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Neca also does the immediate charging on their store. And I hate it, but I have a lot more faith in Neca sticking around than Nerdzoic. Or Super 7 who does it too.
 
I kind of understand why companies like Mondo do it with the higher end items, but it should not be the case for mass market single figures to charge immediately.
 
The latest Medicom MSRP is ¥14,080 which currently translates to $95. Usually all of the Japanese retailers sell them for less than that, and as far as I can tell only HLJ is actually marking up above that for the moment. BBTS has always marked up imports by about 40% over what you can get them from in Japan even with shipping factored in, but the MSRP on Medicom and Bandai figures has been rising every year for the past few years just as inflation has forced everything else up, too.

Japan seems to be trying to work with Trump to avoid tariffs as much as they can, but Trump keeps changing his mind so much it's hard to say what will happen. My guess is Japanese goods won't get tariffed this year or next.
 
I'm a long-time AmiAmi/HLJ customer, but I've been looking to move away from them for a while. AmiAmi is such a pain in the ass for the SHF stuff because they don't put it up at 12 a.m. PT like everyone else. It's some random time the following day.

This might be the first time I break my AmiAmi/HLJ streak. Nin-Nin Game and Hobby-Genki are both significantly cheaper than HLJ. I'm curious to see what AmiAmi lists them for.
 
HLJ or Amazon Japan.

Amazon Japan kind of sucks now since they charge a stupid amount for DHL and on some orders take the money right away if that's a thing you game.

But they're also less trafficked and tend to have the stock for longer.
 
Revox said:
AmiAmi, Hobby Link Japan, and Hobby Search won’t charge you until it’s in. N2G are often cheaper than the others but want to be paid off 14 days before the announced release date, which is not ideal for Medicom stuff as most of their stuff frequently slips by at least 1-4 months.
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Ok, I placed a pre-order with nin-nin-game last night and they charged me immediately. Not sure why, but never again.

I didn't realize companies ever even did this kind of thing for pre-orders until I placed an order with Nerdzoic a few months ago. Gotta be more careful.
 
EnigmaticClarity said:
Ok, I placed a pre-order with nin-nin-game last night and they charged me immediately. Not sure why, but never again.

I didn't realize companies ever even did this kind of thing for pre-orders until I placed an order with Nerdzoic a few months ago. Gotta be more careful.
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Yeah, all my small Canadian etailers charge up front and it definitely curbs that impulse.
 
altcunningham said:
Yeah, all my small Canadian etailers charge up front and it definitely curbs that impulse.
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I really wouldn't care much except that both Nerdzoic and nin-nin charge you 10% to 15% to cancel a pre-order. I know there are credit card and money conversion fees from USD to JPY that get charged, but it also appears to be because they both have rather manual systems for cancelling that involve them to actually do something so I sort of get it. But not 15% get it.

I ate the 15% just to learn a lesson. They both also hold ALL of your items in an order until the last item comes in. I placed an order with nin-nin that also had the in-stock Figuarts Beetlejuice in it so they were going to hold that thing for about a year I guess. That's just gross. Never again, or definitely only in-stock orders from either place.

I've ordered from nin-nin before on in stock items and had a great experience. Such a bummer that they're so bad with pre-orders. Everything I bought had a "pay later available" tag on it, so maybe adding that Beetlejuice into the order is what fucked me. I don't really care at this point what the logistics were; I'm just done with pre-orders from those places.
 
CTV said:
$135.00 for Iceman?!?! Is BBTS on crack or is this the new Trumpian hellscape tariff-induced price?
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BBTS has handled Tariffpalooza very poorly. I get that they have to protect themselves, but they keep reversing field. As a consumer, I’m fine with the tariff surcharge being calculated when the shipment is ready and being given the opportunity to opt out if I find that surcharge to be unacceptable. That’s what they’ve been doing with preorders that were placed before this debacle started. It’s been a negligible amount on the preorders I’ve had come in. Less than 5%, I think.

HLJ charged me 12,672 yen for Iceman, so not a markup from MSRP, but 1,000 to 1,500 yen higher than I've seen elsewhere.

I find Amazon Japan to be ideal, but usually you have to be in the right place at the right time. A random check the other day netted me a brown Wolverine for under $100 shipped.
 
EnigmaticClarity said:
I really wouldn't care much except that both Nerdzoic and nin-nin charge you 10% to 15% to cancel a pre-order. I know there are credit card and money conversion fees from USD to JPY that get charged, but it also appears to be because they both have rather manual systems for cancelling that involve them to actually do something so I sort of get it. But not 15% get it.

I ate the 15% just to learn a lesson. They both also hold ALL of your items in an order until the last item comes in. I placed an order with nin-nin that also had the in-stock Figuarts Beetlejuice in it so they were going to hold that thing for about a year I guess. That's just gross. Never again, or definitely only in-stock orders from either place.

I've ordered from nin-nin before on in stock items and had a great experience. Such a bummer that they're so bad with pre-orders. Everything I bought had a "pay later available" tag on it, so maybe adding that Beetlejuice into the order is what fucked me. I don't really care at this point what the logistics were; I'm just done with pre-orders from those places.
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Nerdzoic says he gets charged a fee from his credit card processor (?) whenever an order gets canceled. I think every store deals with that when they take money up front. He's talked about Hasbro canceling preorders for Black Series re-releases and having to deal with returning funds to everyone while losing a fee on every order to his payment processor.

Lots of stuff sellers deal with that we're not privy to. I wish Nerdy was more active on YouTube because he throws out some interesting tidbits. Toy Snowman is a good watch. He has a few episodes of him going through customer returns that's kind of amusing.
 
Some of the early reveals from the Medicom event:

* Wolverine (D&W) - not much difference from the Bandai one but at least it doesn't have the hideous SHF crotch and thigh cuts so yay

* Deadpool (D&W) - ditto. Accessories include Dogpool, adamantium bones, swappable claw arms, Nicepool pistols, and katanas

* Batman from The Flash (proto) - even for a proto, I feel like it needs a lot of work, looks pretty bad at the moment

* Sofia (Halle Berry) + dogs from John Wick 3 - uh, okay?

* Red dress Harley from The Suicide Squad (proto) - was anyone on the planet asking for this?

* Joker, er, Joker (proto) - complete with armchair, feather duster, and the goddamn steps. Hrrrm.

* Weird ass black for red/white for blue Spider-Man - I have no idea what this is referencing

* Venom repaint, in blue - if it's supposed to be channeling the MvC version, it's very wide of the mark. It's much darker than the recent ML one

* Venom 2099 - looks utterly hideous but presumably is meant to?

There's more to come (looks like Peacemaker and Bloodsport are there and painted up this time) so keep 'em peeled, etc.

Comic Wonder Woman (proto) - Kind of retro looking. Comes with a shield and what looks more like a dagger than a sword but maybe it's just a bad angle. Apparently it's based on a Jim Lee design.

Hahahahahahahahaha - X-Men Maverick (proto) - this is bad comedy.
 
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So Jim Lee Maverick was revealed....and he is fucking perfect. Now I have to go all in on this...in the hopes of getting him by 2029!? I am too pissed to be excited, but this is high on my list.

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not sure why this is "bad comedy" cool looking characters we rarely if ever get. But hey have fun with that fresh new batch of symbiotes and Batmen. HooHah
 
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