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post Nov 20 2008, 11:38 AM, updated 14y ago

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Discussion is allow but any dispute happened. Please open another thread in Dispute corner and settle there.
Means, here should be no flaming war between members.

QUOTE(jhcj @ Nov 20 2008, 11:56 PM)
This thread is specifically for COMPLAINTS on any lousy experiences with any hobby shops, be it toys, figures, kits, etc. I'm not really into the idea of compliments, because I think that can be covered as we go along in the individual threads. But oh well, a little is ok I suppose.

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QUOTE(VincC454 @ Nov 20 2008, 11:58 PM)
and also please dont just simply create a thread just to do complaints on one toy shop...

all complaints on any shops can be done in this thread...

it can be done else where but not hobby section
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post Nov 20 2008, 11:43 AM

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QUOTE(temptation1314 @ Nov 20 2008, 11:38 AM)
Ok, Continue to post here.
Either it's a bad or good. Just put one post is enuff.

Discussion is allow but any dispute happened. Please open another thread in Dispute corner and settle there.
Means, here should be no flaming war between members.

Else, report will be made.
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there is no flame between member, the post is just an alert for the member to avoid the same case dat happen to me. add on, the reason i make a second thread is becos my thread been close without any reason...ok ? if wan close also pls gip me a good reason, i dun think i did anything wrong.
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Ok, this is the last thing I should say before I click the report button on you.

I said already, post your complain here. instead of starting a new thread.
If there's 10 peoples or 20 peoples who having the same thing? What? A forum full of complaint thread??

EDIT : And one more thing, no one is saying that they dun believe your story. People can choose to believe or not. What I can benefit from your complain is that I will becareful dealing with him (in future if there is) instead of believe and flame all the way to hell.


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then we would have a hundred and one 'beware of xxx' threads. You already know we appreciate your heads up, but we would like things streamlined into a single thread k? Otherwise, when the aggrieved parties start replying in these rant threads, the resulting flame wars will push all the other more relevant postings down. Lost, forgotten.
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To all the FANS out there, Pls BEWARE of the Online Shop Seller - DreamerzCollections This online shop NOT ONLY delay your product without any reason and notice, but they also automatic IGNORE your order (direct order/pre-order) after your payment !!

The REAL case that happen to me,

2008, May - I get this online shop info from one of the PVC collector, i look on their price not bad so i decide to pre-order from them, the first item i pre-order is the Nendroids Melissa.

2008, May - after the first preorder, i start surf on their site everyday for update, this day i found the new preorder is open for 1/8 Konjiki no Yami (Alpha Omega),of cos I preorder it too. ( for your info, both of the item that i order are fully payment).

2008, August - end of tis month suppose to be the day i receive my nendroids, but....it never appear.....wat i think on the first is, maybe shipping prob and make it delays abit.

2008, September - I can see the Nendroids appear it lots of shop but i still not yet get it, preorder, huh? I start make a complain to them, and wat i get from their reply is, their stock stop by Kastam, so might be late abit.

2008, Septemper - IS TOO LATE!!! almost end of the month but i still not get my nendroids yet!! i make another complain again, they apologize and say will add on sum free give for me.

2008, October - Finally my Nendroids arrived. Late of 1 month+, and not even include the "free gift that they mean" nvm....and is not end yet...I still gonna wait for my Yami PVC

2008, October - same happen to my Yami PVC, Late again, I complain again and i get the same reply, Kastam block......(super good excuse to them i think, dunno why the "KASTAM" oni restricted their stock but not others retailer)

2008, October - I complain and complain in their forum, at last end up with my account been block by their admin. OK, nice service! all others Yami Collector already long time get their PVC but me ? oreder on the first but wait till now....good work dreamerz!!

2008, November - When i wanna reconfirm again, they tell me that they OUT OF STOCK!! WTH?! I preordered on the first and END UP NO STOCK FOR ME?! Wat FOR I PREORDER? They even using the unfriendly tone to say that, Dreamerz: "If you wan wait, den wait, if you can't wait, just cancel the order!!" WTH? so this is how they serve their customer ?

2008, November - After 2 weeks later they oni success refund bek my money. But my bad dreamz just started. I gonna look all around Malaysia even oversea for this PVC. Others that preorder/non preorder buyer oni use around RM250 can get the same PVC but I gonna use the DOUBLE or maybe TRIPLE of the price to buy the same PVC.

* Now I'm still on my way to look for this Konjiki no Yami.....I still fail on getting it on a more reasonable price, nice work DreamerzCollections! you now can change your name to DreamzBreakerz!!

For All The Toys, PVC, Modelkits or others Collectors, PLEASE BOYCOTT THIS ONLINE SHOP! THEY WILL NEVER MAKE YOU A PROMISE!! YOU JUST END UP LIKE ME! HAVING A SUPER DUPER HARD TIME NOW!!

SAY NO TO DREAMERZCOLLECTIONS !!

Admin, pls not to delete, tis post is just to avoid others face the same with me!


Added on November 20, 2008, 12:06 pm
QUOTE(temptation1314 @ Nov 20 2008, 11:59 AM)
I say it 1 more time.
Close your thread.

Copy paste all your complain and post it here.

I'm damn polite enough already. Don't let me repeat myself again.
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This is wat u mean of polite huh ? Not i wanna create a flame....just look bek on the thread, u reply there, the madmoz also reply there non stop...wat can i do ? u ask a Q's i answer the Q's...thats all

1 more thing, pls dun tell me wat to do since even u r the senior member ( mean you too free to post here everyday?) admin will do the stuff but not you, ok ?

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This is wat u mean of polite huh ? Not i wanna create a flame....just look bek on the thread, u reply there, the madmoz also reply there non stop...wat can i do ? u ask a Q's i answer the Q's...thats all

1 more thing, pls dun tell me wat to do since even u r the senior member ( mean you too free to post here everyday?) admin will do the stuff but not you, ok ?
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doh.gif 1st, there's no mod in duty now.
If there is, There's no need for me to reply you and create this thread at all.

I'll straight away report and let your thread being close again. And you end up get nothing.
Now it's me and madmoz trying to guide you and post here, consolidate everything instead of planting mushroom around the tree.

And why our reply become flames? Just because you don't understand the rules here. We've been here long enough to understand which thread should exist and which shouldn't.
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guys, i already read about this dreamerz case, google around at LYN n found this..

this is his thread izzit?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/508163?hl=Dr...z%20Collections

1 thing i dun understand is why richard0304 also sell at the same thread but the signature already state "Don't buy with Dreamerz. Or you'll regret it..." rclxub.gif


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while i dont agree the whole flaming/spam threadings in regards to dreamerz, i had my bad experience with them, and ill reserve them for my future blog post. i will make another post here in the future once i got them posted up. for now, to sum up:

i had 8 preorders with them, and 2 basically "karam", so i got dreamerz to refund.
i got my full refund, and thats the end of my relationship with them. thankfully, im a person that never put my complete trust in anything or anyone, and plan B's had been made the moment my initial figures are having delays. if theres something i REALLY want, i will make extra effort and caution that it will not fail.

thankfully, minus the 2 figure (eye up yoko and kamina, not to say they arent covered, but i dont find paying ~rm300 for 1/8's good for my taste, especially when i had another yoko, and kamina is a guy tongue.gif), the rest are fully covered by my backup smile.gif


Added on November 20, 2008, 1:01 pm
QUOTE(MechaHerc @ Nov 20 2008, 01:00 PM)
guys, i already read about this dreamerz case, google around at LYN n found this..

this is his thread izzit?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/508163?hl=Dr...z%20Collections

1 thing i dun understand is why richard0304 also sell at the same thread but the signature already state "Don't buy with Dreamerz. Or you'll regret it..."  rclxub.gif
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he was supposedly a dreamerz staff, but then again he got shafted as well.

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QUOTE(MechaHerc @ Nov 20 2008, 01:00 PM)
guys, i already read about this dreamerz case, google around at LYN n found this..

this is his thread izzit?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/508163?hl=Dr...z%20Collections

1 thing i dun understand is why richard0304 also sell at the same thread but the signature already state "Don't buy with Dreamerz. Or you'll regret it..."  rclxub.gif
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yea.. i was working with him long time ago.. until the boss screwed up with me over some minor issues... doh.gif doh.gif
that guy kept delaying my stuff without proper reasons...
when we went into his forum to complain about the delays, he closed all the topics and ignored it.. after we did that for a second time we were all banned from the forum.. vmad.gif vmad.gif

there's another guy named bulfog who had bad experience working and buying with him as well..
what he told me:
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before i joined, i read a blog doing a review of local figure shops and the review on dzc wasn't good at all. At that time i didn't know it was that bad. Until i joined then only i found out. He didn't even pay me from when i started. that's 3 months man. can u believe it! everytime i ask, he say he'll pay but never took the action. so i fed up and didn't want to update for him. because of that, he use that as a reason to say i din fulfil the jobscope. and he only told me when i ask for payment. i mean if you're not satisfied with what i'm doing then should have told me earlier what. not when i'm asking for pay. what a loser man. that's why im so mad with him. he can't say i din do any job as well cause i did. at least pay me something. someday all these will come back and bite him


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QUOTE(Quazacolt @ Nov 20 2008, 01:01 PM)
he was supposedly a dreamerz staff, but then again he got shafted as well.
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QUOTE(richard0304 @ Nov 20 2008, 01:04 PM)
yea.. i was working with him long time ago.. until the boss screwed up with me over some minor issues...
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oo.. now i understand oredi. thks man.
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i want to compliment famitoy for its cheapest prices and good/informative service biggrin.gif
hope u bring in more SD G-Generation..hehe
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QUOTE(richard0304 @ Nov 20 2008, 01:04 PM)
yea.. i was working with him long time ago.. until the boss screwed up with me over some minor issues... doh.gif  doh.gif
that guy kept delaying my stuff without proper reasons...
when we went into his forum to complain about the delays, he closed all the topics and ignored it.. after we did that for a second time we were all banned from the forum.. vmad.gif  vmad.gif

there's another guy named bulfog who had bad experience working and buying with him as well..
what he told me:
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Bullfrog is a silly frog indeed. He should have stopped then 2nd month, work for 3 months... I assume during the 3 months he still pay his boss for items?

Man that's silly.


Added on November 20, 2008, 3:31 pmBTW what is KEV and where is famitoys.

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QUOTE(advocado @ Nov 20 2008, 03:31 PM)
Bullfrog is a silly frog indeed. He should have stopped then 2nd month, work for 3 months... I assume during the 3 months he still pay his boss for items?

Man that's silly.


Added on November 20, 2008, 3:31 pmBTW what is KEV and where is famitoys.
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according to him, he just bought a figma from the boss before..
i assume that it was when he hadn't realize that he's not getting his pay.. KEV is TFM's boss sweat.gif

what bulfog says:

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Did he pay you? Cause he never paid me in the end and i was already expecting him to ban me. So this is no surprise to me. But i hate the fact that he's doing all this cause it's not fair. I feel like taking revenge man. I wrote few stuff in there as well and deleted the figure postings before he ban me. hehe. Must tell more ppl not to buy from them. Boycott DZC!



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wow i think your situation is worse than mine. i only bought one figma from him. and like you said, he chopped the shipping also. he very smart cause he never tell me need to pay for shipping. until last minute. no wonder all the past moderator left. should start a thread on low yat here to let ppl know about what he's done man.


yea that guy's really a big liar. his website clearly states 'free shipping' for orders within malaysia. yet he's still chopping us RM15 for shipping using some most ridiculous excuses i've ever heard of.. doh.gif

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QUOTE(advocado @ Nov 20 2008, 03:31 PM)
Bullfrog is a silly frog indeed. He should have stopped then 2nd month, work for 3 months... I assume during the 3 months he still pay his boss for items?

Man that's silly.


Added on November 20, 2008, 3:31 pmBTW what is KEV and where is famitoys.
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Look below, my favourite haunt for gunpla. The boss is very friendly as well.

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Here's the map(s) for Famitoys. Originally posted on play.com.my, but the forums there have been infested with spambots

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Famitoys boss is one of the members here too
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For Me is XL shop. I got a bad experience from them.

I online preorder 2 Revoltech and 1 PVC Figure from them. Due to the PVC figure delay, so my 2 revoltech also delay (same shipment).

Finally they announce the PVC Figure stock arrived (in the webpages). But after few day I still not received any mail (Normally they will send a mail to inform customer they send out the item and a Tracking no.) So I send a email to them. And wait another 2 days still no reply from them. I direct call to KL. You know what answer they give me?

"Sorry~! We accidentally take 1 of your Revoltech sell to other customer." "You need to wait the next restock."

WTF~! rclxub.gif I paid full amount when I preorder it. They should keep the stock for me. Not selling to other customer and ask me to wait another few week. doh.gif

The solution they give me is they send out the 1 Revo and Figure for me 1st (free postage) and wait the other revo arrive (also free postage).

But I feel not so comfortable for this type of service. After that no more preorder from them. sweat.gif
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QUOTE(2015315 @ Nov 20 2008, 04:44 PM)
For Me is XL shop. I got a bad experience from them.

I online preorder 2 Revoltech and 1 PVC Figure from them. Due to the PVC figure delay, so my 2 revoltech also delay (same shipment).

Finally they announce the PVC Figure stock arrived (in the webpages). But after few day I still not received any mail (Normally they will send a mail to inform customer they send out the item and a Tracking no.) So I send a email to them. And wait another 2 days still no reply from them. I direct call to KL. You know what answer they give me?

"Sorry~! We accidentally take 1 of your Revoltech sell to other customer." "You need to wait the next restock."

WTF~! rclxub.gif  I paid full amount when I preorder it. They should keep the stock for me. Not selling to other customer and ask me to wait another few week. doh.gif

The solution they give me is they send out the 1 Revo and Figure for me 1st (free postage) and wait the other revo arrive (also free postage).

But I feel not so comfortable for this type of service. After that no more preorder from them.  sweat.gif
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maybe you're one in a million who encounters this kind of case. for me, they're still better then dreamerz.. things i hate about XL:

-email late reply/no reply at all
-late shipment of orders( i used to order something from their web and it took them 1 whole week just to pack in and ship it out)
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I still dun get it. KEV & TFM? Why all the abbreviations? Give the guy some free adverts here mah.
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LilKev own TFM smile.gif aka thefiguremall . c o m

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Hi all smile.gif Just want to do some reviews of toyshops in Kuching.. When it comes to specialty toys and collectibles, the only reputable area to scout for is Kuching. not even KKinabalu has good toy shops...

Here are some, with name if i remember them, location, and short-to-the-point reviews:

01. Speed, GF Tun Jugah: VERY wide selection of collectibles, Masterpieces, Binaltechs, Macross, die-cast chogokins, Gundam, etc. But it's a small shop and the price is kinda high rclxub.gif e.g. Hasbro MP Starscream is priced at RM399! and strangely, so does Takara MP-06 Skywarp sweat.gif friendly seller though.. (my 2nd choice)

02. WonderToys, 1st Floor The Spring: it's actually a branch of Speed, bigger shop and same selections and pricing. (2nd/3rd choice)

03. ToyZone, top floor Sarawak Plaza: probably the BEST and BIGGEST toy shop in the whole of Borneo! smile.gif all items except Gundams (slightly pricier, about RM40 from retail price) are at retail price! Transformers, Star Wars, Lego and such. the owner (a VERY nice aunty) is helpful and knows the toys she's selling wink.gif Highly Recommended. not much of the high-end collectibles though. (1st choice thumbup.gif )

04. ???, UG Floor Hock Lee Centre: has a sizable amount of specialty toys/collectibles, but VERY pricey.. some are WAYYyyy too overpriced! (e.g. Conan/Wrarrl twinpack of Marvel Comic Heroes priced at RM299!!!; retail is only RM80!) ohmy.gif

05. ???, 2nd floor Hock Lee Centre: big place, but mostly KO toys.. may have stocks of original japanese toys from takara from time to time.

hope this'll help! cheers!
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I live in Seri Petaling and the only good hobby shop around here is Glory System Enterprise (Aunty Lenny). Her prices are quite reasonable compared to other shops and she's very friendly also. Her wares include Gundam kits, revoltechs, Transformers, Saint Seiya, paint, modeling tools, and some other stuff. I've been her customer for almost 3 years already.

Of course, the cheapest method is still buying online. But if you don't like dealing online, aunty's shop is one of the better choices out there.

Here's her shop's address:

Lot 3-083A, 3rd Floor,
Endah Parade,
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Bandar Baru Sri Petaling,
57000 Kuala Lumpur.

PS - I still think its a funny name for a hobby shop, sounds more like an IT company.
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well so far mine experience online shopping the best is HLJ, Hobby Search and hobby fan. They never fail me once b4 and mostly arrive on time between 7 to 14 days but sometimes if it have shipping problem and get some faulty goods they will send an replacement for free.

btw the local online shoping i usually order are AF Hobby, XL, Glitz83 and icube ( LYN Member at Garage Sales). This local online shop are the most reliable , good service and most important secure fast postage that i known so far.

and for local shop hobby i usually go to modelland ( the boss is kind and honest) to buy the material for my model kits stuff.

That all i can share with you the most reliable source to buy online locally and oversea.
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Ok thread cleaned.

This thread is specifically for COMPLAINTS on any lousy experiences with any hobby shops, be it toys, figures, kits, etc. I'm not really into the idea of compliments, because I think that can be covered as we go along in the individual threads. But oh well, a little is ok I suppose.

General rules: No fanboyism, baseless flaming, unsubstantiated claims allowed.

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and also please dont just simply create a thread just to do complaints on one toy shop...

all complaints on any shops can be done in this thread...

it can be done else where but not hobby section
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Well, I would like to suggest Famitoy & Glory System for your toys.

They have the BEST price and BEST service! Their prices are very cheap and very friendly service as well!
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QUOTE(netmatrix @ Nov 24 2008, 02:40 PM)
I have a few friends that recommended Glory systems for Transformers stuff to me too. According to them, she only opens shop after 5pm right?
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YEA me too. the auntie is very friendly. the only downside is the inconsistent opening time of her shop.
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i went to mid valley 2day.
my friend n i was looking for action figure at the XL toyshop.
the shopkeeper is at the counter, it was like 5 meters from us,
my friend saw one particle and ask him about the price.
he just stand at the counter there frowning his face. no intention to come over to us, and serve us. fine.

then i go over him n ask him regarding the one piece figure.
then he told me it was out of stock.
and i ask him how was the figure looks like.
then he show me the box. the box is at knee height. then.
he point me the one piece action figure box. WITH HIS LEG!!!

he is so rude~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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QUOTE(alanyuppie @ Nov 25 2008, 02:17 PM)
YEA me too. the auntie is very friendly. the only downside is the inconsistent opening time of her shop.
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yes i agree on this as well...there is this 1 time call her and when i arrive the shop closes as early as 8.30 pm.
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QUOTE(Jenn Wizard @ Dec 8 2008, 09:12 PM)
i went to mid valley 2day.
my friend n i was looking for action figure at the XL toyshop.
the shopkeeper is at the counter, it was like 5 meters from us,
my friend saw one particle and ask him about the price.
he just stand at the counter there frowning his face. no intention to come over to us, and serve us. fine.

then i go over him n ask him regarding the one piece figure.
then he told me it was out of stock.
and i ask him how was the figure looks like.
then he show me the box. the box is at knee height. then.
he point me the one piece action figure box. WITH HIS LEG!!!

he is so rude~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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No comment about that.
But XL-Shop BTS branch, the shopkeeper there very friendly. Maybe you could try over there for what you want.
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xl midvalley staff always got complaint one

which one do you refering too? the one big size one with a spec?

next time try bts or ampang one...they are very friendly
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QUOTE(VincC454 @ Dec 9 2008, 02:25 PM)
xl midvalley staff always got complaint one

which one do you refering too? the one big size one with a spec?

next time try bts or ampang one...they are very friendly
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it was the big size one...
yeah. my friends well recommended me to bts' XL.
any ideas where to get better One Piece collection?
i'd been lowyatt, ikano, the curve, cineleisure, bangsar village, bts, sunway, midvalley...
still, can't find a shop with more One Piece collection. any recommendation?
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Time Machine...experience a bad treatment before. The aunty tell me cant touch gundam box, just "look and see"...how i decide to buy it without have a clear view about it and touch the box. For my experience, the aunty and uncle who jaga this shop is familiar with gundam, but not other thing in the shop. The boss of this shop...aiks, i ask the boss one nendoroid detail and price through his msn messenger, but he no reply my message even i ask him twice time. And before that, i had personally phone call him and ask one nendoroid exclusive version, he reply me with an overprice that exceed market price even it is exclusive version...i no deal with him cos i can get more cheap from other place.
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QUOTE(qwer312 @ Dec 17 2008, 03:16 PM)
Time Machine...experience a bad treatment before. The aunty tell me cant touch gundam box, just "look and see"...how i decide to buy it without have a clear view about it and touch the box. For my experience, the aunty and uncle who jaga this shop is familiar with gundam, but not other thing in the shop. The boss of this shop...aiks, i ask the boss one nendoroid detail and price through his msn messenger, but he no reply my message even i ask him twice time. And before that, i had personally phone call him and ask one nendoroid exclusive version, he reply me with an overprice that exceed market price even it is exclusive version...i no deal with him cos i can get more cheap from other place.
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Last time long time ago, i think TM gunpla quite cheap, but now no more, only limited to some of the old model only.
But other than that everything is overprice... too overprice ! 1 thing i dunlike is the auntie always keep saying his son purposely bring it over from japan, so what ?! even so ur stuff is still overprice, no need to repeatedly said the same thing.
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QUOTE(Foxngn @ Dec 17 2008, 03:28 PM)
1 thing i dunlike is the auntie always keep saying his son purposely bring it over from japan, so what ?! even so ur stuff is still overprice, no need to repeatedly said the same thing.
Yes..the auntie keep say like this, and mention that the thing cant find anywhere alrdy...but i think his son go to japan just only go visit his fren or go play play only, not purposely go to search the toys, since in my experience he not very interested to run his toys business, just like doing part time.

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this is tm style one mah

auntie favorite phrase - "DONT TOUCH THE BOX" and "DONT PUT YOUR HAND ON THE BOX" later kemek lol, "this one new one very nice", "this one cheap already", "this one no place got already only here go", "this one from japan one very nice very good"

derrick wife/gf favorite phrase - "cheap already la..you know how much yen conversion now or not, dont trust me go down to the money exchange there and see how much already yen", "cannot discount already la, untung a bit only", then when ask her something...she no clue what we asking one doh.gif

derrick himself favorite phrase - wait he always quiet one untill been ask and answer "this is the price already, yen very expensive now" even when yen go down he go blame usd pulak...damn geng

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Tm style is businessman style but not my favourite style. They have no clue for other thing/toy except gundam notworthy.gif

Hard to get diskaun from Tm even at one time i spend rm300+ in a single receipt. And also for XL BTS, one time i spend rm779, ask for diskaun but get nothing except the 38 point sticker, then i ask for one more sticker(cos 779 very near to 780), but also cant get it.

It is true that yen conversion is great...but the REAL cost for the shop to import the toys sometime lower than the regular yen price (cos at before i curi curi hear the conversation of other toy shop owner with his staff). Malaysia toy shop usually sell with price higer than the regular yen price, not like those toys shop at japan can give 10-20% diskaun of regular yen price to the customer.
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you cannot compare japan and malaysia shop one la doh.gif

here we gto bolehland tax la...you cannot go blame 100% on our local shop..they also need to make profit also mah

not all sell expensive then yen price..some even go lower than yen price for gundams
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Wahaha,

thats good complaints.

TM still the best Gundam shop in Malaysia. Say what you like. If you people think you very smart, go elsewhere to buy.

No need hide behind the monitor and talk. Come to TM and show your face.

Talk talk, everything want cheap. Chicken shit.. rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif


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er...actually we dont hide behind a monitor and complaint also...

if we hide behind a monitor then how we all know what all the toyshop owner attitude?

its not that we want everything cheap...we also not that stupid to ask for a silly discount mah...we understand how all the shop owner wanna do business and gain profit...but then the actual yen price is just rm50 and shop owner hentam till rm75...sure ppl talk about overprice one mah doh.gif

please dont come and just register today and already flame ppl here "chicken shit" doh.gif

this thread are for complaint and praise...so if YOUR shop ppl complaint...then take it as a comments lo...
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TM still the best gundam shop in Malaysia?
if really think like this & no improvement,
i wait to see TM zap lap whistling.gif
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TM the best gundam shop in Malaysia? =.=

There are still many hidden good gundam shop in malaysia, but i sure TM not the one in the list if they still no improve their attitude to serve customer.
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Zap?? Ha ha.. you wait long long lor.

Want to look for cheap Gundam?? Wait long long lor.

Keep hunting! Cheap skaters...you deserve to be in this forum...


Added on December 29, 2008, 7:54 pmOne word for you.

TM is not for you. Want yen price? Go Japan and buy!

We dont welcome ppl like you.

shocking.gif shocking.gif


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QUOTE(VincC454 @ Dec 29 2008, 02:01 PM)
er...actually we dont hide behind a monitor and complaint also...

if we hide behind a monitor then how we all know what all the toyshop owner attitude?

its not that we want everything cheap...we also not that stupid to ask for a silly discount mah...we understand how all the shop owner wanna do business and gain profit...but then the actual yen price is just rm50 and shop owner hentam till rm75...sure ppl talk about overprice one mah doh.gif

please dont come and just register today and already flame ppl here "chicken shit" doh.gif

this thread are for complaint and praise...so if YOUR shop ppl complaint...then take it as a comments lo...
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Why cannot registered today and say my rights?

You know Japan yen already went up and you ppl pretend don't know. And say we flame you?

Who flame who? What about Cold Storage and Jusco? Their price not expensive than Tesco meh?

Then how?


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TM the best gundam shop in Malaysia? =.=

There are still many hidden good gundam shop in malaysia, but i sure TM not the one in the list if they still no improve their attitude to serve customer.
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Excuse me? What attitude problem do we have?

Which part of your body not happy?


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The Figure Mall FTW! we got our MOE™KEV!
I would bet TFM hv the best customer service out of any other online store I've seen before!


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QUOTE(sillyfool @ Dec 29 2008, 07:51 PM)
Zap?? Ha ha.. you wait long long lor.

Want to look for cheap Gundam?? Wait long long lor.

Keep hunting! Cheap skaters...you deserve to be in this forum...


Added on December 29, 2008, 7:54 pmOne word for you.

TM is not for you. Want yen price? Go Japan and buy!

We dont welcome ppl like you.

shocking.gif  shocking.gif


Added on December 29, 2008, 7:59 pm

Why cannot registered today and say my rights?

You know Japan yen already went up and you ppl pretend don't know. And say we flame you?

Who flame who? What about Cold Storage and Jusco? Their price not expensive than Tesco meh?

Then how?


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Excuse me? What attitude problem do we have?

Which part of your body not happy?
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dear sillyfool.

Please rephrase your sentence more politely manner as you know people here were commenting about the price for whole Malaysia toys shop not just TM like what VincCe454 said and if you want to prove TM is the best then you don't stay as biases for 1 side only. Please do your research and check every store 1st details before come flame everyone and cause damage even more for TM as it already is now. The more you agonizing people the more bad impression people will view at TM. I sure that aunty at TM won’t like this also if customer complaint about their shop but if an owner is wise in marketing they need to improvise to attract customer not agonizing them. I hope you can understand my statement.

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dear sillyfool.

Please rephrase your sentence more politely manner as you know people here were commenting about the price for whole Malaysia toys shop not just TM like what VincCe454 said and if you want to prove TM is the best  then you don't stay as biases for 1 side only. Please do your research and check every store 1st details before come flame everyone and cause damage even more for TM as it already is now. The more you agonizing people the more bad impression people will view at TM. I sure that aunty at TM won’t like this also if customer complaint about their shop but if an owner is wise in marketing they need to improvise to attract customer  not agonizing them. I hope you can understand my statement.
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Hi Chriswoo,

I dont meant to be rude but your forum members are creating nonsense here.

They are the one who started first. Firstly, who are they to say overpriced? Do they know my cost?

And saying things which are not true. If you were me, will you sit and do nothing?

They trying to damaged my repo.



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yes I know if someone want to boycott some shop is easy as they attend spread rumors around but trust me this way you make it more worst. If I were you... I rather improvise give friendly advice and stated reason with fact why TM price is like that instead of accusing this or that?

Come on I know Timesquare shop rental is high and TM need a few profit to maintain their shop but at least we know those situation but that reason not sufficient enough to hold the truth as people said some price from other toy shop (inside Timesquare also) is cheaper more than TM. So we just need more justify fact reason/proof because as customer we don't really fond to pay more than we need to. Please try to look as customer perspective.

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QUOTE(chriswoo @ Dec 29 2008, 11:08 PM)
yes I know if someone want to boycott some shop is easy as they attend spread rumors around but trust me this way you make it more worst. If I were you... I rather improvise give friendly advice and stated reason with fact why TM price is like that instead of accusing this or that?

Come on I know Timesquare shop rental is high and TM need a few profit to maintain their shop but at least we know those situation but that reason not sufficient enough to hold the truth as people said some price from other toy shop (in at Timesquare also) is cheap more than TM. So we need more justify fact proof because as customer we don't really fond to pay more than we need to. Please try to look as customer perspective.
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Finally, this thread really eye opener for me.

Now I can see who these people are. Pretending to be good customers but talk behind people.

I know there will be no ending arguing here.

So, last word..

Don't like my stuff, go elsewhere buy.

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yeah! rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif

for once i do agree with chriswoo...
many other shops also get complaint like this...even xl few times...
but they never lansi and come argue to their customer back...doh.gif

err somemore...since when we are pretending to be good customer also
memang when we tak suka we never buy from your shop also one mah...whistling.gif
who said anything about buying also...we just go see see only...what now even cannot see already? thought last time just cannot touch the box only whistling.gif

like this even that lansi DC shop are better than TM already

good job sillyfool (suit your nick very well) you just make things worst...doh.gif
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QUOTE(VincC454 @ Dec 29 2008, 11:32 PM)
yeah!  rclxm9.gif  rclxm9.gif  rclxm9.gif  rclxm9.gif

for once i do agree with chriswoo...
many other shops also get complaint like this...even xl few times...
but they never lansi and come argue to their customer back...doh.gif

err somemore...since when we are pretending to be good customer also
memang when we tak suka we never buy from your shop also one mah...whistling.gif
who said anything about buying also...we just go see see only...what now even cannot see already? thought last time just cannot touch the box only whistling.gif

like this even that lansi DC shop are better than TM already

good job sillyfool (suit your nick very well) you just make things worst...doh.gif
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Oh talk back somemore.

Who say cannot touch? Dont flame people hor. We ask you not to put your arms on the box only. 'Dont touch' is you add one hor. Try to flame ppl.

Yes, we lansi to you only. You come good, later I layan you.

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i add one meh..you ask ppl here lo see if they said i add one or not...
and how many more people here also kena the word "dont touch" whistling.gif

lansi to me? you know who i am one meh?
you know which one is me one meh whistling.gif

people here all know that i didnt simply make an accusation
what i said is damn true

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Oh talk back somemore.

