Any Problems with TTD???

That's Tokyo Toy Distribution; they also have web sites -

Company website
http://www.tokyotoydistribution.com

Our divisions
http://www.wwiiguns.com
http://www.modelgunsinternational.com
http://www.specialforcesweapons.com
http://www.vietnamwar-guns.com
http://www.tokyohobby.net

Tokyo Toy Distribution YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=tokyotoydistribution

I responded to the MP40 ad on the http://www.wwiiguns.com web site back in December 2012; ordered the MP40 modelgun and paid by credit card. Was told the modelgun was not in stock; due to be received in March. I kept inquiring every month about status, was told by -

Miki Nakamura
President
Tokyo Toy Distribution

Asagaya Kita 2-26-17
Voga Asagaya 101
Tokyo 166-0001
JAPAN
Tel +81 3 3336 7075
Fax +81 3 3336 7075
Email: sales@tokyotoydistribution.com

- That the order was still good and was being processed.

Now it's almost June and TTD is no longer responding to emails.

So...Has anyone heard anything about their closing, or maybe being a fraudulent enterprise??? My CC provider says too much time has passed to cancel the CC charge. It looks like I'm out $306 USD...

Caveat Emptor!

Cerwyn wrote:

All of his outlets have been flagged up here on numerous occasions as dubious.

I could only find one thread on TTD here and it was 2-pages and had a happy ending...

It's only money, I'm not sweating it...It's the principle...

Cerwyn wrote:

$306 is a lot of money to lose, I'd approach your CC company again, surely they have Insurance cover for cases like this?

There is a time limit on disputing charges; I've gone way over...

Sorry to hear that Richie...

Tokyo Toy Distribution seems to be one of many Miki Nakamura front-ends.
His airsoft/modelgun business seems to be problematic for a long time:
http://arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filnavn=articles/tokyo_hobby/tokyo_hobby.htm
http://www.ampair.net/p/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?53484
http://www.gunforums.net/forums/airsoft/459-airsoft-retailers-scammers-avoid.html
http://www.hellasairsoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=55

Like-wise I had a similar problem when I first joined the forum 3 years ago, and ordered an MP40 Marushin magagine for my very first Modelgun - the gun I bought locally had a repaired mag, and I wanted a new one. TTD was the only place I could find one at the time.

Paid the money, and the order was confirmed; then waited and waited, and waited. I sent a couple of emails with no response.
Then I read about problems on this Forum.

So I decided to get HEAVY and lean on him a little bit: I work as a legal Advocate for people with Intellectual Disabilities who get into trouble with the police - so I told him so and threatened a legal course of action would taken place via the Japanese Embassy in New Zealand if I did not hear a replay within 7 days.

I got an immediate response; a formal apology from Miki; and explanation that they were out of stock but that a shipment was due that week. A few days later I had an email from him to say the shipment has arrived and my Mag was on it's way; and it arrived 4 days later!

I suggest you email to all his companies and advise that you will be sending a letter of complaint to the Japanese Embassy in your country with a copy to the Tokyo HQ of the Japanese Government Minisitry of Trade - and see what happens!
And let US all know!

Kiwigunner


PS Here id his FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-Toy-Distribution/295010683467?fref=ts

For a magazine, one might take the chance to pay him, and then use your method...but with higher amounts for a model gun, no way it's a shot in the dark

I agree - but I have messaged him on hi s FB page and placed a link to this Forum so he can see how much his reputation is suffering with Modelgunners on here. Maybe that might surprise and wake him up.

You never can tell - losing Face is a culturally sensitive issue for some people. He's lost face with most of us here!

Kiwigunner

It is quite a shame because with all his websites combined he had many many model guns and rare airsofts for sale...I mean the model gun community is small enough as it is, and with his business not being trusted, it makes it even smaller. There's only like 5 model gun dealers WORLDWIDE, that's insanely small, while the airsoft popularity is much much higher.

That's why he has much to loose as people find out!

Kiwigunner

kiwigunner wrote:

I suggest you email to all his companies and advise that you will be sending a letter of complaint to the Japanese Embassy in your country with a copy to the Tokyo HQ of the Japanese Government Minisitry of Trade...

If there were a Japanese Better Business Bureau or a Tokyo/Japan Attorney General I would do something along those lines, but I doubt that this person feels any shame in bilking us 'hairy apes'...

United Nations Trade Centre??

Find their address and a contact; then write to Miki and say you have those details and will follow through if he doesn't respond in 7 working days.Just an idea!

The threat of embarrassing him might work?
And might shake up his ideas. He does seem to have a good range of model guns - just his service is very dodgy!

If we help him tidy up his act, we'd have a good source.

Kiwigunner

Aha! That's totally out of integrity - thanks for the heads up Cerwyn!

What a tosser he is then!

I was giving him the benefit of the doubt!




Kiwigunner