Personal order-disapatcher in Japan LOL
Hi~ so some of you might know I'm going to another trip to Tokyo in January (my 3rd one) and I had this crazy idea, or not, to offer myself to buy manga/doujinshi/CD's/DVD's, etc for those who are interested.
This time around I have more free time. I know pretty much Tokyo like the palm of my hand *exagerating* and I don't have many new places to see in those 2 weeks so since I spend a lot of time buying things, I thought I'd busy myself buying more things for others and less for myself XD
I know you might be able to attain some things online but there might be things that are hard to find or you might not have a credit card and stuff so I'll make your life easier X3
So the details are the following:
1) You can ask for anything that is in my reach. I don't mind it being just one thing or a thousand *exagerating again* as long as it's something I'm able to find. Please do not ask for the impossible XD This leads to:
2) The place I usually shop for manga/doujinshi which fit more in the yaoi area is Mandarake.
These are pictures of what it looks like on the inside (I took them myself):
Then there's Animate which is this huge kingdom of anime/manga located in Ikebukuro *__* You can buy plushies, figurines, CD's, Drama CD's, DVD's, manga, doujinshi, artbooks, mouse pads, towels, pillows, and such merchandise of your favorite anime/manga there :D
I only have this picture, sorry:
The plushie corner.
For 2nd hand items (and I say books, anime, manga, etc) there's Book Off. I bought many of my shoujo manga there. The condition is pretty good (and if it's not, I won't buy). I think the prices for start off as like half of the price 250 or 300￥, I'm not sure and goes down to 125￥ (so I think it's pbb the 250￥ that is right) when the mangas are either older or in worse condition.
I also bought some CD's there and I thought of buying a box set but even in 2nd hand it was still pretty expensive X(
CD's and DVD's are at HMV. All said.
Finally, there's Kinokuniya where you can find books, all sorts of manga, magazines, etc.
I was really overwhelmed with the place. It's a shame such store doesn't exist here :/
If you're interested in Johnny's merchandise, you can count on me too. I can buy shop photos, official goods, whatever you want :3
You can choose the place you prefer for me to buy what you want or you can just leave it to me. If you tell me you don't want 2nd hand items, I'll exclude Book Off right away though :3
3) I'll ship everything from Japan. Why, you ask? For 2 simple reasons: 1- Last time I had to ship 10kg worth of excess baggage. Yeah, no kidding XD so I highly doubt I'll be able to fit someone else's things in my luggage. 2- Japanese post service is cheaper than here. Around half as much which is...unfair? But unfortunately for me, it's true.
So if you want to know the prices and start calculating, this is the JP Post site. Choose parcel, an estimate of the weight (check #4 (under) for information on the weight of things), Tokyo in the perfecture and then just choose your country. It presents all the methods (EMS, Economy Mail, etc) so you can choose whichever you prefer.
4) The weight of the items, on average is:
Shoujo/Shounen manga - 150g
Yaoi manga - 200g
Doujinshi - 100g
more obvious but just to make sure
CD - 100g
w/ 2 CD's - 120g
DVD - 110g
w/ 2 DVD's - 140g
You can calculate from that.
Other things are quite irregular, right? So I won't be able to say but if you want to ask about something else, maybe I'll know or I'll even have it at hand to weight :3
Idk yet how many people will want me to buy things for them so I won't set a limit yet but the first couple of people might be lucky because if many request things, I'll have to cut down on the weight I'll carry to the post office and I'll have to set a limit for it.
5) The price of things, on average:
Shounen manga (I actually only own a series so I can only calculate from that one): 420￥*
Shoujo manga: 400￥*
Yaoi manga...actually, there are a wide variety of prices and I noticed it depends on the publisher so I'll just list the prices from the mangas I own by publisher:
Asuka Comics - 560￥*
BexBoy Comics - 571￥*
Super BexBoy Comics - 590￥*
Drap - 648￥*
Hanaoto Comics - 632￥*
Chara Comics - 571￥*
Gush - 581￥*
Craft - 600￥*
Doujinshis - From 125 to 2500￥ (there are a couple more expensive but I never bought them. They're usually the ones on the display windows :3)
I won't go for CD's, DVD's, etc because there's a wide variety of prices as well, depending on the content. So as Johnny's merchandise.