Who say cannot touch? Dont flame people hor. We ask you not to put your arms on the box only. 'Dont touch' is you add one hor. Try to flame ppl.

Yes, we lansi to you only. You come good, later I layan you.
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erm sorry...i rarely go tm..but the 1st time i went with my friends i really kene the "dont touch" phrase sweat.gif blush.gif
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erm sorry...i rarely go tm..but the 1st time i went with my friends i really kene the "dont touch" phrase sweat.gif  blush.gif
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Hello, don't touch or 'dont put your arm on box'?

Dont anyhow say hor, later kena hit by car.

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^ you see....he said it nicely to you also you go hentam him doh.gif

"why so serious lansi?"
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QUOTE(sillyfool @ Dec 29 2008, 11:14 PM)
Finally, this thread really eye opener for me.

Now I can see who these people are. Pretending to be good customers but talk behind people.

I know there will be no ending arguing here.

So, last word..

Don't like my stuff, go elsewhere buy.
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Okla...
I'll be more LOGICAL a bit

"Pretending to be good customers but talk behind people"
- You don't do this? I REALLY DON'T THINK SO. Everyone DOES. And PRETENDING customer are the one that RESPECT your business. Or you want everyone that enters your shop and shout "OVERPRICED!!! Go other shop buy la" ??

Answer NEEDED.
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QUOTE(sillyfool @ Dec 30 2008, 12:43 AM)
Ha ha,

you not only cheapskate but you are loser also.

good night.
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confirmed this guy from tm ke? hmm.gif probably somebody else..
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101% confirmed.
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wah kaoz. I lol-ed so hard weih.
cant accept critics den GTFO from this thread.
a person with open minded will accept critics and try their best to improve.
"customers are always right"

this is toys shop compliment and complaint. not customer compliment and complaint lul
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Added on December 30, 2008, 2:41 amkekekeke, sillyfool, next time people complaint just go upgrade urself lar, go make TM better lar, lol, nuff said. rolleyes.gif rolleyes.gif

btw, go stock up some latest armored core models, i dun see anymoar Aaliyah, Tellus, Hogire & Nineball larr, everytime i ask oso y'all say no have oredi, dayem =3=, and please dont make AC hogire rm200, coz i can only find the AC line-ups at ur store summoar =3= rolleyes.gif rolleyes.gif rolleyes.gif

silly fool rolleyes.gif rolleyes.gif

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Oh wow the amount of argumentum ad hominem in here is really annoying.

To the new guy who registered yesterday, I just have one thing to say to you:

When 1 person complaints, one may doubt his story. But when more than 2 persons complaint on the same issue, then I think it merits some truth. If you are indeed from TM, you would take these issues seriously because these ARE your customers talking, and as a businessman I'm sure you know that Business101 means taking care of your customers.

Truthfully, I've been to your shop a few times as well, and I've also gotten the same treatment as what a few of the guys mentioned here. On one occasion, I was also a little pissed when one of the kits I bought was claimed to be the "last piece", only to buy it and then come back the next day to see the exact same box on display again.

Now to sillyfool as well as the rest of you, keep the thread constructive, and enough with the personal attacks. To sillyfool, if you cant accept positive criticism and take it as a chance to improve your services, then hey...if you're not afraid of going under, why bother to stay here?
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hmmm just went through all the earlier postings on TM, not going to shoot anyone at the back but TM should open to constructive comments why so hard to accept and listen to what customers want to say? if got complaints fix it improve it.

please do take note, most of the forumers here spend quite a huge some of money on toys/figures/model kits so as a business person you should know what that means to your business.
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QUOTE(jhcj @ Dec 30 2008, 09:08 AM)
Truthfully, I've been to your shop a few times as well, and I've also gotten the same treatment as what a few of the guys mentioned here. On one occasion, I was also a little pissed when one of the kits I bought was claimed to be the "last piece", only to buy it and then come back the next day to see the exact same box on display again.
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Actually I've gotten this treatment before also.

I was also thoroughly amused when the Aunty said IIRC the MG Unicorn was LIMITED edition and won't come out again anytime soon. Buy nao or regret laugh.gif

Anyone familiar with Bandai would know that Bandai ALWAYS reissues stuff...TM seriously needs to improve on their sales pitch.

But for good deals it's always to look around before buying. Grafitti and Fantasy may not give you good prices for new stuff but sometimes their old stuff can be really cheap. Always prefer to look for old stuff at these 2 shops. Newer stuff my prefer shops are Shiok and Famitoys. XL only if damn desparate cannot find the piece anywhere and only they have.

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QUOTE(Duke Beard @ Jan 2 2009, 04:13 PM)
Actually I've gotten this treatment before also.

I was also thoroughly amused when the Aunty said IIRC the MG Unicorn was LIMITED edition and won't come out again anytime soon. Buy nao or regret  laugh.gif
gundam limited version usually are the transparent version and metalic coating version which will sell at the gundam festival...just like u can buy gundam exia 1/144 metalic coating/transparent or RX78 OYW (i not sure what the version name for RX78) at sungai wang gundam expo months ago. MG Unicorn is the ver.ka, same as the MG Sinanju. Dont trust the yellow color star sticker paste at cover of the gundam box, it stated limited version but actually not the limited version(i wonder the sticker pasted by local shop or littak), it just include some common tools to assembly the gundam model.


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i don't mind paying a little bit more if the service is good.
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I wish Toyworkers would give at least a hint on their great prices instead of having to call/sms/visit them up lol. Should be able to give other shops pressure. rclxms.gif

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Just read through the last three pages, and i saw complaints about TM. Ok, time for me to voice up. I was ONCE a supporter of TM, buying gundams from TM even though GraffitiToys is cheaper. Then after a while, i began to change my mind. One time i went with my mom and gf, and they got the "HANDLE WITH CARE TREATMENT". Another occasion on a tuesday, my gf wanted to get me a MG Unicorn as a present. So she called up TM and asked for stock. They told her they have it and she rushed to TS to get it. The aunty told her it was very popular, limited already and there wont be any restock for awhile. And believing that, my gf paid RM188 for it. On the same week, we went to TS again. Guess what we saw? A pile of gundam unicorns in TM at rm175. MY gf felt she was cheated. Still being a supporter of TM, i convinced her that the aunty was not doing it on purpose. But then, about some time later, i went with my bro and gf to TM. I wanted to get a HG Flag. So happened there were 5 boxes left. One of them was priced at rm 50, and the rest at rm 40. I asked the aunty why is it priced at rm 50? Not rm 40 meh? And the famous speech came out. "Oh this one last box, very popular. You better take it, if not cant find anymore." Then i said " Aunty, there are 4 boxes there all rm 40 wo". And her answer was "Oh izit? then u choose lor". I took the rm 40 one, paid for it and i never bought stuffs from there again. And to the TM orang, sometimes it is not the price. A good customer service will always ensure customers' favour even though the price is a bit high. Just look at TFM. Their customer service is good, and that is the main reason i can see it is one of the best hobby shop around. For me, customer service is always first, price is second. smile.gif

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doh.gif The Aunty deserve Best Actress Award lah.
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i m not sure TM people ll b reading this or not. but if they did, i would like to state a few things.

first, i dont think those members who first posted here about TM's price meant to flame the shop. This is just a platform for us to exchange ideas n information about stock, price, and shops in town.

Dont call consumers cheapskate if they compare price n get from the cheapest source. hyper markets use tens of thousand ringgit per month to hire purchasers to get the best cost so they could be a few cents cheaper than their competitors. This is something a businessman can never ignore. Besides, economy is going down. toys r not a necessity so expect sales to drop, and consumers generally r more price conscious.

Of course some business entity would not go for the price strategy; n price will not be the main factor that attracts its customer. For these company, what they use to pull n keep their customers? Service. Yeah u got me right. Service; which i dont mean calling your customers cheapskate kinda service; but take criticism n comments with open mind n positive attitude kinda service.


Besides all this, i would just add one more thing, as a personal observation.

Once i was in TM, and there's another Caucasian man, dress business-like and looked like he's in a business trip, in the shop. He was telling the aunty he's looking for a gift for his 5 or 6 year-old son back home, some "robot", preferably need some building . Clearly he knew nothing about toys or model, so he's expecting the shopkeeper to recommend him something. And the shop keeper was actually trying to sell a box of PG Strike! I was shocked!

ok, i would like to assume the shopkeeper knows nothing about gunpla model, and she didnt know a PG Strike is not something a 5-year-old could handle, benefit of doubt. so i suggest either try to upgrade the shopkeeper's knowledge about the product, or it'll be easily being interpreted as being unethical in doing business.

just my two cents worth.
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Once i was in TM, and there's another Caucasian man, dress business-like and looked like he's in a business trip, in the shop. He was telling the aunty he's looking for a gift for his 5 or 6 year-old son back home, some "robot", preferably need some building . Clearly he knew nothing about toys or model, so he's expecting the shopkeeper to recommend him something. And the shop keeper was actually trying to sell a box of PG Strike! I was shocked!

ok, i would like to assume the shopkeeper knows nothing about gunpla model, and she didnt know a PG Strike is not something a 5-year-old could handle, benefit of doubt. so i suggest either try to upgrade the shopkeeper's knowledge about the product, or it'll be easily being interpreted as being unethical in doing business.

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seem like the shopkeeper recommend the items according to the price sweat.gif
An adult who never assembly gundam model also not recommend for PG, and need start to train the skill from NG or MG...In my thought, the shopkeeper mention of "cant find anywhere already" or "last piece" or "get it fast or u will regret" already can view as unethical in doing business...whistling.gif
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So next time please do abit of homework before you go hunting.

At least have some idea on the price and availability. I hardly hear Gundam sold out unless it's really limited version.

The aunty got skills, this is what makes a sales man that sells. I think enough commenting on the same shops with the same commets? What about the other shops?

How come nobody talk about departmental stores?
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So next time please do abit of homework before you go hunting.

At least have some idea on the price and availability. I hardly hear Gundam sold out unless it's really limited version.

The aunty got skills, this is what makes a sales man that sells. I think enough commenting on the same shops with the same commets? What about the other shops?

How come nobody talk about departmental stores?
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so far i didn't face attitude problem like TM from other shop and that is the worst treatment if include Sillyfool words(and if he is true TM ppl). And for the aunty promote skill, i hope she is not continue to give wrong information to the customer and at least know what are the toys that the shop selling.

ok...let me give comment on other departmental stores...XL. Their states of item availability at the shop website are quite not reliable although their price changes update very fast biggrin.gif . At before i order miku nendoroid from a melaka shop which order directly from XL. Then after i get my first issue miku nendoroid at early of year 2008, i found that a defect on the nendoroid which less an eyebrow at one of the face. So i returned the nendoroid to the shop and wait for replacement. I wait for 1st re-issue arrive at July 2008, but melaka toy shop inform me no stock. Then i wait for 2nd re-issue of the nendoroid at mid of dec 2008, also been inform no stock. shocking.gif I disappointed and dont know whether the melaka toy shop or XL got the problem of communication...

And early before the 2nd re-issue nendoroid arrive, XL website already stated that sold out until now. But i found two lowyat forumer can buy the miku nendoroid at XL midvalley and Berjaya timesquare by this month, and one of them also can buy Rin Kagamine nendoroid which state sold out at website. Of course both of forumer not the one who make preorder at early, they just pass by and dont know XL still got sell miku nendoroid and rin nendoroid...

You can check the thread at below...comment of alexision and PatPatPat can prove them. Look like i have to get the miku at other shop with higher price, cos miku nendoroid already hard to find now except you want buy the pirated version =.=

And another thing...XL shop website also no post the information of japanese magazine which they did bring in and sell.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/624231/+480

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/624231?author=alexision
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/624231/+60?author=PatPatPat

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i hate graffititoys. i feel stupid after buying from other shop paying more. 3-6 month later you can see the same stuff selling at graffititoys at cheaper price. that is why i hate that shop. graffititoys always make people bang balls with their sometime impossible cheap price. example the batman kotobukiya at rm 88. their sota toys wow 3pcs for rm 99 . walk in to other shop and ask for discount but they always declare that the item is fake. well, bought mine for rm 99 3pcs and mix it up and compare with my friends set which is bought for rm 210 earlier. found no different at all. same goes for the batman, bought mine for rm 175 earlier from another shop in damansara. bought another batman at rm 88 for christmas gift for my friend. open before giving as a present and again no different at all. even try weighting it to see whether there is any different in weight. guess what? same . the only problem is that i must wait and be patience in buying toys as that stupid shop won't let us know what is coming soon and they don't even have a website. got their blogspot but there isn't any update for quite some time.i hate graffititoys, but still have to love graffititoys at the end.

another thing is their gundam, really pissed off when they suddenly drop the price a year back. as i also collect gundam, i got more than 50 pcs of mg buying from other shop. imagine paying extra rm 40 to rm 70 per pcs * 50 = to few k extra. f***. really bang balls as during that time they have nearly full range of gundam in their shop.



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so far i didn't face attitude problem like TM from other shop and that is the worst treatment if include Sillyfool words(and if he is true TM ppl). And for the aunty promote skill, i hope she is not continue to give wrong information to the customer and at least know what are the toys that the shop selling.

ok...let me give comment on other departmental stores...XL. Their states of item availability at the shop website are quite not reliable although their price changes update very fast  biggrin.gif . At before i order miku nendoroid from a melaka shop which order directly from XL. Then after i get my first issue miku nendoroid at early of year 2008, i found that a defect on the nendoroid which less an eyebrow at one of the face. So i returned the nendoroid to the shop and wait for replacement. I wait for 1st re-issue arrive at July 2008, but melaka toy shop inform me no stock. Then i wait for 2nd re-issue of the nendoroid at mid of dec 2008, also been inform no stock. shocking.gif I disappointed and dont know whether the melaka toy shop or XL got the problem of communication...

And early before the 2nd re-issue nendoroid arrive, XL website already stated that sold out until now. But i found two lowyat forumer can buy the miku nendoroid at XL midvalley and Berjaya timesquare by this month, and one of them also can buy Rin Kagamine nendoroid which state sold out at website. Of course both of forumer not the one who make preorder at early, they just pass by and dont know XL still got sell miku nendoroid and rin nendoroid...

You can check the thread at below...comment of alexision and PatPatPat can prove them. Look like i have to get the miku at other shop with higher price, cos miku nendoroid already hard to find now except you want buy the pirated version =.=

And another thing...XL shop website also no post the information of japanese magazine which they did bring in and sell.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/624231/+480 

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/624231?author=alexision
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/624231/+60?author=PatPatPat
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Hmm actualy regarding items on XL site, IINM it only reflects what's their main HQ got, so there's a chance for items that were sold out from their site to be still available at either their MV or BTS branch. Likewise, their MV and BTS branch didn't have all the items stated on their website.
Also, some items XL bring in can't be POed from their website. Those items usually are items that XL bring in in a very small quantity, and can be POed through their retail shop only IIRC.
Actually, you can always call XL branches to ask about the items availability
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 14 2009, 10:55 PM)
i hate graffititoys. i feel stupid after buying from other shop paying more. 3-6 month later you can see the same stuff selling at graffititoys at cheaper price. that is why i hate that shop. graffititoys always make people bang balls with their sometime impossible cheap price. example the batman kotobukiya at rm 88. their sota toys wow 3pcs for rm 99 . walk in to other shop and ask for discount but they always declare that the item is fake. well, bought mine for rm 99 3pcs and mix it up and compare with my friends set which is bought for rm 210 earlier. found no different at all. same goes for the batman, bought mine for rm 175 earlier from another shop in damansara. bought another batman at rm 88 for christmas gift for my friend. open before giving as a present and again no different at all. even try weighting it to see whether there is any different in weight. guess what? same . the only problem is that i must wait and be patience in buying toys as that stupid shop won't let us know what is coming soon and they don't even have a website. got their blogspot but there isn't any update for quite some time.i hate graffititoys, but still have to love graffititoys at the end.                                           

another thing is their  gundam, really pissed off when they suddenly drop the price a year back. as i also collect gundam, i got more than 50 pcs of mg buying from other shop. imagine paying extra rm 40 to rm 70 per pcs * 50 = to few k extra. f***. really bang balls as during that time they have nearly full range of gundam in their shop.
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err...this is your fault and not the shop fault..duh
why have to hate for something like this? doh.gif

next time be patient abit and wait for cheaper price one la...you get it fast sure la expensive...all the time like that one what

other shop who comes earlier use air shipment while those slow one like grafiti use sea shipment...
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Wrong, many times u get it cheaper if u buy it faster. Like pre-ordering you get preorder price. Nobody can predict whether price will go up or down.
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^ im talking and replying to him

he is talking about gundam and for pvc hottoys yes...people do PO but people here PO gundam one meh doh.gif
im talking base on experience and the tradition on how gundam arrive to our local store

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Wrong, many times u get it cheaper if u buy it faster. Like pre-ordering you get preorder price. Nobody can predict whether price will go up or down.
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Also, some items XL bring in can't be POed from their website. Those items usually are items that XL bring in in a very small quantity, and can be POed through their retail shop only IIRC.
Actually, you can always call XL branches to ask about the items availability
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maybe their branches staff need to be train to update their items information to their website, it just a waste if they not fully utilize their website sweat.gif
I hate to call their branch one by one many times to ask items that state sold out...besides, if the item available, i still need to order through online because i stay far away from KL...hope they can improve their information update problem shakehead.gif

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xl website only been maintain by one guy and the owner only want him to maintain it...thats why everytime you see when shipment arrive on saturday..only names are announce and not with pictures...pictures only will be uploaded on monday.

the branch people just to stay at the shop and sell...there have no access to the website nor can have a account for their forum.

for xl...website selling are their second piority...if the stuff are enough for shop then only they will post it out on the website for online people to buy...if not enough...then it will never been posted out.

this is xl style since all these years...they usually bring stuff very little stock and fast finish cause usually all of them are for PO people...like hottoys...most of the time even PO people are not enough and have to wait another batch. their stuff are little but finish fast and also they got stock very fast
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 14 2009, 10:55 PM)
i hate graffititoys. i feel stupid after buying from other shop paying more. 3-6 month later you can see the same stuff selling at graffititoys at cheaper price. that is why i hate that shop. graffititoys always make people bang balls with their sometime impossible cheap price. example the batman kotobukiya at rm 88. their sota toys wow 3pcs for rm 99 . walk in to other shop and ask for discount but they always declare that the item is fake. well, bought mine for rm 99 3pcs and mix it up and compare with my friends set which is bought for rm 210 earlier. found no different at all. same goes for the batman, bought mine for rm 175 earlier from another shop in damansara. bought another batman at rm 88 for christmas gift for my friend. open before giving as a present and again no different at all. even try weighting it to see whether there is any different in weight. guess what? same . the only problem is that i must wait and be patience in buying toys as that stupid shop won't let us know what is coming soon and they don't even have a website. got their blogspot but there isn't any update for quite some time.i hate graffititoys, but still have to love graffititoys at the end.                                           

another thing is their  gundam, really pissed off when they suddenly drop the price a year back. as i also collect gundam, i got more than 50 pcs of mg buying from other shop. imagine paying extra rm 40 to rm 70 per pcs * 50 = to few k extra. f***. really bang balls as during that time they have nearly full range of gundam in their shop.
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agree with vince, for figures or other collectables, yes, u might need to get it fast coz price might jack up high later or cannot find at all.

but for model kits, which need to assemble, 99% price wont go up high. unless currency fluctuations or government policies or any other external reasons. I sincerely hope u r not collecting MGs to hope the price will go up in the future...... coz that 's definitely not worth it, coz even increase price, also wont be a lot.


As for your post......like reverse psychology, it sounded like u think GT is the cheapest in town. but my opinion is, it's too good to be true, there is no single shop offer the cheapest in EVERYTHING. u gotta shop around town to get the cheapest deal. Something like hypermarket.....

As for me, i used to go XL in cheras few years ago. There's a girl there who's really friendly n know her stuff well (Think many of u know who am i refering to). Everytime i left that place, i was like cursing,"WTF, why i bought SO MANY?"She 'd never tried to hard-sell to me, but with her easy to chat with attitude, and her knowledge of the goods in the shop, i just always fell into hell of infinite buying........

mebbe i was young then...... tongue.gif
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what i mean like the XL branch people can provide their items availability information to the guy who maintain the website...it is better than let the goods stuck in the shop and no people come to buy it. Too bad if website selling not XL priority...i bet the XL staff will feel annoying if i call them too many time for just to ask they got PO certain figure or still available or not, maybe they will tension when hear my voice tongue.gif

And i also not confidence enough that the branch staff will know what toys i looking for or they lazy to find then answer me no stock at all...except the lady at ampang, i trust her. Last time i go ampang main shop, there are two lady in the shop, one is for sure the lady i just mention, another is normal staff. Then the lady go out, i take up one set of ToHeart 2 gashapon in the shop and ask the normal staff that is it variation set or not. The normal staff answer dont know and tell me to ask the lady..so i have to wait lady come back and ask her.
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So far, XL is good, service is not bad than any other shops. Shops layout also.

I'll be blunt a bit la, your mouth is there on your face for a reason, ask. Not everything in websites are accurate, example, wiki.

Lucky they provide phone# for each branch in the websites, else if they implement email/contact us in a feedback version, forever you'll wait for their reply.

You can spend RMXXX for a toys, and why you can't spend a few cents calling them and ask?

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Haha I think snakees post wasn't complaining about graffiti, instead he's praising it (of course, non-chalantly) tongue.gif
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agree with vince, for figures or other collectables, yes, u might need to get it fast coz price might jack up high later or cannot find at all.

but for model kits, which need to assemble, 99% price wont go up high. unless currency fluctuations or government policies or any other external reasons. I sincerely hope u r not collecting MGs to hope the price will go up in the future...... coz that 's definitely not worth it, coz even increase price, also wont be a lot.
As for your post......like reverse psychology, it sounded like u think GT is the cheapest in town. but my opinion is, it's too good to be true, there is no single shop offer the cheapest in EVERYTHING. u gotta shop around town to get the cheapest deal. Something like hypermarket.....

As for me, i used to go XL in cheras few years ago. There's a girl there who's really friendly n know her stuff well (Think many of u know who am i refering to).  Everytime i left that place, i was like cursing,"WTF, why i bought SO MANY?"She 'd never tried to hard-sell to me, but with her easy to chat with attitude, and her knowledge of the goods in the shop, i just always fell into hell of infinite buying........

mebbe i was young then...... tongue.gif
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very true that gt is not the cheapest in town, but gt actually stabilize the price of gundam and many others japan toy which the yen is stated on the box itself. before i discover this shop, i am paying actually 25% - 35% more for every japan toy being purchase else where. imagine paying that extra until today! . i mean i don't mind lah, paying more, but why should i pay more? for customer service? for a nice attitude of shop owner? you got to be kidding, i am not those stupid people that fight with their own money just for customer service and attitude.

anyway whether i am phrasing, hate or complaining or whatever. i have no regret knowing this shop. as the longer you deal with this shop, discovering their secret pricing,make you ask yourself whether izzit too good to be true or what, fake? well the answer from me is, yes. their pricing is really unpredictable and unbelievable. try it yourself la, support and loyalty really does count.same goes for your pr as well. yes i did pay extra in gt before, but after dealing with gt for a few years, the expensive era in buying toys is over. the cheap era of buying toys have finally started for me. well loyalty,support and even paying more without complaining really have a good pay off at the end. and is only happening in this particular shop. i hate to admit it, but i can't get any cheaper elsewhere beside from gt .

you will know what i really mean when you deal with gt long enough. and when this happen, yes gt is really the cheapest in town. offering the impossible, unbelievable, unbeatable and unpredictable price which they guarantee elsewhere can't offer. and it is really true, no point hunting elsewhere in malaysia after gt guarantee price. try it yourself, at the end, you will know what i really mean.good luck.


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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 16 2009, 04:32 AM)
very true that gt is not the cheapest in town, but gt actually stabilize the price of gundam and many others japan toy which the yen is stated on the box itself. before i discover this shop, i am paying actually 25% - 35% more for every japan toy being purchase else where. imagine paying that extra until today! . i mean i don't mind lah, paying more, but why should i pay more? for customer service? for a nice attitude of shop owner? you got to be kidding, i am not those stupid people that fight with their own money just for customer service and attitude.
yes...i hate the Yen to RM conversion that go up and down and not stable. Indeed some toy shop will rise their price very quickly when Yen to RM conversion go up, not matter it is in stock item or preorder items. I wonder will they lower their price too if conversion rate go down... sad.gif

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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 16 2009, 04:32 AM)
very true that gt is not the cheapest in town, but gt actually stabilize the price of gundam and many others japan toy which the yen is stated on the box itself. before i discover this shop, i am paying actually 25% - 35% more for every japan toy being purchase else where. imagine paying that extra until today! . i mean i don't mind lah, paying more, but why should i pay more? for customer service? for a nice attitude of shop owner? you got to be kidding, i am not those stupid people that fight with their own money just for customer service and attitude.

anyway whether i am phrasing, hate or complaining or whatever. i have no regret knowing this shop. as the longer you deal with this shop, discovering their secret pricing,make you ask yourself whether izzit too good to be true or what, fake? well the answer from me is, yes. their pricing is really unpredictable and unbelievable. try it yourself la, support and loyalty really does count.same goes for your pr as well. yes i did pay extra in gt before, but after dealing with gt for a few years, the expensive era in buying toys is over. the cheap era of buying toys have finally started for me. well loyalty,support and even paying more without complaining really have a good pay off at the end. and is only happening in this particular shop. i hate to admit it, but i can't get any cheaper elsewhere beside from gt .

you will know what i really mean when you deal with gt long enough. and when this happen, yes gt is really the cheapest in town. offering the impossible, unbelievable, unbeatable and unpredictable price which they guarantee elsewhere can't offer. and it is really true, no point hunting elsewhere in malaysia after gt guarantee price. try it yourself, at the end, you will know what i really mean.good luck.
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yeah agree that sometimes they have some unbelievable offer...... i used to get a figurine there that's RM100 cheaper than else where. until i got scared and went to double confirm whether i was getting a fake one!
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yeah agree that sometimes they have some unbelievable offer...... i used to get a figurine there that's RM100 cheaper than else where. until i got scared and went to double confirm whether i was getting a fake one!
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Uhh about figures, GT have a mix of genuine and bootleg figures... so do exercise extreme cautions when buying them at GT
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Uhh about figures, GT have a mix of genuine and bootleg figures... so do exercise extreme cautions when buying them at GT
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i see Kousaka Tamaki 1/7 Kotobukiya, Nanoca Flanka 1/8 Kotobukiya before at there...so cheap and just about Rm70-100++, myself also buy one set of cheap and bootleg Goodsmile Fate/stay night Trading Figure at there...at early of collect toys age, now regret alrdy =.=

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QUOTE(qwer312 @ Jan 16 2009, 07:16 PM)
i see Kousaka Tamaki 1/7 Kotobukiya, Nanoca Flanka 1/8 Kotobukiya before at there...so cheap and just about Rm70-100++, myself also buy one set of cheap and bootleg Goodsmile Fate/stay night Trading Figure at there...at early of collect toys age, now regret alrdy =.=
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Haha those memang bootleg punya... But I noticed several of the figures's price seems to not be the bootleg one..so I dunno whether those figures are genuine or not
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Haha those memang bootleg punya... But I noticed several of the figures's price seems to not be the bootleg one..so I dunno whether those figures are genuine or not
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well the question is ,did anyone ever pay for a bootleg at original price before? did anyone ever pay for an original at a bootleg price before? well i did pay for both, bootleg at original price and original at bootleg price before.but not mentioning, what, where and when. will not like to flame anyone at all. always wondering, izzit just me or izzit happening to any other. GT is like - as mention earlier, unpredictable, impossible, unbeatable, unbelievable. or should i say, predictable, possible, beatable , believable ?

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well the question is ,did anyone ever pay for a bootleg at original price before? did anyone ever pay for an original at a bootleg price before? well i did pay for both, bootleg at original price and original at bootleg price before.but not mentioning, what, where and when. will not like to flame anyone at all. always wondering, izzit just me or izzit happening to any other. GT is like - as mention earlier, unpredictable, impossible, unbeatable, unbelievable. or should i say, predictable, possible, beatable , believable ?

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haiz...just my experience on Melaka Teencom toyshop, their customer service are bad. I buy one toy at their shop at early of 2008 and found defect thus return to them for replacement. But wait until now(almost wait one year already), they found replacement but request me to pay more RM40 to get it (i already pay the original price). I thought the toy defect is not my responsibility and i no need to pay more for the replacement, so i take back my money that pay at early. After that i know the replacement had offer to another guy who looking for it with same price + extra. Just a waste of time for me to be dumb to wait for the replacement, i could get better offer during that period rclxub.gif

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i have ordred an item for over 1 week 3 days iv emailed them tryed to call them i payed the dam thing but no reply after that no item no postage notification....this is srsly not funnny.
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QUOTE(Jas2davir @ Jan 31 2009, 04:36 PM)
i have ordred an item for over 1 week 3 days iv emailed them tryed to call them i payed the dam thing but no reply after that no item no postage notification....this is srsly not funnny.
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Dude... who is 'them'?
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xl toyshop lol my bad >.<
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what item?
Pre-order stuff? or ready stock stuff?
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QUOTE(Jas2davir @ Jan 31 2009, 04:45 PM)
xl toyshop lol my bad >.<
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To be fair, it IS the CNY season. Maybe XL's staffers are on holiday?
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what item?
Pre-order stuff? or ready stock stuff?
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ready stuff's, well to be more fair they should at least infrom about the delay...
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Here's a few shots I managed to get from Glory System Enterprise.

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Pros: Good customer service, A lot of stuffs, can book or preorder, cheap compared to most shops.

Cons: Weird business hours, small shop and damn so many people everytime I go there tongue.gif
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Guys,

I went to Times Square for a walk, and eventually saw this shop here in the IT centre.

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They are selling loose Transformers Legend Class quite cheaply. Dunno if is ori or bootleg.

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Here are some photos which I was able to take.
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i like XL service but i prefer Shioktoys at Cineleisure....compare the price is cheaper =)
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what the..., the xl-shop in times square is alot better than the one in mid-valley, the one in midvalley they are like sooo concentrated in their pc or watever, like they dont care for the customers. the times square branch they at least welcomed the customers and have friendly customer service. i hate the customer service in the xl-shop in midvalley vmad.gif

at least show some love or something ... mad.gif
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QUOTE(golbeza @ Apr 2 2009, 09:13 PM)
what the..., the xl-shop in times square is alot better than the one in mid-valley, the one in midvalley they are like sooo concentrated in their pc or watever, like they dont care for the customers. the times square branch they at least welcomed the customers and have friendly customer service. i hate the customer service in the xl-shop in midvalley  vmad.gif

at least show some love or something ...  mad.gif
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Huhu try going to their Ampang HQ. IMO it's the best for customer service smile.gif
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I don't know where to put this question, but i guess this is a good place to start.
I've just pre-ordered something from xl-shop for a set amount of price a few weeks ago, today i went to look at the site and saw that the item that i've pre-order has increased by RM 20. So my question is, will i be forced to pay the extra RM 20 when the item arrives.

