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Originally Posted by Random

He went in and out of stock several times, that's just how Amiami handle pre-orders. It's been no different than any other Rider.

Oh, I know very well how their pre-orders work, I've been at nearly major activation. More recently, they've done them in smaller and more frequent batches with the 2 major waves broken up into 2 smaller waves each, so technically 4 activations. And then Ryugen is very different from other riders in that most of them sell out in 2-5 minutes. Ryugen is sticking around for MUCH longer. Though it's been getting easier such that I don't have to stay up the extra 2-4 hours for the later wave.

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Originally Posted by Lbsammills51

No, this one's been a bit different, given how long the periods of availability have lasted compared to other new Rider Figuarts.

Speaking of, both Ryugen and Garren are available at AmiAmi again as of 3:11 PST. Threw in a preorder for Garren after all. I'm not big on bikes in general, but figure it's worth it to get it now rather than risk changing my mind well down the road after all online stock has shriveled up and the secondary market price jumps.

Yeah, better safe than sorry. But I'm being really selective with Blade figuarts. I only have Blade and Blade King with Leangle on pre-order. No intention of getting Garren or Chalice.

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Originally Posted by Random

More stock? This is the reason we assume Bluefin hasn't been allowed to bring them over after all. The first few waves went as quick as ever.

It is most definitely less demand. Bluefin hasn't brought them over because of licensing limbo. And no, even wave 1 took longer to sell out than normal. It wasn't much longer, but it was definitely noticeable.

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Originally Posted by Electric Turahk

Oh mother fu---

Ryugen's still in stock?! o_O

*preorders!*

I got back from my flight and just crashed, completely forgetting. Wow am I glad I still got one somehow.

Lol, yeah, this is throwing everyone for a loop.

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Originally Posted by Electric Turahk

I wonder if the delay with Ryugen wasn't because Bandai knew the demand for Gaim merchandise was so high that they ramped up production... but then didn't expect the disdain for Ryugen and made too many.

I have a feeling people just hate the character THAT much.