One Piece Collectibles v.9 Main Discussion - "Remember when they weren't named ?"

[Cyber-Robin]

I still not got mine XD Guess it's been captured by customs (was supposed to be EMS so)

[Takaho]

@FinalBlink:

Any advice on the best way to avoid the fakes?

@sideways:

from what i've seen at UK conventions most of the fakes don't have boxes, theres a few sellers with just loose figures and they tend to sell posters, bags, wallets wallscrolls etc,
I've seen sellers with fake nendoroids, one piece fc's so the best thing to do is look for the stickers on the boxes most offical figures from any company have stickers, like the toei sticker on one piece boxes.
Look for Neon Martian as everthing he sells is offical - he has quite a bit of One Piece stuff like POPs, stylings, phone straps and Grandline figures,
also UP1 might have some figures but they mainly sell dvds and manga.
New East Games is also another good seller,
but beware of Tokyotoys as they have a mix of real and fake stuff, i almost brought a chopper pop from them once but wasn't 100% sure if it was real it didn't have anytype of sticker not even any of the europe or american 1s they sometimes put on them, but they tend to be overpriced with the stuff anyway
but a lot of fake figures you can tell by looking at them the quality of them looks bad compared to real 1s

Yeah, exactly as Sideways mentioned. More than likely the fakes don't have boxes. You'll also be able to tell most of the fakes. I have seen some horrific figures in my time at Expos. Some hunchback Whitebeards. Picasso faced Luffy's. Paintjob's too, the figure can look fine but then you see a patchy paint job and that should set off some lights. But most of the time, the fake figures won't be in boxes. Theres the odd exception but chances are if they aren't boxed and just put out randomly they aren't real. Yeah, posters too. I've seen a few fake posters, Final Fantasy XIII versus logos with Lightning on the front. Normally when I see something like that, I just steer clear of the seller because the rest of their stuff probably isn't stellar either.

But Neon Martian is probably the best seller I go to. Their stall is normally just chock full of the GLM series at the front whenever I've been there and they're a nice bunch. I'm always asking if I can see the figure first and just see how it looks out of the box. I've also managed to haggle with them before. Got my Buggy GLM for £15 instead of the £22 they were selling.

GOOD LUCK.

[Cyber-Robin]

The one UK con I went to was horribly overpriced. I recall seeing FZ Robin and Chopper (which was their new stock. In March….) for like £45 for them together. As opposed to online where they were what? £30 including P+P.

Although then again. They did have Robin, Chopper and Zoro's VAs (funi) there so kinda makes sense, overcharge on people wanting signed

[sasari]

What con was that cyber?

[TimeSkipLuffy]

I'v been to MCM Expo in London several times. A lot of fakes and overpriced stuff. Better save the money and import. Sometimes you find some original WCF for a good price though!

[1Up]

yea london is overpriced and alot of fake/bootleg figures shops there :-/

[FinalBlink]

Looking forward to it on Saturday. Thanks everyone for responding so quickly and giving me the names of sellers to look for.

[Venomous Warden]

Just preordered 2 Figuarts zero Magellan's. I cant wait to get them, although it will probably be the USA release of it so i will get it behind everyone else, but that saves me money since it wont be overseas shipping.

[Duomaxwe]

^ Where did you order them from?

[Venomous Warden]

@Duomaxwe:

^ Where did you order them from?

I got them on BigBadtoystore, although i believe i bought the last two. Thats usually my go to place for figures in the US, since they always guarantee quality/shipping and have never dissapointed me, they have a good amount of one piece stuff as well.

[Cyber-Robin]

Ah yeah I noticed the other day HLJ had sneaked Magellan up on their site (nobody here posted the link) and already sold out. Although I'm assuming he'll be back up soon anyways. Need to get him.

[1Up]

Going merry choco out now, looking good i guess:

[Cyber-Robin]

Ah yeah I saw that. Looked great but price is a lil much. Love how you only get the Octopus thing if you buy it on first day XD Surely that shoulda been included anyways

[Elisabeth Heart]

Attack motions : Becoming a Hero - review
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Close ups~

Creepy…

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[benhan]

When you zoomed in the attack motions figures, I thought they are bootlegs…
Especially the faces. I think Banpresto Super Effects are much better in the face department.

[Elisabeth Heart]

@benhan:

When you zoomed in the attack motions figures, I thought they are bootlegs…
Especially the faces. I think Banpresto Super Effects are much better in the face department.

