#neokyo

[dharmafox]

The original Twink and Chunk.

Kusu pin Hyper pin

Kusu keychain Hyper keychain

Kusu stand Hyper stand

I can't confirm if these items are out of pre-order yet. I've seen listings that said they weren't available until June, but the listings above don't say anything about pre-order. I've ordered a couple, will see when they ship. 🤷‍♀️

[bewithdagays]

PSA FOR PEOPLE WHO MADE A PURCHASE FROM NEOKYO‼️⚠️

Was checking out the website today to check if i could get the Kon figurine and was faced with a restriction. Looked at the official page and also the Reddit. If there is any misinformation Im sorry, but best to be safe

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Neokyo/comments/1hluziq/comment/m3qzz5f/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[muuuumin]

Does anyone know and preferably have experience with trustworthy Korea proxy services?

I did find one that also allows (I think) for me to buy off people secondhand merch if they put it up on that site but the prices are in USD and the service fees are quite large.

Would appreciate the help!

[teckskeleton]

Wish I had more time to play sims :( at least I got some cute plushies today from neokyo.

[ni-kol-koru]

why make fanart when you can color an official sketch of your favorite character instead? ⟡˙⋆

[cyberdragoninfinity]

ms dana cyberdragoninfinity do you have any yugioh spinoff merch hunting tips 👉👈🥺

YESSSS WHIRLS AROUND IN MY BIG SPINNING CHAIR. i Love merch hunting and giving merch hunting tips, there's a whole beautiful world of often remarkably inexpensive yugioh merch out there and once you learn how to track it down a new chapter of your life can truly begin. I bestow onto you some of my advice gleaned from about two and a half years of Searching For Merch Like a Tuffle-Sniffing Hog:

(note: while im specifically focusing on ygo spinoff merch here, you can use this advice to find all kinds of cool japan-exclusive merch!! im constantly getting japanese pokemon merch via tips like these, for example.)

Anyway, MERCH HUNTING TIP NUMBER ONE:

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DONT BUT JAPANESE EXCLUSIVE MERCH ON EBAY. DONT. SAVE YOUR MONEY.

HEAVY SIGH. ebay can be such a useful site but not for this. good god not for this. You might luck out with a stray deal here or there but stuff like japanese exclusive yugioh merch on ebay tends to more often than not be sold for OUTRAGEOUSLY high prices and maybe it's not technically a scam but well your wallet aint gonna be happy about it. Stuff like tiny Cospa keychains get sold for $30, $40, 80 FUCKING US AMERICAN DOLLARS. AND SHIPPING. LOOK AT THIS SHIT

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS??!??! NIGHTMARE. NIGHTMARE. do not buy spinoff merch from ebay!! INSTEAD....

TIP TWO: come with me. to proxy buying service ❤❤❤❤

I love proxy services SO much. Basically theyre sites that will buy stuff from Japanese shopping sites on your behalf, then hold the goodies in their warehouse until you're ready to ship them over to you! They RULE. THEY ARE LIFECHANGING, FOR THE HUMBLE MERCH HUNTER. And they're all pretty intuitive to learn how to use, theyve got pretty solid FAQs and they'll walk you through how to request items, and theyll often let you search for merch ON their website, making the buying process even easier!

(There's a whole bunch of 'em, though and they all have different fees and amounts of time they'll hold your stuff for free, so you have to do some poking around and figure out which one you like using the most! My favorite go-to is Neokyo, personally; they have some great discount sales, they hold your stuff for free for 45 days, and their item request fees are all really reasonable!! I LOVE THEM. BEEN USING EM FOR YEARS NOW <3)

Anyway the point here, re: proxy sites, not only do they give you easy access to japanese resale sites and all the merch being sold on 'em, it also gives you access to tWay, Way, Waaaaayyy Lower Prices for trinkets and goodies. Like. look at this listing from Mercari JPN (viewed on Neokyo's site,) of the $125 Jack Atlas Phone Charm from my first tip

yeah that is, um. the same charm. AND two other adorable charms. FOR 13 AMERICAN DOLLARS. THIRTEEN. THAT IS. LITERALLY LIKE 90% CHEAPER THAN THAT EBAY LISTING. AND YOURE GETTING MORE STUFF. there is SO much yugioh (and other anime) merch being sold on jpn shopping sites for like. $4-$10. it is ridiculous. and then when proxy sites have discount deals you can get stuff for even CHEAPER sometimes. (theres also, of course, expensive merch lots too, just like with anything, theres just. also listings for stuff sold for less than a fancy dinner for two yknow HHDFGS)

it basically opens a whole new avenue of sites to find goodies on... I like using proxy buyers especially for listings on more general ebay-type sites like JPN Mercari (there is so much good and sometimes really rare stuff on there) and Surugaya (lots of doujins on there if that's your thing,) but also for buying from the main sites New ygo merch drops happen on (Cospa, eeo store, and the official KaibaCorp store in particular are some of the best.)

