Vlog for 01/12: Christmas, SAL, HD, and eBay Liars

[JunkionMarnot2005]

Also,again, you have a Android/iPhone/WinPhone/Blackb­erry? Got a shopping app? Check that out.

[JunkionMarnot2005]

Also, just a heads up on a local store available online: Image Anime. They're ok. Check them out. Might not be in your price standard but just giving you an added avenue to find that hard-to-find item.

[JunkionMarnot2005]

I feel you TJ. It's no excuse for them to split stock & NOT be able to track them. There are plenty of online tools, and moreso, what excuse would logistics companies like UPS, USPS (Pony Express), DHL, and FedEx have if they lost a package? I work for FXG, and knowing anything can happen en route, there is a system in place to track and update what a package is where it is. Had a similar experience with a local store here.

[BloodyDreamcast]

All prime figures are in stock at tru's website as of right now. Also, $150 SAL is pretty pricey compared to other sites that have the fourze dirver in stock

[TJOmega]

@BloodyDreamcast Huh, weird... thanks for the heads up but it wont let me add Arcee to my cart due to "limited stock", so it says they're in stock but I guess they're really not... wow, that's bad management.

[iHaveOneArm]

if you dont mind my asking aside from figures, do you import anything else? games, models and such things?

[GoldKnightProduction]

The other night I dreampt that I was E.T. and I Really had to go to the bathroom but mom wouldn't let me. Finally she lets me go and I get in the public restroom. I'm trying and trying to go but I can't. So I looked up and saw the head of a dead man wedged into the ceiling tiles, dripping on me. This is only relevant because you decided to mention your weird dream in the beginning. Let me know if you thought that was funny, because I am very disturbed and have plenty more where that came from.

[GodModNinja]

omfg that Dream xD Pffft Sounds like an average Saturday night.

[NeoSSJX]

TJ, the image on your t-shirt reminds me of the art style they use in Archer. I like it.

[AlanGarou]

@DrDazzleSpazzle I envy you. I had to pay an extra $20 to get the first wave off of eBay. The one store that could potentially stock them where I live has no plans whatsoever to get any, and hasn't gotten any other new Transformers in stock for over three months.

[TheDromader]

1:57 What a funny story, Mark!

[renshu23]

It does suck not to have the video card though... Technology needs beget more technology!

[renshu23]

Welcome to the world of HD! I look forward to ultra detailed reviews in the future. You must be really excited about using that camera. Now that is a real toy!

[VireakTv]

do more KAMEN RIDER !

[mango3331]

I'm curious, how many of the Astro Switches do you have?

[awsome2031]

0:01-2:00 was i the only one who wtf

[guncannon109]

The blue turtle shell is Mario Kart's ultimate weapon. It automatically finds the lead car in the race, and it takes it out!

[AlanGarou]

@DrDazzleSpazzle Around $15 for deluxes and $20 for Voyagers, if you can actually find them.

[PedroHMKLeal]

Six and a half weeks? PFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTT, Try like THREE MONTHS! My King Exkaiser was shipped in in august, arrived late november D:

[jetseekers]

what you said about Tokyo shiping , would you say the same about something shipped out of hong kong about a week ago?

[TJOmega]

@jetseekers Not really. It will be slower than usual, but not nearly as slow as something out of Tokyo right now.

[unknown25deloser]

@TJOmega cheer up.. from a video I watched about the Korean Double Driver, the Korean edition had a bit of "rrr" behind each of their pronunciation such as Lunarr and Jokerrr.. Yea it isn't as perfect as what it is in the original Japanese show [maybe the korean; yea]

[Pimptimus]

@TJOmega Though Hong Kong is always slower in January due to Chinese New Year.

[jetseekers]

forget I said that.

[jetseekers]

what about your christmas haul?

[forgotten1103]

If you need some help with your computer(picking parts, upgrading, etc.) message me on twitter under the same name as here & i'll help you all I can. I build & design custom computer systems, had my own business now for nearly 7 years so I know what i'm talking about.

