Rakuten Global Market Closure Announcement

[postsaurischian]

    It made me very sad this morning to read that my favourite source for Japanese Gacha Gacha and Gashapon figures has dried up.
        Rakuten was the place to buy these. They got them first, they were fast and they had the most favourable prices. Even the shipping was cheap.

        Here is what they wrote:


"Dear Rakuten Global Market Customers,

We thank you for your support over the past ten years. We regret to inform you that Rakuten Global Market will be closed permanently from June 1, 2020 2 PM(JST).
Please read the following information regarding to last order(s) placement on Rakuten Global Market:

- The last date on which you can make a purchase on Rakuten Global Market: June 1, 2020, 2 PM (JST)
*Please complete your order by this time.
- Last payment completion date: June 11, 2020, 10 AM (JST)
*Please complete your payment by this time.
- Last shipment date: June 15, 2020
*Stores will complete shipment by this date."        

[Halichoeres]

That is sad news. They were a really good source for Japanese products. I got almost my entire TST Advance collection from them.

[brettnj]

To let anyone who isn't already aware of it know, we can get anything from Japan--not just dino figures--and have far more access (museum/exhibit, zoo, aquarium, expo, etc. figures) than Rakuten.

Please PM if interested for more information.

Thanks.
Brett