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Post by cubsfan74 on Nov 25, 2019 19:25:38 GMT -5
My Dairugger came from Amazon today. I'm sending it back. It wasn't destroyed, but it was loose in a larger shipper box, and it was pretty scuffed up by the time I got it. The shipper was crushed a bit, so the Voltron slip sleeve was damaged. Fingerprints, too :/ I go to great lengths to keep my boxes in the best shape possible, so to have it marred on arrival is unacceptable. I have another sample coming from eknight. That sucks! Exactly why I was not about to do Amazon for this guy. I didn't even do the $4 BBTS shipping because it is smart post, which for collectibles I have found it to not be very smart. I do have one coming from Gamestop, which I have never done before, so hopefully it comes in good shape or they can have it back. BBTS does a great job of packing and protecting what they ship though. I don’t buy a lot from them anymore, but everything I’ve bought has arrived safely.
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Post by getterjehuty on Nov 25, 2019 19:31:09 GMT -5
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Post by mattytreks on Nov 25, 2019 19:45:51 GMT -5
Has anyone who purchased through BBTS received a shipping notification yet? My order is currently at ‘Processing’.
And +1 for an Albegas and Robeast one day, so the SoC Voltron goodness can continue.
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Post by robonutter on Nov 25, 2019 19:48:57 GMT -5
Has anyone who purchased through BBTS received a shipping notification yet? My order is currently at ‘Processing’. And +1 for an Albegas and Robeast one day, so the SoC Voltron goodness can continue. Mine from BBTS shipped Friday and arrived today.
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Post by robonutter on Nov 25, 2019 21:40:42 GMT -5
Gamestop says it has shipped. Now to wait and see how it is packed.
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Post by xephon0930 on Nov 25, 2019 21:46:44 GMT -5
My GX-88 should arrive this Wednesday.
It is my Eknight order I kept around and funny enough they got it faster than BBTS.
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Post by xephon0930 on Nov 25, 2019 21:47:26 GMT -5
Has anyone who purchased through BBTS received a shipping notification yet? My order is currently at ‘Processing’. And +1 for an Albegas and Robeast one day, so the SoC Voltron goodness can continue. Albegas and Bismarck are both good candidates for the WEP licensed mecha.
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Post by Yumcha on Nov 25, 2019 21:57:04 GMT -5
Still no word from NY. Ugh.
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Post by OzmaLee on Nov 25, 2019 21:57:54 GMT -5
That sucks! Exactly why I was not about to do Amazon for this guy. I didn't even do the $4 BBTS shipping because it is smart post, which for collectibles I have found it to not be very smart. I do have one coming from Gamestop, which I have never done before, so hopefully it comes in good shape or they can have it back. BBTS does a great job of packing and protecting what they ship though. I don’t buy a lot from them anymore, but everything I’ve bought has arrived safely. This is true. Back when I first started collecting and didn’t know I could order out of the US, I used BBTS almost exclusively for high end chogokin. Always packed full of styrofoam peanuts or packing paper so it didn’t matter what type of shipping I used, my item was always pristine. Same with TFSource/ToySource.
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Post by chogo on Nov 25, 2019 22:03:11 GMT -5
My eknight arrived order couple days and again for some reason was no hurry to open it out of my 3 other Chogokin purchases. 😛 Combination was easy without using manual as reference point which was nice. No complaints about it and packaging is very polished looking. Definitely worth it. Standing right next to Miracle Works version.
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Post by robonutter on Nov 25, 2019 22:05:41 GMT -5
BBTS has gx-88 in stock if anyone is in need. Price bump to $399.
