New announcements? SAO and Emilia Dollfie Dreams

VolksUSA just announced they will be offering the SAO DD through lottery.

 

VolksUSA just announced they will be offering the SAO DD through lottery.

 

 

well, there we go then! Those who dun wanna play fire with their credit cards can just do Volks USA lottery and hope for the best (hmm... does that mean Intl lottery suddenly has better odds?)

It'll be interesting to see what the lottery rules for the volks Usa site are.

My link above worked on my phone, but isn't working on my computer. Hopefully this one will.

 

 

 

well, there we go then! Those who dun wanna play fire with their credit cards can just do Volks USA lottery and hope for the best (hmm... does that mean Intl lottery suddenly has better odds?)

 

Exactly what I am hoping for the sake of all the people who got closed out by the new terms. We'll have to see if USA changes theirs to match international on the formal page when it goes up.

My link above worked on my phone, but isn't working on my computer. Hopefully this one will.

 

 

 

well, there we go then! Those who dun wanna play fire with their credit cards can just do Volks USA lottery and hope for the best (hmm... does that mean Intl lottery suddenly has better odds?)

 

Exactly what I am hoping for the sake of all the people who got closed out by the new terms. We'll have to see if USA changes theirs to match international on the formal page when it goes up.

 

So does this mean we could still potentially enter in both lotteries if different credit cards and email addresses are used? Or even just different email addresses, but the same credit card?

My link above worked on my phone, but isn't working on my computer. Hopefully this one will.

 

 

 

well, there we go then! Those who dun wanna play fire with their credit cards can just do Volks USA lottery and hope for the best (hmm... does that mean Intl lottery suddenly has better odds?)

 

Exactly what I am hoping for the sake of all the people who got closed out by the new terms. We'll have to see if USA changes theirs to match international on the formal page when it goes up.

 

So does this mean we could still potentially enter in both lotteries if different credit cards and email addresses are used? Or even just different email addresses, but the same credit card?

 

 

 

You can enter both lotteries with the same email, and same credit card. Volks JP and Volks USA are fine with you entering both.

 

So does this mean we could still potentially enter in both lotteries if different credit cards and email addresses are used? Or even just different email addresses, but the same credit card?

 

 

 

You can enter both lotteries with the same email, and same credit card. Volks JP and Volks USA are fine with you entering both.

 

USA lotteries are considered separate from the Japan lotteries, so as missadventure suggested you can enter both as long as you live in the region served by VolksUSA. People here often do that, and since USA doesn't take international entries you aren't competing with the world.

 

The drawback is if you win in both lotteries you are now committed to buy both dolls, and if you cancel one of them then they will never accept a lottery entry from you through that storefront again. (At least that's what it says on their website.)

 

I would only enter both if you can afford to buy two dolls, and then if you don't want to keep two you will have wait till one sells aftermarket to get the money back.

I don't know which lotto I wanna enter, unless the U.S. one has weirder inflated rates like when they usually sell stuff.

I really hope Emilia will be pre-order....

I really hope Emilia will be pre-order....

 

Yes same! I hope beyond hope that will be the case, but I highly doubt it.

Got a reply from Volks:

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Thank you for your inquiry.

 

With this new entry method, we kindly ask you to complete your payment when you enter the lottery.

Payment will be just “authorized” until winners have been selected.

Payment will be settled only for the winners.

In case you don’t win, payment will be then cancelled and reimbursed.

 

The reimbursed amount may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of cancellation.

This amount may be higher or lower depending on the period.

We ask for your kind understanding.

 

Furthermore, depending on the credit card company, the time of reimbursement might vary,

and a commission (not necessary in case of PayPal) might be charged.

Please pay attention.

 

We will take the contents of your inquiry into consideration to improve our lottery in the future.

Thank you very much for your inquiry.

 

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Maybe that will help some of you.

Yikes I totally forgot about the exchange rate!! This could SERIOUSLY screw people over if it changes during that period for the worse. Obviously that's a given but this whole time it never occurred to me. Like I needed another reason for this to make me anxious: for the first time ever it is now actually possible to lose money from losing the lottery. (It's also possible to gain it though.) Could only be a few dollars, could be 50. The Australian exchange rate with basically any country is like a yoyo and I imagine the US can be too.

Thanks for asking, that piece of info is pretty valuable.

Got a reply from Volks:

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Thank you for your inquiry.

