This is just my opinion and my sense of what if going on right now. All of us who have ordered and are awaiting the WM 166cm, we are all on the same boat. All of the Vendors whom have placed orders on our behalf, they are all on the same boat as well. WM right now has arguably the biggest doll model in demand right now. They know it and money is pouring in from everywhere to Jinsan. Some vendors whom have been in this industry longer than others may have a stronger influence at Jinsan, but I would say 90% of the Vendors are just as we are, we are at the mercy of WM, because WM knows regardless of the time it takes them to make these dolls. 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks. (I think High Country waited 10 weeks), people will continue to keep placing orders; and the vendors will continue to keep accepting orders and sending the orders to WM. The point I am trying to get across is, to think that we can make demands to Jinsan about quality and speed is rather futile right now. We can make demands to our Vendors, and the vendors will to their best of their abilities try to do the best they can, but the reality is (most) have very little voice in the ears of WM right now. Most can't probably even get them on the phone and have to rely on Wechat apps for communication by texting. When I shopped for my doll, every single vendor in some way tried to sway me to YL or some other doll, they know the frenzy that is going on right now with WM and the 166cm. But at the end of the day, they are a business and they need to make sales, so if we demand the WM, then that is what the Vendors will get us, and send our orders to Jinsan and put us all in the long queue. I guess what I am saying is don't expect Jinsan to hear your complaints, yes they will hear them, but they will not take any serious measures to address them. As for the Vendors, they are whole heartedly trying their best to satisfy their customers, but they are all amongst an entire sea of other Vendors in which Jinsan does business with. Is right now a good time to order the 166cm? No! I do not believe it is the right time, it is much too popular right now and the manufacturer has all the leverage. We have seen threads of dolls coming in packaged badly or looking too pink as ordered, yes we will look to the Vendor to correct the situation, but how much can they really do? Do they make promises and guarantees? sure they do, it is a saturated market right now and everyone is competing for business. Myself and others that have ordered this beautiful creation can just hope for the best and keep our fingers crossed. If I could turn back time, knowing what I know now, I would not have placed my order for this specific model, or have waited until later. I'm sure things are going to be fine wr450, but be ready to wait and understand that there is not much the Vendor can really do for you, as like I said, we are all on the same boat.
wr450x wrote:Apparently WM has made new molds to increase production rate. But are the new molds gauranteed to be the same as the original, did they monkey with the sculpt between making the original mold and these new ones?
Irontech and others have changed molds to be very different or worse if the customer was hoping for the original. I would reject anything different from what was advertised.