*i know there's an option to call them, but i just want views from ppl who've dealt with xl-shop before.*
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QUOTE(narutokun83 @ Apr 11 2009, 04:58 AM)
I don't know where to put this question, but i guess this is a good place to start.
I've just pre-ordered something from xl-shop for a set amount of price a few weeks ago, today i went to look at the site and saw that the item that i've pre-order has increased by RM 20. So my question is, will i be forced to pay the extra RM 20 when the item arrives.

*i know there's an option to call them, but i just want views from ppl who've dealt with xl-shop before.*
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actually u should ask this question at Buying Toys/Model Kits Online thread or General enquiries thread...

for your question, u no need to pay RM20. u should get the preorder price from them..just keep your preorder receipt or online preorder receipt carefully...
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i dont know yet................ but the xl- shop in times square is non friendly and stupid....
i search for gashapon and they say no,,,actually they didnt know what it is....
at least ask me what it is...they all moron for sure...
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QUOTE(narutokun83 @ Apr 11 2009, 04:58 AM)
I don't know where to put this question, but i guess this is a good place to start.
I've just pre-ordered something from xl-shop for a set amount of price a few weeks ago, today i went to look at the site and saw that the item that i've pre-order has increased by RM 20. So my question is, will i be forced to pay the extra RM 20 when the item arrives.

*i know there's an option to call them, but i just want views from ppl who've dealt with xl-shop before.*
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1. if you preorder the item earlier then when you go and pickup they will give follow the preorder price. nothing to worry at all. website's price are for those didnt preorder.

2. sometimes the preorder price might and slightly extra due to currency exchange especially with the current economy slowdown. yet, preorder ppl still pay less than the current price availavle in XL website.

* perhaps some other senior members can help to clarify too
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QUOTE(mochachoke @ Apr 12 2009, 02:49 AM)
i dont know yet................ but the xl- shop in times square is non friendly and stupid....
i search for gashapon and they say no,,,actually they didnt know what it is....
at least ask me what it is...they all moron for sure...
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i think all gashapon at time square one are put at the cupboard near wall(behind the counter)...u can grab the small plastic box that contain gashapon set to have a look...

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For time square xl, yea they're not that informative sometimes, haha, depends on the staff in charge



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QUOTE(Exiled_Gundam @ Apr 2 2009, 09:31 PM)
Huhu try going to their Ampang HQ. IMO it's the best for customer service smile.gif
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Agreed. I always took the extra miles to go there...

QUOTE(narutokun83 @ Apr 11 2009, 04:58 AM)
I don't know where to put this question, but i guess this is a good place to start.
I've just pre-ordered something from xl-shop for a set amount of price a few weeks ago, today i went to look at the site and saw that the item that i've pre-order has increased by RM 20. So my question is, will i be forced to pay the extra RM 20 when the item arrives.

*i know there's an option to call them, but i just want views from ppl who've dealt with xl-shop before.*
Don't worry, whatever you had paid will be the final price upon arrival. If you paid only the deposit, then the price spiked, you would still just pay the exact amount upon the time you had P-O it.
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For time square xl, yea they're not that informative sometimes, haha, depends on the staff in charge
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so can give descriptions of the one in-charge at mid-valley? maybe i can at least talk to someone in the shop, better than the 2 guys just sitting down looking at their pc instead of their customers? sleep.gif gosh !!
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< for gunplas such as gundams and tools >

For me, cheers and bravos to AF Hobby. Good compliments for the shop.

The boss is friendly and informative. He usually give good advices of what you buy and when to buy. For my case, when i search for a gundam, he will ask me to wait for new stock because cheaper (yen conversion) or buy asap before the price go sky high.

Example of case: MG unicorn from rm14x fly to rm19x.

Besides that good birthday discount =p hahaha. wanted to start a Zaku collection. So went to buy a Zaku J v2 (on budget) but instead boss gives a good price of J.Ridden. and yes of course.. follow instinct whistling.gif

The boss also teach how to model gunplas for newbie like me, although didnt join his member to learn from him. He taught me how to do decal and yes... decal for a noobie like me is like hellllllll (acccidently destroy all the scratch decal.. my zeon logo!)

lastly he also helps you fix broken parts for a reasonable sum. example: my 1/100 dynames. kaki patah!

so overall i believe he is a good seller. one of the cheapest price. good advice. informative (unlike some bodoh owner who is dunno what they sell). can ask anything on msn/sms. good service. etc
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1. xl-shop
order 2 haruhi pinky, late shiping + send only 1 pinky.
have 2 go xl branch, 2 get it. (bcoz i dont trust them)

the website always not update.
sudenly sold out

my advice: dun buy online

2. diamond comic
ask 4the price, reply very rudely
when i show the money, transform into lossers who treat me like a king




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QUOTE(zlan99 @ May 13 2009, 03:27 PM)
1. xl-shop
order 2 haruhi pinky, late shiping + send only 1 pinky.
have 2 go xl branch, 2 get it. (bcoz i dont trust them)

the website always not update.
sudenly sold out

my advice: dun buy online

2. diamond comic
ask 4the price, reply very rudely
when i show the money, transform into lossers who treat me like a king
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that diamond comic fella very cocky one, still remember they put a notice "don't ask the price if you are not buying" in their shop in BB plaza few years ago vmad.gif . just wait and see when he gulung tikar
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in my opinion go do survey before buy ur collection such as gundam and FF & kingdom hearts action figures at Times Square, Lowyat area then jz make ur decision to purchase

In my experience, some of the shop sell some thing is cheaper and some thing is higher

But for me Time Machine at times square always can give me find the thing i want in the cheaper price. Make sure u dont care that AUNT say wat,

I jz bought my King Mickey yesterday which is very cheap

But i found out that the spare hand (left) got 1 deep f**k*ng hole there so i call the shop and the said bring it back by next week or next 2 week.

TM customer service always best compare to others
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talk about bad experience from visiting a toyshop.. there's this Robot Master in Queensbay Mall Penang. just because i visit the shop often (i even bought a couple of gunplas & some bearbricks from the shop) one of the salesgirl/countergirl come to me and say to my face accusingly "We don't welcome u guys from other toyshops who come in to check our prices". i was shocked, speechless and totally dismayed.
but i believe the shop owner/co-owner which is under TM, this is not their intention, it's only that one particular salesgirl's attitude problem.

i still visit the shop from time to time to check out the new releases. i brought 2 frens to the shop & both of them bought something (NOTE: after the incident), & both of them are pissed with her attitude without me even telling.

so, shoppers.. beware of THAT girl.
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wanna share my experience.

there's this shop in Berjaya Times Square who is selling Mighty Muggs on ebay @RM160 per set of 4 - sales konon!!

So i ask the seller in ebay, if I can purchase via 'buy it now' option and get a fren to collect from the shop later. No replies!

2 days later, my fren walk in the shop to buy the set for me @ RM200 per set. The sales told her that's the price.

AND, that night, ironically, the shop replied me thru ebay, that I can 'buy it now' BUT they will NOT keep or reserve the figures for me, as its a 'sales' item.

Now, i'm really confuse because, the sale obviously didn't apply to my fren who walk in!

I replied the shop that very night, and ask them to explain why the double standard...and till today afetr 1.5 weeks, there are still no replies from them!!











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yoo and haiiii.....

friendly customer service eh? i've been all XL shop.

Ampang - Nice.....when dealing with that Madam...er lantak laa.

BTS - Great....with the Jambang Bro, Other...so so laa.

Mid Val - Robotic worker..... but nice when asking unclear stock, the buttnaked figure laa....

Other Toy shop :-

Diamond Comic (6th Flr Sg Wang Plz) - Nice So So laa.

All Anime Tech Branch - So Cold, Prince & Princess Of Ice Country? But not at Bandar Utama? near the One Utama, Bit nice (maybe tokey?)

To sum it all : show some bling bling from your purse (money) or brave enough to say " I want to spent my RM2K in your shop", then you will be the king for a day. Or 2 Hour. Or just pusing2 in da shop, take more than RM1K, then they will start accompany your for the rest of your time in da shop or until you totally kering.

To End my mumbling, ITS BUSINESS Maa! But Hobby still Hobby, Yeah!
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Yea, business is business, u can guess why most of the hobby shop put up a business face. because, they are sales person, if you dont buy, please stfu, dont say this expensive, why u so slow come out, i got this already and then walk out with rm50 purchase, or nothing.
better save energy for potential buyer. imagine, hearing the same old comment all day long.
strict business, selling toys just like any other business.
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Famitoy and toywiz-Good toy shops,friendly people. rclxms.gif
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QUOTE(wiraevo0630 @ Jun 28 2009, 12:52 AM)
that diamond comic fella very cocky one, still remember they put a notice "don't ask the price if you are not buying" in their shop in BB plaza few years ago vmad.gif . just wait and see when he gulung tikar
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Already closed biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(MasterLaoDa @ Aug 29 2009, 11:46 PM)
Already closed biggrin.gif
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since when diamond comic closed?
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I mean the shop in BB plaza closed
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QUOTE(MasterLaoDa @ Aug 30 2009, 12:39 AM)
I mean the shop in BB plaza closed
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i thought they moved to another shoplot?
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Please don't close until my preordered item arrive...

QUOTE(judge-the @ Aug 30 2009, 07:57 AM)
i thought they moved to another shoplot?
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QUOTE(advocado @ Aug 30 2009, 11:12 AM)
Please don't close until my preordered item arrive...
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they moved to BTS 7th floor
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Anyone know how Shioktoys preorder system works?

I've preordered some items but so far no updates whatever. Am I suppose to call them up and ask for the status? I did email them a few times but reply is like 20%.

I know their stocks usually come in abit later but their website hardly any updates. Are they short of people?
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Best is phone them to ask about the details
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Well before i really call shiok toys. Can that shop be trust with the preorder and so on? Anybody deal with them before?
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XL Shop is more trusted on pre-order
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Of coz xl is better, But i still remember 1 time. i preorder with full paid for revoltech enki. I just late few days, when i come to collect. They said sold out. After waited few month for new batch to come. Still no news. Then i cannot tahan d, change to buy kotobukiya linebarrel.


I'm asking bout shioktoys because they have what xl shop don't have.
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QUOTE(53x0r @ Aug 30 2009, 11:25 AM)
wa, was just thinking about buying from shioktoys. anybody here got good experience dealing with them? is their website system not up to date? thanks.
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I've had a good experience with Shioktoys.... preordered Sideshow Darth Vader and received email from them one fine day... they'd hold for 3 days before releasing it for sale.... more good news for me was that the price I paid was lower than the price stated on the website.... so glad indeed.... rclxms.gif

I must say they're not as fast as XL but their PO system works..... I POed Utapau Clone Trooper but it arrived late.... in the end, I told them I wanted to cancel and they're fine with it brows.gif
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Well before i really call shiok toys. Can that shop be trust with the preorder and so on? Anybody deal with them before?
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So far they can deliver 99% of the time, I guess, it is best to call them to get the details.
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Toonshoppe Penang..very bad experience..

I pre-ordered GSC Saber Lily for my lecturer and I, so 2 units in total, and the pre-order price was RM398, so I paid RM50 deposit per figure. When the stock came..only ONE came! They forgot to place pre-order for my lecturer! Not only that, there was a dent on the box..and at the end they charged me RM418 instead of RM398. Besides that, when I asked for the owner of the shop, the shop assistant told me that he went overseas for holiday for a month! =.=

When I pre-ordered, I asked the boss (owner of the shop):

Q: So when the stock arrives, I just need to pay RM398 including deposit?
A: Yes.

Q: So how many ppl ordered this figure? Can I choose my figure when I come here to collect it?
A: This figure alot of ppl pre-order. Yes you can choose.

Q: I want my box in good condition. Is it possible?
A: Yes, no problem. Just tell me what you want and Uncle will get it for you.

At last:
1) I was charged RM418 including deposit. I was told my the shop assistant that the Uncle follows the retail price. That idiot should have informed me when I place my pre-order!

2) Only ONE Saber Lily figure was there. When I asked the other shop assistant, they said they only placed one unit for pre-order. At last they found out that Uncle forgot to order another one. No news till now..

3) Dented box.

Today (Saturday), my Nendoroid Saber Lily arrived (yea..they receive their stocks very late zzz). They sent me and sms stating that I have to collect it by this Sunday. I was like WTF??! You only give me one day notice to collect my figure?

I should have just pre-ordered from XL-Shop..sigh..

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EDIT:
So far I only deal with XL-Shop online. I love their service very much but there are stuff which I don't like..

1) Since I'm from Penang, I can only place pre-orders online. When placing pre-orders online, I need to pay FULL AMOUNT! sad.gif

2) Slow packaging and shipping. Takes few days for them to deliver the figure to me. Maybe its because they have little staff and alot of business laugh.gif

Other than that..its good..satisfied to the max thumbup.gif

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QUOTE(deejay220989 @ Oct 31 2009, 02:37 PM)
Toonshoppe Penang..very bad experience..

I pre-ordered GSC Saber Lily for my lecturer and I, so 2 units in total, and the pre-order price was RM398, so I paid RM50 deposit per figure. When the stock came..only ONE came! They forgot to place pre-order for my lecturer! Not only that, there was a dent on the box..and at the end they charged me RM418 instead of RM398. Besides that, when I asked for the owner of the shop, the shop assistant told me that he went overseas for holiday for a month! =.=

When I pre-ordered, I asked the boss (owner of the shop):

Q: So when the stock arrives, I just need to pay RM398 including deposit?
A: Yes.

Q: So how many ppl ordered this figure? Can I choose my figure when I come here to collect it?
A: This figure alot of ppl pre-order. Yes you can choose.

Q: I want my box in good condition. Is it possible?
A: Yes, no problem. Just tell me what you want and Uncle will get it for you.

At last:
1) I was charged RM418 including deposit. I was told my the shop assistant that the Uncle follows the retail price. That idiot should have informed me when I place my pre-order!

2) Only ONE Saber Lily figure was there. When I asked the other shop assistant, they said they only placed one unit for pre-order. At last they found out that Uncle forgot to order another one. No news till now..

3) Dented box.

Today (Saturday), my Nendoroid Saber Lily arrived (yea..they receive their stocks very late zzz). They sent me and sms stating that I have to collect it by this Sunday. I was like WTF??! You only give me one day notice to collect my figure?

I should have just pre-ordered from XL-Shop..sigh..

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EDIT:
So far I only deal with XL-Shop online. I love their service very much but there are stuff which I don't like..

1) Since I'm from Penang, I can only place pre-orders online. When placing pre-orders online, I need to pay FULL AMOUNT! sad.gif

2) Slow packaging and shipping. Takes few days for them to deliver the figure to me. Maybe its because they have little staff and alot of business laugh.gif

Other than that..its good..satisfied to the max  thumbup.gif
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Regarding XL-Shop,

I had PO'ed once from them recently, and I guess to get them deliver your stuff ASAP, you may need to make a call once the item has arrived XL (You can check the arrival thread on XL-forum.)

I made the call, and the next day I received my item. And the packaging was the best I had ever seen.

http://enrius.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/jul...hauls/#more-445

Really, this kind of packaging pwns all.

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[quote=deejay220989,Oct 31 2009, 03:37 PM]
Toonshoppe Penang..very bad experience..

I pre-ordered GSC Saber Lily for my lecturer and I, so 2 units in total, and the pre-order price was RM398, so I paid RM50 deposit per figure. When the stock came..only ONE came! They forgot to place pre-order for my lecturer! Not only that, there was a dent on the box..and at the end they charged me RM418 instead of RM398. Besides that, when I asked for the owner of the shop, the shop assistant told me that he went overseas for holiday for a month! =.=

When I pre-ordered, I asked the boss (owner of the shop):

Q: So when the stock arrives, I just need to pay RM398 including deposit?
A: Yes.

Q: So how many ppl ordered this figure? Can I choose my figure when I come here to collect it?
A: This figure alot of ppl pre-order. Yes you can choose.

Q: I want my box in good condition. Is it possible?
A: Yes, no problem. Just tell me what you want and Uncle will get it for you.

At last:
1) I was charged RM418 including deposit. I was told my the shop assistant that the Uncle follows the retail price. That idiot should have informed me when I place my pre-order!

2) Only ONE Saber Lily figure was there. When I asked the other shop assistant, they said they only placed one unit for pre-order. At last they found out that Uncle forgot to order another one. No news till now..

3) Dented box.

Today (Saturday), my Nendoroid Saber Lily arrived (yea..they receive their stocks very late zzz). They sent me and sms stating that I have to collect it by this Sunday. I was like WTF??! You only give me one day notice to collect my figure?

I should have just pre-ordered from XL-Shop..sigh..

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EDIT:
So far I only deal with XL-Shop online. I love their service very much but there are stuff which I don't like..

1) Since I'm from Penang, I can only place pre-orders online. When placing pre-orders online, I need to pay FULL AMOUNT! sad.gif

2) Slow packaging and shipping. Takes few days for them to deliver the figure to me. Maybe its because they have little staff and alot of business laugh.gif

Other than that..its good..satisfied to the max thumbup.gif


Other then those toy shops, you can try to check with TFM or Gactvision. They are also a very reliable supplier. As for my experience, both of them are more specialize in PVC figurine. They provide good services and fast delivery.
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Regarding XL-Shop,

I had PO'ed once from them recently, and I guess to get them deliver your stuff ASAP, you may need to make a call once the item has arrived XL (You can check the arrival thread on XL-forum.)

I made the call, and the next day I received my item. And the packaging was the best I had ever seen.

http://enrius.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/jul...hauls/#more-445

Really, this kind of packaging pwns all.
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Regarding XL-Shop:

Good:~
~ Sell variety of figures
~ Reasonable price

Bad:~
~ Fast "sold out" for hot items (ship in low quantity?)
~ For Online Ordering : Always receive dented box and sometimes they send you wrong items, when u call them back they'll ask u to wait for another batch if you wanna exchange or may even ask you to choose another product
~ If you ship in a lot of stuffs at a time, their packaging technique may not be able to protect your stuffs if compared with E2046 which provide the best packaging thumbup.gif
~ Lack of staffs and workers, caused problems while handling online buyers : sometimes sent out double shipment/item which they'll send you the items u ordered 2 times but u just pay for one ea (happened to my friends' order which caused XL-Shop rugi a bit since he don't wanna send it back to XL) , slow at packaging and sending out items after the things has arrived

Have u guys experienced the same as me?

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I have not seen how Shioktoys pack their stuff but their price are usually lower than XL & also offer free domestic shippings. One thing for cheaper price is you get the items much slower than XL, sometimes 2-3 weeks after XL got their stocks.

One plus thing is they require much less deposit while XL require full payment for online orders...

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QUOTE(BakaNeko @ Nov 7 2009, 11:57 AM)
Regarding XL-Shop:

Good:~
~ Sell variety of figures
~ Reasonable price

Bad:~
~ Fast "sold out" for hot items (ship in low quantity?)
~ For Online Ordering : Always receive dented box and sometimes they send you wrong items, when u call them back they'll ask u to wait for another batch if you wanna exchange or may even ask you to choose another product
~ If you ship in a lot of stuffs at a time, their packaging technique may not be able to protect your stuffs if compared with E2046 which provide the best packaging  thumbup.gif
~ Lack of staffs and workers, caused problems while handling online buyers : sometimes sent out double shipment/item which they'll send you the items u ordered 2 times but u just pay for one ea (happened to my friends' order which caused XL-Shop rugi a bit since he don't wanna send it back to XL) , slow at packaging and sending out items after the things has arrived

Have u guys experienced the same as me?
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yup their online ordering are not good...sometime send enquiry but nvr get reply. Some figure, magazine preorder they no put at their website, so i send online enquiry, still no reply. Some item stock quantity at their website also not up to date. I wondering how to order those item which no put at the website...hate phone call as somethg cannot explain well through phone.
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Yes, their online service is not so good. Their mail service box always full might not even works. Some of the figure, they can't put it coz of too sexy or unconfirmed quantity stock they will get. Their HQ only got around 4-5 person working. How i know this? Coz my house is very near to their HQ. Always be the 1st customer to get latest stuff once they posted up on their forum. lol

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i just bough model from AF Hobby, online order.
shop in ampang kl, very good n fast.

about time machine,
his son very patient n good,
if her mum, u walk in buy, she treat u good,
but when u call ask something from her, walao, rude..................=.=
only her son speak friendly, rather buy form her son..........
old ppl really old ppl, no patient one..........
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Anyone noticed a shop selling new figures with inflated price yet they took the "bonus parts" out?
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Anyone noticed a shop selling new figures with inflated price yet they took the "bonus parts" out?
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Any good local online shop for Gunpla? I only collect HGs (Seed,00 & HGUC) but every new models that come out, I will definitely grab em!!

I've only bought online from these3 shop, XL,etoyz and touchdiy for my gunpla needs, and most competitive price are etoyz and touchdiy. I guess no info is needed here for XL and lets go straight to etoyz and touchdiy.

ETOYZ
Indeed their lineup of Gunpla are very2 up to date. However I found their postage rate very lacking. One of my previous order, 4 boxes HG weigh up to 4.5kgs? Since according to them (based on rates given by POSMalaysia, but i doubt it, maybei ts based on some 'ulu' country post service provider) airmail would cost up to RM45,I decided to take the slow surface mail (RM20++ since Im living in Labuan FT).

And when i receive the item, guess what? Of course the boxes would be crumpled bit (sea mail +1 month and 2 weeks to arrive) but I dont care as long as the parts inside are still ok but when i take a look at the postage slip on the box..OMGWTFMFSBDFGBCDF the whole packaging box and its innards only weigh 2.++kg and the cost is only RM3.++??

Yeah I know...OMGWTFMFSBDFGBCDF again rite? And the same thing happen again and again and again and again and again..and again..again and again..repeating the cycle like our Earth faithfully spinning round and round the sun.

Please do not say I did not complaint..I did..again and again..to Mr. Nicholas Ng (the owner, who in fact already have several pages in the Star newspaper)

So he offered me a free airmail shipping for my next order no matter how much items i order. To play safe, ive ordered 4 models and ive quoted his free shipping.

So far so good huh?

Then i decided to order another model and I opted for airmail since its only 1 model (I dont suffer to much from single model 'postage rates' hence the airmail option)and I paid in full once the order was confirmed.

Guess what again...when they emailed me the tracking number, OMGWTFMFSBDFGBCDF the order was combined and was sent using seamail..Again..

OMGWTFMFSBDFGBCDF again..

One more time!!

OMGWTFMFSBDFGBCDF!!!!


TOUCHDIY
Same/cheaper by a ringgit or five price from etoyz (can i call them etoya? (Toya is a northern malaysia malay word for bullcrapping), normal airmail rates just that the Gunpla models offered are not up to date.

Thank you and please avoid etoyz and only use as last option to get Gunpla.


TRANSAM BURST!!!!

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wah, from TM..really not recommended to go there even they got rare stuff sad.gif...a friend of mine was treated rudely (and he just walk off without purchasing the item). some cocky young girl it seems :/

Gamers Arena BTS,4th floor *i think*(for gunpla's)
recommended shop, went there today to get some christmas presents..very nice dude (forget to get his name) and spend time to look for the gundams i wanted. really nice service, open the gundam boxes, make sure everything is in there and chit chatted with the customer a while smile.gif...(will always visit them for gunpla...seems to be the cheapest)

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Gamers Arena ,BTS 4th floor !!! <Must go and have a look> Near MCd
Kind and friendly staff^^
Cheap for Gunpla staff^^
I Just buy 1/1700 EX Eternal there with a fair price ^^
But lack of choice , not every gundam u can find there ^^

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QUOTE(qwer312 @ Nov 7 2009, 10:55 PM)
yup their online ordering are not good...sometime send enquiry but nvr get reply. Some figure, magazine preorder they no put at their website, so i send online enquiry, still no reply. Some item stock quantity at their website also not up to date. I wondering how to order those item which no put at the website...hate phone call as somethg cannot explain well through phone.
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For items not listed on their website, unfortunately you have to go to the shop and place your order.
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Online shops count right? This one helped me find my hard to find item in Japan.

http://jpstylez.com/index.php?main_page=FAQ

They helped me find the lowest price and the commission rates also okay. Dealed directly from MSN and already got my item EMS direct from Japan.
If you want to find something only can get there can try contact them.
Also got a facebook page;

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.p...88202221&ref=nf

oh ya, their website is mostly makeup but they can custom find and order items for you.

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QUOTE(lionheart23 @ Nov 15 2009, 03:25 PM)

about time machine,
his son very patient n good,
if her mum, u walk in buy, she treat u good,
but when u call ask something from her, walao, rude..................=.=
only her son speak friendly, rather buy form her son..........
old ppl really old ppl, no patient one..........
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QUOTE(Lacus @ Dec 23 2009, 01:26 AM)
wah, from TM..really not recommended to go there even they got rare stuff sad.gif...a friend of mine was treated rudely (and he just walk off without purchasing the item). some cocky young girl it seems :/

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Haha actually to avoid this, you can always ask for things you know not released yet from them, and pretending you're interested in that item tongue.gif
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Got small complain on Dcodetoys

his website: http://www.dcodetoys.com

I deal with him few time and his service quite satisfiying.

But this time, my preordered Revoltech Melona until now haven't come. Paid deposit rm 40 to him few month before release date. I tried contact him few time giving me excuse stock haven't arrive. Wahlau.. This guy became lazy d or don't want do bussiness d or wat.

Now all my loots from straight from Japan. Easier and cheaper.
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Anyone have reviews on Famitoy from PJ? They do have their own eBay store.
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Anyone have reviews on Famitoy from PJ? They do have their own eBay store.
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famitoy is good and price wise also very good. i think i like most is their ccard payment no surcharge.
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I see nod.gif

Might as well pay a visit to Famitoy soon. Thank you very much biggrin.gif
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@Exiled_Gundam, kinda impossible dude, they TEND to have newer stuff then others but at a higher price ;D
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Gamers Arena @ BTS 5th floor. Bought an MG Hi-Nu there last year end.

The best price I could get within the vicinity. Yup, hunted each and every (almost. I went to check out 5 shops) shops that have gunpla there.

Very friendly staff and the boss was nice enough to open up the box to confirm all the pieces are there before charging me. Will go back there first, if I have anything else I wanna get.

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went to time machine@BTS to get some toys set. shop has good layout and easy to browse. wat i like most is the auntie, bcos i always go shop with the wife. she will always go against buying more toys. but the auntie was on my side, explaining to her that its more than just toys. not really waste of money haha rclxms.gif

so 2nd attempt in getting an expensive toy worked! thx TM biggrin.gif

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went to time machine@BTS to get some toys set. shop has good layout and easy to browse. wat i like most is the auntie, bcos i always go shop with the wife. she will always go against buying more toys. but the auntie was on my side, explaining to her that its more than just toys. not really waste of money haha  rclxms.gif

so 2nd attempt in getting an expensive toy worked! thx TM  biggrin.gif
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I guess the "good cop, bad cop" tactic works on you huh? biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(judge-the @ Jan 8 2010, 10:32 PM)
famitoy is good and price wise also very good. i think i like most is their ccard payment no surcharge.
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I tot companies are not suppose to transfer the surcharge to consumer, If they do that, i believe that's illegal and you can report them to Bank Negara.
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Surcharge as in interest?
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QUOTE(riderkickxx @ Feb 3 2010, 02:53 PM)
I tot companies are not suppose to transfer the surcharge to consumer, If they do that, i believe that's illegal and you can report them to Bank Negara.
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on paper, yes retailers cannot impose surcharge but reality wise, you can just go to any PC/hp/gaming shop in lowyat and all of them doing the same thing. they aren't stupid and they won't put it on the receipt saying 2.5% surcharge so in the end, as a consumer we have nothing against them if you report it to BNM.
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Almost all toy shops do that. I bought quite a few stuffs around toy shops in KL and they always say, if credit card, 2.5% and some 3%. Their advice would be, since your credit card can be an ATM MEPS card, go withdraw cash if you want to avoid the 2.5%.
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My complaint for Time Machine (Times Square) is here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=32738273

@redracer2004: Aren't credit card money withdrawal has a higher surcharge rate than 2.5%?
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QUOTE(redracer2004 @ Feb 20 2010, 04:37 PM)
Their advice would be, since your credit card can be an ATM MEPS card, go withdraw cash if you want to avoid the 2.5%.
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Wow, this is the most craziest advise ever.
Never ever withdraw money using credit card unless it is for emergency use.

You definitely lose more than 2.5% fees


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Just went 2 graffiti toys 4 gazillion times. They selling sum stuffs at discounted price, like Abram M1A2 for 18++. Bought months ago at 25++. Aish, next time waitla until 10++, haha tongue.gif Nevertheless, Sum of the models are sold in good price, and they dun mind me pusing2 whole shop 4 half n hour, like i always do, haha biggrin.gif
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Never ever buy thing from his shop:
This is my complaint and bad service from this shop
my friends also having same experience.
WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE in buy figures.
They goreng price and NEVER KEEP PROMISES from their dealer.
PO ask add money,
even added amount still cant get the limited item for us.
Have Bad attitude among their dealer, scold my friend buyer are the causes of dispute.

Below is my complain page in Chinese
can read via google translate,
http://bbs.cnkrl.cn/read-htm-tid-81915.html
http://bbs.cnkrl.cn/read-htm-tid-81302-fpage-4.html

mainly is about con, defective items received,
they sell defective items as new.


Added on April 17, 2010, 8:16 am
QUOTE(Lacus @ Dec 23 2009, 01:26 AM)
wah, from TM..really not recommended to go there even they got rare stuff sad.gif...a friend of mine was treated rudely (and he just walk off without purchasing the item). some cocky young girl it seems :/

Gamers Arena BTS,4th floor *i think*(for gunpla's)
recommended shop, went there today to get some christmas presents..very nice dude (forget to get his name) and spend time to look for the gundams i wanted. really nice service, open the gundam boxes, make sure everything is in there and chit chatted with the customer a while smile.gif...(will always visit them for gunpla...seems to be the cheapest)
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i think u mean the TM aunt daughter, get use to it, her attitude is bad, last time i buy thing from them i smile at the she *** me "you smile what, what so funny." F her lar. Do you give F face during trading?
TM got a new guy wear spec 1 he friendly and informative. Ask him next time better, if not you ask other like you ask a tree.
aiya rare stuff also goreng price like shyt.

My 3 blacklisted shop, TM, MOMOTOYS, DC COMIC

Neutral shop, XL
they sure can get figure for you, but their dealer...
Price wont goreng.



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Only 2 places i go for shopping for Video Games( back in 90s), Action Figure, Transformers, & Gundam
@ Graffiti Toys (Aunty Christine) and Glory System (Aunty Lenny).

I have been their loyal customer for many many years since the Sega Genesis II & Playstation 1 era.
They treated me very well...good price, good stuff, never cheat & never simply hantam prices even on rare item.
They are the only shop that allow me to touch and check out their item in box eventhough i didnt have intention to buy it but just viewing it. Realy feel comfortable shopping at these 2 Hobby Store.

