HOW TO ORDER PAYMENT SHIPPING INFORMATION TERMS & CONDITIONS FAQ & HELPS



HOW TO ORDER:
En espanol
Korean



This is Manual way of placing order by E-mail/Fax/Letter
 


(please use "Web Cart Page" for easy access to items and check out)


Submit it via one of the following:
Secure Server format

E-mail 
FAX: + 81-54655-1988
Letter to RAINBOW TEN co. limited. 623-1, Ikeda, Shizuoka-City, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-Pref, 422-8005, Japan


Step 1: Copy and paste the below format on a blank E-mail

CREDIT CARD version


Please open your mail software. Create a new E-mail and copy & paste the following official order form:


--------------- Copy From Here ------------

Shop customer number: 
E-MAIL ADDRESS: 
Full Name: 
Street: 
City: 
State: 
Postal Code: 
Country:
Payment Method: CREDIT CARD
Card number: 
Expiry date (yy/mm)): 
Delivery : 

Order items:
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Comment or request :

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PAYPAL version
*Important: Make sure the shipping address provided in the below order form and the one in the paypal payment are completely matched


Please open your mailing software. Create a new E-mail and copy & paste the following official order form:


-----------------Copy End---------------------

Shop customer number: 
PAYPAL E-MAIL ADDRESS: 
Full Name: 
Street: 
City: 
State: 
Postal Code: 
Country:
Payment Method: PAYPAL
Delivery : 

Order items:
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Comment or request:

-----------------Copy End---------------------

Shop customer number:
For the customer who has placed an order with us before, please write your shop customer number having advised in the delivery notice from the previous order. Your card number is registered under the customer number so that you don't have to advise it again.
If you are the first time customer, please leave it in blank or write "NEW" or "FIRST TIME".
If you are existing customer but forgot the customer number, please write "FORGOT NUMBER" or "EXISTING CUSTOMER" and make sure you fill out all the information.


E-mail:
Just type the E-mail address you would like to receive our response.
(our auto reply is however sent to the E-mail address from which the original messege was sent)

Important: if you use @yahoo.com/@verizon.net/@gte.com/@sbcglobal.net/@bigpond.com/@free.fr/@telefonica.es, you may not be able to receive our E-mail because these servers seems erasing our E-mail or putting it in spam folder. Try E-mail Filtering test


Street, City, State, Postal(ZIP) Code: 
This is shipping address which usually is supposed to be identical with billing address. Rainbow ten would recommend that the customer write the address each time they place an order. Sometimes you may have forgot to advise the new shipping address. Also this address information helps us locate your data, identification especially when the customer number or any other information is not specified in the order form. If any of Street, City, State, Postal Code is not applicable in your country, please just leave it in blank.
 

Country:
This information is very important so please every customer make sure you advise the country of destination. Shipping cost to your order is decided by it so it's very important.



Payment Method: 
VISA/MASTERCARD/AMEX/PAYPAL
Please write one of them.

Read more: PAYMENT

Note: If you pay by PAYPAL "E-CHECK" payment , it will take 1 to 3 weeks until the payment is cleared and reflected to our account. If you are in hurry or would like your order to be shipped swiftly, please select" INSTANT".


Card number & exp date:
Please write "on file" or "on data" if you are existing customer and no change with it. Then we will use the same credit card information as you used in the last order. If you are not sure the exp date we have on data is fresh, please anyway supply it to us.
If you are a first time customer and would like to advise the card number via E-mail, please read : PAYMENT for how to advise via E-mail. We have also Secure Server format.
Important: Please make sure if your card is available for international mail order from Asian area, also you have sufficient fund in the corresponding bank account before placing order.


Card Payment:
Select from VISA, MASTER, and AMEX. 

Please advise:

1.your name (if different from the card holder, card holder's name please) and address (if different from shippig address, please advise the both). If you are a registered customer, please just wirte the shipping address.
2.Credit card number
3.Expiry (Valid through) date
4.Telephone Number (Especially for EMS delivery)

*Card number can also be advised by any of the folloing method:
A) Secure Server format (most recommeded)
B) FAX (international+81-54655-1988)
C) LETTER (Address:623-1, Ikeda, Shizuoka-City, Shizuoka-Pref, 422-8005, Japan)


Delivery :SAL/AIR/EMS/UPS/SURFACE/Fedex
Please choose one of them and specify. 
If you don't specify the delivery, we basically use the least expensive delivery except for Surface mail, considering and depending on the value of shipment.
For more info on the delivery options please read Here

Read more: TERMS & CONDITION



Step 2 : List the items in the Format

1."Web shopping cart page" or "Inventory List with web link" "text inventory page" and find the items that you would like to order.

2. 
Copy & paste the whole description of the item like below:

[example]
Order items:
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0020104806162,hasegawa,2200YEN,V102 1/48 F-16A, 2pcs


[Important!!] Do not modify/cut some part of the original item code/description/price. If you do, that may cause confusion, and you may end up with receiving wrong item instead.

3. Keep the same way until you list all the items to order.

4. If you would like to place a pre-order, please see MODEL NEWS RC NEWS and see if the item you would like are listed there. If it is not listed, please make inquiry with Info desk.

5. Do not modify/trim/amend the description of the item, it may cause confusion and you may end up with receiving a wrong item.



Step 3 : Please review the order contents once again before send it

1. Please check out the order format you just filled out, and make sure there is no typo or wrong information. One small typo could be a cause of non-delivery.

2. If everything looks OK, please send your order E-mail to Order section.

3. You will receive a confirmation E-mail of order reception within 24hrs on business day.


Now everything is done. Please wait until we ship your order and notify it by delivery notice E-mail.


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PAYMENT:
En español


We accept [VISA] [MASTER] [AMEX] [PAYPAL]


CREDIT CARD PAYMENT:

Your card issuer will convert the payment automatically from Japanese yen into your currency. The exchange rate they use is usually the one of the date of authorization.
The amount of purchase will be drawn from your card account registered on the card issuer in your own currency. Actual transaction of money will take place in about 40 days from the authorization. The exact conditions must be learned from the card company on your end if necessary.

Since the exchange rate is changing every day, please take a look at a foreign site for reference.
The following is a link to a foreign currency converter:
CONVERSION


We will charge the amount of purchase + postage just before dispatching. Pre-order, back order will not be charged until the items are ready to ship.

For the first time customer, please advise:

* Billing person & address (if different from shipping address)
* Card Number
* The Expiry Date.
* Phone Number (Optional, however it helps to locate your shipment)

Submit your credit card information via:
* Secure Server (most recommended) : Click here
* Fax : (International call) - 81(country code)-54655(city code)-1988(personal code)
* Letter : 623-1, Ikeda, Shizuoka-City, Shizuoka-Pref, 422-8005, Japan
* E-mail (not recommended)

Please be advised that we don't use any security server. However, our customer data is not stored in the PCs that connected to the internet so that they are secured in the off-line PC data base.
We recommend that you divide the number and send them in 2 or 3 times in intervals.
(I,E: First E-mail contains 4 digits, second & third follows the same way, and forth for last 4 digit & exp date)


[PAYPAL] PAYMENT:

PayPal makes sending money as easy as sending email. Members can instantly and securely send money to anyone in the U.S. with an email address. PayPal is also available to people in 38 countries and growing more.

In addition to the U.S., PayPal is now available in the following countries:

  • Anguilla
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • United Kingdom


NOTE: For the first time customers, or if the destination is Italy, France, Russia, any countries in South Africa and South America, we may only ship by registered delivery in order to apply "Seller's protection Policy" by Pyapal.

Please read and learn more about this payment at
https://www.paypal.com


[Payments not available for purchase]

We don't accept payment by Japanese Yen Cash, Bank Transfer, Bank Check, Western Union, Postal Money Order.


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SHIPPING INFORMATION:

Delivery options

We have the following delivery choices:

A) SAL Small Packet (a.k.a. Economy Airmail)
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (No Insurance, No tracking info, No refund in case of non-delivery)
SAL delivery is the delivery as known as "economy airmail". This delivery exploits unbooked air cargo space for regular airmail. Therefore, delivery time is a bit slower and vary, compared to regular airmail, takes about 2 to 6 weeks. Sometimes this delivery employs surface mail when the air cargo space is expected unavailable for a certain time like Christmas busy gift season.
(This service is not available for South Korea, Taiwan, Venezela, Burnei and some countries in Africa, Mid East Asia. For more details please ask)



A+) SAL Small Packet Registered

average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination(with tracking number, Insurance maximum 6,000yen)
The SAL delivery with registered tracking number, so that you can track it on Japan Post's web, also in case of non-delivery they will refund maximum 6,000yen in accordance with the shipping declaration value on the shipping label. *This is very reccommended delivery.


