Where do you guys get toys from? Do you know any secret stores?
Here's all mine:
http://www.amiami.com
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/
https://www.hlj.com
https://jlist.com
http://solarisjapan.com
http://otakumode.com
https://www.nippon-yasan.com
http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/
>secret stores
I'm not sure such a thing exists.
>>5257049
I guess the closest people would get would be local ones that only ship within their state/country. I know I have a few I use in Australia that gets some weird stock in every now and then at a relatively good price, but I have no idea if they ship over seas at all.
On the corner of fifth and thirty-second, there's a small coffee shop. If you go to the counter and ask about the "japanese import blend", the employee will push aside the vending machine in the back, revealing a secret toy store that sells any toy you could ever want..
>>5257040
Jungle can be a pretty good place for certain things. Their prices are almost always worse than Mandarake, though, and they have a 5% fee, so I generally only use them as a last resort.
>>5257040
How trustworthy is Solarisjapan?
>>5257040
http://www.ebay.com
http://www.amazon.com
>>5257060
and I bet they will STILL be sold out of everything I want
>>5257104
Should have been there at 3 am, anon. You have only yourself to blame.
>>5257094
Thanks for at least posting some links, unlike everyone else in this thread. When did /toy/ get so shitty?
>>5257143
when people started thinking their posts are clever when they aren't.
>>5257040
www.walmart.com
>>5257040
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/
http://www.yesasia.com/
I try to buy from amazon when I can just because of prime
>>5257060
This seems awfully familiar.
ebay
amazon
toysrus
bbts
and for NYCfags
image anime
midtown comics
forbidden planet
>>5257070
Jungle? In LA? I went there once and most of what they had appeared to be bootlegs...especially the statueshit, which I also collect.
>>5259110
Amazon is pretty good. I just got a toy $10 off because the packaging was damaged.
>>5259461
That's pretty sweet.
Amazon does have a great return policy. A few years ago I had to return an arcade stick like 3 times because it was defective out of the box. I could have fixed it myself but why void the warranty.
I also returned a $1700 laptop with no issue because it didn't fit my needs
No mention of Rakuten, specifically Terraformer? Smaller selection, but they tend to have great prices. Got a blank shinki body for 5k a few months back.
They also have a deal going on where if oyu're new, your first order over 10k gets 1k off now and then another 1k off coupon for the future.
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/auc-terraformer/
SoCalfag here. I go to Frank and Sons.
>>5259458
Jungle is actually a Japanese company, but yes, that store in LA is one of their branches. And fwiw, I've never personally found a bootleg there, and I've been going there for years and years, since way before they renovated. Their instore prices in LA are pretty shit (I'm guessing to offset the import costs + scalp the hell out of ignorant weebs), but I believe buying from them online comes directly from their Japanese store, and the prices are pretty decent.
>>5259474
Yup, this is why I stay faithful to Amazon. Their customer service is amazing, and will go the extra mile to make you happy.
>>5257060
So, this is basically like the "Holders" Creepypasta series, except with anime figures, and lewd statueshits?
>>5257040
go to any item on myfigurecollection, click buy, and then check all those links.
>>5257040
'Dunno about 'secret' stores, but I always use The Find when I can't find something toy related.
https://www.thefind.com/
>>5257094
Search on ebay for sellers that live in japan you can get some sweet deals sometimes, especially when you missed the preorders.
>>5259355
NYC fag here
I love patrolling through those stores you listed
Midtown and Forbidden really don't have too much but have a few gems, Image Anime is an amazing selection, but all the stores are overpriced. Still, I love going to browse there and looking at new figures up close in person. Plus, they're good to buy different shit like stands, etc.
>>5257040
Thanks for the adresses, do you know if nippon-yasan declare the real value/mark the package as gift? This could change everything for me. Thanks!
