Gift, Souvenirs, whatever you want to call it

This is not a personal purchase but more of a gift from my dear best friend who just came back from New York. I do have a ton of list of things that I could ask him to get but it is a hassle for him to look for it. Mostly toys which he would be a noob to look for it. Another would be my Iced Flavoured Via which is only available in the States but it is no longer available. So I didn't really have anything for him to get for me.

To my surprise, he got me something that I've normally associated with SIN, getting branded stuffs. Since he got it for me, it can't be branded as a SIN from me but still make it to my SIN list. Hahahaha...

World of Marc Jacob tee

Simple yet elegant. 

Hobby Replenishment Part 3

I've planned to write this post after my examination but I've succumbed to do it before. I needed to put my mind away from studies so I wrote this post instead.

I mentioned that I was impressed with getting my hobby items using HobbyLink Japan and found another Japanese site, AmiAmi that provide similar service with visibility and selection of shipment cost. I'm also drawn to their vast selection of items offered. I managed to get an earlier release of Hasbro Star Wars Black Series at a reasonable prices.

Retail would generally sell them at SGD 39.90 each. For this instance, Darth Vader is considered a sought-after piece and I've saw that it can fetch a good $75 to own one. I managed to get it approximately SGD 32 each inclusive of shipment. However, I lessen the value by opening it up to play. Come on, it's a toy. Don't deprive yourselves to it's main purpose. It's still valuable when there is a demand. Look at it's articulation. I'm loving every bit of it.

Somehow getting these figures from Japan has it's uniqueness. Each packaging consist of Japanese labels over the normal released packaging. Not sure whether there would be any additional value.

However, AmiAmi packaging is a so-so. It's not really an company-exclusive box, just a "fragile" box. The figures are places within corrugated papers to prevent damages (which my Darth Vader had a creased opening). In general, I received it quite early for a normal shipment.

I was blacklisted from HLJ for not making payment on an order so I had to jump ship to AmiAmi. I'm more satisfied with AmiAmi than HLJ for the fact that they have more variety of selections. I can also gain points for every purchase. 10 points are earned for 1000 JPY for example and can be used to deduct for your next purchase.

Ok, that's not the end of it. While waiting for AmiAmi's delivery, I came upon an unreasonably cheap deal on eBay. I've been procrastinating to get it and found this seller that sold it cheap. Plus point, I don't need to pay for shipment and just meet him at Tampines. It's yet another Star Wars Black Series figure.

The deluxe figure is VERY EXPENSIVE in retail and the Storm Trooper is another sought-after figure which can be gotten at unbelievable price. Luckily, the seller got it in US direct and sold it at reasonable price.

So I believe this would be the last few toy replenishment for 2014. I need to save up for my year end trip. If I still have excess, I may get the latest release of the Black Series. I also have 2 pre-orders Transformers Masterpiece that I'm waiting for.