A') SAL Parcel Post (a.k.a. Economy Airmail)
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (with tracking number, No Insurance, No refund in case of non-delivery)

The SAL Parcel Post is the delivery for bulk and volume order. While the Small Packet SAL can ship only up to 2.0kg with dimentional size (L+W+H) less than 90cm, Parcel Post SAL can pack more in one box, while the rate is higher. For the most of countries we can pack max 30.0kg with dimentional size (L+ L+W+W+H) up to 275cm - 300cm depending on the destination. This delivery does not come with any insurance and refund policy but can be tracked on Japan Post's web. * We do not recomment this delivery to USA/Brazil/Indonesia due to smaller size regulation (L+L+W+W+H = less than 200cm), even multiple box shipping can not beat EMS one box shipping fee.



B) AIRMAIL Small Packet (a.k.a. Regular Airmail)
average delivery time 1 - 2 weeks depending on the destination (No Insurance, No tracking info, No refund in case of non-delivery)
AIR delivery is what we commonly know as "regular airmail". This delivery uses exclusively booked air cargo space so that the shipment will be loaded onto the airplane as soon as it arrives at the airport.



B+) AIRMAIL Small Packet Registered
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (with tracking number, No Insurance, No refund in case of non-delivery)
We basically do not use this service, because the shipping fee is higher than EMS. This is because the AIRMAIL Parcel is quite conventional service which having been not renewed for quite long time, while Japan post started EMS aiming to replace it. We only use this delivery for the country to which both SAL and EMS are not available but the item can not be packed in small packet (ex. Bosnia and Herzegovina).
This delivery can also be tracked on Japan Post's web.


B') AIRMAIL Parcel Post (a.k.a. Regular Airmail)
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (with tracking number, No Insurance, No refund in case of non-delivery)
We basically do not use this service, because the shipping fee is higher than EMS. This is because the AIRMAIL Parcel is quite conventional service which having been not renewed for quite long time, while Japan post started EMS aiming to replace it. We only use this delivery for the country to which both SAL and EMS are not available but the item can not be packed in small packet (ex. Bosnia and Herzegovina).
This delivery can also be tracked on Japan Post's web.



C) EMS (a.k.a. International express mail)
average delivery time 3 - 5 days depending on the destination (With Tracking number and Insurance which covers maximum 20,000yen in accrodance with shipping declaration value on the shipping label)
EMS is the most reliable and fast delivery among the choices Japan post offers. This delivery is given the first priority in handling so that it will be loaded on the airplane in less than 48 hrs from dispatch. We would strongly recommend this delivery for the order with high declaration valuable or urgent need. Tracking information is available on Japan Post's web.


D) Surface Small Packet registered
(We have stopped using non-registered Surface Small Packet as of January 2011)
average delivery time 2 - 6 months(with tracking number, Insurance maximum 6,000yen)
Surface delivery is what commomly called as "sea mail". Delivery is slow, approximate 2 month to 3 months, and sometimes longer, depending on the destination. However the delivery rate is the least expensive among the other choices. It has only two shipping weight band, either 1.0kg/770yen or 2.0kg/1080yen worldwide flat rate. We recommend this delivery for small but very heavy items, of which value is not so high. This delivery can also be tracked on
Japan Post's web.


E) Fedex (International Economy)
average delivery time 3 to 5 days depending on the destination
With regard to the postage,you can choose either paid in advance (means RT charges Fedex postage when we ship) or you reserve the charge and pay it later directly to Fedex from your Fedex account. For the Fedex delivery fee, please ask us with your wish list so that we can calculate the exact rate. If you prefer recipient's reserved charge, please ask your local Fedex Agent for more details about it. They will tell you the approximate rate if you tell them the box size and weight. We can measure the expected shipping dimension and weight. This delivery is trackable on Fedex web site, also fully guaranteed and refundable in accordance with Fedex own policy.




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TERMS AND CONDITIONS (STORE POLICY):


Official order

1. Rainbow ten will acknowledge E-mail that contains the following information in it, and being received at order@rainbowten.co.jp, as an official order:


a) Customer number (registered customer)
b) Name
c) Shipping address
d) Method of payment
e) Method of delivery
f) The items to be purchased

2. For the first time customer, Rainbow ten will issue the customer number when the first order is dispatched. Therefore, the first time customer can leave the "Customer Number" section in Blank, or "NEW" "First time".

3. If the method of delivery is not specified in the order, we will use:
a) Registered SAL for model kits including various materials & Publications
b) EMS/Registered Airmail for Radio Control items
c) EMS/Registered Airmail for N/HO trains.
d) EMS/Registered SAL/Airmail for any order of its value more than 18,000yen
If the size & weight is over the limit of SAL/AIR/SURFACE SP, Rainbow ten will select the cheapest shipping method excluding surface mail.

4. If the shipping address is not specified in the order, Rainbow ten will use the shipping address used in the most recent (previous) order.

5. If the method of the payment is not specified in the order, Rainbow ten will use the same method of payment used in the most recent (previous) order. This term also indicates that RAINBOW TEN will use the same card numbers as in the previous order if the new card or any update have not been informed in the order or in advance if the specified name of card is identical.

6. Rainbow ten offers an official order form. Rainbow ten will regard any E-mail received at order@rainbowten.co.jp with an official order form that is provided sufficient information to proceed with order, Rainbow ten will immediately process it.

7. E-mail received that includes sufficient information to be processed with order, also it obviously shows the customer's intention to place an official order, Rainbow ten will regard it as an official order & proceed with it. However, if the E-mail received at either E-mail address order@rainbowten.co.jp or info@rainbowten.co.jp with insufficient information for processing, Rainbow ten may cancel the order.

8. Card number is not necessary to be advised each time the customer place an order if there is no change. In that case the customer can leave the card number in blank, or "on file".

9. Rainbow ten will acknowledge the time of the completion of order on:
a) Reception of authorization (for credit card payment)
b) Reception of the payment (PAYPAL)
*The order completion is also regarded as the contract between RAINBOW TEN & the buyer has been landed on and fulfilled at the same time.

10. Miscalculation or typo will not be regarded as an offical documentation. These error will be corrected in the process and the correct calculation will be reflected to the actual payment.





Pre-order

1. Rainbow ten will take pre-orders for the future release items that are officially announced to come out soon by the manufacturers.

2. The scheduled price is subject to change in accordance with the manufacturers' convenience.

3. Rainbow Ten will not charge any money before the items on pre-order arrive.

4. Items on pre-order is basically scheduled to beshipped immediately upon release. If any other future release items are pre-ordered together, Raibow ten will consider the time difference betweeen the release date for the items and may combine/separate pre-order.

5. It's not possible to give an exact postage before the release of the item on pre-order. However Rainbow ten would ask the customer's kind cooperation to specify the delivery method in the pre-order.

6. Any personal/wholesale discount will not be applied additionally to the TAMIYA pre-order discount.

7. Pre-order can be combined with other existing items, but unable to combine with the future release items if the interval between each release due is more than a month.

8. Basically Pre-order is to be shipped immediately upon release.

9. If pre-ordered items are to be held by the customer's request, Rainbow Ten will hold the shipment until the end of the month in which the pre-ordered items are released. Held Pre-order is basically to be shipped every end of the month so that there may be some cases that rainbow Ten can not combine the items of which release date is scheduled in more than a month interval, or across the month.

10. Pre-ordered items can be shipped with the existing items.





Handling for small order

1. Rainbow ten will charge the following handling commission according to the amount of purchase in one order excluding shipping cost:

a) Sub total 2700yen or less : 300yen
b) Sub total 2899yen or less : 200yen
c) Sub total 2999yen or less : 100yen
e) Sub total 3000yen or more: 0yen

2. Handling commission can be erased if the customer placed an additional order that makes the sub total over 3000yen.

3. If the order is partially shipped & charged, handling commission will not be charged if the original order sub total amounted over 3000yen.

4. Once the order is dispatched from Rainbow ten and accepted by the postal office, the shipping cost will not be refunded in any cases, even if the shipment is retracted before loaded on the airplane/vessel.





