That is incorrect. I have seen on multiple cases with play asia is they will split the orders if one becomes in stock before the other, even if the shipping is fedex.

When they split the order they will guarantee that you will have to pay no extra money and still have the same shipping.

The reason for this is
1) they can only charge you once the item ships
2) a item they need to reserve for 2 months for you will hold up both their inventory, cashflow and warehouse space. Doesn't make business sense.

how i see it works is if you made order #0000001, when one item becomes available, order #0000001 will get shipped and a new order #0000002 will get created with the remaining item(s). They will inform you via email and you can see the invoice of the new order including the shipping option + the above guarantee.

The full cost of fedex is charged together with order #0000001 and you will see Fedex for cost USD0 in #0000002.

I have added an example email from P-A when they split the order.





Yes and no. They will ship with different order numbers. If you buy with fedex shipping, the second order will be sent with fedex shipping as well. The order number will change by an increment of 1 ie. 123456 -> 123457

123456 will be shipped with whatever is in stock. Regardless how many times they split the orders (i have seen an order split 2 times for a total of 3 fedex shipments), the total u pay will never exceed the amount you were supposed to pay if all orders had shipped at the same time.

just note that this should only apply to large value items. That USD4 hdmi cable or USD0.50 tissue pack need not apply. P-A is smart in that too.

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This post has been edited by zenquix: Nov 27 2009, 05:22 PM

I was told that the items placed in that order were those 5-15 day availability ones.

I am quite confident it will apply for preorders as well as P-A would not want to keep so many FF13 JP @ USD90 of revenue waiting for 2 months (possibly even a different financial year) for SO4 to be released. Delaying the shipping makes their SO4 + FF13 offer a bit stupid right . It is also not honest if they charge you more than the amount shown on the original invoice

If you like you could send them an email to ask how they will handles the shipping for the SO4+ FF13 bundle.


This post has been edited by zenquix: Nov 27 2009, 05:51 PM

Here's abit of lesser known fact (going OOT here) but I have done an experiment before.

Play-Asia's standard Fedex shipping cost of USD12.40 can handle up to 0.8 kg of weight.
Don't believe me, just try adding 5 standard games to your cart and see the Fedex shipping cost.

So with this in mind, imagine their profit margin when you buy one game or even 2 games in the same Fedex order. Which is why they can easily do the multiple sendings cause they are still making money.

Edit: I buy Fedex only if I really want the order fast / it's above usd100 / i can stack multiple items

This post has been edited by zenquix: Nov 27 2009, 06:04 PM

i think it has already been generally accepted that ff13 will have shortcomings because of the port, ie. reduce free roaming/walled off / sectioned off map areas due to the inability to fit all content into a single disc.

I for one think SE is just milking more money and in a business sense it is a good decision. Y constraint to one platform when you can have the commercial exposure of another platform (which has higher numbers in the intended market)?

They will make a good game, maybe not perfect in the ps3 fanboy eyes. But the imperfectness can be made up with brand name of Final Fantasy and oh.. 2x more potential customers?. Shortcomings can always be remilked in a FF13:Reloaded or FF13 International. We have already seen the same theory with Advent Children and Advent Children Complete.

Edit: Remove a line that I was not sure about

This post has been edited by zenquix: Nov 28 2009, 05:40 PM

Actually I read somewhere that the Star Ocean 4 disc swapping for xbox360 was quite bad as one might put back disc 1 depending on the location they visit.
I am guessing y the majority of polls quoted above are pointing at a FF13 PS3 purchase is because of the same reasons.

This post has been edited by zenquix: Nov 29 2009, 09:37 PM

my wild guess on the story

Serah comes out in flashbacks. Already crystalized.

Snow and lightning go to cocoon with different people / aims

snow meets vanille and sazhs
lightning meets hope

the team meets up and splits up
snow and grp captured by fang

fang betrays and joins the heroes for some big cataclysmic event likely to be related to serah's mission

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-b2wz-7...-j-70-3mt7.html

Chocobo plushie

____

i find the moogle stuff quite cute. too bad out of print.

