That is interesting didnβt know that happened, with the JP site it looks like the order would go through because of the freight forwarder but that really make it too expensive to go that route. I placed an order about 10 mins ago and Iβll report if they will actually ship to the USA too as soon as I hear back from them.
It should also be noted that as Chole said you shouldnβt worry about these being fakes because they a so brand new, But in the future you will need to be careful with Rakuten too, as your still not buying directly from Panasonic/Sanyo, rather a vendor/seller much like Amazon MarketPlace.
This could be a good short term solution until Domestics bring them online too, by then fakes will be found in some place or another.
Hi Chloe,
yes, it took about 24 hours to receive the shipping notice from the vendor. I have not placed my order yet as I am unsure of how many i need or if i wil get the regular or XX
Other than Amazon and buying in person from some stores I donβt know of any specifically. A lot of the deals are for 2nd gen (e.g. the rainbow 8 packs).
First off buying the ones on Amazon from βmybatterysupplierβ are certainly not fakes, canβt speak for other sellers on there, but his are the real deal and are 3rd genβ¦
I can probably sell the 8 packs AA for around $33, including sending ($5), paypal fees ($1.50), currency exchange loss ($0.5) and waste of my spare time ($20) ;)
so you basically get them almost for free ;)
Please talk about these things in my other thread to not get this thread too filled up with prices and off topic chatter
My luck the batteries arrived today at my place, However I went out to lunch as I didnβt realize you had to actually sign for an Express package, donβt have to do that for Airmail just registered packagesβ¦β¦bummer, even the online tracking doesnβt say Signature required; it does say βNo Authorized Recipient Availableβ thatβs a first for me.
I called the Post Office and was told because itβs an Express package they could redeliver on Monday for me, but couldnβt give me a time-frame, or I could pick it up myself starting @ 8:30am; so rather than have to sit around all day and wait on it Iβll pick it up first thing Monday morning. Oh well at-least it is actually here, 2 days door to door from Japan for a reasonable priceβ¦β¦β¦Iβm still happy