VAT for substantial order

The order amounted to over 200,000yen in sub total is subject to 10% VAT. RAINBOW TEN will divide the charge into more than 2 separate payment in order to avoid VAT at our descretion.





Customer registration

Customer registration will be automatically done in the first time order.

However, there is a restrcition according to the destination/Shipping address:

1) If the billing address and shipping address not in the same country, you need a "verified paypal account" also update the shipping information you register at PAYPAL.

2) If the destination is Indonesia, we can not take credit card payment for the first order. Rainbow ten only accepts PAYPAL verified account payment from the first time customer in Indonesia (they can create paypal account via Singapore/Malaysia, and can verify it in Indonesia).





Delivery Option and responsibility

1. Rainbow ten offers delivery options stated herein, and will not take any risk/responsibility/refund for delivery loss by non-registered delivery under any circumstances.

2. Delivery method must be specified in the order by the customer. If there is no request about the method of shipping, Rainbow ten recognizes the buyer has gievn in the decision of what delivery options to be used to Rainbow ten.

3. Fedex is not available to South east Asia and Hong Kong, also any country in Africa due to repeated delivery fraud.


4. Rainbow ten may use more than 2 separate shipment if the shipping cost can be saved by the separate shipping.

5. Method of delivery can only be changed if the notification of changing delivery method is advised to Rainbow ten before the completion of order (conditional).

6. Any other delivery method except for the ones stated herein will not be used under any circumstances.

7. If the shipping value is amounted to more than 18,000yen, we might use registered delivery even when the buyer requests non-registered delivery.





Hold of shipping

1. Rainbow ten will hold the shipment (dispatch of order) under the following status:

a) Charge and hold
Rainbow ten process a part of order and charge for it, payment cleared and wait for the rest of the order. (i.e, Your order includes something not released yet (reservation). Rainbow ten process the items in stock and wait for the coming new items) [Maximum holding time is 90 days]

b) Non-charge and hold
Rainbow ten will hold processing order if some items are expected to arrive/be released soon. In this case Rainbow ten will hold processing order until all the items in order are in stock. However, if the release date for new items is delayed or the items on back order does not arrive, Rainbow ten will process the rest of the order [Maximun holding time is 7 days]

2. If any of Small packet delivery is selected (SAL SP, AIR SP, SURFACE SP), Rainbow ten has the right to ship the part of order if it fills up the box in weight or size limitation.

3. This hold of shipment is recognised to be arranged for saving shipping cost. Therefore, Rainbow ten has the right to ship the order if hold of shipping does not save shipping cost. (i.e, Your oder is requested to be shipped by SAL SP, and entire order is substantial so that it is expected to be shipped in more than 2 boxes. Some items in the order have not arrived but now the first one box is filled up. In that case Rainbow ten may ship the first box because there is no merit to hold it in terms of saving shipping cost)

4: If the Charge & Hold shipment is cancelled, whether it is a part of order or an entire order, the customer who canceled the order will lose the charge & hold arrangement and will only hold the shipment under the terms & conditions of the article 2 herein "non-charge and hold" thereafter.





Payment

1. Rainbow ten will accept credit card (VISA/MASTER/AMEX) and PAYPAL.

2. Rainbow ten will not accept Cash, International Money Order, Western Union, Bank TT and Postal Money order.

a) Credit card order will be charged when the order is completed and ready for dispatch.

b) If the payment is made by PAYPAL, Rainbow ten will send Money request to the buyer. The order will ship immediately upon the reception of the payment.





Disputes

1. Any legal dispute will be carried and treated accordingly to corresponding Japanese law/regulation.

2. Rainbow Ten will take legal action against card fraud, payment fraud and any other damages we are suffered by illegitimate activity/behaviour.





Cancelation

1. Rainbow ten will accept cancelation only before the order is dispatched.

2. Rainbow ten will send delivery notice after the dispatch of order. Reception of delivery notice by the buyer is regarded as order completion.

3. Cancelation after the order having beeen dispatch will be treated as merchandise returns/exchanges and is to be an object for return/exchange fee.





Non-delivery disclaimer against SAL/AIR/Surface shipping (non-registered delivery)

1. RAINBOW TEN, under any circumstances and conditions, will not take any responsible against non-delivery of order if it was shipped by non-registered delivery.

2. The term "non-delivery" includes lost, damage, pilferage, and other cases that are not done by RAINBOW TEN after dispatch of the order.

3. RAINBOW TEN will present any proof that RAINBOW TEN has surely shipped the order if requested by the customer. This proof includes the bill, invoice, dispatching note and other material that can proof that the non-delivery order was sure dispatched from RAINBOW TEN & received by the due postal office, in the light of the characteristics of these delivery methods that SAL small packet or AIR small packet can only be identified (or can not be identified) by the weight of the shipment.

4. RAINBOW TEN will suggest & recommend use of EMS delivery to any order(insurance included upto 20,000yen value). In spite of this, SAL/AIR/SURFACE delivery options are still available at customers' discretion but the buyer must understand these deliveries are not guaranteed/insured/refunded.





Delivery Risk Management

1. If the delivery is made by registered delivery and goes missing, or lost, following refund and compensation are expected:

a) SAL/AIR/SURFACE registered delivery
Maximum JPY6,000- can be refunded via Japan post, in accordance with declaration value (i.e. if you request low declaration, refund amont can not be more than that).

b) EMS
Maximum JPY20,000- can be refunded via Japan post, in accordance with declaration value (i.e. if you request low declaration, refund amont can not be more than that).





Responsibility for import tax


1) RAINBOW TEN will duly declare the shipping value accordingly to the retail price.

2) Although RAINBOW TEN will follow the request from buyers about declaration and shipping arrangement, RAINBOW TEN will take "NO" responsible for the tax/customs clearance fee/any other charges and fees outside Japan. RAINBOW TEN will respect and follow the law/regulation of the country of destination and will not take any illegal measures.





Items unavailable for export


1) Rainbow Ten will not ship any type of Flammable items, gas-charged sprays and cans, and any other items that are not permitted by the postal law/regulation of Japan.





Invoice

1) Invoice will be attached outside the shipment in clear plastic bag and taped on the side.

2) Invoice can be shipped separately from the shipment by airmail if it is convenient for the buyer. This separate invoice shipping requires additional airmail postage (+110yen-130yen depending on destination).

3) RAINBOW TEN is able to discard invoice and not enclose any chit/invoice/related shipping documentations only when the buyer requests and no-invoice import is allowed by the law/regulations of the country of destination.

4) Once "no bill" or "do not enclose any type of invoice" or similar request is placed by the customer, the invoice will be discarded by RAINBOW TEN.

5) Re-issuing invoice fee is 300yen for airmail delivery, 200yen for fax, 100yen for E-mail.





Responsibility for the Damage of the shipment on arrival


1) RAINBOW TEN will not guarantee, and will not take any responsible against damage of the shipment on arrival. RAINBOW TEN gives durable packing to the order that is generally recognized as packing, strong enough for international transit under the regular handling and treatment.

2)) RAINBOW TEN will not guarantee, and will not take any responsible against damage of "LEXAN" "POLY CARBONATED" "VACCUM" formed parts, also glass bottle/jar under any occasion.

3) RAINBOW TEN will not guarantee, and will not take any responsible against damage and leak of "liquid" material under any occasion.






Merchandise Returns/Exchanges

To return the items you must contact by E-mail within 7 days from the completion of the delivery. All returns must be new, unused accompanied by a copy of the invoice and in original packaging suitable for resale. No returns on publication products. There is minimum of 300yen or 10% restocking fee for returns whichever is greater and a 100yen fee for exchanges.





Web Site Contents

1)Rainbow ten believe the contents and specifications of this web site are correct. Rainbow ten Assume no liability for any errors in listing, specifications, part numbers, or model applications. Rainbow ten are not obligated to sell at listed prices if it is an error. Rainbow ten reserve the right to change specifications, product description, product quality, pricing and application at any time without further obligation.

2) Images/pictures of item are all permitted to use on our web site by manufacturers. However the copy rights are all reserved by each parties who own the right.