[QI1994]

that dream was awesome! i had a dream where a teacher at my school became a alien lizard and though me over the balcony, i grab the edge and kicked the shit out of him, then the 9 tail fox wa standing in front of the entire school everyone looking up, me smirking... then my alarm... dam it.

[Mrblondeok]

Looked like you where about to cry at the end D:

[DARREVIEWS77]

because it went from jaman to Australia, then to south America, to Africa theon europ to London and now its ended up in canida. I live in englond in yourkshair HOW ON EARTH COULD THE MISTAKE THE POST CODE AND SEND IT TO CANADER and get this they sent an emaial saying it had to go to canada.

[asifeastoneyes]

@DARREVIEWS77 how do you spell that many words wrong in one comment? let alone spell your home wrong?

[DARREVIEWS77]

hay tj love the shoe but at least you got some thing at last, but in my kase my mates me bought somthing for crismas in november from japan and it hasent arived yet but at least the tracker is wotkink just that the problem is that no one seams to reed the post code

[darin8745]

...Your nose is shiny o,o

[UltraPrimus]

I Reqognise the Seller, I Was Going to buy as Load of Faiz Gear, But was Put off by the FUCK, RIDICOLUS HIGH Price for all of them together. Also I Was going to Buy the Blaster and Thanks GOD I Didn't buy it

[JoshuaKenori]

"Agito" AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[PinkGundamOfDoom]

i know your pain TJ i think my stuff is lost i ordered a bit in november and yea no idea where it is and in in Australia !!!

[gavinfuzzy]

I recently went to Hong Kong in december, and they just started showing Decade... so the TRUs here have loads of older kamen rider stuff... reissues i guess?

So maybe that explains the revival of some older stuff?

[ZeltraxMillenium]

Well, TJ,I wish you luck for upgrading your computer, and if you need help on that Candy-Toy GoZyuJin, you can send me a buzz.

[MechaGeekR]

WHAT, CHEAP KAMEN RIDER DOUBLE TOYS. TO EBAY!

[PokemonSpectrum92]

Yeah, tracking numbers are worthless. My brother buys stuff off of Disney Movie Rewards, and half the time, it never tells him they shipped his purchases before they get here.

[Ismulhafiy]

Are u gonna review the mobirates?

[RealistikkVideos]

thats a pretty interesting dream! :) ugh so annoying about eBay! I've gotten screwed so many times on there.

[apex2000]

wow that sounds postitively average for my dreams, easy going even.... good anacdote though.

[Furycutter]

Ohhh Shiny belt. Have you got any Advent Cards to go with it or will you have to get some?

Sorry to hear about your experience with a lying douchebag ebay seller.

Anywho I'm happy that you switches arrived and that your Fourze drive is on the way. I take it you'll be picking up the Meteor Driver at some point cos that thing's funky.

[NightBladeSpearichu]

tj are you ever going to do the review of great baan gaan or is that already up and my subscription update never told me

[SuperDarkrunner]

Thanks for the headups on the South Korea toy explosions, just bought Kaixa driver, shot and pointer for $88 shipped!!!!!!!!! never though I'd ever get it =)

[midgetlord576]

I remember a while back I bought a Lego Spybotic. Took 14 months to get to me, but when the box came the box was AMAZING. It was unharmed, and in an official Lego box, even though it was from a seller on Ebay.

TL;DR Don't lose hope!

[1reeperproductions]

i know what you mean with HTS return polocy.

one of my friends little brother got oneof the small figurines . he gets it out the box and the arm pops out of the ball joint. so he sends an email to hasvro telling them it broke....and they sent him one of the massive expensive ones with light and sound!!!!!

[valon310]

i was in fact wondering what that shirt was the entire vid................ it confused me........

[tenzeku123]

i want kiva rerealeses .-.

[GregCorp]

Tj, will you grow a beard, I would enjoy seeing what that looks like. Also keep up the epic work.

[DarkKonohaCorps]

The Legend Rider belt is the exact same thing, down to the copyright molding and serial number. The paint looks better and the Knight deck is an accurate colour. I have both, and the only difference inside the belt is that the Legend Rider has a more crisp sound, while the original is crackly and loud.

