This was my very first order from them and I think it will be my last. Probably going to cancel if nothing is changing about this in 1 or 2 more weeks. I think what bothers me most is the complete disinterest of their customer service in giving me any actual help or update on why it鈥檚 ACTUALLY taking 1 month or what is really going on with my order. I鈥檝e made enough other orders from stores located in japan to know that it can鈥檛 be just Covid-19. I don鈥檛 have these issues with any other store.
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On the website, the item I ordered was described as 鈥淯sed – Excellent Condition.鈥?And when it finally did arrive? It was in the worst condition I鈥檝e ever received a figure. There was scratches and markings on the figure鈥檚 head, and on the figure stand there were disgusting looking food stains. On top of that one of the pegs on the figure stand were broken. Not even close to excellent.
It鈥檚 truly a shame, GoodsRepublic has a nice selection of stuff but it would seem quality control is beneath them. Me personally, I will be staying away from this site in general and I will just order from amiami or Mandarake instead. At least they give accurate descriptions and don鈥檛 take forever to ship.
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So getting right to the point- Goods republic does have a higher price in comparison to other sites. But they are worth it. They are the most straightforward, simple and easy service. No hidden fees or surprises.
Excellent communications, very fun packaging and it is secure with fast shipping.
They offer a nice range and selection of official merchandise. I have purchased both brand new and used items. For the brand new everything was excellent. For the used- it was also very good. The condition of the used item was great. Everything is just as it should be.
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Order processing took about 4/5 days and the shipping took approximately one week to Germany.
The best packaging I've seen in my online shopping experience! They always package the products
very safely, so the product don't get damaged while shipping.
The tapestry looks exactly like on the webite and keychain is pretty as well!
Customer service is always there to help and responded to me quite fast!
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Many other US sites charge lots for shipping to Australia, but Good Republic doesn't, although you do have the option to pay to receive insurance and tracking. Always my go to sight when look for merch that isn't available within Australia. The team at Goods Republic will package any as if it were glass, so nothing is getting broken.
Also the handwritten notes they send out with purchases are very sweet.
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As an added bonus, for Valentines day they sent me a free heart keychain holder, where you can put in a badge/keychain! Super nice of them, and a great suprise!
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I鈥檝e also used their other site Manga Republic. Again it鈥檚 overpriced but they do stock original Japanese manga that I鈥檝e not been able to find through a proxy.
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I am absolutely sadisfied and would definitely recommend this shop!
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This store is awesome to get some really old merchandise you can't get anywhere else. With Goods Republic you can choose to pay either 10 dollars to get it shipped faster, get a track and trace and have it insured or…you choose to pay 0 dollars for slower shipping and no track and trace and no insurance.
Since I like collecting small trading figures which come at a price of 5-9 dollars each, I love Goods Republics choices of shipping. (at most sites the shipment is even as expensive as, or even more expensive than the product itself)
If you see a product on their page which is sold out/ out of stock, you can send them a request to restock your item. Goods Republic is very fast with responding to these messages.
Their packaging is very secure and their customer service is really polite and they respond really quickly.
I really like shopping at your store!
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When you order your item, they send you an email and formally greet you and thank you for your purchase. Then after 2 or 3 weeks and your package arrives, it comes with another nice letter inside.
Also, I really love the way they package their items. It's in full detail on their website for the process they use and they emphasize keeping the products intact and stationary when they come to you so there's less risk of damage. It's really cute; I love it.
The prices on the website are a little high in my opinion, but if you're looking for anime knick knacks you can't find anywhere else, Goods Republic is a good resource to check.