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Helps:

1: Getting Started

2: Finding Items


3: Making sure the Shipping Address


4: Best and fastest way to receive your items


5: Check and Submit Your Order

6: Item Availability

7: Status of order


8: Customer Number

9: Tracking Your Package


10: Problem with an Order

11: Payments we can accept

12: Shipping Preferences

13: Customs
/Export Declaration

14: Return Policy


15: Policy for unpaid order

16: Termination of business
FAQ:

1. How much is the shipping cost to my country?

2. What is the available choices for the shipping?

3. How can we trust your shipping cost?

4. Sometimes your shipping quote & actual shipping cost is different.

5. Would there be any loss in separate shipping?


6. When & what time your on-line store opens?

7. What if my order is missing!?

8. I don't want to pay import tax!!

9. I saw the items I want were in the list but when I placed an order, you told me the items are out.

10. After weeks of waiting I was told the items that was supposed to arrive is unavailable.

11. I understand that you can not hold the order too long. But just tell me how you judge the order should be shipped even when some of the items in the order have not arrived!?

12. I used EMS delivery, and received your delivery notice. In the E-mail you said you shipped my order yesterday. However, the EMS tracking number you attached in the E-mail is not working on the web. Please explain why it is not working. Have you shipped my order for sure?

13. Do you ship laquar paints like Gunze(Creos)?


14. It looks Museum Collection & Finisher's paints are very slow for back order. Why?

15. I am little worried to place an order because the postal service in my country is very bad. Do you think if there will be any problem if I order from you? For your info, my country is Brasil.

16. What is your subscription service all about?

17. I usually use PAYPAL as payment method. Sometimes you say "We can not back order it if payment is PAYPAL". I understand you have some inconveniences in this but could you tell why it is?

18. How do I place a reservation order?


19. I have placed an advance order (pre-order/reservation) and wanna know when you need the payment? Will you need any kind of down payment for the advanced order?

20. Do you have any discount policy for dealters?

21. I have currently have my credit card numbers on file with you. Is it possible that I use Paypal in the futre?

22. Is there any advantage in placing pre-order, except for the point that you won't miss the kit in the first supply..I mean, any advantage in pricing?

23. I would like to order TAMIYA parts with 7 digits number indicated in the back of the instruction manual. But I just can not find them in your listing. How can I order them?

24. There are so many fantastic and attracvite toys in Japan. However, RT seems not to be able to carry all of them, even when those toy items are wide spread and extremely popular in Japan.Do you have any plan to expand the range of toy replated items?


25. I have placed an order (inquiry) but have not heard back for quite a while.


26. My credit card statement does not show your charge. Did you charge it or what?

27. I am Russian and have no reply from you.

28. My order have not arrived even shipped by what you call super fast express delivery EMS !(Canadian)


29. My fax does not seem to get through to you. Any problem with your fax machine, because it is always busy line!

30. I placed two orders in about 1 week interval. The order shipped earlier have not arrived but the other one shipped later have arrived instead. I am now little worried about if it is missing.


31. Our country's postal agencies use local delivery agent for EMS delivery. I would like to know what company is taking my shipment.

32. I don't have any response...(yahoo.com, comcast, verizon, gte and other E-mail server)

33. My order EMS have not arrived for more than 30 days! (Italian)

34. How can I order BANDAI parts? How much?

35. I want to order some TAMIYA parts but the instructions does not show the 7 digit parts code.


36. My shipment takes longer than the average delivery time. Why?

37. I E-mailed you and asked what bottle of paints are required to make the best color for (a certain type of) Gundam model and their mixing rate or diagram, but have no reply.

38. I chose registered mail but it does not show any progress after "Dispatch from outward office of exchange" on the web tracking.




1: Getting Started

In order to Start shopping, please use "Web shopping cart page" or "Inventory List with web link". Or you can use stational text inventory page.

HOW TO ORDER
PAYMENT

2: Finding Items

You can easily find items on our "Web shopping cart page" or "Inventory List with web link". In those pages you can see the item info and pictures (if it's available). We know some people prefers quicker and lighter web so that we maintain text only pages too. Please use Search Item and Inventry List for ourr text version inventry.

3: Making sure the Shipping Address

We basically ship the order to the address you provided either via web shopping cart or direct E-mail/Fax/Mail. Please make sure the shipping address/billing address/Paypal shipping information do not make discrepancy. If you would like your order to ship the different address, please conact before placing order.

4: Best and fast way to receive your items

Just give it a second thought and make comparison how quickly you would like to receive your order and how much the postage for choosing delivery option.
If there is more than one item on back order for your order, there are two choices:

Make one ship when all the items are ready
We will wait until we have all the items in your order before shipping any of them. For example, if you order one item already in stock and another temporariy sold out or Pre-order, we will ship both items to you when the special order/Pre-order item becomes available. When this happens you will only be charged for one delivery. Please be noted the maximum order holding period is 30 days and also this 30 days is only applicable within the same month.

Deliver items as they become available.
Each item you order will be shipped as it becomes available. Your delivery charges will increase but, to save you money, we will ship items as soon as we obtain them while not making any more deliveries than necessary.
5: Check and Submit Your Order

Once the order is placed, we will proceed with it immediately for shipping. If you find you have ordered a wrong item or wrong quantity, or even the order is not meant to be submitted, please contact us immediately.

Order can be submitted via:

1) Secure server
2) E-mail
3) Fax
4) Letter : RAINBOW TENco. limited. 623-1, Ikeda, Shizuoka-City, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-Pref, 422-8005, Japan

6: Item Availability

Our "Web shopping cart page" or "Inventory List with web link" "text inventory page" are updated every morning of Japan time. Therefore more and more items are sold while shop is open. If some items are sold out, we will get them as soon as possible from suppliers if they are available. However in some cases the items are temporarily sold out/unavailable so that we have to cancel these items in your order.

(Availability) + (Processing) + (Packing) = Total ordering time we need before shipping

The following is general idea of availability for back order:

  • Regular(1 to 3 days): The items which are in stock now or regularly supplied 2 or 3 times a week. (of Major manufacturers i.e, Tamiya, Hasegawa, Bandai, Fujimi, Aoshima)
  • Monthly Supply (2 to 4 weeks) : The items which are supplied one a month or less (Smaller business size company i.e, Aterier Infinite, Zitader)
  • Unavailable (not expected to arrive within 30 days) : The item currently not available for ordering. If you order this item, we will either remove it or contact you by E-mail.
  • Limited (a.k.a. One off) : One off items that are sold out already therefore no longer available.

We may have to cancel part of your order if it includes the item(s) in "Unavailable" or "Limited" status. In that case we proceed with the remaining part of your order.

For the items in regular/Monthly Supply, we will hold your order until we get all the items ready to ship in your order.
7: Status of order

If you would like to know the status of your order, or make change, please contact order section or Information desk.

8: Customer Number

By your customer number we can retrieve the following information in our customer file data:

1) Your name
2) Your Shipping address/Billing Address
3) Your payment method (used in the last order)
4) Your past transactions and total amount of purchase from us (you have the chance to get permanent discount from 10% to 20% in accordance with this)
5) Your contact E-mail address/Phone number


For the security reason, our data base is not connected to Internet so there is no chance for virtual hacking.

9: Tracking Your Package

You can track your shipment on Japan post English web page if you choose the delivery with tracking number (registered SAL/AIR/SURFACE, Parcel SAL/AIR/SURFACE, and EMS).

Non-registered SAL/AIR/SURFACE does not have tracking number/bar code, therefore we are unable to provide any tracking information. Please choose Registered delivery if you would like to track the shipment, or to know the status of shipment.

Learn more about our terms & conditions

10: Problem with an Order

If something is wrong with your order, we certainly help to correct it.

  • Do you need to cancel or change an order? You can change details of an order,if it has not yet been paid and packed or shipped. Please contact Order section or Information Desk.
  • Did you receive a damaged, defective, or incorrect item? We basically are unable to guarantee the damage of items caused during the delivery transit. Read our Terms & Conditions. if the items are wrong or not matching with the one you ordered, please contact Order section or Information Desk. We may need digital picture image for the proof.
  • Missing item in the shipment? Check the delivery notice E-mail or paper chit enclosed in your shipment to see if the delivery is made more than in one box. In the delivery chit/notice, we specify the number of boxes to ship your order, so that the missing items might be arriving later in another box. If you have got all the box(es) and still can not find some items (make sure it's surely stated on the chit, because the item might be canceled due to being unavailable), we will help. Please contact Order section or Information Desk.
11: Payments we accept

Rainbow ten international mail order accepts VISA, MASTER, AMEX credit cards and Paypal.
We are unable to accept any other payment such as Cash, International Money Order, Postal Money Order, Bank Check, Bank Transfer, Western Union Money Transfer.

