Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Happy to receive our 10th Japan shipment ..but...

Our order had been detained by ICA (Immigration & Checkposts Authory) !
This is because the amount had exceed S$400 ...so need to pay GST tax of 7%.
I'm too careless this round as the total order had exceed 25,000 yen
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Buying from Japan is not cheap as we had to pay product bidding cost,agent fee , bank transition fee , japan's domestic fee, EMS international deleivery charge EMS ...and now GST tax . There is no profit as we could not sell high . By selling too low...we may even incurred a loss ..might as well keep for ourselves.


I don't think we are buying from Japan anymore at the moment ...its always good to take a short break.


Tips
* Do not buy from Japan ...unless you are buying in bulk and come in as a single shipment. Take note of the limit S$400 value to avoid GST

* Ask the agent to place invoice outside the box. In this way, ICA will process it much faster and they will hand over to SPEED POST for delivery. Upon sending to your place, Speed post will collect $5 handling charge + 7% of your lot value

~ For my case , i've place the invoice inside the box...that's why it had been detain by ICA ...so had to go down to SING POST building to collect personally . Paid for 7% GST but no handling charge. Don't forget , i still had to pay for my own transport to go there and transport it back home on my own all the way from Paya lebar ...and the time spent...energy spent...lucky box not so heavy..

* Most Japan agents could not help you cheat by declaring a lower value on the invoice.

* Take note of the currency exchange rate. Buying from Taiwan can be even more expensive than from Japan.

Currency conservation rate to S$:
~ subject to changes weekly

Japan 0.01567
Taiwan 0.04444
Philippines 0.03070
USA 1.41100
UK 2.03200
Indonesia 0.00015
Australia 1.16300
Malaysia 0.42444

How to calculate ?

For example , your total japan order value is 30,000yen
S$ = 30,000 x 0.01567
= S$470.10 ( exceed S$400 limit...had to pay for GST tax !)

Contact number :

Immigration & Checkposts Authority : 68456679
Opening hour : closed at 5.30pm

Speed post : 1800 2225777
Opening hours : Mon (8am - 8pm ) / Sat (8am - 4pm)

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some of our orders...
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AK Figurine edition 6 (Box package)

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Story : Selling Version 3 Siegfried - King of Strong Animals (Home-Made)

A very hardworking Animal Kaiser fan trying to make printed AK cards at home. Finally , he/she had sucess making 1 ...the best animal king in version 3 !
Will you buy printed card ? How much is a card worth ?

"Dear Friends,
I have been trying to make Animal Kaiser Cards by using the downloaded barcodes.

It is a lot of hassle trying to print , resize , paste and finally trying it out at the arcade. In the end , after trying for so many animals, only my Siegfried card work.

If anyone is interested to buy the most powerful animal Siegfried - homemade copy
Please email me at *link removed* with your quoted price.

No picture because doing the barcode is already hard enough , i don’t have time to prepare a nice picture. It is just a barcode pasted on a white plain card.

Only thing is when you use this white card at the arcade - version 3 - Siegfried will appear.


I will meet you at the arcade and let you try the card then you can pay me after that. Thanks!"

~ Hedonist

Story :Free sequence...if you can answer these AK questions

Samrt Seller , AK Collector ...had a great plan to advertise and sell his animal kaiser cards @ forum. First he have to catch the attention of everyone for the topic title. This is what he come up with for the topic
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Next, he introduce a AK question answering game for 1st 3 people .and the prize is the free sequence. With this , he then include his sale link there hoping that someone will buy his cards after all these efforts.

"ANSWER THESE SIMPLE QUESTIONS AND U MIGHT STAND A CHANCE TO WIN=)

WHICH MIRACLE HAVE ‘ALL DOUBLING EFFECT’
WHAT MIRACLE CARD IS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR GWS??
NAME THE 444 STRONG CARD

*OR ANSWER THIS ULTIMATE QUESTION TO DIRECTLY WIN!!!
“NAME THE CARDS AVAILABLE IN VERSION 3 THAT WERE ALREADY AVAILABLE IN VERSION 2.(BRONZE,SILVER,GOLD ONLY)

HURRY.LIMITED TIME ONLY!!!

