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    Quote Originally Posted by drifand View Post
    Purchased Voltron vehicle at 35,000 from NY which is now at 42,000.
    It worked out cheaper than Amiami as no gst.

    But price is one thing is basically sold out everywhere.
    Grats on securing one. The pics look really nice. Everywhere else seems out of pre-orders already, surprised that they still have "stock" considering most places sold out within 10mins or so it seems.

    Was it NY that previously cancelled some pre-orders because they couldn't eventually fulfill orders at release because they couldn't secure stock? I vaguely remember ppl usually stalking multiple online stores as backup ... or was that a different store? I think it was the case for Macross figures in the past.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Initial_G View Post
    Grats on securing one. The pics look really nice. Everywhere else seems out of pre-orders already, surprised that they still have "stock" considering most places sold out within 10mins or so it seems.

    Was it NY that previously cancelled some pre-orders because they couldn't eventually fulfill orders at release because they couldn't secure stock? I vaguely remember ppl usually stalking multiple online stores as backup ... or was that a different store? I think it was the case for Macross figures in the past.
    This happened for their Tamashii VF 31A, as because Tamashhi stock is STRICTLY by Bandai Japan they miscalculated their stock available. I do not trust them on Tamashii goods 100% as is always better to check Bandai Japan status of stock.

    For Normal SOC, I have no issues with NY. Whenever I do get issues, is actually Bandai themselves treating the rest of the world like Gaijin attitude.

    I am sorry but seriously Bandai has poor ethics especially with their products.

    To me Bandai is a big bully and they know even they loose you as a customer there will be a new sucker any day so take a number.

    NY has hardly cause any grief in my opinion, at least less than your local retailers where you keep chasing for updates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drifand View Post
    Purchased Voltron vehicle at 35,000 from NY which is now at 42,000.
    It worked out cheaper than Amiami as no gst.

    But price is one thing is basically sold out everywhere.
    Nicely done.

    I was kind of interested in getting it to pair up with the Lion Voltron that I also have pre-ordered from NY. But I didn't know this was up and is too much of a novelty to me to pay the 42,500 it's up for now. I never had it as a kid and was only really into the Lion Voltron cartoon anyway so no big loss. But it does look like a very nice piece!

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    Quote Originally Posted by drifand View Post
    This happened for their Tamashii VF 31A, as because Tamashhi stock is STRICTLY by Bandai Japan they miscalculated their stock available. I do not trust them on Tamashii goods 100% as is always better to check Bandai Japan status of stock.

    For Normal SOC, I have no issues with NY. Whenever I do get issues, is actually Bandai themselves treating the rest of the world like Gaijin attitude.

    I am sorry but seriously Bandai has poor ethics especially with their products.

    To me Bandai is a big bully and they know even they loose you as a customer there will be a new sucker any day so take a number.

    NY has hardly cause any grief in my opinion, at least less than your local retailers where you keep chasing for updates.
    I'm not getting these but good to know for some background, thanks for clarifying

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    Quote Originally Posted by drifand View Post
    finally received my SOC Titanius,
    Most underwhelming SOC figure ever!
    Put together in 3 minutes, my kid's LEGO is more complex.
    Looks very plastic, is quite pathetic for 20,000jpy toy.

    Highly not recommended.
    Pics please

    I too nabbed a Voltron, pretty happy. Especially since Amazon's stock lasted all of maybe 10 minutes before being stuck with BS marketplace prices......

    It feels like people jumped on it, to make it a higher price and you were just lucky to get in there at the start....

    I was in a meeting at the time the preorders went up and of course my phone decided to have network problems.... But phew, made it.(Meeting was a waste of time though, although if I was doing my own thing or if the meeting required my input I would've missed out on Voltron, so it wasn't really a waste of time)

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    I see if I have the time to post titanius as is such underwhelming I haven't even bothered to combine it with the rest, and I chuck it back into the box.

    I still think this vehicle Voltron is like MP44 and may have pushed me to the point I am quitting collecting soc. For $500, there are a lot of stuff I can pay off etc...

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    I grabbed a Vehicle Voltron from Amazon. Pretty happy. Both SoC Voltrons will look damn good standing next to each other.
    Dovie'andi se tovya sagain

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    If you bought the Action toys Heavy metal T-28, I bet you be smiling. Its the heaviest robot I owned at 2.6KG by itself. This toy out class any chogokin at the moment imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trent View Post
    I grabbed a Vehicle Voltron from Amazon. Pretty happy. Both SoC Voltrons will look damn good standing next to each other.
    After seeing Vehicle Voltron I couldn't help myself and I bought it and found Lion too. My first SOC products. Now to decide if I display them in my office or home office...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trent View Post
    I grabbed a Vehicle Voltron from Amazon. Pretty happy. Both SoC Voltrons will look damn good standing next to each other.
    Quote Originally Posted by Raider View Post
    After seeing Vehicle Voltron I couldn't help myself and I bought it and found Lion too. My first SOC products. Now to decide if I display them in my office or home office...
    Must control the urge to pre-order this! I'm getting FOMO, they would absolutely look great together!

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