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03-17-2022, 05:59 PM | #1651 |
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Basically, due to scalping Bandai has now put restrictions on most every hobby retailer they give stock of their model kits too -- including that they are not allowed to sell to other countries anymore. HLJ is holding out for now but who knows how long that'll last; and I'm not sure how it'll effect pre-orders. Also worth noting that this is just for shops Bandai sells stock directly to, so naturally resellers like Mandarake will continue as normal (though you can probably assume higher demand, obviously). Love archaic business practises!
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03-17-2022, 07:27 PM | #1652 |
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Geez, it was going good for the first paragraph, and then it just falls apart.
On paper it seems like a good idea, but that'll just make looking for P-Bandai stuff a lot more difficult, nay, just model kits in general. I haven't tried buying kits on, say, Amiami, but it'd be difficult looking for older P-Bandai kits now with this. Gunpla supply out here locally is pretty scarce too unless you travel to well-developed places. Probably not my place to say this too, since we already have an official P-Bandai store, but that place is pretty scarce too since they don't stock all the P-Bandai releases they put out. For one they didn't put in orders for the HG Qubeleys. |
03-17-2022, 09:38 PM | #1653 |
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Just putting this out there, but there's a wonderful third party middleman service called wakuwakumono for those who are interested in buying stuff directly from Japan. I bought some stuff through them for a pretty reasonable price.
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03-17-2022, 09:54 PM | #1654 |
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Thanks for letting us know, I’ll look into them myself.
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03-18-2022, 10:53 AM | #1655 |
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I found out the reason. You're not gonna like it.
Basically, due to scalping Bandai has now put restrictions on most every hobby retailer they give stock of their model kits too -- including that they are not allowed to sell to other countries anymore. HLJ is holding out for now but who knows how long that'll last; and I'm not sure how it'll effect pre-orders. Also worth noting that this is just for shops Bandai sells stock directly to, so naturally resellers like Mandarake will continue as normal (though you can probably assume higher demand, obviously). Love archaic business practises! |
03-18-2022, 05:21 PM | #1656 |
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Yea, uuuuuuuuuh here's the Twitter thread, and a handful of people in the thread are basically saying, 'You're misconstruing that memo.'
https://twitter.com/AcePilotGunpla/s...51435110490113 |
03-18-2022, 05:33 PM | #1657 |
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Yea, uuuuuuuuuh here's the Twitter thread, and a handful of people in the thread are basically saying, 'You're misconstruing that memo.'
https://twitter.com/AcePilotGunpla/s...51435110490113
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03-18-2022, 05:37 PM | #1658 |
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Fair enough. Will hope that we'll be getting easier ways to purchase Bandai products, but it'll probably still be difficult. Big ol' RIP either way.
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03-22-2022, 04:25 PM | #1659 |
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Looks like Nin Nin Game has the newest models up for sale. Thankfully looks like we'll still be able to buy kits somehow.
https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/kame...-spirits-.html
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03-22-2022, 05:18 PM | #1660 |
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Looks like Nin Nin Game has the newest models up for sale. Thankfully looks like we'll still be able to buy kits somehow.
https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/kame...-spirits-.html
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