Well... I expected some suspicion about my message (because it is my first one and because I complain about a "trusted" seller), but not to look like the bad guy in this problem...
First how sure are you it's a she?
Lena looks like a female name to me, but no, I am not SURE it is a she. I juste assume so.
2nd. Buyer beware. Lena is China based but sells from Singaporean proxy.
I usually purchase from trusted resellers. I finally decided to order from Lena after a long time "lurking" on several TF forums, where she/he was highly praised. Finally, my item was sent through Hong Kong post (here is the tracking number : RT324205801HK). So, unless HK post can be used from singapore, which is unlikely, it seems you are wrong about Lena systematically selling through singaporean proxies.
Btw, did he give you an ebay feedback? I don't know what it is with these Singaporean vendors at ebay. They never respond to your inquiry and NEVER send back any feedback. At least the ones from China are more gracious! They even replace the wrong stock without requiring you to return the wrong item.
No, no feedback yet. But I am not talking about "Singaporians" sellers, I am talking about Lena, which is actually responding to my emails but refuses to admit that she sells KO.
Next. Those items are KO. I don't even think they are even overruns. I remember that very crappy MP Clampdown full of QC issues. They are KO my friend.
Thanks, I know (now). But Lena has been selling (and continues to sell MP-5) as "brand new Takara MP-5"... Also, I have never seen any info about MP-5 being KOed. Yesterday, after receiving the box and seeing all the blurry and pixelated pictures, I started to suspect it was a KO, and after a quick search, found that other ebay sellers have listed KO MP-5s with the same front picture (but they are "honest" enough to mention it in the ad).
Fun fact : when you look at lena's ebay ad, the front box of MP-5 is never shown (and of course this is where the KO is VERY obvious).
Finally, you can have a look at the previous posts in this thread, and you will see that 95% (if not all) of the people posting here are satisfied buying from Lena, and that the received items are, according to the posts, legit. That's why I ordered with confidence.
Mp05, even it its "original"/official glory is a pain in the azz. I haven't transformed mine since I bought him. That's how fragile the Emperor of Destruction is.
Yup I know, I previously owned one (which was sold, now I regret it). I am (re) collecting MPs since they rebooted the line with MP-10, and MP-5 is still missing in my collection.
Long story short, I would like to warn others ordering from Lena (this seller :
http://www.ebay.fr/usr/lena81822), that she (or he
) is selling bootlegs...
Regarding my problem I am about to open a paypal dispute (I tried to gently solve this by emails, but as she refuses to admit selling KOs, I now consider this as a scam). I just hope that the other MPs (the cassettes) are legit, which I doubt now...