How to buy cheap, authentic Nendoroids / Anime figurines

[@Yuunarii]

Aren't nendoroids the cutest? If only they weren't so expensive.. Speaking of which do you own any nendoroids or anime figures? If you're a looking for a good proxy service with cheap, I highly recommend you check out zenmarket!

[@mayuravirus6134]

Yuunarii *WHY IS THERE ASTOLFO*

[@EmeraldUltima713]

Yuunarii I do own a Sonic nendoroid I bought at a convention a few years back... don't judge me. Lol

[@fyu1945]

sellout! xD

[@josecruz3582]

SELL OUT!!!

[@skittle_studios]

Yuunarii Kirby

[@anonymousdoll8841]

Finally an ad that is actually relevant to things I actually spend money on.

[@PluckyStar]

Informative AND entertaining? Now that is what I call a great video!!

[@lebanesemapper4709]

Munkee Haruka but how do I use mums PayPal to get one if it always sends a email to my mum like if I get money for good grades

[@project.protagonist]

I'm so glad this was on my recommendate page! Not because of my love for nendoroid and cheap deals BUT because I found someone with the personality and humor that suits me.

[@Yuunarii]

Aww thank you so much :D

[@YennieFer]

My husband and I collect figmas/nendoroids and our friend got me an Elsa one...But she didn't realize it was a bootleg. ^^;

[@balamuralishanmugam5404]

NOOOO BOOTLEG FROZEN NENDOROIDS

[@DaniTheBeautyGeek]

Yennie Fer ladies and gentlemen we got a bruh moment

[@elisakrivas]

That moment where you want to seem thankful to your friend for their thoughtfulness, but you really wanna smash it and throw it into the garbage. How to act, is the question.

[@ylim__e.._]

Before I got into anime figures, my friend got me a bootleg nezuko as a gift. I was really happy at the time but now I know it's fake and I don't know what to do with it :')

[@SeIfishmachines]

@@ylim__e.._ it’s fine

[@isopodch.4599]

Lol nice Aggretsuko reference

[@isopodch.4599]

@SenGold Yo 8:35

[@aguynamedlynx6397]

_When you are a level of cheapskate that these options are still to expensive_

[@toruoikawa7881]

I mean, 3$ isn’t really that expensive tho

[@cactussenpai9625]

Izuku Midoriya depends where you live

[@meowmeow4148]

@@cactussenpai9625 Right. I live in Romania and there 3$ means 12,36 *Romanian Lei* Is not THAT MUCH but is still something.

[@dorahehe2143]

@@meowmeow4148 ALSO ROMANIAN AND THE OUR SHIPPING FEES ARE SO MEAN

[@PapaGurgle]

YUU DON'T TAUNT ME WITH THAT NANACHI FIGURE

[@Damonnanashi]

Papa Gurgle I just preordered mine yesterday.

[@PapaGurgle]

Damonnanashi lol me too

[@Teal_Tea_]

Papa Gurgle ayyy so did I ^w^

[@Splatcake]

I just pre ordered one now , what happens now? It will be my first ever Nendoroid and I don't even know what these things are. Are they action figures with more steps?

[@fyu1945]

6:19 Hey Vsauce! Yuu here. What is the Plasticizer?

[@antogame1178]

F & Yu I was going to say that XD

[@taihaileizoe]

I just said that now I have to delete my comment because of you >:

[@fyu1945]

Dimmed Light gotta go fast😏

[@taihaileizoe]

*r* O _0_ *o **_D_*

[@celestialkitten]

@@taihaileizoe very r○○d

[@Circl3s]

That new Nanachi Nendoroid is the single most precious and adorable thing in existance. It even comes with Nanachi's awesome signature! lol

[@methyllithium323]

8:40 the background with bunnies makes that 10 times better

[@malena111]

i got an authentic one for $28 on amazon which is honestly cheap for one of these figures

[@palkiapopz1183]

nendoroid have an official amazon shop!

[@plasticbagiee1337]

I’m not taking that risk that’s why I shop on amiami

[@Twilight-Sparkle550]

• jihyun • what the name ???

[@valgutierrez2456]

@@palkiapopz1183 whats the name?

[@user-zj2wb]

valeria gutierrez goodsmile i think

[@jungyunha2084]

We all know the real reason why these figures are sticky :)

[@gnobline9142]

NOT THE JAR!

[@333Xanax]

Noooo

[@匚-k5y]

no, no we dont.

