Sideshow 1/6 C-3PO

[Mike86]

Are these quotes coming from a shipping notice...?

Well mine says shipping soon and that's the estimate. It could be off but I'm guessing it's not or if it is not by much.

 

[FLOSI]

So what's the consensus? I'm happy with my Tamashii, but I hope those who waited for the SS are happy.


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[Matt S]

I complained to SSC live chat. Dimensions were wrong on there site, so they offered me the difference of the ex Jango and regular Jango, which was $2 and some cents. I took it. Basically it was a waste of time.

I am pretty unhappy with SSC customer service these days.

 

[xipotec]

18.63...to NC.

Well they have to charge you for those fancy shipper boxes that always fetch a higher price on ebay auctions....

 

[Wor-Gar]

No one got shipping notice today? I didn't get one, not yet anyway but at this hour its unlikely I'll be getting one. Maybe the rain here is causing backlog at UPS.

If it goes out tomorrow, means I wait until Monday for delivery. Really was hoping to get this tomorrow.

 

[xipotec]

Nothing Wor.....not even a hold on my CC.

 

[FlyAndFight]

My CC was hit but I did not receive a shipping notice.

Looks like it should ship out tomorrow.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yep, I got the charge but no change on the SS site and no UPS notice, so definitely nothing shipped out from Sideshow today.

We've had really bad rains here so that very well may have affected UPS pick-up. I imagine this will ship tomorrow, although we're expecting more rains.

I was hoping to have this for the weekend. Looks like Monday at best now.

 

[momaw]

Yep, I got the charge but no change on the SS site and no UPS notice, so definitely nothing shipped out from Sideshow today.

We've had really bad rains here so that very well may have affected UPS pick-up. I imagine this will ship tomorrow, although we're expecting more rains.

I was hoping to have this for the weekend. Looks like Monday at best now.

I bought my sister R2D2 last weekend, "shipped" Monday but according to tracking it hasn't made its way out of Cali this week. Hope that's not an indication of how long we are gonna have to wait.

 

[Darthrazz]

$18.63 shipping for me. That is absurd.

I just don't get it. It's the same for me. I ordered with a $20 off code and now I'm paying $18.63 in shipping for a figure that's probably not as heavy as the Hot Toys Luke that's loaded with accesorries that I paid $10 for shipping. Don't get me wrong I'm not one of those collectors that likes to gripe, but be consistent, don't charge me $10 today and $18.63 tomorrow. I'm seriously thinking of cancelling it.

 

[BatBrain]

Yep, I got the charge but no change on the SS site and no UPS notice, so definitely nothing shipped out from Sideshow today.

We've had really bad rains here so that very well may have affected UPS pick-up. I imagine this will ship tomorrow, although we're expecting more rains.

I was hoping to have this for the weekend. Looks like Monday at best now.

Mine didn't ship either. Out of the dozens of figures I've bought over the years from SS this is maybe the second time they've charged me and not shipped on that same day.

 

[FlyAndFight]

I just don't get it. It's the same for me. I ordered with a $20 off code and now I'm paying $18.63 in shipping for a figure that's probably not as heavy as the Hot Toys Luke that's loaded with accesorries that I paid $10 for shipping. Don't get me wrong I'm not one of those collectors that likes to gripe, but be consistent, don't charge me $10 today and $18.63 tomorrow. I'm seriously thinking of cancelling it.

I understand exactly. There's no rhyme or reason to the differences in shipping. The $18.63 (and higher for some) is simply too high. If an individual can ship the same package to the same location for less, how can a company whose business involves huge numbers of shipped items not be able to ship for less?

I ordered my 3PO via the wait-list for the exclusive, so could not use a discount code. So this only irks me more. Start adding the shipping up for several figures and it's a significant amount.

 

[TonTon]

I just don't get it. It's the same for me. I ordered with a $20 off code and now I'm paying $18.63 in shipping for a figure that's probably not as heavy as the Hot Toys Luke that's loaded with accesorries that I paid $10 for shipping. Don't get me wrong I'm not one of those collectors that likes to gripe, but be consistent, don't charge me $10 today and $18.63 tomorrow. I'm seriously thinking of cancelling it.

From what I remember reading, Hot Toys decides which of their figures get the $10 flat-rate shipping. So if that's true, Luke/Vader/Kenobi/Han/Chewie all would have been more expensive to ship if Sideshow had had their way. Seems they've mostly done away with that though. Doesn't seem like any of the newer pre-order Hot Toys Star Wars have the $10 shipping--think Vader/Luke are the last two.

 

[Dr. Nash]

Yep, I got the charge but no change on the SS site and no UPS notice, so definitely nothing shipped out from Sideshow today.

We've had really bad rains here so that very well may have affected UPS pick-up. I imagine this will ship tomorrow, although we're expecting more rains.

I was hoping to have this for the weekend. Looks like Monday at best now.

Same here Wor-Gar - no UPS shipping notice for me. I didn't even think about the rain. I'm down a bit more south than you I believe and it didn't rain at all here yesterday or...as of yet, today. Monday it is. I'm ok with that because I'm going out for lunch and didn't want my C-3PO left in rain

 

[Kamandi]

$18.63 shipping for me. That is absurd.

Add 10 bucks for me. I've done pack-ins on my last several figures.

Does anyone else remember how SS used to throw in cool freebies like a calendar and different swag with pack-ins? I miss that.

 

[FlyAndFight]

From what I remember reading, Hot Toys decides which of their figures get the $10 flat-rate shipping...

I'm not sure how Hot Toys could dictate the shipping rates for their figures. Are they eating the difference on the $10 flat rate figures?

 

[TonTon]

Doesn't make sense to me either, but that's how it was explained to someone when they complained to CS about the shipping prices. Either way, it seems like they're doing away with the $10 shipping, which is part of the source of outrage (Why is this $10 and that $20?--this box is smaller, etc.) it just serves to highlight the gouging.

 

[Mike86]

It sort of feels like Sideshow is compensating for the monthly coupons they email out by charging higher shipping.

 

[Matt S]

It sort of feels like Sideshow is compensating for the monthly coupons they email out by charging higher shipping.

shipping has gotten outrageous. Just shy of $18 for me...

 

[cel3027]

Add 10 bucks for me. I've done pack-ins on my last several figures.

Does anyone else remember how SS used to throw in cool freebies like a calendar and different swag with pack-ins? I miss that.

I used pack out on Vader,i got a monthly code which was no use,and starwaŕs xmas card.