore. It's not apple to apple.HobbySearch have it for 10,477 yen, so seems some retailers can offer discounts. Still about 1,500yen more than Otacute, but they still have their 50% shipping discount on until Friday so I thought I would take the oppurtunity on the chance that we get an EMS only release in December that I can combine this with and save more that 1,500 yen.
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I was just thinking that myself but I already ordered at Ota. I think for me the difference would even out its an $18 difference and unless ems is $30+ it would still be more on HS.
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got a couple preorders for robin repaint version open, if some people still needs her check out TGLShop, i think i offer her for the cheapest now ($86/6800yen) or if u can find it cheaper online than i will beat it by price matching it and on top another 10% off it :-O
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Yeah, if SA Perona or SA Franky turn out to be a December release you could be looking at 3,700 yen, maybe even 5,400 yen if Doflam/Moria are any thing to go by. Atleast to Europe anyway. Plus you get 104 yen back in points.
I have ordered from Otacute also, so will have to pass on of the orders closer the time depending how it pans out. Hopefully I can.
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@1Up:
got a couple preorders for robin repaint version open, if some people still needs her check out TGLShop, i think i offer her for the cheapest now ($86/7800yen) or if u can find it cheaper online than i will beat it by price matching it and on top another 10% off it :-O
http://thegrandlineshop.com/wp-content/uploads/wpstorecart/robin.jpg
Isn't Hiromi selling for 7,000 yen? Even Nippon-Yasan have her for 7,280, so i'm afraid you may have to do better then that. Not that it makes any difference to me as I'm not interested in getting her.
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You can't combine something like SA Franky if his pre-order is past june 15th and get half off though? I thought the fine print stated that. Perhaps youd get half off Nami's combined price but you would still pay the full base price on Franky if I understand the promo correctly. I guess it would depend which is more for ems to begin with aswell.
Perona was $30 ems for me in Canada so I am alittle concerned about it. We will just have to see how it pans out.
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ah yea it suppose to say 6800yen, my grammer is terrible :-/
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i have a question, about HLJ i have 3 POP ordered with them for september and i don't want them to be send altogether to prevent EMS and Big custom fee will they allow me to send them separately? i would probably get one with EMS but the rest would be send via SAL, i might ask them directly when the release will arrive soon so i just wanted to have a little idea..
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You can't combine something like SA Franky if his pre-order is past june 15th and get half off though? I thought the fine print stated that. Perhaps youd get half off Nami's combined price but you would still pay the full base price on Franky if I understand the promo correctly. I guess it would depend which is more for ems to begin with aswell.
Perona was $30 ems for me in Canada so I am alittle concerned about it. We will just have to see how it pans out.
What is on Hobby Search's site is :
"- Combined shipment with promotion applicable orders- There may be cases where we combine your promotion applicable orders with
those that are not entitled to the promotion at our decision.
We will process the shipment at half price shipping cost if the order is processed
with PayPal Pre-Approved Payment."
I take this to mean that the total shipping with be half price even if only one of the items is ordered during the promotion, as long as the combined order is paid for using pre-approved payment. I might just ask them this to confirm though.
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Anyone else notice that SAL is unavailable due to its restrictions for "One Piece" Portrait. Of. Pirates Official Guide Book POPs! Limited Edition with Figure (Book) on Otacute. Does this mean we can expect it be be EMS only everywhere? Perhaps MH are packaging the Book & Figure together in one big box?
- There may be cases where we combine your promotion applicable orders with
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^ I thought some shops were selling them separate? Hmm
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Its a bundle pack Louis, I believe you can buy only the book but if you want he POP you have to buy the pack.
I take that as upon processing they will choose wether or not to allow the discount on the combined order as long as its with pre-approved. They could easily say no and ship them seperately, its a gamble I guess.
The weight of the book + POP could be going over the SAL limit, if the book is hardcover or higher quality paper. The wieght is definately what is worrying me.
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Right, in that case EMS could be a killer, i'm definatly sticking with HS 50% off. If total weight is over 2kg then then that 2000+ yen saving will off set the saving at Otacute.
