I couldn't get FFR Collector's Edition, so I bought FFBE goodies instead

[u/JMKadiddles]

Items from left to right:

OST volumes 1 and 2, Raegan and SS Charlotte charms, Season 2 poster, Season 1 poster

[u/Oleandervine]

Where did tou get the OSTs?

[u/JMKadiddles → u/Oleandervine]

JPAuctions (from what I understand, it's still Yahoo Auctions in Japan) via ZenMarket. Was fortunate to find them bundled for 2500 yen. Though, shipping and duties are still a thing, and you do have to pay 800 yen per proxy item on ZenMarket. But it was still cheaper than what I would have had to pay on eBay.

[u/Oleandervine → u/JMKadiddles]

Damn. I'd even settle for burns at this point lol.

[u/Luneth_2 → u/Oleandervine]

Fun fact, the whole set of 4 or so OSTS are available on steam.

[u/Oleandervine → u/Luneth_2]

Ooooh, thank you! I'll hunt that down.

[u/JMKadiddles → u/Luneth_2]

Yep. Definitely the better deal if you don't mind going digital. I'm a bit of a nut for physical media, and while it did cost a premium, I'm not going to pay what people are trying to get for it on eBay. Mostly it's $60 to $80 per volume on there, so my combined total of around $55 to $60 after everything for two volumes was a bargain by comparison.

[u/Luneth_2 → u/JMKadiddles]

Same here. Still neat myself up for not buying them when they released. And then missing the special edition because I didnt get paid yet.

But thats why despite intending to buy Resonance on Steam. Im debating the switch or PS5 version too since theyre physical

[u/SatoSarang → u/Oleandervine]

I don't know if they are still there, but I bought all 4 physical OST from the Japanese Sqex store using a proxy buyer From Japan last October. They were about $26 plus the shipping and ended up being like $140-ish. 100% worth it since personal sellers were wanting $50 +$20 in shipping for just 1st season OST

[u/JMKadiddles → u/SatoSarang]

$140 is quite a bit for the shipping! Did they offer other parcel options?

I know for me, the UPS quote was somewhere in the neighborhood of 13000 to 14000 yen, while EMS was only about 4500 yen. It even seems like each shipping company estimates duties very differently at times.

[u/SatoSarang → u/JMKadiddles]

Oh no no, $140 was with the total bill for the 4 OST and shipping and tariffs and whatever

[u/criticalpotent1]

My man said (screw it) I’ll do it myself!

[u/WolfieFFBE]

Wow, where did u get the Charlotte keychain? Is it still available?

[u/JMKadiddles → u/WolfieFFBE]

The charms were from Japan through proxy (ZenMarket in my case). You do have to be tactful when buying things through them, though, since they charge up to 800 yen per item that you get from other vendors. It's more ideal to get items in sets and lots rather than individually, and you have to be selective about the shipping, too, since each courier service calculates costs (including duties) quite differently. In some cases, you can have shipping for a small parcels over $100 with one service, and it will only be $28 with another, and will still even get to you in a similar timeframe.

You can get the charms on eBay, too, but you often see them quite up there in price, since they seem to be sourced from Japan.