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One Piece Chara Fortune
Series: Strong World
Manufacturer: Megahouse
Release Date: December 2009
Retail: ¥7,200 for box of 24
Purchase Info:
One Piece Strong World Chara Fortune Set of 13
ebay seller: fununiverse
Price: 37.49 USD
Shipping: 10.00 USD
Standard: Registered Parcel(Signature Required)
Includes Tracking Number
Taxes/Duties: 0
Total Cost: 47.49USD
Shipping Info:
Declared as 'Gift'
Declared Value: 10USD
Purchased on: May 9th 10
Shipped on: May 12th 10
Left Origin on: May 16th 10
Received on: May 25h 10
Notes: Canada Customs held the parcel for 7 days
Review:
So this was a pretty much an impulse purchase, I've been looking for Sengoku Basara charamate for a really long time, and just went on ebay to check again if they had any...they did not. But in my search I ended up running into the One Piece charamates. There were several reasons why I ended up with this impulse purchase:
- I'm a really big One Piece fan
- Couldn't resist Zoro in a suit
- They were 25%off
So with shipping they come to 3.65USD each, slightly higher than the retail price of ¥300(3.33USD) without shipping. So the price was pretty reasonable. Plus this way I don't have to buy an entire box to find one set, then waste my time trying to sell off the rest I don't need.
I expected them to use a cheap shipping method therefore it wouldn't have to go through customs and I would have my parcel within the week. However it turns out they ship with 'registered letter' which includes signature confirmation( and tracking).
However as I began to wonder where by parcel was it finally arrived it today and to my surprise there was tracking...intriguing, since they didn't send me a tracking number after I bought it...
Since it took more than two week to arrive I decided to check out what had happen using the tracking number this is the info I found:
No mention of when the HK post office received the parcel
May 16th: left Hong Kong
May 18th: arrived in Vancouver customs
May25th: out for delivery
Which means it was in customs for 7 days, since all my mail from Vancouver arrives the day after it arrives.
I don't know what been going on with Canada Post lately, but they've been holding my packages for days, and this time a whole week. Usually my stuff goes through customs in a couple of minutes...but these last few months...*shakes head*
Anyways I got the package in a mustard yellow fibrous sturdy envelop. The charamates figures and their fortunes were all in their original plastic baggy sealed with tape grouped into a sandwich zip-lock bag and bubble wrapped.
They also included the original wrappers. I didn't expect them to include these...since I really have to use for them, but I guess it was good since it make the figures look much more legitimate. I might have seriously doubted have their authenticity otherwise.
Original fununiverse packaging:
These are my very first charamate/chara fortune figures, so I was very excited to receive them. After seeing so many of the super cute figures stock photos megahouse has released I think expected to be awed. But after today, seeing them physically first hand I'm somewhat disappointed.
- The paint quality is poor to mediocre:
- -paint is uneven
- -paint is not where it should be(it's like some kid can't color inside the lines)
- Fasteners are cheap quality, not even the kinda I use for my home made charms
- Some figures have gaps between attached sections
For ¥300(3.33USD) charms I expect better quality even if it's made in china. Shame on Megahouse for poor supervision of the Chinese labor. They are overpriced at ¥300(3.33USD) these charms would be more reasonable at a ¥200(2.22) price point.
Overall my ratings are:
Product: 7/10
Customer Service: 9/10 (would have been nice to know the tracking)
Shipping: 8/10 (could have been ship in a box instead)
Store Overall [fununiverse]: 8/10
P.S: I did end up finding the Sengoku Basara Charamate, the day after I bought these I found a online Taiwanese anime shop selling sets, they've been ship and are currently in Vancouver customs since May 20th, so from past expirence I'm expecting them this Thursday, I'll post a review of the store and the charamate once they arrive
Purchase One Piece Strong World Chara Fortune from:
Hobby Link Japan
ebay seller fununiverse
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