Fandom Card Issues 2/2012

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Lumpy, Feb 3, 2012.

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  1. wolfe

    wolfe Well-Known Member

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    30? I would guess at most 15. I'm under the impression they outsource a lot.

    The bolded part? Now that is wishful thinking and something that a lot of people asked for a long long long time. I don't see it happening unless they suddenly decide to change how they handle in demand items.
     
  2. Kenucme

    Kenucme Yes, I'd get that one too

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    Sounds like an ideal situation for interested folks. Maybe limit each member to order 1 per day, for maybe the first two weeks?

    Tough call though since the objective is to sell the products TFCC receives in. But is there is a way to balance it out, making it objectively a true 'fan' club... perhaps?
     
  3. Abrogate

    Abrogate Nondescript Former Poster

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    I registered in December

    As I said in my previous post, even if the system hadn't blown up in everyone's faces, people would still wait till the last minute. Because they do it every year.

    And yet, what do I stand to gain by waiting?


    This does suck for the international members, because the rates the club gives them are already ridiculous and now the only method they have for renewing is spotty at best. But lol @ every American.
     
  4. hotspot_2001

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    Well now that you have opened my eyes I think I'm going to start paying all of my bills 3 months in advance just to be safe.
     
  5. wolfe

    wolfe Well-Known Member

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    A month would normally be plenty of time. This is just a really bad situation with really bad timing.
     
  6. 03Mach1

    03Mach1 Logic has been replaced with blind ignorance.

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    I waited to make sure I was able to get Over-Run. Which I did. Then the club showed its true colors and I've since sold it and I'm not renewing. So glad I waited or I would be stuck supporting them for another year.
     
  7. Lumpy

    Lumpy Taylor Swift Action Master Super Mod

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    yeah, people wait until the last minute because that way you know what the toy is you'll be getting... why would you join in like April or May and not know what you you'd be getting? that wouldn't make any sense at all... I know when i first joined, it was in April, because we knew the next piece was part of Nexus Prime, but the following year, i reregistered early March, so that my date would always be around that time... most people wouldn't reregister 6 months in advance, so that's a silly argument to make.
     
  8. cheapdate

    cheapdate Banned

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    I can only laugh and shake my head at the people still getting hit. So dopey.
     
  9. Lumpy

    Lumpy Taylor Swift Action Master Super Mod

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    right? i was thinking of doing it like a year in advance, just in case...

    agreed...
     
  10. Abrogate

    Abrogate Nondescript Former Poster

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    You should. So when you nearly a miss a bill payment because FP compromised your card, you won't have to worry cos you're ahead of the curve :) 

    Yes, a month would be plenty of time. But a month from today would be February 9. Pretty sure the club store was still open at that point.

    If the only reason you're joining is for the toy, then yes it does make sense to wait until you see the toy. But I registered in December, and we had seen a mockup of the toys back at Botcon. That seems like plenty of time spent waiting. Basically, I renewed after last year's membership had expired, not sooner than that. Now, granted, in some situations the Club isn't entirely on top of things, like the fact that we never saw Counterpunch's head before it shipped and it ended up being tiny. But that hasn't happened with most of their other toys, it definitely did not happen this year.

    yes
     
  11. Roufuss

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    Is there any other reason to join? :lol 

    That magazine certainly isn't worth $40 a year.
     
  12. Abrogate

    Abrogate Nondescript Former Poster

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    I enjoy the comic, simple though it is
     
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    SG Drift has correct guns and hands lol

    Over Run appears ok and will check out the other 2 when I get some time to play with them and make sure everything is proper.


    Now the question is, they did combine my 2 separate order and I thank them for that, but the refunded my credit card that was hacked and has since been changed.

    Pete,
    How do I get my refund without handing over my new CC number until we are 100% sure everything is safe to do so?

    I got them yesterday in mail and refund showed today in email, but have to go to work and won't be able to address that matter further until Mon.

    Thanks
     
  14. barrelks

    barrelks Captain Funtastic

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    If it is still the same account, just new numbers on the card, it will (or should) still get refunded to your card. Last year when they combined my shipping, it took a little while for the refund to hit my card (and I am pretty sure I had to cancel my card after ordering last year too).
     
  15. SeiberBirdR

    SeiberBirdR Birbicon, Metal-Head

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    My card was finally hit with the Google $1 test charge today. The bank recognized it as a fraud charge so put the hold on it until I called in to have my card replaced. Thankfully I only have one recurring charge to update. I knew this would eventually happen and kept going back and forth on cancelling my card early or not. Now I know for certain and have some fraud claim paperwork to fill out.
     
  16. Hollywood Hoist

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    I just got hit today as well. I still need to renew my membership.
     
  17. 03Mach1

    03Mach1 Logic has been replaced with blind ignorance.

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    So everyone who has yet to renew is still ok with doing so? I'm terribly vexed.
     
  18. cheapdate

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    Hey, if they're dumb enough to not have been pre-emptive in preventing any card issues, why assume they give a fuck about supporting the turd soup that is Funpub?
     
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    So with this shit storm that is STILL happening with Fun Pub, is the deadline to mail in membership renewals/sign-ups still March 16th? Or have they extended it a bit so that all of non-Americans can still make it in time?

    I committed to buying Runabout through a group buy, and am joining TFCC solely for Runamuck, but I only noticed this ******ed mail-in update yesterday and fear it won't make it there by the 16th.
     
  20. jay724

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    I spoke to Karen and she said they would mail me a check. I also had my order combined.
     
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