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Post by crpdiablos on Nov 25, 2019 23:12:03 GMT -5
So now that i have had mine for a few days which I got from eknight media I must say I am impress3d with how solid this figure is and how quickly eknight media got thi shipped out. I was expecting longer because someone posted some calls info on the shipping dates. Ruler to back of hand for doing that btw. As for dairugger it's great it's solid but definitely can be improved as for as far as size and poseablity. The joints won't hold in certain poses that the mp will but they do some amazing other poses which mp couldn't even try like bending 90 degree at the hip backward while standing uprightI can't get it to do a standing big kick which really bumm3d me out but when the do dairugger dx, and they will , they will.get this all perfect can't wani5 for dx Golion and dx dairugger xv can't wait, I may not buy another collectable until then because that really is all I want at this point beside a dx tetsujin
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Post by mpchi on Nov 26, 2019 2:06:11 GMT -5
No packing material from Amazon with 2 in the box. Just some surface scuffs on the slip covers. Mine from Amazon came exactly like that, box with zero stuffing or plastic wrap. Dairugger box rubbing cardboard the whole time, with minor scuffs on the Voltron slip cover. Luckily, its just minor scuffs and scratches with no dings. If not desperate, I wouldn't use Amazon for these kind of orders. Don't expect anything more from Amazon shipping. A messed up $400 SOC slip cover is not as forgiving as a $30 bluray slip cover. Just saying.
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Post by voltron73 on Nov 26, 2019 9:41:49 GMT -5
So now that i have had mine for a few days which I got from eknight media I must say I am impress3d with how solid this figure is and how quickly eknight media got thi shipped out. I was expecting longer because someone posted some calls info on the shipping dates. Ruler to back of hand for doing that btw. As for dairugger it's great it's solid but definitely can be improved as for as far as size and poseablity. The joints won't hold in certain poses that the mp will but they do some amazing other poses which mp couldn't even try like bending 90 degree at the hip backward while standing uprightI can't get it to do a standing big kick which really bumm3d me out but when the do dairugger dx, and they will , they will.get this all perfect can't wani5 for dx Golion and dx dairugger xv can't wait, I may not buy another collectable until then because that really is all I want at this point beside a dx tetsujin You think Bandai will make a SOC Albegas?
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Post by mattytreks on Nov 26, 2019 14:46:23 GMT -5
BBTS has gx-88 in stock if anyone is in need. Price bump to $399. Yup. Still there for the taking, although price is now $409.
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Post by cubsfan74 on Nov 26, 2019 15:20:16 GMT -5
BBTS has gx-88 in stock if anyone is in need. Price bump to $399. Yup. Still there for the taking, although price is now $409. That’s for the BBTS Collector Grade packaging. Standard grade is still $399.99.
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Post by kingdom2000toys on Nov 27, 2019 10:41:19 GMT -5
Yup. Still there for the taking, although price is now $409. That’s for the BBTS Collector Grade packaging. Standard grade is still $399.99. Nice. Thankfully they are not screwing their customers with Super high prices like $500+. But, BBTS is going to sell out pretty quick. It's the holidays and there are a lot of people that missed out on this guy during pre-order.
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Post by FixedInPost on Nov 27, 2019 11:13:32 GMT -5
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Post by rx79msg on Nov 27, 2019 14:05:30 GMT -5
Just got a email from Sure Thing Toys that GX-88 is on the way! I can’t wait! LOL
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Post by faelon on Nov 27, 2019 17:11:17 GMT -5
Yay! Amazon came through on a pre-order for once and mine arrived this morning. (during the 15 minutes I ran to the bank... with UPS leaving it in a puddle! Thankfully inner box was dry)
So having it in hand, what can I say. Wow! The level of detail is amazing. This thing really is a deserving partner for GX-71. One of the best combiners in the line. Yeah there are a few things that the MM does better (I do not trust the plastic tabs on the red plane. But that may be PTSD from the original) But those are few. Unquestionably this is the best representation of the robot ever rendered in physical form. And it is easily on par with GX-71 and GX-68. Little details like Rubber tires and working treads win me over. all the little tiny hatches and flip out landing gear reminds me of some fantastic older SOC's like Danguard Ace. It's head and shoulders above the Power Rangers Mecha and the FA and DC's.
I'm not a sleeper for Super Articulation in a combiner, so this guy is more than impressive enough for my tastes. He's better than most of the larger SOC combiners but not quite to GX-71's level. With that said I think he has taken my #2 spot, only falling behind GoLion. And even that might just be playground preferences from long ago.
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