Ok, so, ya got your proxy service of choice. How do you find the goodies you're looking for?

TIP THREE: GOTTA KNOW THE BEST KEYWORDS!!!

this isnt really a rocket science tip, but, still: search for stuff not just in japanese but use the kanji!! Sometimes i'll just c/p the base characters of a yugioh guy's japanese name off their yugipedia page and then pop that into the mercari search just to see what sorta treats are floating around with them on it. But if going and constantly copy/pasting kanji into the proxy service search is a pain in the neck a lot 'em will auto translate your English searches too! again, theyre all really user friendly, which is great

(the one thing i will say you SHOULD search in english, though, is spinoff names, actually--you pop GX, ZEXAL, ARC-V, etc. into the proxy search and youll get all sorts of stuff for whatever series it is)

OK ONE MORE TIP FOR YA. TIP FOUR: DO WHAT YOU CAN TO GET THE MOST OF SHIPPING COSTS

ok so that is. the one pain, with merch hunting on proxy buying sites: shipping will probably be Expensive. (unless you go for the cheapest seamail options and then get your box maybe 4-6 months from now 🥴 but hey, it's an option! it's there!) I usually end up paying around $30-$50 for my boxes from Neokyo.

BUT you can at least make that shipping cost feel more reasonable if youre shipping A BUNCH OF STUFF. Shipping one (1) little $4 GX character can badge for $30 REALLY sucks, avoid this if you can--with proxies holding your stuff in their warehouse, you can get a bunch of little cheap goodies and just hold 'em until youre ready to get 'em packed and shipped. Then, whenever youre ready/have the money for the shipping cost, get all the stuff youve bought packed into one box, pay for the shipping, and (usually within two weeks--the one tradeoff of the high shipping price is you get that shit FAST) then get your stuff! It's like FUCKIN CHRISTMAS getting a box of proxy-obtained stuff including things from like two months ago i totally forgot i bought. Makes the $40 shipping sting a little less--like, hey, at least i got like 12 damn things in here and i didnt pay $125 for any of them!!!!

ok i think that's all i got. hopefully this is somewhat useful!! folks are always welcome to ask me stuff about merch hunting, like i said i really like helping people get a hold of stuff :3 it's really a lot easier than it seems at first!

[galaxy--supernova-scans]

It’s time!!!

[shleemies]

Holy shit I was literally wondering earlier today why they hadn't made a Choso in this line of plushies and then they just announced one!!!!! Release date is August, sold by Animate in japan

[meownotgood]

where do you find your Aki merch ? and if you haven’t already done that, can you show us your Aki shelf please ? :)

mostly mercari jp, but also ebay! when you buy through mercari jp you can buy stuff directly from japan, you can use a service like buyee or neokyo to buy from there and have your items shipped to you.

and also I haven't taken a new pic of my aki shrine in a long while but there isn't much I've added anyway, here's some old pics and also have pics of my other shelf and my keychains

[hinata-boke]

I hope you had a good time at Anime North <3 where did you get that adorable Jinbe plush? :O

i did, thank u!!! i got the jinbe plush from a mugiwara store in tokyo, i found the listing on toei's site here:

[dharmafox]

Reminder not to buy any merch on eBay that you can buy directly (or via proxy) from its origin country. The markups on eBay are insane. My pinned post links to some info on how to order Mononoke merch from Japan via proxy.

[winterwedded]

who'll it be first........

[intomybubble]

You know

Buying bulk of merch people are trying to get rid of after cleaning their space can be really cheap (compared to buying individually)

This whole ass lot of homare and hisoka merch i bought last night for like $15. I was upset that i missed out on this other hisoka lot so i scrolled until i found this!

I love hisoka and homare, though i don’t ship them or anything (my heart only cares for sakyoizu). I did see a lot for a whole lot of yuki/muku and it came in a box from the 2nd anniversary book. I would have splurged (~$30) if i liked both characters THAT MUCH and i wasn’t already worried about how much international shipping would be RIP

[hariboz]

guys do i spend 15 bucks on 3 ricky pcs i’ve been eyeing or do i resist temptation…