Not mine !
I didn't really want to say anything mean… But yes… Close ups aren't flattering :P

[frozenkuku]

received the invoice from amiami

|Product name |Unit price|Qty. |Sub total |
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|ONE PIECE Chogokin [w/First Production Bonus] Going Merry(Preorder) | 9,400 JPY| 1| 9,400 JPY|
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Subtotal: 9,400 JPY
Shipping: 4,540 JPY
Grand total: 13,940 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel
Payment method: PayPal

[gomugomuno]

@frozenkuku:

received the invoice from amiami

|Product name |Unit price|Qty. |Sub total |
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|ONE PIECE Chogokin [w/First Production Bonus] Going Merry(Preorder) | 9,400 JPY| 1| 9,400 JPY|
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Subtotal: 9,400 JPY
Shipping: 4,540 JPY
Grand total: 13,940 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel
Payment method: PayPal

wt* the shipping is half the price

better wait for my local store :D

[CCC]

@Cyber-Robin:

Age of consent in Japan is 14.

Differs from prefecture to prefecture. It's 18 in most.
…Not like I did extensive research on the matter when I realized that a girl I asked out was 17. /creepygaijin

Got a cool watch in a UFO catcher today. Only cost me around 8 bucks…

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[sasari]

That is indeed an awesome watch, wouldn't mind one of those mahself!

[1Up]

@CCC:

Got a cool watch in a UFO catcher today. Only cost me around 8 bucks…

! [qimg]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/Awasai/120720_223601.jpg[/qimg]

Thats a really cool watch for $8 bucks.

[benhan]

@Elisabeth:

Not mine !
I didn't really want to say anything mean… But yes… Close ups aren't flattering :P

Elisabeth I know you wouldn't buy it but you're too kind towards Bandai. XD
There are figures too horrible that I can only laugh when I look at them.
For example that Attack Motions Chopper face and IK Luffy Romance Dawn.
Laughing hopelessly…

[naruto2000x]

just wondering if the chogokin going merry first production bonus, the octopus balloon, only available at certain store ?

[Cyber-Robin]

sweeet. HUGE amount of parcels arrived today. Got my Samus (the big sexy one), Great Deep set and Attack Motions.

Great Deep was ok. Got Robin and Chopper but bleh. Not Shirahoshi or Bonney. Got Drake, Franky (kinda yay since I shoulda gotten him), MOriah and Sengoku. So if Anyone wants to trade them for others in the lines (I stll need both Nami versinos) gimme a shout.

[1Up]

@naruto2000x:

just wondering if the chogokin going merry first production bonus, the octopus balloon, only available at certain store ?

Eh so this is the limited edition octopus balloon, funny thing:

[1Up]

Also DPCF luffy out now, its big, but meh:

[naruto2000x]

@1Up:

Eh so this is the limited edition octopus balloon, funny thing:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j369/mike_slang/63f1b80c.jpg

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j369/mike_slang/07fb13c1.jpg

Thanks for the picture, so it is a real balloon, haha, initially i thought it is something that can be attached to Merry :)

[Raithos]

Took shira down to the beach, WOW

[Enzeru]

DPCF Luffy looks good. HS already contacted me about it but since there's some other stuff I'm getting from them in July, it will take some more time until I get my Luffy delivered.

Speaking of Luffy – haven't posted a tourney reminder in quite some time but this match surely needs some additional votes: Luffy vs Garp (started as a close battle and still is)
Feel free to drop by and vote for either of them. Thanks.

[frozenkuku]

i think that octopus is inside the going merry Chogokin

[CIN]

@1Up:

Also DPCF luffy out now, its big, but meh:

He looks great. Hope to get him one day :] Did anyone order him from Ami? How much do they charge for the shipping?

[Cyanotic]

I got my Arlong FAZ that I ordered from 1up's shop this morning! (Thanks for the great deal btw.) I love the figure; usually I don't buy FAZ because the smaller characters look crummy and the bigger ones are too expensive.

But dang it, this is my second FAZ and the second one to have a crappy rubber part that got (seemingly) permanently bent. Arlong's fin, for some reason, is bending very far to the right. It always just goes back when I try to fix it. The same thing happened with Whitebeard's spear tip…just got bent and would never go back. I don't think it's anything I did since I only noticed a few hours after unboxing, but regardless, can anyone think of a way to fix this?

I'll post pictures if needed.

[Venomous Warden]

@Cyber-Robin:

sweeet. HUGE amount of parcels arrived today. Got my Samus (the big sexy one).

Nice, I hope to see some pics it and possibly one of your video reviews. I'm still sad I didn't jump on the pre order for that one when I had the chance.

