SH Figuarts Turtle figures - Page 15

*Powder* · 02-14-2016, 08:18 PM

Happy to say I've made my pre-orders using money I made in part from selling off Playmates' Classics.

Good riddance!

TCRI · 02-15-2016, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBlueTurtle1

They should pop on ebay/amazon or forbidden planet, that's where I shall get mine from.

Not willing to pay duty etc.

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Originally Posted by theassassin

I got my Figuarts Power Rangers (via preorder) from Amazon US direct which has options for international shipping including customs/import charges. In the end it worked out about £40-£45 each total, which I thought was quite reasonable. So I'm hoping they get in the Turtles too.

I've used Forbidden Planet in the past but found them very unreliable in terms of taking preorders as many times as the product release date arrived they'd cite a delay - usually a month, but then after that month they'd cite another month, and this would happen repeatedly sometimes. Honestly I think the "one month delay" notification is just an automatic policy they have, and they don't actually check with their supplier. Sometimes the product arrived eventually, but sometimes these "delayed by a month" excuses would go on for 6 months or so before they finally admitted they could not fulfil my order. By which time my options for purchasing the item elsewhere were more limited and/or expensive. So yeh that's my experience of Forbidden Planet preorders - unreliable.

Thanks guys - really helpful to know! Cheers!

Lil Karai · 02-15-2016, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Happy to say I've made my pre-orders using money I made in part from selling off Playmates' Classics.

Good riddance!

NICE! I sold mine off last year. I will probably sell off some of my vinyl collection as well to make room for these. Even though they're a few dollars more, I preordered mine thru BBTS. JUST in case NECA comes out with something even more awesome, I can cancel my preorder there

*Powder* · 02-15-2016, 02:45 PM

I think it'll be a while before we catch wind of that sorta thing, so it should work out just fine. If not, the dough will be scrounged up by any means necessary!

EddieNES · 02-16-2016, 07:12 AM

I need some experienced advice. (BigBadToyStore)

In the event that these go on sale 1 at a time and not all at once.
If I preorder all 4 of these in 1 cart, will I get charged as each goes on sale, or all at once since I preordered all 4 at once.

Thanks.

mikeyatemypizza · 02-16-2016, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by EddieNES

I need some experienced advice. (BigBadToyStore)

In the event that these go on sale 1 at a time and not all at once.
If I preorder all 4 of these in 1 cart, will I get charged as each goes on sale, or all at once since I preordered all 4 at once.

Thanks.

BBTS
You pay when the items arrive in their warehouse. So if they get one figure in you pay for one. And they don't charge until just before they are ready to ship item to you.
They won't charge you for pre order items all at once.

Nasubionna · 02-17-2016, 12:01 AM

Just pre-ordered mine from Coro. Happy to support a fellow 'dromer and small business! These look so cool, these plus the amazing NECA Henson turtles... it's all so wonderful! *single tear* Good thing I have a decent job again and can afford all this!!

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 02-17-2016, 10:04 AM

Does anyone have a good idea when these will go up on amazon?

TCRI · 02-18-2016, 04:14 PM

For my UK friends: http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/tee...nardo-figuarts

£65 though!!! (Converts to $93 USD wtf? *edit was actually £80... - that's $115 USD!!)

Don't know whether to bite the bullet and pre-order or wait and see if anything cheaper comes along...

Will these be in limited quantities do you think? Go out of stock any time soon? Worried I'll miss out...

TCRI · 02-18-2016, 04:38 PM

Actually, now I've read some of the pre-order horror stories I might give them a miss...

Plenty of other UK shops selling SH Figuarts toys - likely some of those will have them for pre-order in the coming weeks.

I want them, just don't want to be ripped off or be waiting for months on end (and then having the order cancel on me and at that point unable to buy them from anywhere).

TCRI · 02-18-2016, 04:40 PM

Also Clutter Mag had a pretty cool photo on their Fb earlier:

*Coro* · 02-18-2016, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TCRI

Actually, now I've read some of the pre-order horror stories I might give them a miss...

Plenty of other UK shops selling SH Figuarts toys - likely some of those will have them for pre-order in the coming weeks.

I want them, just don't want to be ripped off or be waiting for months on end (and then having the order cancel on me and at that point unable to buy them from anywhere).

What horror stories are you referring to? Do you have some unscrupulous sales guys over there in the UK?

*Powder* · 02-18-2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TCRI

Will these be in limited quantities do you think? Go out of stock any time soon? Worried I'll miss out...

They're definitely gonna be tricky to get a hold of, they're online exclusives from Japan, & international retailer access is very limited. I dunno if that place you're talking about is a great option or not as I'm not a UK native, but I'm sure these aren't the sort of thing you'd want to wait around too long for.

TCRI · 02-18-2016, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Coro

What horror stories are you referring to? Do you have some unscrupulous sales guys over there in the UK?

:/

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www...enplanet.co.uk

TCRI · 02-18-2016, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

They're definitely gonna be tricky to get a hold of, they're online exclusives from Japan, & international retailer access is very limited. I dunno if that place you're talking about is a great option or not as I'm not a UK native, but I'm sure these aren't the sort of thing you'd want to wait around too long for.