Graffiti Toys & Glory System is the best for me.
They never fail me all these years. smile.gif
2 Thumbs Up!


Added on April 22, 2010, 10:04 amAs for local online shopping for Bandai model kits... AF HOBBY is the best so far....they have everything u wan smile.gif
Gundams, Kotobukiya, Mr. Hobby, Wave and lots more. No need to wait, they have everything in stock. Fast delivery and secure.

Trucks, Military and Aircraft, i only go to Hobby HQ smile.gif They are the boss in this field.

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XL-shop, dam bad online service. they never replied my email regarding questions of my pre-order. i sent 3 emails. waited for over 5 days no reply. have to look answer elsewhere. then when i pay them, they reply the payment email within hours. WTF?! dunwan serve then dun charge so much la damit.

even their forum i just cant register due to keep wrong at the verification part, "type out the 2nd last number" i tried all the numbers mention no number work. changed browser oso same thing. wtf. wanted to complain to their forum oso phailed. lousy online service.
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QUOTE(SkYY @ Apr 23 2010, 07:48 PM)
XL-shop, dam bad online service. they never replied my email regarding questions of my pre-order. i sent 3 emails. waited for over 5 days no reply. have to look answer elsewhere. then when i pay them, they reply the payment email within hours. WTF?! dunwan serve then dun charge so much la damit.

even their forum i just cant register due to keep wrong at the verification part, "type out the 2nd last number" i tried all the numbers mention no number work. changed browser oso same thing. wtf. wanted to complain to their forum oso phailed. lousy online service.
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Hi guys, this is my story...

Just gotten myself a Legendary Comic Book Heroes (by ToyBiz) the Twin Pack Series 1 (Clown Face & Panda) action figures from Grafitti shop in Times Square a few hours ago today (At around 8:00 pm). They sell it at RM 49.90, and i thought it's cheap but noticed that the back of the carded packaging were all taped up.

It indicates that this Twin Pack were opened before and repackaged it back. I checked the figures to see if there's anything weird, no paint smudges, no missing accessories, figures seemed solid enough as they weren't bouncing up and down in the package (coz both the figures are strapped pretty well with those wires you normally find in any action figures packaging).

So i head back home to have dinner then only later, to open up the package. This is my horror...

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So tomorrow, i'm gonna head back to the shop in later afternoon (after settling my taxes) and then, i would like to know if the shop owners would consider to whether if they can replace this fail toy for me or not. If not, well, guess you guys get to learn something new for Grafitti and i get to do a video review about the action figures and the shop too in YouTube...with my 135 subcribers watching the video.


Added on April 29, 2010, 1:40 pmJust came back from Graffiti and told them the figure's problem. After seeing it, they willingly exchange another figure and let me inspect it. When i was sastisfied by the figure's joints, they repackaged the one i originally bought and place them in a bag.

I was quite sastisfied by their return policy. Now i have my Clown Face and Panda action figures smile.gif

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hi guys, im from penang and im planning to go to KL to buy toys, this is my first time to go outside penang to buy toys...can suggest me a good and reliable shop? if can give the address also good...

thanks guys...biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(shareal @ May 19 2010, 10:15 AM)
hi guys, im from penang and im planning to go to KL to buy toys, this is my first time to go outside penang to buy toys...can suggest me a good and reliable shop? if can give the address also good...

thanks guys...biggrin.gif
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u can try out the following:

1. Gamers Arena (5th Floor of Time Square)
- Excellent service, very friendly shop assistant. One of the lowest price u can get for Gundams!

2. XL-Shop (7th Floor of Time Square)
- A lot of figurines and gashapons... Price is a bit higher compared to other shops, but u get points from buying toys...

3. AF Hobby (Opposite Puteri Park Plaza in Ampang)
- Offers wide range of model kits at a very decent price (i think one of the best price in malaysia) and even delivers to ur doorsteps via Skynet or our own Pos Laju...
- The Boss sometimes a bit moody i guess, u ask too much he like macam tak layan... Lacking of PR skills.. tongue.gif
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QUOTE(shareal @ May 19 2010, 10:15 AM)
hi guys, im from penang and im planning to go to KL to buy toys, this is my first time to go outside penang to buy toys...can suggest me a good and reliable shop? if can give the address also good...

thanks guys...biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(setsunaf @ May 21 2010, 01:01 PM)
u can try out the following:

1. Gamers Arena (5th Floor of Time Square)
- Excellent service, very friendly shop assistant. One of the lowest price u can get for Gundams!

2. XL-Shop (7th Floor of Time Square)
- A lot of figurines and gashapons... Price is a bit higher compared to other shops, but u get points from buying toys... 

3. AF Hobby (Opposite Puteri Park Plaza in Ampang)
- Offers wide range of model kits at a very decent price (i think one of the best price in malaysia) and even delivers to ur doorsteps via Skynet or our own Pos Laju...
- The Boss sometimes a bit moody i guess, u ask too much he like macam tak layan... Lacking of PR skills.. tongue.gif
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Time Machine (2 shops besides XL-Shop above)
- you might found some toys you can't find somewhere else, but the price can be quite steep

Graffiti Shop (just beside Gamers Arena above)
- their offers can be interesting

XL-Shop HQ (Putri Park Plaza, as mentioned above)
- The HQ of XL-Shop (Times Square one is one of the branch). They have items that are not available in their branches, particularly some old items, or items that were not put on their online store.

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XL-Shop...

- online service sucks, slow / no reply @ all...
- not really like their worker @ shop
- price ok ok
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I just one to share one of the opinion from this Graffiti toys few years ago in Jln Bukit Bintang. There was that old chap with lots of white beard (looks like a begger in fact) and I was asking why Jusco are selling F1 models by Mattel at 199.90 and they are selling higher than that? That old chap said Jusco were just disobeying Mattel instructions on selling below RRP. I said that old man talk co*k as he thought I am like kindergarten kids. Mattel have all the same pricing by Parkson and Jusco on F1 models all the time only thing recent years Jusco and Parkson have stop storing F1 model anymore. Then I was talking about internet purchasing. He said all online seller are crap! That old chap states that online store state they have certain stocks which in facts they don't have. They are just lying and when you order from them, they will get the stock and mail to you but it will take time! I have been purchasing from the internet for the past 5 years and to be honest these suppliers are great! They never lie, only thing is some Malaysian collectors are still afraid from purchasing via internet. Maybe because of credit card fraud or shipping charges is the reasons they are afraid. I seldom buy from local hobby store apart from Times Square Kyosho. other than that...local hobby stores are all craps and expensive! If you guys have some time, search via internet and in the end you could get more bargain and cheaper and updated products with pricing cheaper or similar to local pricing which is inclusive of shipping charges! Once you got your own supplier try to stick with them and they are your reliable source. 95% of my model bought from internet. My collections are mostly updated and I dont rely on local store to fullfil my collections.
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I just one to share one of the opinion from this Graffiti toys few years ago in Jln Bukit Bintang. There was that old chap with lots of white beard (looks like a begger in fact) and I was asking why Jusco are selling F1 models by Mattel at 199.90 and they are selling higher than that? That old chap said Jusco were just disobeying Mattel instructions on selling below RRP. I said that old man talk co*k as he thought I am like kindergarten kids. Mattel have all the same pricing by Parkson and Jusco on F1 models all the time only thing recent years Jusco and Parkson have stop storing F1 model anymore. Then I was talking about internet purchasing. He said all online seller are crap! That old chap states that online store state they have certain stocks which in facts they don't have. They are just lying and when you order from them, they will get the stock and mail to you but it will take time! I have been purchasing from the internet for the past 5 years and to be honest these suppliers are great! They never lie, only thing is some Malaysian collectors are still afraid from purchasing via internet. Maybe because of credit card fraud or shipping charges is the reasons they are afraid. I seldom buy from local hobby store apart from Times Square Kyosho. other than that...local hobby stores are all craps and expensive! If you guys have some time, search via internet and in the end you could get more bargain and cheaper and updated products with pricing cheaper or similar to local pricing which is inclusive of shipping charges! Once you got your own supplier try to stick with them and they are your reliable source. 95% of my model bought from internet. My collections are mostly updated and I dont rely on local store to fullfil my collections.
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Some items are cheaper individually in Malaysia, like gunpla. Local shops sell them almost at the same price like their srp in japan. If you were to buy from oversea online shop, shipping for individual gunpla will not be cheap
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QUOTE(hacken @ Jul 18 2010, 05:29 PM)
I just one to share one of the opinion from this Graffiti toys few years ago in Jln Bukit Bintang. There was that old chap with lots of white beard (looks like a begger in fact) and I was asking why Jusco are selling F1 models by Mattel at 199.90 and they are selling higher than that? That old chap said Jusco were just disobeying Mattel instructions on selling below RRP. I said that old man talk co*k as he thought I am like kindergarten kids. Mattel have all the same pricing by Parkson and Jusco on F1 models all the time only thing recent years Jusco and Parkson have stop storing F1 model anymore. Then I was talking about internet purchasing. He said all online seller are crap! That old chap states that online store state they have certain stocks which in facts they don't have. They are just lying and when you order from them, they will get the stock and mail to you but it will take time! I have been purchasing from the internet for the past 5 years and to be honest these suppliers are great! They never lie, only thing is some Malaysian collectors are still afraid from purchasing via internet. Maybe because of credit card fraud or shipping charges is the reasons they are afraid. I seldom buy from local hobby store apart from Times Square Kyosho. other than that...local hobby stores are all craps and expensive! If you guys have some time, search via internet and in the end you could get more bargain and cheaper and updated products with pricing cheaper or similar to local pricing which is inclusive of shipping charges! Once you got your own supplier try to stick with them and they are your reliable source. 95% of my model bought from internet. My collections are mostly updated and I dont rely on local store to fullfil my collections.
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that uncle is the real owner of grafitti toys. last time, they have an outlet in starhill and it was managed by his wife. his kids were managing the midvalley outlet. they closed starhill and midvalley outlets and opened grafitti toys in BTS. i'm not sure is their jln bukit bintang outlet still there or not but his kids and wife are at BTS outlet.

quite true with that you said about expensive jack-up items in msia and yes sometimes getting from abroad you can get better price even after paying shipping cost. so, just avoid those cocky shop and get somewhere else. to me, i'm willing to pay extra than getting cheap item from a cocky shop.
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that uncle is the real owner of grafitti toys. last time, they have an outlet in starhill and it was managed by his wife. his kids were managing the midvalley outlet. they closed starhill and midvalley outlets and opened grafitti toys in BTS. i'm not sure is their jln bukit bintang outlet still there or not but his kids and wife are at BTS outlet.

quite true with that you said about expensive jack-up items in msia and yes sometimes getting from abroad you can get better price even after paying shipping cost. so, just avoid those cocky shop and get somewhere else. to me, i'm willing to pay extra than getting cheap item from a cocky shop.
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Yeah, that old guy is still living in a nut shell. This is global business. You can't simply jackup price. People can searh thru internet and seek alternative source. I can get cheaper. For me, I don't mind paying extra for a model rather than paying extra for some out-date models.

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hi... just a quick check. by comparing 2 toy shops in Penang, RobotMaster in QBay Mall and Crefigz in 1Stop Centre, which is better? i've always bought my toys in Qbay but everyone has been giving credits to Crefigz. so any suggestions?
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QUOTE(joker4u @ Jul 20 2010, 11:51 AM)
hi... just a quick check. by comparing 2 toy shops in Penang, RobotMaster in QBay Mall and Crefigz in 1Stop Centre, which is better? i've always bought my toys in Qbay but everyone has been giving credits to Crefigz. so any suggestions?
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If you feel wherever the service is good, then just go there and buy lor. whistling.gif
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If you feel wherever the service is good, then just go there and buy lor.  whistling.gif
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of course ive been supporting the one in Qbay because i prefer the salesgirl's attitude in serving customer, but price is important too..LOLz biggrin.gif
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WTC bout xl-shop at BTS..actually im lookin for some figure..after lookin left,right,down n up..i finally found the figure that im lookin for..located on top of the shelves..than i ask them bout da item..so da salesgirl entertain me..than she ask me 2 show her the figure (which i alrdy told wat figure is it)..after i show it..i ask da price..then she said da price is 300 above..i reply back..wat is da exact price? than he reply back..i dunno..n she just stand there..then i ask her again..is dat box 4 display or 4 sale? she reply back 4 sale..i ask her back..item 4 sale but u dunno da exact price? around 300 above..then i said oh..so its 300 above..then i juz walk away frm dat shop..then i said im my heart WTF.. mad.gif

wat kinda service is dat? customer ask da price..n u randomly give da price w/o knowing da exact price.. rclxub.gif

plz hire some reliable staff..like ampang xl-shop
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QUOTE(chan27 @ Jul 21 2010, 05:27 PM)
anyone,i just want  to know where the shop that selling a lot diecast around KL and selangor???normaly i just go to time square and jusco one utama also order from ebay and some collect from forumer..any suggestion..tq
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QUOTE(Blurrysky @ Jul 26 2010, 09:49 PM)
WTC bout xl-shop at BTS..actually im lookin for some figure..after lookin left,right,down n up..i finally found the figure that im lookin for..located on top of the shelves..than i ask them bout da item..so da salesgirl entertain me..than she ask me 2 show her the figure (which i alrdy told wat figure is it)..after i show it..i ask da price..then she said da price is 300 above..i reply back..wat is da exact price? than he reply back..i dunno..n she just stand there..then i ask her again..is dat box 4 display or 4 sale? she reply back 4 sale..i ask her back..item 4 sale but u dunno da exact price? around 300 above..then i said oh..so its 300 above..then i juz walk away frm dat shop..then i said im my heart WTF.. mad.gif

wat kinda service is dat? customer ask da price..n u randomly give da price w/o knowing da exact price.. rclxub.gif

plz hire some reliable staff..like ampang xl-shop
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Wow..if me, i will direct talk loud loud one makes her malu tongue.gif Actually sometimes its the sales person service no good and drop the shop reputation. I went to XL shop Mvalley. Service also not that good. When you ask something, he will only sit there and answer. I guess this is not a respect way to talk to customer lo whistling.gif

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QUOTE(Blurrysky @ Jul 26 2010, 09:49 PM)
WTC bout xl-shop at BTS..actually im lookin for some figure..after lookin left,right,down n up..i finally found the figure that im lookin for..located on top of the shelves..than i ask them bout da item..so da salesgirl entertain me..than she ask me 2 show her the figure (which i alrdy told wat figure is it)..after i show it..i ask da price..then she said da price is 300 above..i reply back..wat is da exact price? than he reply back..i dunno..n she just stand there..then i ask her again..is dat box 4 display or 4 sale? she reply back 4 sale..i ask her back..item 4 sale but u dunno da exact price? around 300 above..then i said oh..so its 300 above..then i juz walk away frm dat shop..then i said im my heart WTF.. mad.gif

wat kinda service is dat? customer ask da price..n u randomly give da price w/o knowing da exact price.. rclxub.gif

plz hire some reliable staff..like ampang xl-shop
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XL bts got 2 full time male workers... you should ask them instead. quite true if someone working there without any passion on figures sure gives us the tidak apa attitude. always remember that it's not end of the world if they don't wanna sell it to us. there's always another place around. i learned that when XL bts screwed my hottoys preorder recently.
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QUOTE(joker4u @ Jul 20 2010, 11:51 AM)
hi... just a quick check. by comparing 2 toy shops in Penang, RobotMaster in QBay Mall and Crefigz in 1Stop Centre, which is better? i've always bought my toys in Qbay but everyone has been giving credits to Crefigz. so any suggestions?
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okay...my 2 cents..

It really depends on what you are looking for.

Crefigz stocks mainly TF stuff - the last time I was back in penang, went to their shop, walk around, nothing much to see,. staff quite friendly.

RobotMaster has a lot of variety,and understand that they are affiliated to TM.
Have 2 complaints though:
1. Prices for Kamen Rider Stuff are ridiculously high - and they gv crap excuses to justify the high prices.

2. They allow ppl to open up EXCLUSIVE STUFF to check. Previously they had a Tamashii Limited SIC Wild Chalice. Was quite interested in the figure so I ask the sales ppl to show it to me. The sales ppl then take a blade, cut open the scotch tape, shocking.gif pull out the figure from the box and show it to me doh.gif .

Good for me at that time as I get to inspect it...but EXTREMELY bad for collectors. Box was slightly dented..so i didnt purchase it.. BUT I did go back few weeks later to buy it..coz was rather cheap.

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I am new here. smile.gif i went to Crefigz yesterday. their very friendly and nice price. thumbup.gif

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i just want to share this f*king my bad lucky..

last time someone publish one diecast for sale in mudah.my..the guy's name is patrick about few month ago..that is my favorite car and I really find it..when first day he publish the item in mudah,i have call him and ask him for the item..that time,i'm really excited..

first,I've had him for COD at that time,and i ask where his location..but he said,he is a bit busy and ask me for next day after working..so he has promised to meet me next day..so the whole night i feeling happy for thing and hard to sleep..

and the next day,after ask permission from my boss to chow early..i try to call that guy again for deal the time for COD..first i sent sms,but he didnt reply and i straight to call him..then I get the most stupid answer I've ever heard.."the item is sold to my friend"..and i ask why?? and he said "my friend come to my house yesterday night to bought the item"..but i ask him about last deal and he said "first come first serve"..

WTF is kind of ppl like this..without telling me earlier and make me waste my time to deal like shit..until now i still save that person number..i feel to f*ck him but does dare..

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i just want to share this f*king my bad lucky..

last time someone publish one diecast for sale in mudah.my..the guy's name is patrick about few month ago..that is my favorite car and I really find it..when first day he publish the item in mudah,i have call him and ask him for the item..that time,i'm really excited..

first,I've had him for COD at that time,and i ask where his location..but he said,he is a bit busy and ask me for next day after working..so he has promised to meet me next day..so the whole night i feeling happy for thing and hard to sleep..

and the next day,after ask permission from my boss to chow early..i try to call that guy again for deal the time for COD..first i sent sms,but he didnt reply and  i straight to call him..then I get the most stupid answer I've ever heard.."the item is sold to my friend"..and i ask why?? and he said "my friend come to my house yesterday night to bought the item"..but i ask him about last deal and he said "first come first serve"..

WTF is kind of ppl like this..without telling me earlier and make me waste my time to deal like shit..until now i still save that person number..i feel to f*ck him but does dare..
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share his number with us, so that we can take precaution. i dont like mudah.my, it is 'easy' to cheat ppl & 'easy' being cheat laugh.gif
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QUOTE(myke @ Jul 31 2010, 11:19 AM)
share his number with us, so that we can take precaution. i dont like mudah.my, it is 'easy' to cheat ppl & 'easy' being cheat  laugh.gif
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wahh..u look resent release to mudah.my..hahaha..my situation is not about cheating victim,but more about stupid bloody hell deal victim..some seller ok..only got few seller that shit like this.. vmad.gif

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QUOTE(chan27 @ Jul 31 2010, 12:04 PM)
i just want to share this f*king my bad lucky..

last time someone publish one diecast for sale in mudah.my..the guy's name is patrick about few month ago..that is my favorite car and I really find it..when first day he publish the item in mudah,i have call him and ask him for the item..that time,i'm really excited..

first,I've had him for COD at that time,and i ask where his location..but he said,he is a bit busy and ask me for next day after working..so he has promised to meet me next day..so the whole night i feeling happy for thing and hard to sleep..

and the next day,after ask permission from my boss to chow early..i try to call that guy again for deal the time for COD..first i sent sms,but he didnt reply and  i straight to call him..then I get the most stupid answer I've ever heard.."the item is sold to my friend"..and i ask why?? and he said "my friend come to my house yesterday night to bought the item"..but i ask him about last deal and he said "first come first serve"..

WTF is kind of ppl like this..without telling me earlier and make me waste my time to deal like shit..until now i still save that person number..i feel to f*ck him but does dare..
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Luckily u not yet pay him, if not u lagi geram!!!
tats why i still prefer walk in to the shop and buy though the price maybe higher, but seeing is believing!!!!!
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if that happen to me,i'll sure that guy will eat using straw in hospital..
sometimes we have difficult to favorite item..so online is solution but if wrong deal..bcome my situation..
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if that happen to me,i'll sure that guy will eat using straw in hospital..
sometimes we have difficult to favorite item..so online is solution but if wrong deal..bcome my situation..
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You should said " sell to friend for what, I could offer more than him"

by any chance , could you tell me what car you looking for
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Guys i wana post a coment. You all might know about graffit toy in times square, i like that shop for having all kind of collectables, but i thit they are dreaming too much about the price. For example, If you go to parkson, a star ship from star wars like anakin from the clone wars cost arround 80 to 90 rm, he is selling the same for 150 for what??? its not even concidred a colectable item, its not rare, not old and certanly not nice looking also it dose not bring any history for it because it is a new item produced in large quantity and sold as a TOY. so i think since we are the ones who buys and gives them money we sould be saing how much things cost. So if you have a option of entering in this store, pls make sure what ever you are purchasing is the correct price.
Definition of Collectable is collectable,

collectible [kəˈlɛktəbəl]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) (of antiques, objets d'art, etc.) of interest to a collector
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) any object regarded as being of interest to a collector

So pls, let us stop this outrage.
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QUOTE(Fredy @ Aug 14 2010, 01:44 PM)
Guys i wana post a coment. You all might know about graffit toy in times square, i like that shop for having all kind of collectables, but i thit they are dreaming too much about the price. For example, If you go to parkson, a star ship from star wars like anakin from the clone wars cost arround 80 to 90 rm, he is selling the same for 150 for what??? its not even concidred a colectable item, its not rare, not old and certanly not nice looking also it dose not bring any history for it because it is a new item produced in large quantity and sold as a TOY. so i think since we are the ones who buys and gives them money we sould be saing how much things cost. So if you have a option of entering in this store, pls make sure what ever you are purchasing is the correct price.
Definition of Collectable is collectable,

collectible [kəˈlɛktəbəl]
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) (of antiques, objets d'art, etc.) of interest to a collector
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) any object regarded as being of interest to a collector

So pls, let us stop this outrage.
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I agree, Fredy. Although I collect complete different things from you (lol), I noticed Grafitti always sells atleast rm20-50 more expensive than other places. Sometimes even a few hundred more in the case of the items I buy. I used to be a very good customer until I noticed this was too rampant. So I told the owner very nicely tht other places sell cheap , the person gave me sad story how rental very expensive and supplier overcharging them, etc. I wanted to give my sad story about inflation and rising cost of living and then realised- who cares? (lol). I am sorry their rental very high or their suppliers very bad but isnt tht business? All toy stores have overheads- why do they get to charge their customers extra for it?

Needless to say I dun buy frm Graffitti if I can help it...

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Recently online bought a 18" hellboy II with cigar - Mezco from a shop, found out this hellboy got following poor quality problems :

1.neck & face are not at same color tone, two type of skin color which are very "cucuk mata"..
2.face tainted with white & black color spots..
3.right horn tainted with black color spot too..
4.out coat tanited with red color in most of it....

informed the shop & get this answer --> ".....fix yourself.....NO RETURN..NO REFUND...."
before buying ---> "...bla..bla..i know you are a collector...will choose a more perfect one for you......bla bla...."

wounder anyone with this kit have the same poor quality problems or i am the "lucky one " to get it??
really feel SUCK on this matters..sad.gif

can anyone give some suggestions , please.

i bought a wounded version hellboy from Toon Shoppe , One Stop, Penang which is good in quality..


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QUOTE(nagalaksa @ Aug 19 2010, 11:39 AM)
Recently online bought a 18" hellboy II with cigar - Mezco from a shop, found out this hellboy got following poor quality problems :

1.neck & face are not at same color tone, two type of skin color which are very "cucuk mata"..
2.face tainted with white & black color spots..
3.right horn tainted with black color spot too.. 
4.out coat tanited with red color in most of it....

informed the shop & get this answer --> ".....fix yourself.....NO RETURN..NO REFUND...."
before buying ---> "...bla..bla..i know you are a collector...will choose a more perfect one for you......bla bla...."

wounder anyone with this kit have the same poor quality problems or i am the "lucky one " to get it??
really feel SUCK on this matters..sad.gif

can anyone give some suggestions , please.

i bought a wounded version hellboy from Toon Shoppe , One Stop, Penang which is good in quality..
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do you mind share with us which shop was that?
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QUOTE(nagalaksa @ Aug 19 2010, 11:39 AM)
Recently online bought a 18" hellboy II with cigar - Mezco from a shop, found out this hellboy got following poor quality problems :

1.neck & face are not at same color tone, two type of skin color which are very "cucuk mata"..
2.face tainted with white & black color spots..
3.right horn tainted with black color spot too.. 
4.out coat tanited with red color in most of it....

informed the shop & get this answer --> ".....fix yourself.....NO RETURN..NO REFUND...."
before buying ---> "...bla..bla..i know you are a collector...will choose a more perfect one for you......bla bla...."

wounder anyone with this kit have the same poor quality problems or i am the "lucky one " to get it??
really feel SUCK on this matters..sad.gif

can anyone give some suggestions , please.

i bought a wounded version hellboy from Toon Shoppe , One Stop, Penang which is good in quality..
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I don't think things like tht can be pinned on the shop lar.. thts a manufacturing defect. You should complain to the manufacturer and get a replacement. The shop doesn't have control over things like staining and discoloration as long as the product is new and unopened.
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QUOTE(dfc16 @ Aug 20 2010, 11:35 AM)
I don't think things like tht can be pinned on the shop lar.. thts a manufacturing defect. You should complain to the manufacturer and get a replacement. The shop doesn't have control over things like staining and discoloration as long as the product is new and unopened.
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You are right for that & i am fully agreed on your points.

But before the trade, we have a understanding that the shop agreed & will select a good quality kit for me since i had request to do so, because i cannot inspect on it myself, as a responsible seller, should check & inform on this matters, than it is up to me to accept it or not.

What really SUCK is the words.."...fix yourself....".

by the way, the shop did said that they got ithese stocks a few years back with a cheaper cost, did it imply anything??

The shop is -- Wumeng Poster Shop..can see it in facebook

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QUOTE(nagalaksa @ Aug 20 2010, 12:08 PM)
You are right for that & i am fully agreed on your points.

But before the trade, we have a understanding that the shop agreed & will select a good quality kit for me since i had request to do so, because i cannot inspect on it myself, as a responsible seller, should check & inform on this matters, than it is up to me to accept it or not.

What really SUCK is the words.."...fix yourself....".

by the way, the shop did said that they got ithese stocks a few years back with a cheaper cost, did it imply anything??

The shop is  --  Wumeng Poster Shop..can see it in facebook
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wow... the shopkeeper sure is rude....
at least they say in a polite manner so tat the customer can accept....
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QUOTE(setsunaf @ Aug 21 2010, 10:46 AM)
wow... the shopkeeper sure is rude....
at least they say in a polite manner so tat the customer can accept....
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mad.gif ..is more than rude..
just need to let other potential buyers know about it, to avoid this SUCK exeprience happend..

3 words for that shop ---> "WTF"...........hrmm..fell a bit better now.. tongue.gif
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QUOTE(Blurrysky @ Jul 26 2010, 09:49 PM)
WTC bout xl-shop at BTS..actually im lookin for some figure..after lookin left,right,down n up..i finally found the figure that im lookin for..located on top of the shelves..than i ask them bout da item..so da salesgirl entertain me..than she ask me 2 show her the figure (which i alrdy told wat figure is it)..after i show it..i ask da price..then she said da price is 300 above..i reply back..wat is da exact price? than he reply back..i dunno..n she just stand there..then i ask her again..is dat box 4 display or 4 sale? she reply back 4 sale..i ask her back..item 4 sale but u dunno da exact price? around 300 above..then i said oh..so its 300 above..then i juz walk away frm dat shop..then i said im my heart WTF.. mad.gif

wat kinda service is dat? customer ask da price..n u randomly give da price w/o knowing da exact price.. rclxub.gif

plz hire some reliable staff..like ampang xl-shop
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xlshop usually have price tag on bottom
they got online computer ask them to check there
their price wont change as same as the website

last time i buy medicom from xlshop bts
i ask the salesman to take down the kiva, the spec thin salesman sit at the counter said look only unless you buy
he give me impolite tone and f faces.
i ask him few time to take down down, his tone getting even impolite,
i angry i say "YES I WANT BUY IF NOT why i ask to take down for?"
he just unwilling take down.

when i pay cash his attitude 360 change so friendly smile
and ask me want to po faiz rah not.
i already f up. po your shyt.

i found alot of salesman look people at their outfit, nice dressed = service nice
casual wear = poor service no interest on servicing
so what wear slipper cant be rich need to wear nike just rich?
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QUOTE(takkicom @ Aug 29 2010, 01:38 PM)
xlshop usually have price tag on bottom
they got online computer ask them to check there
their price wont change as same as the website

last time i buy medicom from xlshop bts
i ask the salesman to take down the kiva, the spec thin salesman sit at the counter said look only unless you buy
he give me impolite tone and f faces.
i ask him few time to take down down, his tone getting even impolite,
i angry i say "YES I WANT BUY IF NOT why i ask to take down for?"
he just unwilling take down.

when i pay cash his attitude 360 change so friendly smile
and ask me want to po faiz rah not.
i already f up. po your shyt.

i found alot of salesman look people at their outfit, nice dressed = service nice
casual wear = poor service no interest on servicing
so what wear slipper cant be rich need to wear nike just rich?
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Well said man!
BTS i usually ask from the salegirl, who is quite friendly.
the worst is midvalley one....
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mid valley one i don like the spec guy and the old uncle wear spec also, but there are 1 tall guy, quite thin, he is the one i always deal with, if not him, i will not enter the shop
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lol I agree on MV XL outlet the spec guy is dam farked up. never serve customer and never smiles, always have the farked up look.

once I was buying something there so when I pay at the counter, this guy NEVER looked at me, not even once. just look at computer, check price etc then take money.

simple courtesy of manners also don't have.

i think the owner uncle loong really need to educate his staffs
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On the MV Specs guy I had a bad experiencewith him as well. Bought my FF13 Collectible Cans there. I was there browsing along and looking for the cans. He came to me and asked me not to touch the items. I scolded him saying that I am his customer and I was there to purchase the cans. After the purchase of the full set, the cans were roughly handled and was just chucked into the container.

Therefore I sent an email to XL-shop to complain. Received an apology and said HR measures will be taken but the email didnt seem too sincere. Thereafter i never went to XL Shop in MV again
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i rather go the HQ of XL shop then any other branch @_@
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my 2 cents...

If you guys feel so pi$$ off wif certain shop - STOP going there...period!

You go to MV, or BTS or Ampang, money still go to the same pocket what....

For some that receive apology letter - so what...it did happen again..right, the same guy is still there..

There are alot of other toy shops out there - if none, then juz buy online.
Online shops tend to hv cheaper price (even after shipping) if you know where to look.

