Further Confirmation of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG10 Arcee Reissue

They should do the same for Chromia and Windblade too.

Thank Primus.
I'm not missing out on the preorder again. $40 is bad enough but $80 is just ridiculous. Suck it, scalpers.

fenrir72 wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Congrats to those who've already pre-ordered--sadly, I didn't. I was hoping they were going to actually have stock available for those who didn't as well.

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Other online haven't put up preorders. I wonder why hlj got the first wind?

Just a guess, but I suppose it's because HLJ is based in Japan. Then again, so is AmiAmi, and there's been no word from them.

Emerje wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Congrats to those who've already pre-ordered--sadly, I didn't. I was hoping they were going to actually have stock available for those who didn't as well.

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Other online haven't put up preorders. I wonder why hlj got the first wind?

Just a guess, but I suppose it's because HLJ is based in Japan. Then again, so is AmiAmi, and there's been no word from them.

HLJ likely got to talk about it because they didn't actually have any extras to sell, they're only getting enough to cover backorders.

If AmiAmi is getting a restock it should be up any time now if they aren't in the same boat as HLJ.

Hobby Search IS taking orders right now for 2,380JPY, go get her! I got my order in, I only saw the Hasbro version once when I didn't have the extra money at the holidays. Did end up getting Windblade and Chromia with the later becoming just as elusive in store (though still available on HTS).

Emerje

Yup. Just up at hs. Still no word at amiami. ETA August 2015.

Emerje wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Congrats to those who've already pre-ordered--sadly, I didn't. I was hoping they were going to actually have stock available for those who didn't as well.

...

Other online haven't put up preorders. I wonder why hlj got the first wind?

Just a guess, but I suppose it's because HLJ is based in Japan. Then again, so is AmiAmi, and there's been no word from them.

HLJ likely got to talk about it because they didn't actually have any extras to sell, they're only getting enough to cover backorders.

If AmiAmi is getting a restock it should be up any time now if they aren't in the same boat as HLJ.

Hobby Search IS taking orders right now for 2,380JPY, go get her! I got my order in, I only saw the Hasbro version once when I didn't have the extra money at the holidays. Did end up getting Windblade and Chromia with the later becoming just as elusive in store (though still available on HTS).

Emerje

YEEEESSSSS!!!!

I can't thank you enough, Emerje!

Just one thing; how's hobby search's reputation? I've bought from HLJ and their customer support's pretty good, while AmiAmi pisses me off with the "goods sold not returnable" BS. Sadly, Otacute's dead; they had awesome customer support.

Never used Hobby Search before, so opinions on the store would be much appreciated. I had to get an item replaced once, and even with HLJ, is was a pretty troublesome affair.

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:$20 is a great deal... sort of bummed I somehow missed that. What are their shipping rates?

Depends on how fast you want it. The slowest rate, SAL, is around US$5 for a single deluxe, but you're going to wait 2+ weeks to get it. For the fastest rate I think it's around US$12~, maybe a little more for 3 day shipping.

As for the question about how Hobby Search is with customers, they're somewhere right in between HLJ and AmiAmi. They have a lot of strict policies laid out pretty clearly on the website. They have all of the same shipment and payment options as the other two, allows limited time cancelations (which AmiAmi does allow if they're in a good mood despite what the site says), and has a points system which HLJ doesn't. Prices more often than not are the same as HLJ, though sometimes just a bit lower. I've never had to contact their customer support so I can't really comment on that.

Emerje

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Congrats to those who've already pre-ordered--sadly, I didn't. I was hoping they were going to actually have stock available for those who didn't as well.

...

Other online haven't put up preorders. I wonder why hlj got the first wind?

Just a guess, but I suppose it's because HLJ is based in Japan. Then again, so is AmiAmi, and there's been no word from them.

HLJ likely got to talk about it because they didn't actually have any extras to sell, they're only getting enough to cover backorders.

If AmiAmi is getting a restock it should be up any time now if they aren't in the same boat as HLJ.

Hobby Search IS taking orders right now for 2,380JPY, go get her! I got my order in, I only saw the Hasbro version once when I didn't have the extra money at the holidays. Did end up getting Windblade and Chromia with the later becoming just as elusive in store (though still available on HTS).

