Transformers MP-51 Arcee Available on Amazon Japan for $106 USD

May skip her.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Oh, I hate that Arcee.

I hate her so much that I finally created my Amazon.JP account and I preordered her with the power of a thousands suns!

Hm. Not gonna lie, You got me at the first half.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Oh, I hate that Arcee.

I hate her so much that I finally created my Amazon.JP account and I preordered her with the power of a thousands suns!

I admit, she have her flaw. But there's something intriguing about her. Oddly enough, the fact that my Ocular Max Azalea Protoform Edition is coming soon did motivate me to get the official one. For starter, that price is perfectly reasonable and the shipping is absurdly cheap. Second, I really want MP Arcee and Proto Azalea to be side-by-side on my shelf.

Ordering from Amazon.JP amount to 190$CAN shipped. Will I get scored taxes on it is unknown but at worst, it will have 10$CAN of fees on top of taxes.

Meanwhile, Age 3 And Up have their preorders up for 215$CAN.
https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/collectio ... iece-arcee
That is, shipping and taxes not included. The price difference is not that big. But if the Amazon order come in faster, it will be much more worth it.

You wont get charged extra when it comes in. What you paid on amazon is the most you'll pay and some of the money might get refunded. In the end, it's gonna be about 40$-50$ cheaper than ages 3 and up and you'll get it in 3 days once shipped.

william-james88 wrote:You wont get charged extra when it comes in. What you paid on amazon is the most you'll pay and some of the money might get refunded. In the end, it's gonna be about 40$-50$ cheaper than ages 3 and up and you'll get it in 3 days once shipped.

Oh yeah, I forgot I already paid some taxes upfront. The amount was so low that it was kinda invisible.

Regardless, it's not true you save money with Amazon.JP because now that I know it's a thing, I randomly happened on something that I never knew existed. It was bought so hard, I almost smashed my keyboard!

Thanks for the notice! Cancelled my preorder w BBTS and now have her ready to go when she arrives in-stock later this year on Amazon Japan.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Ordering from Amazon.JP amount to 190$CAN shipped. Will I get scored taxes on it is unknown but at worst, it will have 10$CAN of fees on top of taxes.
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That is, shipping and taxes not included. The price difference is not that big. But if the Amazon order come in faster, it will be much more worth it.

I live in Canada too and have been using Amazon Japan for a couple years now. For those that aren't aware, the nice thing about Amazon Japan for us Canadians is you pre-pay the taxes (the "Import Fee Deposit" is just your taxes, nothing extra) and there are zero extra fees beyond that.

So the price you see when you place the order is the maximum you will pay - there's no surprises when it arrives at the door and no extra processing fees (unlike Canadapost/Customs with their the stupid $10 processing fee). In fact, if the price goes down after you pre-order it (meaning the taxes go down), you get a refund in the taxes you pre-paid too.

Compared to other JP sellers like AmiAmi, they also subtract the Japanese 10% consumer tax before they charge the Canadian tax "Import Fee Deposit", so you frequently save a lot of money compared to buying domestically or from other stores. Although shipping costs have been changing over the years... When I first placed orders in the summer of 2018, it was 600 yen per order plus 600 yen per item for toys. Then it increased to a higher per item and higher initial order fees. Now it's 1,200 per order + a volumetric weight of 650 yen per kg. Which can end up cheaper if you are able to order multiple items at the same time since most toys don't weigh much.

Shipping is super fast via DHL as well. I live in NB, and it if it ships on the weekend I usually get it by Wednesday or Thursday that same week. In fact, something just shipped on Friday and it's already in Ontario and cleared customs so I expect to get it Monday or Tuesday at the latest. In this COVID world, I have an EMS package via Japan Post that has been stuck in Japan for over a month now, but I've received a few Amazon JP packages via DHL like clockwork with no extra delays.

Having said that, though, the Amazon shipping boxes are really low quality (thin cardboard) and the packing is really simplistic. They wrap the items with tight plastic wrapping to keep it attached to a cardboard base and then glue the cardboard base to the bottom of the box. There is never any filler packing material like peanuts or air packets, so sometimes the shipping box can be beat up when it arrives and sometimes there can be a little dent or two on the toy box depending on what happened or how tightly the plastic was wrapped. Most of the time it survives fine. I don't care about perfect boxes anyway as long as the item arrives okay, but don't expect the quality job of A3U or AmiAmi or others in terms of how it's packed.

Source: Takara

here is a comparison of all Arcees coming out this year

Hot take: Slightly weird face aside, Cyberverse Arcee is my favourite of those three. The backpack is still quite egregious but it's less awful than, say, ER, and the overall design is just nicer. Also I love the cute, bubbly pink hatchback she turns into.

From Hong Kong Fans Expo