Bad experience with Hobby Search co. Ltd. I ordered a model from Hobbysearch japan for €107,00 and had to pay €541,00. Hobbysearch sends the invoice if the package is already at the door: no more cancellation possible. Money was transferred by PayPal immediately. No protection against rogue companies as PayPal claims! We do not recommend that you ever buy anything from Hobbysearch. PayPal warranty is worth nothing.

Terrible experience. Their dodgy business practices make ordering through them akin to gambling I had a terrible experience with this company. When ordering an item that's not in stock yet (i.e., the way you order nearly every item they sell) they won't tell you the shipping charge straight away, but will ask that you set up a paypal connection with them. When they do tell you the shipping charge if you don't accept it (i.e., if it's way too expensive) they charge you a fee! So you're effectively taking a gamble. I can't stress how bad their customer support is either; you get automated emails (mine included broken mail merge fields) that are of no help. I'd recommend avoiding this reseller. There's so many better options, e.g., PlayAsia or Hobby Link Japan (HLJ).

Awful customer service Their customer service is horrible. Instead of being helpful, they would immediately send automated messages instead of handling the problem directly. Once I managed to get someone to see my message, they replied passively and aggressively towards my claim and made no effort in resolving the issue I had with the item. I just wasted my time.

My experience so far with 1999 is great… My experience so far with 1999 is great coz I've ordered an asuka langley figure and I received it not damaged. The box has enough space on the figure and they shipped it very fast via ems. I ordered again last December on their sale and I decided I no longer wanted the figure and I then canceled after the day of ordering. They don't allow to cancel figures but they still canceled my order which is great. I just hope they give either more points in heir reward system or they have lower prices in some figures but their sales are great. I hope I get atleast 3% points back rather than a dollar for a 200 worth figure.

Great items and excellent service from 1999 Hobby Search. I have bought model railway items from 1999 Hobby Search, over several years and have always found them extremely helpful and a pleasure to do business. My latest items, a kit of a Japanese farm house and water mill and a kit of a modern factory by TGW and a Kato loco spare part, were delivered very quickly. They were well packed and and excellent items. The kits have not been made yet, but they look well made and do not have any flash or residue on them. The price charged, including postage was very fair, even after import duties were paid. An excellent company to deal with and their point system is a great bonus. Thank you 1999 Hobby Search.