Buyfag Thread

Buy figure from e2046

Ships on the 8th May, exported on the 10th.

Nothing since then

Getting a bit worried.

It's so over bros. I ordered something from ebay and they said they would ship it in 10 business days, with an estimated arrival of the 3rd. The tenth day has now past and there's still no tracking.

On an unrelated note, I just got an email for something I preordered last year. Are companies still making the covid excuse?

I saw a toy shop holding a moving-out sale and bought a Figma Nanoha for $15. Now I just need to find a Fate Figma

ebay's fucked
I ordered something that said it was located in my country and now it's shipping from fucking Australia

Is there any hope left?

anon I...

We like girlpla

Ironic, Australia is where I want my package sent

Ok but that’s a nice butt

I somehow did not get taxed (not even VAT) on my AmiAmi package worth ~180EUR, delivered by the local post office.
What's going on, did I just get lucky? They never missed an opportunity to tax my ass, and Ami-GK never under declares.

I said it once and I'll say it again

vacuum navels are irresponsible, outrageous, and not becoming of a true tummy-seur! navels should be shrouded in the mystery of cloth and revealed only to your lawfully wedded husband!!

who the fuck knows every country is different
here I'm always paying something even if it's undevalued and I have to only pay few euro

y-yeah lmao

sounds like something a seething hag would say. anyways buy plushes

I said it once and I'll say it again

I want to make some enemies today!

Uh-huh.

navels should be shrouded in the mystery of cloth

That position is unacceptable.

Is there a way to filter figgies that show up by default on MFC?
I'd like not to see any GKs when I click on specific character.

Freeing quality babyyyyy why care about details when you have a whole 1/4 figure

shut the fuck up

Cute witch. Everyone once in a while I get tempted to buy this figure.

Nice, also a bargain.

Projection.

Welp looks like I do have to pay for this mahiro upfront, man this is retarded. ill just skip the cute cat outfit and preorder the ami one. Who the hell pays for preorders in full upfront??

what are you, poor or something?

A decade ago maybe, but in the last 3-4 years it has just turned into another mainstream trend spammed on tiktok.

69 figures

how does she do it?

PLEASE be an ai image i do not need a giant plush

Selling figures of herself is a very Elaina thing to do.

She's overpriced but I must have her, amazing body

No, just the principle. Imagine giving these companies a year long loan just so you can call yourself "rich" on a basket weaving forum.

while it's kind of true that i've been catching some losing streaks lately, i'm a solid 7.2 and still have way more bodycount than you have your sad little tranime toys

it isn't. it's from their twatter, which i'm using to see if they ever make an arisu plush rerun

wait for ze bin

I am studying abroad in Japan do you think the university would be mad if I used my stipend to buy a new suitcase and fill it with figs

Are they likely to audit you?

Back of, Satan. We all order things expecting to pay on release, since most shops do it that way, although a few require a deposit. Some Anons try to play the forex game and pay when the yen takes a dump.

probably not

FUCK

Don't mind if I do

hueg fox tiddies

I don't usually buy random figs, but this girl is pretty and cheap. I'm thinking about it.

just make sure you display her without glasses

will have to buy another nikke figgie if they don't fuck this up

shit

figi

I need to start buying gks

I wear glasses. I like glasses.

I wanna buy some stuff off Melonbooks through Buyee, is there anything I should know? I've never used a proxy before.
I have in mind three wall scrolls, three acrylic stands, a coaster and a clear file. Should I order the scrolls separately or anything like that?

is there anything I should know

yes
don't use buyee

How are you planning to get them painted?

We don't plan ahead here.

If the things are in stock I don't think it would make a difference.
If the buyee cart allows you to buy them all together, there's no reason not to. Buyee charges 300 yen per order, so getting them all together is the way to go if you can.
And if it doesn't allow you to do that, the way Buyee works is you've got 30 days to ship stuff from their warehouse, so as long as they all arrive around the same time you can ship them together anyway.
Don't listen to
, I've used Buyee 6 times now on shipments with several items at once and they've always come through just fine.

few threads that they fucked up both mine and other anon's customs declarations at the same time and we had to wipe their ass for them
for me the retards didn't declare the contents of the package at all
not to mention their idea of 1500 yen worth of protective packaging for 10kg worth of books is a fucking single layer of bubble wrap
I will never use them again unless I have no choice
their only slightly below DHL on my shitlist

Not on anime girls.

