^hehe as expected...

^
^ wow. 1st time I hear this thing from PA ...

they HAVE to!!!!!

look at today's rates!!!!!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

100 Japanese Yen = 3.93477 Malaysian Ringgit

100 Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) = 2,541.44 Japanese Yen (JPY)

Interbank rate +/- 0%

This means:
You buy 100 Japanese Yen : 3.93477 Malaysian Ringgit
You sell 100 Japanese Yen : 3.91707 Malaysian Ringgit
You buy 100 Malaysian Ringgit : 2,541.44 Japanese Yen
You sell 100 Malaysian Ringgit : 2,552.93 Japanese Yen

so cacat the rates now............

^Sigh, not only are the rates blood curdling but the prices of PVCs in general are just ... RM300+ for a 1/8. I need a cheaper (and more educational/productive) hobby lol.


Fixed

On a serious note: Frankly, Griffon figures suck. Let me tell you about the Ryofu Housen whose paint melted right off. There, I just did.

I dun understand..

After all the damaged boxes/items from Play-Asia..you all still purchase from them..why?

I rather get from XL and get free courier. Moreover their packaging is superb..send by normal mail also sure wont kena damage wan. If not XL also can but from other local shops..

I rather spend more to get something I want so that I'm happy..rather then spend less to see my box getting crushed and make me heartsick..

I only purchase CDs from Play-Asia and if I wanna purchase trading figures from them, I'll send a reminder to pack the item properly after i place my order and remind them again few days before they ship. That way I'll receive my items in better condition or in almost mint condition..

For me, I will actually blame Play-Asia for using a lousy box..not Pos Msia. Even Malaysia's XL can even provide better boxes..why PA cannot since they are rich and such a big company? Few years ago, I recommended them to upgrade their boxes to harder ones and they replied by saying that they will use harder boxes soon. Lolz..how long is their soon? Its been few years..yet still the same shit. They thought that they could offer us coupons to compensate for the damaged box and make us happy but ask yourself..are you happy even after they offer you the coupon? I think we'll rather get a new box than the coupon..

This post has been edited by deejay220989: Dec 17 2008, 09:21 PM

>Even Malaysia's XL can even provide better boxes

more like, XL-shop doesn't even have a box. They just cut out their extra boxes, use tapes to tape it all around the box of your stuff, then send it over. I really prefer how HLJ does (the shrinkwrapping thing, making sure the box stays in the center, so if the parcel box gets dent, it won't affect the inside box's condition).

Also, new shit arrived my doorsteps today ( ﾟ ヮﾟ)


Shonen Ace is really thick (wouldn't have bought it if not for the Haruhi bust), no wonder hlj charged me 3600yen for the shipment >_>



Also, the market isn't really doing well at all. This shipment took only 10 days to arrive, when it's really near Christmas, and I was already prepared to wait for a month before receiving it.

Would that be 10 days via SAL? That's really fast and pretty reassuring, I was thinking of ordering some stuff from HLJ but what's keeping me is the fear things will get lost/crushed etc. because of the holiday season.

This post has been edited by byaku-chan: Dec 17 2008, 11:22 PM

whoa, smexy... instant hard-on
who's the hottie on ur desk?

This post has been edited by markiemark: Dec 17 2008, 11:53 PM

Queen's Blade Nyx

But XL shop doesnt carry all figures. They seem to be missing out on quite a lot of stuff. And once something goes out of stock/full pre-order etc, they won't replenish their stock/back order etc. And the datelines are pretty short too

I said provide..not produce..who cares if they use extra boxes as long as they are strong enough to protect the item..unlike PA's box. No matter how many Styrofoams you put in PA's box..its no different..

I would prefer PA to use boxes like XL does too..it will make customers much happier..

I bought twice from HLJ..they used the stupid big bubblewraps during that time and when I open up it was already burst -.-

And I still wonder..why buy from Play-Asia??

yeah i was told the yen appreciation actually affected the toy industry. there were a lot of canceled orders. most shops in SG are not taking in new orders direct from Japan. they are now using local distributors or from wholesalers in HK

no more cheapy cheapy then based on what you all been saying... bad news indeed. are shops in MY doin the same thing like SG?
if thats the case then i guess gone are the days of the 'fresh-from-japan'... more reason to go to anime expos

thanks dude
*runs to do research* mouse click click click

I am thinking of canceling the order then.

Much much cheaper is one reason (up to RM 60 to 100 for some), another would be, some would not care what happens to the outer box, so long the figure is safe. and....Play-Asia deals in USD which have been spiraling downwards these few days.

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Added on December 18, 2008, 6:48 amAnd today it has reached.... 100 Yen = RM 4.01639

This post has been edited by BeastX: Dec 18 2008, 06:55 AM

yes, from bank negara punya rates:

1 usd = 3.5330 myr
100 jpy = 3.9916 myr

the jpy too strong...

USD dropping
YEN remain as it
still not a good sign for us

Just for my sake of comparison, what was the usual rates ? The rates during better times.

usual rate (for the past 3 to 4 years)... 3.0 to 3.3.... best rate was 2.8 during Jun/July 2007...