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Post by prayerzero on Sept 14, 2015 21:05:51 GMT -6
My favorite pose for Gohan and Piccolo just joined my collection Awesome dude!! I just displayed Cell! Very impressed!! I need a display case now.......Saw a Fantastic Terrarium for sale at a local garden centre for £500. Fully lit and everything..........might have to invest!! just a question of curiosity, when you open them are you happier that you did? or at some point have you thought i wish i just kept them in the boxes? me being abox collector just curious to hear insight on people who display them ^)^
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 14, 2015 20:48:46 GMT -6
cant seem to find battle damaged goku preorders on amazon that isnt going for $80+ anyone know of a good place to get these figures where the shipping wont be insane? i live in canada btw :3 Dont pre order with Amazon. Amazon= worst place to preorder, ive decided to go through BBTS(bigbadtoystore)
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 10, 2015 12:32:58 GMT -6
welcome!!!!
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 5, 2015 23:00:06 GMT -6
Nice Piccolo there- definitely on my wish list. Just bumping this thread to see if anyone has a lead on where to get this elusive Vegeta? I found a seller "phoenixofglory" on eBay- seems legit and I read somewhere that other members have had good experiences. My only gripe was when I requested actual pics of the box, they sent me pics that look like they were taken on a low res camera phone- as in they were blurry. It made me think twice...so the hunt continues... haha thank ya! luckily i got my arlia vegeta back when he came out so i had awesome first picks and getting the perfect mint box on mine but i assume hes every or at least amazon if your willing to pay the 175 i think it is. but i can keep an eye out for you if youd like, i would ask one of our members named fukkatsu no f, i think he might have one
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 4, 2015 19:54:46 GMT -6
Im not sure how to feel on the Gi colors, im more focused on the mass production of a couple set characters instead of creating new ones for us... i mean id love to see super buu or kid buu created or at least nappa...oh poor nappa.... haha
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 20:40:30 GMT -6
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 20:10:26 GMT -6
Amazon has been very strange with Tamashii Nations lately. They didn't carry the Gohan re-issue, passed on PC Vegeta and likely PC Trunks and now have cancelled Ultimate Gohan. Not that the figure is anything stellar but I think this is a business decision that plays in part with Bluefin distribution and Tamashii's recent shifty release dates. One thing I've said is that Amazon is BIG on delivery dates. A lot of their shipping services and delivery promises circle around meeting those dates. Amazon has been dealing with Tamashii's and by extension Bluefin's constant date changes. It especially hit hard during the Port Strikes. Bluefin also never seems to distribute the product "on-time", with some vendors getting their stock weeks or even a month or two before others. I believe Amazon has lost some faith with Tamashii and is going to be quite more selective about their product choices and I think they've been disappointed with Blefin not meeting their distribution dates for their orders. Hence why people tend to cancel their Amazon pre-orders and order from elsewhere when stock is available earlier. With Ultimate Gohan...let's be clear, it's a lame figure and basically a new head sculpt on a body we've seen many times before. I apologize if you like this incarnation of the character but it's true. I believe Amazon didn't have many preorders to begin with because there isn't much interest in the figure in comparison to the other blockbuster DBZ figures announced. Once Bluefin or however Amazon found out that they're pushing the release date back, I believe they just said "screw it" and decided to just cancel their orders from Bluefin. So hence why they're not carrying Gohan now. It will be interesting to see what happens with SSGSS Goku and Goldenrod Frieza if they don't meet Amazon's dates. Might want to start looking to pre-order elsewhere just in case. THat is actually a very good point, i canceled my prime due to the shifty dates but mainly the customer service i got was awful for this. I decided to go through BBTS just because i can pay at release time and they have a great rating on the BBB, so i figured i would just give them a shot for future releases as i remember ordering vegeto and getting him 2 months after everyone else even though my preorder was done the day they put it up. I mean that was my main reason for amazon prime in the first place. But i will see how BBTS treats me and if its good ill pay a few extra bucks for some figures i dont mind that aspect as these are for me and i generally dont plan on resale unless i get duplicates. which is almost never
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 17:37:26 GMT -6
Amazon has been failing so hard with their Figuarts releases. I stopped pre-ordering from them a while ago and haven't looked back. Much better places out there and cheaper too. Anime-Island still has Goku and Gohan for pre-order if anyone wants Besides Vegetto, the last figuart I got from Amazon was 18. And the only reason I ordered Vegetto from there was because I had a $30 gift card or something lol. i just closed my account, amazon is the worst
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 15:40:51 GMT -6
The only issue i have is paying for them all up front sadly, i mean how could you bang up a shipper? haha maybe ill switch i just want to make sure i get them in great condition and am able to pay at time of release, any honorable mentions for both of those? haha MH Toy Shop allows you to pay upon release and Anime Island lets you put down 20%. If you don't wanna pay anything at all now, your best bet is MH. sadly MH is sold out of like everything and maybe ill go through anime island, long as you say theyre good i trust ya haha
