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09-07-2015, 02:38 AM | #1 |
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HEADS UP FOLKS!! I have received some feedback regarding the restrictions imposed on Bandai from selling their Star Wars kits outside Japan. Apparently the directive and pressure is from Disney themselves, and not from Revell or any other party as I have read from other forums and posts. In fact, Disney may be beginning to apply pressure on other Japanese Manufacturers involved with Star Wars merchandises to restrict their sales to only within the country, and may include other items such as PVC figures, statues, toys, etc etc. Hence depending on the company's agreement with Disney, we can expect more stuff to get pulled out of the overseas market later. I can't reveal my source due to legal reasons but I can tell you they are dependable - and very worried about their sales. In the event this rule is applied nationwide (since I still see a few shops selling them) the only option is to get Kit Hunters from Japan to get them for you. Look for my notes section to see who these people are. If you are residing in Japan and not affiliated with any shops there but are willing to help, please let me know and I'll include your contacts there.
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09-07-2015, 07:31 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like the Mouse wants a cut of the action and is imposing embargoes on those who refuse to pay.
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09-07-2015, 08:58 PM | #3 |
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If its legally liscensed merchandise Disney would have a say in where it can be sold. I don't find this unusual and such regional restrictions are not uncommon.
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09-07-2015, 09:25 PM | #4 |
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Yeah. BBTS isn't allowed to ship Playmates TMNT line to addresses outside the US, and I think there were limitations with Thundercats as well.
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09-07-2015, 11:13 PM | #5 |
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TBH, getting mainline Japanese items from Japanese based retailers is usually cheaper than buying from retailers based here that import anyways. The samurai Star Wars figures from Bandai should be okay because Bluefin distributes them here. I think these restrictions apply to items that haven't made it here for US domestic distribution like the Bandai kits and Figuarts figures.
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09-08-2015, 05:42 AM | #6 |
Iron Grenadier
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Bluefin is not a licensed distributor of those figures actually. They are pretty much like every other grey market distributor that imports toys and models from Japan and sells them to stores in the US. Pretty much the only product they have the licenses to distribute for is anything made in the US, like the Yamato statues. I used to work for Inteleg International, which was one of the first companies to do grey market anime toy distribution in the US. A former co-worker now works for Bluefin and they pretty much have the same operation that Inteleg had as far as imports.
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05-07-2016, 02:04 PM | #7 |
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I can help you out, brothers. If you need any of those 'Bandai' kits, let me know. I can order them from 'Amazon Japan' and ship them to you. Of course, you would have to pay the item cost and the shipping cost. It would probably be less expensive than ordering from 'Ebay'. I would like to trade some carded 'GI Joe' figures, as well.
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