God, I hate iPhones now. They ruin pics with all the auto-editing/sharpening, but here he looks.
I think I finally understand what you were saying here, I was a bit confused at first.I bought the BD bust so I could swap heads freely, then sold the BD portrait and closed-mouth bust (torso, portrait, medkit, everything).
If I recall correctly, it's not just that the shoulder packs differ - the bust torsos are different as well because any one shoulder pack fits differently on the closed-mouth torso than the others. Fun stuff.
I wouldn't have pulled out all these stops for any other piece, but for this one, I let myself go a little nuts. And thankfully the closed-mouth bust was valuable enough that I didn't lose money in the process, only time and shipping tape.
Actually I sold the closed-mouth portrait as well. I found I liked the other unmasked portraits more, on both the bust and statue. Made selling the bust easier as well, that BD head isn't exactly popular.I think I finally understand what you were saying here, I was a bit confused at first.
You bought both the battle damaged bust and the closed mouth bust, swapped the BD portrait onto the closed mouth torso and sold all that, keeping only the BD torso and the closed mouth portrait so that all the heads would better fit onto the BD bust...
Is that correct? If so, bravo.
Yeah, I had to send Shane a screencap of my PayPal receipt from when I placed the NRD in July 2021. The item description at the time had "free shipping" in it.Quick question for you guys as it's been years since I pre-ordered this from Secret Compass. Does anybody who ordered them Deluxe from them remember if shipping was supposed to be included? I was pretty sure it was as that was a big factor in my ordering from them instead of directly from Prime 1 from what I'm remembering. I just got an email that it arrived, but they're quoting an additional $790 for ecomomy shipping or $1,697 for expedited shipping.
Yeah, I had to send Shane a screencap of my PayPal receipt from when I placed the NRD in July 2021. The item description at the time had "free shipping" in it.
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He is getting everything direct from P1 now as the previous distributor isn't working out and the shipping costs are passed onto us. Not happy about that. What is the point of waiting so long if we end up paying the same or even more than direct from P1?Quick question for you guys as it's been years since I pre-ordered this from Secret Compass. Does anybody who ordered the Deluxe from them remember if shipping was supposed to be included? I was pretty sure it was as that was a big factor in my ordering from them instead of directly from Prime 1 from what I'm remembering. I just got an email that it arrived, but they're quoting an additional $790 for ecomomy shipping or $1,697 for expedited shipping.
Better treatment if you have a problem with your statue, I guess?He is getting everything direct from P1 now as the previous distributor isn't working out and the shipping costs are passed onto us. Not happy about that. What is the point of waiting so long if we end up paying the same or even more than direct from P1?
The remaining balance was just under $3K. The total price through SC at the time of the promotion was around $3300 (MSRP being $3K). The "free shipping" meant you were locked for that built-in $300 shipping rate, versus the several hundreds more you would've paid elsewhere.Last question(hopefully) for anyone who ordered from Secret Compass. What was your remaining balance after the deposit? I made a deposit of $330 and thought the remaining balance was something like $2700. I ordered on July 17, 2021 if that helps.
The remaining balance was just under $3K. The total price through SC at the time of the promotion was around $3300 (MSRP being $3K). The "free shipping" meant you were locked for that built-in $300 shipping rate, versus the several hundreds more you would've paid elsewhere.
Henceforth I'm going through Spec for preorders. They still have decent deals and seem to get their stuff sooner.
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