Jazzinc 1/6 Batman 1989 Batmobile

[vspectra]

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Is that sea shipping or by air?

 

[The Buffinator]

I'm shipping batch 2a... mine doesn't depart until Halloween.

Yesterday mine was expected to ship on Halloween, but now it's showing November 30th. Hopefully it doesn't get pushed back any further. Not sure how I went from Batch 2a to 2b - did the batch sizes get smaller?

 

[Rondesmo]

Is that sea shipping or by air?

I expect it would be by air…

 

[vspectra]

This is what I paid in shipping fees for the boat.
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Thanks for this! Free duty tax means no customs fee in USA if using boat too?

 

[Cthulhu]

We dont get custom taxed in the US for toys regardless of shipping method. I've never been taxed for anything yet in the 30+ years of buying things from China and Japan.

 

[Captain Clown]

Is that sea shipping or by air?

 

[sabin23]

We dont get custom taxed in the US for toys regardless of shipping method. I've never been taxed for anything yet in the 30+ years of buying things from China and Japan.

I thought custom tax was based on some type of purchase amount or value threshold?

All the JND 1:3 statues get hit with tax but those are usually $2,500 to $3,500 per statue - IIRC, roughly 10%.

SpecFic usually handles all the paperwork and bakes the tax/shipping into the price but the buyer is responsible to pay this separate when purchasing direct from JND.

 

[Nick D]

We dont get custom taxed in the US for toys regardless of shipping method. I've never been taxed for anything yet in the 30+ years of buying things from China and Japan.

Buff said he was charged with customs for the ‘22 Batmobile from JazzInc. I think he said like $60 or something. US based.

Certain amount I believe as well, unless the shipper significantly devalues it, which Joost won’t do for obvious reasons.

 

[Captain Clown]

Mine’s ship date has been pushed back to January 30th.

 

[Nick D]

Mine dropped back from Halloween to November 30th.

 

[The Buffinator]

Buff said he was charged with customs for the ‘22 Batmobile from JazzInc. I think he said like $60 or something. US based.

Certain amount I believe as well, unless the shipper significantly devalues it, which Joost won’t do for obvious reasons.

$55.51 in duty to be exact lol. As this is the same price as the '22 I would expect something similar. That was an air shipment (FedEx) but I don't know why a sea shipment would be treated any different.

Mine’s ship date has been pushed back to January 30th.

Mine dropped back from Halloween to November 30th.

I reached out to Joost and he confirmed that with the updates he's doing he did indeed reduce the batch sizes, hence why some of us got bumped from our previous ship dates. My only concern is that I usually travel between Xmas and New Year's, so hopefully that sea shipment estimate of 35-40 days is accurate.

 

[Brent72]

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If air shipping for the U.S. is only $310 I'm definitely doing that, but if it's closer to $500 I might just opt for sea.

 

[Sardo Numspa]

Are there that many purchasers that don't understand the concept of an NRD?
Not sure why there is any expectation of JazzInc to treat NRDs any different from any other company (collectible or otherwise). Sure there is a risk to the buyer, that the product for whatever reason is unsatisfactory. But there is arguably a bigger risk for the company if they spend the money in product development/creation.
Personally, I don't believe that JazzInc should refund any NRDs. No other company (including real car companies) refund the NON REFUNDABLE deposit.

 

[sabin23]

Are there that many purchasers that don't understand the concept of an NRD?
Not sure why there is any expectation of JazzInc to treat NRDs any different from any other company (collectible or otherwise). Sure there is a risk to the buyer, that the product for whatever reason is unsatisfactory. But there is arguably a bigger risk for the company if they spend the money in product development/creation.
Personally, I don't believe that JazzInc should refund any NRDs. No other company (including real car companies) refund the NON REFUNDABLE deposit.

Generally I agree but there can be exceptions to any specific case.

What if a collector is a loyal JazzInc customer (who purchased a dozen prior dios and vehicles) but decides to cancel for some reason (opting for Hot Toys, medical emergency, wait for a 92 Batmobile, etc.)?

I think a courtesy refund/credit would be fair in this case. And it frees up another Batmobile 89 - I think Joost said he had 250+ people on the Waiting List.

Slightly different scenario but I’ve only cancelled once in the 10+ years I’ve been shopping at this mom & pop shop where I buy most of my collectibles and they gladly refunded me on the Hot Toys TDKR BatPod - I ended opting for the Queen Studios 1/6 BatPod with static Anne Hathaway Catwoman statue.

 

[Sardo Numspa]

Generally I agree but there can be exceptions to any specific case.

What if a collector is a loyal JazzInc customer (who purchased a dozen prior dios and vehicles) but decides to cancel for some reason (opting for Hot Toys, medical emergency, wait for a 92 Batmobile, etc.)?

I think a courtesy refund/credit would be fair in this case. And it frees up another Batmobile 89 - I think Joost said he had 250+ people on the Waiting List.

Slightly different scenario but I’ve only cancelled once in the 10+ years I’ve been shopping at this mom & pop shop where I buy most of my collectibles and they gladly refunded me on the Hot Toys TDKR BatPod - I ended opting for the Queen Studios 1/6 BatPod with static Anne Hathaway Catwoman statue.

I disagree, it has nothing to do with being a loyal customer.
The NRD is essentially what provides the business (in this case, JazzInc) with some of the capital to start producing the product (cost of development, factory contracts, etc., etc.). If a company is charging an NRD, it's because it's not financially feasible to produce the product, and only HOPE that people buy it.

Quite frankly, if it wasn't for the NRD, the product wouldn't even get made.

The risk for the buyer is that they won't like the product. The risk for the company is that not enough people buy to cover the overall costs.

It's fair risk on both sides. So no, I don't agree with refunding NRDs (and I've purchased plenty of consumer goods, including some collectibles, where I wasn't entirely satisfied with the end product).

 

[Nick D]

No one’s demanding a return of an NRD, of any kind, from any company. None of us have that kind of standing with the company, so to think we are is a bit short sighted.

In this case, the owner threw the offer on the table, any and everyone who would like to take him up on it, should do so.

He’ll recoup, no need to worry about him. The waitlist exists for a reason. What it largely comes down to is that we all tend to have complaints of some kind, whether they’re enough to voice or not is up to them.

It’s safe to say, at least currently, that there’s no real group of people thoroughly dissatisfied with what they’re seeing enough to cancel. We’ll see how the following batches go and if he’ll need to adjust the offer later or not. Honestly, it’s neither here nor there, nor of our concern as the consumer.

Honorable gesture.

 

[Rondesmo]

Look at this before canceling…

 

[Rondesmo]

Looks phenomenal

 

[jinkazama]

Looks phenomenal

 

[user 78187]

Look at this before canceling…

Seeing this now, part of me regrets not having pre-ordered it due to space constraints. I really hope they release a 1:12 version in the future.

By the way, does anyone getting this own the 1:8 Cinemaquette? I’d love to see how it compares to it, as I don’t consider Hot Toys to be a true competitor in terms of accuracy.