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rainbow_star · 2008-03-18, 14:38

I want this another blood figure! But it's way too expensive for me.
Beside Al and Elsa, she is my favor character in Demonbane. I just can't resist Loli+2sideup

dfens · 2008-03-18, 20:56

I'm already feeling the pinch. My Rei figure from Highschool of the Dead went from $67.00 US dollars to a little over $80.00 dollars in under a month. And who knows what the price will be in May when it ships. Thank you US dollar losing it's value everyday.

Luckily I can afford it, so I'm not too worried I'm not going to cry over a few bucks. At least most goods in my country are still the same so I'm set.

Mushi · 2008-03-19, 11:16

Those Higurashi figures are very cool.

I was completely taken in by that series. I got the game last week and have been going through the first part with the english patch. I'd love to have those.

Question about them: They're listed as trading figures and descriptions say they come in "Display Box of 8." Does that mean you get a random assortment of the heads? Would you have to buy multiple boxes, or find someone to trade with, to get them all?

Miko Miko · 2008-03-19, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by pancake-pie;

I'v wanted anime figurines for awhile now, but I don't have any, I'm hoping I can get these one day though:

Spoiler for Big Picture!:

I Have those, the Rika figure is by far my favorite!!
By the way putting them together is WAAYYY hard!

chison · 2008-03-19, 13:13

never buy any before and looking forward to see some example and advises

is there a list of all oversea shop at animesuki?

Xellos-_^ · 2008-03-19, 15:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by chison

never buy any before and looking forward to see some example and advises

is there a list of all oversea shop at animesuki?

There isn't, at least not for Figures.

my personal favorite is Hobbylinkjapan http://www.hlj.com/top/Fig

I consider them more customer service friendly then hobbysearch

rainbow_star · 2008-03-19, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfens

I'm already feeling the pinch. My Rei figure from Highschool of the Dead went from $67.00 US dollars to a little over $80.00 dollars in under a month. And who knows what the price will be in May when it ships. Thank you US dollar losing it's value everyday.

Luckily I can afford it, so I'm not too worried I'm not going to cry over a few bucks. At least most goods in my country are still the same so I'm set.

Ooooh, I want that one too! And it's castoffable.

But way too $$$ for me.

rainbow_star · 2008-03-19, 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

There isn't, at least not for Figures.

my personal favorite is Hobbylinkjapan http://www.hlj.com/top/Fig

I consider them more customer service friendly then hobbysearch

HLJ is ok. They canceled my pre-order items couple times

But I still go back to them coz their shipping is cheap.

chison · 2008-03-19, 19:07

thankyou^^i just thought HLJ website somehow looks old .w.

i wanna try to make some orginal figure myself .need some affordable figure as a sample
i quite interested in those (aira chibi).w.
and i would love one PVC figure as well ,but this PVC figure looks really really expensive~~~7000yen-15000 or something???

figure have the height,but it doesn't looks like it have a lots of weight(compare to book,all paper)
if you happen to have an shipping example(would you mind to tell me?)
orginral prize
mailing cost
height of the box
weight

thanks in advance

MakubeX2 · 2008-03-20, 03:48

My reciept for the reservation of Max's 1/8 Another Blood.
All in all cheaper than I thought it will be. The 7% GST should be a dead giveaway to my location, lol. Figure my location out and the price of this figure will be dirt cheap when you convert my currency to US Dollars, even at it's current low point.

chison · 2008-03-20, 09:42

thankyou ever soo much,i find this recipe hard to read, of it format

GST=tax??
deposit = shipping cost? 30USD
and is this EMS or noramal-air mail

after i search HLJ i would love one of the XX nano(.w.) if possible(release at march?)
Paladin Girl PVC looks nice too^^

dfens · 2008-03-20, 12:24

Well Goods and Services Tax at 7% I'm guessing SGD which is 1.4 to 1 US dollar.

So about $124.60 US dollars what you paid after discount.

But that's after converting SGD which is stronger than the US dollar. Also SGD is only 70 yen to 1 SGD so basically if you look at as a japanese product in their currency it's the same price in both countries.

But for me minus shipping and no tax for me to order it straight from japan. As long as the dollar doesn't keep falling the same figure is $71.00 US, plus say $10.00-$20.00 for shipping.

chison The receipt isn't to hard to read it's not from HLJ if that's what's confusing you.

Figure $147.00 US
Discount -$22.40 US (guessing preorder perk)
Subtotal $124.60 US
GST 7% (Goods and Services Tax) Sales Tax $8.15 US
Grand Total $132.75 US
Cash Deposit (paid a portion of it up front) $42.00 US

Remaining Balance $90.75 US

rainbow_star · 2008-03-20, 15:08

Shipping from HLJ with SAL is really cheap.
I bought the 3 Sky Girls MMS last month
http://www.hlj.com/product/KNM13853
http://www.hlj.com/product/KNM13854
http://www.hlj.com/product/KNM13855

Only 880 Yen (around US$9) shipped to Canada.

