FREE EXPRESS GLOBAL SHIPPING shibuya exclusive holy lantern Cross OP wine NWT

Sold for:

$401

Sold on: 11/29/19
Sold to: lexa123 (+27, -2) (United States, New York)

Seller rating:

(+300, -0)
Seller location:
94040
USA
Extremely rare! Brand new with tags, bought on my trip to Japan on the opening of the Shibuya store. It's very cute but I bought it for a friend who can't pay me back anymore so now I am a little stuck.

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The cut of the dress is very similar to the 2015 op. Measuring it, it's about 100 cm or 36 inches on the bust. Given that the fabric is quite delicate, it's best to modify if you need a larger size. The waist is untapered (the high waist is the same as the bust) , so it's free size. It has no shirring. I wouldn't describe this as being plus size friendly. Hope this helps!

A NOTE ON THE PRICE:

I am a lolita and a shopping service. I buy for my own use, but also for friends and clients who want a guarantee of a certain cut or colorway. I wanted to explain and breakdown the price to disclose how much money I would make on this item:

OP = about 33,000 yen (with tax) = about $315 after tax (since I have a visa I can't get tax free)
Global Express shipping (the only way to get guaranteed delivery confirmation) = about $30
Insurance= around $13
Paypal and foreign transaction fees= around $24
Fee for exporting commercial goods= around $12-16

So in total, I pay over $380 to buy and ship this item from Japan. This does not include the cost of transit, or the amount of time it takes to acquire specific items, especially since this was purchased on the release. I waited literally 7 hours in the rain for this because it was my friends' dream dress. If I sell at $400 I am making, at most $15-20 for spending several hours waiting, buying, shipping, and filling out customs forms, which btw if I make mistakes on could get me deported from Japan. Even if I sell it for $500 I am making at most $12 an hour after I finish shipping. If it were not for the following reasons it would not be worth it to me.

1. While I don't make much on the actual sales, it does help me by building up store points. For about every $900 I spend, I get $30 off my next purchase. However, the purchase must be around $100 or more, and cannot include any items from the current release, or any unique print items. I mostly use this to buy blouses, tights, purses, and wristcuffs.

2. Being a regular high spending customer lets me get access to special event tickets. They are expensive (about $200 for teas), but as a foreigner in Japan, if I were not such a regular customer it would be essentially impossible to get these tickets. And the events in Japan are FANTASTIC!

3. I shop for my friends mostly, and I know the frustration they have. Pretty much all shops in Japan stock their overseas stores with whatever is left, that's why AP USA will often not get any of a certain color or cut. I want to move items into the LaceMarket sphere and into the global lolita market. This item, in particular, sold out within hours of the release and will never be sold outside of the Shibuya physical store, and I'm told less than 300 were made. 

I love Lolita, and I spend an incredible amount of time and energy acquiring these items. If you've read this far I really appreciate it. Being a shopper is hard. The shopping trips are crowded and exhausting. The stores are, to be perfectly honest, often not too friendly to even Japanese speaking foreigners. We wait for hours and hours to acquire items and help people get their dream coords, and we often deal with flaking buyers and take financial losses. Please be kind and do the math before criticizing how much a shopper asks for their services.

Thanks for looking,
Misha




Shipping to United States: $0
Shipping outside United States: $0
Condition: New With Tag
Brand: Angelic Pretty
Category: Dresses
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2 comments

reaperofleaves over 4 years ago
Do you have the measurements for this one? Mainly waist and bust since I haven't been able to find it yet, thanks!
sunkittystudios over 4 years ago
Sorry I didn't think about that, thanks for asking. The cut of the dress is very similar to the 2015 op. Measuring it, it's about 96 cm or 37 inches on the bust. Given that the fabric is quite delicate, it's best not to push it or to have it modified to suit a larger chest. The waist is untapered, so it's free size. It has no shirring. I wouldn't describe this as being plus size friendly. Hope this helps!
  • Bid placed by lexa123 for $430 on 2019-11-25 02:35:21 UTC