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 15:27:35 GMT -6
hey quick question, im switching from amazon to bigbadtoystore, not sure if you have gone through them but i have just a few questions for you or anyone thats used them, they have collector grades? are they worth paying for? or should i just order from anime-island and cancel my preorders through bigbadtoystore? not sure as ive stuck with amazon for awhile and im just sick of them I've only ordered twice from BBTS and both times my packages were dinged up. I believe them to be the devil incarnate so I'm a bit bias but I'll give my opinion anyways Tbh, the collector's grade thing is basically their way of making an extra buck so they can hand select a nicely packaged figure for you instead of just picking one out at random. I've ordered from plenty of other sites that don't have such a "service" and the figure boxes are always in excellent, minty fresh condition. They mark up their stuff to begin with and there are plenty of better sites out there that are cheaper and provide high level customer service as well. There's usually always a better site to get figures from than BBTS, at least if you live in the U.S. I know some people like BBTS for international shipping but that's not my department. Just for reference, here's a few good sites to order from: Toyz in the Box, MH ToyShop, Anime Island and EKnightMedia. At the end of the day the way I look at it, if they all carry the same figure, I'll go with whichever is the cheapest and BBTS never is in my experience. The only issue i have is paying for them all up front sadly, i mean how could you bang up a shipper? haha maybe ill switch i just want to make sure i get them in great condition and am able to pay at time of release, any honorable mentions for both of those? haha
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 15:06:08 GMT -6
Amazon has been failing so hard with their Figuarts releases. I stopped pre-ordering from them a while ago and haven't looked back. Much better places out there and cheaper too. Anime-Island still has Goku and Gohan for pre-order if anyone wants hey quick question, im switching from amazon to bigbadtoystore, not sure if you have gone through them but i have just a few questions for you or anyone thats used them, they have collector grades? are they worth paying for? or should i just order from anime-island and cancel my preorders through bigbadtoystore? not sure as ive stuck with amazon for awhile and im just sick of them
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Post by prayerzero on Sept 3, 2015 15:04:47 GMT -6
hey everyone quick question, im switching my pre-orders from amazon to bigbadtoystore, is there any reason to buy the collectors grade? do they ship their figures in the brown shipper boxes? and why can i only pre-order one figure at a time? just curious since collector grades add up in cost
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Post by prayerzero on Aug 31, 2015 20:16:37 GMT -6
hi there! welcome! i honestly go through amazon prime for a lot of my sh figuarts! i love their guarantee and its always done me right, ebay sellers come and go is the issue. i would say browse through feedback and see if anyones posted about banked up boxes. i can keep an eye open for you if youd like! btw beyond jealous of your arlia vegeta pop i want one so badly! but yea i literately have one of the best arlia vegeta SDCC figures possible, theres not one imperfection in the box anywhere to be found thanks for the kind welcome prayerzero! The toy tokyo planet arlia vegeta is truly an awesome pop. I display it in an official Pop Protector since it is my most prized Pop. And also thanks for offering to keep an eye out- much appreciated. I am an Amazon Prime member as well and just can't seem to decide if I trust any of these third party vendors. So far the best I can find on Ebay is 169.99 shipped. ahhh the pain of being late! Dont start me on that late train im slowly piecing together my collection, ,i recently bought a sdcc piccolo from a member here and i paid a pretty penny, sad part is that every one seems to have some slight defect with the box and im a box collector so i dont open any of them X)
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Post by prayerzero on Aug 31, 2015 19:31:12 GMT -6
Hello all, first post here. I started collecting pops initially at NYCC last year. I eventually was able to score a Toy Tokyo Planet Arlia Vegeta and stumbled across this version which is a must have. Of course since I am super late to the party, I just wanted to know if anyone has any advice on legit Ebay sellers that they have dealt with in the past. Thanks for any input. I enjoy this forum immensely and hopefully will be able to contribute in the near future. hi there! welcome! i honestly go through amazon prime for a lot of my sh figuarts! i love their guarantee and its always done me right, ebay sellers come and go is the issue. i would say browse through feedback and see if anyones posted about banked up boxes. i can keep an eye open for you if youd like! btw beyond jealous of your arlia vegeta pop i want one so badly! but yea i literately have one of the best arlia vegeta SDCC figures possible, theres not one imperfection in the box anywhere to be found
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Post by prayerzero on Aug 28, 2015 11:45:41 GMT -6
I waited so much for a Boo Saga Vegeta, and I just recently find out that I don't like to collect figures anymore.... I'm probably going to sell them, but I don't know how much the original color Trunks is valuable right now if its not opened id love to buy it from you
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