[@vamp2602]

THE JAR BAAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@MsZsc]

No god please no

[@NekoSeeU444]

Ah... I feel this... I was looking for Monster Hunter Nendoroids and they were extremely expensive (over $100 each)

[@facelessman5063]

MH3U was the best monster hunter game. I will forever miss underwater combat..

[@thegreatcalvinio]

Depends on eBay, stay away from China all together, I’ve only bought from small USA sellers

[@TheStarblaster123]

thegreatcalvinio same I stay away from Chinese sellers and buy from Canadian/US sellers.

[@celestialkitten]

@@TheStarblaster123 no just stay away from china... its dangerous xD

[@itagirisu]

Me but my fucking Monokuma wig came from fucking China BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT OFF EBAY LIKE A DUMB FU-

[@rialastral1119]

Always ALWAYS look at the buyer review rating. Never go for anyone lower than 98% for people that have a lot of sells.......and even then be wary if they're less than 100%. I have yet to recieve a bootleg from a seller that's only sold 100 or less things. Also, shipping for California and a deal too good to be true is a bootleg. The biggest indicator is there are no pictures of the item in the seller's home and just from the original selling website....big red flag right there. And if you really wanna get picky, message them asking if it comes with a box/have a picture of the box. Bootleggers get very defensive and their English isn't usually the best, legit ones usually answer the question. I've learned my way around the Ebay figuring buying market lol

[@PrincessofKeys]

I'm always hesitant to buy anything from Ebay cause I want genuine stuff I will now look for only things from US/Canada or Japan for figurines

[@UsagiPonPon]

Almost 4 years later, but I want to say I love you from here to Pluto because of this video. Thank you so much. It is so well done and you cover everything I didn't know I needed to know! Also I love your personality, thank you so much for sharing all of this information. I'm subscribing immediately.

[@Patty-Q]

I love how much your animation and art is improving! One day, i will get a Nanachi nedoroid of my own!

[@fatkermit3309]

Hey thank you so much for recommending surugaya, I got a used nendoroid, it literally came in looking brand new with plastic from original packaging. I'm waiting a few others figures coming in and I'm super excited 😄

[@SocksTBH]

I'm so scared to buy Suruguya/try the third party delivery service route because of shipping costs. I should probably just stop belly aching and put aside a certain amount of money for the budget but it's easier to cry and whine on a youtube comment than being productive :'^)

[@Yuunarii]

Nah don't worry, shipping costs aren't all that bad when using a proxy service. Given you don't choose an expensive shipping method.

[@SocksTBH]

Yuunarii Uhhhh... lemme get that instant teleportation delivery for $5000 please

[@russiandoggo4336]

Idk why but I love the way she says nendoroid. Just the way she pronounces O's and R's

[@LewdsTV]

I've found that Japanese Mercari is the best pricing, but hit/miss for inventory. Mandarake might be a bit more expensive, but it's important to note they have a lot of rare vintage items that warrants higher price points.

[@LuqmanGGVO]

Easy. Just make a twitter account and make two posts. Post 1: say "I ❤️ anime" Post 2: say "I own a chibi wolverine" Then, Goodsmile will ask if you want nendoroids for free. (It's an elon musk joke)

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

Yuu makes such great videos that I don't have to know (or care) about literally anything she talks about and it can still be made extremely entertaining

[@Yuunarii]

Yay thank you :D

[@Pikmin88]

TJ """""Henry""""" Yoshi, fancy seeing you here. You should race Simple again soon.

[@bardozilla]

There's also the official Goodsmile shop on Taobao / Tianmao, if you don't mind going through a longer process to get your figure.

[@cindyhisano6461]

I agree deeply about the japanese standards for taking care of their stuff, I remember myself in the local flea market (these called hard-offs) where i bought c.c. , roy mustang and eva 01 figures. they were really cheap and came in a flawless condition, i wouldnt believe this if i didnt see it with my own eyes. and yet wished youtube had recommended this video for me earlier, since I'm not familiar with online shipping, but just made the purchase for higashikata josuke in goodsmilecompany shop anyway, just hope things work out.

[@Yuunarii]

If you used zenmarket I'm sure your order will be fine. I've had like... 20 orders sent to me and none of them have ever gone missing, or things got damaged. Though your experience may vary from proxy company to proxy company. Personally I've only ever used Zenmarket, Neokyo, WhitrRabbitExpress and Samurai Buyer.

[@theidknetworkowo4721]

I got my bootleg Kanna and I have to say that she is cute, better than the nendoroid, more flexible, and has a lovely home with me : )

[@MASTERCRAFT938]

Started to collect late in life. Thanks for the advice. Saved me ton of research. Also I subscribed 😁❤️

[@YokoFujioka]

suruga-ya is a doujinshi addict's dream, tbh. 10/10 recc

[@MysteriousFuture]

Currently watching the video but it’s really good so far, definitely see the quality 😊👌

[@R0TTENCHILD]

I honestly didn't know people still like Touhou but I feel relieved knowing that now.

[@wildlyAJ]

6:06 this is honestly the first time Ive heard that soundtrack and it caused me to just completely break HHHHH

[@aes2621]

7:00 ironic, I’ve rewatched this video countless times since she uploaded it 3 years ago and even since I’ve been hunting for a Flandre Nendoroid. Love her design, her song, fight, all around this cutie. I just scored a Flandre nendo today and went to rewatch the video that started it all and ironically,, the Flandre I just ordered is also apparently sticky too!

[@sigmarthcipherius5153]

A S T O L F O

[@carlosbetancourt7191]

Y E S S S S S S

[@cryothepunching-bag7917]

he's $130

[@alpha210]

Wō I love the feels of animation you added at some point. Also those secret easter eggs / reference are neat 👖🍎

[@Orangesrbomb]

I actually love anime figures and I'm nerdy so yea.. I actually needed a new way to buy some for like almost 50. I usually do amazon but i have heard of zenmarket bwfore so ima try it 👌

[@Dooksterr]

I have like maybe 2 anime figures and I’m planning to start collecting them, the next one I’m planning to get is a pink version of hastune miku because of my current vocaloid obsession.

[@paperdrum39]

@@Dooksterr She's called Sakura Miku

[@paperdrum39]

Ah, amazon! You should be a bit careful there

[@marcbunagan2801]

When the last video about proxy shopping was not sponsored by Zenmarket and now this video is sponsored. Nice! Keep up the good work :)

[@aragenji]

I like how you say sticky :)

[@halindut]

Your explanation and drawing they're overloaded with cuteness 😆😆😆

[@Kawaii_Shadowii]

Thanks for the Tutorial... I thought about buying figuruines, wallscrolls or other stuff several times. This and the general Zenmarket Tutorial really helped me and eventually I will buy something from there in the future. ^^ Also, I really had to laugh many times during the video. Just wanted to say that this video was as always just on point with information and humor. Keep up the nice work! ^^ I'm looking forward to new streams and videos. ^^

[@Yuunarii]

No problem at all!

[@kenjimamiku4542]

I actually know of some brand name high quality figures for really nice prices

[@vanillasadboi]

I'm liking the Spongebob music in the beginning And I'm loving the Spongebob references

[@nalucap6556]

Once again, a new video from my favorite Roblox-Tuber. Keep it up, gal.

[@alpha210]

Nalucap WHAT AM I EVEN SEEING !? A BROWN AVATAR !? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE BETRAYING OUR CHRISTIAN COLOR THAT IS YELLOW !! YOU DECEIVED ME 😣

[@lonelywhale5037]

Alpha WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A WHALE AS YOUR PROFLE PIC YOU DIGUST ME

[@alpha210]

pff What are whales jokes anyways come on discord and you will be *aware* of every fucking magic meme that goes on

[@missromantic]

if you keep a close eye on the nendo you want, it can often go up and down in price on amazon

[@ohnoknux4163]

Hey;) Have found your channel through the Sonic vid and i totally don‘t regret it:P (Keep up the good work)

[@fluffball131]

Yuunarii puts all the smiles on my face.

[@ALIMATES]

*Super Awasome Video as always Yuunarii!* 💕

[@kennnnny]

*SJGSKSHSKSGSJS* Thank you so much for this video, my birthday is in about a month and I was looking at some Nendroids, but was upset because of their prices and my anti-consumer habit. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. YOU ARE A GIFT FROM WHATEVER DEITY LIVES IN THE SKY.

