AmiAmi, the site to be, or at least one of the sites to be, for those into collecting anime figurines.
And finally I bit the bullet and made a small order over there, to try and see how much it would all cost me.
I know shipping isn't cheap as it has to come from Japan, and import fees could be charged for clearing it in, but with the yen at time of writing about 8 euro for 1000 yen, it was a good time to order something small.
To that end, I picked the Tamashii Web Exclusive Wild Tiger TopMag version from Tiger & Bunny for this first order, from their "pre-owned" section. These are generally used models, but they come with a rating on site for both the item AND the box condition, and for this model that was listed respectively as A for the item and B for the box. The model itself, at 1880 yen, was as such 14.45 EUR. And 19 points to my taly, the points count as 1 yen each, and can be used in future purchases as currency, remaining valid one year after your last purchase.
The order was placed the 5th of april, and even without this little bug around, it was about to take a while as well, it has to come from the other side of the globe. Everything faster then the average 4-6 weeks from most sites was fine with me, and the 13th of april the parcel arrived. Luckily, Belgium is still one of those countries that can use the EMS shipping service, often cheaper and faster then other options.
HOWEVER... shipping will be calculated after check out, so better sniffle around the internet for an idea on what rate it will be up and about, payment went through Paypal, nice and easy. On the plus side, you can have all preorders made in one calendar month be shipped together to save on the cost, something I`ll definitly be doing in the future. For this order, it was 2400 yen or 18.5 euro.
Yeah, I know, it means the same risks and costs as the Brexit I tend to complain about, except there are trade agreements between the EU and Japan (and the States for that matter) that have been smoothened out over the decades they are in place, meaning you look at a maximum of 40% if you are really unlucky, compared to even that one guy in my gaming group that payed a surplus of 109% of the value on a mail order of figures from the UK. But this particular parcel slipped by customs, yay!
So, about the order itself...
Arriving in a nice sturdy box, I couldn`t wait to cut it open (carefully) to see what was inside, or better how it was inside.
So there we have it, a brand new figure which was so-called second hand...
Now to check back everyday in the (vain apparently according to a lot of collectors) hope of seeing AND scoring a Zero Two figurine...
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