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Old 2013.06.17, 07:55 AM   #30
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If money is no object, and you don't want to take any chances, you can try Tower Records Japan (they have a listing specifically for first-press), via a deputy service (because TRJ doesn't ship internationally). They're the only other major vendor who makes distinctions about first and second press. Barring that, you can wait for first-press copies (or the poster on its own) to show up at eBay.

Another possibility is to place your order with CD Japan anyway, and if (upon the day of release) it turns out there are more first-press copies than they had originally thought, then you are next in the queue to get one. CD Japan distributes first-press copies to whoever the first buyers were, and they don't lose track of whether you're the 20th or 30th buyer, even though right now it may seem like you would be no different than any other customer trying to pre-order this late.

I've had pre-orders with CD Japan upgraded to first-press before. I can't guarantee that will happen for you (the more you hesitate - the further back on the queue you are), but it's not as if any of the other vendors who deliver internationally (like Amazon Japan, HMV Japan, or YesAsia) will make guarantees either. With the other vendors, first-press is something you get randomly (regardless of how early or late you were in pre-ordering), and you never get external bonuses.
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