Emerje

YEEEESSSSS!!!!

I can't thank you enough, Emerje!

Just one thing; how's hobby search's reputation? I've bought from HLJ and their customer support's pretty good, while AmiAmi pisses me off with the "goods sold not returnable" BS. Sadly, Otacute's dead; they had awesome customer support.

Never used Hobby Search before, so opinions on the store would be much appreciated. I had to get an item replaced once, and even with HLJ, is was a pretty troublesome affair.

amiami: most of the time when it comes to Japanese electronic products they say they don't know how it works to that effect. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give them a 3.5

hs: I give them a 3.25

hlj: I give them a 4.0

That's for customer support. This might be cultural though, as their response is a bit robotic and stiff. hlj, having some westerner personel has a better customer support.

Product wise:

amiami: easily the cheapest on everything except art books. Recently implemented a point conversion system. Items sell out quickly. Best shipping rates. They have Sal Parcel for big stuff.

hobbysearch: 2nd cheapest. Had the point system waaaaaay before amiami. Artbooks are cheapest than amiami. Has a sort of (effectiveness hit and miss)"waiting list mail" service for sold out items. Trouble is, by the time they email you of the availability, the item is already sold out.Item sells out almost as quick.

Some of their shipping policies are weird as they immediately use EMS (which sucks in the country I'm assigned to)when amiami uses Sal Parcel

hlj: Sorry guys, as this was my primary anime fig provider is but a shadow of its former self........stocks aren't as wide and complete as before. Easy to navigate order cancellation susytem. Search engine still sucks. Great customer service (except they seem unable to fulfill their orders)

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

Emerje wrote:As for the question about how Hobby Search is with customers, they're somewhere right in between HLJ and AmiAmi. They have a lot of strict policies laid out pretty clearly on the website. They have all of the same shipment and payment options as the other two, allows limited time cancelations (which AmiAmi does allow if they're in a good mood despite what the site says), and has a points system which HLJ doesn't. Prices more often than not are the same as HLJ, though sometimes just a bit lower. I've never had to contact their customer support so I can't really comment on that.

Emerje

Thanks for the input! Sounds good enough, I guess. Certainly sounds better than AmiAmi's no returns policy.

fenrir72 wrote:amiami: most of the time when it comes to Japanese electronic products they say they don't know how it works to that effect. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give them a 3.5

hs: I give them a 3.25

hlj: I give them a 4.0

That's for customer support. This might be cultural though, as their response is a bit robotic and stiff. hlj, having some westerner personel has a better customer support.

Product wise:

amiami: easily the cheapest on everything except art books. Recently implemented a point conversion system. Items sell out quickly. Best shipping rates. They have Sal Parcel for big stuff.

hobbysearch: 2nd cheapest. Had the point system waaaaaay before amiami. Artbooks are cheapest than amiami. Has a sort of (effectiveness hit and miss)"waiting list mail" service for sold out items. Trouble is, by the time they email you of the availability, the item is already sold out.Item sells out almost as quick.

Some of their shipping policies are weird as they immediately use EMS (which sucks in the country I'm assigned to)when amiami uses Sal Parcel

hlj: Sorry guys, as this was my primary anime fig provider is but a shadow of its former self........stocks aren't as wide and complete as before. Easy to navigate order cancellation susytem. Search engine still sucks. Great customer service (except they seem unable to fulfill their orders)

Thanks for the detailed breakdown, Fen!

I used to go for AmiAmi, but their new policy just made me scratch them off my list. The risks of a defective fig just isn't worth it.

Anyways, thanks for replying guys! I'll be making that pre-order now.

Defective products? I once got a product, anime fig last July that had the plastic wrap melted into her. I posted the pic to their customer service and they offered to replace her. But the cost of shipping would be on my @ss. So I just kept the fig instead.

hlj to their credit, when I received a headless United "Wreck-gar", well I first paid to send it back but they refunded me later as Wreck-gar got all sold out. I found one in a local hobby shop.

Good lord, so cheap...

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