Thanks mate, for some reason I thought it was the Saturday just gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
Printable View
Thanks mate, for some reason I thought it was the Saturday just gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
They were originally scheduled for the 16th, then the 22nd, then the 30th.
Pre-orders up for MPM-3 Bumblebee reissue - Feb 2018 release.
For anyone after the 2018 Generations book from HLJ, it can be found here for about AU$35.
Thanks for the heads up! I've looked a couple of times this week and hadn't found it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Holiday sale now on:
https://hlj.com/holiday-sale-2017
New items added daily until the 15th, sale ends December 22.
Thanks for the heads up. Nothing bot wise for me though I did get quite a few pairs of socks :pQuote:
Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!
HLJ has more stock allocated for January 2018's MP-36 reissue.
I just cancelled my MP36 order with HLJ last night and moved it to Amazon Japan. This may have been a mistake as despite the much cheaper base price, Amazon shipping charge was very high! Not sure what HLJ may have charged to ship MP36 but I suspect much less.Quote:
Originally Posted by kovert
What's the shipping charge for Amazon Japan? With HLJ, it doesn't show the shipping for preorder items but had a quick look at Delta Magnus, which would be similar and shipping was about $50 for EMS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kranix
Interesting, I would have thought less than $50 but Amazon was $45, so maybe the same shipping cost then.Quote:
Originally Posted by BruiseLee
Just had MP Sunstreaker & Nemesis Prime drop 👍
Sunstreaker and this months LG TFs are on their way to me.
Deluxe Cogman dropped too
Sadly they're not worth the extra spend now.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
I agree, I think takara will realise with this release people aren’t willing to pay a premium for some fancy box art.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowspearer
The Last Knight sale and bonus promo:
https://hlj.com/transformers-bonus-2018
Qualifying items:Quote:
Transformers Weekly Sale & Bonus Item Campaign Conditions: Begins January 22, 2018 (JST)!
The Transformers Weekly Sale period begins on January 22nd, 2018 at 10:00am JST, and lasts until January 29th at 9:00am JST.
As long as stocks last, a clear file and a randomly selected weapon will be included with each qualifying item at the time the item is packed to ship out. (If you order an item not currently in stock, or select Private Warehouse as the order handling method for your order, please be aware that stock of the bonus items may run out before the item ships. This campaign is only good as long as our stock of the bonus items lasts!)
Please note that the weapon is selected randomly from two possible types (either the Bronze Caliber Axe or the Gold Temenos Sword/Gold Battle Axe set), so it isn't possible to request a specific bonus weapon. There's a chance you might receive more than one of the same bonus weapon.
If you have a qualifying item in your Private Warehouse ordered before the campaign began, a bonus item will be included if the item is shipped during the campaign period, as long as supplies last!
Please note that this campaign only applies to orders of qualifying items shipped on January 22, 2018 (JST) and on, while supplies last. Orders for the items on the "Qualifying Items" list shipped before January 22, 2018 JST are not eligible to receive the bonus items.
In the event of unforeseen circumstances, we reserve the right to end the campaign early.
https://hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?Item...NSFMSTLK012018
Overlord and the Autobot clones just dropped
I was planning to wait until the February TFs were released before shipping (the January & February items at once)... but should I ship the January items for the freebie stuff, and then risk that they have run out already, costing me extra postage, for no reward?
Hmm... decisions decisions.
"Qualifying Items"Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Ah rats... I didn't look at the link, so I thought it was any Transformers item shipped from that date, not just the 25 items they currently have listed at that link.Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie_76
Hang on... they have DLX Strafe and Crosshairs back in stock. I missed out on the Hasbro versions, and these are identical, with just a Japanese sticker on the box.
I can get those. :)
I bought two of the cheapest items for a chance of the axe (metal ore opyimus for 750y and speed change hound 900). Both are less than ten bucks for a punt on caliber axe. If anyone wants to trade for it, I might have 2 spare
MPM Barricade preorder is up, ¥8,000
https://hlj.com/product/TKT10942
Thanks. That gives me a backup in case it's sold out at TLTC by the time I've saved up for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
Pounce & Wingspan are in
Is it just me or is hlj becoming more later to the party than everyone else?
pre-orders seem to arrive at all the asia\japan stores at least a week before them and at the moment mp-17+ is up everywhere excpect hlj, am I missing something here?
