Comments on: The Problem with Exclusives

By: anonymous_object

anonymous_object — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:22:13 +0000

I did order the Miko+Sailor outfits through Goody Japan. They were overpriced but I couldn’t pass them up ^^; I saw a few of them on YJA for about 3,500-5,000 yen. That was a few weeks ago though.

By: lovelyduckie

lovelyduckie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:03:09 +0000

Were you able to put in an order for the outfits with a proxy? I’m going to have to hunt Yahoo Japan and ebay to get them…sigh. I’m pretty good at finding exclusives but, I feel like me getting this entire set is going to be difficult and pricey. BUT even if I miss out, I’m determined to get them new outfits! I’m going to learn to sew and make them all yukatas!
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By: Q

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:34:12 +0000

Happened to have come across this post recently after I have fallen for a limited Nendoroid Snow Miku. I have a few limited / special items of figures as well as models and shokugans / collectable miniatures etc so I kinda understand the frustration when there’s something we like that happen to be limited edition stuff, especially when they are primarily only available in Japan. Back then I only knew to resort to online auctions. But now I know a few shops and deputy service etc in Hong Kong so it makes things easier for me I suppose.

Collecting figures is an expensive hobby, and it’s getting more and more expensive in the recent times. I think I will just revert back to gunpla and smaller stuff whenever possible; at least they are a lot more affordable and better in terms of availability!
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By: anonymous_object

anonymous_object — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:20:37 +0000

Luckily, I don’t collect QB stuff xD. I feel sorry for fans of the series >_<

By: anonymous_object

anonymous_object — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:19:41 +0000

What’s really frustrating is when you’re trying to collect a series of figures or items and only *some* of the items are exclusives while the rest are regular items. Very, very annoying >_<

By: anonymous_object

anonymous_object — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:17:59 +0000

Yep, they have no reason to stop… So we’re stuck with it ;_;

By: bluedrakon

bluedrakon — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:15:19 +0000

It is really a pain for us in the US to get these figures. I hate seeing raffles and other give-a-ways that I will never be able to enter. But like you said, this is for Japanese market and not really an international one.

Speaking of which (and noting Blowfish) – Queen’s Blade is one of the worse that I have seen recently.
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By: ninjovee

ninjovee — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:08:40 +0000

Hm. I do get your point. It suddenly occurred to me that a possible reason why most Japanese companies don’t cater Internationally yet is because of the language barrier. Most Japanese people have trouble with English, which is possibly why they don’t have English versions of their sites. Maybe this is also the reason why they don’t want to open their doors to International sales. You can’t really sell anything to a person if you don’t understand them ^^; I think this is also the reason why they like to partner with DC, since he doesn’t have difficulties with either language.
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By: Blowfish

Blowfish — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:10:12 +0000

This is indeed a frustrating hobby and I am luckily still sane enough to stay away from those exclusives.There was that Queen`s Blade Anniversary Alternative Colour Alleyne I would have loved to buy but after inquiring Tokyohunter about it I stopped thinking about it.

The price added up to a whopping 12000 yen and thats more than I am willing to pay.

By: Ningyo

Ningyo — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:12:52 +0000

Oh no, there aren’t any at all here in Richmond Hill Ontario as well. They’re not extremely numerous, but there are more than one would think here and there: http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/2009/12/anime-stores-around-vancouver-ii.html