[Elisabeth Heart]

Raeping japanese blogs~

Upcoming Banpresto stuff.
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GLM Shiki.
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DPCF Luffy.
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[TimeSkipLuffy]

I hate PLEX for using those neck joints!!! Hope they won't use it for the girls <___<. If they do they should stop releasing bigger OP figures q__q

[Raithos]

Where's WCF kid Robin, I don't see it there! But her and Shirahoshi are must gets.
Also want Kid shirahoshi and shirahoshi from the IK girls collection, along with that Halloween Chopper, Franky GLM, OP SCultures, GLS Sunny and GLM Shiki, plus all of those wcf sets shown. Damn a lot of new merch is on the way

[Venomous Warden]

Other than the wall hook display, i still think we need a proper madam shirley figure, i think weve got enough shirahoshi at this point.

[Raithos]

@Venomous:

Other than the wall hook display, i still think we need a proper madam shirley figure, i think weve got enough shirahoshi at this point.

Shirahoshi is the new Boa, don't expect merchandise to slow down at all, lol. Especially since the anime is still in fishman Arc
I agree with you though, wouldn't mind a large Madam Shirley scaled figure, or some IK or something

[icel]

@Raithos:

http://myfigurecollection.net/image/Raithos1342874705.jpeg

Took shira down to the beach, WOW

Hotlinking doesn't work guys..

[Raithos]

@icel:

Hotlinking doesn't work guys..

I thought it was my photobucket link, wasn't paying attention since it showed up for me in my post… should be good to go now

[Duomaxwe]

Took some photos of my WCF that I keep in front of my monitor:

!

[Venomous Warden]

@Raithos:

Shirahoshi is the new Boa, don't expect merchandise to slow down at all, lol. Especially since the anime is still in fishman Arc
I agree with you though, wouldn't mind a large Madam Shirley scaled figure, or some IK or something

Thats true, the only thing is boa never went away either lol

@Raithos:

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll65/solitaryj/Raithos1342874705.jpg

Took shira down to the beach, WOW

And now that i can see this its gorgeous, excellent photo man

[FinalBlink]

Had an ace time at the MCMexpo, pictures on the way, didnt get any GLM as I already had them but got some figures I didnt expect to find.

Also, Vic Mignogna is one of the most nicest, patient and amazing people you could ever hope to meet! In a queue for 2 1/2 hours and worth it!

[1Up]

And… Robin sailing again POP out now :-p

Its chinese bootleg version LOL

[FinalBlink]

Heres what I got ^^
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The FMA book was already mine, Vic was so nice to sign it as well for me.

Thats me on the right.
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[1Up]

@Cyanotic:

I got my Arlong FAZ that I ordered from 1up's shop this morning! (Thanks for the great deal btw.) I love the figure; usually I don't buy FAZ because the smaller characters look crummy and the bigger ones are too expensive.

But dang it, this is my second FAZ and the second one to have a crappy rubber part that got (seemingly) permanently bent. Arlong's fin, for some reason, is bending very far to the right. It always just goes back when I try to fix it. The same thing happened with Whitebeard's spear tip…just got bent and would never go back. I don't think it's anything I did since I only noticed a few hours after unboxing, but regardless, can anyone think of a way to fix this?

I'll post pictures if needed.

I think bandai messed up on this, seems all the review pics i seens and the figures, they all have this problem:

[Koginetsunemaru]

@1Up:

And… Robin sailing again POP out now :-p

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j369/mike_slang/581f58b1.jpg

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j369/mike_slang/2f575d27.jpg

Its chinese bootleg version LOL

LOL what the hell is that? you can see her hair in front of her face are not even stick to the other part of her hair, the one who buy it are pretty dumb we are not even august xDDDDD

megahouse should really do something about their suppliers or factory makers in China because this is just insane!

[coopz182]

@FinalBlink:

Heres what I got ^^
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The FMA book was already mine, Vic was so nice to sign it as well for me.

Thats me on the right.
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Theres a pretty good chance I picked up both those DX boxes the other week at London Film and Comic Con. £22 each right? Glad you had a good time, UK Cons are usually somewhat iffy when it comes to One Piece merch

[FinalBlink]

@coopz182:

Theres a pretty good chance I picked up both those DX boxes the other week at London Film and Comic Con. £22 each right? Glad you had a good time, UK Cons are usually somewhat iffy when it comes to One Piece merch

Yea that was the price. It wasnt bad for one piece stuff, they had loads of pops and figure-arts. GLMs I had already gotten so cant fault them for that. Brother got loads of stylings too.

Anyone with experience with using Mandarake? Want to set up an account but dont know what they're like

[Enzeru]

Mandarake is used by many users here and from what I know, all the experiences with the shop are positive ones (mine included). So if there's anything you want to get at one of the Manda stores, feel free to make an account.