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I know the lottery is over, but just want to say this is awesome. This is the kind of fun and spirit that keeps this forum going despite some occasional noise and nonsense. thumbs up soupy!

[yoyosh]

Had totally forgotten about these, and a shipping notification just showed up in my email this morning.
Drinking + online shopping = Kaws figures heading my way

[avec art]

Lucky man, these are so awesome even if it was shocking shipping for us Brits.

[brazzy]

I lost and replaced my CC since placing my order with MOMA. I hope I'm not screwed out of my order.

[Hairbland]

Mar 1, 2017 17:15:04 GMT 1 yoyosh said:

Had totally forgotten about these, and a shipping notification just showed up in my email this morning.
Drinking + online shopping = Kaws figures heading my way

Know the feeling. Spliff + online shopping = me expecting a Murakami figure maybe this month!

[Someones Brain]

Jan 12, 2017 16:22:17 GMT 1 Someones Brain said:

Jan 12, 2017 13:44:55 GMT 1 stradled said:

Thanks for posting! Not too familiar with Perrotin, are they linked to MOMA or have they just managed to get hold of loads of these? Pricing, tax and shipping fair add's up.

Perrotin are a gallery in Paris. They are one of the outlets that sold the open edition companions before. Maybe they just got ahold of another batch of the companions. Other sellers were the MOMA and an asian gallery (if I remember correctly). MOMA is probably the easiest way to get them in North America. Maybe there will be more sellers in the US as well. Perrotin was a good source for me as I'm in Europe. Perrotin took some time with the delivery but in the end it worked very well for me. Don't forget to factor in tax, shipping and customs if you order cross-boarder.

Edited to say that it looks like Perrotin is taking pre-orders now. According to the website shipping is supposed to start end of february.

Short follow up to my prior post (for those of you who are waiting for companions ordered at Perrotin in january): Gallery Perrotin updated their website/starting page with the information that the Kaws companions are shipped between 27.2.2017 and 10.3.2017. store.perrotin.com/modules/simpleslideshow/slides/0a9e462335b77f39ba750be5130e00c9.jpg

[shygetshigh83]

Mar 2, 2017 10:54:27 GMT 1 @buckwurst said:

A Fedex label was created for mine and it said scheduled delivery was 01/03/17 but as far as I can tell the package hasn't moved..

Same on here...

[yoyosh]

So what do you guys do with these things? Keep them in their packaging?
Is this what it feels like to be a Star Wars/Barbie collector??

[Inknart]

Mar 6, 2017 18:29:31 GMT 1 yoyosh said:

So what do you guys do with these things? Keep them in their packaging?
Is this what it feels like to be a Star Wars/Barbie collector??

Take them out of packaging and enjoy them! They're not limited so they will most likely not appreciate. I expect another massive drop coming soon with his next show.

[Deleted]

Mar 6, 2017 18:29:31 GMT 1 yoyosh said:

So what do you guys do with these things? Keep them in their packaging?
Is this what it feels like to be a Star Wars/Barbie collector??

Not sure what others do....

Mine become Killing Machines...

[jluhiex]

Mar 6, 2017 18:29:31 GMT 1 yoyosh said:

So what do you guys do with these things? Keep them in their packaging?
Is this what it feels like to be a Star Wars/Barbie collector??

Display them! These are an open edition so god knows how many were produced. In terms of future resale value I don't really see these going that high so keeping them in the original packaging is pretty pointless. Use them, abuse them, display them. The clear plastic packaging seems a tad cheap but $160-200 for a kaws toy with this hype is a no-brainer.

[tech]

Mar 1, 2017 18:59:12 GMT 1 brazzy said:

I lost and replaced my CC since placing my order with MOMA. I hope I'm not screwed out of my order.

The same thing happened to me recently with the bank saying someone got ahold of my cc and made some unauthorized transactions so they sent out a new one. I'm thinking maybe I should contact them since I haven't heard anything for a month or so. 

[mint]

Mar 6, 2017 18:29:31 GMT 1 yoyosh said:

So what do you guys do with these things? Keep them in their packaging?
Is this what it feels like to be a Star Wars/Barbie collector??

Enjoy them or gift them. People love a lil Kaws in their life.
I have one on display and the rest tucked away. 



People always gravitate towards this guy when they come over.

[jfactor]

I'd like to add one more thing to this

Its better to let your vinyl breathe because soft vinyl acts weird when it's not exposed to oxygen for an extended period of time. Paint begins to mess up and vinyl can sometimes secrete an oily substance over time. 

Let that sucker breathe and enjoy! 

[Inknart]

Mar 7, 2017 22:11:12 GMT 1 tb said:

Here's hoping they release another batch at the same price point. I missed this while it was happening. Story of my life it seems...

Would not be surprised if a different colorway is being released with the YUZ Museum show. Maybe red?

[timl]

I just got notification that the ones I ordered shipped finally

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[pinfra]

there will not online???

[chaturz]

I got an email from Galerie Perotin stating that they're unable to ship the single companion I ordered several months back due to lack of stock

Which sucks considering thought for the last couple of months that I had one secured.

[larryforsyth]

Gah. I'd love one of these but the shipping + import is a killer to the UK (for me at least). My friend is visiting NYC in 3 weeks time...presumably these will be long gone by then (these are still the same ones that have been coming in and out of stock for the last 3 months right?)

[Aza]

Mar 20, 2017 21:11:11 GMT 1 larryforsyth said:

Gah. I'd love one of these but the shipping + import is a killer to the UK (for me at least). My friend is visiting NYC in 3 weeks time...presumably these will be long gone by then (these are still the same ones that have been coming in and out of stock for the last 3 months right?)

I don't think the shipping was that bad, and no import for me.
I think it came to £204 all in.

[pinfra]

how much is the tax for the UK?

[larryforsyth]

Mar 20, 2017 21:47:20 GMT 1 Aza said:

Mar 20, 2017 21:11:11 GMT 1 larryforsyth said:

Gah. I'd love one of these but the shipping + import is a killer to the UK (for me at least). My friend is visiting NYC in 3 weeks time...presumably these will be long gone by then (these are still the same ones that have been coming in and out of stock for the last 3 months right?)

I don't think the shipping was that bad, and no import for me.
I think it came to £204 all in.

Really? That's surprising. I seem to get hammered by HMRC every time I buy something from the US.

Hmm interesting.

[coopcoop]

Anyone in the US looking for these (open ed. companions)? Pm if so..thanks,

[jfactor]

No mention here yet, so I'll leave this here.

[nobla]

Will Moma be restocking the flayed companions?

[brazzy]

Apr 10, 2017 12:06:27 GMT 1 nobla said:

Will Moma be restocking the flayed companions?

not sure about moma, but perrotin appears to still have some grey companions available.


store.perrotin.com/en/24-kaws-companion

[pinfra]

Apr 10, 2017 15:32:28 GMT 1 brazzy said:

Apr 10, 2017 12:06:27 GMT 1 nobla said:

Will Moma be restocking the flayed companions?

not sure about moma, but perrotin appears to still have some grey companions available.


store.perrotin.com/en/24-kaws-companion

How much the original price?

[cyberkid]

Apr 10, 2017 20:13:50 GMT 1 pinfra said:

Apr 10, 2017 15:32:28 GMT 1 brazzy said:

not sure about moma, but perrotin appears to still have some grey companions available.


store.perrotin.com/en/24-kaws-companion

How much the original price?

its the "original price", they are adding tax in the cart = total 230 EUR ex shipping

[mrmrmr]

60 euros shipping is a killer