Buyf/a/g pasta.
Suggestions, experiences and complains are welcome.
Big trio:
http://www.hlj.com/top/Fig
http://www.amiami.com/
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/
Brand new figures, Paypal, EMS/Sal shipping. Amiami is the cheapest.
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(On par with the above)
http://biginjap.com/
Low prices for some items ( even lower than Amiami sometimes), limited/exclusive figures are sold, they accept upfront payments and have a proxy service.
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http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/
Mandarake is good for figures that you can't find in shops from above. Use jap/eng languages both (you can search for jap names on myfigurecollection).
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www.e2046.com/
Chinese shop, garage kits and some exclusive pre-painted figures.
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http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/ - some GSC exclusives from time to time.
http://www.otacute.com/
http://www.xl-shop.com/
http://www.archonia.com/mangashop/en/figures-and-merchandise/
http://plamoya.com
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/goods/
http://www.biginjap.com/
http://www.hobbyfan.com/
http://store.toylet.net/index.html
http://www.toyslogic.com/
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-9k-49-en.html
http://www.kirinhobby.com/shop/ <-- Especially if you're an American buying Kotobukiya figures
http://www.kidnemo.fm/
http://figurehaven.com/
http://www.anime-island.com/
http://mioboutique.blogspot.com/
http://www.animecornerstore.com/
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/default.aspx
http://global.rakuten.com/en/
http://www.hobbyheart.com/ <-- dakimakura
http://janelee922.ecrater.com/ <-- custom dakimakura
Just more shops with figures, good chance to find something rare and unsold, sales, etc.
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www.ebay.com/
http://www.yahoo.co.jp/
Buy only from trusted sellers (aim for "from: Japan").
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http://www.tokyo-hunter.com/
http://yokattaweb.jp/
http://shoppingmalljapan.com/
http://www.rinkya.com/
http://riderproxy.com/
http://www.kuboten.com/
http://www.noppin.com/
http://www.fromjapan.co.jp/
http://www.tenso.com/en/ <--forwarding service
Proxy services from Japan (Yahoo and local shops or auctions).
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http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/
Manga & Light Novels (in English, German...) with free shipping almost worldwide.
http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/
http://www.amazon.com/
Often have good deals on DVD's and manga. RightStuf imports some figures to sell as well, Amazon through third party vendors but buy only from trusted sellers.
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Importing DVD's and books
http://amazon.co.jp/ (DHL only)
http://hmv.co.jp/en/ (EMS shipping only)
http://www.bk1.jp/
Amazon has best discounts. When buying from others, just remember printed matter is generally very heavy.
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Gunpla
http://www.gundamstoreandmore.com/
http://hobbywave.com/
http://www.gundamplanet.com/
http://gginfinite.com/home.php
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Gunpla Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
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http://myfigurecollection.net/sale/
Big figure database, pictures, reviews, like myanimelist but for figures. /sale/ secondhand - any figures but it's your own risk.
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Shipping Guide: https://docs.google.com/View?id=df448gp3_40c5f557d6
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Store specific info (Amiami, HS, HLJ, Amazon JP, Mandarake): https://docs.google.com/View?id=df448gp3_41d5cjb4gm
Updated Jan 31, 2012