OeKintarouG Freeter

4 days agoReinier

OeKintarouG (4 days ago) #1513222Thanks for the FR! Enjoy your day and your weekend! ^___^

Likewise :) thank you for accepting, I thought we would make good friends since we have very similar interest in figures.

have a great weekend! :)

- Reinier

5 days agoArie My title? What title?

OeKintarouG (2 months ago) #1409449I noticed the above quote in the Melty by Alter comments area (mfc link) and I wanted to lend some influence to help you avoid making a pre-payment mistaken in the future.
You should avoid pre-paying up-front whenever possible, as you lose all PayPal and credit card consumer protections after about 2 months have passed. Lets say you pre-pay and the vendor goes out of business. You're more than likely never getting your money back and it will be too late to file a dispute with your credit card company. The vendor could also lose the package and not offer assistance. Lots can go wrong.
Exceptions can be made sometimes, like with limited/exclusives or proxy buying, but in general you should avoid pre-paying for the reasons I mentioned above. A small 10 or 20% deposit is OK, but I'd look for other options first and think it through.
You did mention the CAD:JPY ratio is good (great?) right now. You can buy Yen and leave it in your PayPal account. However, it may go up or it may go down by the time the figure is released.
Lets say you buy it at 1:90 right now but it later goes up to 1:100 when the figure is released, you'd be at a "loss" because you held the currency and it slowly lost its value over time. On the other hand, say it drops to 1:80, you'd be at a gain. It's risky no matter how you look at it. That's the nature of currency trading.
That being said, you're going to really love that figure of Melty by Alter. Alter is regarded as one of, if not the best, PVC figure manufacturer in the world. It's almost ridiculous. They're practically works of art. Keep them safe and protected and complete (store the box!)
btw, great Tumblr page! I saw that Madoka/Godoka Pixiv fanart by ファルまろ's Works. Instant favorite! LOL ^_______^
My copy of Rise of the Guardians arrived yesterday. Hoping to watch it this weekend. So much going on lately! I can only express my excitement with a flipping tables smiley! Ahhhhh!!!
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OK FR inc

Hey I just noticed I thank you for the +friend but never answered this even though i read it, my mistake sorry!
So yes I wanted to thank you for the advice! I did as you suggested and exchanged my currency when the yen hit 100 per 1 CAD dollar! I didn't want to take anymore chance as I find that's a pretty good rate anyway, even if it were to get even better! At least now I don't have to worry about the ratio going down :3 Makes me feel more at peace like that!

Also I am glad you say I'm going to like Melty <3 I'm really excited about getting her and seeing Alter's praised figure quality! ^_^

Anyway thanks a lot again for this insight! c:
I should really try to learn more about these things, it would be useful if I ever want to save money haha!
(Oh and I haven't watch Rise of the Guardians yet, I should, no? It seems really good!)

1 month agomintbunny Key Princess

OeKintarouG (1 month ago) #1466643I hope you have a Happy Birthday! ^___________^

I shall do my best! Thank you!

1 month agoSunChild

Merry (although unfortunately some snow) Easter wishes Sunchild. ^ _ ^

2 months agoArie My title? What title?

Thank you for the +FR !!!