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01-13-2024, 01:31 PM | #941 |
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01-13-2024, 02:58 PM | #942 |
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Yeah, I don't mind paying 55 for a single figure... hell, I'm all-in on the Super 7 Ultimate G.I. Joes and the Mezco Joes... but I'm also not paying 20 dollars on top of the base price in shipping and taxes for those. Plus, G.I. Joe is a line I like and have nostalgia for.
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01-13-2024, 03:09 PM | #943 |
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That's true. But as you said, that's Ultimates territory. I wonder if BBTS has a partner across the pond who can carry these guys.
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01-13-2024, 04:24 PM | #944 |
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Major issue seems to be finding a retailer willing to order enough quantities to have enough units shipped from China to the UK.
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01-13-2024, 04:32 PM | #945 |
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The emaciating UK market seems to be an issue that even [banned] is dealing with, ATM. Not sure how one fixes that. And it's sad, because collectors there end up paying premiums for boutique stuff.
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01-13-2024, 04:36 PM | #946 |
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Yeah UKs not a great market for mass market toys let alone our indie toys.
These lines are neat but I'd be really curious to get a unit count on their stuff because it might be hard to get a container filled with products. I know Bill has said Naughty or Nice is their best selling line and alot of those seem to struggle to cross 500 units. I know the line that shall not be named was showing inventory counts of like 1500 on his website for some of the SDS stuff. If half went to him and half went to BBTS that's 3k units per item (assuming they're all made to the same quantity). Edit note: (He seems to have 3761 in inventory for the Swarm Tracer atm and the arctic stuff seems to be selling pretty good assuming it was similar numbers to the desert stuff) Curious if FMF might get more of a UK bite for their Red Shadows figures. Both lines having an aspect that's nostalgic for a country that can't buy the line is interesting.
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01-13-2024, 05:52 PM | #947 |
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Back when Mindbender and Serpentor were up over here, I believe Pulse only had a stock of about 250 or 300.
And Mindbender still isn't sold out.
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01-13-2024, 05:59 PM | #948 |
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Didn't check the number pre-preorders being fulfilled but with some in the high 3's, gonna assume they started at about 5. The line's still a fraction of what Hasbro puts out but that's like 25%-33% of what they put up for Pule Exclusive figures.
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01-13-2024, 11:54 PM | #949 |
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I've had the UK in the past literally send our stores Gift Tax invoices for Postal product that someone else sold. . . . How is that my problem? I'm not a UK citizen. You can't send us Gift invoices I'm not liable for. Also, UK, I know you sent the Manufacturer the exact same bullshit Vat Tax invoice. You Quadruple dipping into taxes UK? Needless to say, I don't ship to the UK anymore and almost everyone like Marauders has the same policy for the same reason.
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01-14-2024, 05:55 PM | #950 |
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You meant Congress, right? Congress makes the laws, not SCOTUS.
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