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Hints For Finding and Buying |
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If a store has
a telephone number, CALL THEM. Many stores do not list
all the items they have available. By calling you can describe
what it is that you are looking for and find out what other kind
of stock the store is carrying. |
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Join a news group or mailing list. There
are several mailing list and news groups that deal with Anime
and Sailormoon. Those are great places to watch for items for
sale and also places where you can post what you are looking
for. |
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Check webstores at least once a week. I would
check the sites and call the stores every week to see if they
had gotten anything new in. |
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Find a pen pal
that lives in Japan. This is really hard to do, but if you are
lucky enough to find someone, maybe they will be able to look
for items for you. |
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Check Ebay, Yahoo and
other online auction sites a couple of times a week to
see what items have been listed. |
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If you bid on
auctions, decide how much you can afford and don't go past your
limit.
Don't intentionally drive up bid prices if
you can't pay. All you end up doing is raising prices in Anime
shops and gain negative feedback for yourself.
Don't bid if you are
under 18, ask you parents to bid for you. |
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If you live near
a large city, check for local "Chinatown" or
"Little Tokyo" districts. Also check for Anime
Shops, Comic Book stores, US release dolls can
be found at ToysRus, Walmart, Target & KMart. Go check
out the stores and see if they have anything in stock. |
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Use Toy Shoppe
Magazine, check all the ads and for sale section. Check for other
periodicals that deal with toys and dolls. |
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Go to Anime
Conventions and check the dealers room. |
