[Tony_Bacala]

Aside from them being a sponsor as that may seem biased...

As just a fan I've preferred the Premium Bandai method so far.

A fig goes up. I order it. It shows up x months later. I have an easy to get, manageable flow of items showing up. Nothing sells out before I can order it. Nothing gets allocated and cancelled. It's roughly one a month, not cases at a time. It's almost like a subscription service, I just have to remember to order each one.

In addition, the several times they offered pre-orders online for pick up at a show I was at, that worked out, reducing con-exclusive stress.

The prices are a bit high, and the shipping is not free, but these things tend to keep their value so I'm less concerned there. I guess these pay for the 35 dollar Gokus and Vegetas in Target.

I have actually been more lax in the non premium items, as I wait for them to go up at a given retailer and forget, then realize once it's showing up in hand I never ordered it :/.