CDJapan is cool in my eyes. Mostly import my VGOSTs from there nowadays.
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Warning to ImportERA: Do NOT give Play Asia your business
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Ah cool, I've seen people talking about them here, but I didn't know they shipped to the west. Heavyarms is the one where you email them for a quote or something right?
Thanks! I put an order in. Hope I can add Ace Attorney 4-5-6 physical to my collection some day too.
Amazon.co.jp has the standard edition for about $40 shipped to the US, and also has the collector's edition available.
I just bought something from them yesterday, didn't know. Well.. I rarely buy from them so I have no problem pulling my business from them.
Cool, thanks! Already ordered tho. But there really should be some kind of a collection post for people who want to buy the Phoenix Wright trilogy as physical. Or other import games as it may be.
I stopped using Play-Asia after they yanked my chain repeatedly when I ordered Aquanaut's Holiday for PS3 back in the day. It was available, it wasn't, it shipped, it didn't, on backorder etc... was fucking ridic.
Amazon Japan but be prepared to pay over $100 due to the costs of two carts
Had no idea about this.
Anyway, Amazon Japan is amazing. I still have no idea how they can ship so quickly and cheap from Japan to the middle of the US. It's incredibly impressive.
So yeah, that's my alternative. Thanks for the thread. I won't buy from PlayAsia.
Anyway, Amazon Japan is amazing. I still have no idea how they can ship so quickly and cheap from Japan to the middle of the US. It's incredibly impressive.
So yeah, that's my alternative. Thanks for the thread. I won't buy from PlayAsia.
I wanna import the new DMC art book, but unfortunately I'm completely out of the loop. Only thing I know is that PlayAsia is run by trash. Where's the best place to order game-related books? And what's cheaper between ordering it online and getting friends locally to buy for me and ship it to me? I live in Europe, if that helps.
Definitely Amazon.co.jp for Japanese Game Books.
Not sure if what you're looking for is listed but: https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=devil+may+cry
Also on Amazon Co JP.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/ファイナルファンタジーX-X-2-HD-Remaster-Switch/dp/B07MJQPMZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1551318917&sr=8-1&keywords=final+fantasy+x
I see. Thanks. And yeah, it is. It's 3142 Graphic Arts Special Edition. Do you know which between order it online or having it sent locally via mail is cheaper?
No clue, but the international shipping from Amazon has been reasonable but also incredibly fast.
Yeah it's my favorite online retailer at the moment for JP impots. God knows how much Nier Automata stuff I've purchase via them.
These social media reps tend to feel SO STRONGLY about their own ideals that they'll go out of their way to ruin the company they work for's image...
I don't understand the thought process behind someone, who knows that they have a very controversial opinion, putting it on display for the public to see, except doing so disguised as the company (who's goal is, in most cases, to seem as neutral as possible) they work for...do they not know they could get in a lot of trouble for this?...
EDIT: Wow, this thread is nearly a year old...was not paying attention...
I don't understand the thought process behind someone, who knows that they have a very controversial opinion, putting it on display for the public to see, except doing so disguised as the company (who's goal is, in most cases, to seem as neutral as possible) they work for...do they not know they could get in a lot of trouble for this?...
EDIT: Wow, this thread is nearly a year old...was not paying attention...
Sorry to bump this thread, but I was wondering what alternatives there are to playasia if I want to order something like the dragonquest exclusive switch?
Amazon Japan. Really, for JP games specifically you can go with Amazon for pretty much everything.
Now, SEA titles? Yeah you're kinda stuck with Play-Asia. There used to be some half-decent competition but now you're either dealing with sketchy ebay sellers or mariio128 which hasn't updated their website in months.
Here's another reason to not to give Play-Asia your business: They now require signatures for your items.
Not everyone is at home just to see whatever a mail man (or a mail lady) comes through your house or your apartment just to deliver your item, especially on Fridays & Saturdays. I now have to go to the post office in my area just to get the game that I've bought from them. Ridiculous.
Not everyone is at home just to see whatever a mail man (or a mail lady) comes through your house or your apartment just to deliver your item, especially on Fridays & Saturdays. I now have to go to the post office in my area just to get the game that I've bought from them. Ridiculous.
Almost any imported package will require a signature, and most of the time you can make an account with the courier and authorize delivery beforehand so they don't need one at time of delivery.
I know, but Play-Asia has never required signatures for your items before. And I've ordered from them many times.
That's actually USPS mailing policy:
Your package is most likely with priority mail express.
An imported package requiring a signature is absolutely not a legit reason to hate Play-Asia, doubly so when there are legit reasons to.
They never even gave me a warning saying that they require signatures for your games.
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I know the thread is a bit old but just to add, if you need a play-Asia alternative for asian/hk releases, consider buygame2.com. They were my main goto for years for imports until amazon.jp & amiami.
