[Jackieboy]

weird thing is,none of those figures have arrived in dublin yet,wave 18 arrived and i got some spiel about how they had to order from different distributors.

[Primacron]

Picked up the new Hulk today from FP, they didn't have any of the other new singles though.

They did have the FF set with clear Invisible Woman though which is particularly annoying as I've just paid £11 (£8 'handling' fee) customs charge importing the set from the US.

[ChuckSass]

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Originally Posted by Primacron

Picked up the new Hulk today from FP, they didn't have any of the other new singles though.

They did have the FF set with clear Invisible Woman though which is particularly annoying as I've just paid £11 (£8 'handling' fee) customs charge importing the set from the US.

Isnt she easy to grab off Ebay?

[Primacron]

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Originally Posted by ChuckSass

Isnt she easy to grab off Ebay?

That's what I meant - I got charged fees on buying the set from eBay.

[Lionheart]

I hate hate hate hate hate import duty. It sucks especially badly that they dropped the limit after not increasing it for over ten years. You can now barely import anything. There's nothing quite like paying someone to *not* deliver an item you've paid to have delivered.

[Jimmyo]

I have had so many rows with the people at the post office, I don't see why I should have to pay VAT on something I cannot buy in the UK.

It's not even the VAT it's the poxy charge they class as a "handling fee", Surely thats what the postage is for seeing as they only do half the job.

Although I did have UPS turn up and ask for £70 on the doorstep before he would release my parcel, its all fun and games in the UK

[Jackieboy]

well it looks my search for a kang has come to an end,and hopefully there is a baghead spidey to go with that Kang

[Jimmyo]

Damn the luck of the Irish, How have you managed to cop a baghead?

[Jackieboy]

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Originally Posted by Jimmyo

Damn the luck of the Irish, How have you managed to cop a baghead?

Not 100% on the baghead yet,but i am 100% on the kang

[Jimmyo]

We just need baghead and then wave 20/21

[Jackieboy]

no bag head,2 kangs a punisher and another ghostrider.

[Lionheart]

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I have had so many rows with the people at the post office, I don't see why I should have to pay VAT on something I cannot buy in the UK.

There's no logic to it at all. The system is broken, and in the age of the internet that's unforgivable. It's literally a fucking scam.

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It's not even the VAT it's the poxy charge they class as a "handling fee", Surely thats what the postage is for seeing as they only do half the job.

When you've already paid for something to be delivered to you, for them to block it and say you can't have it until you pay makes a mockery of paying postage at all. And for them to then charge you the ludicrous £8 'handling' fee for something you don't want - and haven't even asked them to do, is the biggest scam of all.

There is literally nothing about this system - from the low import threshold (unfair and unrealistic, designed purely to guarantee people fall foul of it) the handling charge (unwanted and should not have a cost) to VAT (often charged on items you can't buy here) to the delaying of packages which *belong* to you and they are ransoming since postage has been paid - which stands up to scrutiny. It's a massive scam. Import duty for the US is something like $200. We're being cheated.

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Although I did have UPS turn up and ask for £70 on the doorstep before he would release my parcel, its all fun and games in the UK

Scumbags (not the delivery people - the system).

[TheLongestDay]

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Originally Posted by Lionheart

There's no logic to it at all. The system is broken, and in the age of the internet that's unforgivable. It's literally a fucking scam.



When you've already paid for something to be delivered to you, for them to block it and say you can't have it until you pay makes a mockery of paying postage at all. And for them to then charge you the ludicrous £8 'handling' fee for something you don't want - and haven't even asked them to do, is the biggest scam of all.

There is literally nothing about this system - from the low import threshold (unfair and unrealistic, designed purely to guarantee people fall foul of it) the handling charge (unwanted and should not have a cost) to VAT (often charged on items you can't buy here) to the delaying of packages which *belong* to you and they are ransoming since postage has been paid - which stands up to scrutiny. It's a massive scam. Import duty for the US is something like $200. We're being cheated.



Scumbags (not the delivery people - the system).

Agreed 100%

[Panthro1978]

Scarlett Witch purchased in Liverpool FPI. They also had Kang, Punisher, Spiderman and She Hulk.

[Lionheart]

Toys R Us US now ships internationally! (Thanks to Primewolf for the info)

Amazon UK have a December pre-order date for the Turtles Sewer Lair playset (£99.99).

[Jimmyo]

Shipping costs are not too bad either but you WILL get hit with the usual tax and handling fee.

For those in london Orbital had AIM soldiers and carded MU green goblins for £5.99 yesterday along with wave 18 and 19 at the usual prices

[Moptop1]

Often in London, where is Orbital?

[Jimmyo]

Just round the corner from forbidden planet @

8 Great Newport Street

Orbital Comics | Comic Shop and Gallery in the heart of Central London

[Lionheart]

Got my Temple of Darkness Sorceress today, I'd had to pay £16 to get her from Parcel Force, so she wound up being very damn pricey indeed! In a stroke of luck, they delivered my King Grayskull and Great Unrest Weapons Pack at the same time, the combined value of which (they were packaged together) was greater than the stated value of Sorceress, but there was no charge for them - result! Baffling, but still a result!

I know that the above was not MU, but I had to sing it to someone that would understand...

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Shipping costs are not too bad either but you WILL get hit with the usual tax and handling fee.

Only if you go over £15 ($24) for the item itself. Comic packs are $19.99, and regular MU seem to be $9.99. I might give them a try!

Hopefully Target and Walmart will do the same thing!

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For those in london Orbital had AIM soldiers and carded MU green goblins for £5.99 yesterday along with wave 18 and 19 at the usual prices

Thanks for the heads up!

[Primacron]

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Originally Posted by Panthro1978

Scarlett Witch purchased in Liverpool FPI. They also had Kang, Punisher, Spiderman and She Hulk.

I found Punisher yesterday, I've got that wave in my BBTS POL but couldn't wait for Frank any longer!

[Jackieboy]

avengers skrull wave turned up over here,managed to get a skrull,nick fury and hawkeye.

[Lionheart]

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Shipping costs are not too bad either but you WILL get hit with the usual tax and handling fee.

Just tried ordering from them - no luck. I tried ordering MU comic packs, kept getting 'do not ship to your country'. The item is not large, and is a toy - if that isn't eligible, then what the fuck is?!

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avengers skrull wave turned up over here,managed to get a skrull,nick fury and hawkeye.

Movie Hawkeye?

[Jackieboy]

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Originally Posted by Lionheart

Just tried ordering from them - no luck. I tried ordering MU comic packs, kept getting 'do not ship to your country'. The item is not large, and is a toy - if that isn't eligible, then what the fuck is?!



Movie Hawkeye?

Yup,thats the one,forbidden planet also got in 2 cases of that wave.

[Jimmyo]

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Originally Posted by Lionheart

Just tried ordering from them - no luck. I tried ordering MU comic packs, kept getting 'do not ship to your country'. The item is not large, and is a toy - if that isn't eligible, then what the fuck is?!



Movie Hawkeye?

You got further than I did, everytime I tried to pay it just crashed out

[Lionheart]

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You got further than I did, everytime I tried to pay it just crashed out

It makes no sense! Do they ship internationally or not? If so - what can you buy? Grrr!