We as customers/collectors are 'king'.
If certain shop is giving shit service/attitute, just 'boycott' them.... at least that's what I do.
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well my compliment goes to Toy Box..the guy there really helpful in my decision of getting games...in fact im planning to visit Toy Box again end of this month.
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I find that Time Machine in BTS higher than other shops... Gamers Arena sells Mr Color for 8 , TM sells for 9.... their Mr surfacer is 30 while u can easily get it for 14 else where.... so unless you have no other choice, check out other places before buying anything from Time Machine
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since in ts, i think we should check the price around b4 decide. there r 4 shops selling gundam & hobby equipment. no single shop can giv best price.
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QUOTE(takkicom @ Aug 29 2010, 01:38 PM)
xlshop usually have price tag on bottom
they got online computer ask them to check there
their price wont change as same as the website

last time i buy medicom from xlshop bts
i ask the salesman to take down the kiva, the spec thin salesman sit at the counter said look only unless you buy
he give me impolite tone and f faces.
i ask him few time to take down down, his tone getting even impolite,
i angry i say "YES I WANT BUY IF NOT why i ask to take down for?"
he just unwilling take down.

when i pay cash his attitude 360 change so friendly smile
and ask me want to po faiz rah not.
i already f up. po your shyt.

i found alot of salesman look people at their outfit, nice dressed = service nice
casual wear = poor service no interest on servicing
so what wear slipper cant be rich need to wear nike just rich?
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haiz,tats because got so many ppl buy window nowadays,summore toy shop,day in day out fed up lo,but still his attitude..............
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speaking of xl shops have u guys went to xl shop empire? the staff work there are very friendly. not like the one in Xl mv....man talk about that spectacle guy... yeah he looks like an ******* to me.....a really really botak ******* guy.

the one thing i really HATE is when i go to a toy shop when i ask certain toy like for info about its arrival or is there a new toy coming out or is the toy open for pre oder, mostly when i asked that they always go blur and say owhh not sure.

example u go to a computer store like lowyat or digitall mall, u ask a guy for a computer spec yeah he got all the latest gadget and software info, u can say his very knowledgeable. but when i go to xl or any other toys store exist here they dont know their stuff.. is like u are more knowledgeable then them. i recommend that if u wana go xl shop but becarefull that spectacle guy might show up there because theres one time when i went there, he was there... like usual he got that ******* licker face.

sory if anything i say is a bit harsh just releasing my emotion that been piling up towards xl. lol
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for me, i usually purchase my pullip dolls from Time Machine @ Times Square. Their service is darn good. The prices are quite reasonable also (when you buy more, they will offer some special discounts). so i'm happy to recommend this shop to others lor...
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QUOTE(strawbeley @ Oct 14 2010, 10:13 AM)
for me, i usually purchase my pullip dolls from Time Machine @ Times Square. Their service is darn good. The prices are quite reasonable also (when you buy more, they will offer some special discounts). so i'm happy to recommend this shop to others lor...
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their service might be darn good to you but for me and for many others, we dont feel that way at all when it comes to TM. in fact, no matter how cheap they can offer me i wouldn't buy from them at all.

anyway, no one can force you to buy or not to buy from a certain shop. if you are happy then please go ahead and if you aren't happy with them then just avoid them
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^ likewise.
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A bit of a rant, but since this thread is for complaints, so:

Well, I pre-ordered for the first time at TFM's website. Okay, good service and understanding admin. Two weeks ago, my figure arrived at their shop. Good thing he was online, so I could ask him about the details for COD, so on so forth. Then last week, I could have already gotten the figure, if he actually replied properly. After setting the time and everything, he didn't reply. After he set the time, I said okay, he didn't reply.

A few days ago I asked him whether so-and-so time was okay, until now he didn't reply. They went for "AFA holiday" and didn't even update on Twitter, only after they came back.

I have a feeling it's not always like this, but for a first impression, this is really destroying my trust in them. I'll probably only get exclusive figures from them, but other than that, I won't go back there anymore.
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QUOTE(kotobuki @ Nov 19 2010, 07:44 PM)
A bit of a rant, but since this thread is for complaints, so:

Well, I pre-ordered for the first time at TFM's website. Okay, good service and understanding admin. Two weeks ago, my figure arrived at their shop. Good thing he was online, so I could ask him about the details for COD, so on so forth. Then last week, I could have already gotten the figure, if he actually replied properly. After setting the time and everything, he didn't reply. After he set the time, I said okay, he didn't reply.

A few days ago I asked him whether so-and-so time was okay, until now he didn't reply. They went for "AFA holiday" and didn't even update on Twitter, only after they came back.

I have a feeling it's not always like this, but for a first impression, this is really destroying my trust in them. I'll probably only get exclusive figures from them, but other than that, I won't go back there anymore.
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The Figure Mall?
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Yeah, The Figure Mall.
Someone was talking about it in the first page, so I thought I didn't need to state the full name. Sorry. I was ordering in the website, and if I am not wrong, they only have 1 shop, that is the one in Sunway.

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A good compliment to the Newly open shop in BTS... can't remember the shop name... but they are the same floor with Time Machine and XL -shop

Opened by Game Arena (next to Toy graffiti) was able to get a nice price on Frame Arm #005 and no extra charges on Credit card, which other shop charged 2%.

i went surveying in BTS managed to find most of the toys there are RM5-9 different.....(except for toy graffiti, hate them for selling so cheap, poke big big hole in my wallet)
but the 2% extra can really make a different.
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^ so, there are 2 Gamers' Arena now?

It could be Hobbyz & Toyz (or Toyz & Hobbyz), same name as the 1 in e@Curve.


Added on November 27, 2010, 11:00 pmGamers Arena (5th floor) will be closed in April 2011. The new shop on 7th floor is where they are shifting to.

Nice to know Gamers Arena is continuing business. biggrin.gif

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Just a 2 cent advise to shop owner....

Please don't stick the price on the front box. it will spoil the packaging.
Just got a hot toys from Amcorp mall.. And when i got home.. i notice the price tag is on my action hero head.. Try to remove the tag... but the glue stain still there....
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^ try using cellophane tapes to remove the stain carefully, if the box is a little glossy type.
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QUOTE(danieldotcom @ Nov 28 2010, 12:59 AM)
Just a 2 cent advise to shop owner....

Please don't stick the price on the front box. it will spoil the packaging.
Just got a hot toys from Amcorp mall.. And when i got home.. i notice the price tag is on my action hero head.. Try to remove the tag... but the glue stain still there....
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^ try using cellophane tapes to remove the stain carefully, if the box is a little glossy type.
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i normally use masking tape to remove the sticky residue
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Hi guys,

just to share some of my experiences about few shops i deal with since i start collecting figures about a month ago.

1. Time Machine BTS

brought my first figure from them a GSC saber lily Golden Caliburn for 600 bucks, well i guess its quite overprice for me but i dont mind paying more for such limited item and the aunty is a very good sales person who keep pushing me to buy more stuff sweat.gif well other then that i found out their price are quite high compare to other store.

2. Dreamtoyz

brought few figures from them nice services and the price is quite reasonable.

3. xl-shop at empire

their customer services so so only

4. xl-shop at BTS

have better customer services compare to empire branch as the sales person willing to help me to put in the pre-order for DM animation ver although the pre-order date is already passed.

5. Animetsu

i brought most of my figure from them and their price is cheaper compare to other local store. just they slow in replying my enquires and also updating my account status.

6. Game Arena BTS

haven't brought anything from them yet but i did pre-order some figures from them and they are friendly people to talk with.






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The boys at XL Shop Empire and Midvalley...the warm up slowly, I've known them for years, and they are very friendyl (to me anyways)
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The boys at XL Shop Empire and Midvalley...the warm up slowly, I've known them for years, and they are very friendyl (to me anyways)
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i just went there yesterday, brought a dead master nendriod from there. As previous post said they just gather infront of the pc enjoying themselves but when i took the DM nendroid from the shelf one of them just came to me and intro more stuff to me. yeah i totally agree with you they do warm up slowly haha rclxub.gif
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just to share a bit with everyone..

my friend said he was asked to leave the store ultimate toys in amcorp mall once becoz it was crowded on day...

so this afternoon as my friend and another friend were walking with me hunting for toys at amcorp..

both of them entered the store as i only survey the toys from outside...(it was again crowded, being a sunday and it is anyway a small shop)

and truly enough they were approached by the owner asking whether they are looking for anything and when they said they are looking around first, they were asked to get out of the store so that he (the owner) could go out to take some things..however, once they stepped out of the store, he locked the door, leaving mostly the customers who were interested or maybe collecting their hot toys...

i leave the assessment to u guys...
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Used to buy stuff from them when they first opened. Very nice CS, but slowly went down hill...have since stopped going there.
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WHY IS THE UNCLE IN FANTASY TOYS LOWYAT SELLING GUNDAM MARKERS RM13 EACH??!! I BUY FROM GAMERS ARENA OR TIME MACHINE RM10 ONLY.
THEN I SAY TO HIM WHY MARK UP PRICE SINCE THERE ARE NO TAX FOR THOSE ITEMS WHAT. HE LOOK AT ME AND SAY "SUKA HATI LA NAK LETAK HARGA BRAPA, TAK MAU BELI SUDAH"
I TURN AROUND AND SAID F**K YOU AND YOUR SHOP AND THEN LEAVE. FYI....MOST GUNDAM IN HIS SHOP RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICE TOO. mad.gif
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I've only ordered twice online, once from TFM and 3 times (magazines & 2 pos currently) from Animetsu.

TFM was because of the thing got stuck at custom, once it was released they got back to me fast enough, efficient + friendly + nice packaging = good. Plus their stocks seem to arrive faster rather than Animetsu's sleep.gif"

Animetsu -

I PO-ed my angel beats set 01 from them since June/July and it was released in October. I just got the confirmation for total charges from them by email on the 17th of JANUARY 2011 -_______-"

kk maybe a few of you guys will say that I am impatient I cannot wait I cannot w/e other stuff but srsly the delay a bit ..? wow if 1 figure can be delayed by 4 months i wonder when will the DM nendo arrive @ their shop trolololol sleep.gif

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QUOTE(athrun234 @ Jan 18 2011, 06:35 PM)
WHY IS THE UNCLE IN FANTASY TOYS LOWYAT SELLING GUNDAM MARKERS RM13 EACH??!! I BUY FROM GAMERS ARENA OR TIME MACHINE RM10 ONLY.
THEN I SAY TO HIM WHY MARK UP PRICE SINCE THERE ARE NO TAX FOR THOSE ITEMS WHAT. HE LOOK AT ME AND SAY "SUKA HATI LA NAK LETAK HARGA BRAPA, TAK MAU BELI SUDAH"
I TURN AROUND AND SAID F**K YOU AND YOUR SHOP AND THEN LEAVE. FYI....MOST GUNDAM IN HIS SHOP RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICE TOO.  mad.gif
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since year 2000 his shop never ever give discount no matter how many times you buy from him. not sure how he managed to survive all these while

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QUOTE(judge-the @ Jan 18 2011, 09:55 PM)
since year 2000 his shop never ever give discount no matter how many times you buy from him. not sure how he managed to survive all these while
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last time he sell the MG Red Frame + FREE clear parts kit for RM220!!?? Now is reduced to RM189. WTF.....i tot those clear parts were FREE!! Other shop sell MG Red Frame without the clear parts kit RM179-RM185 only. GREEDY A-HOLE. mad.gif
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sometimes he has crazy markdowns for hot items - if your timing is right you can get real bargains from him - his 'loss leader' marketing strategy a bit terlampau one laugh.gif
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QUOTE(athrun234 @ Jan 19 2011, 09:32 AM)
last time he sell the MG Red Frame + FREE clear parts kit for RM220!!?? Now is reduced to RM189. WTF.....i tot those clear parts were FREE!! Other shop sell MG Red Frame without the clear parts kit RM179-RM185 only. GREEDY A-HOLE.  mad.gif
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Some of the items he selling is very expensive some is cheaper just do survey. I bought my MG Wing Gundam RM129 other shop selling it at RM139-RM145
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yupe i have seen some of his stuff pricing ok2 la...
e.g. sh figuarts goku at rm90..

however, seems that his shop has a lot of bootleg pvc n nendoroid...be careful when buying..
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Hi guyz..want to ask
anyone know where shop at BTS sell modelling tool at cheap price?

i want to buy mr top coat/mr super clear and also gundam marker set

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Ultimate Toys - Crap..the sales person pandang aku mcm ler aku takde duit.

Uncle Low Yat - Aku beli Kratos dlm RM75 jek..kedai lain mark up smp RM100+. Some are cheap some are overprice.
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Stop being so naive

If a certain shop lower their price from the normal retail, then definitely those shop that don't lower their price look expensive la.

Even so, paying extra RM 10.00 - RM 20.00 so what. Big deal?

Buy a Honda also pay almost triple the normal price
Buy a Proton also pay extra compare with Saudi Arabia

Already pay so much extra for a car, so what so big deal over RM 20.00 - moreover over a toy ?



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Hi guyz..want to ask
anyone know where shop at BTS sell modelling tool at cheap price?

i want to buy mr top coat/mr super clear and also gundam marker set
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 22 2011, 01:50 PM)
Stop being so naive

If a certain shop lower their price from the normal retail, then definitely those shop that don't lower their price look expensive la.

Even so, paying extra RM 10.00 - RM 20.00 so what. Big deal?

Buy a Honda also pay almost triple the normal price
Buy a Proton also pay extra compare with Saudi Arabia

Already pay so much extra for a car, so what so big deal over RM 20.00 - moreover over a toy ?
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i think it's not fair u say like that la... i mean in toys u have an option to buy at lower price right? by being smart n looking around... however ur example of a car prices...do u have a choice here? no right? so i think it's not wrong for buyer to go for lower prices for toys..

rm10-20 difference when u buy say 10 pieces of toys with difference of that much wouldn't u have save up to rm100-rm200?

of cause u might use up ur time and money to look for that bargain anyway...lol...
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It is not wrong to shop for cheap toys, but cursing a shop just because of RM 10 - RM 20... please stop it la, as others is laughing at this small petite RM 10 - RM 20 issue . toy shop owner is just trying to make a living just the same as you as well. They don't deserve your cursing just because of you yourself not willing to let others make RM 20 which is not a lot of money after considering their electric bill, house installment, CAR installment, family expenses, rental (which is incredible high compare oversea), food etc. Toys in Malaysia is reasonable cheap if you compare with many more country like Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Brunei and many more.

And yes, you got a choice. you always got a choice even in buying a car.
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 22 2011, 09:09 PM)
It is not wrong to shop for cheap toys, but cursing a shop just because of RM 10 - RM 20... please stop it la, as others is laughing at this small petite RM 10 - RM 20 issue . toy shop owner is just trying to make a living just the same as you as well. They don't deserve your cursing just because of you yourself not willing to let others make RM 20 which is not a lot of money after considering their electric bill, house installment, CAR installment, family expenses, rental (which is incredible high compare oversea), food etc. Toys in Malaysia is reasonable cheap if you compare with many more country like Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Brunei and many more.

And yes, you got a choice. you always got a choice even in buying a car.
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this thread is not about cursing any particular shop but we just share info among us so that each of us get to be a smart consumer. most important of all we are trying to make sure none of us paying super scalping price by irresponsible toy shop owner
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 22 2011, 09:09 PM)
It is not wrong to shop for cheap toys, but cursing a shop just because of RM 10 - RM 20... please stop it la, as others is laughing at this small petite RM 10 - RM 20 issue . toy shop owner is just trying to make a living just the same as you as well. They don't deserve your cursing just because of you yourself not willing to let others make RM 20 which is not a lot of money after considering their electric bill, house installment, CAR installment, family expenses, rental (which is incredible high compare oversea), food etc. Toys in Malaysia is reasonable cheap if you compare with many more country like Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Brunei and many more.

And yes, you got a choice. you always got a choice even in buying a car.
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my friend, if ur complaint is about guys cursing toy shop for expensive prices i understand la... i guess its not appropriate la...but like mr judge said, the reason for this thread is to share info so that we do not become victims of overpriced toys..

n ur argument about all the commitments n stuff...u mean buyer don't have those commitments too? they too have bills to pay n the commitments u mentioned...

n as i said earlier, if ur too much hunting for bargains, u could end up spending xtra time n money for it..however if u have info on places with bargains n so on why not use them rite?

lastly about cars, ur the one complaining about car prices being expensive here rite..what i meant not having a choice is about the pricing of the cars..of course u can choose the car but u can't choose the price of it being so expensive here rite...

from ur reaction i would guess ur in the toy business, sorry if have offended u...
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it looks like my example is being turn into complaints by you.. lol :-)

Put it this way, a certain toys is being retail by a local distributor at a recommended price RM 100.00 . Shop-A sell it at RM 100.00 . Shop-B sell it at RM 85.00 . So Shop-A sell at scalp price?

I found it a bit unfair that some complaint about a mere RM 10.00 - RM 20.00 as it is so obvious that Shop-B is doing an offer but Shop-A is not and being branded as irresponsible shop. Scalp price should be at least double the price or even more .

and sorry, i am not in the toys business. but i do retailing on clothing, watches, artificial jewelry and shoe. On toys, never. As the margin for toys is too small . Collecting is much more fun than selling toys.

lol. offend not taken :-)

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Cos only one person, who is the owner (Jeremy) jaga the shop. If he going out to take something, how is he gonna monitor the customers (just in case some ppl hand itchy). biggrin.gif Therefore, he asked the customers to go out first.

QUOTE(kayubalak @ Jan 16 2011, 10:22 PM)
just to share a bit with everyone..

my friend said he was asked to leave the store ultimate toys in amcorp mall once becoz it was crowded on day...

so this afternoon as my friend and another friend were walking with me hunting for toys at amcorp..

both of them entered the store as i only survey the toys from outside...(it was again crowded, being a sunday and it is anyway a small shop)

and truly enough they were approached by the owner asking whether they are looking for anything and when they said they are looking around first, they  were asked to get out of the store so that he (the owner) could go out to take some things..however, once they stepped out of the store, he locked the door, leaving mostly the customers who were interested or maybe collecting their hot toys...

i leave the assessment to u guys...
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Added on February 6, 2011, 12:35 amHis wife gave me some discount though. tongue.gif

QUOTE(judge-the @ Jan 18 2011, 09:55 PM)
since year 2000 his shop never ever give discount no matter how many times you buy from him. not sure how he managed to survive all these while
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Added on February 6, 2011, 12:37 amNo lah.. It's his face like that.. He is OK one once you get to know him.

QUOTE(Sauron76 @ Jan 22 2011, 12:55 PM)
Ultimate Toys - Crap..the sales person pandang aku mcm ler aku takde duit.

Uncle Low Yat - Aku beli Kratos dlm RM75 jek..kedai lain mark up smp RM100+. Some are cheap some are overprice.
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bro itforce, if u had read my comments properly, you would realise that i said that he filtered the customers...he somehow like get rid at those who want to just have a look...my friend told me that the owner said to them to move out as he wanted to take things, however what he did was just lock the door right after my friends left and return to his place.. but i guess if u go in n straightaway pay without bargaining or taking ur time to see, u would be treated like a king.. i believe he is a nice guy, but what he did on that day was not so nice..
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jan 23 2011, 05:13 AM)
it looks like my example is being turn into complaints by you.. lol :-)

Put it this way, a certain toys is being retail by a local distributor at a recommended price RM 100.00 . Shop-A sell it at RM 100.00 . Shop-B sell it at RM 85.00 . So Shop-A sell at scalp price?

I found it a bit unfair that some complaint  about a mere RM 10.00 - RM 20.00 as it is so obvious that Shop-B is doing an offer but Shop-A is not and being branded as irresponsible shop. Scalp price should be at least double the price or even more .

and sorry, i am not in the toys business. but i do retailing on clothing, watches, artificial jewelry and shoe. On toys, never. As the margin for toys is too small . Collecting is much more fun than selling toys.

lol. offend not taken :-)
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Hi Bro,

I think you are rich people son. So you will say like that. For us we are not rich. We are Toy Collector. RM10-RM20 is quite a big amount for us.

Why must buy from SHOP A that selling RM100.? Why not buy from SHOP B that selling RM85? If me I will go to SHOP B since the shop is 2 floor down compare to SHOP A. Just walk down 2 floor i can use RM15 to eat KFC. I believe all TOY collectors who not from a RICH family will do as what I do. SMART consumers......

I will buy from SHOP A if SHOP B is out of stock. This is because i do not want to wait for restock. Why? This is because i want to save my transportation expenses and time to travel to shopping center again. Sorry to you SNAKEES if I too straight here.
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Actually, the comments by snakees nothing to do with being rich people son la.

He just state if you don't like that particular shop price, don't buy there la. Ranting about a few ringgit difference is waste of time la.

A good example would be Jusco, Parkson, Isetan etc...They sell Gundam at Litt Tak RRP, so they are scalper? lol. They sell at least at RM4.50 to 100 Yen from my last calculation....

I'm sure most of us here do as you do, we buy at higher price sometimes because we don't want waste time going back and forth the shop again.

Anyway, just my 2 sen only, no offense ya.
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QUOTE(Duke Beard @ Feb 7 2011, 05:14 PM)
Actually, the comments by snakees nothing to do with being rich people son la.

He just state if you don't like that particular shop price, don't buy there la. Ranting about a few ringgit difference is waste of time la.

A good example would be Jusco, Parkson, Isetan etc...They sell Gundam at Litt Tak RRP, so they are scalper? lol. They sell at least at RM4.50 to 100 Yen from my last calculation....

I'm sure most of us here do as you do, we buy at higher price sometimes because we don't want waste time going back and forth the shop again.

Anyway, just my 2 sen only, no offense ya.
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You are right brother.... Jusco is very expensive. My style is, if i today buy i will walk 3 Shop. Example, Times Square toy shop Time Machines, and another two shop at Level 5. Which one is cheaper i will buy for it....
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if you live in Ampang then obviously you buy your stuff from K.L side, If you live in P.J then obviously you buy your stuff from Midvalley or Damansara. If you live in Subang, then for sure you buy from Empire.

Everyone know where sell Transformers, Gundam, Hot Toys etc at cheapest price . Why travel from Ampang to Subang just to save RM 20.00 ? Trying to be smart or trying to save ?

Spent 5 hour looking for the best deal = save RM 20.00
Spent 5 hour on payable work = make RM 50.00 income

RM 50.00 - RM 20.00 = RM 30.00

You spend RM 20.00 but have balance of RM 30.00 .
Try to save RM 20.00 and have a negative RM 10.00 .

I am not a rich man , but hopefully one day become one by using basic plus minus math and of course common sense . No offend to anyone :-)





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QUOTE(snakees @ Feb 8 2011, 05:04 AM)
if you live in Ampang then obviously you buy your stuff from K.L side, If you live in P.J then obviously you buy your stuff from Midvalley or Damansara. If you live in Subang, then for sure you buy from Empire.

Everyone know where sell Transformers, Gundam, Hot Toys etc at cheapest price . Why travel from Ampang to Subang just to save RM 20.00 ? Trying to be smart or trying to save ?

Spent 5 hour looking for the best deal = save RM 20.00
Spent 5 hour on payable work = make RM 50.00 income

RM 50.00 - RM 20.00 = RM 30.00

You spend RM 20.00 but have balance of RM 30.00 .
Try to save RM 20.00 and have a negative RM 10.00 .

I am not a rich man , but hopefully one day become one by using basic plus minus math and of course common sense . No offend to anyone :-)
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I think forums like these are good to improve the efficiency of the market and allowing buyers all around to make an informed decision. whether 20 bucks is alot or not, is not the point... point is, in the market place, we need to empower the buyer to ensure we all can make an informed decision and be happy with our respective decisions. Rather than regret, aiyah... 2 floors down got cheaper... then u will feel cheated and stupid... Why Pay More? if you can avoid it that is...

end of the day... power to the consumer... not the retailers. Economy these days not doing so well, therefore, it should be a buyer's market smile.gif
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QUOTE(Gunpla-e @ Feb 23 2011, 10:22 PM)
I think forums like these are good to improve the efficiency of the market and allowing buyers all around to make an informed decision. whether 20 bucks is alot or not, is not the point... point is, in the market place, we need to empower the buyer to ensure we all can make an informed decision and be happy with our respective decisions. Rather than regret, aiyah... 2 floors down got cheaper... then u will feel cheated and stupid... Why Pay More? if you can avoid it that is...

end of the day... power to the consumer... not the retailers. Economy these days not doing so well, therefore, it should be a buyer's market smile.gif
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Just want to share my experience today. Went to Times Square to hunt for my MGS Play Arts Kai Sneaking Suit figure and found it at Gamers Arena for only RM195. XL-Shop was right beside it and were selling it at RM218. Hmm... easy choice.

But guess what guys! Time Machine just beside both shops is moving! And they have almost a storewide discount of 10%! The guy was busy packing boxes but he was nice enough to entertain my enquiries on some rare figures.

They really have a nice collection. Lots of hard to find stuff. Check it out!
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^ so did you buy your MGS Play Arts Kai Sneaking Suit figure from TM at the discounted price? Cheap? biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(Harddisk @ Apr 4 2011, 10:20 PM)
^ so did you buy your MGS Play Arts Kai Sneaking Suit figure from TM at the discounted price? Cheap? biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(judge-the @ Oct 14 2010, 11:33 AM)
their service might be darn good to you but for me and for many others, we dont feel that way at all when it comes to TM. in fact, no matter how cheap they can offer me i wouldn't buy from them at all.

anyway, no one can force you to buy or not to buy from a certain shop. if you are happy then please go ahead and if you aren't happy with them then just avoid them
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after some times, i wish to amend my previous comments in forum. just like some of you, i won't go back to TM anymore too .
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QUOTE(strawbeley @ Apr 6 2011, 09:47 AM)
after some times, i wish to amend my previous comments in forum. just like some of you, i won't go back to TM anymore too  .
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It's unfortunate that you have to say that. Mind sharing your experience? smile.gif

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Hi guys, I'm an avid toy collector as well. I'm collecting mainly transformers and DC comics direct figures. I would recommend Famitoy and Toywiz amcorp mall. Those guys overthere are friendly n tactful. If u r looking for DC figures u may check out the Mind shop in center point bandar utama.

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TM customer service sucks big time !!!

QUOTE(Stasis @ Apr 4 2011, 06:27 PM)
Just want to share my experience today. Went to Times Square to hunt for my MGS Play Arts Kai Sneaking Suit figure and found it at Gamers Arena for only RM195. XL-Shop was right beside it and were selling it at RM218. Hmm... easy choice.

But guess what guys! Time Machine just beside both shops is moving! And they have almost a storewide discount of 10%! The guy was busy packing boxes but he was nice enough to entertain my enquiries on some rare figures.

They really have a nice collection. Lots of hard to find stuff. Check it out!
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FYI,
There's a new shop inside IT Centre Berjaya Times Square located at Ground Floor selling Hot Toys, DC & Marvel figures & Transformers.

Just sharing good place to hunt for toys thumbup.gif
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FYI,
There's a new shop inside IT Centre Berjaya Times Square located at Ground Floor selling Hot Toys, DC & Marvel figures & Transformers.

Just sharing good place to hunt for toys thumbup.gif
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what name? got sell gundam model and figurines?

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Yes TM having storewide discounts indeed but the Nendoroids are like rm200++ each. Even with 10% you are still paying higher than usual.

In fact, most of the stuff in TM already marked up so high that even after 10% discount, you are still a fool for buying there.

It is insulting that they actually think collectors are stupid.

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bros....any good place for buying plastic model planes and accesorries ? i went to tamiya underground...that fler damn lansi lahh...i was asking...how to paint and stuffs he said inside the guide there got...can't he explain in detail for a first timer ?
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^ try to find tutorials. If written guides not good enough, try Youtube? smile.gif
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yeah bro. i suggest u try youtube in painting.
visual teaching is more masuk then text teaching.
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Play Storage at kubang kerian kelantan
price maybe abit high
but service is quiet nice
shop owner is man in his 40s
he talks loud but still very friendly and can share some jokes too
he also help assemble gunpla(for a price ofcourse)
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I've been to TM in timesquare in 08, derik, the young boss is the one attend me, he is quite friendly to me, end up I buy a classic deluxe class from them, although I am not really keen to buy it. I did notice they have lots of some discontinue toy, yes, they did sell at higher / overprice, but come on, it is rare what. Why don't people check eBay, lots of people did that as well, it's just about supply and demand.

Aunty from glory system, endah parade, I used to be a very very loyalty customer to them, until I moved out from serdang. She treated me very well and I feel like I am a nephew to her. And i have experience in buying MP05 that have defect on the megaton chest, i call her 2 days later, then I go to her shop again to replace a new one, but the other one also defect, I don't ask her to open another one since nobody will want a masterpiece with box opened before. So I ask is it possible to spray for me? She agreed with that without hesitate and the most amazing thing is she send the item back to me to Klang following day! Sometimes she also will advice me on what to buy. I still visit her sometimes I go near that area. I always feel like to thank her but I just dunno how to start. If aunty see this, i want to say 'thank you'. And please pm me your phone number, I lost yours number.

Famitoy boss Kok, also a very nice guy. A guy with his word. Happy dealing with him also. Last year when I try to downsizing my collection, he buy my toys at a very very reasonable price. He take my collection at more than 2/3 of my purchase price. Really thank you Kok.

Toy wiz also one that offer good service also.

Now due to some reason, I seldom buy toys, but I really enjoy dealing with them, it is a happy experience.

Bad experience wise, so far I didn't have one.

Wish every one can get their dream toys at their expected price.

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QUOTE(calcilis @ Apr 29 2011, 10:42 PM)
Play Storage at kubang kerian kelantan
price maybe abit high
but service is quiet nice
shop owner is man in his 40s
he talks loud but still very friendly and can share some jokes too
he also help assemble gunpla(for a price ofcourse)
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u are Kelantanese / staying at Kelantan?
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QUOTE(sjn hassan @ May 2 2011, 12:17 PM)
u are Kelantanese / staying at Kelantan?
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i moved to kelanton yo!!
and the shop i was saying is pretty damn nice
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QUOTE(calcilis @ May 2 2011, 08:54 PM)
i moved to kelanton yo!!
and the shop i was saying is pretty damn nice
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i bought few times from him
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QUOTE(noisetrigger @ Apr 18 2011, 02:06 PM)
Yes TM having storewide discounts indeed but the Nendoroids are like rm200++ each. Even with 10% you are still paying higher than usual.

In fact, most of the stuff in TM already marked up so high that even after 10% discount, you are still a fool for buying there.

It is insulting that they actually think collectors are stupid.
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It's a case of supply and demand really. As high as their markup is, people still do buy from them.

Them four might not be the friendliest of shop owners but to be honest, once you get to know them, they really aren't that bad.
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^ I guess you are 1 of the few that are supportive of TM.

Maybe you are regular enough that the boss can recognize you already, hence the "better" treatment, compared to prospects that walked into the shop. smile.gif
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I buy from TM and have no problem dealing with them.

it is always about TM service blah blah blah (complain)

why not try being a good customer if you want good service ?

