megatronus wrote:Arctorro wrote:megatronus wrote:My Hexatron shipped out from TFsource earlier this week, and arrived today. I LOVE this guy. If you ever have or will in the future even remotely like Sixshot, then this figure is essential. I'm so pleased with him that I'm considering ordering a second one just to keep in box.
I wish you hadn't posted this! Every time I think about Hexatron siting in my PoL I have to stop myself squealing like a little girl and hitting ship
It'd be nice if all the other 3P stuff whose release dates have been constantly pushed back would arrive so I could ship already.
That's why I like TFsource - once your stock/POL hits $150, it's free shipping all the way. There's no reason NOT to hit the ship button
But seriously, Hexatron is freaking magnificent. My only (minor) gripe is size - if he were 2 inches taller, he would scale perfectly with Masterpiece; if he were an inch shorter, he'd be ultra-class-sized and fit well into Classics. As it is, he will rule my Classics collection anyway... with an iron fist!
That's fine if you live in the U.S., but for me BBTS's PoL system works out much cheaper because in the end it costs about $5 - $6 international shipping per item.
While TFsource has reduced international shipping at $150 that can still work out to anywhere from $20 - $100 per item depending on the cost of individual items.
Thought I just sum up why I prefer BBTS here so you understand why I force myself to wait like I am with Hexatron
From TFsource's FAQ's;
1) All you need to do to start a stack is have at least one preorder item in your cart when you checkout. You cannot start a stack with just instock merchandise in your cart.
When being hit with currency conversion fees this is not a good policy for international customers. Using PayPal for in-stock items doesn't incur that fee.
2) Only "Pay Later" orders are eligible for stack, you cannot "pay now" on any stack orders.
Same as first answer.
3) Once all items are instock in your stack, an order will automatically be generated and your credit card will be charged.
Not being able to leave the items to continue building up to further save on shipping sucks.
4) Customers have a limit on how many items they can stack, based on their past purchase history with TFsource. This prevents customers from continually adding to their stack and not paying.
Not sure what the deal is with this one, items should be charged as they are added. That way TFsource isn't put out and the customer doesn't get one massive bill as the stack is shipped
In the end TFsource is
vastly inferior to BBTS thanks to their PoL system. BBTS could further improve things, but they are still the only option for international customers (as far as I'm concerned). I've saved boatloads of money by going with them and being patient
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