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[Snadinator]

have a question regarding my Visa bill for SW...looked at my acct online today and noticed a discrepancy regarding the final bill charged by Sideshow

here's the breakdown...

$349.99 original price
$35.00 NRD (paid awhile back)

$314.99 balance

$25.00 shipping
$339.99 new balance
i was charged $357.65 on my Visa today...that's a difference of $17.66

am i missing something here ?

p.s...there were no additional charges on my bill statement sent from Sideshow

thanks for any help/advice

It is the exchange rate. Sometimes our (Canadian) dollar is worth more sometimes it is less than the US currency.

Today $1 CA is = 0.974 USD.

 

[shadowfax]

It is the exchange rate. Sometimes our (Canadian) dollar is worth more sometimes it is less than the US currency.

Today $1 CA is = 0.974 USD.

thanks
someone from the other forum suggested the same thing so i looked into the exchange rate...after doing a few calculations it seems that Sideshow has still overcharged me by $8.22
now that might seem like nitpicking on my part...but it's my hard earned cash...so WTF Sideshow ???

i've sent them an email so they can explain to me first hand

 

[nemenforcer]

I disagree. I never cared for the sexed up version. This is the definitive Wanda in my opinion.

agree. This is a solid representation of the character. Now bring on the rest of the maximoffs

 

[risingstar]

 

[risingstar]

 

[risingstar]

 

[risingstar]

 

[risingstar]

 

[Bmutha]

thanks
someone from the other forum suggested the same thing so i looked into the exchange rate...after doing a few calculations it seems that Sideshow has still overcharged me by $8.22
now that might seem like nitpicking on my part...but it's my hard earned cash...so WTF Sideshow ???

i've sent them an email so they can explain to me first hand

There is usually a fee charged by your credit card company whenever there is a currency exchange. You'll never get a straight across exchange on your credit card...there's always a stupid fee. The really stupid thing is if sideshow were to give you a refund (in USD), they will charge you another freaking fee to convert the refund back to Canadian dollars.

Just one of the joys of buying from the US.

 

[Eternal_D]

damn, shoulda opened mine up before I left for Phoenix yesterday. Looks nice!

love the box art btw!

 

[quadcent]

live in Canada


custom fees (usually around $10) and taxes are charged by Fedex upon delivery

There is usually a fee charged by your credit card company whenever there is a currency exchange. You'll never get a straight across exchange on your credit card...there's always a stupid fee. The really stupid thing is if sideshow were to give you a refund (in USD), they will charge you another freaking fee to convert the refund back to Canadian dollars.

Just one of the joys of buying from the US.

banks and credit card companies never charge the exact exchange rate. the only way to avoid that is to have a US funds account and use a money exchange company. they usually only charge less than 1/2 of 1 percent to exhange money. while banks charge a 2+ percent fee and then just use the same exchange companies to buy funds.

either way, just be glad your paying close to par, I've had to pay 20-30% on us funds over the years.

 

[Snadinator]

thanks
someone from the other forum suggested the same thing so i looked into the exchange rate...after doing a few calculations it seems that Sideshow has still overcharged me by $8.22
now that might seem like nitpicking on my part...but it's my hard earned cash...so WTF Sideshow ???

i've sent them an email so they can explain to me first hand

Lol... you never get the actual exchange rate. This has nothing to do with sideshow.

Anyhow... I have to admit this looks much better in hand than the solicitations did.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Turned out real nice!

 

[VS1976]

Just opened it up and I got to say this statue is not worth $350 retail. This should had been under $300 at best. I can't understand why the Storm pF or Black Widow PF is less then this? The simplistic sculpt & detail doesn't not justify the price. The base is hollow also and its the smallest i ever seen a PF statue have. I got to say that I am not getting my money's worth here. If the cape was sculpt then maybe I can justify paying $350 for it. Considering Lady death cost the same, you get 4 times the detail, twice the weight and overal better sculpt.

However, it's not a bad statue. Mark Newman did a good job on her, but it's still not worth the $$. I technically bought this to complete & assemble my Avengers PF collection. If I wasn't, I probably wouldn't have ordered it.

 

[sarakawa]

Pics look good but I gotta agree that '$350 for this is steep.

 

[Blackthornone]

Just opened it up and I got to say this statue is not worth $350 retail. This should had been under $300 at best. I can't understand why the Storm PF or Black Widow PF is less than this? The simplistic sculpt & detail doesn't not justify the price. The base is hollow also and its the smallest i ever seen a PF statue have. I got to say that I am not getting my money's worth here. If the cape was sculpt then maybe I can justify paying $350 for it. Considering Lady Death cost the same, you get 4 times the detail, twice the weight and overall better sculpt.

However, it's not a bad statue. Mark Newman did a good job on her, but it's still not worth the $$. I technically bought this to complete & assemble my Avengers PF collection. If I wasn't, I probably wouldn't have ordered it.

I agree it isn't worth $350. It is no better than the Brooks Comiquette.
It really had no more value than that. The Scarlet Witch Comiquette was $205 in 2009. That was a fair price for what it was.
What is there is really well done, but it isn't worth the price.
It will be worth more on the secondary market, however.
That is why I'm keeping mine. If they made enough of these, the secondary market price would most likely drop to $200.

 

[nemenforcer]

Great pics rising star. She looks amazing. Can't wait to get mine.

 

[comicbookguy]

I agree it isn't worth $350. It is no better than the Brooks Comiquette.
It really had no more value than that. The Scarlet Witch Comiquette was $205 in 2009. That was a fair price for what it was.
What is there is really well done, but it isn't worth the price.
It will be worth more on the secondary market, however.
That is why I'm keeping mine. If they made enough of these, the secondary market price would most likely drop to $200.

 

[Drakul]

Yeah she turned out nice but I'd agree she's not worth $350, the cape is throwing me off a bit too.

 

[ambasah]

I will be surprised if any 1/4 scale statues sell for less than $350 moving forward.