deejay, u r from penang right?

if kena tahan then the parcel will go to prai custom or butterworth custom?? i stay at pg island.

prai custom is the 1 near with sony?

if i not wrong, it's butterworth

Hi there fellow forumes

i've just bought an item from the US, shipped via USPS international express service with the tracking number. according to the track n confirm page, my item has left the US from Chicago for international dispatch on the 23rd April. just want to know how long would it take for EMS to reach Malaysia? and also, since im living in Miri, Sarawak, would the item be flown straight there or to KLIA (from where if im not mistaken PosLaju would take over)? thanks!

Its located at Butterworth..same building with PosLaju Butterworth.

Btw..it actually depends on which courier service company you use..

If you use DHL, FedEx, UPS or any other courier service, you'll have to go to Penang Airport Custom.
If you use EMS a.k.a SpeedPost a.k.a PosLaju, you'll have to go to Butterworth Custom.

If you need PosLaju Butterworth's contact number, feel free to PM me.

This post has been edited by deejay220989: Apr 25 2008, 05:45 PM

Just an update on my parcel from the US, sent through USPS international express with tracking.



Called PosLaju and tey confirmed it arrived in KLIA and pending for Customs clearance hopefully nothing wrong there.

So far USPS EMS and PosLaju are really up-to-date with regards to the tracking. Hopefully mine will clear the Customs

will update for those who wishes to clear their doubts about USPS EMS/PosLaju Cheers guys!

Any suggestions for other online stores besides HLJ?
The customer account page on HLJ is almost frequently unavailable as they keep on performing some sort of maintenance on it. That is the only drawback I found with HLJ, other than that their pricing and shipping costs are quite reasonable?

Anyone here bought stuff from HobbySearch before? They have this points system when you buy things from them but their shipping is quite costly as they only ship through EMS.

Play-Asia seems to have free shipping for certain things but I find that their figures always seem to be out of stock.

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Added on April 26, 2008, 11:32 amForgot to mention that Hobby Search does not accept PayPal.

I have never bought anything off Hobby Search and Play Asia before so I dont know whether their service is good.

This post has been edited by raptor_cZn: Apr 26 2008, 11:32 AM

Play-Asia = packaging sucks! 50% chance your item will get damaged! Sometimes they will just put your item in the box just like that..without styrofoams and bubblewraps! I only order CD's from them (they kinda suck at packing figures, my figure boxes also kena damaged eventhough I used FedEx -.-)

HobbySearch = Damn good packaging! I received my figures in a goof condition hard box and there are papers insides to protect the figures!

If you want to order from Play-Asia, always message them with your order number and REQUEST FOR BETTER PACKAGING! Ask them to pack your items in a bigger box or ask them to add more styrofoams or bubblewraps!

I think most people like to buy from them because of their affiliation program and fast packaging. I agree that they prepare your items really fast! If you order anything before 5pm, your order will be shipped on that same day eventhough you make your order at 4.30pm lolz!

Besides..HS also has ther sales price..so its cheaper than HLJ and of course if you want your figures to be in perfect condition..choose EMS ^^

For these of you who are interested in buying things from eBay US, im glad to announce that my item arrived safely through EMS =) Secure pacakaging, good tracking service from both USPS and PosLaju, no doubts (cant guarantee others', but im so happy with mine )

I actually bought a Toynami Voltron Masterpiece. Passed through Customs even though the total cost is RM560 (including postal) because I asked the seller to declare the value of the item at USD30 (so total cost on invoice and custom declaration was USD93, including USPS EMS service)

Then again, i think its prudent to check the sellers' reputation also ive asked two other Malaysian customers who bought the same item from the same seller before I actually committed to buy it. No regrets!

That's why i said, all about how u interact with the seller de.. u put USD1 also logic what... it's not custom decision to set how much the toy's value at

i agree with you bro if anyone wants to get MPC Voltron from the US (cheaper than locals, who sell at the least RM6xx ) i can recommend you the seller:


Good seller, good communication =)

update: seems like he doesnt have MPC Voltron on sale for now.... can check his sellpage in the future i guess

This post has been edited by evanrue: Apr 28 2008, 04:41 PM

Just curious to know, if I order stuff through SAL which is not trackable... How does the merchant know that the item has been delivered to me or not?

hello, wanna ask if anyone know where can I buy Perodua Myvi's scaled model/replica?

haha. i also want to find it.. but i think only have toyota passo or daihatsu

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Added on May 5, 2008, 1:06 pmmy item(from Hong Kong) has arrived malaysia and the status is being processed.. hope not kena tax by custom......

This post has been edited by wan7075: May 5 2008, 01:06 PM

Does Hobby Search confirm the shipping costs with you after placing a order or do they straight away charge you for the total cost? Cuz if you provide them with your credit card info, they can charge you anytime unlike PayPal...

As far as I remember..they do not confirm the shipping costs..

nope they do not confirm shipping charge. they will just email you letting you know how much shipping + item and charge it.
you can check the shipping cost here though. You'll just have to estimate the shipping cost yourself based on the size of the item you are buying

The thing is.... they do not provide the weight of the product or at least an estimate on the product page >.<

Some stuff might be heavier even though they may look small..

You can try checking the weight at HLJ. HLJ will put up the weight of everything they have, and also the dimensions ^^

Thx for the tip.. but there s still not much info on weight for pre-order products

most 1/8 will be around 1.8k yen or less, except for something that's of GSC Shuraki series size, those cost around 2.4k yen due to the bigger box. A 1/7 or 1/6 should cost you around 2.1k yen or more. This is what I use to estimate the shipping cost of each figure, unless it's extremely big like Trinity Blood Abel, the difference shouldn't be too much