Now to try and cancel my Otacute order, which from what i've heard is practically impossible. Might end up losing my account :( oh well. I don't order from them often anyway.
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Ota is showing SAL Parcel on it, Ive never used it but its a cheaper option if it will be available with it. Hopefully.
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Otacute gave the SAL option so guess they could do that >_>
and dammit 1up XD If you put her up last week I woulda went up with you. I think everyone who did order her went with proxy already.
Hurry up and put Figuarts and Jango SCulture up so I can order them XD
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Otacute is showing SAL Parcel on it. I've never used it, but it's a cheaper option if it will be available with it. Hopefully.
I don't know about that. I've heard that SAL Parcel is as expensive as/more expensive than EMS, but the delivery time can take a few months.
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Cyber! You seem to know the perfect time for such things, when do you think the next WCF will be on Aikoudo? Really wanna get the 4 "real" crew again and don't fancy paying 3 times the Aikoudo price on mandrake again
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No idea. They come up quite early. And I think CP9 is this month anyways. Usually it's release and day or two later at 7am-10am our time.
I need to do the same since I'm not paying for a full set for Fakes and Zoro and Sanji. Fake Luffy, F-Robin and F-Chopper fair enough since they were in for the jokes. But other fakes. Nope. No interest in them at all.
P-A never ever got in the recent set did they :/ Want Califa too. Wish it was easier to just get singles of this line.
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I don't know about that. I've heard that SAL Parcel is as expensive as/more expensive than EMS, but the delivery time can take a few months.
This is what Maggie wrote about it,
SAL Parcel is limited to item(s) that fit within a certain dimension also but it is much larger (length+2*(height+width) less than or equal to 3 meters or 2 meters pending on delivery zone) and has a weight limit of 30kg. This can be fully insured for any amount for a small fractional fee as well as registration (tracking). Leadtime is also 2-5 weeks generally depending on parts of the world.
I got it confused with airmail i believe, I'll try putting an instock item and comparing the costs.
I tried with Perona POP and EMS is cheaper then SAL Parcel. :/
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I don't know what's the deal with SAL Parcel, but normally people would go for SAL packet. And yes, EMS does tend to be cheaper than SAL parcel, so I don't really get the point of SAL Parcel at all…
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That POP Nami Crimin ver + Official Guide book definitely won't fit into SAL Small Packet shipping. They could only be shipped with EMS or SAL Parcel. Aikoudo, BIJ all state it.
The weight will be more than 2 kg, so disqualify it from using SAL Small Packet.
EMS could be cheaper than SAL Parcel, but some people chose SAL Parcel because "it can avoid custom charge better than EMS". With EMS, the officer has to present the package in front of custom office thus easily gets charged.Beware for people using the Pre-approved Paypal option from HS. It means you'd never be able to cancel your order once you put it. They will automatically charged you via paypal. I guess that's why they're offering the 50% off shipping cost, for the long term they want to avoid people cancelling order (refusing to pay when item in stock) there.
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Message from otacute:
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for choosing Otacute!
I am contacting you concerning your reservation/s for "One Piece" Portrait Of Pirates Official Guide Book POPs! Limited Edition with Figure (Nami Crimin Ver.). I wish to advise that based on the current information we have SAL Small Packet won’t be available for sending the product. In light of this, we want to confirm that you are prepared to send with the other shipping methods available (SAL Parcel, EMS or FEDEX). If not, please let us know by Monday the 18th of June and we will cancel your reservation accordingly; we need to order and cannot accept cancellations after this date. For reference, we expect 1 packed product to be between 2-3kg.
Thank you for your attention and please feel free to provide any questions.
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John
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The Moria Pop was 1.538 kg and he cost me $47 to ship from HLJ and thats at the discounted cost, I'm assuming that 2-3kg will be an insane cost to ship? Ems is determined by the weight correct?
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All shipping cost from Japan is calculated on weight basis.
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I got the same e-mail from Otacute and cancelled. For reference:
| Shipping type:
| Express Mail Service(EMS)
|| Weight
| Asia
| Oceania, North America, Central America and the Middle East
| Europe
| South America and Africa|
| Up to 2.5kg
| 3,500yen
| 4,700yen
| 5,400yen
| 8,500yen
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| Up to 3.0kg
| 4,000yen
| 5,400yen
| 6,200yen
| 10,000yen
|Therefore I'm gonna be paying 5,400 (Same as Doflam/Moria) or 6,200yen for EMS. So either 2,700 or 3,100 yen with HS 50 % off. Now I wonder whether to keep at all…...
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Nope. Not paying for Otacute's EMS. Everytime I've done so I've gotten customs. Factoring EMS and customs I'll have paid about £200 at least for her.
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Aww well, worked it out that best case scenario this will cost me around £110 from HobbySearch. That's about the best price I think i'm gonna find. I suppose that's about £60 for Nami and £50 for the book. Better be a bloody good book!!
Any idea what it will contain, i'm hoping for production details, sculptor interviews, hobby fair photo's, lots of new information/announcments and hopefully loads of pictures, because my Japanese ain't so hot
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Now I'm thinking about cancelling my Otacute order… They were easily caught by custom if shipped by EMS.
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I wonder if that POP book is gonna be same style as that WCF book from last year, was very small and thin i remember :-/
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I don't think it will be like the WCF book. This book is being made for MH while WCF has been made for Banpresto. Could be very different. Considering the possible weight it could have a hardcover.
I'm also thinking to go with Hiromi to get a chance of avoid custom at least…
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I don't think it will be like the WCF book. This book is being made for MH while WCF has been made for Banpresto. Could be very different. Considering the possible weight it could have a hardcover.
I'm also thinking to go with Hiromi to get a chance of avoid custom at least…
You guys missed the 144 full color pages thing… It's clearly stated in one of Redon post. So rest assured it will be nice and of premium quality.
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Yeah I got that message too. Even so that still just evens them out with everyone else in terms of final shipping cost.
Even with HS 50% discount, let's say the shipping is 5000 yen. That's 2500 on top of 10,477. That equates to just under 13 000 at 12 977 which is 167.27 (just under $170).
At Otacute it's 113 (about 8800), even with 5000 yen shipping it's 13,800 which is 177.88 so again, not a huge difference. Its not like you'd be saving 50$ or something going with HS, they all equate to roughly the same price for shipping, and that's using the highest estimate possible. Even so, I'm fine with paying that. I knew the super low price at Otacute was a little too good to be true, but this new notification isn't the end of the world, pretty much just evens them out with all other shops anyway. And that's being generous on the shipping estimate.
For those in Europe though, try going with HLJ or something. Since HS is now on a waiting list, and the 50% discount on shipping ends this Friday. I know you guys get slapped in the face with customs so try getting it there. I personally can stick with Otacute since I know I won't be slapped in the face with customs, I should be alright. -
Wow, wasn't expecting HS reservations to close so fast for an item like this! Glad I ordered it now. I'll definitely make a saving as shipping for me would have been at least 5,400 yen to Europe with Otacute.
Also, as I mentioned previously, I think HS will offer 50% off total shipping with anything combined with this order. Therefore if we get another big POP for December there's additional savings to be made. For once it might work out cheaper for me than buying locally.
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Also, last time I checked $113.90 works out closer to 9,000 yen.
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Shirahoshi and Ben Beckman back for order at HLJ
http://www.hlj.com/product/MEG71359
http://www.hlj.com/product/meg71336
Hurry quick!
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Smashes head into wall, nnnnoooo HS closed on Crimin Nami and I couldve ordered her last night but was waiting to hear back from Ota. I'm just sticking with my Ota order then, I better make sure Ive got $50 extra when she rolls out.
Perhaps I should buy her from HLJ then with their ems discount, shes $132. So an $18 starting difference and she will be 4700yen $60 from Ota I'm guessing. Does Ota give anykind of a discount like HLJ? If HLJ gives 20% ems that would be $48. When you do the math I'm stilll better off with Otacute. :/
Then sees Mr.J's post and snags Shirahoshi! I am now again happy, definate thanks for the heads up.
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FAZ Sadi back for order @ HLJ
http://www.hlj.com/product/ban976237
FAZ Hannybal
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN976236FAZ Ace Battle Vers.
