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all three characters nice ma

actually i believe there'll be five altogether?

but really, you can get utaha alone if you really like this figure.

I ordered ady the moment the link went up
but im in penang anyway

Anyone know whether are they sending back the package to Amiami? I did not receive any fail to deliver letter also in my post box.

Post Malaysia tracking status


Post Japan tracking status

I tried to call Post Malaysia, hold the phone for 10 minutes no one answered.

I know, just wondering why they didn't give full details of unsuccessful delivery and I did not receive the fail to deliver notice in my mailbox on the day itself. Only received it today.

it's not a differing opinion... my views is with regard to the angle of lighting, not its intensity. awesome dio though...

My RSAL has been in the post office since 19 December. Do you guys know if I can personally go to the post office and request for it?

Yes boss.... scanning you cnnot see whether they wear clothes or not la ..... 

DOnt worry so much, just wrap it up as a gift if you worry, scan they see figures they wont bother la

hi wana ask opinion on asuna figure.

i preordered gsc asuna at 9k yen, and alter announce another asuna figure(like it a bit more compared to gsc)  but it most likely will be double the price,(sinon already 18k yen)

now i not sure which one to chose, and is alter's quality really worth the price? since i see people complaining alter jacking up price till overkill, have yet to own a alter figure.

need ur opinion. also i already have sinon and Leafa so i need asuna to complete the set. 

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/434501

Waited for more than year for this figure. Then paid Nippon Yasan for her, 4 months ago during the time RM was weaker. Shipped 3 days ago and from the tracking information, the figure become the first casualty for this year 

I guess can't buy big NSFW figure from Nippon Yasan anymore (the figure in question is 1/4.5).

Buy from taobao got ori sellers?

Can link some? Cause soimetimes very dodgy scared...

The exact answer is, it depends. From experience,
1. For new/unreleased figures, If you can get 20%+ discounts upon early preorder in Japan sites, I'd rather preorder in Japanese sites. In this case, even with a more expensive shipping rate, often Japan is still slightly cheaper but not by much.

2. For figures already released, there are 2 main  factors to consider. If that figure fell into the bargain bin territory, it's cheaper to get from japan. If that figure's value has risen, China side is cheaper - if u put in effort finding you might find that rare/high value figure at MSRP  release  prices. This is especially true for xxx figures by Native, Skytube, Daiki Kougyou, Dragon Toy, etc. That's where u save a lot. However taobao sellers are not stupid, some of them are known to fry the prices of rare figures too.

3. Shipping from China is definitely cheaper. A lot cheaper. But do take volumetric calculation into account, if it gets too big you will still pay a lot. There are 3 main options for shipping.

- Combine & Courier: You may buy a few items from different sellers across the entire country, all sellers will ship it to a warehouse in Guangzhou. Once all items arrive at warehouse you can combine ship all items as one single parcel. You get to choose 4 couriers,  what i remember is Skynet, Abx, Lazada, and i forgot what's the 4th one. Average 7-14 days arrival.

- By sea/ship. Cheapest, RM10 or so to ship 30kg but 1 month wait.

- Direct Postage. Most expensive option especially if u request seller for EMS, but might be the fastest. Seller ships directly to u, bypassing the warehouse step.

For combine and courier, after u add items to cart and checkout for payment, during checkout process itself they will ask u what shipment method do u want and what courier you want. There are 2 payments, the first payment is for the item + domestic shipping within China to warehouse (usually under 20 yuan, sometimes seller provides free shipping). After the first payment you keep track on tracking results.

Once all your  items reach warehouse u can combine, where u pay the second time for international shipping straight to your doorstep. 1st kg is about 25 yuan, but can get very expensive if you don't keep the parcel size in check. Usually u can still get decent pricing for combining as much as 3 or 4 scale figures, but definitely a lot cheaper compared to the same shipment size from Japan. Even when I only buy one item i still prefer to go through this 2-step shipping method. Good price and decent speed. Of course, this method is more complex, so being able to read Chinese will help.

Once item has entered Malaysia site you can track it on Skynet or Abx's site depending which courier u chose. They don't pass through  kastam most of the time, but I'd advise caution during festive periods if u wanna import xxx figures.

4. One last point, do not expect the parcel packing quality to be as good as Japan. Definitely not Amiami level of packing in terms of strength. Depending on seller there are chances you might receive the figure with a slightly dented box,  damaged during shipping process. Im totally OK with this if i could find a rare or high risk  figure (xxx stuff)  at normal prices. But i would totally order new safe figures from Japan.

Bought this http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=HOB-FIG-6798 from Mandarake. Managed to pass kastam, and was not opened for inspection despite big box

Sometimes might be lucky to skip..i tried shipping 10kg of idol fan club books before, which I won from auction with 1yen 😂😂
In the end got safe...the declaration really wrote 1yen at the item description since the actual value i won is 1yen and I can't underdeclare anymore.
Wonder if kastam suspect it LOL...box didnt get opened.

Um... any big hobby shop we can buy online and go pickup at their store?

Cause my Tokyo trip just confirmed.... last time go find 2 figure spent whole day in akihabara... not time efficient..

No idea about it. But other times i tried shipping concert book + audio cd...they tax all of the items instead of only audio cd...guess maybe they assume it as old books..otherwise, with that weight, the shipping fee value itself already exceeded rm500 if using their STANDARD RATE 😂😂

Displayed value is around 300+, actual is 700+. I think they keep it because the box is so big. I paid the RM100 "agent fees" which is really suspicious, but I just want this to be over. Finally got her  Ima stop buying big stuff for awhile now.