Isn’t MP17+ a Takara Tomy mall exclusive? HLJ doesn’t usually stock those kinds of items. Amiami and hobbysearch don’t have it listed either.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoonMaster5000
hmm good point did not know it was a tt mall exclusive.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
I also find that HLJ is not a reliable source anymore if you don't pre-order within a day or two of their listings.
They used to have pre-orders open until their release, or they would pre-order more stock from TakaraTomy and re-open pre-orders... which is really stupid that they don't anymore, as they miss out on so much money now.
And it doesn't seem to matter what it is either, as the POTP toys and Movie toys that are identical to the Hasbro versions, are also selling out within a day or two of being listed. Every time I scroll through their Transformers listings, I rarely see anything that is still available for pre-order. It's just wall-to-wall "Order Stop" on their Transformers pre-orders.
I've had to resort to pre-ordering from other Asian sources a number of times now in the last year, that I would have otherwise bought at HLJ, which prevents me from being able to combine shipping from the one source to save money.
I've missed out when the orders go up, and almost into insta Order Stop. However keep checking back as I managed to pre order some Movie Best stuff last week
I seriously do not comprehend the whole concept of a pre order being SOLD OUT. And to me is a missed out opportunity on both the retailer and the manufacturer. Some of this creates artificial hype that the item is HOT or limited when actually it isn't.
My main complaint about HLJ is there isn't a dedicated page listing new products, unlike other retailers.
HLJ has a sale NOW if anyone wanted something. Even that eHobby Ratbat is available. lol
MP-10 Black, LG-Trypticon, and a few others.
The issue is that HLJ has risen in popularity quite extensively over the last few years. Whenever I am brave enough to check out the US fansites and the threads about Tak/Tom figures, invariably nearly everyone there has ordered their figures through HLJ. The issue is that HLJ have not increased the amount of stock they initially order to cope with the fact they have become the go-to site for Japanese Transformer toys for people like Americans and Australians.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
It goes as follows:Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
*HLJ puts in an order with Tak/Tom for 'X' amount of a figure that is to be released at a later date.
*HLJ puts that figure up for pre-order.
*When HLJ has gotten an amount of pre-orders that equals 'X' (the amount of figures they themselves have ordered), then they put a STOP on any more pre-orders, so as that they are not taking orders they cannot fulfill.
It's a shame a lot of the Aussie online TF toy companies have not followed that prudent course of action.
There is - you click on the 'New Additions' box - you can set it for either the last 7 or 30 days and can have it either do the entire site or whatever search word you put in, like 'Transformers'Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Bravo Trev. I wish more people recognised this.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
The only time I've ever know HLJ not to be able to fulfill their preorders was Encore Fort Max when Takara short supplied many retailers because of QC issues.
What I find is hlj puts up orders a little slower than other retailers, amiami has their open right on the dot for stuff like bandai's hi metal r line (they often list the pre-order open time in jst), but hlj can have up to a 30min delay, anyone who misses the window from amiami and others will flood hlj.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippo
So if its a heavily desired item (like bandai's hi metal r, specifically the macross ones) you almost get an instant order stop within 10mins or earlier, which annoys me as I prefer hlj's private warehouse but if I miss the pre-order I have to hope they increase the allocation (common with tf's) or someone changes their mind (I end up bookmarking any missed bandai action figures and refresh daily, used to be a website that would send emails when pre-order listings open up but they shut down early this year, figinstock, no replacements :( )
;584501]T
There is - you click on the 'New Additions' box - you can set it for either the last 7 or 30 days and can have it either do the entire site or whatever search word you put in, like 'Transformers'[/QUOTE]
Ah okay I do wish it had a dedicated page.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hYpNoS
I have zero issues getting hi metal. It's the dx chogokin macross and metal build gundam gets order stop within seconds.
Encore god fire convoy just dropped, and for the first time in about a year I have nothing on pre order with them.
Only things I have on preorder now with HLJ are MPM Barricade, MP Dinobot and some POTP toys just in case I miss getting them locally, but I likely will find them locally and cancel them. Frankly without the Legends line I'm going to be ordering a lot less from HLJ.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoonMaster5000