how is ordering figuarts directly from amazon us? the reason I ask is my father is asking me about Christmas stuff and I need to know how good they are for this stuff.

I've never had a problem with getting stuff from Amazon SHF wise. If oyu use Prime you'll get it/them pretty quick and even if you go through a third party store you'll be in good hands. Just know if you buy from a Japan store on there it'll take longer.

thank you for the info. It will be from amazon itself and my dad has prime so it will be okay. I am thinking of asking for hibiki and renewal ultraman with the brothers mantle if I decide on those things and not something else, or a combo of hibiki and some manga.

I actually, 9 times out of 10, go to Amazon for my figuarts needs. Can't really beat free two-day shipping. I use the import sites mainly for getting ahold of stuff that I can't get on Amazon, or if they're on the import sites for a significantly cheaper price. It may also be a coincidence, but everything I receive on Amazon tends to have the best QC.

yeah normally if it was me I would probably be using cstoys. since this is my dad, and he is Christmas shopping, amazon it is. though if I end up missing zo later on I will have to go amazon.

ZO already is up for pre-order there for the standard price. I'll probably just get him there after he's released.

the funny thing is all my figuarts so far have been PB. amazon does seem like a good choice for normal stuff that gets brought stateside if you don't mind waiting longer. though I got a feeling amazon probably wont get ojamajo doremi. that and if I want jetman, and i don't mind no akiba parts, they still have them.

Amazon is hands down the best place to go becaue if a figure is defective, you can order a replacement and have 30 days to ship out the defective one. This way, you can make sure all of the pieces that are good on the defective figure are good on the replacement. And if a piece is not, you can swap the pieces.

I have no issues with Amazon at all when it came with Toku toys. I have my own prime account and some Japanese sellers can let you buy through Amazon Prime. I got GabuTyra De Carnival on Amazon for $35 back in May with free shipping with my account and it was totally worth it.

okay one last thing. if a figuart is bought now, than given as a gift on Christmas, how is amazons return policy on that?