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^ define good/bad customer. smile.gif
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^ define good/bad customer. smile.gif
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Super customer : No question asked, just buy and pay full amount (get the best service)
Good customer : Ask a bit, buy without discount (still get the best service)
Ok customer : Ask for discount nicely and softly, then buy (get good service)
Bad customer : Ask for discount loudly until the whole shop can hear, then buy (not welcome)
Worse customer : Ask for discount over and over again loudly until shop assistant fed up, then don't buy (won't even look at you)

It is your own character and attitude that define how you are being served/treated wherever you go.
Refrain from asking discount while asking for a better service. Like to take but reluctant to give

Money is not everything, but everything is money

No offend

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QUOTE(snakees @ May 3 2011, 05:47 PM)
I buy from TM and have no problem dealing with them.

it is always about TM service  blah blah blah (complain)

why not try being a good customer if you want good service ?
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"don touch this and that" Service

they might be good to customer onli if they got KA-CHING!
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^^ with more than 40% marked up price of an item, it is just elementary that someone would asks for discount.

Likewise, whenever I go GA, I never ask for discount, even I know their paints and display stand not the cheapest, cause I know their Gundam kits are.

Unlike certain shops, everything more expensive than the rest of the shops, so you might want to try to luck to get a better price by asking for discount.

And imagine they always give excuse to you like, "this is the last unit" reason for not giving discount. After you bought it, make a u-turn in a couple of hours later, the same item is being placed onto the same shelf, just ONE unit, to be sold again.

^ I have held their Gundam box, but never fully took out from the shelf, just pull out to look at the box art. Luckily auntie never ask me to "stop touching". Not sure if because I was carrying my dSLR everywhere I go, treatment was different? laugh.gif

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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 3 2011, 09:10 PM)
^^ with more than 40% marked up price of an item, it is just elementary that someone would asks for discount.

Likewise, whenever I go GA, I never ask for discount, even I know their paints and display stand not the cheapest, cause I know their Gundam kits are.

Unlike certain shops, everything more expensive than the rest of the shops, so you might want to try to luck to get a better price by asking for discount.

And imagine they always give excuse to you like, "this is the last unit" reason for not giving discount. After you bought it, make a u-turn in a couple of hours later, the same item is being placed onto the same shelf, just ONE unit, to be sold again.

^ I have held their Gundam box, but never fully took out from the shelf, just pull out to look at the box art. Luckily auntie never ask me to "stop touching". Not sure if because I was carrying my dSLR everywhere I go, treatment was different?  laugh.gif
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while ppl who are not poor but look like one gets it!!
don they ever heard of
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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 3 2011, 05:32 PM)
^ I guess you are 1 of the few that are supportive of TM.

Maybe you are regular enough that the boss can recognize you already, hence the "better" treatment, compared to prospects that walked into the shop. smile.gif
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On the contrary I hardly ever get anything from them! I think I've only ever gotten 1 PVC, a few SD kits and the odd bottle of thinner and some paint from them over the years. Usually I drop by, say hi, ask how has their day been (if the uncle and aunty are running the shop) and browse around. They are civil enough when I ask them to show me stuff.

I do recall that when I was new to the scene they were much less friendly. Like someone else has mentioned one probably needs to know them a bit before they warm up to you.
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QUOTE(madmoz @ May 3 2011, 09:46 PM)
I do recall that when I was new to the scene they were much less friendly. Like someone else has mentioned one probably needs to know them a bit before they warm up to you.
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Rule no 1 in securing your prospects/customers hearts: warm yourself up, YOURSELF, not the customer to do it for you. If not, put yourself in the microwave first.

Being hostile and show bossy face/look/khuan/action won't bring businesses in. So I guess now we know why so many had bad experience with them, cause they lacked a microwave/oven. laugh.gif

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And imagine they always give excuse to you like, "this is the last unit" reason for not giving discount. After you bought it, make a u-turn in a couple of hours later, the same item is being placed onto the same shelf, just ONE unit, to be sold again.




just tell them that you wanted 3 piece instead of 1 piece la rclxm9.gif . when they take out another 2pcs, tell them you need to double confirm with your friends whether your friends wanted it too

it is just business tactic to make you buy dude biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(snakees @ May 3 2011, 09:03 PM)
Super customer : No question asked, just buy and pay full amount (get the best service)
Good customer : Ask a bit, buy without discount (still get the best service)
Ok customer : Ask for discount nicely and softly, then buy (get good service)
Bad customer : Ask for discount loudly until the whole shop can hear, then buy (not welcome)
Worse customer : Ask for discount over and over again loudly until shop assistant fed up, then don't buy (won't even look at you)

It is your own character and attitude that define how you are being served/treated wherever you go.
Refrain from asking discount while asking for a better service. Like to take but reluctant to give

Money is not everything, but everything is money

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i ask for a discount until the limit..until the seller said cannot give anymore..it's RUGI already..but he still serve me well till today. Congrats & Thanks to Mr Terry @ 1 Toy / Amcorp Mall notworthy.gif

** do u think i'm a Bad Customer? imho it's a normal buyer habit to ask for discount as low as we can. As a seller they should entertain us..just reply the answer politely. If we can find some where cheaper..then we have an option to get it from other shop..it's normal in business right? But sometimes we rather spend extra RM5-10 more with our favorite shop since they give a better Customer Service than other shop

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QUOTE(snakees @ May 3 2011, 10:59 PM)
And imagine they always give excuse to you like, "this is the last unit" reason for not giving discount. After you bought it, make a u-turn in a couple of hours later, the same item is being placed onto the same shelf, just ONE unit, to be sold again.
just tell them that you wanted 3 piece instead of 1 piece la rclxm9.gif . when they take out another 2pcs,  tell them you need to double confirm with your friends whether your friends wanted it too

it is just business tactic to make you buy dude  biggrin.gif
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lol, but I am not a good liar. I am very honest when buying stuff, so I also lazy to bargain. Ask once, got discount or not, if not, then forget it, just pay. laugh.gif


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QUOTE(sjn hassan @ May 3 2011, 11:05 PM)
i ask for a discount until the limit..until the seller said cannot give anymore..it's RUGI already..but he still serve me well till today. Congrats & Thanks to Mr Terry @ 1 Toy / Amcorp Mall  notworthy.gif

** do u think i'm a Bad Customer? imho it's a normal buyer habit to ask for discount as low as we can. As a seller they should entertain us..just reply the answer politely. If we can find some where cheaper..then we have an option to get it from other shop..it's normal in business right? But sometimes we rather spend extra RM5-10 more with our favorite shop since they give a better Customer Service than other shop
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Yeah, can use credit card without surcharge, best!

And they are (Gamers Arena) more than happy to oblige.

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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 3 2011, 11:15 PM)
lol, but I am not a good liar. I am very honest when buying stuff, so I also lazy to bargain. Ask once, got discount or not, if not, then forget it, just pay.  laugh.gif


Added on May 3, 2011, 11:17 pm
Yeah, can use credit card without surcharge, best!

And they are (Gamers Arena) more than happy to oblige.
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I don't think so GA got the cheapest price for Gundam, as other shop is still cheaper even with the credit card surcharge.

Cash is king, pay cash and enjoy the cheapest price whistling.gif


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QUOTE(sjn hassan @ May 3 2011, 11:05 PM)
i ask for a discount until the limit..until the seller said cannot give anymore..it's RUGI already..but he still serve me well till today. Congrats & Thanks to Mr Terry @ 1 Toy / Amcorp Mall  notworthy.gif

** do u think i'm a Bad Customer? imho it's a normal buyer habit to ask for discount as low as we can. As a seller they should entertain us..just reply the answer politely. If we can find some where cheaper..then we have an option to get it from other shop..it's normal in business right? But sometimes we rather spend extra RM5-10 more with our favorite shop since they give a better Customer Service than other shop
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What i mean by bad customer is that if you ask for a discount loudly until the whole shop can hear you, therefore you are a bad customer. As seller might give you, only you discount but not to the whoever in the whole shop brows.gif


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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 3 2011, 10:38 PM)
Rule no 1 in securing your prospects/customers hearts: warm yourself up, YOURSELF, not the customer to do it for you. If not, put yourself in the microwave first.

Being hostile and show bossy face/look/khuan/action won't bring businesses in. So I guess now we know why so many had bad experience with them, cause they lacked a microwave/oven.  laugh.gif
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In situation like this, then it is up to you to warm the seller up, if you want something from them which other place can't offer. Use your own PR skill to break the ice. It is discount and the rare/limited item that you wanted. Seller wouldn't bother whether you buy or not as this item is hard to get and if you don't buy, then another customer still will buy. In this case, seller got an upper hand

Show them your bossy and customer is always right attitude = bad experience buying from seller

Manage to break the ice with no discount = next time try harder

Manage to break the ice with discount = you win, seller lose

Manage to break the ice with super special discount = double win, seller double lose

Using your PR skill cause you nothing and get you what you want and it is workable everywhere. Use the force, use the Jedi trick



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QUOTE(calcilis @ May 3 2011, 09:04 PM)
actually i don like their
"don touch this and that" Service

they might be good to customer onli if they got KA-CHING!
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When i was young, wherever i go with my parent. they always tell me this : see only, don't touch!

What does that mean : My parent is afraid that i drop the item causing it to break. Break lead to force buying. Force buying lead to anger. Anger lead to hate. All this lead to bad buying experience and bad customer service.

Why bother touching when you have no intention to buy. Touching a collector item lead to box damage even if you did not drop it. Collector item lost value due to box damage. And when a customer buy, it is so obvious they will look for the best box condition. Making the item lost on value without buying is sure to anger the seller. It is like walking into a car showroom, scratch a car and then walk away hoping that the car salesman did not notice

I deal with clothing, and i find it really sickening that the clothing i am selling, have bubble gum sticking to it. Will customer still buy a T-Shirt with bubble gum sticking to it. Will customer accept dirty finger print on a new white T-Shirt?

Why complain so much when you yourself is nothing better than an inconsiderate selfish buyer which only carry an attitude of not only customer is always right, but you are always right? Customer is king, but seller is not a slave to your money. Don't forget, that your money is worthless until you spend it.

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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
I don't think so GA got the cheapest price for Gundam, as other shop is still cheaper even with the credit card surcharge.
GA still offers the cheapest kits that I looked for. Other shop got cheaper price, after a couple of months I have bought from GA, then only other shops restock on that kit. As for after surcharge still being cheap, that's very unlikely.

QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
Cash is king, pay cash and enjoy the cheapest price  whistling.gif
That's a very old old thinking when we are in era of Information Technology, where paperless counts.

QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
In situation like this, then it is up to you to warm the seller up, if you want something from them which other place can't offer.  Use your own PR skill to break the ice. It is discount and the rare/limited item that you wanted. Seller wouldn't bother whether you buy or not as this item is hard to get and if you don't buy, then another customer still will buy.  In this case, seller got an upper hand
What I bought last time was not limited edition stuff. Just that I was not exposed to online purchasing, so kena waterfish by TM. Now, never ever go back there.

QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
Using your PR skill cause you nothing and get you what you want and it is workable everywhere. Use the force, use the Jedi trick
Jedi mind trick doesn't work. You wanna demonstrate to me once? laugh.gif

QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
When i was young, wherever i go with my parent. they always tell me this : see only, don't touch!

What does that mean : My parent is afraid that i drop the item causing it to break. Break lead to force buying. Force buying lead to anger. Anger lead to hate. All this lead to bad buying experience and bad customer service.
That's probably right cause like you said, when you were young. You should understand, we, here, are adults, with sane mind and we can make decisions. Decisions which WE ourselves will have to bear responsibilities to. Decisions that might put us in jail. You think we can't handle glassware? After so many years of being human being, we are still afraid of admitting to our faults?

Snakees thinks we are all still juveniles?

QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
Why bother touching when you have no intention to buy. Touching a collector item lead to box damage even if you did not drop it. Collector item lost value due to box damage. And when a customer buy, it is so obvious they will look for the best box condition. Making the item lost on value without buying is sure to anger the seller. It is like walking into a car showroom, scratch a car and then walk away hoping that the car salesman did not notice
Nah, they said that to customers even touching the Gundam boxes. Those more expensive or limited stuff, they locked away in the glass case.

So, you think Gundam kits are limited? There are some, but they put very high up on the shelves, where you would need a ladder to get them. Who would go through all the trouble up there just to touch those boxes?

Luckily I seldom shop of t-shirts, if not you might accuse me of sticking chewing gums onto your t-shirts, as I like chewing gums. cool2.gif

QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:24 AM)
I deal with clothing, and i find it really sickening that the clothing i am selling, have bubble gum sticking to it. Will customer still buy a T-Shirt with bubble gum sticking to it. Will customer accept dirty finger print on a new white T-Shirt?
Let's look at this from another point of view, just for the sake of discussion. What if a customer's hand got stuck to the bubble gum that was stuck to the piece of clothing. Would they hold it against you? I believe most customers would shrug it off and just leave the shop to fix themselves up in the washroom.

I believe these are a certain risk that you have to take into considerations, running your own business. It's similar in the case of a sandwiched car accident. The middle one was innocent, but still have to claim for own insurance and lose all the NCD. There are things just not fair, yet we have to live with it.

Still, there are the risk of running businesses. If there is no risk, it is not a business, it's casino, or Sports Toto. Hopefully I don't get sued for that. laugh.gif

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i dun reli thk TM services r bad, cos i hardly talk with shopkeepers oso tongue.gif
except GA coz their staffs r so open n frenly thumbup.gif

i jz hate TM aunty keep following me n keep telling me this is rare la, discounted la, or last unit la whenever i touch sumthg sweat.gif
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QUOTE(General_Nic @ May 4 2011, 10:23 AM)
i dun reli thk TM services r bad, cos i hardly talk with shopkeepers oso  tongue.gif
except GA coz their staffs r so open n frenly  thumbup.gif

i jz hate TM aunty keep following me n keep telling me this is rare la, discounted la, or last unit la whenever i touch sumthg  sweat.gif
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She very hard sell. laugh.gif

Might works in the wet market, but for hobby collections... hmm.gif
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well, it did work on me b4 sweat.gif

that time Bandai Macross Frontier 1/72 kits jz release,
i was greatly interested in 1 box of VF-25F
she told me got VF-25S but sold out cos very hot, nid pre-order
n i pre-order terus doh.gif
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^ how much did you rugi compared to other shops? Or you no eye see already?
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It works both ways really, behave like an arse, get treated like an arse.
I find that most people are friendly or will be more accomodating if you yourself put in some effort.

The real problem with TM for me is that their prices are at times very steep.
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QUOTE(madmoz @ May 4 2011, 12:16 PM)
It works both ways really, behave like an arse, get treated like an arse.
I find that most people are friendly or will be more accomodating if you yourself put in some effort.

The real problem with TM for me is that their prices are at times very steep.
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This one really tak kira one. I always find their prices steep, especially in figures. Gunpla, some still competitive, maybe cheaper by RM1 compared to GA. But they only accepts CC with surcharge. So ended up more expensive. laugh.gif
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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 4 2011, 07:21 AM)

That's a very old old thinking when we are in era of Information Technology, where paperless counts.

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Old thinking / paperless or not, CASH is still the king. If you see RM100.00 and a credit card on the floor, which one would you pick up first?

Also, why not you try flashing your credit card in a wet market or a wholesale centre . Hopefully the trader there won't give you that weird look smile.gif


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^ how much did you rugi compared to other shops? Or you no eye see already?
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IIRC i got it for rm250
its not even supermessiah or armoredmessiah doh.gif doh.gif doh.gif
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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 4 2011, 07:21 AM)

That's probably right cause like you said, when you were young. You should understand, we, here, are adults, with sane mind and we can make decisions. Decisions which WE ourselves will have to bear responsibilities to. Decisions that might put us in jail. You think we can't handle glassware? After so many years of being human being, we are still afraid of admitting to our faults?

Snakees thinks we are all still juveniles?
Nah, they said that to customers even touching the Gundam boxes. Those more expensive or limited stuff, they locked away in the glass case.


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Put it this way, you go your friend house, you simply touch your friend stuff ? If you do, then it is nothing but no manners.

Still the best is, only touch if you want to buy. if not then it is always better not to touch other people stuff, even if it is place on the shelf for sale and it is not against the law to touch. I belief that in today era, basic manners like this have been taught 99.99% in house unless you are the 0.01% that is being left out

Nice to see, nice to touch. once broken consider sold. But it is unreasonable for any retailer to force you to buy a gundam if you leave a small dent on the box after you touch it. Box damage, value drop. your touch lead to seller lost, but you gain the pleasure to enjoy touching . Nothing but selfish
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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 01:23 PM)
Old thinking / paperless or not, CASH is still the king. If you see RM100.00 and a credit card on the floor, which one would you pick up first?

Also, why not you try flashing your credit card in a wet market or a wholesale centre . Hopefully the trader there won't give you that weird look  smile.gif
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That is why, you are the one dropping RM100 and I will only drop the credit card. laugh.gif

I don't go wet market, so flicking credit cards in wet market won't happens on me. Shopping from supermarket got la.


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QUOTE(General_Nic @ May 4 2011, 01:28 PM)
IIRC i got it for rm250
its not even supermessiah or armoredmessiah  doh.gif  doh.gif  doh.gif
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GA is selling that for RM170-RM180, right?

Meaning RM70 mark up? More than 40%... sweat.gif


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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 02:06 PM)
Put it this way, you go your friend house, you simply touch your friend stuff ? If you do, then it is nothing but no manners.

Still the best is, only touch if you want to buy. if not then it is always better not to touch other people stuff, even if it is place on the shelf for sale and it is not against the law to touch.  I belief that in today era, basic manners like this have been taught  99.99% in house unless you are the 0.01% that is being left out

Nice to see, nice to touch. once broken consider sold. But it is unreasonable for any retailer to force you to buy a gundam if you leave a small dent on the box after you touch it. Box damage, value drop. your touch lead to seller lost, but you gain the pleasure to enjoy touching . Nothing but selfish
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So you are saying, I touched my friend's stuff, then I tell him/her, "I want to buy these and that"

Not everyone as kaya as you, once touch can buy everything, including your friend's house. (remember you touched the floor as you entered the house?)

It's a basic shopping concept, to touch/hold an item of interest. That's why you see there are fitting rooms for clothing department.

Besides, friend's stuff not for sale, so I won't touch. That very basic manner I understand, of course. But your analogy is not a very good one though. Got something else? laugh.gif

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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 4 2011, 02:19 PM)
That is why, you are the one dropping RM100 and I will only drop the credit card. laugh.gif

I don't go wet market, so flicking credit cards in wet market won't happens on me. Shopping from supermarket got la.


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GA is selling that for RM170-RM180, right?

Meaning RM70 mark up? More than 40%...  sweat.gif


Added on May 4, 2011, 2:23 pm
So you are saying, I touched my friend's stuff, then I tell him/her, "I want to buy these and that"

Not everyone as kaya as you, once touch can buy everything, including your friend's house. (remember you touched the floor as you entered the house?)

It's a basic shopping concept, to touch/hold an item of interest. That's why you see there are fitting rooms for clothing department.

Besides, friend's stuff not for sale, so I won't touch. That very basic manner I understand, of course. But your analogy is not a very good one though. Got something else?  laugh.gif
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Oh yea, i forgot, you are always right biggrin.gif
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Oh yea, i forgot, you are always right  biggrin.gif
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Finally you understood, the power of consumers. thumbup.gif
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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 4 2011, 07:21 AM)
Let's look at this from another point of view, just for the sake of discussion. What if a customer's hand got stuck to the bubble gum that was stuck to the piece of clothing. Would they hold it against you? I believe most customers would shrug it off and just leave the shop to fix themselves up in the washroom.

I believe these are a certain risk that you have to take into considerations, running your own business. It's similar in the case of a sandwiched car accident. The middle one was innocent, but still have to claim for own insurance and lose all the NCD. There are things just not fair, yet we have to live with it.

Still, there are the risk of running businesses. If there is no risk, it is not a business, it's casino, or Sports Toto. Hopefully I don't get sued for that. laugh.gif
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Putting bubble gum on clothing is not an accident but it is being done on purpose, it is nothing but uneducated and uncivilized . To compare purposely disposing bubble gum on a t-shirt and car accident is totally irreverent. That is why they call it a car ACCIDENT

Of course there is risk in running a business, but why purposely dispose off bubble gum on a brand new t-shirt ? I rather someone stole it off, at least the thief can still wear the t-shirt or sell it or put it to good use. but spoiling a new t-shirt ... lol doh.gif


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Finally you understood, the power of consumers.  thumbup.gif
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you did not get what i mean, did ya ? doh.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(madmoz @ May 4 2011, 12:16 PM)
It works both ways really, behave like an arse, get treated like an arse.
I find that most people are friendly or will be more accomodating if you yourself put in some effort.

The real problem with TM for me is that their prices are at times very steep.
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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 05:37 PM)
Putting bubble gum on clothing is not an accident but it is being done on purpose, it is nothing but uneducated and  uncivilized . To compare purposely disposing bubble gum on a t-shirt and car accident is totally irreverent. That is why they call it a car ACCIDENT

Of course there is risk in running a business, but why purposely dispose off bubble gum on a brand new t-shirt ? I rather someone stole it off, at least the thief can still wear the t-shirt or sell it or put it to good use. but spoiling a new t-shirt ... lol  doh.gif


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you did not get what i mean, did ya ?  doh.gif    biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif
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It look like i am always on the retailer side. Yea, i am doing retail but when i go out to shop, i am a consumer too, you know. So basically, if you can understand the both side of retailer and consumer, you should be grateful that there is retail shop for you to go do your shopping and i bet you that all retailer is more than glad to have your support for them.
Retailer open shop to do business my friend, not charity. They will try to make every cents out of you. Whether they do charity or not, we don't know . lol biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 05:37 PM)
Putting bubble gum on clothing is not an accident but it is being done on purpose, it is nothing but uneducated and  uncivilized . To compare purposely disposing bubble gum on a t-shirt and car accident is totally irreverent. That is why they call it a car ACCIDENT

Of course there is risk in running a business, but why purposely dispose off bubble gum on a brand new t-shirt ? I rather someone stole it off, at least the thief can still wear the t-shirt or sell it or put it to good use. but spoiling a new t-shirt ... lol  doh.gif


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you did not get what i mean, did ya ?  doh.gif    biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif
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There's still a way to fix the bubble gum on shirt thing. Remember the ice method? smile.gif

I was just pulling your legs on the consumer power part, chill bro. Take it easy.
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I would say that paying over the odds to someone I know is still better than paying over the odds to some scalper from eBay.

And since TM has a number of sold out items and rarer limited editions I'd prefer to keep my options open. It costs me nothing to be civil, polite and nice to them. Their shop, their rules - so when I masuk I try to keep my hands to myself anyways.

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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 07:19 PM)
It look like i am always on the retailer side. Yea, i am doing retail but when i go out to shop, i am a consumer too, you know. So basically, if you can understand the both side of retailer and consumer, you should be grateful that there is retail shop for you to go do your shopping and i bet you that all retailer is more than glad to have your support for them.
Retailer open shop to do business my friend, not charity. They will try to make every cents out of you. Whether they do charity or not, we don't know . lol  biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(madmoz @ May 4 2011, 07:41 PM)
I would say that paying over the odds to someone I know is still better than paying over the odds to some scalper from eBay.

And since TM has a number of sold out items and rarer limited editions I'd prefer to keep my options open. It costs me nothing to be civil, polite and nice to them. Their shop, their rules - so when I masuk I try to keep my hands to myself anyways.
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Yeah, leave all the Gundams touching in GA. laugh.gif

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QUOTE(Harddisk @ May 4 2011, 07:34 PM)
There's still a way to fix the bubble gum on shirt thing. Remember the ice method? smile.gif

I was just pulling your legs on the consumer power part, chill bro. Take it easy.
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nah la , selling t-shirt with bubble gum sticking to it before (even if it has been removed) to customer is just not right
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QUOTE(snakees @ May 4 2011, 08:02 PM)
nah la , selling t-shirt with bubble gum sticking to it before (even if it has been removed) to customer is just not right
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Sendiri pakai. biggrin.gif

It's included in your risk management, right? If not, you won't so senang pay money when go buy stuff from TM. laugh.gif


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QUOTE(madmoz @ May 4 2011, 07:41 PM)
I would say that paying over the odds to someone I know is still better than paying over the odds to some scalper from eBay.

And since TM has a number of sold out items and rarer limited editions I'd prefer to keep my options open. It costs me nothing to be civil, polite and nice to them. Their shop, their rules - so when I masuk I try to keep my hands to myself anyways.
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eBay is using PayPal. PayPal has buyer's protection. So your money is guaranteed, if the product that you bought off eBay does not match that listed on the website. biggrin.gif

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No you misunderstand me. I am not wary of making purchases over ebay or the internet. Never have been.
It is just more comforting for me to be 'fleeced' by someone I know instead of a faceless ID on the other end. Trivial yes.
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Just to share my story.

I made an order from www.mybrick2u.com on 10/04/2011.

The order is Lego set 8043. That website state that the set is IN STOCK.

But then only I know after I call that “guy” he told me it is not IN STOCK then he need to PRE ORDER it.

Alhamdulillah (thanks god) I did not make any payment since I choose COD.

But I felt so disappointed because the delivery date keep on delay.

Please seller be honest…..

(sooooooo kecewa) ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif

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Just to share my story.

I made an order from www.mybrick2u.com on 10/04/2011.

The order is Lego set 8043. That website state that the set is IN STOCK.

But then only I know after I call that “guy” he told me it is not IN STOCK then he need to PRE ORDER it.

Alhamdulillah (thanks god) I did not make any payment since I choose COD.

But I felt so disappointed because the delivery date keep on delay.

Please seller be honest…..

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Graffiti Toys closing down? saw them shifting many carton out but did not ask them
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Graffiti Toys closing down? saw them shifting many carton out but did not ask them
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They have closed down one side (last time both shop combined but now left 1 only) heard they are planning to shift out due to BTS is increasing the rental.
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very sad to say that my newly bought DOTM voy. Optimus Prime.. his right arm was... TT^TT...

when i jus bought, i thought his hand just quite loose, then i realize that is little bit crack, that time i jus feel i am the unlucky one...

but yesterday i was shock cos... his whole right arm also crack... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sigh... can i complaint... is it bcos Hasbro come out the quality like this? or when the shipping process, worker jus throw those toys...

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today went to TM at Berjaya, lucky it was 2 young men that handle the shop.
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XL shop in Mid Valley, seriously the guy with glasses don't know how to treat customers
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XL shop in Mid Valley, seriously the guy with glasses don't know how to treat customers
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yea, the other guy (w/o specs) is better even though he looks blur. tongue.gif the specky guy a bit kurang ajar tongue.gif
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XL shop in Mid Valley, seriously the guy with glasses don't know how to treat customers
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My favourite toy shop would be the one in Mid Valley (I can't recall the name of the shop), at the same floor with the food court, the prices for transformers are very cheap compared to the fews shops in Sungai Wang and Sunway Pyramid.

My all time favourite is definately FAMITOY in Sunway Giza, is totally DA BEST EVER, huge collection, friendly staff, good pricing. rclxms.gif rclxms.gif rclxms.gif


Added on July 13, 2011, 7:50 amFor those who are looking for G1 Transformers Toys, do please try this link: www.mudah.com.my,
I've just recently bough my NEW G1 Transformers Sixshot in 100% good condition (no stickers were applied) at a very good price. The seller is also very friendly and helpful. smile.gif smile.gif smile.gif



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Today I experience lousy customer service from Gamers Arena (Sg Wang Plaza).

Last night I bought a Hobby Base display case (Large size) from Gamers Arena at RM85.00, but later found that the display case is too tall for my usage and decided to change for a medium size case during lunch time today.

Since the price for the medium size case is only RM48.00, I ask the shop assistant if I can exchange for the medium size display case together with other items that make up the total value of around RM85.00 (or if exceeding RM85.00 I willingly to pay the extra amount) as I expect them not to issue any cash refund of the amount differences (which I'm fine).

The shop assistant is friendly and helpful but apparently he has no decision making authority and need to call his boss. To my surprise, the "boss" named Paul rejected my request saying that it is their shop policy not to allow customer to exchange any item. The boss even questioned me for not measuring and get the correct size before I purchase (as if I enjoy coming back to the shop again for an exchange by wasting my time, effort and parking fee!)

It was never stated on their receipt that "no exchange/refund allowed" nor there is any signboard of reasonable size in their shop stating this policy. Finally, after some arguement the boss allowed me to exchange for the M size case but not allow for any refund of amount difference (RM37) or exchange other items of similar value.

Recently I have purchased some tool set from Tamiya Undergroundz in One Utama but later found that it is not suitable for my usage. I returned it the next day unused and they allow me to exchange for other items of similar value (or top up the amount if the item exchanged exceed the original value). The receipt actually clearly indicates "no exchange/refund allowed after goods sold", so I just try my luck and to my surprise they willingly accept my request with a smile. This is what we called "customer service".

What a lousy customer service from Gamers Arena and I definately will not buy anything from them ever again!

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Today I experience lousy customer service from Gamers Arena (Sg Wang Plaza).
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Not to defend the shop or anything, but when buying such acrylic display cases, whether it's RM5 from Daiso or RM85 from a China company, the dimensions of the case are clearly stated on the box. Should you encounter any problems of fitting it in, it's entirely your fault and not the shop's. Whether the shop is nice enough to exchange it for you is entirely up to their discretion. They are under no legal obligation to do so, unless the dimensions are not revealed and there has been some misrepresentation on the seller's behalf.

Also, the clause "No exchange/refund allowed" on receipts carry no legal exemptions. It's not a valid clause as it's against consumer rights.

By the way, i think you seem to be having a lot of "bad luck" as you keep buying stuff that are unsuitable for your use. Be a smart consumer, and try to gather some information on the product before buying. It's less-hassle that way. wink.gif

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QUOTE(Parody @ Jul 27 2011, 04:22 PM)
Not to defend the shop or anything, but when buying such acrylic display cases, whether it's RM5 from Daiso or RM85 from a China company, the dimensions of the case are clearly stated on the box. Should you encounter any problems of fitting it in, it's entirely your fault and not the shop's. Whether the shop is nice enough to exchange it for you is entirely up to their discretion. They are under no legal obligation to do so, unless the dimensions are not revealed and there has been some misrepresentation on the seller's behalf.

Also, the clause "No exchange/refund allowed" on receipts carry no legal exemptions. It's not a valid clause as it's against consumer rights.

By the way, i think you seem to be having a lot of "bad luck" as you keep buying stuff that are unsuitable for your use. Be a smart consumer, and try to gather some information on the product before buying. It's less-hassle that way.  wink.gif

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Not really, i think the seller should change the product for the customer if the product is still new and haven't been used before . Majority shop change the product but not refund. Majority win. nod.gif
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jul 27 2011, 05:13 PM)
Not really, i think the seller should change the product for the customer if the product is still new and haven't been used before . Majority shop change the product but not refund. Majority win.  nod.gif
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Exactly. If the item is unused and returned within a reasonable time frame i don't see why the shop refuse an exchange of item of similar value or less.. Doesn't matter i'm "bad luck" for keep buying products that i later found unsuitable to use or can i just simply change my mind?

