According to one of the few Japanese residents on DOA the Dollybird 9 "preorder" is in actuality a LOTTERY.
A 3 Tier lottery at that. There are 3 deadline dates, the first being the 28th of this month and depending on which one you send the postcard (included in the magazine) in, the more or less chances you get. 3 if you send your card in the first deadline, 2 if you send it in before next months deadline and 1 if you send it by the last deadline.
I am not a lucky person. I lost the last unoa related lottery I was in, and I got the email saying I lost 2 days after my birthday. And what this lottery says to me is: "You're going to hold onto that money like a sheep, you will loose every lottery tier, you will then proceed to spend twice as much getting her on yahoo japan auctions, your family will commit you to a mental institution"
I am not a happy camper.
Also, someone else was relying on my to help him get the doll, if it was a preorder that was completely doable but now that its a lottery I'm in a bind! I only have one trustworthy Japanese friend, and the one piece of info that hasn't been posted is if there is a limit to household which no doubt there probably is.