[Oamanu]

Aw. Wish you the best of luck man!

[MST3KTom]

It's funny that you mentioned the Blade belt because I was thinking of doing another trade. Aside from the belt I was also going to offer my entire Blade DX collection, the rouser, the rouse absorber and the king rouser. The belt is in exellent condition. I have taken extra good care of it because of the Crome. I know you already have the blade rouser but I figured you could sell it. Let me know if you are interested.

[RialVestro]

Wait, back the truck up. Why would a video card let you run in HD but not be good for gaming? If anything upgrading your video card would simply improve the graphics on your games. If you couldn't game with the new video card you wouldn't even be able to play the games now either.

[Indigodelta383]

there a lot of people who try to scam when you shop online i remember searching amazon for a dvd and it was a thousand dollars i didnt buy it and found it for ten buck at a used place

[T16skyhopp]

What software do you edit with? A lot of them will let you set a draft quality so you can edit with lower quality video until export.

[Hessman212]

Whoa, $80 for the Blade belt on ebay. That's a lot more for the ones I've seen on ebay.ca. I looked at them recently and I saw some as low as $40-$50.

[mrshadow78]

oh wait i sell on ebay

[mrshadow78]

its ok let it out man ebay people r evil

[TheXXIV]

so question what was wrong with your starscream? i know you said it was a foot issue but what exactly was it if you could respond thanks

[Arro3]

You probably know this, but I noticed HLJ is starting to get some "older" Fourze stuff back in stock like the first two Switch sets as well as Billy the Rod, and last time I checked they had a few Hi-Hack Guns lying around. Although, I don't usually get much stuff from them during the holidays, so I dunno if it would still take forever. :/

[JimmyQuits]

Must....resist....urge....to reopen ebay account.....

I have candy toy Metal and Trigger memories, already.....

That's not helping. The batteries are hard as hell to change ;;

[rba718]

Btw TJ, are you going to Megacon?

[rba718]

How the hell did you get Prime Screamer and BB but didn't get Arcee? It's great.

[Toddjumper]

Tell the truth, the real dream, you were standing in a crowd in your He-man underwear while everyone's pointing and laughing at the pee stain.

[GokaiSilverTv]

Haha yea ur vision is coloured..... Coloured red -:) lol

[Titanoverlord28]

I remember when the canada postal strike happened it severely lengthened the time it took for me to get my takara 2010 Unicron for me the other versions of unicron were a pass for me something i could live without but this version DROWNED me in nastolga and had me DEMANDING it even when it took forever i NEVER gave up hope

have a good time TJ unlike some other people around here i have patence and i know how it feels to be in a stressful envoirment

[rba718]

I had a dream last night where I had to give George Lucas a ride somewhere and the entire time I was asking him how he felt about Plinkett's star wars reviews and pissing him off the entire time.

[GoldmonX]

I thought that was one of the Ryuki bikes in the mirror, but that's still hilarious! XD

[golgotha02]

im assuming your going to cosplay for metrocon this year. if you dont have a cosplay already planed for all 3 days i have an unfinished kamen rider helmet with your name on it.

[transformerschandler]

Prime Bumblebee is so fun to fiddle with. I need the others now!

[KRiderMan1248]

Woot HD! i dont think you needed to go HD, its nice but i didnt mind. And that sucks about the Ebay thing. The of wishes TJ. =)

[Gekisilver1]

i have to wait 2 complete months to get every package ... e.e

[GrimlockReviews]

If you use a translator, it is pretty easy to navigate Yahoo Japan, and can probably find a Faiz Blaster at a decent enough price that you can use a middle man and it'll end up being around the same price as the one on ebay that you were lied to about.

[GrimlockReviews]

The Korean Double Driver just isn't the same -_- the voices are different, also if you use a translator, you can probably

[gamers2999]

Yeah should I Buy this?: 150$ and free shipping for a 555 belt, 555 pointer and 555 shot. Is it a good deal for a bundle? Any help would be appreciated.

