RUMADMAN
Super Freak
yes pre-ordered with viking!!!!
This thread was started in April sure, but the 21st of April. If this is shipped on the 15th June then that's 14 months since this thread was created, not 16. And a company stating a release date nominates the date on when they believe the item will first ship for retail. You trying to somehow wrangle Q3 out of Q2 just because you live in the US and won't be getting your dolly before SE Asians is just plain naughty Swedish
To be fair to BW, they are one quarter out on their release date, not 2. Until there is a delay that has this figure released on July 1, this will still hold true.
As for the moaning about how long it was taking, IMO this moaning was more down to the lack of a published release date than anything else. Had BW come out earlier and provided a release date, I doubt people would have been moaning about it. As much.
Also, we don't know whether this was BW's one and only figure during the past year-and-a-bit. As far as anyone knows, they might have a few projects on the go.
There are bigger and more experienced players in this game who don't manage to get a high-end product released on time and to the same quality promised by the proto pics. We know who they are. To suggest that BW 'has a LONG way to go' before they can hold up in the industry is off the mark IMO. If the final product is indeed as good as the final product pics show it to be, they've already shown up a number of companies who might lay claim to be major 1/6 players.
The bigger question is can BW sustain their initial success rather than whether they deserve a place at the high-end 1/6 table.
yes pre-ordered with viking!!!!
I would too, but their shipping prices suck. Overpriced Priority or Parcel post. No UPS or Fed Ex ground
well toys2 wants 175.00 + 45.00 shipped...BBTS is 199.00 + 12.00 shipped
viking is 170.00 + 16.00 shipped. i also had some viking bucks (500). so the price went down to 178.00 dlvd.. no brainer for me..
I would too, but their shipping prices suck. Overpriced Priority or Parcel post. No UPS or Fed Ex ground
It sure does pay for dealers to keep tabs on these kinds of forums. I forget who the CSC guy is, but when that credit-card fiasco was brought up again recently he was on the spot to set collectors straight about what had happened and how they've dealt with it.
It's good for punters to have these guys around too, it really contributes to the feeling of a community when the sellers/distributors are sniffing the same air as the rest of us
I'm just curious to know what option you chose for shipping with Toys2? Airmail? Xpresspost? UPS? Airmail I can guarantee you is about half your quote from Canada.
Okay, so I just checked Toys2's site and he's marked $175, so I guess I will be charged the correct price before he ships or they will charge me $209.88 and refund me. Not sure.
theres only one option on there site which is the UPS... thats why its so expensive. i have to buy a couple of figures from them to get a break on the shipping.
I ordered mine from Toys2 for $209.88 (w/o s&h) back on Nov. 14th, but now he's popping up on other sites for $170-$179. Is Toys2 going to adjust their price b/c that's a pretty big swing in pricing and I'm pretty sure Toys2 charges for canceling orders, right? Plus, I'm in Florida, so shipping from them will be in the $20 range.
Dude he's never charged $209 for Scarface, are you sure? As far as I remember its always been $175 since day one. I could be wrong.