12: Shipping Preferences

We know that sometimes you need to receive certain items in your order more quickly than you receive others. In that case, please follow the below.

  • Group items in stock to one order and place another order for the items you can wait. If you are trying to keep shipping costs down, we'll consolidate your items into the fewest shipments possible. Depending on the availability of the items you're purchasing, you might have to wait a bit longer for your order to ship, but you'll save money on shipping. In some cases we may choose to deliver a part of/entire orders as the items become available, even when you have chosen to receive one delivery when your complete order is ready. In such instances we will notify you.
  • If you would like the items faster, to ship them as soon as possible (at additional cost). If you are ordering items with different availabilities, and don't let the slower items hold up the rest of your order (or would like to cancel the rest), please request in your order "cancel what are not in stock" or "send what are available for shipping within this week". We usually hold up your order without notice for 3 days to see if sold out items be arriving. However, with these extra message, we will make shipment immediately and ship on the same day.
13: Customs/Export declaration

All the foreign products imported to your country are subject to duties and taxes. All those taxes/charges (ex.customs clearance fee) have to be paid by your end; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict what and how much these will be. Customs policies widely vary from country to country. Please contact your local customs office for further information on tariff/import tax rate and fees. Additionally, when ordering from Rainbwo Ten, you are considered as the importer of items and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country where you are receiving those.

Our shipping declaration(reference) is as follows:

[Examples]

  • Unassembled plastic models
  • Toy Products
  • Model Railway toy
  • Radio Control toy parts
  • Printed matters
  • Publications

Your privacy is important to us, and we know you care how information about your order is used and shared, however we would like our international customers and customers shipping products internationally to be aware that cross-border shipments are subject to opening and inspection by the customs authorities.

If your order is a personal gift, not commercial purpose, we can mark the label as "Gift", but shipping value must be stated. "JPY0.00-" declaration is not acceptable regardless of the contents (minimum JPY1.00-).

14: Return Policy

Within 7 days from the delivery completion (except for printed matter), you may return any of the following items you purchased from Rainbow Ten for a partial refund (we'll also refund the shipping cost if the return is a result of our error):

  • items in its original condition
  • unopened items
  • Delivered by registered delivery
  • Items purchased from Rainbow Ten (of course!!)

We cannot accept returns of the following types of items:

  • Used items
  • Opened items
  • Delivered by non-registered delivery
  • Publications/books/magazines
  • Items requested for return after 7 days from the delivery completion
  • Damaged items (regardless of "who" damaged it)
  • Limited/one off/special ordered items
  • Merchandise purchased from other store (of course!!)
  • TAMIYA separate parts

If you return any items which do not fill the return policy, you will receive no refunds, while the items will not be re-shipped until you pay another postage from RT to you.
Terms and Conditions will give you more details about how much we can refund, fees and charges, associated with Marchandise Returns/Exchanges.

Returning shipping fee and handling charges (including COD handling charges fpr domestic order) will be refunded only if the return is a result of Rainbow Ten's error.


Return of Damaged and Defective Items

We don't accept returns for the reason of damage caused by the third party. We don't recognize the item to be defective/factory faulty if it comes with a damaged stock box as long as it is not the essential part of the item.


Return Method

When you are returning an item please indicate the reason for the return by the E-mail prior to the posting and have our authorization. Shipping fee requires for the return is to be paid by the customer unless the reason of the return is the result of Rainbow Ten's error. Learn more about it on terms & Conditions

15: Policy for Unpaid order

We unwillingly but mandatary have to create a list of customers who did not pay the order after repeated payment request. This may result in that we have to terminate business relationship with these customers.

Cases of example:

1) Order is placed but Paypal money request is canceled without specific reason. (Just imagine, if this is repeated, our staffs end up with working for nothing spending hours)
2) Invalid card supplied and no further contact from customer after the notification E-mail. (This might be suspected as a credit card fraud)
3) Paypal payment is not cleared for more than 14 days. (items are held while waiting payment, otherwise it might have sold much quicker)
4) Any other unpaid order. (order is meant to be paid, and our service is meant to ship your order)

16: Termination of business

Rainbow Ten will terminate business relationship if any of the following situations take place :

1) Humiliation or insult to our service
2) Repeated claim without specific/legitimate reason
3) Repeated claim for missing delivery even the delivery was made by non-registered delivery chosen by the customer (unfortunately we don't have ESP so that we have to rely on registered mail service to locate your shipment)
4) Any type of cheat, fraud, crime involved activity
5) Violation of Terms & Conditions

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FAQ:

1. How much is the shipping cost to my country
?



A: Shipping cost will be determined by the size & weight. There are several choices available. If you could submit E-mail to the inquiry address with the items you are thinking to buy, we will calculate estimate cost of shipping & other costs required for the order. (We currently working on the new web system where you can see the postage to each/all the items you put in the web cart)


2. What is the available choices for the shipping?

We have the following delivery choices:


A) SAL Small Packet (a.k.a. Economy Airmail)
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (No Insurance, No tracking info, No refund in case of non-delivery)
SAL delivery is the delivery as known as "economy airmail". This delivery exploits unbooked air cargo space for regular airmail. Therefore, delivery time is a bit slower and vary, compared to regular airmail, takes about 2 to 6 weeks. Sometimes this delivery employs surface mail when the air cargo space is expected unavailable for a certain time like Christmas busy gift season.
(This service is not available for Korea, Taiwan, Venezela, Burnei. For more details please ask)


A+) SAL Small Packet Registered
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination
(with tracking number, Insurance maximum 6,000yen)

The SAL delivery with registered tracking number, so that you can track it on Japan Post's web, also in case of non-delivery they will refund maximum 6,000yen in accordance with the shipping declaration value on the shipping label. *This is very reccommended delivery.


A') SAL Parcel Post (a.k.a. Economy Airmail)
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (with tracking number, No Insurance, No refund in case of non-delivery)

The SAL Parcel Post is the delivery for bulk and volume order. While the Small Packet SAL can ship only up to 2.0kg with dimentional size (L+W+H) less than 90cm, Parcel Post SAL can pack more in one box, while the rate is higher. For the most of countries we can pack max 30.0kg with dimentional size (L+ L+W+W+H) up to 275cm - 300cm depending on the destination. This delivery does not come with any insurance and refund policy but can be tracked on Japan Post's web. * We do not recomment this delivery to USA/Brazil/Indonesia due to smaller size regulation (L+L+W+W+H = less than 200cm), even multiple box shipping can not beat EMS one box shipping fee.


B) AIRMAIL Small Packet (a.k.a. Regular Airmail)
average delivery time 1 - 2 weeks depending on the destination (No Insurance, No tracking info, No refund in case of non-delivery)
AIR delivery is what we commonly know as "regular airmail". This delivery uses exclusively booked air cargo space so that the shipment will be loaded onto the airplane as soon as it arrives at the airport.


B+) AIRMAIL Small Packet Registered
average delivery time 1 - 2 weeks depending on the destination
(with tracking number, Insurance maximum 6,000yen)
The AIRMAIL delivery with registered tracking number, so that you can track it on Japan Post's web, also in case of non-delivery they will refund maximum 6,000yen in accordance with the shipping declaration value on the shipping label.



B') AIRMAIL Parcel Post (a.k.a. Regular Airmail)
average delivery time 2 - 6 weeks depending on the destination (with tracking number, No Insurance, No refund in case of non-delivery)
We basically do not use this service, because the shipping fee is higher than EMS. This is because the AIRMAIL Parcel is quite conventional service which having been not renewed for quite long time, while Japan post started EMS aiming to replace it. We only use this delivery for the country to which both SAL and EMS are not available but the item can not be packed in small packet (ex. Bosnia and Herzegovina).
This delivery can also be tracked on Japan Post's web.


C) EMS (a.k.a. International express mail)
average delivery time 3 - 5 days depending on the destination (With Tracking number and Insurance which covers maximum 20,000yen in accrodance with shipping declaration value on the shipping label)
EMS is the most reliable and fast delivery among the choices Japan post offers. This delivery is given the first priority in handling so that it will be loaded on the airplane in less than 48 hrs from dispatch. We would strongly recommend this delivery for the order with high declaration valuable or urgent need. Tracking information is available on Japan Post's web.