[Undrave]

Lucky bastard you got Reverb!! I want it dangit! Oh well I guess on the other hand I got Starscream, Arcee and Cliffjumper at the store :D

[onirenjaa]

EMS was rather slow the last few weeks itself.

[legogamemaster]

i just shipped my Decade driver from korea ( FOR 50 bucks (jap ver. cost 100-300 bucks) so i need it for my cosplay

[squallhighwind]

That seriously blows man. Its a really great toy (and I only know this because someone brought it to a Kamen Rider panel at Anime North)

I hope you do get another chance soon.

[TheXXIV]

best dream ever goku 

[RainyDaysVideos]

Argh, I just looked at the guy you mentioned, and it just figures he has to have a Drake Zecter... F my life.

[MEIDOco]

8:26 Meanwhile, Vange1us is laughing his ass off, with pride...

[orionpax55]

Wait, so you're serious about that dream? Because it sounds kind of awesome.

[devistation843]

I have a friend who's stuck in Korea right now. :(

[KamenIXA]

TJ. could you possibly give a short explanation on how to use the ... I assume 'Mandarake' for spelling. website please? I am completely lost.

[MEIDOco]

@KamenIXA

It isn't as complex as any other middleman sites. All you need to do is to sign up on their homepage and then browse for any stuff you want either by the category or by using the Search engine. Do note that MOST stuff are listed in Japanese so you may need to use terms or names of the stuff you want in Kanji/Kata/Hiragana (Some stuff are fortunately listed in roman letters though). By placing an order, you will also need to pay an additional 500yen for the mid-man service

[MEIDOco]

@KamenIXA

Also note on the shop or branch names listed in the Item's name (the one written between brackets). You need to pay additional 500yen for EVERY different shop/branch. On the other hand, if you manage to put stuff in your order from the same shop, the service charge will not multiply since all of them are collected in the same place by the same mid-man. Also, keep in mind that if you're paying by Paypal, you'll have no other choice other than using EMS for shipping.

[IXRollOutIX]

I actually just bought something off eBay. Got it today. The item is in fantastic shape.

[iTzPoP]

i dont collect or watch kamen rider and i dont collect or watch many transformers and i dont collect or watch super sentai but I just enjoy listening to you and other collectors talk about something you guys care about so much. Keep up the great work.

[guncannon109]

Still waiting on the Protector Armor I ordered early last month.

[ImitationJesus]

TJ, because you made Agito the secret word of everyday, i will add his name to every new Kamen Rider review that you will do.

[OOO19415]

How does the Korean version compare to the Japanese version of the Double Driver?

[TheNumba1shadowfan]

I have found a korean trigger magnum and fang memory on ebay for a good price but will the sound be the same. I have the korean decadriver and k-touch and the sounds are the same from the japanese versions. But the korean tensouder does not have the same sounds as the japanese version. So do the korean W/Double toys have the same sounds as the japanese versions?

[FreakLantern2814]

One of the many reasons I never ship SAL. Then again given import costs for the amounts of Gunpla I have been buying I have been buying only from domestic online stores.

[OOO19415]

Last year, I bought a ShodoPhone. It got shipped in January. The latest it would come was February 28th. I thought that it wouldn't make it...and it did on the last day..my jaw dropped to the floor

[cactusfromrecordbin]

So since you only need two more belts I'd like to ask you if you got the upgrade items for the other riders? Like the hyper zector for kabuto and the keitaros for den-o? Can't wait till the belt reviews come back I really enjoyed the decade, double and ooos ones.

[GundamLegacyExtreme]

I know the feeling TJ about being scared about items getting lost. I ordered from HLJ Figuarts Nigo and a gundam model and payed for them on thanksgiving and it only just arrived a few days ago.

You're right I was also looking for that Faiz Blaster because I wanted to get the other Faiz items first.

[carnut015]

Sorry you are caught in computer upgrade hell. Hope you find your way out of it soon.

[Toshisan]

you also need the frog voice thing and that snail one, and the fang memoryif you dont already have him cause i think he counts :3

[RangerRiderDude]

Speaking of.....I have a Gokai Red on order and my tracking # did the same thing...

