What is it you're worried about? In general, I'd always feel safer (pre-)ordering from Japan since it's hard to trust anyone but the manufacturer or companies that directly pre-order from them (unless, of course, the same goes for your British supplier, wide term, probably generalizinga bit too much, sorry in advance), especially when it comes to figures.
Do you collect Doujinshi? I like that!
To post something relevant, package with Gintama opening/ending singles just arrived. Ordered them before Christmas and was rather worried that they had arrived between Christmas and New Year, left in the entrance area by a demotivated mailman, only to be stolen by pretty much anyone from the outside or inside (happened two years ago with Doujinshi). Next time, I'll pay more attention to notes along the lines of "available within 5 to 7 days" when ordering something without a Tracking Number.
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