sei lor... seems like everyone complaining and cancelling their orders on BRS The Beast....

Complaining about BRSB? Why?

On a sidenote, mine's ready to ship liao

the shipping cost is insane it seems.. cos >2.2kg, can't ship on SAL.

Well, it does comes with a huge and thick book...

yeah but if the shipping is too much... might gonna cancel

yeahhh. QB series really damn hebat and hot. haha

Hence why if you ever decide to place orders on your own from overseas websites, you should always consider combining shipping with at least one other item to reduce the overall shipping ratio. I am personally shipping my BRSB with just another item and my combined price still gives me both items at a price that is lower than anything you can find locally. Maybe not by much as it is not like I'm buying in bulk but still cheaper nonetheless and at the very least there's a near 100% guarantee for your stock and it being authentic. Besides, if there was ever any problems, these sites would (normally) gladly resend you a replacement. Not like it's ever needed in my experience of ordering and buying overseas for the past decade. Just my two cents.

^but will kena tax ma.. BRS Beast is expense wor.. .-.

No. BRSB and the book, plus shipping is 8k+ JPY with EMS, and that, in no way falls under the tax limit.

Unless of course, you're referring to combining the item with something else - even then, unless it passes Rm500 including shipping, kastam won't touch your package at all.

erm i didn't buy other stuffs.. so..

Haha another thing to note is in said past decade of buying, I've never kena tax... Be it ordering for myself, helping friends with purchases, etc. I don't know but if you asked me, I don't think it warrants a tax for any reason for getting something like that. I've ordered those exclusives previously as well that comes with games and whatnot, sometimes even giving a total of over RM500 (which a lot of people think is within the 'safety zone' before you get taxed out of your life) and yet, they always safely arrive without hassle. Maybe I'm lucky, maybe not. I really can't say for sure but I still believe in ordering on my own. Feels better, somehow.

..then you are very lucky - I've visited Kastam so many times that the officers know me on sight OTL. I believe getting slightly over Rm500 is okay (I've had a few myself) but grossly over the limit with large boxes or multiple boxes, and they'll happily kidnap your package.

Out of curiosity though, what shipping do you usually use? All my tax woes have been with EMS shipments.

/shrugs

Then the total is 8640JPY. Which is (around) Rm350. Yeah, it's expensive, but unless you're willing to take the risk it'll go on sale later, that's probably(IMO) the best price you'll get it for.

cos i got kena for HLJ sales before... so.. erm, a bit apprehensive lor..

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Added on January 31, 2012, 12:06 amguess u're right la.. now dunno how much will kena for it.. let's see how la..

This post has been edited by MyKy44: Jan 31 2012, 12:06 AM

Haha I go with SAL Registered mostly unless EMS is absolutely necessary. but mostly I do my own rough calculations and decide which is the best option when the items are ready to ship. Normally a 10-day wait (on average but the fastest I've ever received a shipment is within a week) which is only a bit longer than EMS but I still receive the items nonetheless. A little longer won't kill if it ensure you save up some. Save up a little in each shipment, and before long you'll realize that those same savings has allowed you another new shipment from nothing. Haha. Besides, SAL Registered is trackable as well, so it's all good.

And I wouldn't count on aiming for the sudden sales for the item. Most of the time, you're gonna have to camp at the site to avoid missing out on it. Not fun to refresh the same page for God knows how many times in the middle of the night. Trust me, I've done it before. But I completely disregard such options nowadays so I don't mind paying it for its worth.

This post has been edited by Joshlkw: Jan 31 2012, 12:13 AM

And to think BRSB have a standard figma release without the artbook....according to Mikatan blog.

i'd wan the artbook also though... hmm. but got without artbook meh? no see also

ahhh thank you! I'm still somewhat wary of SAL registered, but the EMS fees really add up after time..


Ahahaha that's great then.
I actually want the artbook though.

I somehow don't recall anything like that. If you're talking about the standard edition that was mentioned, I believe that is the set with only the artbook and no Figma. Haven't heard anything about a standard Figma-only release.

This post has been edited by Joshlkw: Jan 31 2012, 12:38 AM

My experience, our dear kastam enjoys picking on HLJ and Fedex for taxes. The other SAL, EMS stuffs I ordered from Otacute usually ships hassle free.

Ehh?? is it true? cos i order from amiami, the shipping + invoice is >500. but x kena D: