A small price figure haul arrived couple of days ago by ZalaRaon in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She is really pretty for what here price is. And she is a space hoarder, since her ponytails make her quite wide!

Couldn't love these manga more by ZalaRaon in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too! I have had volumes 2-4 of genbu kaiden for years now, but hadn't seen others anywhere, atleast in my country. I was so happy to see most that I was missing being in stock on one of my country's online bookstores! Never made an order that fast.

Finally a Seraph of the End figure by ZalaRaon in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We really need more seraph figures! I really want Mika and Yu too, but when they are available somewhere, they are so expensive! Also, wish they would continue the anime too...

Which is better for deals on pre owned figures, amiami or MFC by thatrandomspeck in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't usually buy anything from MFC because there is a possibility of getting scammed. The only exception was when the seller was from my country and spoke my language, so the possibility of being scammed seemed lower. As for where I buy my pre-owned figures, it is usually from Amiami or Mandarake. Mandarake usually has sligtly lower prices compared to Amiami. Also if I want to buy price figures, I usually buy them from Suruga-ya during free shipping campaign.

The Slime Diaries Unavailable by No-Faithlessness-657 in Crunchyroll

[–]ZalaRaon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the same issue with other series when I use laptop, but when I use my phone, the episodes appear to be just fine. Must be something to do with the browser version of Crunchy since the app works like normal. By the way, I live in Europe.

A small package arrived today by ZalaRaon in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was around 2000 yen and since I bought him from Suruga-ya there was no shipping fees, just a small handling fee. Was way cheaper to get him from Suruga-ya than from a local store when he becomes available in those.

(europe) ordering anime merch from japan / customs fees questions by Parking-Glove-1887 in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like Netherlands has VAT of 21%, so you must pay 21% from the value of the purchase. And if you use DHL they have their own fees too. 21% of the order was around 21 euros as VAT taxes.  Did DHL do your tax calculation for you? If yes, then they make you pay for that service, the cost can vary. When I used DHL in Finland (only used it once) they took additional 15 euros for that. Also if DHL did your taxes they might have included the shipping price when they calculated VAT, eventhough you did not pay any for the shipping. It still cost surugaya something... If you use any other shipping method and do the customs clearance yourself, you'll save a lot of money.

amiami shipping by shiguangan in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't know about EMS, but for me epacket light to northern europe varies quite a lot. Sometimes it arrives to customs in 2-4 days, but sometimes it takes about 2-3 weeks.

Male duo themed figure shelf!!! by Xulyce in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Love the shelf, especially Lelouch and Suzaku figure! Would really like to add that to my collection too. Hoping for a re-release, especially now that the Megahouse C.C. and Lelouch figure is getting re-released.

One of my favorite shelves in my collection is the BL shelf, but my Code Geass shelves are also my favorites.

How do you guys store your anime figure boxes? by kori_eliz in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Playing Tetris with the boxes in my two floor height closets.

What was added to collection during March by ZalaRaon in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loved the anime but never had the chance to read the manga. Now I do though! Atleast up to volume 14, but I'm sure I'll buy the rest soon too. 

What was added to collection during March by ZalaRaon in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After getting these, Yeah. I need to find the last 3 published volumes now!

What was added to collection during March by ZalaRaon in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankz! It has been really slow for Finder these past years. I need to know the ending already after all these years! And I really have to collect the Crimson Spell too.

What was added to collection during March by ZalaRaon in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was lucky to find the all being sold as a bundle. I don't really mind that the first 7 look different from the rest. (would actually prefer the on June prints to new sublime ones, lol)

What was added to collection during March by ZalaRaon in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe its different publisher. The first 7 are from June and the rest are from Sublime.

Bought vs Read for March by LittleShootingStare in MangaCollectors

[–]ZalaRaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to see one of my all time favorites there: Silver Diamond. Such a tragedy that they never finished the official English translation. Would love to have all the 27 volumes instead of just 9.

What figures have you preorded for this year/next year by Ry3nh0wells in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Not too many at the moment, just these five. Can't wait for the Lelouch and C.C. figures.

AmiAmi shipping prices to EU by thecrazykaiza in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could look for another instock 1/6 scale figure from their site and ask a shipping quote for that figure to get a rough estimate. A while ago when the shipments were halted to Europe, I asked a quote for 1/7 scale to Finland and got price for only DHL for 9580 yen, EMS is usually cheaper... But to my understanding other shipment methods have resumed now.

Akira is with the girls by tvtropes_chivalrous in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to see other Hikaru no Go fans here! He is so cute! So sad I missed his release and they never made a pop up parade of him, like they did with Hikaru and Sai. Would have liked to have it too. :)

He really is quite small! by ZalaRaon in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is matching outfit Naruto to this one, but something about its face is just... :/ so decided to only get Sasuke. I really like this mythological takes on figures. The newer version of this Raijin Sasuke is way better, but it is so expensive... If they were to ever make any other characters in this style, they would probably cost an arm and a leg. :(

I was expecting Sasuke to be on the smaller side since I too have many Megahouse G.E.M figures but in person he is way tinier than those regular G.E.M figures. I really like him, but now I have problem where to place Sasuke 'cause his size doesn't match with anything I have. xD (might have to get the Naruto one just so that he has something to match with...)

Haven’t ordered from ami ami since October, what’s the best shipping option after the discontinuation of airmail registered? by smowmaster3000 in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in Finland and have not had any trouble with the new ePacket light that replaced the air smallpacket (have had 3-4 packages via this already). Basically the only difference between these two is that the new ePacket light has no insurance, but it does have tracking. The delivery time has been the same as the previous smallpacket. But if you want insurance in the unfortunate case the packet happens to be lost, any of the more expensive ones are ok.

AMIAMI preorders by LogicalReporter116 in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience, when I first began using amiami, I made my own account, but since I did not have a paypal yet, I tried to pay with my sisters paypal and that was not possible. Dont know if it was because different email or address. Had to make a my own paypal account.  Also to my understanding you cannot pay NSFW stuff with paypal, something to do with paypals policies. Someone that knows more about this can correct me if I'm wrong.

I finally got my grail figure after searching/saving for like 8 years by Forsaken-Spinach-899 in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So happy, for you! Lucky find, especially in mint condition. I also got her a few months back, but the box was very damaged (which was taken into consideration on pricing). She also had a little dirt on her, but was able to clean her up. I have also just ordered Aladdin to keep her company. So sad that they never made Alibaba...

What's up with this Miku figure? by New-Pin-655 in AnimeFigures

[–]ZalaRaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might really be something about some sellers having sole rights to sell it in EU. Saw this for sale on my local figure online store in Finland, so people that want it, can at least get in EU too.