BBTS Exclusively Carrying Storm Collectibles in US
 

When is this going into effect? I've gotten the bulk from BBTS, but I did PO a couple from TCP. I know EE also carried them, I trust this is for all new releases going forward.

More than likely it will be with all future preorders going forward, starting with the latest batch of announced figures. Alternate companies who already have preorders for older figures will likely fulfill those orders and continue to sell what Storm products they have until they run out of stock with no replenishment.

Sounds like a good way to kill the line IMHO.

Eeh, who cares? Anything of Storm's that I'm interested in (which isn't much these days, wake me when they finally get around to releasing Morrigan from Darkstalkers) I normally buy from overseas sellers.

Like the poster above said, seems like a bad business decision to limit who sells your stuff in the U.S. to just one website.

However, I'm assuming that since they're saying the BBTS is their exclusive ONLINE retailer, that standard brick-and-mortar locations will still be able to sell Storm's stuff?

Bluefin put out a tweet that they're still distributing everything up to the recent preorders of Balrog etc.

I doubt it. A Facebook seller said that he contacted BBTS and their discount to sell to him was hardly anything and the best he could sell figures was like $10 more than what BBTS would taking shipping into account. He had a resellers/business license and BBTS would charge sales tax selling to him too. BBTS is the official distributor in total from what I can tell, not just online.

I guess it depends on the numbers for Storm. If BBTS did the bulk in the US. It may be wise to do the one retailer. It's not like Target/Walmart with their thousands of locations all over the country. You got a handful of retailers with the one warehouse.