The Knock off transformers thread

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by blunghole, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    That's the main reason I dont sell outside the US (the video of the guy always getting damaged stuff)... my only attempt in the past had a case opened because they wanted the item for free.

    I pack stuff that can withstand a drop from a cargo bay at 20k feet, but a small piece mysteriously gets broke in an area of a figure that doesnt hinder transformation, and should have been impossible to break "accidentally", while pictures are submitted of the box BEFORE ITS OPENED along with after shots of the opening of the box.

    And the box and packaging were all still intact. o_O 

    Enough bubble wrap taped around the figure to play soccer with it too.

    Pretty sure it was a setup, and the pics they submitted wasn't my figure - but blurry enough to side against me for the win.

    Still bitter, after all these years. :lol 
     
  2. BigPhill

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    Seeing as you pack so well that does sound a little suspicious, but being honest if I order anything from a place that doesn't have a great reputation or if the Ebay seller has a less than 98% rating, I will always video myself opening the package.

    GSP hasn't been bad for me until recently when I got several items delivered to my workplace. One package got lost (but I got the cash back after 2 weeks) and another was delivered to another company in my building. The tracking for the second one actually had an update that said "Company does not exist, redeliver to ......." (Name of other company removed).

    Phill
     
  3. primalxconvoy

    primalxconvoy Banned

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    I'm so glad I don't bother with Ebay...
     
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    This Pitney Bowes stuff stinks, feels like borderline scam. At least nowadays they put how much it will cost, back in 2018, when I ordered handful of TR deluxes, it was only "Shipping via the Global Shipping Program, additional fees may apply" in small print. I've paid almost $40 for shipping of TR Brainstorm (figure itself was $25) and around $45 for Misfire (figure was $40). To add insult to the injury, the "payment" was split into two charges on my PP account, so it took me a while to figure out why my card was so suddenly drained. They still don't include that "PB tax" in search results when I filter results by "Price+Shipping: lowest first".
    Most hilarious part is that my order from UK (= within EU) i made a year ago (at the beginning of 2019) came with label "Shipped via the Global Shipping Program"... It took a while to it to arrive, so I'm not sure if it didn't travel through US, but at least there were no extra charges applied.
    Fortunately I have never received anything in condition like in that video.
     
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  7. ArkhamSoldier

    ArkhamSoldier Broke as heck

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    Translated from the chinese text.

    1) It won't be coming with the trailer, minifigures and other accessories

    2) Improved shoulder and knee joints

    3) Added ratchet joints on the elbows

    4) Added a ton of diecast (chrome color?) parts

    5) Chinese and English voice clips
     
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  8. bakerjin

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    Without trailer and accessories I’d expect this to be around $100 even for KO (considering MP39 KO was around 60-70).

    Question now is if this is worth it compared to TE-01 at similar price.

    Also side note interesting to see that MP KOs are alive and well. Looked like a draught for a while. No Plus version KOs other than MP12+ and MP14+.
     
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  10. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    Chainlink No real than you are

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    Fenrys Formerly Tigatron2002

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    a wolverine (x-men) remold of foc jazz
     
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    Tekkaman Blade Professor of Animation

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    But all I want is the trailer and the humans......
     
  14. Tef

    Tef Well-Known Member

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    Sorry here's a better image
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    SMOG Vocabchampion ArgueTitan

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    Er... more like $50 (usd) for KO MP39, no?

    zmog
     
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  16. bakerjin

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    You’re probably right. I think I paid around $65 with shipping so that’s what I was comparing it to.
     
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    ArkhamSoldier Broke as heck

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    I remember seeing one for 42 bucks
     
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    I need this right meow
     
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    No, you need THANOS.

     
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  20. nater

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    Yes I do holy moly
     
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