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Post by shinobi03 on Jun 8, 2011 7:54:19 GMT -5
As for me, I'm lucky there are no RD Eva exclusives announced as of yet, and I guess no DOTM toys for a while.
But if there'll be releases each month... I... really... need... to... get... a... job...!! Or I won't make it for six months back to back...!
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Post by Lejam on Jun 8, 2011 10:49:27 GMT -5
June and July are pretty much hard for our wallet...
Igear seekers + TFC Deva "not-scavenger" + FP Causality CA-03 Thundershred + GX-60 God Sigma + more to come...
OUCH ! ! ! (need money)
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Post by robwhit1 on Jun 8, 2011 19:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Jun 8, 2011 19:22:25 GMT -5
I know the American dollar has taken a dive in the last year or so but... come on BBTS... seriously?  |
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Post by emerje on Jun 8, 2011 20:49:13 GMT -5
I'm looking at the RobotKingdom listing again... am I reading that package size right? 4'x8"x8"? That's got to be a typo.
Emerje
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Post by supergetterv on Jun 8, 2011 21:11:48 GMT -5
I'm looking at the RobotKingdom listing again... am I reading that package size right? 4'x8"x8"? That's got to be a typo. Emerje Nope, it should be correct because they were the ones that was displaying it at Botcon. And seeing this up close, it's around the same size as Warbot. I am assuming that the Height and width of the box as eight, and the length at four. Most likely it will be sold in robot mode and it needs the extra couple of inches deep to fit the crane thing on his back. my picture is clearer  Definitely get it from Robotkingdom because even with shipping, it is still cheaper. |
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Post by emerje on Jun 9, 2011 1:27:19 GMT -5
They wrote 4 feet.  I've got some old Kaiyodo figures with ridiculously large backer cards, but not any that are 4 feet tall.  Emerje |
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Post by twoducks on Jun 9, 2011 3:18:58 GMT -5
So Robot Kingdom is a distributor form China? Safe to buy from them?
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Post by shinobi03 on Jun 9, 2011 3:33:04 GMT -5
Are Robot Kingdom's shipping costs high? Because I heard they are too high.
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Post by mrclean08 on Jun 9, 2011 7:40:06 GMT -5
I am hoping this figure can be taller than 12" tall. If each individual bot is supposedly comparable to the size of FP's Warbot Defender (6"), then the combined big guy's size has to be taller than 12".
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Post by quinjester on Jun 9, 2011 9:27:28 GMT -5
Are Robot Kingdom's shipping costs high? Because I heard they are too high. Robot Kingdom makes up for its lower prices in shipping costs, similar to the common ebay practice of putting up an item for below cost but putting a $25-30 shipping charge on it (when it might cost only $10 to move). Even at Botcon, they basically priced everything up that they were selling by the equivalent shipping cost. The Sonicron (memo-taker Soundwave) that they're taking orders on that's priced at $59, for example, they were selling limited quantities of for $79. Robot Kingdom'll still probably be a liiiittle cheaper than BBTS, but it won't be a particularly significant amount. Even less so if you combine this guy at BBTS in a Pile of Loot shipment. |
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Post by eternalm on Jun 9, 2011 9:29:12 GMT -5
Are Robot Kingdom's shipping costs high? Because I heard they are too high. My experience with them has been that the amount you get charged for shipping, normally brings the items up to the price that BBTS charges with shipping. That's what happened with my Perfect Effect God Sword and Knight Morpher |
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Post by tomac66 on Jun 9, 2011 14:11:28 GMT -5
I preordered it at Robotkingdom with 18.5USD for registered shipping to Spain, total 96.4 USD.
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Post by supergetterv on Jun 9, 2011 14:16:00 GMT -5
The only reason I don't pre order that many things from robotkingdom is because they only accept paypal, and you pretty much have to pay up front. Otherwise, I've had good experiences ordering from them. I wrote my name down for one of the black PE Reflectors and is waiting for them to email me back.
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Post by Lejam on Jun 9, 2011 15:58:06 GMT -5
Through RK, I paid US$ 30.72 for EMS shipping for 1 ex...
They are probably the cheapest on Transfomers toy, but shipping is not really cheap...
Btw, they are very reliable and handling is on top.
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Post by robwhit1 on Jun 9, 2011 20:13:45 GMT -5
I am having a hard time making that preorder. I keep changing my mind before I finish it. This basically commits you to a $600 3rd party figure (set). If I had a final review or more final product pics, I may have a few less concerns, but $600 is just such a high price to pay.
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Post by supergetterv on Jun 9, 2011 21:34:19 GMT -5
Honestly, well just in my case, I could care less for the official hasbro or takara stuff. Especially now that it is pretty much all TF3 movie stuff. Only reason I got some of the official stuff is because they are cheap and super affordable. In the end, these are toys and are targeted toward little kids, unlike true collectibles like chogokins. Without third parties, I wouldn't have a need for the white classics optimus they dub ultra magnus. I would have no need for a Classics hot rod. And I believe the rotf bruticus and superion would be on clearance shelf over at ross. Fact is, that laser RtS prime was so ugly, I gave one of them away. Then comes maketoy, a division of fansproject, and the freakin RtS Laser Prime are no where to be found. Luckily, I still see them at Frys electronics stores at retail.
Basically, I can justify the price of 3rd party item because these were created and marketed to collectors.
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Post by robwhit1 on Jun 10, 2011 5:38:18 GMT -5
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Jun 10, 2011 21:34:22 GMT -5
LOL! I love that yoga pose... more Transforming robots should be designed with tails in their bot modes. I am having a hard time making that preorder. I keep changing my mind before I finish it. This basically commits you to a $600 3rd party figure (set). If I had a final review or more final product pics, I may have a few less concerns, but $600 is just such a high price to pay. Yeah, I want to see reviews first. So far we can only assume that TFC will put the same kind of QC into this as their previous figures like the chibi-Prime (which seemed pretty solid). If I can be assured that this first not-constructicon can be awesome, then I would have no problem placing a pre-order for the second one (and third and fourth and so on...) |
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Post by edge on Jun 11, 2011 15:34:35 GMT -5
I too am waitin for a review before I throw down 100 bucks to get this to my door.
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