D) Surface Small Packet registered(We have stopped using non-registered Surface Small Packet as of January 2011)
average delivery time 2 - 6 months(with tracking number, Insurance maximum 6,000yen)
Surface delivery is what commomly called as "sea mail". Delivery is slow, approximate 2 month to 3 months, and sometimes longer, depending on the destination. However the delivery rate is the least expensive among the other choices. It has only two shipping weight band, either 1.0kg/770yen or 2.0kg/1080yen worldwide flat rate. We recommend this delivery for small but very heavy items, of which value is not so high. This delivery can also be tracked on Japan Post's web.


E) Fedex (International Economy)
average delivery time 3 to 5 days depending on the destination
With regard to the postage,you can choose either paid in advance (means RT charges Fedex postage when we ship) or you reserve the charge and pay it later directly to Fedex from your Fedex account. For the Fedex delivery fee, please ask us with your wish list so that we can calculate the exact rate. If you prefer recipient's reserved charge, please ask your local Fedex Agent for more details about it. They will tell you the approximate rate if you tell them the box size and weight. We can measure the expected shipping dimension and weight. This delivery is trackable on Fedex web site, also fully guaranteed and refundable in accordance with Fedex own policy.



3. How can we trust your shipping cost?

A: RAINBOW TEN will clearly announce that we do not gain any profit from shipping cost, regardless of the type. The shipping cost we charge to the customer is exactly the cost we pay to the due agencies. If we ask 300yen for shipping, we pay 300yen to the postal office and so on. Our personnel at the shipping section have a great knowledge how to save the postage. Shipping options & method, packing & other requirements require a comprehensive knowledge, as it varies a lot where the shipment is going considering the size & weight, shape & other. Please trust our personnel. They are quite experienced, know almost all the regulations at every country.


4. Sometimes your shipping quote & actual shipping cost is different. How could that be happening?

A: We calculate the shipping cost using actual items in inquiry when the items are in stock. However, to maximize speedy reply, we sometimes calculate the shipping cost by each items net weight + possible packing weight when some items in inquiry are out of stock. Therefore, when we have received the items & calculate the shipping, that may be different from our advised shipping cost. That is the reason we advise the shipping cost as "estimated". We try our best to calculate as precise shipping as possible in quote. For TAMIYA SEPARATE PARTS (SPRUE/RC SPECIAL PARTS) , especially the quantity is big, it is very difficult to calculate the shipping cost as we do not have them in stock until they are actually ordered. TAMIYA SEPARATE PARTS (SPRUE/RC SPECIAL PARTS) are delivered from TAMIYA only after we placed an official order with TAMIYA. Therefore, in some cases shipping quote for TAMIYA parts may employ our empirical guess. In consequences, regardless of our shipping quote, that is exact cost we pay to the postal agencies, exact shipping cost required for the order to be delivered to the destination.

5. Would there be any loss in separate shipping?

A: Actually if the items in the order are all in stock, and your shipment was split into two or more packages, that means we selected the best way to save the shipping cost. SAL/AIR SP (small package size delivery) is very reasonable method of shipping for the size & weight, but they have a limit either in size (dimensional total 90cm) & in weight (2.0kg). If the shipment goes over the limit, the shipment will be sent back or treated as Parcel (large size delivery) which costs more than EMS in most cases.
Another case is that if there is an item that is not in stock & the entire order is waiting for the item, we may regard the item as unavailable if a certain time is passed. In that case we would ask if the customer would like the item on back order. In that case shipping cost may be increased due to the separate shipping, however, the difference is only 80yen to 280yen in SAL delivery. Of course we respect the customer's choice whether to wait or ship, but if you wouldn't appreciate unnecessary waiting, please request us to ship "what we have for now & back order the rest". This can be very efficient in SAL delivery.

SAL, AIRMAIL, SURFACE have SP category (Small Packet). SP is the reasonable shipment that allows les than 2.0kg shipment and dimentional size total (H+W+T) less than 90cm (see below). This SP shipping is mainly used for our "Reasonable Way Not Surface" if the items can be packed in the size.

From the year 2003, Japan Post have updated their policy and they allow upto 5.0kg SP shipment only for "Printed Matters" that means books and magazines. This new deal works quite in the favor for heavy book orders. [Note: Canada post will not accept this 5.0kg shipment. They take only 2.0kg shipment as before]






6. When & what time your on-line store opens?

A: Our on-line store is open from 9:00AM to 18:00PM JAPAN time. We also have a weekend off (Saturday & Sunday). We try to respond to all the E-mails received on the day, but there would be some cases that we are unable to if the inquiry or order is complicated.

7. What if my order is missing!?

A: We regret that even though the service of the postal agencies has shown a great improvement, there is still some non-delivery occured in our long business carrier, especially in SAL SP. As we have mentioned earlier in this section, SAL SP & AIR SP & SURFACE SP are not insured, treated just like a letter. If you go & ask the post man if your letter is trackable, the answer should be definitely "No". Therefore, if the shipment goes missing, we have no way to track the package if it was shipped by SAL/AIR/SURFACE SP. These deliveries also do not require reception signature of the recipient so that we also have no way to know if the shipment is received by a due recipient or a wong recipient. Due to all those reason, we are unable to guarantee the SAL/AIR/SURFACE SP. We would recognize the customer's selection of either of the SP delivery as a full responsibility of customer in case of missing. In spite of these terms & conditions, more than 60% of our existing customers are regularly using SP delivery and successfully receive the package without problem. EMS has no non-delivery in our past 10years business carrier. SAL/AIR/SURFACE P (big size delivery) can be insured with extra pay, however, those delivery costs more if insurance is attached compared with EMS that covers upto 20,000yen value insurance without any extra pay.

8. I don't want to pay import tax!!

A: Please contact Information desk.


9. I saw the items I want were in the list but when I placed an order, you told me the items are out. How could that happen!?

A: Yes, we would apologie these frustrating experience caused. There are various reasons that causes these unavailability. First, we receive your E-mail when we open the on-line store at 9:00AM Japan time. We collect the items from shop shelves in your order even before the shop is open at 11:00AM so if you see the list just after 9:00AM Japan time, that list sure reflects our actual inventory, except the quantity that will not be indicated on our system. Of course whenever we have a time we receive the new E-mails while we are on line, we process your order immediately. However, once our shop is open, we have visiting customers too, and if they buy the items, as time goes by, the stock inventory is getting less reflected the actual stock inventory as our list is updated only in the morning. Therefore, some items maybe sold out on the day, and not available for immediate shipping. We will sure contact our source of supplies immediately for the items on order, however, there may be some cases that the stock we had was the last available stock & no more can be found from our source of supplies/manufacturers. In that case, we have to apologise our customers to tell the unavailability. Please kindly understand when this happens to your order. Just please remember RAINBOW TEN is doing the best to get as many items in your order as possible.


10. After weeks of waiting I was told the items that was supposed to arrive is unavailable. Can you tell me why?

A: Some manufacturers, especially smaller companies, have a very limited production schedule. These companies are usually operated by only a couple of people, unlike their name impresses. These companies are very busy all the time, have no time to reply each inquiry or phone call. Therefore, we sometimes leave the order to our source of supplies. They keep our order in the list & get them when they have a bunch from those small companies. In most cases this consigning system works fine, however, because of the lack in communication, sometimes the items will never arrive even when we were sure advised the item would be arriving soon. Customers may get frustrated against these situation, but please kindly understand so are we.

11. I understand that you can not hold the order too long. But just tell me how you judge the order should be shipped even when some of the items in the order have not arrived!?

A: We know customers would like as economic shipping as possible. We do keep that in our mind all the time. However, unavailable items will never arrive even if we wait hundreds of days. There are a numerous number of manufacturers in Japan, and combination of the items in an order is of no doubt variety. Some manufacturers have a good response & others don't. Therefore, once some items are sold out, we send fax to each manufacturers for the items. Some reply us on the same day but others never. Therefore, we have to judge unavailability for efficient shipping. We would admit that combined shipping is very good & reasonable, clever way to buy the things from foreign countries, however, we would not think a month long waiting is not as economic as shipping what available for then. We will advise the unavailable items in our delivery notice, to be sent one day before the dispatch of order.

