Online shops?

[CBratron]

All these questions can be answered by checking out the RobotKingdom feedback thread, here in the "Ebay listings, Dealer Ads & Feedback" sub-forum of the "Swindle's Saleyard" forum.

I could've sworn he was Rank 1 earlier. Maybe he can't see them.
[edit] Nope, nevermind. Was thinking of Autocon64.

[Hursticon]

I could've sworn he was Rank 1 earlier. Maybe he can't see them.
[edit] Nope, nevermind. Was thinking of Autocon64.

Hehe, a weird coincidence that they're after the same info I guess?

At Rank 1 one should be able to see the "Toy Scout" & "Feedback" sections, if I remember correctly , it's just the actual "Members Sale Section" that they can't see until they've been around for a bit.

[Cat]

Figuresdirect.com.au may have some of what you seek.

Located in Perth, and Paul is a champ.

[BigTransformerTrev]

If you look further down the very first page in Kup's Discussion & Questions there is a thread where people have voted for and discussed their experiences with various online stores:

http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=15184

[GoktimusPrime]

From the What do you pay for new Japanese MPs? thread:

Are we allowed to order from Amazon jp and do they ship here or you have your own contacts that does it?

You need to have a Japanese address, they don't ship overseas. They're preorder prices are quite good and they ship domestically for free. So it's not an available option for people who don't have access to a Japanese address. But Amiami and HLJ ship internationally, and they charge either full RRP and nowadays below RRP if you preorder; I've never seen them charge above RRP for Transformers. I only started using Amazon JP last year, before then I used to use eHobby to occasionally order some Japanese TFs that were harder to find in stores, but eHobby's gotten pricier now, so I only use them for exclusive toys (e.g. United Magnificus, who's also really expensive); otherwise I've now switched to Amazon JP for a lot of my Japanese TFs now. eHobby also only ships to Japanese addresses.

For those without access to a Japanese address, I'd happily recommend HLJ.com. I've used them plenty of times for 10 years now and I've never had a problem w/ their service. I've used other online stores like Robot Kingdom, Amiami and BBTS, but only once or twice each so I think my experience with them is too limited to really give a good appraisal of their services.

[Jetfire in the sky]

From the What do you pay for new Japanese MPs? thread:

You need to have a Japanese address, they don't ship overseas. They're preorder prices are quite good and they ship domestically for free. So it's not an available option for people who don't have access to a Japanese address. But Amiami and HLJ ship internationally, and they charge either full RRP and nowadays below RRP if you preorder; I've never seen them charge above RRP for Transformers. I only started using Amazon JP last year, before then I used to use eHobby to occasionally order some Japanese TFs that were harder to find in stores, but eHobby's gotten pricier now, so I only use them for exclusive toys (e.g. United Magnificus, who's also really expensive); otherwise I've now switched to Amazon JP for a lot of my Japanese TFs now. eHobby also only ships to Japanese addresses.

For those without access to a Japanese address, I'd happily recommend HLJ.com. I've used them plenty of times for 10 years now and I've never had a problem w/ their service. I've used other online stores like Robot Kingdom, Amiami and BBTS, but only once or twice each so I think my experience with them is too limited to really give a good appraisal of their services.

Just a quick question with that Gok as I am interested in using them too, do you need to speak/read/type Japanese to use the above mentioned sites?

[BigTransformerTrev]

From the What do you pay for new Japanese MPs? thread:

You need to have a Japanese address, they don't ship overseas. They're preorder prices are quite good and they ship domestically for free. So it's not an available option for people who don't have access to a Japanese address. But Amiami and HLJ ship internationally, and they charge either full RRP and nowadays below RRP if you preorder; I've never seen them charge above RRP for Transformers. I only started using Amazon JP last year, before then I used to use eHobby to occasionally order some Japanese TFs that were harder to find in stores, but eHobby's gotten pricier now, so I only use them for exclusive toys (e.g. United Magnificus, who's also really expensive); otherwise I've now switched to Amazon JP for a lot of my Japanese TFs now. eHobby also only ships to Japanese addresses.

For those without access to a Japanese address, I'd happily recommend HLJ.com. I've used them plenty of times for 10 years now and I've never had a problem w/ their service. I've used other online stores like Robot Kingdom, Amiami and BBTS, but only once or twice each so I think my experience with them is too limited to really give a good appraisal of their services.

Just a quick question with that Gok as I am interested in using them too, do you need to speak/read/type Japanese to use the above moentioned sites?

I have a lot of similar questions, as I know I am paying more for items like MP Prowl to get them through BBTS than others are paying from Japanese Online stores.


Hey Gok, how would you feel about writing a thread which is a tutorial/FAQ about ordering TF's from Japanese websites (which require you to know how to read Japanese, which you need a japanese address for, which do better deals etc)? I know there is a lot of folk like myself and Jetfire that would really appreciate it. A co-worker of mine has told me her brother has moved to Japan and would be more than willing to help me out TF wise so more info on the subject overall would be great