[@Brandon-cs8gw]

Don't mind me I spent around $3,000 for a collection that isn't finished yet, & some of my figures have to be repaired before I can display them. Yeah, proxy shopping is essentially useless for older figures. Nothing wrong with buying from eBay if you know what to look for, & properly know how to interogate a fake seller from a legitmate one. If you want to buy that cheap, then kiss shipping insurance good bye. Believe me, unless you've dealt with companies like amiami, then I highly suggest buying in bulk with EMS or DHL because it happens very frequently with economy shipping. Compared to what I've recieved I can tell you right now more than half of the time economy shipping or anything similar will you screw you. I've used economy when I first started because the fees are just too high as stated in the video, but when I get my product the contents or the box are most of the time ruined. So, I switched to EMS & just buy in bulk because it's not worth losing $ the moment it arrives, & sometimes expressed insured shipping is offered for free which for most people saves like $100+. I would just be blunt & say the only real way to save any $ is by pre-ordering, but I'll let the newbies figure that out for themselves. We all gotta learn how this expensive trade works eventually~

[@boltoms]

That was the fastest I’ve ever subscribed to someone...

[@Yuunarii]

Thank you :D

[@Amzsie]

Great video!! The animation is cute and I'll check these things out ^^

[@bert98deer]

My brother knows I'm a fan of one piece and love doflamingo. He decided for christmas he would get a figure of doflamingo as my Christmas gift. The thing is, hes not that knowledgable when it comes to figures and cant tell how to spot bootlegs from the real thing. I got the figure and was excited for it, but after carefully looking at it, I knew it was a bootleg. It broke my heart to let him know he bought a fake and he spent $50 on it. He felt bad, but I still thanked him for it, because it was an awesome gift nonetheless.

[@dio8451]

2:57 You thought you could hide my boy in plain sight didn't you?

[@freddybongwater]

I’m buying my first Nendoroid in 4 days! 😊 I’m also buying 2-3 more in April! :D

[@KobKannon]

1) Cool video! 2) What's the name of the song that starts at 9:55?

[@huniebea]

Suragaya and Mandarake is like a gift from the gods I swear. Kdndndsjsjsnsk I’ve been wanting the senbonzakura nendoroid for like 2 years and I got it for like 40$ which is like crazy for me cause I’ve been so desperate aaaa!

[@justinwhy.5900]

I don't even have money but I watched it anyway XD

[@m4sterb4it3r]

A true man of culture, I see. Even the Slavic cooking channel nor a cute otaku channel can escape from you huh ┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴ Oh wait, I think you're fake

[@Mechanical02]

He’s such a good commenter that people are trying to copy his identity

[@m4sterb4it3r]

Well, these copies help him to become more famous xD

[@MILK-xj2ky]

bootleg Justin Y.

[@artasky6093]

Justin J. Oh look a fake one

[@Jonny_.]

That increase in quality 10/10

[@ridhamh2966]

6:26 VSUACE WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

[@zoelio999]

Tralala hit me with those Nostalgia feels

[@mycupofteagan]

Hii! Im trying to buy a sakura miku nendoroid from surugaya, they have an english version of the website that shows the price for yen, and the price for USD , if I bought it, would I have the choice to pay in yen or USD? Because I dont have any yen, as I dont live in japan.

[@Yuunarii]

I've personally never used their international website before so I'm not quite sure how that'll work. If you're wanting to use a proxy service for shopping I recommend sticking with the Japanese version. Highly recommend reaching out to Suruga-Ya's customer service otherwise.

[@mycupofteagan]

@@Yuunarii Oh okay! Thank you for the information! :)

[@kogitsunehayashi7822]

Loved the video! But ever since I started collecting, I bought all my 12 nendoroids from ebay. Just ask for the seller to give you a close up pic of the face and you'll be able to know right away if it's a bootleg or not really.

[@toxiiqu2951]

how to I change the sites from Japanese to English so i can read them?

[@Itsjustxan]

Google translate

[@enonyeah]

Try change the “.co.jp” to “.com”? I tried it before on rakuten and it works tho

[@siqxyre8473]

Bootlegs are great tho if you wanna try your hands on customizing!

[@EmilioReyes_97]

Why not just cut the illegal middle man and make your own?

[@thundercl3805]

Animation, noice

[@piperfoxofficial]

That skit with the nendoroid in the box is just lol

[@psina9436]

3:32 oh in russian👄 It's so cute Ух ля как милоооо

[@MrNextMx]

What a time to be alive!

[@Roseus1215]

Yay now i know how to save some money on weeb stuff... but i'm already broke ;-;)9

[@AgentSapphire]

I have the Koishi Nendroid as well as her sister Satori. They're in my cabinet with heart hands :D

[@wolfdoggo6083]

4:38 yakkos world but ita donald trump saying china

[@apssosa]

I bought a Nendoroid on Amazon from China and your scarring me but there were a bunch of good reviews

[@ALIMATES]

OMG ITS *HENRY ZHANGS* ANGEL WINGS AT 4:29 ! 0;

[@alpha210]

Aʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇs those are victini wings ;)

[@deldarel]

Thank you. I won't be using the site for Nendoroids, but for Japanese manga instead. Japanese amazon was a goldmine I wasn't able to get into before.