This post has been edited by zenquix: Nov 30 2009, 10:33 PM

if you can't read japanese or don't have a chinese language background to fall back on, ff13 jp would just be a pretty intro and then a paperweight.

I seriously doubt the accuracy of that pricing given the announced japanese pricing



Japan is selling it at 9240 yen after tax
9,240.00 JPY = 364.857 MYR

Source: Xe.com

or 8800 yen before tax
8,800.00 JPY = 347.721 MYR

Source: Xe.com

So Play-Asia is selling very cheap @ US$ 89.90 (~301.79 MYR), likely because of the USD5 discount + maybe they committed very large volume from Square Enix for lower cost (notice not all games get a "preorder discount").

If local dealers are really selling @ RM290+, likely very very slim profit (and did the local distributor commit volume?) + a game that may not move out quickly due to the Japanese native language. A high risk item i think.

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 1 2009, 12:09 AM

Noted. But my post was comparing Region 2 Japan pricing in Japan and Region 2 Japan pricing in Play-Asia and Malaysia. Think Japanese will save money importing their own game lol

News Flash!

Price of FF13 JP in Play-Asia has just went up by USD5. Price is now USD99.90 before pre-order discount, USD94.90 with pre-order discount.

No changes to the Region 3 JP language yet. Still USD85.40.

Gratz to those who preordered early.

Price is now more in line with actual JP prices as mentioned yesterday.

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 2 2009, 01:26 AM

I would seriously consider it since the difference is now USD9.50 before coupons. That is nearly RM35!

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 2 2009, 01:27 AM

not if he uses fedex.

Actually if he does a bulk fedex order with another person or even 2 persons, + a usd12 off usd100 voucher, the game will arrive the next day and price will be competitive with the local retailers.

Since fedex cost will only be usd0.40.

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 6 2009, 07:09 PM

It's wikipedia. Anyone can edit it.

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Added on December 6, 2009, 10:42 pmPost #1488. You should learn to search or read through the thread. Alot of useful info you know.

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 6 2009, 10:42 PM

You can get it fast if (next day arrive) if you opt for paid courier shipping. Fedex is an additional USD12.40.

FF13 US is USD64.90. If you use one of the USD8 coupons floating around, your purchase will be abt USD70. Would suggest to grp with a friend to share the shipping costs.

PM me if you want some assistance to order.

Was abt to post the same

Final Fantasy XIII Potion Elixer (Version 1)

Final Fantasy XIII Potion Elixer (Version 2)

Shipped randomly
8 different kinds
Please order a box of 24 pieces to receive a factory sealed container
350ml

Final Fantasy XIII Elixer Potion (with Trading Arts Mini Figure)

Shipped randomly
6 different kinds
Please order a box of 6 pieces to receive a factory sealed container
350ml

My understanding of the above is Rm25 for 1 x 350ml. Even if you order 8, it is sent out randomly so you may not get all designs. For sealed packaging you need to order 24 (or 6 for the mini figure version). But there are no info whether if unsealed = 8 diff designs x 3

And shipping food/beverage is ... risky....

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 9 2009, 12:05 AM

12th is saturday in HK. Doubt it will get here before next week (kastam tak kerja)

I am expecting P-A to ship arnd 14-15 Dec from past preorder experience. Bro karasawamk2 ordered quite early so expect his copy to be shipped out in the first batch.

most preordered from Play-Asia

R2 Jap - Price is USD94.90 (already increased by USD5)
R3 Jap - Price is USD85.90
R3 Eng - Price is USD56.90
R1 Eng - Price is USD64.90

arranged by order of popularity from P-A website lol

Edit: added price for easy reference

This post has been edited by zenquix: Dec 11 2009, 05:12 PM

HK or JP?