For US shoppers, who seems to get the 3P releases the quickest? I'm specifically looking at FT-03 and FT-07. It seems like Toy Dojo has a decent relationship with FT, and I like supporting someone who frequents this site, but Chosen Prime is a little closer so shipping might be a little quicker, plus I'm intrigued by their point system. Right now I have everything with TFsource, but it seems like they're way slow even getting the TT releases. Comments about how quickly they get TT releases are also welcome!
Toy Dojo is effin awesome. That's a for sure thing. I also use TFSource. They get a lot of flack but have not done me wrong in the past. Their "rewards" program is lacking though. I haven't had a problem with stock availability at either place. I personally like to shop Toy Dojo if possible because of customer service.
Quickest/fastest and sometimes months ahead of others (heh, Warbotron) .. Then that would be BBTS. ToyDojo and Captured Prey are also good.
if you are talking about when the product will actually be in stock, not sure. it's all over the place when it comes to retailers. when it comes to shipping? the chosen prime can't be beat on $150+ orders. they ship same day your preorder comes in stock AND their free shipping on $150+ orders is 2 day priority mail. you cannot beat their ship times on in stock or soon to be arriving preorder product unless you pay the extra for a faster method with another vendor. and I say that from having used pretty much every vendor under the sun at this point.
BBTS has absolutely amazing customer service. The have helped me out tremendously. Even going so far as replacing figures outside of there standard policy. They also get stock fast. Only downside is no free shipping. The other cool thing is the have non TFs so I've bought other figures for friends and family through there as well
Not too many fans of BBTS? I use them exclusively Bc I've had problems with some of my figures and they replaced them right away. I hate that there is no free shipping but they offer me peace of mind when it comes to their products
I'm not in the US but I'd like to say it feels pretty good to be able to drive to the mall after work and pick up a 3p toy. Thanks a3u
BBTS is my default place to buy most anything i collect. Sometimes i order new MP cars from Nippon-Yasan, even with shipping, it's cheaper. But, i notice sometimes BBTS hets certain things sooner than others. They have all the 3P stuff up, i already got my 2nd run Apollyon, some others are still waiting on stock.
I haven't used everybody but TCP is aces. I've heard the same about Toydojo and CP. I think a lot of it comes down to geography...namely which online store's home base is closest to you.
Honestly, unless early bird pricing is in effect or extremely limited to low quantities, I don't pre-order any third party products these days. Only a few of these have a small window of availability, most are readily available even months after release.
Thanks guys. I was mostly referring to wondering if any of the retailers end up getting stuff in significantly earlier than others. For instance, CW Devastator is in stock and shipping on BBTS, but TFsource is still showing August (which worked out for me, because it gave me time to reconsider UW Devastator and find that I'd be able to get him imported!). All of that said, I have $300+ credit on BBTS due to a cancelled order that I need to find stuff to buy with. :/
Well, since you mentioned him, BBTS has UW Devastator up for pre-order as well. They also carry a lot of Japanese exclusives, such as UW Defensor. In addition to that and their good customer service, one thing I really like about BBTS is the ability to cancel a pre-order at any time simply by changing the quantity to 0. Lately I have been heavily considering Toy Dojo though. They're located just the next state over from me so I figure I might get their shipments a tiny bit faster and also just to support the small local retailers. But then I remember how invested I am in BBTS already with the large number of pre-orders I already have and my growing Pile of Loot stacking up. What good would faster shipping do me if I'm just going to let it accumulate for three months anyway?
I'll simply plug our sponsors here. Each sponsor here has to be in good standing to advertise with us. Each of these stores get the same preorder solicitations and such. It's simply a matter of picking who you want to do business with.
