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What import Site do you guys recommend for shipping to the us? Preferably one that isn't going to damage the item in transit

None. Every single one will use a padded envelope / jiffy bag when the item will 'fit'. That means that most boxed LE, unless they're huge, will sustain anywhere from minor to extreme damage. Any boxed item I will always buy off ebay UK. I can ask the seller if they have one that isn't damaged already, and make sure they ship it in a well packed box to keep it that way. It's the only way to be sure.

Hmm...that's what I was afraid of. I guess I'll lookout for listings on Ebay or Amazon.

Really don't see this game getting much lower, it has been pretty consistent with its retail price, pretty sure it had a limited run so copies may become rare. It did sell well enough to warrant Tales of Xillia getting a state side port which is bad ass.

i preordered the SE for $56 and change shipped here to the US

Old news. It's been this price on Newegg for months.

Originally Posted by chicagocubsfan I am waiting for the SE to drop on their Mega monday sale. I am pretty sure it will be cheaper a month after it comes out.

How much is shipping to the US? Also how often do these mega monday sales occur?

I've never bought games from that site before.

They charge like a pound for US shipping. They also have frequent price drops, and a 'Mega Monday' every Monday. They ship in bubble mailers, though, so enjoy your crunched and beat up box!

I did buy Under Defeat HD Limited Edition for the ps3, but it was off of ebay after it came out. If it was from an import store, it would have been crushed since the product box isn't exactly strong.

Is this game going to be pretty rare in the future? I don't actually own a PS3 but I'm nearly willing to buy one solely for Graces f and Xillia. If it's going to be rare I might pick up Graces f now just in case.

The Tales games always seem to get reprinted eventually. It shouldn't be 'too' hard to find. I wouldn't say there's any reason to jump at this price.

Originally Posted by Zaku77 None. Every single one will use a padded envelope / jiffy bag when the item will 'fit'. That means that most boxed LE, unless they're huge, will sustain anywhere from minor to extreme damage. Any boxed item I will always buy off ebay UK. I can ask the seller if they have one that isn't damaged already, and make sure they ship it in a well packed box to keep it that way. It's the only way to be sure.

But Newegg's version is the standard one... for around the same price, why not just go for the Special Editon from Zavvi? even though the package might take some hits, the game itself is still perfect no? Must resist...

It's a 40+ hour game so you're definitely getting your money worth.

Something I forgot to mention in my previous post is that the game sold, by comparison to triple A titles, very poorly (~70k). It's not that terrible considering the production was kept to a minimum, but no doubt the game would have done exceptionally better with better marketing. Regardless, and I don't usually do this, I see this as a "support the developer" move, seeing as how we've gotten less than half of the Tales games here in the states; I plan on paying full price for Xillia for this very reason, though of course I hope they back the title instead of releasing it cold turkey like they did this one so they start getting some attention. Seeing as how I NEVER pay full price for games, I let this one slide and I don't regret it. The Tales series is not so much under-appreciated as it is overlooked and I hope my purchase works towards changing that.

Originally Posted by BigPoeticCanine Something I forgot to mention in my previous post is that the game sold, by comparison to triple A titles, very poorly (~70k). It's not that terrible considering the production was kept to a minimum, but no doubt the game would have done exceptionally better with better marketing. Regardless, and I don't usually do this, I see this as a "support the developer" move, seeing as how we've gotten less than half of the Tales games here in the states; I plan on paying full price for Xillia for this very reason, though of course I hope they back the title instead of releasing it cold turkey like they did this one so they start getting some attention. Seeing as how I NEVER pay full price for games, I let this one slide and I don't regret it. The Tales series is not so much under-appreciated as it is overlooked and I hope my purchase works towards changing that.

Same here. It's killing me that my Vita may never see Tales of Innocence R. Xillia will be day one for me.

Damn.... -$5 after many months? Tales games really do not drop in price :(

Originally Posted by roymustang Glad I preordered on Newegg for $48, there hasn't been a better deal since it seems.

^---- This. Glad newegg has those promo codes!

Originally Posted by Serpentor But Newegg's version is the standard one... for around the same price, why not just go for the Special Editon from Zavvi? even though the package might take some hits, the game itself is still perfect no? Must resist...

If the game has any DLC in the US, you wont be able to download and use it, you'd have to wait for the UK to receive the same DLC release. Also, you can not trade this game in here in the US... you'd have to go the amazon/ebay route.

Originally Posted by chicagocubsfan I am waiting for the SE to drop on their Mega monday sale. I am pretty sure it will be cheaper a month after it comes out.

I'm torn as to whether I should wait, but Tales is a popular series and I could see this sell out long before they decide to put it in as part of their Monday sales.

Originally Posted by Vinny I'm torn as to whether I should wait, but Tales is a popular series and I could see this sell out long before they decide to put it in as part of their Monday sales.

You are making me nervous...maybe I should use my 10% code and just buy it, would hate myself if I missed it.

This makes me feel so lucky scoring this game sealed for $15 from a guy on craigslist the week it released. One of those "hole-punched in the bar code" kinda deal.