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I am going to purchase a sonicron..
However I have 3 online stores to choose from

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/es ... 08&lang=us

http://tfsource.com/search/view/status/3/

RobotKingdom is the cheapest at $49.90
However this is what I am wondering, shipping costs and time.

Any input on these other stores from satisfied/unsatisfied members? (I have purchased from BBTS in the past).

This isn't going to help your choice, but I've bought products from all three sellers at several times, and have been satisfied with the service provided by all three sellers.

However, I do live in Europe, which means that shipping time between purchase and doorbell for all three sellers is about the same for me. I'd say an American buyer would get their stuff fastest from TFSource and BBTS, and that it would take a little longer for RobotKingdom's products.

Of course, each seller has some drawbacks (which I've only heard of, not experienced): RK's customer service is slightly harder to get hold of; TFSource's payment with credit card has been somewhat... hazardous... in the past, due to creditcard-fraud with CC's on file with the company used by TFSource; and BBTS can be slightly expensive.

Your shipping charge from RK will be like...$26 just sayin'...

Shipping will really kill you in a sense that Soncron comes from China. I'd say RK. They also use PayPal.

I've only bought from robotkingdom. Their service is hard to reach indeed (read: no reply at all), but they're fast and the package is secure.

I ended up using BBTS.. They have it in stock and now accept paypal.

Thanks to all that replied.

For future reference, you can find out how much RK charges for shipping by going through the checkout process a little ways, before anything is final and before you enter any paypal info. Looks like shipping for this fig woulda been $15.87. I've been using RK more and more lately as they're starting to be cheaper shipped than the other guys' retail prices (Exgraver, Darkside WFC figs, etc.) And I've been quite happy with them thus far. The only negative is there doesn't seem to be much of a shipping savings for ordering multiple items, but when they're coming in cheaper than the other's retail price, it's not the end of the world. And they usually take between one and two weeks to receive your package.

But in the case of SonicRon, it looks like the savings were minimal so BBTS was probably the best option...and if you added anything else to the order, you probably came out ahead.

They were all good choices but I would have gone with bbts too if it was in stock. I like robot kingdom but they don't respond to e-mails much and shipping usually brings it close to bbts prices.