Okay now I am more then a little worried about the set I purchased..
I bought a City Commander set from eBay and payment was sent on June 17, 2009.
It is now into July, and I have yet to receive the item. It was being sold by a seller in Singapore.. and I am not sure now that the item I purchased is the real deal, nor am I sure if the Item is even being sent to me. I was told it could take up to 4 weeks with mailing to receive packages from that part of the world. I don't think anything of the time delay because I ordered my Henkei Starscream from another Singapore Seller and I just got that last week, the day before I posted my collection.
But the FP item cost me 180.00 plus 20.00 shipping. I thought I was getting a deal, but after learning that a Bootleg is being circulated out there, I now wonder if I paid for the Bootleg instead of the real thing..
If there are any other TF fans who can give me some insight with anyone who has purchased form eBay seller: physicsboyboy
that would really be appreciated.. I read his feedback and normally don't purchase from anyone below a 100%
his score was 97.5% so I figured I was still okay.. but now, I don't know. I am kinda worried...
I mean 200.00 is allot for me to spend on a figure upgrade, and to not get what I paid for at all is one thing.. but to get a bootleg is totally worse in my opinion.. because if I do finally receive this item and it is a Knock Off, that will mean that I got something less then I paid for, and leaving feedback will be my only recourse, while the seller gets to keep my money..If I never get the item, at least eBay will refund my money.
what sucks about this Hobby, is that we share it with allot of over seas, and
no offense, Asian Sellers and Buyers..
who have the capacity to Bootleg and mimic almost to a "T" the original product..like so many shops in Korea where I could by 50.00 custom Nike shoes...
Now we have our own Bootleggers here in South America, but they do such a shotty job that you can tell it is a bootleg.. and most of the packages are in Spanish and called some thing else..
so I am worried now.. and really, really on edge..and I will be until this Item I ordered comes in..and I can inspect it and make sure it is legit..
can anyone translate that page as to the item problems for me, or is there a list of specific things to look for, so I can refer back to it in case I suspect the item I am
STILL waiting for??
that would really help me guys.. thanks