12. I used EMS delivery, and received your delivery notice. In the E-mail you said you shipped my order yesterday. However, the EMS tracking number you attached in the E-mail is not working on the web. Please explain why it is not working. Have you shipped my order for sure?

A: EMS tracking system starts working after your shipment has arrived at Tokyo airport, and registered as a loading cargo there. Until then, your shipment is not registered in the system. If your EMS tracking number is not working on the web, your shipment is still on the way to Tokyo. When you receive the delivery notice E-mail today saying "Your order has been shipped today", your shipment left our shop late afternoon. Your shipment then heads to Tokyo right away, and usually arrives at the airport late midnight. Therefore, it usually takes 24 to 48 hours until EMS tracking number starts working after we send you a delivery notice. Please kindly wait a while until it works.

13. Do you ship paints like Gunze(Creos/TAMIYA/Finisher's etc)?

Due to reinforced shipping policy by Japan post, we are unable to ship any liquid form painting materials. However, some Enamel and Acrylic type might be allowed for export depending on MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) & local regulation of the country of destination. Please read

14. It looks Museum Collection & Finisher's paints are very slow for back order. Why?

A: Unlike the other major manufacturers like TAMIYA, those small companies do not sell their items via wholesalers so that supplies can only be gotten via direct order. They impose minimum order for each order. Therefore, we usually order in bunch once a month. Exact delivery date is not fixed because the deliveries are arranged according to the release date of their new items. We would recommend you should not back order any of the items from those small company items if you want the order soon. For your reference, we here list the slow supply company: Museum Collection, Finishers, Clipper Model, Artisan Mori, AMS, Takahashi Modeling and other minors.

15. I am little worried to place an order because the postal service in my country is very bad. Do you think if there will be any problem if I order from you? For your info, my country is Brasil.

Well...We would say most of the order will arrive just fine, but also say that there are some countries where postal servide is not very good. We would say the countries in South America, Africa and Russia have not so much realiable postal service. We would recommend the customer choose non-SAL delivery. Please kindly learn our terms & conditions for non-delivery disclaimer. Brasil is getting safer destination after our repeated claims for non-delivery SAL shipment. However, these days we have seen unusual missing/lost shipment to Russia.

16. What is your subscription service all about?

A : The subscription order is a service where we ship every new issue monthly upon release. The price indicated in the subscription page is for a single issue, per month price. This payment will need to be paid monthly. We don't offer either yearly subscription or better price in longer period because our monthly subscription price bears almost no profit. Once you applied to this service, we will continue your subscription until you request us to cancel it.

17. I usually use PAYPAL as payment method. Sometimes you say "We can not back order it if payment is PAYPAL". I understand you have some inconveniences in this but could you tell why it is?

A: Yes, unlike credit card payment, we need to have all the items in stock and calcurate the cost before processing order if payment is paypal. We can usually take back orders for books and some minor items that arrive just once a month or less. However, obviously we can not do this for paypal payment as we can not wait something never arrive, and if we do this, there seems to be more chance that you may want to cancel your order while waiting. If these kind of cancelation occures frequently, we will eventually have many of minor items that are doomed to be dead stock. So please understand that we accept your back order in less chance in paypal payment than credit card payment. Sorry we have to do this at our discretion.

18. How do I place a reservation order?

A: Please list the future release item you would like in the order form. You don't need any RT numbers which we usually show in our inventory list. We would be greatly appreciated still, if you could find them in the MODEL NEWS, RC NEWS and N/HO NEWS because the items listed there are already confirmed to come out by our source of supplies. Of course our update of those pages are not up-to-date sometime, so we can gradly take your pre-order for the items not listed in our site too. In that case, please make sure to provide/list the manufacturer name, Item code (if possible), scale, and name of the item. If you are not sure about the item being sure to come out or just a rumor, please ask info@rainbowten.co.jp to learn more about the latest info we have.

19. I have placed an advance order (pre-order/reservation) and wanna know when you need the payment? Will you need any kind of down payment for the advanced order?

A: No sir, we do not need any advance payment or down payment, or even Paypal payment in advance for the reservation order. We will start processig your order as soon as the item on reservation arrived. Therefore, until then, no money transaction will take place. If you use Paypal payment, you will receive Paypal money request E-mail after the item on reservation comes out.

20. Do you have any discount policy for dealters?

A: Yes. We have substantial discount:

One order amounted to over (sub total):
100,000yen = 10% off
200,000yen = 15% off
300,000yen = 20% off

This discount policy will not additionally applied to any existing discount such as BANDAI plastic model 20% off, N/HO 10% off. We will not ask any of credit card payment handling (normally 5%) so practically the effective discount can be regarded maximum as much as 25%.

Once you are registered as a dealer, we will apply designated discount rate to your future order regardless of the amount of order. These discount rate for dealers will be updated to increase/decrease according to the total purchase at every end of quarter fiscal year.



21. I have currently have my credit card numbers on file with you. Is it possible that I use Paypal in the futre?

A: Of course you can. But please be advised that once Paypal is selected as a method of payment, we will delete your credit card number from our data base so that you need to advise your credit card numbers & exp date again when you would like the payment back to credit card. We keep only one payment method registered to one customer. Therefore, on our file, Paypal and credit card can not be registered together under one customer. As the same with credit card, we can not register Visa and Master under one customer number. Please kindly understand.

22. Is there any advantage in placing pre-order, except for the point that you won't miss the kit in the first supply..I mean, any advantage in pricing?

A: Yes there is, for TAMIYA items (RC related items excluded), pre-order will be 10% off. Also for the other makers' new release items, even when the sub total is less than 3000yen, there will be no handling commission 300yen will be charged.

23. I would like to order TAMIYA parts with 7 digits number indicated in the back of the instruction manual. But I just can not find them in your listing. How can I order them?

A: Those parts are not available as our shop stock. Those parts will be specially ordered from TAMIYA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE upon official order. If you would like to know the price and availability, please supply us with the 7 numbers and description of the parts if you know.

24. There are so many fantastic and attracvite toys in Japan. However, RT seems not to be able to carry all of them, even when those toy items are wide spread and extremely popular in Japan.Do you have any plan to expand the range of toy replated items?

A: We do understand what you feel. Some toy related items look so good and never fail to attract our attention. Please note that we Rainbow ten started our business as a specialized retailer of the plastic models in the beginning, and so far we have extablished yet-deep contacts & supplies of the models for the last decade, with powerful wholesalers & manufacturers. The sad thing is that the modeling industry is kind of exclusive, unopened. Once you lost a certain creit from sources, they will cut down the supplies of new release items. This means we need to buy as much items as possible from our contracted sources. As is the same, Toy industry has its own rules. Therefore, even some popular toys do not flow into our source, we can not rely on toy sources because their primarl customers are toy shops, and they are not willing to sell to the strangers. That's why we can not get some toy items in sufficient amount. Modeling source & Toy counterparts would sound similar, or maybe some people think they are identical, which is not correct. Those two industries are completely different, isolated some way. Please understand we need to focus on the modeling supplies fundamentary.

25. I have placed an order (inquiry) but have not heard back for quite a while.

A: Please note that our dept is not open on weekend (Saturday and Sunday) also take a off on National Holiday. Because National Holidays do not fall on the same date as in foreign countries, you may think we do not reply on business day. Either way we can reply within 2 days. Another possibility is that your E-mail may be lost in transit. For official order, we will send you the confirmation of reception of the order as soon as we receive it on our PC. If you have not received this confiramtion, your order E-mail is still on server (before downloaded) or not received. For inquiry, if your inquiry is about the availability of the items which we don't have in stock now, it may take sometime to answer because we need to wait for the wholesalers/source of supplies/manufacturers reply. One more case is that your E-mail software may register a wrong E-mail address as a returnpath. This sometimes happens when you install new mailing software or changed server/provider. For Russians and some countries in East Europe, we have sometimes very bad connection to the servers in these countries and they do not accept our E-mail. If you have a continuous trouble in getting reply from us, please create a new account of free mail like yahoo or hotmail of other countries, like yahoo.com(USA) or uk.yahoo.com(UK). Additionally, check if you or your server set a spam-free filter against the E-mail which has some type of domain name like ending with ".co.jp"

26. My credit card statement does not show your charge. Did you charge it or what?

A: Our credit card charge is to be settled every end of the month, 30th or 31st (or 28th/29th Feb). Actual bank transaction process is started after 15th of the following month by the credit card company which is definite process and can not change. Therefore, if you make a purchase, for example on 1st of June, then the statement will reflect the purchase around 15 th of July. Also if your credit card is not available for the purchase in the initial process at our mail order and kept unshipped even after the month has changed but authorized later on, the charge will be brought over to the next month's settlement so that the statement may take quite long to reflect the purchase.