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN975625FAZ Arlong
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I'm really starting to love Hlj, got Arlong preordered. Thanks again Mr.J.
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you are most welcome…don't be too happy yet until you receive a payment request from them when the item is released.
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Indeed but I atleast have a pre-order for these items now. So I'm happy to have the chance at a JP version.
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I pre-ordered Sadi-chan on hlj, it's 500 more than it was on AmiAmi and I hate that, but for Sadi-chan it was worth it.
I want Arlong too.. but I'll see if I can get him Cheaper.
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On HLJ all the faz re-releases have been re-opened aswell, Robin, Brook, Sanji, Luffy, Usopp and chopper are all available.
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Wow, wasn't expecting HS reservations to close so fast for an item like this! Glad I ordered it now. I'll definitely make a saving as shipping for me would have been at least 5,400 yen to Europe with Otacute.
Also, as I mentioned previously, I think HS will offer 50% off total shipping with anything combined with this order. Therefore if we get another big POP for December there's additional savings to be made. For once it might work out cheaper for me than buying locally.
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Also, last time I checked $113.90 works out closer to 9,000 yen.
Round up to 9k sure whatever lol. It's not a deal breaker or anything for me. Still a little cheaper than other places and puts them right up with where other shops are charging. Not a huge difference.
On HLJ all the faz re-releases have been re-opened aswell, Robin, Brook, Sanji, Luffy, Usopp and chopper are all available.
This goes back to what I was saying earlier.
This is FZ. Abundant quantities ahead. I never worry about getting those becuase honestly they'll be back in stock sooner or later. Many of them get put back up for preorder before even being released! -
Hey guys, for anyone who has Shirahosi & Beckman pre-ordered from HS and is using PayPal pre-approved payment I've got a theory that may or may not work if anyone is willing to give it ago, bear with me.
- HS still have a day left of their 50% off shipping offer.
- They also still have FAZ Luffy (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10153627) & FAZ Usopp (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10170382) up for pre-order (also released end of June).
- If you pre-order one of these using PayPal pre-approved payment and then combine the order with the one for Shirahosi & Beckman, you could potentially recieve 50% off the combined EMS shipping, which would be a substantial saving.
If you aren't interested in FAZ, or don't want to take too much of a risk, there's also a couple of DQ PVC's for 340 yen you could test this with: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10185755, http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10185756
I would have given this ago myself, but have already commited to giving my pre-orders away. Also missed Brook & Arlong August releases and don't need July re-releases, but if my theory proves successfully then this promotion could be used to exploit this releases also.
Just thought I should give people the heads up incase they fancied giving it a go I myself may pre-order an October & November release on the off chance that this works and I can combine with those months releases. Already have Crimin Nami for December
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I wish I hadn't pre-ordered the Luffy faz from amiami a month ago could of combined with usopp and saved 50% shipping. Going to have to pay full shipping on him. :/
That works out great on the June faz releases, was going to buy them from hlj but now I can from HS just in time for the 50% off.
I combined with something else for June that i didn't order during the period offer, worst case is they say no. I'll let you know what happens. Hopefully it can ship via sal though, watch, all my combining will now F everything up lol.
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Haha u guys tryna find loopholes in the system LOL
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I'm prepared to pay regular shipping costs if necessary but why not try and save some berries.
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Anyone know if anywhere is doing a decent price for Nami swimsuit like Otacute is? For shipping I mean. Gonna have to cancel her since once they stick EMS on the tag it's a sign basically saying 'CUSTOMS CHARGE HERE' was gonna see if the proxy was gonna do it and see if it was possible to ship her seperate to the book or something. (or to declare lower price) but don't seem to be doing.
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U can ask hiromi to do it for u, hes
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4 hours left for anyone who wants to order Figuarts Zero Roronoa Zoro -Battle Ver. from HS and get 50% off shipping!!!
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10178522
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HS did not uncombine my order for usopp faz and the new hook set that i didn't order during the period so I am assuming that they are going to give me 50% off that order. They charged Paypal for zoro and Mihawk battle fazs already so i believe I'm good. Only cost me 790 yen to ship Zoro and Mihawk combined!