SAL is really cheap, but EMS is another story.

chison · 2008-03-20, 17:06

thanks dfens and rainbow_star
i found it hard to read becasue it don't tell you the finally cost...from their recipe

the SAL is sound really worrying everytime i read they policy.
it boldly"statment" it won't track item,and no money back if lost items...
don't sound safe at all

anyway
i saw them SKygirl as well.w. and also that set with the mecha.w.

chison · 2008-03-20, 17:39

talking about discount...
1/7 Mizuka PVC
i saw it over amazon too....

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%88%A6%E5...outThisProduct

i keep watching and watching ,the figure is one of them that are on my wishlist (i will only buy two figure to try things out ,currently got 40 in my watching list...XD)

the user comment that she looks dead and not like the the orginral,
so,amazon is one of the shop sell second hand figure? that is why it can drop 70%...?

MakubeX2 · 2008-03-20, 17:46

The Fig cost me a total of 89.00 SGD = 6,352.48 JPY = 64.0240 USD if anyone had not figured out yet. Almost equalvilant to the preorder price on ami ami :-

http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/93732

This dealer of mine had it's own online store if anyone is interested.

rainbow_star · 2008-03-20, 17:52

^Just wondering who's panty is that in your avatar? :P

Xellos-_^ · 2008-03-20, 18:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by chison

thanks dfens and rainbow_star
i found it hard to read becasue it don't tell you the finally cost...from their recipe

the SAL is sound really worrying everytime i read they policy.
it boldly"statment" it won't track item,and no money back if lost items...
don't sound safe at all

anyway
i saw them SKygirl as well.w. and also that set with the mecha.w.

I always use EMS, it is expensive but less then if your LE figures winds 3 months late and in 3 different pieces.

Another point for HLJ, you can have them ship to your work address even through your work zip code and credit card zip don't match. Unlike Hobbysearch which was completely pain becuase you want to ship the items somewhere other then your home address.

chison · 2008-03-20, 20:01

so thankful ^^to all of you

Quote:

Originally Posted by rainbow_star

^Just wondering who's panty is that in your avatar? :P

XD...good question
i would guess that is something to do with the sig that he used

斬魔大聖 figures seems to be not match the origiral artist level,not as rich .w. do you think?

Xellos-_^
would you mind to give one or two exapmple of how much does it cost you with EMS?
just see what to expect.

i know how it felt to wait a month"i am waiting for my book"(but actually,is when their searching for suppiler take up a month),and item lost without payback give me the most damage

anyway,the figure world are that fast,lots and lots of waiting involve...

dfens · 2008-03-20, 20:54

MakubeX2 avatar is from one of his favorite manga's Kodomo no Jikan, Kokonoe Rin.
It's a pic of her bending over that's her panties your seeing. See here
http://www.moeyo.com/2006/12/post_1815.html

chison SAL and EMS is different from country to country. I live in the USA and I ordered this

http://www.hlj.com/product/BET13134 it will probably cost 10-12 dollars US for SAL and double that 10-24 for EMS. But EMS is faster and usually insured and only a few dollars more. If it was close to a overnight rate then forget it. Check the vendor they usually give you a estimate of how much for both and expected delivery time.

I usually buy off Ebay but sometimes I'll use HLJ or other vendors that specialize in dealing with shipping to my country for pre-orders. Their is a vendor store front down the block from where I live but he sucks now so I don't use him anymore. His prices now are ridiculous and after jerking me around not filling my orders I stopped buying their. His shop is only good if he has the item in the store forget pre-ordering even if paying in full.

2008-03-20, 12:24	Link #912
dfens Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Well Goods and Services Tax at 7% I'm guessing SGD which is 1.4 to 1 US dollar. So about $124.60 US dollars what you paid after discount. But that's after converting SGD which is stronger than the US dollar. Also SGD is only 70 yen to 1 SGD so basically if you look at as a japanese product in their currency it's the same price in both countries. But for me minus shipping and no tax for me to order it straight from japan. As long as the dollar doesn't keep falling the same figure is $71.00 US, plus say $10.00-$20.00 for shipping. chison The receipt isn't to hard to read it's not from HLJ if that's what's confusing you. Figure $147.00 US Discount -$22.40 US (guessing preorder perk) Subtotal $124.60 US GST 7% (Goods and Services Tax) Sales Tax $8.15 US Grand Total $132.75 US Cash Deposit (paid a portion of it up front) $42.00 US Remaining Balance $90.75 US Last edited by dfens; 2008-03-20 at 12:39.

2008-03-18, 14:38	Link #901
rainbow_star Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: B.C. Canada	I want this another blood figure! But it's way too expensive for me. Beside Al and Elsa, she is my favor character in Demonbane. I just can't resist Loli+2sideup

2008-03-18, 20:56	Link #902
dfens Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	I'm already feeling the pinch. My Rei figure from Highschool of the Dead went from $67.00 US dollars to a little over $80.00 dollars in under a month. And who knows what the price will be in May when it ships. Thank you US dollar losing it's value everyday. Luckily I can afford it, so I'm not too worried I'm not going to cry over a few bucks. At least most goods in my country are still the same so I'm set.

