Mandarake Reviews 79

Dozens of order made succefully, with really high shipping cost though, i could not complete an order becouse they were charging me $60 usd for a lightweight book (others sites like amiami charges like $20usd for similar weight), and i was banned for life. I tried to reach them but not luck, is like they really don't speak english, they don't have customer support or they just have cold heart. Thankfully there are other options to buy from Japan, Surugaya + proxy works better.

Ordered a Shinobu Oshino Figure on August 2nd (17 year old kiss shot version) and it came August 4th! Less then 48 hours for the figure to come from Osaka Japan to Massachuesetts! Customer service was great too will be buying again

a bit pricey for shipment but i've received my parcel in perfect condition within 2 days from Japan all d way to south east asian country

bought 1 super rare & limited production gundam
looking forward to purchase other super rare item from mandarake again

Got all invoices and shipment Emails really fast after purchase.

Shipping took a short amount of time even though I live overseas.

Box was described as heavily damaged but the goods and the box look in mint condition!

Quite high shipping costs but it was still cheaper than the original item with free shipping, thanks a bunch :)

The ordering process is a bit tricky, but once you get used to it is simply amazing. The selection is "used" technically but the Japanese have very high standards, so basically you're getting near new products.
Do be careful about shipping: it isn't really expensive generally, BUT if you order products from multiple stores you'll end up paying shipping for each of them, and that's a lot.

I see a lot of reviewers here that leave a bad review that don't understand the concept of Mandarake. It's an used item store that sells collectibles. You go to them if it's a rare item that you can't get in a normal webshop.
The shipping fees can be high if you buy large items or use EMS/DHL, but they also offer cheaper alternatives and are often transparent about their rates on the item page.

Personally I've had nothing but good experiences with them. They package items very well, ship fast and will often comply with my wishes. I've ordered several times from their website and the items came from different stores. All equal in service.
Would definitely recommend them for rare collectibles.

I have now found my favourite site to purchase manga and doujinshi. The books are in great condition, well-packed, and arrive quickly. The whole purchase process is very straightforward and having made and received several orders with no issues whatsoever, I would highly recommend it.

My orders usually work out at under £2.50 per manga for DHL shipping to the UK, and arrive in 3 working days. Highly recommended!

I live in the US and I really wonder if the majority of people that buy from them live in closer countries? Trying to find a good deal for Megahouse POP figures and one time the shipping cost was $65 (for SAL) which was more than half the cost of the figure, and the other time it was $55, more than the cost of the figure I had found a deal on! At least with SAHRA they give you the shipping quote directly so I did not complete the purchase and be blindsided by the invoice. I do notice that they are very honest about any defects in the box or the figure and have a lot of photos, but the extremely high shipping cost automatically nixes any discount from the deal or "damaged" box. I ended up not buying anything from them. With shipping accounted for, I have seen better deals on similar items from 100%-rated sellers (located in Japan) on ebay and Rightstuf. It's a shame because I don't seek perfection in my figures or packaging but I would have to find a $20 figure (with a lot of defects) for the shipping to not hike up the price out of the range I'm willing to pay.

Mandarake indicates whether an item has been used, opened or package damaged already. Read the item description. Aside from that there are a lot more useful info you can read aside from those three regarding the item condition. You can also email them with a very quick-replying customer support which is likely to be a real person (i.e. reply doesnt seem automated). My item was packaged carefully and they also complied with my extra instructions promptly.

I ordered something here just a few weeks ago and I am super impressed by how fast and proper they handle things. Their products are often boxed and each item is bubble-wrapped (Individually!).

Ordered two figures *unopened condition* boxes are like brand new. EMS literally arrives in ireland in under 3 days and SAL under a month at least, which I usually choose for smaller figures. Definitely check them out if you're looking for a good price.

One of the worst customer services you will ever see. Be careful as well about the fact that they sell opened, used, and possibly defective items as unopened. Happened to me more than once. You will read about this here as well, it happens often apparently.
They won't do anything about. They might even ban your account if you try to ask for a small compensation about it. It's a very terrible shop. The state of customer service in Japanese shops is terrible all around anyway, so don't expect this to be any better.

They have very good prices with their items. But they over-inflate shipping fees to very shocking extents that it defeats the purpose of getting any good deals from them in the first place. Would've given 0 rating if I could, for trying to milk you for that big extra lump of money at the shipping.

Great company, they sell used authentic japanese merchendise at a lower price that usual. Most items are marked as used but are actually new and arive very quickly. Would Recommend

Fast shipping but not the best customer experience.

Be careful guys, they sometimes send opened and used items as unopened ones. It happened to me couple times. Boxes were opened from the bottom or be resealed by double tapes. Very disappointed!!!

I ordered an item a while back that was sent back to them, and they
re-sent it free of charge (not cheap, it was a dollfie). Beautiful customer service, and the figures are always great prices. Honest and reliable. Love Mandy.

I used twice their service, so far the staff did a perfect job.
Fast, good packaging, choice with postage services.
DHL is their best proposition; fast delivery service for a good price with a competent staff.

Some products from japan that are no longer produced can be proposed elsewhere but they are usually sold very expensive. Mandarake will propose you the same product for a lower cost that is usually close to their introductory price.