Honestly thats a good price considering that just about all PBandai exclusive Figuarts start there. Where have you seen it for 100?

A few days ago, on page 2755, Henshinmorph noticed that that the figure's Mandarake prices have suddenly and consistently dropped to 9500 yen, coming to a bit over $100 shipped to the US. More keep going up for that price daily, presumably Japanese fans deciding they don't need it and Shin Kamen Rider, but it's Mandarake, so what goes up when is unpredictable, and even if you place an order it may already be sold out in the physical store. At this point, I think I'm just going to keep watching Mandarake for another couple weeks, and if on the last day of the term I still haven't managed to get lucky with Mandarake, Ill go the ebay route

Have you considered using Buyfriend.moe? You should just be able to set up a few search terms and get an email ping as soon as it pops into stock, no need to obsessively refresh.

I have heard that the second production run of Shin Kamen Rider is hitting shelves now, and thats why the resale price is dropping. It's not as scarce anymore. You should start seeing more places stocking Shin Kamen Rider. Not sure about Old No.1 though.

I've never heard of that, I'll have to check it out

Well it works. Problem is it there's still the other big issue with Mandarake, the time difference between the Japan and the American west coast

Trigger Truth: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14452/?wovn=en

Takeshi Hongo (Shin Kamen Rider): https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14476/?wovn=en

Ultra Mantle (UGF): https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14478/?wovn=en

Trigger Truth isn't Premium Bandai?!?!? Did not expect that. Never in my wildest imagination would I expect that to happen.

Huh. Not exactly what I'd expect to be not P-Bandai. Honestly kinda annoys me that Trigger Truth of all forms is not a P-Bandai SHF, and that the other forms are.