Robotoy Base opinions?

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Johntimus Prime, Jan 16, 2018.

  1. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    I was searching for an item that's out of stock everywhere else and this site had it. They also have some other things I wanted and their prices are actually solid.

    Are they reliable or nah?
     
  2. GR1ML0CK

    GR1ML0CK Dinobot Commander

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    I just got iron Factory nightbird from them and it came pretty quick.
     
  3. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    Nice. Yeah, I was after IF Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, MP+ Sideswipe and a few others. Gonna give them a shot.
     
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  4. ma70er

    ma70er HasTak/3P TF Collector, Gamer

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    They're reliable. They are my go-to-shop in Asia for when 3P items are sold out from the usual US retailers.
     
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    davidsix Well-Known Member

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    I ordered from them many times no problems, I find the shipping is faster compared to other Asia shops.
     
  6. Razor24

    Razor24 Well-Known Member

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    They are just Chimungmung.com rebadged. Highly reliable from my many dealings with them over the years (in fact I just ordered LER Pinchar from them) and the owner Tony always replies to emails.

    They do have some slight inventory issues with the new site so I would email Tony and make sure the item is indeed instock before ordering.

    They also have the link to the old site running so you could also check the old site to see if that has the item listed. If it isn't then it could be a listing issue on the new site.
     
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    Rock solid, formerly known as Chimungmung. Never had an issue and service is top notch.
     
  8. Hexatron

    Hexatron Plastic crack junky

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    My go to living in Canada.
     
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    I just thought I would add if you do check the old site you have to scroll down (if your resolution is too big [or small I can't keep that straight]) and manually tell it you want the old site, it is set to automatically redirect you to the new one.
     
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    Extremely reliable. Price comparable to US retailers once shipping factors in for some items, but ships unbelievably fast for an overseas vendor. I was late to the party in collecting and picked up a Utopia MISB with add-on kit for still less than it’s initial release only a few months ago. Arrived in less than a week and that’s a big package.
     
  11. Ryanme1973

    Ryanme1973 Well-Known Member

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    Robotoybase/ chimungmung is great!
    Toni Chi on FB is the owner. You can always reach out to him messenger. His customer service is great. He’s the best at finding hard to find bots.
     
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    one of the best retailers out there. he has never done me wrong, fast service, 90% of my collection is from him
     
  13. Sammael

    Sammael MightyMegatron from ATT

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    Tony is one of the best guys in the business, and he's a fan himself.
     
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    DutyBeforeAll Well-Known Member

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    I’ve only used them once but I have no complaints.
     
  15. Orion2703

    Orion2703 Ultimate Hunter

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    Nothing but good things to say, Tony (the owner) has always been great.

    BTW there is already a thread about this on here Robotoy Base (Good, bad, ugly?)
     
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    Used it once, have no complaints. I think that shipping are a bit higher than norm, but I did receive the package faster than usual so theres that.

    Got a friend who has ordered a ton from them and he has 0 complaints.
     
  17. Hoffman

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    Yeah he only ships via fast method, so the shipping costs tend to be a bit high. But he tends to have way more older stock than most stores and the service is great.
     
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    I've used them several times when items in the US are sold out and never had an issue.

    He will normally ship the next day after you order and I've received items in a week when choosing the slower shipping method. It seems that shipping from Hong Kong is a little faster than China.
     
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  19. King Nergil

    King Nergil Humanoid anchovy

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    There are already plenty of answers to similar questions about chimungmung/robotoybase/Tony. And the great majority of customers is more than happy!
     
  20. Zeke1

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    I don't tend to necro old threads but since I only just discovered this store I'll put my two cents on the record: their shipping (to the states at least) is expensive! Two figures would cost me $70 to ship. And that was the cheaper of the two options. The other option I was given was $90.00.

    That's a hard pass for me and that's a shame because it sounds like they're an easy company to work with.