2008-03-19, 11:16	Link #903
Mushi Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On bended knee asking Belldandy to marry me	Those Higurashi figures are very cool. I was completely taken in by that series. I got the game last week and have been going through the first part with the english patch. I'd love to have those. Question about them: They're listed as trading figures and descriptions say they come in "Display Box of 8." Does that mean you get a random assortment of the heads? Would you have to buy multiple boxes, or find someone to trade with, to get them all?

2008-03-19, 13:13	Link #905
chison GSNMaSter Artist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield Age: 38	never buy any before and looking forward to see some example and advises is there a list of all oversea shop at animesuki?

2008-03-19, 19:07	Link #909
chison GSNMaSter Artist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield Age: 38	thankyou^^i just thought HLJ website somehow looks old .w. i wanna try to make some orginal figure myself .need some affordable figure as a sample i quite interested in those (aira chibi).w. and i would love one PVC figure as well ,but this PVC figure looks really really expensive~~~7000yen-15000 or something??? figure have the height,but it doesn't looks like it have a lots of weight(compare to book,all paper) if you happen to have an shipping example(would you mind to tell me?) orginral prize mailing cost height of the box weight thanks in advance

2008-03-20, 03:48	Link #910
MakubeX2 うるとらぺど Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 44	My reciept for the reservation of Max's 1/8 Another Blood. All in all cheaper than I thought it will be. The 7% GST should be a dead giveaway to my location, lol. Figure my location out and the price of this figure will be dirt cheap when you convert my currency to US Dollars, even at it's current low point.

2008-03-20, 09:42	Link #911
chison GSNMaSter Artist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield Age: 38	thankyou ever soo much,i find this recipe hard to read, of it format GST=tax?? deposit = shipping cost? 30USD and is this EMS or noramal-air mail after i search HLJ i would love one of the XX nano(.w.) if possible(release at march?) Paladin Girl PVC looks nice too^^

2008-03-20, 15:08	Link #913
rainbow_star Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: B.C. Canada	Shipping from HLJ with SAL is really cheap. I bought the 3 Sky Girls MMS last month http://www.hlj.com/product/KNM13853 http://www.hlj.com/product/KNM13854 http://www.hlj.com/product/KNM13855 Only 880 Yen (around US$9) shipped to Canada. SAL is really cheap, but EMS is another story.

2008-03-20, 17:06	Link #914
chison GSNMaSter Artist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield Age: 38	thanks dfens and rainbow_star i found it hard to read becasue it don't tell you the finally cost...from their recipe the SAL is sound really worrying everytime i read they policy. it boldly"statment" it won't track item,and no money back if lost items... don't sound safe at all anyway i saw them SKygirl as well.w. and also that set with the mecha.w.

2008-03-20, 17:39	Link #915
chison GSNMaSter Artist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield Age: 38	talking about discount... 1/7 Mizuka PVC i saw it over amazon too.... http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%88%A6%E5...outThisProduct i keep watching and watching ,the figure is one of them that are on my wishlist (i will only buy two figure to try things out ,currently got 40 in my watching list...XD) the user comment that she looks dead and not like the the orginral, so,amazon is one of the shop sell second hand figure? that is why it can drop 70%...?

2008-03-20, 17:46	Link #916
MakubeX2 うるとらぺど Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 44	The Fig cost me a total of 89.00 SGD = 6,352.48 JPY = 64.0240 USD if anyone had not figured out yet. Almost equalvilant to the preorder price on ami ami :- http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/93732 This dealer of mine had it's own online store if anyone is interested.

2008-03-20, 17:52	Link #917
rainbow_star Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: B.C. Canada	^Just wondering who's panty is that in your avatar? :P

2008-03-20, 20:54	Link #920
dfens Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	MakubeX2 avatar is from one of his favorite manga's Kodomo no Jikan, Kokonoe Rin. It's a pic of her bending over that's her panties your seeing. See here http://www.moeyo.com/2006/12/post_1815.html chison SAL and EMS is different from country to country. I live in the USA and I ordered this http://www.hlj.com/product/BET13134 it will probably cost 10-12 dollars US for SAL and double that 10-24 for EMS. But EMS is faster and usually insured and only a few dollars more. If it was close to a overnight rate then forget it. Check the vendor they usually give you a estimate of how much for both and expected delivery time. I usually buy off Ebay but sometimes I'll use HLJ or other vendors that specialize in dealing with shipping to my country for pre-orders. Their is a vendor store front down the block from where I live but he sucks now so I don't use him anymore. His prices now are ridiculous and after jerking me around not filling my orders I stopped buying their. His shop is only good if he has the item in the store forget pre-ordering even if paying in full.