GSC Preorders canceled for EU
People in Europe who have not ordered the following Good Smile Company must be strong now...
European wholesalers have canceled some of the most wanted figures by Good Smile Company, so regular Shops in Europe will not be able to please their customers.
This message was sent to the european shops:
“Due to circumstances beyond our control,
we will be unable to deliver the Good Smile Company
items listet below. We apologise for the inconvenience
this may cause you.”
-Saber Lily
-Nendoroid Kureha
-Nendoroid Kagami Miku Cosplay
-Rosario+Vampire Moka
-Nanoha Swimsuit Version
A hard punch for some figure maniacs... There is a little bit hope left, some shops receive their items directly from Nippon. For some people out there still bad news...
Sadly, I was also one of them... But I had luck and I should get my Saber Lily very soon.
NEET
NOOOOOOOO (BUT I AM NOT LIVE IN EUROPE ^_^)
what happen exactly ??????
Project Management
http://www.gf-hunters.de
Guess we will never know...
Maybe, if we directly look at Saber Lily, it had something to do with the production problems? Only a guess, I don´t know it.
After all, I´am happy that I will get my Saber Lily ^^ . Just wanted to inform the EU people here.
http://pyauki.wordpress.com
Wow that's really bad news for EU figure collectors... /(T_T)\
http://vixums.wordpress.com/
Woah that sucks!!! I'm sorry to those affected...
c#.Net Monkey
http://www.neurotransmission.co.uk
Owch! Poor people that got theirs cancelled :(
Student
http://meganemarshmallow.wordpress.com/
Wow, that's awful news... sucks for everyone who isn't going to get their Saber because of this, I wonder what happened.
O_o What?!! I've mine pre-ordered and paid!! I dont know from where it she comes from but... I hope that it comes from japan... TT___TT
Today Im happy! My Saber Lily comes from Japan and it will be at home tomorrow! ^_____^
I'm glad I got Moka via HLJ; I'm not too fond of european wholesalers...
software manager
http://wawawawasuremono.com
+1 for japan based stores. i got so much canceled on me from a us store i went to hlj/hobby search and haven't looked back.
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Aye agree... some Canadian stores aren't too reliable either.
Artist
http://radiantdreamer.wordpress.com
I know which ones you speak of >_<
NEET
http://austrianotaku.com
European shops are sometimes cheaper though. Importing merchandise can be quite expensive. Those 20% value added tax is a killer!
Project Manager Officer
WHAT-THE-F...
This is not a really good customer care politic... Why only Europe? Are we second-grade customers? God bless stores like HLJ, I buy from them because normally local stores here have exageratedly inflated prices, but this news makes me really really disappointed.
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com
My wholesale supplier here in the US, AAAanime.com has yet to bring Saber Lily here. From what I heard, Good Smile just got waaaay too many orders than they can fill (similar to the Nintendo Wii problem two years back). I sure hope I get them for my store though...all my saber lily pre-orders are filed and I'd have some pissed customers if these dont go state-side @_@
I don't know about you guys but i bet there's a bad juju coming for us....and it's happening right now...hope i'm wrong but thats how i felt....i'm awfully sorry for those who live in EU...
Full time nerd
http://www.dreaming-artemis.com
I agree! I have this beauty! It should be made a crime to be deprave of saber lily!
no not that! I mean the other bad juju where the otaku way of life is at stake and it begins to take tiny little steps!
Otaku Programmer
http://oufukunaga.wordpress.com/
Eventhough this IS a bad news, looks like every DC member from Europe has PO'ed Saber Lily ^_^;
Artist
http://radiantdreamer.wordpress.com
That's terrible news... and you know how this will affect ebay prices. Better buy before the prices skyrocket too much.
Full time nerd
http://www.dreaming-artemis.com
I'm guessing it would jump about what? 3 to 4 times for what we paid for?
Web Designer / Animator
http://parttimeotaku.blogspot.com
European wholesalers must have kept it all for themself lol. Ebay is too risky as there are a lot of fake saber lily out there. http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/jpn/2679/GSC+%E8%A3%BD%EF%BC%9A%E3%80%8C%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A3+%EF%BD%9E%E5%85%A8%E3%81%A6%E9%81%A0%E3%81%8D%E7%90%86%E6%83%B3%E9%83%B7%28%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%29%EF%BD%9E%E3%80%8D.html
oh I agree on ebay. Why do they even made that website anyway?! That site's filled with untrusted merchants! Eeew...
Programmer
http://linuxhacker.ru
Well, don't buy from untrusted merchants then. It's not that they force you?
There are trusted merchants there as well and I bet they appreciate ebay existence (and curse their fees)
It's just that I heard cases of scam. Sorry if I gone a little overboard.
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com
As someone who sells the real deal on my own site as well as ebay...I feel your hatred for the fakers -_- Alot of them will also post pre-orders long before they come out which is against ebay rules. That's one way we can boot the bad sellers off there and keep the people who are running honest anime stores.
right. I bet the best way for first time shoppers is too look for a proof that a merchant is trusted but customers or well known. 2nd never order preorder stuffs, that's were the evil doers attack. I'm saying this incase someone here is a first time web shopper and is looking for advices.
Oh boy hope this clinches it.
Full time nerd
http://www.dreaming-artemis.com
NOOOOOOOOOO ! Oh wait, I already got mine but fans in Europe will not be able to see her beauty!!! Why!?
College Student | Anime Figure Collector
http://neo-valkyrie.livejournal.com/
But WHY!? There needs to be an explanation for all of this. I feel sorry for all those European collectors.
Luckily for me I got everything on that list except Nendoroid Kagami Miku Cosplay and Nanoha Swimsuit Version which I didn't want anyway. ^^;
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
This is the reason why I never ordering something from local wholesaler/retailer. I only go to their store, if I found something interesting in stock, I will buy it. Other than that, I leave my trust to the plastic card+online store :D
~Undine~
http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com
I had ordered Saber Lily from archonia.com, an excellent local online store in Europe, but as recently they've been having trouble (delays) in getting figure orders filled in time, choose to switch to Hobby Link Japan for my figure orders, including Saber Lily. Seems like that was a wise choice and should be glad mine arrived from HLJ a few weeks ago.
Trainee at Telekom
http://grew.themania.org/
I wrote to them an email.
They anserwered last sunday with:
Dear GREW,
We are very sorry for the delay on this figure.
Most of the Goodsmile PVC Figure were delayed by the publisher. Our importer has confirmed that the figures have arrived and they were being custom cleared last week so we should be receiving them soon. If everything goes fine we should have her in stock this week.
Kind regards
The Archonia Content Manager
http://www.archonia.com
so its only delay pewwwwww
Project Management
http://www.gf-hunters.de
A delay at Archonia! Sadly, most preorders at other shops have been canceled...
Public service employee
http://www.starysotakulife.de/
Preordered Saber Lily to and got a delay mail.
Ordered from a german Online Shop.
First Thought
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Second Thought
FUUUUUUUUUUUUU, why me, why this, why everything.
Third Thought
Go and PreOrder Black Rock Shooter from HLJ.com ^,^
If i didn´t get this one i will change my skin color into green and mutate into BerserkMode. >.<
Public service employee
http://www.starysotakulife.de/
oops,
i´ve get a Cancel Mail (not a delay mail) too from my Onlineshop
Underwriter
Will always order from Japan without a doubt in my mind. I live in Australia and figure scene is hard to come by here by always a Japan order for me.