[@danbo4263]

or just spend all your money and cry about it later :]

[@squidsona8509]

I love second hand stores in japan. The system is 100% broke but no one complains. I bought a practically new barely opened figure for 7 dollara when its 50 online

[@elementalalchemist0355]

_But what if you still can't afford a Nendoroid. I got bootleg Edward Elric QwQ_

[@kazuhapleasecomehome3430]

I like the options of finding cheap nendoroids by buying loose ones or just not the ones that are misb or mib. However, I guess I prefer it more if it is sealed. Also yes! pre-order is much better hehehehe. I'm a total cheapskate, but I can wait. (Oh and I also prefer second-hand nendos that are still mib hehehe)

[@stratos_2210]

Ooo boi was this video something. A great tutorial with nice animation and the humor was top notch . Keep up the amazing work!

[@Yuunarii]

Thank you very much :D

[@heehokuzunoha7757]

I recently purchased some Touhou posters from China (Guangdong, if anyone cares) and the width to length ratio was the same as what was advertised, but the widths and lengths themselves were much shorter than what was advertised. I got this poster of Reimu smoking a pipe but the poster didn't even contain the full image so it looks like Reimu is sticking her hands out in front of her for no reason ):

[@elmasliterato]

your voice sounds cute and calm, thank you so much for exits :)

[@nem3sis.yt_]

They consider such small things used bc they know how important all the stuff is for some others and if the box is even ripped they will put that with the info and if the character misses something they most of the time not even sell it they just give it away inside their own country or srs throw it away in the attic- no joke I have been to my friend his house in japan and his full attic is full with anime merch and I asked why he didn't hang them up and he simply said it was bc they were "damaged" and couldn't sell em so this story actually came very fimilar to me 😂

[@jackrblx5977]

she deserves more subscribers

[@Sar2929]

Thank you yuu! I went on amiami and found a used Miku nendoroid for ~900¥!! It only said the faces were sticky but I’ll wash them. Thank you so much for the info!’

[@lysandremathieu7797]

Also a good thing to know is that some cheap nendoroids are actually just bad parts of good nendo assembled (like miscolored ones or miscut)

[@starforce9740]

Very nice video, Yuu. I would really love to see you do a video on how you do auctions on Yahoo. I might as well check out ZenMarket and see what they've got!

[@ChuckEcat]

I’m about to buy my first NENDOROID so thank you for this :)

[@meryl_lee]

I collect Touken Ranbu nendoroids. And I bought all of them from Facebook Marketplace, some are used and opened b4 and some are new. All of them are original and a fare price range.

[@defaultchan2115]

I bought like a total of 25 tankobon doujins in mandarake as used the most "used" they have is one of the following: 1. folded obi 2. slight bump on the cover 3. a removable smudge on the cover I wiped down with a slightly damp cloth SRP: 1200 yen "used": 600 yen

[@ocean7889]

I can't even, a Dutch person saying she's a cheapskate. Nederlanders houden van gratis! She's truely one of us guys!

[@kanamunekochan4807]

I also recommend My Figure Collection - some people are selling there Nendoroids in realyyy great prices.

[@RonjaAnimeartsy]

Me sitting in class starting to watch this as a commercial pops up.. WITH A MOANING SOUND

[@thisisnerdi]

Years ago, my dad bought me four nendoroids on eBay thinking that was the real deal. It came later and we found out they were bootlegs once we opened them up.

[@dxgaming4200]

I love buying Kirby Nendoroids.

[@lilythehumanfemale5038]

They made a Sora nendroid.. And dang it is expensive. Might wait to buy a "used" one.

[@FRALICESAW15]

I got my official nendroid at target. She was on clearance

[@strebble]

I've got a bootleg Edward Elric on the way, just because it was only £9 so it's worth a shot

[@NendoNow]

This video is damn good!! Wish I saw this before I started collecting lol.

[@katybeechan5163]

I bought a Kiratto Pri Chan Priticket; it should arrive later tonight

[@Razur1]

The editing is a truly spectacular! Thank you for existing, instant subscribe ❤

[@leonelmena731]

I have a bootleg mafex spider-man homecoming figure... I can live with it

[@leoliu2837]

It's great to see your animating skills getting better and better, have you considered making fan animations?