27. I am Russian and have no reply from you.

A: Please note any domeins ended with "@****.ru" do not work from our end. We are not sure the cause but the servers do accept your mail and send it to us, but all the replies to them from us are blocked and sent back to us.Please obtain Yahoo or gmail free mail account.

28. My order have not arrived even shipped by what you call super fast express delivery EMS !(Canadian)

A: The recent situation on EMS in Canada has become very undesirable. It is because originally, once an EMS package arrived into Canada, it was handled by a courier company called Purolator, and they were good. However, starting at the end of November of this year, Canada Post (the Canadian postal service) began handling all EMS packages, Purolator only handle envelopes. And Canada Post's service is really poor comparing to Purolator's. Not only it takes longer to deliver, it is more expensive for the customer, too -- Canada Post charges a higher handling fee for import duty and sales taxes, and even take more time to sorting out taxes on the shipment. We would recommend SAL\AIR mail delivery to Canada, besides the merit of trackable EMS.(thanks Mr.David Louie for the information)

29. My fax does not seem to get through to you. Any problem with your fax machine, because it is always busy line!

A: first of all, please kindly note that our fax machne is working 24 hours with memory receiving so whether paper is loaded or not does not count. We have 4 available phone lines all the time for the fax machine so practically it will not be enganed unless 4 fax are incoming at the same time. Please try it again sometime later. If you seem to have continuous problem in sending fax, please check the below:

a) Is the number you are dialing correct? It is (international phone company number) +81-54655-1988

b) Have you dialed the international phone company number ahead of our fax number? If not, please check the below:

[Major destinations: Please ask if your country is not listed here]

Ireland: 00 USA: 011 UK: 00 Italy: 00 Indonesia: 001 Australia: 0011 Austria: 00 Viena: 900 Korea: 001 Greece: 00
Singapore: 001 Switzerland: 00 Sweden: 00 Spain: 00 Thailand: 001 Tiwan: 002 Denmark: 00 Germany: 00 Turky: 99 New Zealand: 00
Norway: 00 Hungary: 00 Philippines: 00 Finland: 990 France: 00 Brazil: 00 Belgium: 00 Hong Kong: 001 Malaysia: 00 Russia: 810

So if you are sending fax from USA, dial 011-81-54655-1988

c) Is your phone or fax line available for international call? Some of the phone line is prohibited for international call.

d) If all of the above are confirmed and still the fax transmission does not work, please contact info@rainbowten.co.jp before giving up your order!


30. I placed two orders in about 1 week interval. The order shipped earlier have not arrived but the other one shipped later have arrived instead. I am now little worried about if it is missing.

A: Because of the nature of the SAL (Surface air lifted: aka economy airmail), some of the shipment is inevitably loaded onto the airplane which is not directly bound for your country. On the other hand, some shipments are immediately loaded onto the direct flight to your counrty and being treated just like a normal airmail so it'll arrive very quick. Therefore, some shipments arrive very quickly and others take longer. Because of this, some shipment shipped later may arrive sooner than the one shipped earlier. Please allow for "each" shipment about 2 to 6 weeks from the date of dispatch. This situation is also applicable to the order dispatched on the same date in multiple boxes.

31. Our country's postal agencies use local delivery agent for EMS delivery. I would like to know what company is taking delivery for my shipment.

A: Please check the "cd Japan" site for details. They list the local agents and you can also track your shipment on their site (thanks Mr.Patrick Lee Kok Lim for the information)

32. I don't have any response...(yahoo.com, comcast, verizon, gte and other E-mail server)

A: Please kindly note there are some free mails that reject or delete our E-mail because they list our E-mail address (rainbowten.co.jp) for spammer. this is quite trouble for us because you still can send E-mail from those free mails to us but our response will be erased so it's practically one-way communication. One of our customers contacted them to unlock the spam block but it seems the blocking is done by server automatic program so that they are unable to unlock it by personal request. Please kindly check your E-mail account if it has "yahoo.com", "comcast", "verizon", "gte", "hotmail" or possibly others and if so, please obtain free E-mail account at gmail.
Also, if you placed an order by paypal in the past and did not clear the payment at all just because you did not want the order any more, without any advanced notification, we may have listed your E-mail address as a possible prunker (a.k.a. black list). Please contact Information desk for details.


33. My order EMS have not arrived for more than 30 days! (Italian)

A: Since April 2006, Italian customs have reinforced inspections against all the arriving EMS shipments. They will hold up max 30 days or more until they complete it. This is truely undesirable situations however we have no other choice to recommend AIRMAIL shipping although it is not a trackable delivery. If you need your shipment by EMS, we need a full declaration of each items, values and others by specially prepared invoice (custom slip).


34. How can I order BANDAI parts? How much?

A: Sorry but we are no longer able to carry Bandai parts for retail.



35. I want to order some TAMIYA parts but the instructions does not show the 7 digit parts code.

A:
Some old TAMIYA kits have no 7 digit parts codes in the instructions. In that case, please advise 1) Kit number (5 digit), 2) Sprue name, Quantity. We will ask TAMIYA about the availability, price and 7 digit code and get back to you so that there will not be any confusion or error in ordering. For your own convenence in the future, please keep those parts codes with your PC so that you can order the same parts efficiently.


36. My shipment takes longer than the average delivery time. Why? (this question can also be applied to SAL/AIR/SURFACE)

A: The following information is provided by Japan post for a conceivable cause:

Your shipmet might possibly delayed by the following reason:

USA : No delivery will be attempted on Sunday.
Singapore : Singaporian post agency will not investigate any missing shipments, so registered delivery is strongly recommended.
France: Invoice is required to be attached outside the shipping box. Delivery to Postal Box is not allowed, or the customs might find the declared value does not seem to correspond the content, so they need to open the shipment for inspection, to find some crue of the real value. For apartment dweller, door code is necessary for the delivery guy to deliver your shipment to the door.
United Kingdom : Full declaration of value and contents (description) is required, but it 's not done, or the customs might find the declared value does not seem to correspond the content, so they need to open the shipment for inspection, to find some crue of the real value.
Indonesia : No delivery will be attempted on Sunday. Delivery to Postal Box is not permitted.
Italy: Full declaration is necessary, along with official invoice, but it 's not attached, or the customs might find the declared value does not seem to correspond the content, so they need to open the shipment for inspection, to find some crue of the real value.
South Korea: Full declaration is necessary, along with official invoice, but it 's not attached, or the customs might find the declared value does not seem to correspond the content, so they need to open the shipment for inspection, to find some crue of the real value.
China (Hong Kong) : Full declaration is necessary, along with official invoice, but it 's not attached, or the customs might find the declared value does not seem to correspond the content, so they need to open the shipment for inspection, to find some crue of the real value.

In conclusion: Full declaration of value and contents, along with the invoice attached outside the shipment is the key to receive the shipment without delay, although it comes with a chance of import tax.

37. I E-mailed you and asked what bottle of paints are required to make the best color for (a certain type of) Gundam model and their mixing rate or diagram, but have no reply.

A:
We respond to any type of inquiry regardless of it's content in almost all cases, including technical guide, but only for color mixture, we are unable to provide concrete and specific answer, because it's really not possible to make an exact same color by mixing multiple colors.Adding to it, some people ask us to translate the color chart in the instructions, but sorry, translation is not an official part of our service. We really canot answer those type of questions. Please kindly understand.

38. I chose registered mail but it does not show any progress after "Dispatch from outward office of exchange" on the web tracking.

A:
The status "Dispatch from outward office of exchange" means, the shipment has already been loaded on the airplane/ship. This status is the final trace for the shipment before leaving Japan. Web tracking status won't be updated until it reaches the country of destination while it's on transit. Please also be noted that there are still some countries in which web tracking system is not available for SAL/AIR/SURFACE registered mail (many of them are plannig or developping it), so even when the shipment is actually in your country the web track remains showing "Dispatch from outward office of exchange". But please don't worry and wait patiently, as the delivery with tracking is attached insurance to 20000yen EMS, 6000yen registred SAL/AIR/SURFACE, according to the declaration value, in case of non-delivery.



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