BBTS Update On FansProject City Commander!

Those dates for when products should arrive are ESTIMATES. Don't blame BBTS for being the messenger. BBTS gets some products in early, some products in late. They get them when their distributors ship the products to them. BBTS has the single best pre-order system. I wish you guys would stop bitching about dates that are out of BBTS' control. That's not fair to them.

Counterpunch wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Those dates for when products should arrive are ESTIMATES. Don't blame BBTS for being the messenger. BBTS gets some products in early, some products in late. They get them when their distributors ship the products to them. BBTS has the single best pre-order system. I wish you guys would stop bitching about dates that are out of BBTS' control. That's not fair to them.

I'm ballin' son! Never gonna catch me riding dirty, complain'n bout no pre-orders.

I have a shipment coming from them that I actually do need help opening up. Either that or I'll have to take a nap after a while. too much stuff.

Same boat, different household. I can't wait to get home today.

Seibertron wrote:Those dates for when products should arrive are ESTIMATES. Don't blame BBTS for being the messenger. BBTS gets some products in early, some products in late. They get them when their distributors ship the products to them. BBTS has the single best pre-order system. I wish you guys would stop bitching about dates that are out of BBTS' control. That's not fair to them.

I'm not blaming BBTS for the delay; I'm just pointing out the redundancy of the announcement, which I find amusing.

But as for being "fair to them"; I'll be fair to BBTS as soon as they offer fair prices. Their preorder system doesn't justify their excessive price markups.

GuyIncognito wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Those dates for when products should arrive are ESTIMATES. Don't blame BBTS for being the messenger. BBTS gets some products in early, some products in late. They get them when their distributors ship the products to them. BBTS has the single best pre-order system. I wish you guys would stop bitching about dates that are out of BBTS' control. That's not fair to them.

I'm not blaming BBTS for the delay; I'm just pointing out the redundancy of the announcement, which I find amusing.

But as for being "fair to them"; I'll be fair to BBTS as soon as they offer fair prices. Their preorder system doesn't justify their excessive price markups.

Well, actually most of their pricing on new release stuff is pretty on-point.

In regards to things where they do have higher prices I will counter you with two points:

1. PoL allows you to recoup any mark-up if you play it right.

2. BBTS has a real and totally legit return policy. It has saved me on three seperate occasions on expensive figures. MP Starscream, Reissue Soundblaster, and Encore Prime were all factory defective. I got them exchanged with zero hassle. None. That alone is worth the mark-up.

TheSeekerJets wrote:Crap. I been waiting for mine since I pre-ordered in spring, Then September comes and I'm checking the mail every day, but no package. And now this slap in the face.

Funny, life never really slaps me in the face. I guess being a man about dealing with life's issues helps me out in that regard.

TheSeekerJets wrote:Well I never said life slapped me in the face. I just have a very sarcastic way of dealing with things.

'Slapped in the Face' really needs to go into the TFwiki...

It's almost become banned verbage after the 07' Seeker debates. It's generally seen as an entirely over-dramatic response to issues of minor importance.

It's no biggie; in fact, this gives the Magnus I FINALLY scored off of eBay time to arrive before his armor does. I was afraid Henkei Convoy wouldn't hand it over if he wore it first.

[JRX] wrote:
...and no complaints about the "Pile of Loot!" Your pile takes up very real space, and it would really be in BBTS's best interest to get your Sky Lynx or your Voltron out of their warehouse ASAP so they can make room for new inventory.

I love the pile of loot feature! I don't recall complaining, just anxious. I've been wanting these figures for a while, but I guess a couple more weeks of waiting is'nt going to hurt. They're are certain things I wait for to show up in stores, but BBTS usually has decent pricing on stuff that's normally only found online.

The fact that BBTS is actually holding onto my figures while I wait for City Commander is a relief for me. Being a college student and tight on money, I need to save every cent I can on shipping. The only reason I was even able to afford these is because I live at home instead of a dorm.

I still need to find an Ultra Magnus vs. Skywarp set. Looks like I'll need to spend about $50 to get a one.

Counterpunch wrote:

TheSeekerJets wrote:Well I never said life slapped me in the face. I just have a very sarcastic way of dealing with things.

'Slapped in the Face' really needs to go into the TFwiki...

It's almost become banned verbage after the 07' Seeker debates. It's generally seen as an entirely over-dramatic response to issues of minor importance.

What happened to the term 'Slapped in the Face' during the Seeker '07 episode was a slap in the face. It can never be used properly again.

I still think my favorite meme from TFwiki has to be "dull surprise".

Maybe this will give you guys some help... I asked FP when BBTS and TFSource would be shipping out to customers, about 2 weeks ago. So they were expecting the shipments to arrive at US shipping docks last week. So basically, its probably just a small delay getting the shipments from out of the docks and to the store warehouse.

Database29 wrote:Hey guys I just got my City Commander Trailer, but I did not get it through BBTS. I bought mine off Ebay. A seller from Hong Kong is selling them for $139, (I paid $129) but it's the trailer and a Ultra Magnus/Prime 2-pack. It's worth the price considering that a loose Ultra Magnus is going for about $50. The shipping took almost 1 week, but that's faster than some people take to ship from the U.S. I must say I am very impressed, I posed him with leader class Megatron and he looks like he could take him! He's taller than movie voyager Prime, so he stands tall with the best of them. Totally Awesome!!!!! A+ for Fansproject! You won't be disappointed. Go to ebay for continue to wait to BBTS, me, I'm waiting for Cyclonus!

I was browsing eBay a few days ago, and saw an auction for the Ultra Magnus/Skywarp 2-pack, and the bidding was up to $90 and it wasn't over yet! Seems that the release of the City Commander is driving up demand for UM. Hasbro should realize that fan projects like this keep their fanbase strong and encourage sales. They should embrace this kind of stuff the way that some video game publishers have embraced the mod community. I'm not sure how they'd do that, but it seems like they're missing an opportunity to expand and bring TFs into the 21st century, the Do-It-Yourself age of YouTube and mods. What if they held a contest where fans could submit their own prototype molds, and the winner would actually be put into production? That would be a good start.