the rate depends on bank's conversion rate, google's rate are always inaccurate because it get the rate from XE.com(i think) which does not represent any of our bank's rate (normally bank''s rate is higher by quite a lot), if you want to know how much you will be charge better refer to the forex rate by the bank ur CC is from (usually can be found on their website). Paypal have their own rate as well (not sure how they maintain it), money changer's rate are isolate from bank's rate.

also i have observed that bank's forex rate is always higher than XE's rate and BNM's rate

This post has been edited by Ryutaro: Apr 10 2018, 01:51 PM

ahh thanks for ur explanation learn something today and I am happy, but I do have one question, maybe i am too stupid to realize this
but do all bank actually do the conversion from JPY->MYR directly or they do it in the form of JPY -> USD -> MYR meaning using USD rate as their base?

I've been extremely lazy to transfer my photo from phone to PC but finally did it today
so here's Utaha kimono version


actually wanted to post the back and the umbrella as well but duno y when i add those 3 pic into attachment the page went haywire==

Anyway the umbrella is heavier than I thought I think the pole of the umbrella might be made out of steel, and the base is very beautiful! Very satisfied with this piece, only minor complaint I have might be the facial expression

yesh quite worth the money

Poor man takde DSLR best camera I have is my Nexus 6p LOL.. i am prretty sure u can find high res photo of this figure on the net thou..



Side note: Anyone who have a DSLR want to take pic of this figure can PM me

hehe even if the photo is taken at 4k when i zoom in the picture a little bit the noise is still very noticeable so I would much rather call it a "fake 4k"
anyway the one in attachment has been scaled down and compressed the original pic is taken at the resolution of 3024 X 4032

actually it could also be just me not knowing how to operate a camera properly haha

This post has been edited by Ryutaro: Apr 24 2018, 03:18 PM

would be very happy to see u shoot it! its okay bro

not sure y i feel very weird when she doesnt 'look' at the camera LOL

call them dun use e-feedback, e-feedback is like email if it is email it means someone has to read it (which you wouldn't know when they will read it OR worst they don't)

should have called when there are more than 2 days without any update

I kept the paperwork that was sent to me together with the figure during end of june 2017
so there's dispatch note, invoice, tax declaration notes, and proof of delivery
all of them named under FIGURE- XXXXXX plastic figurine without any other details

the logic is to check who is their partner in malaysia on their website. if no info then email them and ask who is handling their package in malaysia then based on that u will know where to check the tracking no. u have

i duno if its flash light too bright or the armor really reflect lights well, but very nice painting job, also that leg though

it's an evil grin cause shes supposed to burn everyone (thou she tsuntsun so she wont actually burn her master )

one could argue that no spots were exposed so not haram

wah u warrior sial..such a big box coming in and u want to under declare the value o.O

great if u can avoid it haha i would say bigger box attract more eyes on it..until now the non chargeable value is still threshold at RM500..not sure what would have happen after SST is restored

without the box taking into calculation already 43cm in height..no exact size provided

i think the import tax is still unavoidable from what i understand after reading

side note just out of curiosity how many of u are attending animangaki?

untung lah but when SST comes since plastic toys are not exempted from SST there will be charges

lol u didnt ask y did they they detain ur figure? if they ask u to collect it then probably its because they want u to pay the import tax

This post has been edited by Ryutaro: Sep 19 2018, 12:54 AM

y did flickr label this image as adult content and ask me to sign in to view it

erm i am kinda worried about the link that u accidentally(?) pasted at the bottom==

1.EMS and DHL my experience with both have been equal so far...both took similar amount of time to reach my house..
if the area that u stay have bad pos laju service then DHL might be a better choice(? not confirmed just taking a wild guess)
anyway when u choose shipping method amiami will show the shipping fee that u need to pay..and of course u will choose the cheaper among the two

2. paypal is just another payment gateway nothing special about it..
u create a paypal account and link ur credit card with the account to pay
be careful though as there are two choice for exchange rate used one is paypal's rate the other one is ur credit card issuer's rate (u need to compare and see which one gives better rate)
I think someone here once said the difference in the exchange rate between paypal and ur CC issuer are too not big of a difference

3. I dont remember using paypal to pay amiami for first time purchase..might be policy change?
Have been using my credit card to pay for long time

hey when u have more free time can invest in repairing the figures that have faded i am sure it will be quite fun (maybe can make a career out of it too)

personal thought stuff that get colored will sooner or later have their color faded maybe wrap in plastic or put in vacuum environment only can prevent it?
might be something I will research when i got bored