*I'm quite sure that to these prices there are taxes appliable because I faintly remember looking at the prices in the back covers of my shoujo manga and seeing 390/400￥ and then paying like 420/430￥ for each manga. There are inclusive some mangas that have like 2 prices, i.e 600￥ and 630￥ so yeah I'm not too sure yet but it might depend on where they are sold...? I shall dig into that and find out :3
(If anyone knows beforehand, please tell me)
6) The last part, the payment. Unfortunately or fortunately, depends on the point of view, I need the payment in advance so I have money to buy the items and see what I'll be able to buy with the money you give me, from the items you want, etc.
The payment is due on the 14th January. I might extend the deadline a couple of days but not many because I leave after a week and I need to organize everything. That's my favorite part :333
I accept paypal, registered mail, whatever, I'm not picky as long as I get the money before I leave. However, the only acceptable currencies are € (Euro) or ￥ (Yen). I think it's understandable why.
If you want to convert something to your currency, go here
I think that's about all~
Oh if you perhaps have pics of the things you want, show me so I can find them more easily :D doujinshis especially
Finally, you can ask all kinds of questions. I'm sure I'll be able to answer. And if not, I'll do my best to deflect XD just kidding~
If you have suggestions for any kind of thing, I'm all ears too :D
To place your order, fill this initially and post it in your comment:
Name/Nickname:
Comment (please choose an option): Screened/Unscreened
Country of residence:
Items for order: (you can attach pics, links, etc)
Prefered stores:
Estimated weight:
Estimated price:
Shipping mode: (EMS/Air Mail/etc...)
Payment mode: (paypal/registered mail/etc...)
Other details/questions:
After the main information, we'll discuss all the details :)
Comments are screened by default so people feel more comfortable but if for some reason you think otherwise, there's the option to unscreen, and I'll do it according to your wish :3
This entry is most likely to be edited many times for the next 3 months, until the 14th January (when I stop taking requests so I can prepare everything for my departure).
IMPORTANT: If I do not find the item you asked for and you happen not to want anything else, I , of course, give you your money back. However, I keep 2€, being it for having to pay the post-mail or paypal fees for sending your money back.
I hope you understand that if I'm doing this to help you, I can't involve my own money in it.
I advise you that if you're looking for hard-to-find things, you give me alternative items to buy in case I don't find it. That way, everyone's happy.
EDIT: Now I know I'll have internet connection while in Japan so I'll take requests during the first week I'm there (the last week of January - 24th-30th), however I will only accept requests from people who have contacted me before the 15th January about getting good from Japan. Please keep that in mind. Thank you :3
Last Edit: 19/12/09.
This time around I have more free time. I know pretty much Tokyo like the palm of my hand *exagerating* and I don't have many new places to see in those 2 weeks so since I spend a lot of time buying things, I thought I'd busy myself buying more things for others and less for myself XD
I know you might be able to attain some things online but there might be things that are hard to find or you might not have a credit card and stuff so I'll make your life easier X3
So the details are the following:
1) You can ask for anything that is in my reach. I don't mind it being just one thing or a thousand *exagerating again* as long as it's something I'm able to find. Please do not ask for the impossible XD This leads to:
2) The place I usually shop for manga/doujinshi which fit more in the yaoi area is Mandarake.
These are pictures of what it looks like on the inside (I took them myself):
Then there's Animate which is this huge kingdom of anime/manga located in Ikebukuro *__* You can buy plushies, figurines, CD's, Drama CD's, DVD's, manga, doujinshi, artbooks, mouse pads, towels, pillows, and such merchandise of your favorite anime/manga there :D
I only have this picture, sorry:
The plushie corner.
For 2nd hand items (and I say books, anime, manga, etc) there's Book Off. I bought many of my shoujo manga there. The condition is pretty good (and if it's not, I won't buy). I think the prices for start off as like half of the price 250 or 300￥, I'm not sure and goes down to 125￥ (so I think it's pbb the 250￥ that is right) when the mangas are either older or in worse condition.
I also bought some CD's there and I thought of buying a box set but even in 2nd hand it was still pretty expensive X(
CD's and DVD's are at HMV. All said.
Finally, there's Kinokuniya where you can find books, all sorts of manga, magazines, etc.
I was really overwhelmed with the place. It's a shame such store doesn't exist here :/
If you're interested in Johnny's merchandise, you can count on me too. I can buy shop photos, official goods, whatever you want :3
You can choose the place you prefer for me to buy what you want or you can just leave it to me. If you tell me you don't want 2nd hand items, I'll exclude Book Off right away though :3
3) I'll ship everything from Japan. Why, you ask? For 2 simple reasons: 1- Last time I had to ship 10kg worth of excess baggage. Yeah, no kidding XD so I highly doubt I'll be able to fit someone else's things in my luggage. 2- Japanese post service is cheaper than here. Around half as much which is...unfair? But unfortunately for me, it's true.
