I bought from timcent and I messages him asked em about the figure
And this is what he wrote me
Dear bmalcantra808,
my friend, please wait a little longer, the Scar Predator you pre-ordered from me is from the wholesale batch because i ordered a large number from my wholesaler. the wholesale batch is usually later than the first batch.
what's the first batch?
hong kong people have to queue for many hours on the first day in toy hunters (hot toys) to pre-order the figure in order to get it earliest. each person could only pre-order 1 piece. when the figure is released a few months later, hot toys will deliver the figure to those who pre-ordered it on the first day. those who pre-ordered the figure later would get it later. hot toys always deliver their products very slowly. so every time any new item is released, the market price will automatically rises about 30-50%. because people spent many hours queuing on the first few days. and hot toys prohibits anyone to pre-order more than 1 piece. if people want to pre-order more, they could only find wholesalers to order a large number.
this is the pre-order system in hong kong.
i will buy some first-batch Scar Predator figures from other toy stores at higher prices. Or i won't have that many Scar Predator figures to sell.
please wait a little longer. once i've received the wholesale batch, i will send the figure to you immediately. just like all the other ebay sellers do. i never let my buyers down for pre-order items. many buyers pre-ordered from me the dx12 batman, black widow, dx11 jokers, bane and many other items. and i already sent them all without any problem.
265 usd including shipping is worth the wait because it's a relatively low price. if possible, i may even send the scar predator earlier to you first without waiting for the wholesale batch when i have spare scar predator. (it's not the first batch but it won't be long)
it seems tomorrow the first-batch of scar predator will be released. so i think the later batch and wholesale batch will come soon too.
thanks for your patience and understanding
- timcent88