1/6 Hot Toys 1/6 Boba Fett ESB Version

[Reefer Shark]

excellent work! The SSC gauntlets and weathering on the bottom of his pants really makes a difference!

 

[chalor]

Freaking out a bit over here..just got my Fett from Timcent and was annoyed the shipper was just wrapped in paper instead of being in another box. But oh boy, it got much worse! To my surprise figure isn't even in it's shipper! In the 8 years of collecting HT I've never gotten a figure that wasn't sealed in it's shipper. .....so I just paid top dollar for a ****** used figure. Wow, funny how Timcent was recommended, and I end up with a shipper-less hand me down figure wrapped in bubble wrap. Guess I should be surprised the figure box was included! Does anyone at all know why this figure wasn't sealed in the shipper; like EVERY SINGLE Hot Toys figure is?

 

[Wor-Gar]

Freaking out a bit over here..just got my Fett from Timcent and was annoyed the shipper was just wrapped in paper instead of being in another box. But oh boy, it got much worse! To my surprise figure isn't even in it's shipper! In the 8 years of collecting HT I've never gotten a figure that wasn't sealed in it's shipper. .....so I just paid top dollar for a ****** used figure. Wow, funny how Timcent was recommended, and I end up with a shipper-less hand me down figure wrapped in bubble wrap. Guess I should be surprised the figure box was included! Does anyone at all know why this figure wasn't sealed in the shipper; like EVERY SINGLE Hot Toys figure is?

Sounds like something you should be asking Timcent.

Did the box come damaged or anything?

 

[Centrocal]

Correct me if Im wrong but if a figure is purchased directly from the Secret Base store than it doesn't come with shipper right?

 

[TaliBane]

Freaking out a bit over here..just got my Fett from Timcent and was annoyed the shipper was just wrapped in paper instead of being in another box. But oh boy, it got much worse! To my surprise figure isn't even in it's shipper! In the 8 years of collecting HT I've never gotten a figure that wasn't sealed in it's shipper. .....so I just paid top dollar for a ****** used figure. Wow, funny how Timcent was recommended, and I end up with a shipper-less hand me down figure wrapped in bubble wrap. Guess I should be surprised the figure box was included! Does anyone at all know why this figure wasn't sealed in the shipper; like EVERY SINGLE Hot Toys figure is?

What do you mean by "the figure isn't even in its shipper"?

Do you mean you were shipped a figure in the black product box wrapped in bubble wrap without the raw cardboard shipper, or that the figure itself was somehow missing?

 

[TaliBane]

Correct me if Im wrong but if a figure is purchased directly from the Secret Base store than it doesn't come with shipper right?

I've received HT or SSC figures without a brown cardboard shipper several times. It's not a universal thing - I think it has to do with how the retailer buys the shipment. I guess there are some purchases where they get say five figs just in their black artwork boxes in one big cardboard box.

 

[steelhegemon]

What do you mean by "the figure isn't even in its shipper"?

Do you mean you were shipped a figure in the black product box wrapped in bubble wrap without the raw cardboard shipper, or that the figure itself was somehow missing?

I think he means just the black hot toys box and no shipper. That’s how mine came. I’m prettt sure Timcent buys directly from secret base and so they don’t give out shippers if you do that. Budget stark has a video talking about buying from there directly. You didn’t get screwed. Your figure just came from the place itself


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[TaliBane]

I think he means just the black hot toys box and no shipper. That’s how mine came. I’m prettt sure Timcent buys directly from secret base and so they don’t give out shippers if you do that. Budget stark has a video talking about buying from there directly. You didn’t get screwed. Your figure just came from the place itself


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Oh, okay. There seems to be a lot of love for those cardboard shippers lately - whether you get one, whether it has shipping labels over it.

 

[steelhegemon]

Oh, okay. There seems to be a lot of love for those cardboard shippers lately - whether you get one, whether it has shipping labels over it.