 

With this new entry method, we kindly ask you to complete your payment when you enter the lottery.

Payment will be just “authorized” until winners have been selected.

Payment will be settled only for the winners.

In case you don’t win, payment will be then cancelled and reimbursed.

 

The reimbursed amount may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of cancellation.

This amount may be higher or lower depending on the period.

We ask for your kind understanding.

 

Furthermore, depending on the credit card company, the time of reimbursement might vary,

and a commission (not necessary in case of PayPal) might be charged.

Please pay attention.

 

We will take the contents of your inquiry into consideration to improve our lottery in the future.

Thank you very much for your inquiry.

 

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Maybe that will help some of you.

 

Hmmm. :/ so i don't think i will attand another volks lottery anytime soon. I hope they will improve their lottery methods again..in the future.

Got a reply from Volks:

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Thank you for your inquiry.

 

With this new entry method, we kindly ask you to complete your payment when you enter the lottery.

Payment will be just “authorized” until winners have been selected.

Payment will be settled only for the winners.

In case you don’t win, payment will be then cancelled and reimbursed.

 

The reimbursed amount may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of cancellation.

This amount may be higher or lower depending on the period.

We ask for your kind understanding.

 

Furthermore, depending on the credit card company, the time of reimbursement might vary,

and a commission (not necessary in case of PayPal) might be charged.

Please pay attention.

 

We will take the contents of your inquiry into consideration to improve our lottery in the future.

Thank you very much for your inquiry.

 

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Maybe that will help some of you.

 

Keep in mind, this is an entirely canned response. I asked them about it too, and received the exact same word for word answer, which is worded in such a way that I'm not entirely convinced they understand what 'authorization' means as opposed to a charge. I'm willing to bet you're gonna lose a a few bucks though.

Someone asked about the policy on volksUSAs Facebook and they stated that they were not changing their policy regarding lotteries and would be keeping their old policy in place.

The reimbursed amount may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of cancellation.

This amount may be higher or lower depending on the period.

We ask for your kind understanding.

 

And since the Yen isn't affected by this anyone local doesn't risk a financial loss from the exchange rate, so this makes international participation in the lottery less friendly.

 

I would bank on the exchange rate changing, and not for the better.

 

What they should do in this case is charge immediately before the draw, cancel you on the spot if the charge fails, then re-reimburse immediately after.

The reimbursed amount may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of cancellation.

This amount may be higher or lower depending on the period.

We ask for your kind understanding.

 

And since the Yen isn't affected by this anyone local doesn't risk a financial loss from the exchange rate, so this makes international participation in the lottery less friendly.

 

I would bank on the exchange rate changing, and not for the better.

 

What they should do in this case is charge immediately before the draw, cancel you on the spot if the charge fails, then re-reimburse immediately after.

Just use the "reserve" option on the cards (and PayPal if possible)... come on, there's a reason that option exists.

Charging the actual card is just plain stupid for "normal" customers.

 

What they should do in this case is charge immediately before the draw, cancel you on the spot if the charge fails, then re-reimburse immediately after.

Just use the "reserve" option on the cards (and PayPal if possible)... come on, there's a reason that option exists.

Charging the actual card is just plain stupid for "normal" customers.

 

Agreed, but clearly they aren't, so I am suggesting that in order to protect people from changes in the rate they should hold the money for as little time as possible. If they hold it for a month there is no way the rate won't change, but if they hold it for an hour you're probably good.

So basically for future reference

 

you need money upfront, be prepared to pay a bit extra for currency exchange while volks holds your money, on top of currency exchange in general, and volks usa hasnt changed changed their policy, so it seems like Japan and Usa are the winner's here :/

 

 

Volks, you're so cruel!

 

Mandarake and yahoo japan auctions, dont fail me now!

Well, I'm entering USA then.

The issue with VolksUSA is that they don't get all the same lotteries for DD or SD.

Well, in this particular case they are, so that's what I was referring to. Hopefully they change this in the future.

The issue with VolksUSA is that they don't get all the same lotteries for DD or SD.

 

The real issue with VolksUSA is they only serve the North American market.

Well, that's kinda just what they are, so... yeah?

Well, in this particular case they are, so that's what I was referring to. Hopefully they change this in the future.

 

Yeah I would totally love to see that. I was kind of surpised when the offered the IM@S Preorder through VolksUSA. IM@S isn't really a thing here.