S.H. Figuarts Marvel Figures

EnigmaticClarity said:
I suppose that's the reason. That's the price AmiAmi already has listed for Spidey, so buying there tomorrow night should still save us $30 or so. We're essentially gambling that Customs will get their shit together by February for Spidey. That seems likelier than not.
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Spider-man is already live at Hobby-Genki if you want it badly enough but be prepared because the website is very sluggish at the moment


EDIT: never mind I must have grabbed the last one. Well there is bound to be more as the week moves on


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This thing is a hot commodity. If it went up for pre-order at HLJ, it sold out by 12:01 a.m. PT.

I just spent 10 minutes fruitlessly trying to check out at Hobby Genki. Sold out by 12:10.

Guess I'll try for AmiAmi. If that doesn't work, BBTS it is.
 
TheSameIdiot said:
This thing is a hot commodity. If it went up for pre-order at HLJ, it sold out by 12:01 a.m. PT.

I just spent 10 minutes fruitlessly trying to check out at Hobby Genki. Sold out by 12:10.

Guess I'll try for AmiAmi. If that doesn't work, BBTS it is.
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AmiAmi is going to be at 11 PM Japan time, yes? So, what is that-- 10 AM EST here?
 
TheSameIdiot said:
Guess I'll try for AmiAmi. If that doesn't work, BBTS it is.
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One slight concern I have is that some of these Japanese retailers could force us to keep our pre-orders and just have them sit in Japan until the import nonsense gets settled. Hasn't one of them already said they're removing the restriction on how long items can sit in each customer's "private warehouse"? I'd hate to be stuck with orders sitting in Japan for months or even into early 2026 with no option to ship them.

AmiAmi in particular is infamous for not letting people cancel pre-orders. But they also don't do private warehouses, so it's hard to guess what they'll do.
 
I'm almost positive it was 10pm est for Cyclops. Amiami had a date and time for their listing. I preordered mine earlier that day from BBTS, but I still checked Amiami to see if Cyclops would go up at their time and he did.

Amiami accepted my cancelation request for SHF Obi Wan on Saturday. I heard they're more likely to cancel if you ask before they send an invoice.

I have a Mafex Bane paid for at amiami. I don't know what they're going to do with him. My bad for canceling my original preorder and a warning not to be overly swayed by in-hand pictures.
 
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EnigmaticClarity said:
One slight concern I have is that some of these Japanese retailers could force us to keep our pre-orders and just have them sit in Japan until the import nonsense gets settled. Hasn't one of them already said they're removing the restriction on how long items can sit in each customer's "private warehouse"? I'd hate to be stuck with orders sitting in Japan for months or even into early 2026 with no option to ship them.

AmiAmi in particular is infamous for not letting people cancel pre-orders. But they also don't do private warehouses, so it's hard to guess what they'll do.
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HLJ and Hobby Genki are both doing that. I think you can still have your item shipped, but you're responsible for whatever duty charges are applied and limited in what carriers will actually deliver to the US.
 
Aren't these going to be available everywhere, like Amazon, GameStop, BBTS, and Entertainment Earth, etc.?

So why deal with an overseas seller and have to guess at what kind of tariff you might get hit with?
 
Ninjak said:
Aren't these going to be available everywhere, like Amazon, GameStop, BBTS, and Entertainment Earth, etc.?

So why deal with an overseas seller and have to guess at what kind of tariff you might get hit with?
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Because BBTS and EE are likely going to charge customers up front for that $80 fee when these items land at the ports. There is no way they can absorb every single one of these surcharges, they would go bankrupt in as little as a few months. So if you think a $130 import is bad, now imagine it’s $210. I wouldn’t be surprised if places like Entertainment Earth, GameStop and BBTS decided to no longer sell overseas items for the time being just to keep their heads above water.


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Why would they be likely to do that? BBTS, EE, etc. would bring these over in bulk and pay the tariff fee on the whole container, not 80 bucks an item. And if the fees are outrageous to the point where it's not viable, they'll do what the importers are doing and keep them overseas until it makes sense to bring them over.
 
What about big retailers like Amazon? I could be wrong, but from what I understand Amazon is absorbing at least some (if not all) of the tariff charges.

And if not, at least you know what you're paying up front and can decide if it's worth it or not. If you buy from an overseas seller, it's like rolling the dice when your package arrives in the U.S. and then you get hit with a tariff bill in order to receive your package. That just happened to my sister last month from something she ordered from an overseas seller on eBay. Cost her nearly $100 extra before UPS would deliver it.
 
I think the important thing to understand is that literally no one knows what will happen or what the conditions will be when the item is ready to ship. All you can do is do what feels right for you. Most of these businesses are unlikely to stick you with an absurd bill when the time comes without first giving you the option to either cancel or have them hold it. EE might charge the most because they're not assessing a tariff fee when the item comes in, BBTS will wait, both could still build in some protection for themselves by tinkering with the sale price. Amazon will likely do the same, but as far as I know, they're not tacking on any tariff fees. If the price were to get too high for them, they'd probably just cancel the order or they might even eat it.
 
They weren't tacking on tariff fees before. The American business community thought Trump would come to his senses. Now it's clear these tariffs are here to stay. We're going to see a massive increase in consumer products across the board before long.
 
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