Threezero hasn't done this in the past, but 3A apparently considers something "shipped" when palettes and containers have left their factory to their various forwarders that handle shipments for customers in different countries. So for example, the Dirty Deeds Berties are "shipped" even though no one has received a shipping confirmation or tracking number.
My last Threezero package, Ned, came through a forwarder in the Netherlands, which is not a streamlined way to get a delivery to Canada (US orders went through a different forwarder).
Thats weird. I find threezero and threeA inconsistent on many occasions. Example with 3A, I sometimes get the package (from their online store) before they even send me a notification email. Just out of the blue, and they dont update their shipped list until well later afterwards.
However with threezero, both my walking dead pets and mass effect shepard were sent in line with what they say, by sending me an email, then I get the product and then they update their shipped list afterwards.
Now though, lately all my threezero orders are from my local retailer (its just cheaper than their online store and I dont have to pay in full at once) so im not sure when I will get my figures, but I know this store has very close ties with threezero and they usually get their products first way before other local retailers. Possibly within a week before or after threezero online store ships theirs.