I'll keep that in mind for heavier items, but with what is ordering I don't really think packaging would be an issue at least.
I've never bought protective packaging from them and never had an issue, although I'm not ordering heavy items generally. Only one or two books in a shipment, usually.
I've never had a problem with customs either, although my shipments are probably relatively small as well.
Anyway, when you are going to discourage someone from using a site it'd be good to explain why and also provide an alternative.
Who is a proxy service you've never had a problem with, and would recommend with no caveats?

buyee

their idea of 1500 yen worth of protective packaging for 10kg worth of books is a fucking single layer of bubble wrap

I had a bit of the opposite happen. Whenever I picked it, there was such an absurd amount of extra padding that they might've easily used a much smaller box had I not picked the option.
Guess your mileage may vary. I've seen those horror pictures where they've sent things in a lone plastic bag, too, as well as the completely destroyed packages. But my stuff always arrived fine, whether I chose protective packaging or not.
The fucked up/pretty much none existent customs declaration was a pain for sure. Luckily FedEx never cared in the past, but it seems Buyee stopped using them or something. That, or with my recent packages, DHL was always the cheaper one between the two and that's why they were chosen when I picked Buyee Air Mail. Wish they'd leave it to me.
Anyway, what else is better? People seem to like Zenmarket, but last time I checked, they weren't really cheaper even though people claimed they were. But the fees were the same, plus you have to deposit beforehand which I don't like, and there's a 3% fee when you do. What's up with that? Some say that's just Paypal's conversion rate, is that true? If not, that's hardly cheaper.
Buyee also doesn't buy adult stuff which can be a deal breaker, but I don't really buy porn.

If the things are in stock I don't think it would make a difference.

Is it a concern if they aren't? The scrolls and coaster are all made to order, ready within / after a month, according to the seller

If the buyee cart allows you to buy them all together, there's no reason not to.

That's good, I just thought it might be bad for the shipping costs for the scrolls to be larger than the other stuff or something

a-and the box? It came in a box too, right??

It comes wrapped in bubble wrap. It's good, protective packaging, sir.

I like Im@s but never played the games yet my feeds are always filled with this brat, is she really that poplar? Why haven't we seen her in the anime? I want to fuck her.

she's from the newest batch

I want to fuck her.

you and me both

Was the last sentence really necessary?

oh
so it wasn't the bubble wrap that was the 1500 yen protective packaging
it was the box
lmao

probably the most popular. Her game is only out for 1 year. She has both a sadistic and machoistic side, tagged as loli in all the doujins, but not actually a loli.

I know, right?
it should be implied when talking about any idolm@s slut, it doesn't have to be spelled out

So we should always assume if you want a figi of something is because you want to have sex with it?

as long as it's a cute girl(female optional)

they'll give it weird lips like nearly every other nikke figure so far.

is it a concern if they aren't?

Only in that there is a 30 day grace period for keeping stuff in the Buyee warehouse, and it's 100 yen per day after that.
Again, probably not going to be a huge deal.

Buyee is like the newfag proxy for people who don't know any better. I've tried two other proxies after getting fucked by Buyee and it's crazy how those two actually knew what bubble wrap and proper packaging were without having to pay 1000 yen in protective packaging fees for the honor of making your shipping cost triple the price.

uoh

It'd be great if you could name the proxies you trust.

making the shipping cost triple the price

That's been one of my favorite things about Buyee, though: the, whatever Buyee Air Shipment where they use whatever shipping service is best is both reasonably priced and really fast. It's almost always notably cheaper for me than EMS or DHL, and when it's not significantly cheaper it's roughly the same anyway.

for hobby sakura specifically, their Isabel looks great, and Little Mermaid seems fine, so there's hope
(best nikke figgie is still anigift's Crown)

I didn't mean it like that...

Iya, jeki da

It'd be great if you could name the proxies you trust.

You don't ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or a buyfag his proxy
Read the guide

Me me

Buy a dakimakura from a shop on ebay

They send me a Pokemon card instead

They apologize profusely and fully refund me

A month later they put the same daki up for sale

Try to by it again, but AGAIN they send me a Pokemon card

They apologize and refund me again

Is this some kind of weird scam where they send me a lesser value item than the item I ordered and hope I don't request a refund for some reason? The seller has a 99.4% positive rating with 4k items sold so I don't think they can be an outright scammer, but I don't know how it's possible to make that specific mistake twice in a row

it's the shop owner's waifu and he doesn't want to get cucked by filthy gaijin

see

This. Also Buyee is a bit slower to respond compared to others I noticed.
The one I use can be expensive sometimes, but they at least keep things compact and slightly cheaper.
Companies like AmiAmi bewilder me with how much space they waste with their boxes.

Better safe than sorry
Also FUCK TREES

I'm not asking about proxies generally. The guide cannot help with my question: it does not indicate Buyee is bad, it isn't going to provide a meaningful contrast for the issues alleged in the thread. That's why I'm asking you about the two you used.

ebay

That was your first mistake.

I'm not either of those anons but I use FromJapan
Probably not the cheapest but it works

paper is cheaper than a replacement figure

ZenMarket but I didn't like that I was constantly having to top up my balance and it was a bit slow. They accept crypto if you're into that.
Neokyo which is what I'm mainly using now since they have both a wallet system but also let you just pay for any current orders without messing around with top ups. Do be warned that they add any domestic shipping prices onto the declared value so it might get a bit fucky if you're in a country where you want to keep it low to avoid any custom's fees.

The figure I ordered arrived to my country, but is currently stuck at customs cause the importer has to deliver a form letter that authorises the shipping company to clear the shipment on their behalf. Can't do anything but resist the urge to chew up things in frustration.

did you use DHL

Was it the same card? If so, somewhat undestandable, I guess. But if not, that just seems too random.

