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by **jarrelemagne** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:59 pm

hey, i'm new the to the forums but i've been collecting transformers ever since i was a kid. i've been looking for a good price for MP starscream and megatron and Robotkingdom has the cheapest ones for about 90 bucks each. are their boxes in good quality? has anyone had bad experiences with robot kingdom as opposed to big bad toy store or action HQ? i usually don't buy online since i usually go back to asia in the summer, but this time i'm going to europe.

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:02 am

I bought the Masterforce Darkwings set from them last month. It was one of the nicest packaging jobs I've received to date. I don't know if they treat vintage stuff better than newer stuff but the Darkwings set came packaged in styrofoam as well as an oversized bag that fit the box. It was taped very well. Seemed like they really took care of shipping it to me.

by **Gutter Bunny** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:33 am

Seibertron wrote:I bought the Masterforce Darkwings set from them last month. It was one of the nicest packaging jobs I've received to date. I don't know if they treat vintage stuff better than newer stuff but the Darkwings set came packaged in styrofoam as well as an oversized bag that fit the box. It was taped very well. Seemed like they really took care of shipping it to me.

They treat the new stuff with the exact same care as the old. (In case anybody has missed it, i highly recommend robotkingdom...which maybe i should stop so there is inventory left for me to buy...) And now for the usual disclaimer: they are based out of HK, keep that in mind when looking at the prices as the difference between there and say BBTS if you are in the states(i didnt look where you were from) will be made up in the shipping cost.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:34 am

i recently got the mp-02 from bbts, and the box was severally damaged and ripped, it was not open however, but the box was no bueno.. only bad experience i've had from buying online

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:54 am

Robotkingdom has the best packing I have ever received. Always pristine.

by **dabattousai** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:39 am

Ordered GF Vector Prime from them and the box came in great condition. There was a crease, but it wasn't too bad, but I would buy from them again. However, I don't think MP-05 will make it if you live in the US because they are not modifying them.

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:42 am

dabattousai wrote:However, I don't think MP-05 will make it if you live in the US because they are not modifying them.

I got mine unmodified (not from robotkingdom, but unmodified nonetheless) with absolutely no problems.

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:42 am

dabattousai wrote:Ordered GF Vector Prime from them and the box came in great condition. There was a crease, but it wasn't too bad, but I would buy from them again. However, I don't think MP-05 will make it if you live in the US because they are not modifying them.

Nah, I got my MP-05 the week of release unmodified just fine.

by **jarrelemagne** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:07 am

thanks guys, i checked it out and the shipping brings it up to a little more than 100 bucks, so i think i'll get a starscream. as for megatron, i'll hold off since i don't want him seized by the man.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:22 am

never biought from robot kingdom yet, so I can't say what they're like. I might do now, since I've heard what they're like

by **dabattousai** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:15 am

If no one had problems, then I will order one from there. Yay, back to two Megatrons placed on order. One modified and the other not. Just noticed Robotkingdom has insurance, so I put that on in case it does get ceased

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:09 am

decepticonjon wrote:i recently got the mp-02 from bbts, and the box was severally damaged and ripped, it was not open however, but the box was no bueno.. only bad experience i've had from buying online

Mine showed up in rough shape too but their site says C8 or better package so I expected it.

As far as robotkingdom.com goes, they did a great job with the packing. MP-05 showed up fast (3 days) and the box was in great shape (C9+).