Transformers Masterpiece MP-53 Skids

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  1. Paco Grande

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    AE now has an option to pay later but for Skids it was something like 1000 Yen more to pay later so I ended up paying now. So the option is there at least. I prefer AJ but my FOMO is real so I can't wait that long.
     
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    I use to have AE as my go to place but the EMS prices are a bit nuts during Covid times. I just checked a comparable size and weight item to MP Skids (using MP Smokescreen) with the EMS calculator and the shipping was over $20. The total cost is within a buck or two of the domestic price of $90. Just FYI .
     
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    with robots like Skids or Jazz (or Prowl v2 :D ) that space under the hood of the car would definitely be perfect for two directions of ab crunch, right‽
    Here’s hoping the eventual Jazz keeps pushing the envelope at least! Individual finger articulation in the size of a carbot? I wanna believe!
     
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    Meanwhile AJP shipping for my Reboost order is ¥1,730 ($15.99 USD) compared to pre-covid shipping on Cordon at ¥1,200 ($11.09 USD). A difference of ¥530 ($4.90 USD) for the same DHL speedy delivery isn’t bad at all.

    I’m sure Amazon has a top-tier discount with DHL… I wonder how much of DHL’s total business comes from Amazon?
     
  5. Paco Grande

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    Well for me paying now at AE without shipping it's around $48 USD cheaper than a North American site with shipping to Canada. So as long as the shipping is less than that I will be happy. AE's pay now price for Skids is 6860 Yen or $63 USD which is crazy cheap for me. In Canada I pay way more shipping than what people pay in the U.S. from U.S. based stores. We don't get the free shipping option.
     
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    For sure, it will happen! Arcee has lateral ab crunch and also has more hand/finger articulation than any carbot, while technically having smaller hands with more delicate fingers! And they're solid too, nothing like MP-10's pop-off-when-you-glance-at-them knuckles.
     
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    Went ahead and put in an order at BBTS for Skids and AJ for Reboost. It's going to be weird getting Reboost before Skids if AJ doesn't open up.
     
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    I just bought 2 at Amazon Japan. Cost 142.00 with shipping.
     
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    Woo! About freaking time.
     
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    Now to decide if 65 quid delivered is the right Skids for me...
     
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    Cancelled my Reboost preorder and ordered both in one shipment to save on shipping, thanks :) 
     
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    No different than Starscream really, they pretty much waited till the last minute to open shipping (back) up.
     
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    I was going to do the same and in the checkout process it’s saying they will be separate shipments. Did you get that message too and does it still show after placing the order?

    I’m guessing they’ll consolidate into one shipment at some point since they have the same release date, but the system doesn’t seem to recognize that.
     
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    Very much on the fence about this guy. My last G1 MP was Sunstreaker. The toon at all costs aspect of the line was a big turnoff from my as I preferred the more hybrid style and more intuitive transformations of some of the earlier MPs (ex. Streak, Wheeljack, Bumblebee V1). Not to mention the rapidly rising prices and seemingly increased QC issues. I like the idea of a shift in direction a little closer to how things were. The scans anf pics of the hand painted proto make the figure seem "off" for lack of a better word. The official promo pics on Pulse look a lot better though. Wonder what future carbot releases will be like
     
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    In for 2 skids and 2 star creams at AMJ. Also have 2 thunercrackers at GameStop and waiting for another sale to grab a couple skywarps. Expensive year! Will go nice with SS86 and unicron.
     
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    Yep, much cheaper from AJP. I got three of the mold for $218.34 USD, including shipping & taxes. My same order from HLJ was gonna be $243.01 before shipping! I could have probably ordered a 2nd Reboost to go with my 2 Skids (4 total) at AJP for the shipped price for 3 from HLJ.
     
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    Thanks for the update! Got my Skids order in!
     
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    What a pleasant morning. Checked my AMJP page and was able to get Skids. It’s all I can ask for.
     
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  20. Paco Grande

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    Amazon Japan (as well as in North America) always seems to ship items separately even if they are in the same order. Last year MP Arcee and MPM Ratchet released on the same day and I received two packages from DHL with separate tracking numbers at the same time.
     
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