Fedex

wait no I read it wrong

importer

did you use a local third party or something? because you are the importer otherwise

Anon, you ARE the importer...You mean exporter, right?

It was a different card. The only thing I can think of is maybe someone with a super similar name or address to me is regularly buying Pokemon cards from them so they genuinely mixed us up twice, but I don't know

I ordered from LapinNoir, nowhere did it say I need to do anything special to get my package. I figured if my country is on the list of places they deliver to, then it's all settled the same way I order from places like Temu and such.

it's nothing special, it's normal customs procedure
can't speak for your country but here packages under a certain threshold don't require giving them authorization, above they do
also the ones that pay all the fees and taxes on the seller site like aliexpress or temu would also not require it
if you don't do it your package is getting sent back so better look up your specific local customs procedures

Has FedEx contacted you? They do the clearance for you, but it's possible you need to give them a permission/confirmation first. I know DHL has sometimes asked for authorization.

Yes
and yes

Sauce of figure?

neat
shame this game was so neutered

I love the design but I'm wary of Anon Babble figures

I got an automatic e-mail update about the letter, and I've been looking through their site, but it's not very helpful. I've typed an e-mail to their support, but it's already past their working hours. Hopefully they answer in the morning.

how do i make play arts figures stand up without using those stands they come with
ack

Not that anon, but I use ZenMarket as well. They get the job done best for me.
Buyee is fine too. I don't like their Yahoo Auctions bid system and their shipping prices seemed a bit high, which made me switch to others.
I used another one that worked great for smaller orders. However, they directly communicate in simple/broken english so it became a problem for ordering many tems and when an issue would arise. I had to switch away when ordering many things at once. Nice people though.

gfs are for losers who can't afford a nice figgy

wtf I lost the auction why did you guys snipe me I thought we were figure buddies ;_;

All is fair in love and figgies

Where can I buy a gf?

You don't buy, you rent one high five at a time

Sometimes I wonder if I am in a bidding war with an anon here

shame this game was so neutered

How so?

oh no we can't have any relationships because the western press will whine again like they did with the last Persona

we're never getting another Kawakami and I'm upset about it

This order is ineligible for Small Packet due to its size and/or weight.

yes pls ami chan pls pack my boxie with 500g of dead trees

You don't have to tell me twice!

Why is Lilco so gay?

any recommendations for a noob as far as a best place to get a
BANDAI Lancelot Albion Code Geass R2 HG 1/35 ?

they have several reasonably priced on ebay but ebay is generally retarded to buy from

first time posting here, idk anything about buying figurines but I bought this at an anime convention because it was cheap.

but how popular are mecha figures/models here?

Gunpla is straight to Anon Babble, is too big for buyfag.
Other mechs, can stay here but are somewhat rare.

Does this count?

can't get figures

can't get gf

It's owari

Amico... forgive me... I have to think about my future's interior design

Cute.

interior design

Post when done, I need more inspiration

shower figures, post them

I'll be a few months
I want my room to be spacious and full of light, which is the opposite of what buyfagging requires.

Autocad is being gay so I cannot show the floor plan right now, but it is a 3*5m rectangular room, there is a 2.1m window on one of the short sides, facing southwest. On the opposite short side there is a small walk-in closet and the door out right to it. The ceilings are very high

I plan on building a desk with a lot of display room on the window's side, all around the window, I guess it will the the only place that will never get direct sunlight. I need a lot of space for figures, manga, doujinshi and other goods. I'll most likely be rotating my figures.

The long side with the door our is going to be kept clear, besides some picture frames on the wall, I haven't figured out how, but I want to project anime on it too. Opposite of that I'll have my bed and a floor table to do weeb shit on like sitting on the ground and koikatsu parties. I'm having some trouble with my desk and table clearances, so I'm thinking about going full weeb and getting a foldable floor mattress, keep it unfolded on normal days, and folding it away when inviting people over, I could get away with a bigger table then. I already do cringy shit like sitting in seiza without feeling pain, and don't mind hard beds as long as the covers are fluffy.

Sounds cool, are you building it yourself or getting a contractor?

I've only used DEJapan and it was for fate watches but they pack well and it was cheap.

All contractors, I want to do things like experimenting with alternatives to normal paint on my room, but besides that the floors, windows and doors need to be redone professionally.
A carpenter I make interior renders for is the one building the furniture, but I'm designing most if it for him to revise. I study architecture but then realized that I hate dealing with construction workers, So I guess I'll become the only straight interior designer in the world. I'm also designing the rest of the house's renovation except for the kitchen.

Lucky, I wish I had a contractor I trust, I asked around and all I hear is horror stories
I can see them tearing down my living room and the ghosting me for months while some mystery parts have to be shipped in

...and then when I call them they answer
"Sorry what project was this? Oh yeah, the guy with the dolls. Sorry we're busy installing a home gym for some real men, we'll drop by after"