[RangerRiderDude]

@RangerRiderDude it's the figuarts version, and my tracking # has updated since....

[guncannon109]

I got a Drift with the twin short swords missing, Hasbro sent me a cheap Wolverine with less articulation than a Megazord.

[grimwolf100]

@guncannon109 that sucks ass.

[Killgunner]

Wow QQ over toys more!!!

[0ACapedCrusader0]

It's good to see a video from you! Sorry about your Ebay troubles, I think we all have to deal with similiar at some point.

[Toshisan]

best dream ever, i love those kinds where its like movie style then cut to a highly mundane situation which the first part has exaggerated up to ridiculous levels

[LukeHunterSound]

I got voyager Sentinel Prime fro $15 at a salvage store near me. I don't like how fiddly his transformation is, but I mostly leave him in robot mode.

[Actar576295]

Er, no. It's FourZEY. In Japanese, the vowel 'e' is pronounced 'eh'. Don't believe me? Watch the show.

[transfan1988]

This week I had a dream within a dream... I didn´t think those existed neither.

[Toshisan]

@transfan1988 DREAMCEPTION

[transfan1988]

@Toshisan Yeah! I´ve never had one of those before. I had a dream, then a second one, but in the second one I remembered the first one. Freaking weird!

[ItsVince72592]

I never order SAL, I'm too damn impatient.

[Dre2Dee2]

I missed the part where you said this was a dream, thought that was a real story XD XD

[OtakuUpNorth]

I was wondering what the heck was on your shirt, and that is amazing.

[killersideswipe]

Sorry, for that :)

[heatflash360]

cool dream its a ok way to open up a vlog also horrible ebay insident

[vistar411]

See, My Sentinel is fine, and i love that figure. My Ironhide ain't too happy though.. Also, screw ebay man! (doesn't trust online shopping one bit)

[laffer35]

Haha awesome dream, appropriately geeky too! :D

It's great when you have really weird/funny dreams and manage to remember most of it.

[anguirusfan26]

Do the minipla figures have the other goaki machines? IE the pat striker, Gao Lion and magidragon

[areasevenpro]

@anguirusfan26 So far, all of the Gokai Machines (Magi Dragon, PatStriker, Gao Lion, Fuuraimaru and Engine Machalcon) have been released in Minipla form.

[shadowbow464]

i wish i had a job for fourze stuff

[Zangetsu1091]

We all really appreciate how much you put into these videos. You don't need to worry about how long the videos are taking, I'm sure the wait will be worth it.

[unitzero001]

Ok the dream talk was both hilarious and creepy at the same time lol! But glad your stuff arrived via SAL safely!!

[quatreryukami]

FourZEY?

It's "Fours" bro. :V

[Nickster891]

@quatreryukami actually some do pronounce it fourze and cause of the ze i'm assuming both are right personally i like to call him fours

[Magith1]

@quatreryukami CLEARLY, you haven't watched the show.

It's spelled "Foze" and pronounced "Fourze"

フォーゼ. Understand?

[quatreryukami]

@Magith1 Watch the opening. KThx.

[Magith1]

@quatreryukami It's still pronounced "Fourze." Clearly you don't listen to the lyrics clear enough.

[IXRollOutIX]

@quatreryukami Actually, it's not... Bro.

[Nickster891]

i'm not a ryuki fan either i'm a dragon knight fan

[Nickster891]

i wonder if the condition is why it took so long they were trying to keep it in good condition but why a switch set hmm

[Nickster891]

i also have voyager sentinel prime and yeah he has his problems like sliding down his head is really annoying (i was gonna say something else but i choose not too

[wee1owen12]

You're dreams are less random than mine. Mine are about crap like Megatron fighting a guy in school on the Death Star while I cheer on eating a chocolate pokeball.

[Nickster891]

i was going to do a christmas haul myself but then i got too much awesome stuff for a video so decided not to power to the reviewers

[apano99]

funny dream.

[lv99cheater]

holy shit, that is one of the most epic dreams i will ever hear....

[CYNow8824]

"YouTube is processing this video, try again later." Damn processing.