MP13B Soundblaster and Ratbat revealed

[llamatron]

Why is it that places like AmiAmi & HLJ, always seem to be the last to place up preorders?

Because the Japanese retailers actually wait for the proper solicitations to come out from Takara with the pricing etc... All the US stores are just throwing up speculative place holders to try and get desperate people to lock in an order with them. As soon as one of the big boys does it everyone else has to put up a pre-order or risk losing out on major business.

[Sinnertwin]

I wouldn't call people placing an early preorder desperate. For example, you can always cancel a preorder (BBTS, TFSource) & opt for a cheaper alternative (HLJ) unless you've put money on it like RK does & all you would've wasted was 30 seconds.

[drifand]

I wouldn't call people placing an early preorder desperate. For example, you can always cancel a preorder (BBTS, TFSource) & opt for a cheaper alternative (HLJ) unless you've put money on it like RK does & all you would've wasted was 30 seconds.

Was lately after another toy and pre-order ended less than 5 mins. Sometimes like it or not desperate won't even cut it. lol I ended up having to buy from the States at $15 more rather than on Ebay at $40 more.

[Hursticon]

Preorders have been listed at the following retailers:

• Hobby Search
• AmiAmi

[kaiden]

Preorders have been listed at the following retailers:

• Hobby Search
• AmiAmi

bah, amiami never have enough unit allocation

[Hursticon]

bah, amiami never have enough unit allocation

Crikey! - What they're gone already? , sorry guys they were "in-stock" when I was copying the link over.

[ILikeSoundwave]

Crikey! - What they're gone already? , sorry guys they were "in-stock" when I was copying the link over.

Are you sure I saw him out of stock over an hour ago.

[Iriorne]

anime-export have both MP-13B and MP-12G up for preorder too.

[Hursticon]

Because the Japanese retailers actually wait for the proper solicitations to come out from Takara with the pricing etc... All the US stores are just throwing up speculative place holders to try and get desperate people to lock in an order with them. As soon as one of the big boys does it everyone else has to put up a pre-order or risk losing out on major business.

That's pretty much exactly what I thought was the case, hence why I prefer to go with the Japanese retailers.
(That, and they're geographically closer & often charge less )

[millhouse]

Ratbat is enough for me to be in on this one.