Amazon Figure Buying Guide

This time, we will explain how to safely purchase figures on Amazon.
Some of you may be wondering why this is happening now, but
There are many suspicious marketplace sellers selling limited-sales-channel pre-order items.
Just recently there was a lot of talk about cases where people were trying to mislead buyers with unreasonable pricing, so I decided to write this article.

This is a limited-edition pre-order item with a retail price of 27,500 yen.
The lowest price offered by a Marketplace seller temporarily dropped to 8,088 yen.
I'm not sure if this attracted people, but Amazon itself also lowered the price a little.

This kind of seller has been around for a while now,
While such a big price difference clearly seems suspicious, I think there will be a certain number of buyers who will be tempted to buy it.

By the way, the damage caused by purchasing from a suspicious seller is as follows:
Risks include items not arriving, receiving pirated copies, or having personal information stolen from the shipping address.
If you have made a mistaken purchase, I recommend contacting Amazon's support rather than contacting the seller.
Between buyers and sellers, Amazon is definitely more advantageous to buyers, and it also offers systems such as refund requests and marketplace guarantees.

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First, we will explain how to evaluate the products listed by Amazon itself.
At the time of writing, Amane Kanata's listing on Amazon has ended, so we will be explaining this product here.

This is also a limited edition pre-order item with a list price of 26,950 yen.
The price for the seller who has acquired the cart is an outrageous 5,500 yen.

The seller who has acquired the cart is the one who is displayed when you open the product page.
When you press the orange button "Reserve now," the seller's product will be added to your cart.

It's still easy to understand on a PC browser, but on a smartphone, the information displayed is less.
There may be cases where you end up purchasing from a seller who has your cart.

By the way, if Amazon itself has retrieved the cart, it will display something like this.

The publisher isAmazon.co.jpThe items listed are those sold by Amazon itself.
Prime MarkIt is easy to understand because it is also attached.

The Prime mark is only given to sellers who ship from Amazon warehouses and meet certain conditions.
For regular products, there may be some suspicious sellers with the Prime mark,
I think it is impossible for anyone other than Amazon to put the Prime mark on a pre-order item.
If you're making a reservation, look for something with the Prime mark and you'll be sure to find it on Amazon.

 

If Amazon itself has acquired the cart when you open the product, there is no problem.
If a seller other than Amazon has acquired the cart,
Search for the Amazon device under "You can also purchase it here" or from the seller list.

Check the name of the publisher and whether the Prime mark is present.

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Next, regarding marketplace sellers,
Not everything other than Amazon itself is suspicious.
In fact, there are many items on sale from well-known stores such as AmiAmi and what appear to be wholesalers.
This is because Amazon is a very attractive sales channel.

Also, not all products are sold by Amazon itself.
It is well known that Alter products are not sold by Amazon itself.
In some cases, you may be able to reserve or purchase from somewhere other than Amazon itself.

Let's distinguish them correctly and use them properly.

Now let's explain how to spot a suspicious seller.
First, new sellers, those with single-digit ratings, and those with low ratings.
The seller's name is a string of meaningless English or unintelligible kanji.
The condition description field is blank, etc.
If any of these apply to you, you should be suspicious.

For reference, here is the AmiAmi product listed on Amazon:

The product description (condition) is also well written, and the number of reviews is off the charts.
Not all sellers are like this, but I don't trust a seller unless they have at least four-digit ratings.

The explanation so far has mainlyPre-order itemsThis is regarding purchase.
For products that have already been released, the method for identifying Amazon itself is the same,
Many of the products are no longer sold by Amazon.
When it comes to regular sales, FBA can also be used, so there will be many sellers with the Prime mark.
You need to carefully assess the seller.

It is true that it is difficult to understand and has become a breeding ground for fraudulent listings.
There is no doubt that Amazon is very convenient and easy to use if used with the right knowledge.

This is limited to the Amazon device itself."Price guarantee for pre-ordered items"orCancellation within the deadlineis also possible.
I too have started purchasing more from Amazon as Rakuten and Yahoo! points have been getting worse.

I hope this article will be of some help to you in having a more comfortable figure life.