Buying Toys in UK
Posted:
Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:34 amby Waylander III
Ive been recolecting tf's in the uk for the last 2-3 years, and while i have about 50-60 i keep hitting a wall in finding ones that i want, i see them advertised on here as coming out in the usa, but i then wait and wait and very rarely can i ever find the ones i want. For example, the only reissue's i can find are red alert and thundercracker, i never find anymore..........ANYWHERE amazon.co.uk keep throwing up some now and again, but i was wondering if there was a better site, or a good site to import from????
Re: Buying Toys in UK
Posted:
Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:36 amby Bonger
Hi,
Check oyut the disgruntled brits thread. i'm sure they will fill you in asap.
viewtopic.php?f=57&t=42
Re: Buying Toys in UK
Posted:
Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:57 amby Redimus
Sorry mate, but even with Hasblo UK 'improving' for the movie, we still get shortchanged and overcharged most of the time.
Most main lines get a reasonable release, but they are always late, and not in full (think the movie was bad, Cybertron was over a year late, and desperatly cut down). Sub lines, yeah now those are really screwed, Alts (with the exception of the Jaguar 'Ravage') and Titainums were both very late and very cut down, (and all gone now). The only line we've really not got stiffed on recently was the classics, and they were still very late, im not sure if Astrotrain made the UK (outside of play.com) and although Ive seen Gimlock on play.com, and heard of him in the real world, I nhever saw him here either. Oh and we didnt get the classics repaint of the Energon constructicons.
So yeah, Hasblo UK still blow.
As for where you CAN get this stuff, well the internet is your friend. I got the first wave of classics from Xybertoys.com (the deluxes) and play.com (the two leaders) and it cost me virtully the same as in a real shop, and I got em about 2 months earlyer (sadly Xybertoys no longer stocks the first wave, but you may have better luck with play). Ebay is also a real positive, Ive yet to find a cheaper souce of MPs than t'bay. The key thing though is to shop around, there's plenty of ripoff merchants around too, and if you dotn want to pay that much for it, DONT.
Hope that helps.