Exclusives

Posted by ed142 

When Exclusives are sold out at the source, like Wonder Fest...
-Where do you find them?
*a) any particular stores in Akihabara? or in the Tokyo area*
b) online?
c) how much would you be willing to spend? or just sigh and forget about it


-guess which one i want the most

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ed142
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    Flawless EXA in Davis, California, US [www]
    2010/03/15 12:54
    Registered on 2008/12/04. 大学生 University Student | My blog ->
     

    Try to find them online I guess. I won't pay too much over their retail price. Usually I have no choice but to forget about and wait until I go to Japan myself (a year and a half from now...)

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    ggem in California, USA
    2010/03/15 12:56
    Registered on 2009/07/27.
     

    I usually get exclusive stuff from YAJ. If I was in Japan I'd probably look at Mandarake first. As for how much I'd spend... it really depends on the item and how much I want it. If I really want something sometimes I just don't focus on the cost and just think how much I enjoyed the purchase so I don't feel too bad..lol.. On avearage, I think on exclusives I'd maybe pay twice the original cost.

    As for which figure posted you want most...Snow Miku?

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    Simmo in Los Angeles, CA [www]
    2010/03/15 12:57
    Registered on 2009/04/14. Grad Student, SAT/AP Test Prep Teacher
     

    Japanese Yahoo! Auctions is the best source on sold out items. You won't be able to directly bid on items but you can use a deputy service.

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      Ragnablade in United States
      2010/03/15 13:20
      Registered on 2009/02/06. Mage
       

      What kind of deputy service? I'm new to having a 3rd party get items for me.

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        Delindil in So.California
        2010/03/15 20:09
        Registered on 2009/02/17. ミク命
         

        I've used GoodyJapan for all of my needs, I've also heard good things about Yokattaweb.

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    rook in Pluto
    2010/03/15 13:04
    Registered on 2009/11/07. Vice-Student
     

    Tokyohunter is what i like to use

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    suteki in Australia
    2010/03/15 13:22
    Registered on 2009/07/17. Student/Ashikabi
     

    I'd sigh and forget about it, too much hassle.

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    Gaoru in Hawaii / San Francisco [www]
    2010/03/15 13:25
    Registered on 2008/10/31. Silly String!
     

    A good place to go is Madarake. I already own Snow Miku and Live Stage K-on!
    The store is great, they just have a strange way of shipping stuff. Like if you ordered 2 products from two different store locations (Like Akihabara and Shibuya). They will ship separately. But hay, whatcha gotta do for some exclusives?

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    battrastard in Old Fart in the Southwest,... [www]
    2010/03/15 13:32
    Registered on 2009/03/06. Aircrafty type mechanic, dedicated and certified...
     

    Mostly, just sigh...

    o.O

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    Cascade in USA!
    2010/03/15 14:40
    Registered on 2009/08/27. Your Master
     

    For the most part, limited figures don't interest me that much. They're more or less just a way for collectors to show off something that no one else has. I'd sigh and forget it. The regular run stuff usually look better than the limited stuff anyways.
    Especially, when the limited stuff is just a derivative of an original regular figure. If it's gonna be a limited figure, i think that companies should at least make them different, as in poses, or style, but taking a look at the first three pictures you posted, those are just derivatives of regular run figures, while the last two nendos are actually unique.

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    MK@SG in Singapore [www]
    2010/03/15 15:16
    Registered on 2008/01/14. EUC Support
     

    Madarake is good when they have the items. It is better than YAJ as most proxy services require you to pay upfront, if auction lost, you will have to search for something else to spend rather than transfer the money back.

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    Actar in front of his Desktop, trap... [www]
    2010/03/15 18:33
    Registered on 2008/05/27. Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch...
     

    I usually use proxy to get them from either the official site, or Yahoo! Auctions Japan.

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    Selidor in UK [www]
    2010/03/15 22:57
    Registered on 2009/01/21.
     

    Currently I just get them by ordering online or visiting the event in question ^^;

    When I'm living in the UK I usually just get them from eBay or from an online shop that manages to get its hands on a few. It's expensive, but I rarely get exclusives anyway.

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    Silver Lynx in Canada
    2010/03/16 00:29
    Registered on 2008/12/13. University Student
     

    Proxy services make the world a happy (and sometimes an extravagantly expensive) place.

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    MeltiZsm in melbourne
    2010/10/13 22:02
    Registered on 2010/08/09. BACH OF PSYCH
     

    i`ll give 300-350 dollar for saber exca XD


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