Thanks mate - as soon as I see somewhere has 'sold out'/no longer available to pre-order (likely a US-based store first) I'll pre-order from anywhere, even Forbidden Planet Int.

*Coro* · 02-18-2016, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TCRI

:/

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www...enplanet.co.uk

I just read that top order, but in their defense Funko POPs are terrible to be shipped to retailers. I constantly get shorted and promised on funko products all the time- especially with star wars.
They shouldnt list as in stock unless they have them though...i get that.

I also want to speak up and agree with Powder- my sales rep said they are already close to selling out even from Bluefin which is why I increased my orders today- if you can pre-order then do it. These blew up at toy fair according to Bluefin

TheMasterTurtle · 02-18-2016, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Coro

I just read that top order, but in their defense Funko POPs are terrible to be shipped to retailers. I constantly get shorted and promised on funko products all the time- especially with star wars.
They shouldnt list as in stock unless they have them though...i get that.

I also want to speak up and agree with Powder- my sales rep said they are already close to selling out even from Bluefin which is why I increased my orders today- if you can pre-order then do it. These blew up at toy fair according to Bluefin

Good. I hope this means the line will expand into something substantial like Mattels MOTU classics. Hopefully they also figure out a way to better distribute globally too, although Playmates probably has some hold on that because of them being in the 7" scale

Buffy · 02-18-2016, 10:55 PM

Archonia has Leo and Don up for preorder on their website.

TCRI · 02-19-2016, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Coro

I just read that top order, but in their defense Funko POPs are terrible to be shipped to retailers. I constantly get shorted and promised on funko products all the time- especially with star wars.
They shouldnt list as in stock unless they have them though...i get that.

I also want to speak up and agree with Powder- my sales rep said they are already close to selling out even from Bluefin which is why I increased my orders today- if you can pre-order then do it. These blew up at toy fair according to Bluefin

Thanks for that info - but now I'm wondering should I pre-order all 4... or just the 2 that are more widely available...

Decisions!

TCRI · 02-19-2016, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Buffy

Archonia has Leo and Don up for preorder on their website.

Many thanks Buffy!

Ah... Belgium! Never used these guys before. Are they reputable? They seem so.

Prices are in GBP
Shipping to UK about £10 via courier
Turtles are about £58 (decent price) much better than the £65/£80 at FPI

Quick links:

Leo
Don
Shipping page

I'll leave it until early next week before buying I think - see if anywhere else EU-based or closer to home pops up!

02-14-2016, 08:18 PM	#281
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,809	Happy to say I've made my pre-orders using money I made in part from selling off Playmates' Classics. Good riddance! __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

02-15-2016, 02:45 PM	#284
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,809	I think it'll be a while before we catch wind of that sorta thing, so it should work out just fine. If not, the dough will be scrounged up by any means necessary! __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

02-16-2016, 07:12 AM	#285
EddieNES Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 936	I need some experienced advice. (BigBadToyStore) In the event that these go on sale 1 at a time and not all at once. If I preorder all 4 of these in 1 cart, will I get charged as each goes on sale, or all at once since I preordered all 4 at once. Thanks. __________________ Script https://drive.google.com/file/d/17yK...w?usp=drivesdk Ebay https://ebay.com/usr/tmnt412

02-17-2016, 12:01 AM	#287
Nasubionna Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: western Washington state Posts: 175	Just pre-ordered mine from Coro. Happy to support a fellow 'dromer and small business! These look so cool, these plus the amazing NECA Henson turtles... it's all so wonderful! single tear Good thing I have a decent job again and can afford all this!! __________________ http://nasubionna.deviantart.com

02-17-2016, 10:04 AM	#288
TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,881	Does anyone have a good idea when these will go up on amazon? __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

02-18-2016, 04:14 PM	#289
TCRI Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Posts: 331	For my UK friends: http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/tee...nardo-figuarts £65 though!!! (Converts to $93 USD wtf? edit was actually £80... - that's $115 USD!!) Don't know whether to bite the bullet and pre-order or wait and see if anything cheaper comes along... Will these be in limited quantities do you think? Go out of stock any time soon? Worried I'll miss out... __________________ "Look, it's Raph!" "Yeah, a little too Raph."* Last edited by TCRI; 02-18-2016 at 04:19 PM.

02-18-2016, 04:38 PM	#290
TCRI Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Posts: 331	Actually, now I've read some of the pre-order horror stories I might give them a miss... Plenty of other UK shops selling SH Figuarts toys - likely some of those will have them for pre-order in the coming weeks. I want them, just don't want to be ripped off or be waiting for months on end (and then having the order cancel on me and at that point unable to buy them from anywhere). __________________ "Look, it's Raph!" "Yeah, a little too Raph."

02-18-2016, 04:40 PM	#291
TCRI Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Posts: 331	Also Clutter Mag had a pretty cool photo on their Fb earlier: __________________ "Look, it's Raph!" "Yeah, a little too Raph."

02-18-2016, 10:55 PM	#298
Buffy Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: where am I? Posts: 1,472	Archonia has Leo and Don up for preorder on their website. __________________ Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.