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Post by getterjehuty on Apr 28, 2020 11:09:39 GMT -5
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Post by sermis22 on Apr 28, 2020 11:20:09 GMT -5
I never understood BBTS crazy mark-ups for P-Bandai items. Even their flat rate $4 shipping doesn't make up for the mark-ups.
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Post by bocasas on Apr 28, 2020 11:25:02 GMT -5
I never understood BBTS crazy mark-ups for P-Bandai items. Even their flat rate $4 shipping doesn't make up for the mark-ups. Well I think that for the P-bandai items they pay retail price plus the shipping (they seem to bay at P-bandai), so costs are higher, plus their profit then we end with prices like that (plus they dont get much stock this way, so they can mark it high and yet get sold out before release, is a matter of supply/demand I guess)
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Post by mpchi on Apr 28, 2020 12:36:37 GMT -5
Thats the thing. With such high mark-ups at BBTS on exclusives, they still sold out in general regardless. While I am not complaining when I have less competition on the cheaper channels, I am surprised by how many people don't know where to shop for these and swallow that mark-up.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Apr 28, 2020 13:12:51 GMT -5
I never understood BBTS crazy mark-ups for P-Bandai items. Even their flat rate $4 shipping doesn't make up for the mark-ups. Well I think that for the P-bandai items they pay retail price plus the shipping (they seem to bay at P-bandai), so costs are higher, plus their profit then we end with prices like that (plus they dont get much stock this way, so they can mark it high and yet get sold out before release, is a matter of supply/demand I guess) Exactly.
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Post by kc on Apr 28, 2020 13:24:04 GMT -5
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Post by innorous on Apr 28, 2020 13:42:38 GMT -5
Price is really good. Never heard of this site though. What's the catch?
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Post by kc on Apr 28, 2020 14:02:19 GMT -5
Price is really good. Never heard of this site though. What's the catch? I did purchase a dairugger, voltron and few chogokins with them. Great communication and nice packing according to my experience. But I did not order any of it from them this time because my wallet is empty now... ...
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Post by dgn0000 on Apr 28, 2020 14:10:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the share. Appreciated it. Have you purchased from this shop before?
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Post by knolly on Apr 28, 2020 14:30:29 GMT -5
May be ot has something to do with original blue frame failed in sales (I regret not getting it for 100usd at entertainment earth when it went on sale). I guess they decided this is not popular enough to be a normal release. You might be right, but it's ironic since I'm guessing the reason the Blue Frame failed is that everyone was just waiting for the Second L.
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Post by getterjehuty on Apr 28, 2020 14:44:57 GMT -5
Price is really good. Never heard of this site though. What's the catch? I did purchase a dairugger, voltron and few chogokins with them. Great communication and nice packing according to my experience. But I did not order any of it from them this time because my wallet is empty now... ... Do they charge when you preorder or whe nit ships? Edit: Nevermind. I read the FAQ. They do charge immediately.
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Post by nops on Apr 28, 2020 15:02:15 GMT -5
Lol. Just for the Launcher pack, they charge you $59.14 for shipping. Total is $145.69. NY was $128 for me using international card
Blue frame is $31 though. Total $320.19. It is weird
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Post by bleah on Apr 28, 2020 16:01:42 GMT -5
Rule of thumb: Tamashii web exclusives - always gets charged at the time of order no matter where you buy. Bandai asks for payment upfront so expect resellers/retailers to charge upfront as well.
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Post by innorous on Apr 28, 2020 16:48:56 GMT -5
I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE LAUNCHER PACK
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Apr 28, 2020 17:59:42 GMT -5
A good rule of thumb to use instead of even asking people is to just put the items in your cart and go through the checkout process. You'll know then if it charges right away or asks you for information to pay later. Between it varying from site-to-site and not wanting to miss out on your purchase I'd recommend it.
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Post by crycryptowaste on Apr 29, 2020 5:16:09 GMT -5
Is there any value in getting the Alt Strike flight pack if you have the original Aile Strike thay included a flight pack? If the OG MB Aile Strike is compatible with gun barrel, etc the flight pack included w/ Aile should work on these Alt Strike Gundam red/blue frames, yes? www.gundamkitscollection.com/2020/04/metal-build-aile-striker-alternative.html?m=1Also realized I never picked up the X105 because I thought it was basically the MB Aile Strike minus flightpack. However upon close inspection it looks like the hip decaling is different (has less decal) on the X105 compared to OG Aile. Aren't they supposed to be the same Gundam frame?
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Post by innorous on Apr 29, 2020 12:24:56 GMT -5
Is there any value in getting the Alt Strike flight pack if you have the original Aile Strike thay included a flight pack? If the OG MB Aile Strike is compatible with gun barrel, etc the flight pack included w/ Aile should work on these Alt Strike Gundam red/blue frames, yes? www.gundamkitscollection.com/2020/04/metal-build-aile-striker-alternative.html?m=1Also realized I never picked up the X105 because I thought it was basically the MB Aile Strike minus flightpack. However upon close inspection it looks like the hip decaling is different (has less decal) on the X105 compared to OG Aile. Aren't they supposed to be the same Gundam frame? I think that alternative strike pack is to fit onto astrays, as the original aile pack cannot connect. As for the strike gundam without the aile pack that's released on infinite event, the two strike gundam are exactly the same regarding to their frame and articulation. The only difference are the decal. Both strike gundam should be compatible to each other. The aile pack comes from the aile strike and gunbarrel can be connected to either strike.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Apr 29, 2020 12:34:14 GMT -5
I thought that the new Astrays have the adapter that lets the old pack fit onto them? Looking at the Blue frame pics the slot looks exactly the same as the one on the Aile Strike.
From what I'm seeing it's the exact same thing and just re released on its own now that there are three pieces that can use it.
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Post by innorous on Apr 29, 2020 13:14:32 GMT -5
I thought that the new Astrays have the adapter that lets the old pack fit onto them? Looking at the Blue frame pics the slot looks exactly the same as the one on the Aile Strike. From what I'm seeing it's the exact same thing and just re released on its own now that there are three pieces that can use it. haha yeah i am not exactly sure. Maybe it is for the old red frame or blue frame release. The alternative aile strike pack is somewhat a weird release. I am guessing because of the event, they sold a lot of bare bone strike, so it's good to have the option to only get the Aile pack.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Apr 29, 2020 16:00:51 GMT -5
I can say for certain that the new Astrays work with the older Aile Strike pack because if they released an Aile Strike with a different male port then it wouldn't even fit the GAT Strike.
Basically it's just a re release but I wish it had ports for the launcher and sword strike stuff as ell as the battery pack for Perfect Strike but we'll see. I'm not in the know but I feel like something is going to end up being shown later that puts the three together in that sense.
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