@eaglerabbit89 I was looking at Toys2, have many people here bought from them? Their website looks pretty bare-bones (
https://www.toys2.net) and has some typos (it says the items are available for pre-order Q4 2011...instead of 2012). Unless that's not the right website?? I've looked on the phonebook sites and no website is listed either. What is their customer service, etc. like? I do like that they're somewhat local, and I could possibly drive there if need be. Would it be better to go to the shop to pick it up? Or do they ship their items packed pretty well? There's nothing I hate more than buying something online, and then getting it in the mail with a dented corner, or scratches on the box....or loose items in the box. According to the Toys2 site though, it would cost me just under $248 with taxes and shipping for the Loki figure (which is at least $40 cheaper than SSC, maybe more depending on whether I'd have to pay duty fees or not). Oh, and are all the prices in US$? Like it would cost me $248 US? Or is it just the figure that's US$, but the shipping and taxes are CDN$?? I know the dollar is pretty much on-par with the US$, but credit cards usually up the exchange rate.
I've heard that the figures can also be really fragile, and parts sometimes easily break, and I'd like to make sure if something like that happens, I'm covered. So how easy are Toys2 to deal with, if something happens? Or would I have to contact Hot Toys directly to get it fixed? This will be my first figure of this kind of quality, and would obviously be devastated if it broke.
Oh and I have no problem paying the taxes...it's the duty fees that can be killer. I've heard of people who bought stuff from the US or other countries before, and when all was said and done, it cost them nearly twice the price of the original item, thanks to shipping costs and the duty fees. That's why I was originally worried, because I didn't want the price to balloon up to $400.
Sorry for all the questions, but this is kind of a big purchase, and I'd like to be as informed as possible.