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eBay Wig Review: wang19901018

06 Sunday Nov 2011

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clamp, cosplay, ebay, magic knight rayearth, umi ryuuzaki, wang19901018, wig, wig review

One of my bigger cosplays for next year is Umi Ryuuzaki from Magic Knight Rayearth. If you know the show, you know she has beautiful super long blue hair. You also know the color of her hair varies depending on what image you look at, anime vs. manga vs. artwork. I opted for a more.. vibrant blue rather than a light blue. The wig I purchased is a 51″ wig. The ends will need to be trimmed so they’re uniform in length. I also decided to purchase this wig early to submit into the Otaku House contest. I originally wasn’t going to submit her but the deadline for the finals was extended so I decided to EMS her wig to receive it sooner.

Anyways, they ended up shipping me the wrong wig so I couldn’t use it, and I ended up withdrawing from the contest for that reason and other reasons. After I complained to them, they shipped me a new one the next day which arrived in 5 days. Aside from that, the wig is nice so I would recommend them.

Rating: ★★★★☆/ 4.5 out of 5.

Pros:
– Tracking number provided.
– Item arrived in 7 days.

Cons:
– EMS was quick but the wrong item was shipped.

Price: $36.99 + $10.00 (EMS shipping) = $46.99
Item Location: Shanghai.
Time for Arrival: 7 days + 5 days = 12 days.

If you’d like to purchase this wig, search “51” Long Sky Blue Straight Anime Cosplay Party Wig hair” in the eBay search bar and browse through wang19901018’s eBay profile.

eBay Wig Review: cosplaydna

05 Saturday Nov 2011

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bloodline rebellion, cosplay, cosplaydna, ebay, lars alexandarsson, tekken 6, wig review

My friend is cosplaying as Lars Alexandarsson with my Alisa for New York Comic Con. I was helping him order a wig and we had settled on this one.

The wig itself is wonderful quality, but it took 19 days which is longer than what I’m used to waiting for a wig. They also provided a tracking number which I very much appreciated.

Rating: ★★★★☆/ 4.5 out of 5.

Pros:
– Tracking number provided.

Cons:
– Shipping took a bit longer than expected.

Price: $24.99 + free shipping.
Item Location: Shanghai.
Time for Arrival: 19 days.

If you would like to purchase this wig, you can search “40” Heat Resistant Gold Blonde Long Cosplay Wig 850953″ or check out cosplaydna’s eBay profile.

eBay Wig Review: koreahomme

26 Monday Sep 2011

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cosplay, ebay, final fantasy, final fantasy xiii, final fantasy xiii-2, koreahomme, lightning, review, wig review

I was originally planning on cosplaying Lightning from the new Final Fantasy XIII-2 for.. AnimeNEXT(?) and then for Otakon, but those plans fell through. Anyways, I purchased her wig back in April 20th.

I paid on April 20th, and they didn’t ship it out until a week later. I received the wig on May 6th (approximately 16 days) and it turns out that they mailed me a Serah wig instead. So I promptly e-mailed them back telling me they gave me the wrong wig. It was very back and forth which annoyed me a bit. They wanted to resolve the issue because they didn’t want me to give them bad feedback. In the end they sent me a new wig. But this time they didn’t send me a tracking number.

18 DAYS LATER. I still had not received my wig, so I e-mailed them again. They replied with some crackpot excuse about how because of the volcano in Iceland delaying/losing the shipment. Then had the audacity to offer 20$ as compensation FOR NOW, and if I received the wig to give it back. How about you give me my wig in the first place, I live in the US, under no circumstances would the wig be shipped anywhere near Iceland to begin with. Besides, I paid nearly 40$ for this wig, I was getting this wig. So I angrily responded back because I had begun to wonder if they were coming up with a ridiculous excuse to not send me this wig.

Anyways, they apologized saying they thought I was from the UK, because someone in the UK ordered the same wig, and said they sent me my wig 2 weeks ago. Then they kept e-mailing me about how if I don’t get it in the next week, that they’ll send me a new one by EMS, and how they are an honest seller, even going and sending me a picture of the wig they supposedly shipped. A day later I calmed down and told them I still wanted the wig. They said they would send one again with a tracking number. Although they sent it to me the first time with a tracking number, so I was a little confused as to why they didn’t send one to me the second time (unless they didn’t send it to begin with).

In the end I did get that wig within 8 days. It was pretty, but looked absolutely nothing like the reference picture. But you know, I got the wig and I didn’t want to even bother arguing with them anymore. The image on the right is what I was SUPPOSED to get. The picture at the bottom is a more accurate shot of what I received.

Pro:
– Tracking number given.
– Mailed out new wig.
– Good quality wigs.

Con:
– Wrong wig entirely.
– Looked nothing like the reference image.
– Had to sign for it.