Yeah I sort of get it because I move...a lot, but mine from him wasn’t terrible packaged. He had it in a box that was shaped around it and it was in almost 4feet of bubble wrap all around it which was quite a bit. I couldn’t even see the black box through it so I was satisfied how he packaged mine.


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[davejames]

Oh, okay. There seems to be a lot of love for those cardboard shippers lately - whether you get one, whether it has shipping labels over it.

Yeah I don't quite get the obsession either, but my garage is full of the damn things anyway because I know it'll somehow add value when I resell my figures someday.

 

[chalor]

Sounds like something you should be asking Timcent.

Did the box come damaged or anything?

Yeah, I asked them as well, so just waiting on a reply that'll just be some rhetoric and not explain why. But people on here have bought from the guy, so they'd probably be able to tell me the explanation of the no shipper. The figure box is fine..minus the major moldy funk smell. But this has nothing to do with the figure box condition, it has to do with it being 'used' since it's not MISB in a sealed shipper box. Timcent definitely should have mentioned in the auction that the figures aren't sealed in the shipper because all the ESB Boba's come 50 to a box or some s h i t like that.

 

[Wor-Gar]

my garage is full of the damn things anyway because I know it'll somehow add value when I resell my figures someday.

Once I reached a couple hundred, I had to toss them

it has to do with it being 'used' since it's not MISB in a sealed shipper box.

I don't think the shipper is part of the figure. Its the shipper. To be shipped in. MISB has nothing to do with the shipper.

 

[chalor]

I think he means just the black hot toys box and no shipper. That’s how mine came. I’m prettt sure Timcent buys directly from secret base and so they don’t give out shippers if you do that. Budget stark has a video talking about buying from there directly. You didn’t get screwed. Your figure just came from the place itself

Thanks for giving me some clarity with this. It still should have definitely been mentioned in the auction.

Oh, okay. There seems to be a lot of love for those cardboard shippers lately - whether you get one, whether it has shipping labels over it.

Yeah, I don't care at all about how many labels are slapped on the shipper or even if there's dings and such. My only concern is a sealed shipper box, which is the only way to know that the figure hasn't been tampered with post-manufacturing. It's interesting that collectors don't look at this the same way with 1/6 figures compared to smaller action figures that aren't sealed but sold as brand new.

 

[earthdog]

Don’t the Hot Toys boxes usually have a clear round adhesive sticker that seals the box along the top and bottom?

 

[chalor]

I don't think the shipper is part of the figure. Its the shipper. To be shipped in. MISB has nothing to do with the shipper.

That makes no sense. lol - the shipper has everything to do with it being MISB or not. Most all 1/6 figure packagings don't put manufacturing tape or anything of the such that seals the figure inside, to show it hasn't been opened. By placing a figure in a shipper box and the manufacturer putting their tape on the top and on the bottom shows that the figure is 'mint in sealed box'.

Don’t the Hot Toys boxes usually have a clear round adhesive sticker that seals the box along the top and bottom?

Unfortunately no. The only Hot Toys figure I've ever got that had that was the Classic Predator. And that particular size and kind of clear round tape is not easy to come by. It'd be nice if they all came that way so you'd know what you're getting hasn't been tampered with.

 

[TonTon]

Freaking out a bit over here..just got my Fett from Timcent and was annoyed the shipper was just wrapped in paper instead of being in another box. But oh boy, it got much worse! To my surprise figure isn't even in it's shipper! In the 8 years of collecting HT I've never gotten a figure that wasn't sealed in it's shipper. .....so I just paid top dollar for a f u c k i n used figure. Wow, funny how Timcent was recommended, and I end up with a shipper-less hand me down figure wrapped in bubble wrap. Guess I should be surprised the figure box was included! Does anyone at all know why this figure wasn't sealed in the shipper; like EVERY SINGLE Hot Toys figure is?

Yeah, I asked them as well, so just waiting on a reply that'll just be some rhetoric and not explain why. But people on here have bought from the guy, so they'd probably be able to tell me the explanation of the no shipper. The figure box is fine..minus the major moldy funk smell. But this has nothing to do with the figure box condition, it has to do with it being 'used' since it's not MISB in a sealed shipper box. Timcent definitely should have mentioned in the auction that the figures aren't sealed in the shipper because all the ESB Boba's come 50 to a box or some s h i t like that.

