XM Studios Official Distributors List

[shorudan]

Hi Guys, since the ASK XM thread is closed. I'm creating a new thread to help update all official XM Studios Distributors.

The same information can also be found on http://www.xm-studios.com/1151.aspx but I've copied and pasted here for easy reference to SF members.

Of major update is XM Studios has now signed with Disney China so we can officially cover China and Hong Kong now.

1) SimplyToys (Singapore) http://www.simplytoys.com.sg/
2) FunzCentre (Singapore) http://funzcentre.com/
3) Hobby Atelier (Singapore) https://www.facebook.com/HobbyAtelierSingapore
4) Toy Industries (Singapore) http://www.playstore.com.sg
5) GZToystore (Indonesia) http://gztoystore.com/
6) Toyz Corner (Indonesia) http://www.toyzcorner.com
7) Big GreatToys (Philippines) http://www.greattoysonline.com/gto/
8) MaxiCollector (Philippines) http://www.maxicollector.com/index.html
9) Toys Station (Thailand) http://www.toysstation-online.com/
10) Lil-monsters (Malaysia) http://lil-monsters.net/
11) Hobby Pioneer Intl (Singapore) - www.hobbypoint.com.sg
12) Merchandise Szepan GmbH (Europe*) http://www.xm-studios.eu
13) Ji Nan smaug Trading (China) liyuliang0807@qq.com
14) Ningbo Poketcat Motiongraphic ltd (China) bamboo@pocketcat.com
15) G link (Hong Kong) Limited www.xm-studios-hk.com

*For countries covered within Europe, please only purchase from Szepan GmbH.

[felixckf]

hello bryan, is that mean China and Hong Kong now can pre-order from XM web-site ?

[jye318]

so....they(hongkong)can sell whatever price they want? lol saw they selling magnetos for HKD30000
And they reply me that they need to take full payment .

[equi-nox76]

What about the Heldenshop in Germany?
http://www.heldenshop.de/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=509968354f4e582446e3f7606302a433&keywords=xm&categories_id=&inc_subcat=1&search_in_description=1&osCsid=509968354f4e582446e3f7606302a433&x=0&y=0

[Cali604]

So now its more difficult getting an XM piece...

[shorudan]

hello bryan, is that mean China and Hong Kong now can pre-order from XM web-site ?

Hey Felix, for China and Hong Kong, please order with the China and Hong Kong distributors directly - similar to the EU distributor. XM's website will not be able to take orders. This arrangement with these territories are unique due to the licensing arrangements. I.e. While XM products can be distributed to EU, China and HK, it has to be done via those designated Distributors.

[Bmutha]

Please get a Canadian distributor next!!

[SideShowJoe]

Please get a Canadian distributor next!!

No way Bmutha... USA first then Canada!! Blame Canada blame canada...

Sarah joe

[Demona]

Please get a Canadian distributor next!!

No way Bmutha... USA first then Canada!! Blame Canada blame canada...

Sarah joe

You do know that we have a better chance of a South American country getting a license before any North American country. Might as well give a license to Columbia and smuggle up XM statues to us like coffee and cocaine. Lord knows some of us are addicts to this hobby :)

[IXEC]

Hey Felix, for China and Hong Kong, please order with the China and Hong Kong distributors directly - similar to the EU distributor. XM's website will not be able to take orders. This arrangement with these territories are unique due to the licensing arrangements. I.e. While XM products can be distributed to EU, China and HK, it has to be done via those designated Distributors.

So, may I ask shorudan.....how does the purchasing arrangement work for Vietnam and Brunei....as I don't see that you have any direct distribution in those countries....?

Also, are these two countries under the same territories rule that apply to China & HK....and if not, with whom are they allowed to purchase from ....?

[Buzzie]

What about the Heldenshop in Germany?
http://www.heldenshop.de/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=509968354f4e582446e3f7606302a433&keywords=xm&categories_id=&inc_subcat=1&search_in_description=1&osCsid=509968354f4e582446e3f7606302a433&x=0&y=0

Heldenshop is working together with the official EU distributor Szepan. All official.... :rolleyes:

[Armored_Berserk]

Heldenshop is working together with the official EU distributor Szepan. All official.... :rolleyes:

Yes but french can't buy on Heldenshop directly, Xm doesn't allow that....

[fateel]

I'm glad that XM has Hong Kong and China distributors now. However I'm not glad with the PO arrangement here. We require to pay in full when PO, this will put a lot of strains on buyer's cash flows! Can this rule be changed Shorudan?

