>>11215845>Theres just no equivalent to Eastern imports coming out of the Westuuuuuh... pic.
There's a ton of westaboos over there, including head people from the collector companies. McFarlane Toys actually had Takara do distribution for their toys over there, but I'm unsure of when they began or stopped. I used to have my aunt do shopping for me way back in the 90s and 00s, since she lived over there, and she's take pictures of things she thought i'd like. So the amount of western shit over there made me realize how Japan was as nerdy as Americans.
>no equivalent of Mandarake for domestic toy.. or am i reading what you're saying wrong?
Not sure what you're saying now.
>However import toys are definitely worth up to twice that of a domestic and rising domestic toy prices will ensure this stays consistent. In practice, thanks to Mandarake, you can often get imports for the same price as a domestic figure.... ok, in the US Good Smile and Figuarts do have domestic distribution though. Not all the figures, but what we do get is almost 1:1 priced like Japan. It's up to stores do sales and sometimes shit gets clearanced off, like the TMNT and Overwatch shit. I mean, i once had a chance to get a bunch of Figmas for $10-15 at a convention, due to poor sales. Even Revoltechs. So despite poor sales, Japan doesn't budge from their pricing.
While I'll spend the money for a Japanese figure, because there's usually no other options (and only if it actually looks great), I definitely don't think they'er worth their prices, because western companies have released equivalents that are as good or better. Even if they didn't, having a couple more joints and and slightly higher QC isn't worth 2x-5x more.
And while there is no nationwide used goods nerd stores, that's what eBay is for. Even Mandarake has an eBay shop, despite Japan not having ebay (it shut down in the 00s).
Also, t there's are Book Offs in a couple of states, who does import shit from Japan to resell.
