Post by Branjita on Nov 25, 2013 10:57:41 GMT -6
Credit goes to king for this, but I've edited it a bit:
How to use Mandarake (Pronounced: Mahn-Dah-Rah-Kay)
ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/
1. Make an account, I don't think i need to show you how.
2. Begin searching. Because Mandarake is a Japanese site, you have two ways of searching: the first way is just plain Roman characters/letters (For example: Yamcha) and the second would be using the Japanese characters/letters, which you can copy and paste from myfigurecollection.net or the DBZ Wikia. (For example, Yamcha is: ヤムチャ). If a character or series had a name change for an english release then it helps to search the original name (Ex: Hercule = Mr. Satan = ミスター・サタン). Many people might just want to search Dragon Ball, which is ドラゴンボール.
3. On the search section on Mandarake, do one of the searches and you will get a list of stuff. You can sort it by price lowest first, and as a general rule, figures are rarely below the 400-800 yen range (about $4-
so you can scroll straight to that.
4. If you want to see what sold already that you missed out on, look at the "show all including sold out items" link.
5. You have to order items from the same location such as Nakano and Gran Chaos, because if you do not then they will charge you more shipping for each location. Also, your purchase must total 5000 Yen or else there will be a handling fee of 500 yen (King says he usually just takes the fee unless he actually wants other things or he's 300 yen off of 5000 yen in which case he'll just grab some random stuff). So once you have finished adding stuff to your cart, make sure everything is from the same store and that you are spending 5000 minimum, and select "Cancel the order if this item is out of stock" for all of the items you care about in the order. Why? Because once an order is made you CANNOT cancel it, and if you do cancel it, you have the potential to be banned. Mandarake is very strict, especially with newer members.
6. Click next, and I would suggest paying with Paypal but you can also use a credit card.
7. You need to choose your shipping method:
SAL: cheap but slow (no customs charges)
EMS: fast but expensive
DHL: a private worldwide courier service company that now offers a special rate at Mandarake Nakano store. It's the fastest, and most expensive
8. From there it will take your order and you will need to wait 1-4 days for them to send you an invoice with your total shipping. Once you pay it, you are done.
To Canada, it usually takes 2-4 weeks SAL but EMS can be as little as 3 days.
To get an estimate of what your shipping would be use this www.mandarake.co.jp/en/information/ship.html
Remember that Mandarake only has one of each item (usually), and read the description!
How to use Mandarake (Pronounced: Mahn-Dah-Rah-Kay)
ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/
1. Make an account, I don't think i need to show you how.
2. Begin searching. Because Mandarake is a Japanese site, you have two ways of searching: the first way is just plain Roman characters/letters (For example: Yamcha) and the second would be using the Japanese characters/letters, which you can copy and paste from myfigurecollection.net or the DBZ Wikia. (For example, Yamcha is: ヤムチャ). If a character or series had a name change for an english release then it helps to search the original name (Ex: Hercule = Mr. Satan = ミスター・サタン). Many people might just want to search Dragon Ball, which is ドラゴンボール.
3. On the search section on Mandarake, do one of the searches and you will get a list of stuff. You can sort it by price lowest first, and as a general rule, figures are rarely below the 400-800 yen range (about $4-
so you can scroll straight to that.4. If you want to see what sold already that you missed out on, look at the "show all including sold out items" link.
5. You have to order items from the same location such as Nakano and Gran Chaos, because if you do not then they will charge you more shipping for each location. Also, your purchase must total 5000 Yen or else there will be a handling fee of 500 yen (King says he usually just takes the fee unless he actually wants other things or he's 300 yen off of 5000 yen in which case he'll just grab some random stuff). So once you have finished adding stuff to your cart, make sure everything is from the same store and that you are spending 5000 minimum, and select "Cancel the order if this item is out of stock" for all of the items you care about in the order. Why? Because once an order is made you CANNOT cancel it, and if you do cancel it, you have the potential to be banned. Mandarake is very strict, especially with newer members.
6. Click next, and I would suggest paying with Paypal but you can also use a credit card.
7. You need to choose your shipping method:
SAL: cheap but slow (no customs charges)
EMS: fast but expensive
DHL: a private worldwide courier service company that now offers a special rate at Mandarake Nakano store. It's the fastest, and most expensive
8. From there it will take your order and you will need to wait 1-4 days for them to send you an invoice with your total shipping. Once you pay it, you are done.
To Canada, it usually takes 2-4 weeks SAL but EMS can be as little as 3 days.
To get an estimate of what your shipping would be use this www.mandarake.co.jp/en/information/ship.html
Remember that Mandarake only has one of each item (usually), and read the description!
) and it said broken. Have I purchased a broken figure?