[felixckf]

per-order need to pay in full ............? it's not funny

[fateel]

exactly! bloody bad joke!!

[The Mule]

It's the same for the european distributor, sounds like some kind of clausole.

[Swordsman]

per-order need to pay in full ............? it's not funny

If they can't fulfill ? Easily get the refund back ?

[VS1976]

No way Bmutha... USA first then Canada!! Blame Canada blame canada...

Sarah joe

Lol you mean blame USA....:rolleyes: in all seriousness this whole Marvel license is a joke. Limiting to certain countries is just not the way to go.

[felixckf]

If they can't fulfill ? Easily get the refund back ?

I think as long as they 're official store, it must be safe . but even can get back the money fast and smooth, that's mean you already too late to find another but ebay. it's not cool as per-order with full payment.:bawling:

[The Mule]

Lol you mean blame USA....:rolleyes: in all seriousness this whole Marvel license is a joke. Limiting to certain countries is just not the way to go.

It's always been like that for many producers (i.e. Bowen), only difference is that this is the first time that US are cut off and Sideshow is not importing/distributing (i.e. like they do with Prime1 and Hot Toys).
It makes perfectly business sense because if I live in a certain area of the world and my goods sell out in that area, there's no need for me to spend huge money on a wider license.

[Bullseye]

Just checked out their official EU distributors. They are taking the piss with those prices.:thumbsdow

[VS1976]

It's always been like that for many producers (i.e. Bowen), only difference is that this is the first time that US are cut off and Sideshow is not importing/distributing (i.e. like they do with Prime1 and Hot Toys).
It makes perfectly business sense because if I live in a certain area of the world and my goods sell out in that area, there's no need for me to spend huge money on a wider license.

There are more collectors in North America then probably everywhere else. It just feels that all the good stuff are from Asian region that we can't get. I want the 1:4 Hulkbuster but it's in Hong Kong. Such a pain in the butt. SSC shouldn't be the only players in North America and they have an open license where they can ship anywhere. Fuk marvel on this!

[fateel]

If they can't fulfill ? Easily get the refund back ?

I suppose so, since they are official distributor. However when the refund will come back is one problem, the bigger problem is being able to buy at RRP is impossible by then :thumbsdow

[SideShowJoe]

There are more collectors in North America then probably everywhere else. It just feels that all the good stuff are from Asian region that we can't get. I want the 1:4 Hulkbuster but it's in Hong Kong. Such a pain in the butt. SSC shouldn't be the only players in North America and they have an open license where they can ship anywhere. Fuk marvel on this!

Yeah i agree phuck Marvel…greedy sons of -----es!!

I want my XM fix in USA, hoping one day it happens just wish XM would chime in and let us know what they think about this and when they may think we could try and get USA on the distributor list!

Sarah JOE

[built2shred]

I only see two situations where XM gets to sell in North America..

1) Sideshow goes bankrupt.
2) Sideshow makes a deal with XM to sell through them (IE: Hot Toys and Prime 1)

Other then that I don't see XM selling anytime soon in North America. And unless they want to really ramp up production I don't see XM wanting to, right now everything they make pretty much sells out, some within a day or two others within a few months...

If they go big then they will not be able to pump out so many characters as they won't have the man power.... I also doubt they will be able to keep their QC top notch either if there doing like 10k Magnetos... I know some people just say hire more people, but as a business owner myself it's not easy find high quality people.

Given they are artists and not bean counters they probably prefer to keep the Edition Sizes low and pump out multiple characters...

[The Mule]

Just checked out their official EU distributors. They are taking the piss with those prices.:thumbsdow

Yeah.
It's a double edged sword.
On one side, I can see the inflated price. European import fees are huge and taxes on sales are very high, as is fiscal pressure. Retailers do need to jack up prices, especially with the dollar being so strong now (Singapore dollar gained strength over Euro, too), they're basically investing big sums ahead of time to get a net profit of 100-200$ per piece when they are released, which is at least one year later.
On the other side, it's ludicrous that I alone, as a private individual, ordered XM pieces from Singapore, paid the very high shipping price, paid the high customs fees, and still end up spending a good 250-300€ less than what I would pay to the european retailer.
It makes me hard to sympathize with the european store, I see it as a last resort when you absolutely want a piece and all doors are closed (happened with Thanos to me); but I'll be honest, I'd rather pay the inflated price to a flipper from Ebay. At least I know he had to sweat, to secure that piece....