Price: $37.99 + free shipping.
Item Location: Hong Kong.
Time for Arrival: 8 days. (After re-mailing)

Would I order from them again? Very debatable. The wig was good quality, but it was such a hassle trying to get the right wig. Although if you get the right wig to begin with, I think you’re set! If you wish to purchase this wig, search “Final Fantasy 13 LIGHTNING Pink wavy wig cosplay wigs” in the eBay search bar or look through koreahomme’s ebay profile.

eBay Wig Review: zhoujuntao2010

17 Saturday Sep 2011

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cosplay, ebay, kneesocks, panty & stocking, wig review, zhoujuntao2010

For New York Comic Con, l’ll be cosplaying as Kneesocks from Panty & Stocking with Garderbelt. Her hair is essentially in a high ponytail, so my options were to buy an actually Kneesocks wig, or try to find one in her shade of blue, and make the ponytail myself. I opted not to custom color her hair because of time restraints.

Her wig was actually a bit tough to find because of the shade. It’s like a light aqua blue. I found this wig and initially liked it. It was long enough for me to chop up and make into a ponytail. Upon actually getting the wig. It was OKAY. You can see how its mixed in the image, I didn’t realize that the mix would be blue/blonde. So now I’m opting to lightly dye it so the blonde parts are light blue. I don’t want to make it too dark.

Rating: ★★★☆☆/ 3 out of 5.

Pros:
– Free wig cap.
– Soft good quality wig.

Cons:
– No tracking number.
– Not what I intended on purchasing.

Price: $26.39 + free shipping.
Item Location: Beijing, China.
Time for Arrival: 13 days.

Would I purchase from them again? Yes, their wigs are good quality. If you would like to purchase this wig, search “COS WIGS Long ICE Blue Mix Cosplay Straight Wigs 100cm” or search through zhoujuntao2010’s eBay profile.

eBay Wig Review: cosplaydna2009

05 Monday Sep 2011

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Overdue review.. For AnimeNEXT, I was supposed to cosplay Princess Serenity from Sailor Moon, but those plans fell through.

Regardless, the method I was planning to use for Serenity was to use a short wig and a long wig (I bought a 100 cm wig). Now my one issue with buying the two wigs from eBay is that some sellers, especially the Asian ones, don’t have a prearranged set of colors. If you look on some wig websites such as Arda, they have a color chart for their wigs. Many eBay sellers don’t do that.

So if you plan on buying two wigs of the same color, but are different lengths, I would recommend sending the eBay seller a note to check. I was originally going to buy the wigs from another seller, but they couldn’t reassure that the wigs would be the same color, so I decided to buy from cosplaydna2009.

When you check out the item, you are allowed to leave a note to the seller; I just wrote a note saying I bought another wig and the item number (after I purchased the first wig) so they could ship it together.

The fibers were very soft so I am satisfied with my purchase. The only negative I can think of is that you can see the netting a bit through the wig, but that also happens when the fibers are super light.

Rating: ★★★★☆/ 4 out of 5.

Pros:
– Good quality wigs.
– Seller was quick and helpful when I asked questions.

Cons:
– No tracking number.
– Can see the betting through the wig a bit.

Price: $27.20 (Long wig) + $23.40 (Short wig) + free shipping = $50.60
Item Location: China
Time for Arrival: 11 days.

Would I purchase from them again? Yes.

If you wish to purchase this wig, search “1011 New long Silver White Cosplay Party Wig 100cm” in the eBay search bar for the long wig, “138 New Short Silver White Cosplay Party Wig” for the short wig, or look through cosplaydna2009’s ebay profile.

ebay Wig Review: peaceofworld2010

13 Wednesday Apr 2011

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cosplay, ebay, final fantasy x-2, peaceofworld2010, wig review, yuna

So AnimeNEXT is coming up very soon! I recently ordered my FFX-2 Gunner Yuna. I intentionally wanted the wig to be different from my FFX Yuna wig. So I opted for a darker brown.

The wig ended up being slightly darker than the image. But you can tell it’s not black and under the  light, it’s lighter. It has nice highlights like my FFX Yuna wig, which I did enjoy.

And it was a lot longer than I thought it would be, which isn’t that big of an issue.

I’ll take another picture when it’s less icky/rainy outside.

Rating: ★★★★☆/ 4.5 out of 5.

Pros:
– Very fast shipping.
– Soft fibers.

Cons:
–  No tracking number.
– Not heat resistent.

Price: 22.99$ + free shipping.
Item Location: China.
Time for Arrival: 9 days.

Would I order from them again? Yes.

If you wish to purchase this wig, search “J·C New Fashion Dark Brown Staright Women’s Full WIG,” or search in peaceoftheworld2010’s ebay profile.

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