If you have experience returning items to Toys'r Us, Marks & Spencer, Ikea etc, they will never argue with the customer and they even issue you a cash or credit card refund at your preference should you do not wish to exchange with other items from their store. Yes, i know i shouldn't be comparing these giant retailers with gamers arena sg wang plaza as this is a higher level of customer service which i never expect from gamers arena sg wang plaza. But is it wrong for local shops (hobby/toy shops or any other shops) to benchmark themselves against major retailers to further improve their services to benefit our consumers instead of arguing with customers to save them the time & hassel to make an exchange?? (and i'm not even expecting a cash refund from them).

Whatever it is, i rest my case here and will never step into gamers arena again. Anyhow i think it does not matter much to them for losing any potential business from small customers like me..who cares.

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QUOTE(l30n91120 @ Jul 27 2011, 07:43 PM)
Exactly. If the item is unused and returned within a reasonable time frame i don't see why the shop refuse an exchange of item of similar value or less.. Doesn't matter i'm "bad luck" for keep buying products that i later found unsuitable to use or can i just simply change my mind?

If you have experience returning items to Toys'r Us, Marks & Spencer, Ikea etc, they will never argue with the customer and they even issue you a cash or credit card refund at your preference should you do not wish to exchange with other items from their store. Yes, i know i shouldn't be comparing these giant retailers with gamers arena sg wang plaza as this is a higher level of customer service which i never expect from gamers arena sg wang plaza. But is it wrong for local shops (hobby/toy shops or any other shops) to benchmark themselves against major retailers to further improve their services to benefit our consumers instead of arguing with customers to save them the time & hassel to make an exchange?? (and i'm not even expecting a cash refund from them).

Whatever it is, i rest my case here and will never step into gamers arena again. Anyhow i think it does not matter much to them for losing any potential business from small customers like me..who cares.
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i think what bro parody said earlier is u should try to make more informed purchases...do more research n more checking before ur purchase, to avoid having to put urself through the hassle of having to exchange it in the first place...in the case of ur wrong size of display case for example, you could have measured first with what u want to display and then check out the dimensions of display cases that are at the shop... don't u think u would have less "bad luck" if u did more research b4 making this purchases?

however, i do believe it's not fair of the shop to not allow an exchange of the same value if the item is not opened...

so did u exchange the case with the medium one without getting any refund of the balance?

i guess we always hope for the best from retail shops...however we must also strive to be a better customer...
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jul 27 2011, 05:13 PM)
Not really, i think the seller should change the product for the customer if the product is still new and haven't been used before . Majority shop change the product but not refund. Majority win.  nod.gif
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Depends on how you define "new" and "haven't been used before". A chainsaw that has been taken out of the box but never been switched on would be considered as new but a box of toys that had the seal broken would no longer be new. And if l30n91120 had never used the display case before, how would he know that it's not suitable? rolleyes.gif

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QUOTE(l30n91120 @ Jul 27 2011, 07:43 PM)
Doesn't matter i'm "bad luck" for keep buying products that i later found unsuitable to use or can i just simply change my mind?
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That's the equivalent of someone buying a Leader Class Bumblebee today, keeping it sealed and untouched, and exchanging it the day after just because he likes Leader Class Ironhide better now. If the product is not at fault, you're not eligible for an exchange, that's all i'm saying. nod.gif


QUOTE(l30n91120 @ Jul 27 2011, 07:43 PM)
But is it wrong for local shops (hobby/toy shops or any other shops) to benchmark themselves against major retailers to further improve their services to benefit our consumers instead of arguing with customers to save them the time & hassel to make an exchange?? (and i'm not even expecting a cash refund from them).
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Less hassle for us but it would be more hassle for them. Think of the procedures they had to go through, like how to key it in the computer records, how to notify the suppliers to cancel that order for one and make a new order for another, how to report the case to their superiors/owners, etc. Not to mention that you probably won't be the only one abusing this privilege, and God knows how many times humans change their minds!


QUOTE(kayubalak @ Jul 28 2011, 01:00 AM)
i think what bro parody said earlier is u should try to make more informed purchases...do more research n more checking before ur purchase, to avoid having to put urself through the hassle of having to exchange it in the first place...in the case of ur wrong size of display case for example, you could have measured first with what u want to display and then check out the dimensions of display cases that are at the shop... don't u think u would have less "bad luck" if u did more research b4 making this purchases?
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Depends on how you define "new" and "haven't been used before". A chainsaw that has been taken out of the box but never been switched on would be considered as new but a box of toys that had the seal broken would no longer be new. And if l30n91120 had never used the display case before, how would he know that it's not suitable?  rolleyes.gif

...one more thing, the majority doesn't always win. rclxs0.gif
That's the equivalent of someone buying a Leader Class Bumblebee today, keeping it sealed and untouched, and exchanging it the day after just because he likes Leader Class Ironhide better now. If the product is not at fault, you're not eligible for an exchange, that's all i'm saying.  nod.gif
Less hassle for us but it would be more hassle for them. Think of the procedures they had to go through, like how to key it in the computer records, how to notify the suppliers to cancel that order for one and make a new order for another, how to report the case to their superiors/owners, etc. Not to mention that you probably won't be the only one abusing this privilege, and God knows how many times humans change their minds!
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yes, you should try to make more informed purchases. but human do make mistake. I guess you are confuse between a chainsaw, a toy and a display box sign0006.gif . How badly damage can a display box be after opening it to have a look . you don't and can't play with a DISPLAY BOX. If the box have scratches then the customer is not eligible to an exchange

Define "new" and "haven't been used before" :
So you walk in a shop, wanna buy a medium size display box. ask shop assistant to open it to check for scratches . everything is in perfect condition. then you decide to get a bigger display box instead of the medium size. you bought the big display box. so shop assistant nicely put back medium size display box on shelf for sale. I guess that the medium display box now is old and no longer is new. doh.gif . so a next customer come in and want to buy the medium display box, the retailer should tell the customer that this display box is used before since it is open before for inspection? Is it true that display box opened by shop assistant in shop and nicely pack back, without scratches consider still new while if a customer purchase it, bring it home, opened it and pack it back nicely without scratches consider used and old? Or is it before purchase everything is new, once sold consider old?

you make a mistake buying leader class bumble bee today, keeping it sealed and untouched, and exchanging it the day after just because you likes Leader Class Ironhide better now. yes, you make a mistake buying something you don't really like, so you bring back to the shop to exchange and exchange it. after all the bumble bee is still new, sealed and untouched. unless you are being mischievous , you open it, play with it and return it. If a retailer think that it is too much hassle to do a simple customer service , key in computer,notify supplier etc, then don't do retail la. don't try to push away your responsibility as it is the retailer job to do it. we customer already pay. forcing us to keep something we purchase wrongly is a total moneyflies.gif and leader bumble bee will end up in the dustbin . That will lead to wastage. Go green. The leader bumble bee is better off to someone that really like it

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But I do have to comment that for TM services..

What's worse :

1) The figures were too overpriced.. Comparing to other shops.. Yes I know its rare and hard to find but... The price is just knocking your balls off.

2) Well, I can say that They do have a good promote skills but.. What I don't like is, when I come to take a look only. especially the Aunty always force me to buy that stuff treating like stock clearance or something.

3) I tried to ask for only a few ringgit discount like (RM 10 or 5) only.. What they say is . "Look at the box, Its big, many accessories.. Already consider as cheap".. But I look at the other shop.. BANG! cheaper than them by RM 50.

What I regret was... Especially i remembered the past where i bought this Figma Hatsune Miku live stage ver from them.. they "BANG" the price at RM45x.. I also tried asked for discounts but they say "Its a limited edition where outside cannot find one.. I'm very sure that you won't get to find this cheap price".. So, I thought that its a limited edition and should be worth a collect. So I bought it down.

Another day, I searched every best dealers around MY .. I was like WTF? Their price is cheaper than TM by RM 100 ~ 120.. I was like very regret..

So end up I stop buying figures from them.. As their waaayyy too overpriced comparing to the others.... Unless I got no choice but to buy from them..

My friend also got scared when I say "Let's go check out TM's shop for new oncoming figures".. My friend says "Noo way! the aunty there scares the hell out of me when i only LOOKED at the stuffs but not planning to buy.. The aunty there keeps forcing me to do so, so don't tell me about TM again"

I also found out that their price compared to others was :

Normal Figures .. Commonly found : Expensive than others by RM 20~40

Super Rare Figures / Limited Editions : Expensive than others by RM 100~200

What I like the most is only they have 10% off discounts.. at random date. But not all figures were below the market price.

Either way I believe that they went hunting in Japan but.. For my thoughts.. that could be somehow random.. when they mentioned that they will hunt in Japan.. What I was thinking of.. "I don't think they are going to Japan seriously.. They can either buy from other shops and sell at a superbly expensive price".. Eventhough they bought from Japan... I see their price is like.. "Oh my".. Its ridiculous

My conclusion was : I know that renting a shop is really expensive but please fix the price as it turns out to be waaaayyy too overpriced than others eventhough we knew that only your shops keeps superbly rare figures.. That is all
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TM stuff always pricey for limited items, it just matter of choice. strange I never been 'forced' to buy even if just looking at the item I want

at least they know how to treat customer, unlike XL..
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For XL, it depends on which branch you're in. So far the one in BTS is great, but I've heard alot of negatives for the MidValley branch.

TimeMachine, so far I haven't get any bad treatment, or maybe I just don't really care much. Usually I just go in and they'll ask "What're you looking for?" and I reply with "I'll have a look around first," and they leave me alone. Probably because I buy things on random from them. Also, I don't think the Auntie is there anymore after they moved.
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yup, I should speak clearly, XL shop in Midvalley..my bad..

hard to find parking lot, face traffic jam just to get there and this is how they treat their customers? avoid while u can guys
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oh. ive had some bad experience with XL shop, midvalley branch to be exact.

i came into the store and ask them abt the figure that their selling, the price and all, bt the worker there just answer like 2 or 3 words. not even bother to answer my questions fully.

damn, i got angry and i just went out like that. i dnt thnk i will be coming to XL Shop Midvalley ever again.
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QUOTE(snakees @ Jul 28 2011, 03:47 AM)
yes, you should try to make more informed purchases. but human do make mistake. I guess you are confuse between a chainsaw, a toy and a display box sign0006.gif . How badly damage can a display box be after opening it to have a look . you don't and can't play with a DISPLAY BOX. If the box have scratches then the customer is not eligible  to an exchange

Define  "new" and "haven't been used before" :
So you walk in a shop, wanna buy a medium size display box. ask shop assistant to open it to check for scratches . everything is in  perfect condition. then you decide to get a bigger display box instead of the medium size. you bought the big display box. so shop assistant nicely put back medium size display box on shelf for sale. I guess that the medium display box now is old and no longer is new.  doh.gif . so a next customer come in and want to buy the medium display box, the retailer should tell the customer that this display box is used before since it is open before for inspection? Is it true that display box opened by shop assistant in shop and nicely pack back, without scratches consider still new while if a customer purchase it, bring it home, opened it and pack it back nicely without scratches consider used and old? Or is it before purchase everything is new, once sold consider old?

you make a mistake buying leader class bumble bee today, keeping it sealed and untouched, and exchanging it the day after just because you likes Leader Class Ironhide better now. yes, you make a mistake buying something you don't really like, so you bring back to the shop to exchange and exchange it. after all the bumble bee is still new, sealed and untouched. unless you are being mischievous , you open it, play with it and return it. If a retailer think that it is too much hassle to do a simple customer service , key in computer,notify supplier etc, then don't do retail la. don't try to push away your responsibility as it is the retailer job to do it. we customer already pay. forcing us to keep something we purchase wrongly is a total  moneyflies.gif and leader bumble bee will end up in the dustbin . That will lead to wastage. Go green.  The leader bumble bee is better off to someone that really like it
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bro, if u made a mistake in buying the wrong item, then i would not agree tat u r eligible to return it for a full refund! u shud think carefully before u make any purcase!!!! and pls read the T&C before doing any purcase, "goods sold are not returnable"! pls respect the seller.... this is not about customer service, this is the buyer's problem and mistakes... i'm sure most if not all the retailers and sellers will agree with me. i'm a buyer myself, and i respect this rule. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT (OR BUY). Peace.... [no offence ok?]
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Hi Guys,

Can I ask u guys a quick question ... the salesperson @ Ultimate Toys Amcorp mall is having a pre order on Hot Toys ... I'm kinda new to this, so I would appreciate an opinion or two. Can this shop be trusted ? ... they have really high deposit for their pre orders.
And ... is there such a thing as a Grade A fake for Hot Toys products ?
( I notice this shop's price seems much lower than others )

Thanks in advance.

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QUOTE(setsunaf @ Sep 1 2011, 11:36 AM)
bro, if u made a mistake in buying the wrong item, then i would not agree tat u r eligible to return it for a full refund! u shud think carefully before u make any purcase!!!! and pls read the T&C before doing any purcase, "goods sold are not returnable"! pls respect the seller.... this is not about customer service, this is the buyer's problem and mistakes... i'm sure most if not all the retailers and sellers will agree with me. i'm a buyer myself, and i respect this rule. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT (OR BUY). Peace.... [no offence ok?]
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READ CAREFULLY MATE, i did not state that '' if u made a mistake in buying the wrong item, u r eligible to return it for a full refund' :- Get your facts right

and also :- pls read the T&C before doing any purcase, "goods sold are not returnable" :- but did not state not exchangeable , therefore it is ok if you purchase something wrongly and ask for an exchange, not refund smile.gif . i am a seller and a buyer myself, customer can make mistake so can a seller as well

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QUOTE(snakees @ Jul 28 2011, 03:47 AM)
yes, you should try to make more informed purchases. but human do make mistake. I guess you are confuse between a chainsaw, a toy and a display box sign0006.gif . How badly damage can a display box be after opening it to have a look . you don't and can't play with a DISPLAY BOX. If the box have scratches then the customer is not eligible  to an exchange

Define  "new" and "haven't been used before" :
So you walk in a shop, wanna buy a medium size display box. ask shop assistant to open it to check for scratches . everything is in  perfect condition. then you decide to get a bigger display box instead of the medium size. you bought the big display box. so shop assistant nicely put back medium size display box on shelf for sale. I guess that the medium display box now is old and no longer is new.  doh.gif . so a next customer come in and want to buy the medium display box, the retailer should tell the customer that this display box is used before since it is open before for inspection? Is it true that display box opened by shop assistant in shop and nicely pack back, without scratches consider still new while if a customer purchase it, bring it home, opened it and pack it back nicely without scratches consider used and old? Or is it before purchase everything is new, once sold consider old?

you make a mistake buying leader class bumble bee today, keeping it sealed and untouched, and exchanging it the day after just because you likes Leader Class Ironhide better now. yes, you make a mistake buying something you don't really like, so you bring back to the shop to exchange and exchange it. after all the bumble bee is still new, sealed and untouched. unless you are being mischievous , you open it, play with it and return it. If a retailer think that it is too much hassle to do a simple customer service , key in computer,notify supplier etc, then don't do retail la. don't try to push away your responsibility as it is the retailer job to do it. we customer already pay. forcing us to keep something we purchase wrongly is a total  moneyflies.gif and leader bumble bee will end up in the dustbin . That will lead to wastage. Go green.  The leader bumble bee is better off to someone that really like it
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Would you buy a display box whose packaging has been opened? I'd personally rather not. Look at it from the seller's end too - if he does open the box to let you check the contents, then he is taking a risk here that no one might want to buy it. Same goes with an opened box that has been returned by a customer!

There is a clear difference between the smaller specialist shops and the big boys like Toys r Us. Toys r Us can afford to have one or two boxes that won't ever be sold - it would hardly affect their profits. The same cannot be said of the small retailers, can it?

However, I do agree that everyone deserves a certain level of customer service.

But isn't it also reasonable to say that if you want Toys r Us or even Jusco's level of service, then you must be prepared to pay their prices! MGs at RRP anyone?
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QUOTE(snakees @ Sep 7 2011, 02:03 AM)
READ CAREFULLY MATE, i did not state that '' if u made a mistake in buying the wrong item, u r eligible to return it for a full refund' :- Get your facts right

and also :- pls read the T&C before doing any purcase, "goods sold are not returnable" :-  but did not state not exchangeable , therefore it is ok if you purchase something wrongly and ask for an exchange, not refund  smile.gif . i am a seller and a buyer myself, customer can make mistake so can a seller as well

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Bro, so u are a seller? good for u!
first and foremost, sorry for not getting the facts correct, my bad! sumimasen deshita!
back to the issue, making mistake in buying the wrong item and return it to exchange for another item at the same price...
perhaps u can try that in jusco one day... see what the sales person would say.
or try buy 10 oranges from pasar malam and return later and tell the boss u wan2 exchange for 10 apples cuz u hav bought the wrong thing. see what the boss will say.
maybe some toyshop out there which u r the loyal regular customer allow u to do so, i think this would be minority.
again my point is, Think before u act. not mkany things in our life allow us for a second chance, especially wat came out from our mouth. it may already hurt other ppl's feeling and then only u want to take back and rephrase your words, too late...
different people has different ways of looking at things and handle things. this is solely my humble opinion. not coming here to flame or pick a fight.
last but not least, not hard feelings.
have a nice day, think before we act! smile.gif
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Bro, so u are a seller? good for u!
first and foremost, sorry for not getting the facts correct, my bad! sumimasen deshita!
back to the issue, making mistake in buying the wrong item and return it to exchange for another item at the same price...
perhaps u can try that in jusco one day... see what the sales person would say.
or try buy 10 oranges from pasar malam and return later and tell the boss u wan2 exchange for 10 apples cuz u hav bought the wrong thing. see what the boss will say.
maybe some toyshop out there which u r the loyal regular customer allow u to do so, i think this would be minority.
again my point is, Think before u act. not mkany things in our life allow us for a second chance, especially wat came out from our mouth. it may already hurt other ppl's feeling and then only u want to take back and rephrase your words, too late...
different people has different ways of looking at things and handle things. this is solely my humble opinion. not coming here to flame or pick a fight.
last but not least, not hard feelings.
have a nice day, think before we act! smile.gif
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Oh yes, you are completely right bro. "Think before you act" your statement rocks. This is what this forum needed all the time. After all, it benefit me most as a seller right. Thank you so much biggrin.gif

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Guys, i want to complaint about Famitoy, to be more specific person called PC Kok, i have bankin to him for buying transformer but never update the order status, try call & email him also don't reply.
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Would you buy a display box whose packaging has been opened? I'd personally rather not. Look at it from the seller's end too - if he does open the box to let you check the contents, then he is taking a risk here that no one might want to buy it. Same goes with an opened box that has been returned by a customer!

There is a clear difference between the smaller specialist shops and the big boys like Toys r Us. Toys r Us can afford to have one or two boxes that won't ever be sold - it would hardly affect their profits. The same cannot be said of the small retailers, can it?

However, I do agree that everyone deserves a certain level of customer service.

But isn't it also reasonable to say that if you want Toys r Us or even Jusco's level of service, then you must be prepared to pay their prices! MGs at RRP anyone?
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QUOTE(setsunaf @ Sep 1 2011, 11:36 AM)
bro, if u made a mistake in buying the wrong item, then i would not agree tat u r eligible to return it for a full refund! u shud think carefully before u make any purcase!!!! and pls read the T&C before doing any purcase, "goods sold are not returnable"! pls respect the seller.... this is not about customer service, this is the buyer's problem and mistakes... i'm sure most if not all the retailers and sellers will agree with me. i'm a buyer myself, and i respect this rule. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT (OR BUY). Peace.... [no offence ok?]
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QUOTE(setsunaf @ Sep 23 2011, 01:32 AM)
Bro, so u are a seller? good for u!
first and foremost, sorry for not getting the facts correct, my bad! sumimasen deshita!
back to the issue, making mistake in buying the wrong item and return it to exchange for another item at the same price...
perhaps u can try that in jusco one day... see what the sales person would say.
or try buy 10 oranges from pasar malam and return later and tell the boss u wan2 exchange for 10 apples cuz u hav bought the wrong thing. see what the boss will say.
maybe some toyshop out there which u r the loyal regular customer allow u to do so, i think this would be minority.
again my point is, Think before u act. not mkany things in our life allow us for a second chance, especially wat came out from our mouth. it may already hurt other ppl's feeling and then only u want to take back and rephrase your words, too late...
different people has different ways of looking at things and handle things. this is solely my humble opinion. not coming here to flame or pick a fight.
last but not least, not hard feelings.
have a nice day, think before we act! smile.gif
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Consumers not doing enough
HAMZAH NAZARI
Thursday, October 6th, 2011 11:41:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers in Malaysia are not complaining enough, it seems.

From a daily average of 50 calls received by the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC), more than half are not followed through by consumers themselves.

The centre recorded 34,381 actionable complaints from consumers last year, but the figure could have been higher by at least 20 per cent.

Because of consumers' nonaction, coupled with lax transparency by companies, NCCC's overall statistics are affected, said its dispute resolution and policy review senior manager M. Matheevani (pic).

"Some called seeking advice but they don't take the next step as they feel their complaints are unimportant or they aren't aware of their rights," she told The Malay Mail at the 5th Complaintfest 2011 yesterday.

"But complaints received by the centre are recorded, presented to the companies and used in our statistical reports."

Matheevani said except for urgent cases, complaints are treated with the same level of priority.

The centre also tries to help the poor and the disadvantaged, such as those who are illiterate.

She said if the complaints received are less than 200 for a particular industry, the centre does not single out the industry in their report but instead lists them under Quality of Products and Services.

Six out of seven industries with the highest number of complaints, in ascending order, were Housing, Public Transport, Automobile, Financial Institutions, Hire Purchase and Quality of Products and Services industries, with more than 2,000 complaints each.

However, 3,102 out of the 34,381 complaints received last year were against the Communications and Multi-media industry. These include telecommunication companies, broadband Internet service providers and subscription based television.

Matheevani said this was due to rising complexity and packages offered by these companies, sometimes without infrastructure or systems in place to back them up.

"The Communications and Multi-media Act is also too lenient," she said, but that overall, Malaysia has among the best consumer protection laws in Asia.

When asked how the centre can do more for consumers, Matheevani said the centre is currently under-funded and under-staffed.

"NCCC is about improving industry practices and law reforms by dealing with individual cases. Despite our shortcomings, we are still able to resolve a substantial amount of complaints, with a majority of them in favour of consumers.

"However, the centre needs more support and feedback from industries, the government and the public. Currently, our sole source of funds comes from Fomca," she said.

From a financial angle, after examining over 138,000 consumer complaints covering 24 sectors since 2006, the centre estimates the collective losses last year amounted to RM244,301,900.

Do you know your basic rights?

UNDER trying times, a little knowledge of your consumer rights can save you a lot of money.

National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) dispute resolution and policy review senior manager M. Matheevani said consumers are often unaware of the basic rights provided to them under Malaysian laws, such as:

● If you have paid one third of your vehicle loan, they'll need to obtain a court order to repossess it

"The Hire Purchase (Amendment) Act 2010 effective on June 15, 2010, as a result of NCCC complaints, states that in the event a consumer has paid over one-third of the vehicle's total cost, a court order must be obtained to repossess the car," said Matheevani.

Other amendments state repossession can only take place after you missed payment for two consecutive months, followed by a 21-day notice issued by the loaner. Any person involved in repossession activities must also obtain a permit from a Controller of Consumer Affairs.

You can probably still get a refund even if they have a 'No Refund' policy[U]

"Company policies are not above the law," said Matheevani. Companies that practice a 'No-Refund' policy are in direct violation of Section 46 of Consumer Protection Act 1999 regardless of whether they display 'Goods sold are not returnable' or 'No Refunds' around premises or on receipts.

● Your gym membership contract does not entitle them to charge you for a whole year

"All services with a schedule can be terminated verbally, though it is better to do so in writing," said Matheevani.

Consumers who signed up for gym memberships and other services provided on a schedule, referred to as Future Services, should read up on Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act.

In the event of termination, suppliers can only charge five per cent of the contract price, the cost of goods the consumer is keeping and the portion of the full contract price, representing services received by the consumer.


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Instead of answering my question - 'Are you willing to pay regular retail price for an item?' you chose to be a smug arse and hide behind some article.

You want to pay the lowest $, and expect the highest level of service. Not very reasonable, no?

I repeat, Juscos and other large retailers (or even IKEA and their return policy) can afford to give refunds etc, most of the smaller hobby shops probably cannot. Me, I'm happy enough if the shop assistant/owner/guy at counter is polite and helpful, isn't blatantly out to fleece me and is willing to refund/exchange my purchase if the said item is indeed faulty. It isn't always about consumer rights imho - semua orang pun cari makan lor. If it makes me a pushover and an ignorant consumer, then so be it.

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QUOTE(madmoz @ Oct 6 2011, 11:39 PM)
Instead of answering my question - 'Are you willing to pay regular retail price for an item?' you chose to be a smug arse and hide behind some article.

You want to pay the lowest $, and expect the highest level of service. Not very reasonable, no?

I repeat, Juscos and other large retailers (or even IKEA and their return policy) can afford to give refunds etc, most of the smaller hobby shops probably cannot. Me, I'm happy enough if the shop assistant/owner/guy at counter is polite and helpful, isn't blatantly out to fleece me and is willing to refund/exchange my purchase if the said item is  indeed faulty. It isn't always about consumer rights imho - semua orang pun cari makan lor. If it makes me a pushover and an ignorant consumer, then so be it.
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Hi Guys,

Can I ask u guys a quick question ... the salesperson @ Ultimate Toys Amcorp mall is having a pre order on Hot Toys ... I'm kinda new to this, so I would appreciate an opinion or two. Can this shop be trusted ? ...  they have really high deposit for their pre orders.
And ... is there such a thing as a Grade A fake for Hot Toys products ?
( I notice this shop's price seems much lower than others )

Thanks in advance.
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hello. yeah, the shop owner can be trusted, but sometimes he is a bit annoying coz he wont let walk-in customer to check out his wares. Yeah, i understand since his shop is small, and not enough space 2 walk sometime coz of 2 many toys inside. and cant entertain so many ppl at one time.

he only let pre-order customers come in, but how about others who are genuinely 1 2 buy something? he oledi lost my confidence. buy so many times buy from him, n never 1 2 give discount oso!

there's always fake toys everywhere. BUT i'm not saying his Hot Toy fake ok?

on the other hand, toy shops like 1toy, famitoy, toy wizard are good in terms of service n prices.

good luck.

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hi. umm.. not sure if this is the right place but anyone bought something from gwing hobby before? want to pre-order something from there but need to ask around first.
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hi. umm.. not sure if this is the right place but anyone bought something from gwing hobby before? want to pre-order something from there but need to ask around first.
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Been buying lots of stuff from them. Their service is good. You can give them a try.
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Guys,
DO NOT SUPPORT GRAFFITI TOYS. A few days ago, they advertised TF DOTM Human Alliance Roadbuster @ RM112.50. I believe some forumers saw this too. I was also informed by one of them yesterday. SMS Jee to confirm and he said it is priced so.

Went there and found out that it's sold in set of two with BB because "nobody wants it." So he can just cheat his customers like that?

False advertisement. Very unethical. Never ever support Graffiti Toys @ Berjaya Times Square.

(update: the post is now removed from the blog)

I'd rather lose the RM3.00 I paid for parking and some petrol than paying RM225 and get cheated.
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QUOTE(lowyatben @ Nov 26 2011, 06:35 PM)
Guys,
DO NOT SUPPORT GRAFFITI TOYS. A few days ago, they advertised TF DOTM Human Alliance Roadbuster @ RM112.50. I believe some forumers saw this too. I was also informed by one of them yesterday. SMS Jee to confirm and he said it is priced so.

Went there and found out that it's sold in set of two with BB because "nobody wants it." So he can just cheat his customers like that?

False advertisement. Very unethical. Never ever support Graffiti Toys @ Berjaya Times Square.

(update: the post is now removed from the blog)

I'd rather lose the RM3.00 I paid for parking and some petrol than paying RM225 and get cheated.
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Ya, Graffiti are notorious for packaging stuff here and there, trying to sell off their unwanted stock of Bumblebees and Mudflaps. If you're lucky enough to find two items you like then it's not that bad, but it rarely happens. I usually only go there for Star Wars stuff, and some of the older toys which are no longer found elsewhere like the ToyBiz Marvel figures and so on. I've been buying from them since they were PlayStation in Star Hill, and they've always been friendly, although their prices aren't as competitive as other places.

Agree on the XL shop in Mid Valley - that guy with glasses is really unfriendly, and good luck if you want to ask him about anything. The BTS branch is really nice - the two guys there are chatty and helpful, although I was a bit upset when they told me to check the website "if it's not there we don't have it" when I asked them about the re-release of Figma Saber and Rider. When I went to the Ampang HQ today I was told that they had them, and they're sold out - apparently the website isn't accurate and I should join their Facebook group to get the latest updates. Ampang HQ service is pretty good - I think the lady there is the boss or something, but it's a horrible place to try and visit location-wise. BTS is still my favourite branch, although Empire's branch isn't bad either. The large guy manning the place there is also quite helpful - in fact sometimes he talks too much, but it's okay for me.

I've always had good service from Time Machine, but when I go there I know that I expect to pay more than I would in XL shop for my stuff - I go there to look for stuff which other places no longer stock, and I've found some stuff there which I thought I'd never see. Their prices can also be quite competitive if you buy from their eBay account (although I'm not sure if it's still active). I did a search around KL for a Soul Of Chogokin Daltanious and their price beat Graffiti Toys, vHobby and that shop in AmCorp Mall (I think it was Ultimate - the one not on the top floor like the others that's closed most of the time I go there).

Another shop I'd like to compliment on their service is the Toys R Us in KLCC - quite unexpected, really, but they're really friendly and seem to enjoy their toys, unlike some other shops I've come across.
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QUOTE(Charsiupao @ Dec 30 2011, 01:23 AM)
Ya, Graffiti are notorious for packaging stuff here and there, trying to sell off their unwanted stock of Bumblebees and Mudflaps. If you're lucky enough to find two items you like then it's not that bad, but it rarely happens. I usually only go there for Star Wars stuff, and some of the older toys which are no longer found elsewhere like the ToyBiz Marvel figures and so on. I've been buying from them since they were PlayStation in Star Hill, and they've always been friendly, although their prices aren't as competitive as other places.

Agree on the XL shop in Mid Valley - that guy with glasses is really unfriendly, and good luck if you want to ask him about anything. The BTS branch is really nice - the two guys there are chatty and helpful, although I was a bit upset when they told me to check the website "if it's not there we don't have it" when I asked them about the re-release of Figma Saber and Rider. When I went to the Ampang HQ today I was told that they had them, and they're sold out - apparently the website isn't accurate and I should join their Facebook group to get the latest updates. Ampang HQ service is pretty good - I think the lady there is the boss or something, but it's a horrible place to try and visit location-wise. BTS is still my favourite branch, although Empire's branch isn't bad either. The large guy manning the place there is also quite helpful - in fact sometimes he talks too much, but it's okay for me.