THREAD CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY

DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT MY CARDS TOO

~~~ Sale link removed ~~~~

THANKS.THE SEQUENCE WILL ONLY BE GIVEN TO FIRST THREE PPL WHO ANSWER Q1-4 OR THE ULTIMATE QNS ONLY. .....PEOPLE GRAB IT FOR FREE B4 IT IS TOO LATE.EASY QUESTIONS THAT WORTH A LOT FOR YOU!!!!I WROTE IT USING ITOUCH MYSELF.WITH COMPLETE NUMBER OF PLAYS.HURRY.FREE"

~ AK Collector

Blog master also take part in this Animal Kaiser quiz ...and won Deck A foil card sequence...(i thought is for full 8 decks...lol) ! wow..haha

"sending soon
will only send one deck.cos free offer.not fair to AK community to give out 8 deck=)...TO ERIC-SG123,LEONARD AND ANIMAL KAIZER,FOIL CARD SEQUENCE HAS BEEN SENT TO UR EMAIL ADDRESS.THANKS 4 PLAYING THE PRICE IS RIGHT=)LOL "

~ AK Collector



3 winners
Leonard
Eric-sg123 (Blog Master)
AnimalKaizer


"Deck A sequence received via email !
I’ve checked & they are the same as ours
Thanks !

Take sequence help you double check see correct or not meh ..lol
Last foil is jumbo gorilla
then +1 normal card ...end of deck (you miss out this one...lol)

Anyway, thanks for your effort
You indeed gain our respect by honour your words. "

~ Blog Master received with thanks
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Here are the answers :
WHICH MIRACLE HAVE ‘ALL DOUBLING EFFECT’
Crashing Moon (version 3) / Meteor Shower (version 1)


WHAT MIRACLE CARD IS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR GWS??
Black Hole (version 2)

NAME THE 444 STRONG CARD
Swift Blow (version 3)


NAME THE CARDS AVAILABLE IN VERSION 3 THAT WERE ALREADY AVAILABLE IN VERSION 2.(BRONZE,SILVER,GOLD ONLY)
Bald eagle ,red scorpion ,Hippo Larry , Kid the tiger ,Joe the tiger , Giant Panda , Blue the young shark , Leo the young lion cub

King’s Insignia ,sealord’s insignia

Giant Meteor , Ice meteor ,Alien Egg A , Alien egg D , black Hole , Crashing Moon


Bonus Question :
(1)WOULD YOU PLAY THAT AK MACHINE IF THE GUY WHO PLAYED THAT MACHINE PREVIOUSLY GOT A SILVER CARD.YES OR NO??
-For foil cards, NO! if im in a rush uhh ... yeah i guess XD


(2)IS SIEGFRIED AVAILABLE IN AK MACHINES??
-SG not yet… JP - yes V4DX, V8DX

(3)NAME PLACES TO PLAY ANIMAL KAISER BESIDES ARCADE.
- 7-11 , econ mini mart

A statement that speaks from the heart ...a sincere seller who's trying to outshine his cards advertising among the rest...

"I onli send one deck.and thats Deck A.I give free all line up.I sell cards ppl never visit.haha.by today i send to the 3 winners. I very good person.love to share things"
~ AK Collector , card seller

Story : Customer service @ Timezone

"btw Tz hougang also # nowadays their machines also spoilt and no one repair.. i also seldom go there rather go Compasspoint..

btw i’m very disappointed with TZ the way they handle this thing (private tournament event) ... and i promise myself i will never patronise them again after i finish my credits ....

firstly they are not customer services oriented..
and secondly their machines are outdated…
thirdly their machines spoilt also hack care ( u play drum mania but without music , what is this man)

they called up my friend saying that if we will to force oursleves in on that day (for the private tournament)..they will rather shut the machines down… this is how they treat customers sigh.... "

~ AKSIAO

"True.bro.the express lane machine only one player available.Somemore I don’t like the staffs there too.No offence.I ask them to show me the deck card slip and they just walk away"
~ AK Collector

Blog Master : The above are just some personal experience encountered from some AK fans.Blog master feels that to meet the very basic customer requirement ,at least the spoilt game machines must service ASAP or place a breakdown signage there while waiting for their arcade technician to come repair.

I ever had 2 bad experiences of using faulty game machines @ Timezone.

First incident @ Timezone (Sembawang Shopping Center) - swap our vip gold card for 1 game credit ~ daytona racing ...half screen flizzing...hang there ...no sign board ...everything look ok before swap card ...but unable to play.
Inform the staff , she swap the replacement credit for me @ another daytona machine beside this faulty one. then she off and on back the faulty machine ...and just leave it there ...i believe next customer will face same problem again !

Second incident @ Timezone (Vivo City) where my elder wants to ride the motorcycle for racing. everything looks fine before swapping card . But we are unable to start the game after the game show 1 credit inside. i go inform the staff there , 1 malay male staff check my card ,then went over to the machine ..i did not check what he did..but somehow , my boy is able to start his racing game now.

I went to look at the AK game machines which is opposite these motorcycle machines...then after a while , i turn my head and saw my boy still sitting there on the motorbike ...the game screen freeze for 6 seconds...then game resume....then awhile...freeze...hang for few seconds...then resume ...oh my god ! We just left the place ..what a lousy game machine ! Not even a sign board to inform customer ..sign*

Story :Want to buy Special Ops Leo

"Hello, new here.
want to buy 4 x SOL at the price of $200
willing parties can PM me to deal "

~ Ninja

Note : This is only $50 per SOL gold.

Will you sell at such low offer for quick buck ? Hear what others say here...

Comments

Blog Master have 4 SOL ...but our price is looking for $300 . which is $75 per card.


"You can’t buy it at this price or you need to wait very long. For $50 each, the seller will be selling at a loss. Anything above $280 will be more reasonable. "
~ drassen


"u r right, people play 60 or even 100 card to get 1 sol..... "
~ Wang

Story : My brother don't like it...

"Hey ppl ,
My bro dislike SOL and he want to sell it.....He refuse to give it to me-_-
so, starting bid is $50 and each increase bid will be 2 dollars......
AND there will be suprises if bidding is more than $62:D
bidding will end this friday time 2pm and meet up will be in the east…
thank you!! "

~ scooper

Note : Author is a small boy.

Blog Master: This is just an excuse. Brother don't want this GOLD card ? Author wants ...this card ....brother refuse give him ...then author so good help him sell...?? I don't think it works this way lah. Unless author is so kind-hearted and had no ill feeling over this...if not then its not logic in real life. Anyway ,hope you can can be able to sell off this card somehow...