There are more collectors in North America then probably everywhere else. It just feels that all the good stuff are from Asian region that we can't get. I want the 1:4 Hulkbuster but it's in Hong Kong. Such a pain in the butt. SSC shouldn't be the only players in North America and they have an open license where they can ship anywhere. Fuk marvel on this!

Yes but when you need only 999 people per piece, it doesn't matter if North America has a ton more collectors. Tsume just sold out in a day their 1000 Whitebeard statues (from One Piece), they almost only sell in Europe and Europe is, like, the third world of collecting.
I do feel your pain but I also gotta say that Sideshow invested in this busines much longer ago than any younger company. They bought licenses ten years ago and established a durable relationship with the most important brands out there, in a time when nobody would have bet on this market getting so big.
But yeah, this semi-monopoly sucks indeed. Competition is good, too bad there's a crapload of money behind this business and companies act accordingly.

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Love hearing the whining. Everyone else was left out of Bowen for years. If XM truly wanted a global license they need to offer Disney more money. That's how the license thing works.

[Thor57]

Yeah. Comics and pop culture are a big thing now. Years ago, it wasnt. It was nerdy, it was taboo, but now, its the cool thing to partake in. Let XM get their feet under them. If they keep selling out, their business will grow, and they'll be able to possibly come up with an offer to go bigger and wider. If not, realize that products not made for you are hard to get.

[VS1976]

Love hearing the whining. Everyone else was left out of Bowen for years. If XM truly wanted a global license they need to offer Disney more money. That's how the license thing works.

What is Bowen lol?!

[Leeloo]

I know a lot of collectors love the hunt of collecting (which I used to totally get) but these days, the harder it is to get a piece, the more I am thinking I am losing my love for this statue game. I can't believe I am saying that, but I think I am just too old for the frenzied hunt to secure resin. I just want the statues on display to make me smile, if it is going to be this hard, and I feel this lack luster about it, probably means it is time for me to move on.
Which is a crying shame, because there really is spectacular stuff out there, but like someone else said here, I would rather just buy it on ebay and save myself the hassle than do the almighty scramble and fret about missing out on something. It is just taking all the love out of it for me.

[dao2]

Love hearing the whining. Everyone else was left out of Bowen for years. If XM truly wanted a global license they need to offer Disney more money. That's how the license thing works.

Actually they'd be more likely to let someone else renew then a new license holder. Hell they would usually go to them asking if they want to renew and then offer it up if they don't ;p I suppose you could throw in insane offer, but this isn't Django.

[The Mule]

Just checked the Hong Kong distributor, he actually makes decent prices. Bigger pieces like Strange and Black Bolt come at around 850$, here in Europe they're sold at 1100$.

[shorudan]

Hey Guys, some unfortunate news, our EU distribution rights did not get extended, we tried our best but we fully respect the licensors' business decision. http://www.xm-studios.com/updates-to-xm-marvel-distribution-territories.aspx

[dao2]

Are you going to be adding anyone in the US now that you have some global licenses?

[davide87ita]

Hey Guys, some unfortunate news, our EU distribution rights did not get extended, we tried our best but we fully respect the licensors' business decision. http://www.xm-studios.com/updates-to-xm-marvel-distribution-territories.aspx

So preorders made on eu store for Marvel statues before 30 sept will be complete?

[equi-nox76]

Good question. Which PO date does apply? PO date in EU or the official XM PO date. will all PO's after the 30. Sep be canned and payments be sent back?

[Buzzie]

Hey Guys, some unfortunate news, our EU distribution rights did not get extended, we tried our best but we fully respect the licensors' business decision. http://www.xm-studios.com/updates-to-xm-marvel-distribution-territories.aspx

That really hurts... i wish all the best to all european customers... :thumbsdow

[loricstone]

Wasn't the EU situation price gouging customers? If so...it's probably a good thing it happened.

[MASTERSAFARA]

Is playstore.com.sg a legit website? Anyone ever order from them?

[mars]

Is playstore.com.sg a legit website? Anyone ever order from them?


Yes Very legit

I have previously bought many things off Tim at Play Store I do recommend him

[Subby1938]

The European distributors really hurt collectors with pricing . Almost double sometimes what North Americans paid. Now that this avenue is shut I’m thinking shipping costs will still hurt to order here .