I've always had good service from Time Machine, but when I go there I know that I expect to pay more than I would in XL shop for my stuff - I go there to look for stuff which other places no longer stock, and I've found some stuff there which I thought I'd never see. Their prices can also be quite competitive if you buy from their eBay account (although I'm not sure if it's still active). I did a search around KL for a Soul Of Chogokin Daltanious and their price beat Graffiti Toys, vHobby and that shop in AmCorp Mall (I think it was Ultimate - the one not on the top floor like the others that's closed most of the time I go there).

Another shop I'd like to compliment on their service is the Toys R Us in KLCC - quite unexpected, really, but they're really friendly and seem to enjoy their toys, unlike some other shops I've come across.
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Time machine has moved to the mall opposite time square am i right?
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Time machine has moved to the mall opposite time square am i right?
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Ya, Plaza Berjaya. From Times Square, if you take the bridge across (the one which connects to the monorail) you'll go straight into Plaza Berjaya. Then you take the escalator one floor up, turn left and walk all the way to the end.
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Guys, i've got some questions here.
I want to buy 2 psp limited edition games that come with figma.
The links are below:
http://www.jlist.com/product/PRE901
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QXMV4...&n=&s=&v=glance

I want to ask, which shop in Klang Valley can help me order?
I'm new to buying figures and these two would be my firsts....

I've sent email enquiry to XL-shop and am planning to go to their mid valley branch this Friday... but i just read from the above that the xl-shop branch at mid valley is not friendly and unhelpful, so any other recommendations that can help me?
Thank you.
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i think you need to look into 'Services Noticeboard' thread and find seller who can help you order directly from Japan.. XL unlikely selling psp games with figma.. not sure but you can try
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QUOTE(vapor131 @ Feb 29 2012, 02:16 PM)
i think you need to look into 'Services Noticeboard' thread and find seller who can help you order directly from Japan.. XL unlikely selling psp games with figma.. not sure but you can try
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oh... i asked them already, EPIC FAIL.....
now seeking for new help...
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oh... i asked them already, EPIC FAIL.....
now seeking for new help...
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cause u ask the wrong stuff in wrong place. u have better chance by checking out gameshop

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QUOTE(vapor131 @ Mar 1 2012, 09:35 AM)
cause u ask the wrong stuff in wrong place. u have better chance by checking out gameshop
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LOL... asked Gamers Hideout, Software Boutique and etc and all also same... all said do not carry it...

but nevermind, i already placed order for it.
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QUOTE(roytomas8998 @ Nov 17 2011, 08:38 AM)
hello. yeah, the shop owner can be trusted, but sometimes he is a bit annoying coz he wont let walk-in customer to check out his wares. Yeah, i understand since his shop is small, and not enough space 2 walk sometime coz of 2 many toys inside. and cant entertain so many ppl at one time.

he only let pre-order customers come in, but how about others who are genuinely 1 2 buy something? he oledi lost my confidence. buy so many times buy from him, n never 1 2 give discount oso!

there's always fake toys everywhere. BUT i'm not saying his Hot Toy fake ok?

on the other hand, toy shops like 1toy, famitoy, toy wizard are good in terms of service n prices.

good luck.
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I had a really bad experience with Ultimate Toys

during the time it happened way back in 2007/2008, I was still new and was into collecting starwars master replica lighsabers. I wanted to get a Qui-GOn jin Light saber. the shop attendant said it was quite hard to find since it was already past the pre-order stage but he said they might be able to get it for me. a deposit was made, and 2 weeks later I dropped by to inquire about it the item. still no news. weeks later still no news. when I dropped by again, he said he was unablee to get the item, so I decided to get the darth sidious light saber which was currently in pre=order. I also ordered the Darth Maul Force FX dual light saber. Another deposit was made. a month later, tried to call, no answer (I later found out the guy was in Singapore). the next week I dropped by (they don't seem to have the courtesy to call customers when the items arrive). saw a few Force FX light sabers and asked if mine was among them. The answer was yes but there were "problems" with the electronics so they had to be sent back to Master Replicas to be exchanged. Being the good guy that I am I didn't make a fuss. I just asked for the status for my pre-ordered darth sidious saber. still "processing".

i kept dropping by 2 weeks at a time just to check up on them and kept getting the same reply. later on I got quite busy with work and wasn't able to simply drop by anytime so I tried calling them (even though past experiences taught me that the possibility of anyone answering was less then 0.001%). Every time I called, it was either engaged or no answer. When I finally was able drop by later on, the person that I used to deal with was replaced by someone else. asked them about my order, but kept getting dumb looks. So I asked to speak with the guy I was dealing with previously but was told he was in Singapore. They took my name and number again and said they would call me back. weeks, months down the road and no news. then they started closing their shop on weekends so I couldn't talk directly to anyone. trying to call them was just a waste of time since there was never an answer. to this day, still no news

Nowadays, when I go to amcorp mall and see their shop all closed up, it makes me think back about the bad experience I had with them and makes me really fed-up. Wish I could give the owner a piece of my mind and get back the money I deposited but then, with shop always closed what can I do? The only person I have ever dealt with was a guy named Jeremy who said he and his partner were the owners. It's been years and I've never seen his face around Amcorp or PJ

btw, I heard the glass for the shop was broken some time ago. maybe someone who had the same experience as me took matters into their own hands? a little extreme perhaps. but maybe what goes around, does comes around...

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^ sorry bro, but don't u have the receipt for the payment u made for the preorder? u could have gone to him and demand for a refund of ur cash regardless if it was his partner who deal with u... ur very patient bro, i respect that...but u have to fight for ur right too..

it is 2012 now bro...so it's been 4 years they hold on to ur money...about time u did something bro... best of luck..
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QUOTE(AKM47 @ Mar 6 2012, 10:50 PM)
I had a really bad experience with Ultimate Toys

during the time it happened way back in 2007/2008, I was still new and was into collecting starwars master replica lighsabers. I wanted to get a Qui-GOn jin Light saber. the shop attendant said it was quite hard to find since it was already past the pre-order stage but he said they might be able to get it for me. a deposit was made, and 2 weeks later I dropped by to inquire about it the item. still no news. weeks later still no news. when I dropped by again, he said he was unablee to get the item, so I decided to get the darth sidious light saber which was currently in pre=order. I also ordered the Darth Maul Force FX dual light saber. Another deposit was made. a month later, tried to call, no answer (I later found out the guy was in Singapore). the next week I dropped by (they don't seem to have the courtesy to call customers when the items arrive). saw a few Force FX light sabers and asked if mine was among them. The answer was yes but there were "problems" with the electronics so they had to be sent back to Master Replicas to be exchanged. Being the good guy that I am I didn't make a fuss. I just asked for the status for my pre-ordered darth sidious saber. still "processing".

i kept dropping by 2 weeks at a time just to check up on them and kept getting the same reply. later on I got quite busy with work and wasn't able to simply drop by anytime so I tried calling them (even though past experiences taught me that the possibility of anyone answering was less then 0.001%). Every time I called, it was either engaged or no answer. When I finally was able drop by later on, the person that I used to deal with was replaced by someone else. asked them about my order, but kept getting dumb looks. So I asked to speak with the guy I was dealing with previously but was told he was in Singapore. They took my name and number again and said they would call me back. weeks, months down the road and no news. then they started closing their shop on weekends so I couldn't talk directly to anyone. trying to call them was just a waste of time since there was never an answer. to this day, still no news

Nowadays, when I go to amcorp mall and see their shop all closed up, it makes me think back about the bad experience I had with them and makes me really fed-up. Wish I could give the owner a piece of my mind and get back the money I deposited but then, with shop always closed what can I do? The only person I have ever dealt with was a guy named Jeremy who said he and his partner were the owners. It's been years and I've never seen his face around Amcorp or PJ

btw, I heard the glass for the shop was broken some time ago. maybe someone who had the same experience as me took matters into their own hands? a little extreme perhaps. but maybe what goes around, does comes around...
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bro, your patience and calmness earned my respect, but i really think you should fight your rights as a customer, if you still have the receipt with the pre-order, please go to them and demand refund, i think they're taking advantage of you since you arent stern enough with them, so they think they can play you off....

good luck on your fund retrieval.
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Thanks kayubalak, rurushu

I think I have the receipt somewhere. most probably in my old wallet. will try to find it. but I'm not sure if they would even consider my complaint since it's been such a long time. they will definitely play the "Why come to us now? u should have came to us earlier" card.

I also heard somewhere (i think it was in LYN forums) that the 2 owners parted ways and the one handling Ultimate Toys is the other partner. not the one I was dealing with. so if the story holds true, and they did part ways, I'm not sure if the current owner is willing to cover up for they other guys mistake/misconduct.The amount i paid also wasn't small since what I ordered was the 1:1 light saber and the both sides of the darth maul force FX sabre. roughly around 2k to 3k

All in all, I will try to confront them with this matter. I'm just waiting for them to be open (they're ALWAYS closed whenever I go there). will be happy if any forumers here (who usually buy from them and have good relationship with them) could highlight this matter to them
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Thanks kayubalak, rurushu

I think I have the receipt somewhere. most probably in my old wallet. will try to find it. but I'm not sure if they would even consider my complaint since it's been such a long time. they will definitely play the "Why come to us now? u should have came to us earlier" card.

I also heard somewhere (i think it was in LYN forums) that the 2 owners parted ways and the one handling Ultimate Toys is the other partner. not the one I was dealing with. so if the story holds true, and they did part ways, I'm not sure if the current owner is willing to cover up for they other guys mistake/misconduct.The amount i paid also wasn't small since what I ordered was the 1:1 light saber and the both sides of the darth maul force FX sabre. roughly around 2k to 3k

All in all, I will try to confront them with this matter. I'm just waiting for them to be open (they're ALWAYS closed whenever I go there). will be happy if any forumers here (who usually buy from them and have good relationship with them) could highlight this matter to them
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wow bro, its amazing tat u have a high level +9999999 patience. if me long time i oledi vmad.gif mad.gif vmad.gif
give a piece of my mind.

anyway, the previous guy (the one u dealt with) probably have an arguement with Jeremy (current owner) few years back. more of a disagreement (my friend told me)

of coz, since i got no proof, i wont speculate anything. But the way Jeremy do his business, I'm amazed he is still running it coz he got ZERO ppl skills n he reli sucks!!!

Is it so hard 2 do business tat u must show ur frowning face everytime a customer walks in? Does it hurt to be kind n courteous 2 others? If he cant do tat, then he might as well get the F!!@# out of this business.


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wow bro, its amazing tat u have a high level +9999999 patience. if me long time i oledi  vmad.gif  mad.gif  vmad.gif
give a piece of my mind.

anyway, the previous guy (the one u dealt with) probably have an arguement with Jeremy (current owner) few years back. more of a disagreement (my friend told me)

of coz, since i got no proof, i wont speculate anything. But the way Jeremy do his business, I'm amazed he is still running it coz he got ZERO ppl skills n he reli sucks!!!

Is it so hard 2 do business tat u must show ur frowning face everytime a customer walks in? Does it hurt to be kind n courteous 2 others? If he cant do tat, then he might as well get the F!!@# out of this business.
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thanks bro roytomas8998.

I was dealing with Jeremy when all of this happened. you're saying Jeremy is the current owner? he's the guy with the long hair (if he hasn't changed his hairstyle) right? I thought the other guy was the current owner. maybe there's still hope yet (that is, if he even remembers me or would even entertain me). I'm not sure when I'll be able to do it, but that shop is definitely on my "To do" list.
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QUOTE(AKM47 @ Mar 8 2012, 11:08 PM)
thanks bro roytomas8998.

I was dealing with Jeremy when all of this happened. you're saying Jeremy is the current owner? he's the guy with the long hair (if he hasn't changed his hairstyle) right? I thought the other guy was the current owner. maybe there's still hope yet (that is, if he even remembers me or would even entertain me). I'm not sure when I'll be able to do it, but that shop is definitely on my "To do" list.
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go at him bro, it's your money, you shouldnt be afraid of him, you paid your money, and if he accepted it, meaning he has everything in his power to do the job properly.
if anything sour is to happen, he's the one who should be afraid of you, plus you have the "proof" which is your receipt, the worst case scenario would be you bringing it to consumer's right....

support you bro! cheers.gif
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QUOTE(AKM47 @ Mar 8 2012, 11:08 PM)
thanks bro roytomas8998.

I was dealing with Jeremy when all of this happened. you're saying Jeremy is the current owner? he's the guy with the long hair (if he hasn't changed his hairstyle) right? I thought the other guy was the current owner. maybe there's still hope yet (that is, if he even remembers me or would even entertain me). I'm not sure when I'll be able to do it, but that shop is definitely on my "To do" list.
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helo. the last time i saw him last yr, his hair was short. u got the receipt rite, then proceed 2 claim wat is ur right as a consumer. if u need backup, then u call me! we confront him. but u do the talkinglah coz i'm just 2 be there as backup. laugh.gif
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QUOTE(roytomas8998 @ Mar 10 2012, 12:33 AM)
helo. the last time i saw him last yr, his hair was short. u got the receipt rite, then proceed 2 claim wat is ur right as a consumer. if u need backup, then u call me! we confront him. but u do the talkinglah coz i'm just 2 be there as backup.  laugh.gif
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thanks for the support guys. i think he has a stall somewhere on the weekends. that's why the shop lights are on but there's nobody around. i'll scope out all the stalls in amcorp and if i find him, i'll try to appeal to his better nature. who knows? it might turn out alright

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thanks for the support guys. i think he has a stall somewhere on the weekends. that's why the shop lights are on but there's nobody around. i'll scope out all the stalls in amcorp and if i find him, i'll try to appeal to his better nature. who knows? it might turn out alright
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bro, sure he got stall around amcorp? i never see him at any stalls oso coz he's always in the shop during weekends.
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bro, sure he got stall around amcorp? i never see him at any stalls oso coz he's always in the shop during weekends.
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coz i saw an old figure there, so wondering any1 here ever deal with them b4?
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my parcel from GDex,whats mean for "unable to locate"?

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seem like i forgot to update the contact no..

the seller are using my old HP no which i dont use right now

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do you guys know where is the best place and price to find transformers toys, such as masterpiece??
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I face some difficulties when dealing with Gamers Arena BTS, this is my first time dealing with them and as a new customer I do not know their shop policy. After open & check the figure, I notice there are some paint job errors on the figure so I request to open another box (i want the figure to be in best shape possible). But they explain to me that they cant open and let me check another box because the sellotape on the box and on the plastic will be cut off, they scare that people accuse them on selling second hand figure if they seen the sellotape already broken. But in my opinion that is small problem, you can always tape them back. It just regular sellotape not identification seal from the manufacture company.

The seller name Ken (i guess from the receipt i got) and one lady have a nice attitude dealing with the situation, they keep their voice down all the time and explain with fact and their shop policy (you must buy which one you have check). But I persist to get the perfect figure that I want, I apologies that I do not understand their shop policies and explain to them that the next shop (XL) always let me check and pick the one I want.

Then suddenly this fat guy with glasses (idk who he is, owner, partner or worker) speak with Ken and the lady in Cantonese saying "dont sell to him, let him find at other place". This is the word that trigger me, Im about to walk out but the lady try hold me back then I snap! I point my finger at the fat guy, raise my voice tone and say "He say dont sell to me, I can buy at the next shop!" The lady apologies with their calm and professional attitude, we talk things out and they let me check the second box (which is perfect).

The conclusion is I like Gamers Arena price, they are at least rm10-20 cheaper than XL but I do not like their shop policies :/ and the fat guy with glasses. Compliment for Ken and the lady for keeping them self calm and professional.
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You can try complaining at their facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gamers-Arena...355631?filter=2

fat guy with glass, I think that guy is ok one. Deal a lot of time with them and they are quite polite.
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Haven't really been to Time Machine for a while, especially since they shifted to berjaya mall.

The old auntie and uncle aren't there anymore, but at least the old couple and son plus daughter in law were actually civil (nice even) to me.

The young chap running the shop now on the other hand is a certified snob and arse. Sigh.

PS. Inflated priced I don't really mind, by entering I've honestly made the decision to be scalped if there's something I really fancy but the attitude, dude that's plain unacceptable!

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Not his store, sure he doesn't care, lol. But so far I haven't got any attitude probs from them yet... tongue.gif
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Anyone here try to buy from robotica toy? Wonder why they are so slow in delivering since most of the retailer get their stocks?
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QUOTE(sulukung @ Sep 6 2012, 02:23 PM)
The seller name Ken (i guess from the receipt i got) and one lady have a nice attitude dealing with the situation, they keep their voice down all the time and explain with fact and their shop policy (you must buy which one you have check). But I persist to get the perfect figure that I want, I apologies that I do not understand their shop policies and explain to them that the next shop (XL) always let me check and pick the one I want.

Then suddenly this fat guy with glasses (idk who he is, owner, partner or worker) speak with Ken and the lady in Cantonese saying "dont sell to him, let him find at other place". This is the word that trigger me, Im about to walk out but the lady try hold me back then I snap! I point my finger at the fat guy, raise my voice tone and say "He say dont sell to me, I can buy at the next shop!" The lady apologies with their calm and professional attitude, we talk things out and they let me check the second box (which is perfect).

The conclusion is I like Gamers Arena price, they are at least rm10-20 cheaper than XL but I do not like their shop policies :/ and the fat guy with glasses. Compliment for Ken and the lady for keeping them self calm and professional.
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Well, either you pay the extra RM10-RM20 to get peace of mind and privilege for checking each and every figures until you get the perfect one, or you don't get to check. But I think RM20 out of RM250 - RM300 is just a very small price to get such satisfaction.

I have got no idea why Gamers Arena would venture into figure selling business as their prices aren't really that attractive. But their Gundam prices are very attractive and usually the cheapest around.

As for perfect figure, you have to steal that master copy. The 1 they put out for display before mass productions. Made by the original sculptors themselves. thumbup.gif
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So far how is XL online services? Has it been improve or still slow reply and shipment? Cause I want to purchase a figure from them.
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my review:
walk in
xlshop - staff............so so(very less in stock item)
gamer arena - staff polite(cheapest gundam price in town)
time machine - staff polite, but abit too cold(used to sell many gundam, but now mostly selling limited item from japan which you hardly find in other shop, he's the best choice)
hobility - staff polite
crux hobby - the best ever

online
af hobby - so so(has the most ever complete in stock old item)
crux hobby - the best ever so far(good to ask him to find some rare item at japan)
xlshop - slow.............(cheapest and fastest Air service from japan stock)
gwing - slow..............
hobility - fast, the second winner after crux hobby(has the cheapest price range among other)

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Yes, I was wondering what happened to Graffitti toys. They were a bit more expensive but I grew up buying frm them so.. a bit the sentimental.. hehe
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Any one try toypanic online shop? service ok?
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so far the owner/admin of toypanic is very friendly thumbup.gif
emails and question are replied efficiently usually within the day
I P-O a model car kit and it jz arrived..now waiting to receive
All notice will be emailed with full detail and you will be well informed
if there is any question it is easiest to just PM on the FB page or email him.
will see how the package turns out when it arrived. saw some picture in Fb, they are all well
wrapped and packaged..
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i wonder what happen to grafititi toyshop...their blog update very slow and without the price range.....
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Customer service is good. Friendly staff/owner.
However, just be careful when order PO stuff....
I placed my pre-order in March for an item which has a release date in mid June.
Waited until mid July also haven't arrive. Then was told MIGHT even need to wait till end of July... sad.gif
Ended up i cancelled the order with full refund (very quick refund though).
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When i first came across Toypanic it was the free shipping that attracted me. Of course there was always the concern about how they pack and post the stuff so i thought i'd try them out. Ordered two kits and they arrived very well packed in fact apart from some of my orders from Japan that i have received their packing is probably the best locally.

Have had no issues with breakages, damaged items, etc on my many subsequent orders unlike some of my LYF Sales thread or eBay MY items that i have received.

His website is also one of the best around and you can see your orders, etc in a very simple and clean layout. His pricing is also reasonable and the payment options are quite varied. As for service, i have had no problems with him and he is very prompt in replying and even advising you if you have any queries. He is also very accommodating in trying to get those missed out pre-orders or even those rare ones that do not com in.

All in all i do not think you could go far wrong with him. thumbup.gif

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Any comment on gundam.my ? Saw the Facebook seems promising.

Just purchased from them and still waiting my order to be processed :/ been two days.
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Any comment on gundam.my ? Saw the Facebook seems promising.

Just purchased from them and still waiting my order to be processed :/ been two days.
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I've made 6 orders from them. Yes I would say they're good, fast delivery and package received in good condition. Customer service ok ok.

I always send a form after I made my payment. (Offline Payment Update Form )

My order:
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QUOTE(LoneLySteveN @ Dec 6 2013, 09:36 AM)
I've made 6 orders from them. Yes I would say they're good, fast delivery and package received in good condition. Customer service ok ok.

I always send a form after I made my payment. (Offline Payment Update Form )

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Oh.. Good to hear. I made mine on Tuesday but till now it's still in process. Using credit card and already charged.
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QUOTE(TongCN @ Dec 6 2013, 02:59 PM)
Oh.. Good to hear.  I made mine on Tuesday but till now it's still in process. Using credit card and already charged.
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Btw, you should get a comfirmation email from them after you send a update to them like this:
» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

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QUOTE(LoneLySteveN @ Dec 6 2013, 05:38 PM)
Btw, you should get a comfirmation email from them after you send a update to them like this:
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I have received an email regarding the purchase order but it's in junk mail sweat.gif
Another is payment being received by mobile88.com

Not yet received any confirmation of delivery though...

Btw, the delivery notice at their site stated mine has paid and in processing... I saw most of my "neighbor" (order ID) has been dispatched sad.gif

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i wonder what happen to grafititi toyshop...their blog update very slow and without the price range.....
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Isn't grafitti toys now called IT Toys? http://ittoys116.blogspot.com/
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QUOTE(zealot79 @ May 8 2014, 01:54 PM)
Isn't grafitti toys now called IT Toys? http://ittoys116.blogspot.com/
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yes correct….it is now it toys.
here's their FB as well…...https://www.facebook.com/ittoys116
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hi, just wanna know bigbang toyz or xl shop is better in terms of buying hot toys, thanks
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it's been 20 pages so i am not sure if anyone posted before;

so far i've been buying gundams (and only gundams) from the online shops below;

-www.gundam.my: only purchased MG ex-S gundam from them since it's the only place i can find with the cheapest price (at that moment, years ago), the service was good, delivered on time and the box was in good condition

-af-hobby: i remember i ordered guanyu SD gundam but ends up they sent me a zhangfei SD gundam, i addressed the problem to them, at first they didn't reply, the second time when i was about to get mad, they asked me to deliver back to them and they will resend me the correct one for free, which they did, so i guess they still provide me a solution and in the end the problem was solved.

-g-wing online: since the shop located near my work place, i usually pay a visit to them when i need anything, friendly service and the prices are reasonable too

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not sure good place to ask but can anyone suggest me hobby shops around jb and skudai area? thanks
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Try Singapore.

JB lots of shops selling replicas.

Last time Skudai Parade got model shop. anyway might be cheaper buying from KL online sellers or even from Japan.


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not sure good place to ask but can anyone suggest me hobby shops around jb and skudai area? thanks
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Try Singapore.

JB lots of shops selling replicas.

Last time Skudai Parade got model shop. anyway might be cheaper buying from KL online sellers or even from Japan.
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BTW Toyspanic usually give free postage, also if u ask sometimes they gib discounts, also log in each day for 5 points per day.



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Only bought from ToyPanic once. All went well. Parcel arrived well packed. Nowadays still getting notification of PO / In-stock goods.
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Please look at the prices of Toypanic and check with other shops. The free postage and the so called points collection is all #######. I only buy from them when an item i want badly is no more or PO closed from other shops.
Unless Toypanic can absord the 6% GST, i buy from them as a last resort.

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Guys, wanted to ask how do you know if the shop is selling genuine and fake figurine like figmas, revoltech etc.
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what happen on XL-Shop webpage?, all page just empty
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Anyone bought from mothership toys before? are their prices reasonable? do they absorb GST? is their PO slow?
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Customer service at Time Machine - 2nd Floor IT Center not good.
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Toypanic only reply fast when you are buying from them. They don't bother to reply you when you didn't receive your stuff after more than a week
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Great service from robotica toys, i made a mistake thinking that i could get free shipping for my rm80 item although the t&c states only for rm100 and above. the owner was kind enough to give me free shipping anyway smile.gif prices are fair and shipping is quick
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Posting review as this conversation is between me and the shop on their Facebook page. If the reply is from the worker, I hope the boss see this.

My situation :

I'm in desperate need to refill my clear gloss become mine spilled yesterday and I have finish a commission within these few days since I'm going back hometown on Thursday and the finish item need to be pass by Sunday.
I was hoping to get it deliver by tomorrow or next day after.
So I googled around since my usual store has no stock, Google recommend me this shop : http://www.jshobby.cc/

facebook : https://www.facebook.com/jshobbycc

Lowyat forum shop thread : https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2513402

The shop is located at Johor.


Wahlao (」゜ロ゜)」, I felt like talking to 15 years old kid, with rude , bossy attitude and did not intend to pull new customer around.

The conversation could end with :
" We're sorry with the inconvenience caused, we hope you may find your supplier according to your timeline
and if there's anything else you need from us, we're please to have business with you in future "

.. but NOPE, this DENSE seller decided to show like his shop is the ONLY supplier in the world and I couldn't find other way.

I lost it at :

" you blame us or not?"

"the more you spend your time on pm ..."

" The profit I make from your purchase not enuff for me to drive to pos laju.."



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WTF? Is he living in the world with no internet banking and no mobility ?

He just lost a future customer and leaving bad recommendation.

I wonder if he is the boss or the underling, the replies hurt my brain. (╬ಠ益ಠ)۶

Conclusion : DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SHOP


P/S the shop has blocked me in Facebook.

This post has been edited by miko89: Oct 26 2015, 09:03 PM
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post Nov 2 2015, 09:34 AM

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my credit to local online toyshop x2otoys

good services interm of smooth, fast and reliable

1. normally will reply any query within 24h

2. systematic webpage for online shopping.

3. have variety of payment option.

4. i have one cases where my po-ed item has arrived. all customer suppose should clear the balance within 5 days if not my mistake. unfortunately i had encounter a problem with my cash flow and the shop owner still give me a chance to me to pay the payable amount. i took 20 days to clear the balances. very consider toys shop i have had experience ever.

this is my previous successfull deal
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post May 4 2016, 01:10 AM

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This post has been edited by Time Walker: May 6 2016, 12:59 AM
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Time Machine - 2nd Floor IT: I bought a red power rangers sh figuarts at RM145, few months later become RM220. I bought a blythe at XL Shop at RM498, Time Machine sell at RM900++. I don't believe in this shop anymore.
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Hey guys, is http://www.shioktoys.com/ reliable when buying online? Anybody got experience?
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QUOTE(krawl @ Jun 5 2015, 05:30 PM)
Anyone bought from mothership toys before? are their prices reasonable? do they absorb GST? is their PO slow?
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Super slow. Some...well mine was supposed to be PO.
Unless of course ready stock.. which i had never ordered from them before.

Expect a basic 2 bit service. Mamaship if youre reading this you probably know who i am by now.

My order took almost 2 months.
Well I cant blame them for this as it is already stated from the site. So no issues for me there.

Had issue where, in sites notification stated that my item is shipped (from madeship) when they actually haven't shipped.
Got pissed because I had arranged for the item to arrive.
Got even more pissed when they shipped only after 4-5 days without the courtesy to inform me.
Non apologetic, pretty arrogant.

I am not sure of the quality of shipping.
I suppose ill wait till tomorrow (since i've waited so long) or cancel the order (offered by them) then.
I have since cancelled all other PO's since they didn't want me to order from them (oh well i guess).

They did apologize only after, which i didn't think was near bit sincere.

So yeah.

If you're not like me, mothership should be fine for you..i hope.
But in my case, its not worth the premium they charge and the waiting, and rudeness.

My take is i'm a small fry buyer. Either ways, attitude not up to my par.

Good luck.

Edit:
To be fair, after i had contacted them and found out it wasn't shipped, they did mention that it was the couriers fault for not picking the deliverables. My real issue is i wasn't informed beforehand. And what got me really pissed is that they were somewhat nonchalant about it. No apologies or nothing. As if the fault is solely on the couriers side. Semi-granted. But like i said, no remorse or the initiative to inform customers. Lacking due diligence.

This post has been edited by Hamsom: Oct 5 2016, 06:26 PM
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QUOTE(siong630 @ Oct 13 2014, 09:37 AM)
it's been 20 pages so i am not sure if anyone posted before;

so far i've been buying gundams (and only gundams) from the online shops below;

-www.gundam.my: only purchased MG ex-S gundam from them since it's the only place i can find with the cheapest price (at that moment, years ago), the service was good, delivered on time and the box was in good condition

-af-hobby: i remember i ordered guanyu SD gundam but ends up they sent me a zhangfei SD gundam, i addressed the problem to them, at first they didn't reply, the second time when i was about to get mad, they asked me to deliver back to them and they will resend me the correct one for free, which they did, so i guess they still provide me a solution and in the end the problem was solved.

-g-wing online: since the shop located near my work place, i usually pay a visit to them when i need anything, friendly service and the prices are reasonable too
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Gwing suck. The staff at Gambier branch very rude
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hi i am thinking of buying something for little niece but only available in japan and i heard from friend's friend mention about this website called buytheway.com.my and seems like you request for an item then they will get someone to buy for u from there

but afraid not reliable so wondering if anyone try it before
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For a newbie entering the Transformers collection, any retail shop to recommend ? preferably around PJ and KL. Also, any reputable online seller with good track record and response?

appreciate the feedback. thank you
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So many people asking, so little people answered...
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QUOTE(RX-78 @ Nov 2 2015, 09:34 AM)

my credit to local online toyshop x2otoys

good services interm of smooth, fast and reliable

1. normally will reply any query within  24h

2. systematic webpage for online shopping.

3. have variety of payment option.

4. i have one cases where my po-ed item has arrived. all customer suppose should clear the balance within 5 days if not my mistake. unfortunately i had encounter a problem with my cash flow and the shop owner still give me a chance to me to pay the payable amount. i took 20 days to clear the balances. very consider toys shop i have had experience ever.

this is my previous successfull deal
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QUOTE(rayz1031 @ Jun 30 2017, 10:38 AM)

For a newbie entering the Transformers collection, any retail shop to recommend ? preferably around PJ and KL. Also, any reputable online seller with good track record and response?

appreciate the feedback. thank you
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Alamak you prefer retail shop pulak. I was about to mention RX-78 reply to your query sweat.gif
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Hi Guy,

Any shop in Malaysia is selling the a more complete Tomytec Little Armory??
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If anyone is looking for a toy store in penang, this is the one you should check out -


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Best toy stores in Amcorp ( service, product offerings and price)

If you go meet the bosses from these 4 outlets i am sure you will agree la



 

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