Seibertron wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Damn....
This was my first time ordering with Anime Export. Not a fan of paying in advance for pre-ordering stuff (all of you should be vary wary about this because there is no recourse from Paypal if a company flakes out). Fingers crossed that all goes well with my first order from them.
It will go well. These guys have been around for a while and Mooncake and mysef have ordered from them before. The real headache will be when they actually get it in stock since you then have to submit and order to be shipped.
About paying upfront, there are advantages that I pointed out before:
1. That gives you the biggest discount possible. Them having your money means they can pay their supplier and thus have less debt of their own, making them able to give you a higher discount since they dont have to deal with the time value of money. Cash is King for corporations and they pass the savings on to you.
2. It is a way to hedge your bets when dealing with fluctuating exchange rates, which is the case here. Right now, the Yen is pretty cheap for Americans and no one can guarantee that to still be the case come summer.
Economically and financially speaking, there is nothing wrong with this practice. Especially if you use paypal, then you have a recourse to anything that can go wrong.