I really hate this store and I know that hate is a strong word but it is the only word that is suited for my extreme dislike if the store. This is Anime happens to be the worst online store ever and I will tell you why.
About 85% of their DVDs are bootlegs. When I ordered from the a year ago for the first time, I bought the complete series of FLCL(Furi Kuri) and Neon Genesis Evangelion boxset for around 30 U.S. dollars. I was happy when I got them but something did not feel right. First of all, all 6 episode of FLCL are on one DVD and the only opition the they give you is to have Japanese or English dub and cover of the case looks very cheap. The NGE Boxset looks ligit because they use the Japanese boxset and the actual DVD did not have any extras. The quality of these bootlegs look great but that's it.
They ship the orders whenever they feel like it. I order the NGE boxset in August 2007, it arrived January 2008. In the same order, I also bought 2 Eureka Seven keychains and one arrived October 2007 and the other December 2007.
I had a friend that ordered from them and someone stole his credit card information. When he told me, I thought that he was just unlucky but it happened to me as well(thank goodness that my credit card company refunded all of my money). So, as a test I used PayPal to check out and they informed me that someone was they to hack into my account but they stopped whoever it was. I email the store to tell them but they replied saying that was a ton of lies. Now I know why they give "special" discounts if you pay with a credit card not with PayPal.
Have you ever experienced something like this before with any online stores?
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Never knew that shop before...But thanks to talk about it, that can prevent to other people to buy from them. By the way, can you show a few pictures of the DVD box?
I'm having a similiar experience right now actually. I pre-ordered Figma Haruhi in March '08 from animexing.com. This is the first time I've ever ordered anything online and I figured since Danny Choo recommended it, it'd be alright. I keep bugging them with e-mails trying to figure out what's going on. It's 7 months later and from what I'm told I should get it soon. Honestly, I probably will never order from them again. I just hope to get my Haruhi! T-T
I highly recommend www.hlj.com and http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/
I've done countless orders to hlj, and first experience with hobby search has been positive. On average from when you order an in-stock item, you'll get it in 1.5 weeks (EMS shipping).
They's kind of extreme...for an online store...
Well, something similar is Kid Nemo I have to say...
They ship stuff when they feel like it and when they do ship it, they don't inform you if it's coming or not...
But I never had of an online store that steals credit card info. Thanks for the warning...
O.o I think I'll definitely avoid them... I typically use eBay/Amazon to save money, but anyway, thanks for the warning!
That's horrible!
I am NOT buying there ever. Thanks for the warning!
whenever i buy things online i only use paypal. much safer.
and btw i always have this problem when i post comments. my first attempt will fail. only then the 2nd attempt will go through. anyone facing this problem as well?
I've had bad experiences with AnimeWild, I had bought from them through Amazon successfully...but ordering from their store was a disaster. I DO NOT recommend using that store at all. I had some issues with KidNemo losing me a few figures too (whoops we forgot about your order?). I'm also a little wary of AnimeXing from a few personal experiences but I don't hate them, but we'll say that they're a last resort.
I know of a few Bootleg shops that only exist on Ebay but something like this and they even steal your CreditCard Information....Thats Horrible!
Like how much money were they trying to steal?
Wow, that's very very bad.
Isn't there some consumer protection service to denounce the store?
I'll probably never use their services since I'm not a US citizen, but it's always nice to see people reviewing such sites...
I have google adsense on my site and one of the common links that pops up is a link to an anime site selling bootlegs. It's quite comical. I don't recommend anyone buy from them but I still hope people at least click there.
By the way, that E2046 has always seemed a little suspicious to me. Remember how they went from blog to blog asking for ppl to put their site on their links page and in return get your banner on their site. Well...I see you still have theirs on your site, but have you tried finding YOURS on theirs? I think they removed them all.
@blowfish: they tried to max out my card
@cleartranquil: for some reason they are not showing the banners in the main page, they still have them
http://www.e2046.com/links.php
thanks for the warning. I will avoid it in the future.
The US online store I often go to is Otakufuel; so far so good, except the pre-order; they don't info you when the item arrives if you make multiple pre-order at once. It happened to my Yamato's Ringo. They didn't let me know until I email them and ask. But they did ship it right away. Probably not their fault; just the system won't alert them until all pre-order arrive.
by the way, are you familiar with this store (http://www.akadot.com/)? I am interested in buying some art books and magazines there.
Only use animecornerstore.com or rightstuf.com for R1 DVDs, cdjapan.co.jp for R2 DVDs and CDs, and www.1999.co.jp and www.hlj.com for random merchandise. None of them have ever failed me, and their shipping is always excellent.
Oh, and www.play-asia.com for import games if you like those.
My last bit of advice, if they tell you the number of disks, use that to figure out if it's a bootleg, and if not, check the price. If the price seems too good to be true ($30 for Evangelion when it normally retails for $70+?) then it is. I made that mistake before ordering from some site that I don't care to remember when I first bought Gundam Wing...
Lastly, there's a site I've found that makes for a good backup if the sites you're trying to find a particular figure or model on are sold out. Angolz.com usually has their figure supplies a little longer than most places, though they tend to cost usually a little bit more ($5~10 more usually). I haven't quite come to fully trust their site yet since I've only bought from them twice, but they seem to be pretty reputable.
@ Lsio - I've ordered from Akadot successfully about 3 times now. But I've only purchased figures from them.
Damn... that's so unfortunate. I've never experience ever once but I should be more carefully with those things.
Yeah I ordered a card captor sakura doll one time from a site, and I had to email them to get it because I guess they didn't want to send it when they were supposed to.
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