Thanks for giving me some clarity with this. It still should have definitely been mentioned in the auction.

Yeah, I don't care at all about how many labels are slapped on the shipper or even if there's dings and such. My only concern is a sealed shipper box, which is the only way to know that the figure hasn't been tampered with post-manufacturing. It's interesting that collectors don't look at this the same way with 1/6 figures compared to smaller action figures that aren't sealed but sold as brand new.

��That makes no sense. lol - the shipper has everything to do with it being MISB or not. Most all 1/6 figure packagings don't put manufacturing tape or anything of the such that seals the figure inside, to show it hasn't been opened. By placing a figure in a shipper box and the manufacturer putting their tape on the top and on the bottom shows that the figure is 'mint in sealed box'.

Unfortunately no. The only Hot Toys figure I've ever got that had that was the Classic Predator. And that particular size and kind of clear round tape is not easy to come by. It'd be nice if they all came that way so you'd know what you're getting hasn't been tampered with.

You're used to buying from Sideshow, they get shippers and send those out to most everyone who they distribute to in the U.S. TimCent likely gets his direct from Hot Toys at Secret Base. Why should he mention that it doesn't have a shipper if none of them there do? You didn't get a used figure.

Every figure I've purchased from HongKong/China did not have the shipper, doesn't mean they're used.

 

[Wor-Gar]

��That makes no sense. lol - the shipper has everything to do with it being MISB or not.

You've got to be kidding me.

 

[steelhegemon]

[emoji848]That makes no sense. lol - the shipper has everything to do with it being MISB or not. Most all 1/6 figure packagings don't put manufacturing tape or anything of the such that seals the figure inside, to show it hasn't been opened. By placing a figure in a shipper box and the manufacturer putting their tape on the top and on the bottom shows that the figure is 'mint in sealed box'.

Unfortunately no. The only Hot Toys figure I've ever got that had that was the Classic Predator. And that particular size and kind of clear round tape is not easy to come by. It'd be nice if they all came that way so you'd know what you're getting hasn't been tampered with.

Unfortunately I think you should return it and wait a month to get it from sideshow if the shipper is that important to you. I don’t believe it always means it’s in great position with a shipper. Someone can easily tape over the tape before and make it look unsealed. I know local comic book shops do this after making sure everything in the box looks good and is undamaged with no QC issues


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[chalor]

Someone can easily tape over the tape before and make it look unsealed. I know local comic book shops do this after making sure everything in the box looks good and is undamaged with no QC issues

Haha, yeah that doesn't work with me. I've seen that done before or even peeling off manufacturing tape and slapping new tape on a bag. There's all sorts of tricks that I easily spot. But that's some pretty shady **** that your local store does. I think it's funny when people get upset when collectors do a switch-a-roo with an action figure. Since in that situation you can tell right away that it's a different figure; but when it comes to what you were mentioning, you never know the details. And I do have the deluxe ordered from Sideshow.

You're used to buying from Sideshow, they get shippers and send those out to most everyone who they distribute to in the U.S. TimCent likely gets his direct from Hot Toys at Secret Base. Why should he mention that it doesn't have a shipper if none of them there do? You didn't get a used figure.

Every figure I've purchased from HongKong/China did not have the shipper, doesn't mean they're used.

Doesn't mean they're not used either. Yeah, that hasn't been my experience. I've purchased more than a few Hot Toys from overseas; including China and they've all been sealed in the shipper. But I understand fully now; it came from Secret Base. Glad to know this is a normal thing that I just never experienced. I appreciate everybody's help.

 

[TonTon]

If you've purchased early before, or browsed eBay before a Hot Toys shipment makes its way to Sideshow, you'll notice a commonality in all the listings, which is that none of them have shippers, just like TimCent's. He even avoids using the promo photos and shows an image of what you're getting (ie, the figure in its art box).