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News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:11 pm

I got an email earlier today from BBTS. They've lowered the price on MP Grimlock from 149.99 to 143.99. Not a huge difference, but every little bit helps.

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:41 pm

Somebody else beat you to the price drop.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45654

News Credits: 3 · by **Darth Trader** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:54 pm

Why is robot Kingdom's price $24 less? ($119.99 vs $143.99)? I've never ordered from either. :???:

by **Arucard** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:23 pm

My guess is Robotkingdom, being located in Hong Kong, gets their stuff direct from the factories, hence why they stock all the store exclusives as well (Yay for Universe Unicron!

). BBTS and other places have to pay for shipping to their country (usually US), then increase the price more to keep the same profit margin %.

In Australia, Shipping is similar from either place (expensive), and so the lower price is what I'll go for. In the US, I imagine while BBTS has a higher base price, shipping will be much cheaper, and so ordering from either place will end up being a very similar price.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:17 am

Since Robotkingdom is listed on Seibertron, I'm assuming they're good.
Any word from experiences????

I'm definitely getting him, but haven't decided from where yet.

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:22 am

Robotkingdom is looking like a good option. I am waiting to hear from Fan2fan though. MP Grimlock looks like a must-buy for my collection.

by **Arucard** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:26 am

I've ordered all my non-vintage stuff through robotkingdom (Like I said, cheapest option for Australia). Haven't had any issues except once when I ordered regular post instead of express, since I wasn't in a rush, but that was due to the handling of Australia Post, not Robotkingdom. It ended up in a very battered box just left inside the foyer to my building, where anyone could see it off the street and grab it. Thankfully, there was good packing inside the box, so the contents were fine.