So if you want to know the prices and start calculating, this is the JP Post site. Choose parcel, an estimate of the weight (check #4 (under) for information on the weight of things), Tokyo in the perfecture and then just choose your country. It presents all the methods (EMS, Economy Mail, etc) so you can choose whichever you prefer.
4) The weight of the items, on average is:
Shoujo/Shounen manga - 150g
Yaoi manga - 200g
Doujinshi - 100g
more obvious but just to make sure
CD - 100g
w/ 2 CD's - 120g
DVD - 110g
w/ 2 DVD's - 140g
You can calculate from that.
Other things are quite irregular, right? So I won't be able to say but if you want to ask about something else, maybe I'll know or I'll even have it at hand to weight :3
Idk yet how many people will want me to buy things for them so I won't set a limit yet but the first couple of people might be lucky because if many request things, I'll have to cut down on the weight I'll carry to the post office and I'll have to set a limit for it.
5) The price of things, on average:
Shounen manga (I actually only own a series so I can only calculate from that one): 420￥*
Shoujo manga: 400￥*
Yaoi manga...actually, there are a wide variety of prices and I noticed it depends on the publisher so I'll just list the prices from the mangas I own by publisher:
Asuka Comics - 560￥*
BexBoy Comics - 571￥*
Super BexBoy Comics - 590￥*
Drap - 648￥*
Hanaoto Comics - 632￥*
Chara Comics - 571￥*
Gush - 581￥*
Craft - 600￥*
Doujinshis - From 125 to 2500￥ (there are a couple more expensive but I never bought them. They're usually the ones on the display windows :3)
I won't go for CD's, DVD's, etc because there's a wide variety of prices as well, depending on the content. So as Johnny's merchandise.
*I'm quite sure that to these prices there are taxes appliable because I faintly remember looking at the prices in the back covers of my shoujo manga and seeing 390/400￥ and then paying like 420/430￥ for each manga. There are inclusive some mangas that have like 2 prices, i.e 600￥ and 630￥ so yeah I'm not too sure yet but it might depend on where they are sold...? I shall dig into that and find out :3
(If anyone knows beforehand, please tell me)
6) The last part, the payment. Unfortunately or fortunately, depends on the point of view, I need the payment in advance so I have money to buy the items and see what I'll be able to buy with the money you give me, from the items you want, etc.
The payment is due on the 14th January. I might extend the deadline a couple of days but not many because I leave after a week and I need to organize everything. That's my favorite part :333
I accept paypal, registered mail, whatever, I'm not picky as long as I get the money before I leave. However, the only acceptable currencies are € (Euro) or ￥ (Yen). I think it's understandable why.
If you want to convert something to your currency, go here
I think that's about all~
Oh if you perhaps have pics of the things you want, show me so I can find them more easily :D doujinshis especially
Finally, you can ask all kinds of questions. I'm sure I'll be able to answer. And if not, I'll do my best to deflect XD just kidding~
If you have suggestions for any kind of thing, I'm all ears too :D
To place your order, fill this initially and post it in your comment:
Name/Nickname:
Comment (please choose an option): Screened/Unscreened
Country of residence:
Items for order: (you can attach pics, links, etc)
Prefered stores:
Estimated weight:
Estimated price:
Shipping mode: (EMS/Air Mail/etc...)
Payment mode: (paypal/registered mail/etc...)
Other details/questions:
After the main information, we'll discuss all the details :)
Comments are screened by default so people feel more comfortable but if for some reason you think otherwise, there's the option to unscreen, and I'll do it according to your wish :3
This entry is most likely to be edited many times for the next 3 months, until the 14th January (when I stop taking requests so I can prepare everything for my departure).
IMPORTANT: If I do not find the item you asked for and you happen not to want anything else, I , of course, give you your money back. However, I keep 2€, being it for having to pay the post-mail or paypal fees for sending your money back.
I hope you understand that if I'm doing this to help you, I can't involve my own money in it.
I advise you that if you're looking for hard-to-find things, you give me alternative items to buy in case I don't find it. That way, everyone's happy.
EDIT: Now I know I'll have internet connection while in Japan so I'll take requests during the first week I'm there (the last week of January - 24th-30th), however I will only accept requests from people who have contacted me before the 15th January about getting good from Japan. Please keep that in mind. Thank you :3
Last Edit: 19/12/09.