Prime 1: Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)

[thecollector80]

I ordered the DX from BBTS and dont have mine yet but paint apps look great from the pics...but if you get one with a wonky eye or two then that just messes up the whole statue...why that wonky eye still is a problem in year 2023 AD with these high value items who the f**k knows....its like going to a casino and gambling away $1500 more so if you live in Europe or countries that charge those VAT taxes import fees or whatever you call them and you end up stuck with a sub par statue for way more.

[Billy Talent]

Originally Posted by thecollector80

I ordered the DX from BBTS and dont have mine yet but paint apps look great from the pics...but if you get one with a wonky eye or two then that just messes up the whole statue...why that wonky eye still is a problem in year 2023 AD with these high value items who the f**k knows....its like going to a casino and gambling away $1500 more so if you live in Europe or countries that charge those VAT taxes import fees or whatever you call them and you end up stuck with a sub par statue for way more.

Is it true that BBTS has a 4$ flat rate shipping it sounds too good to be true, I contacted them about a life size bust and if shipping qualifies for 4$ shipping and they said yes.
have you ever had to pay more than 4$ shipping domestically ?

I am done with sideshow now they said shipping for the harley quinn life size bust will be somewhere near 400 to 700$ DOMESTICALLY! which is insane.
I told them about BBTS and other companies that offer much cheaper shipping options, and they gave me lots of excuses such as ''oh we have rewards'' i dont care about rewards by the time my 2nd statue is ready for shipping the points have been removed from my account.
You have to use those points within a certain time frame which is insane, we pay thousands of dollars the least they can do is let us keep the reward points.

(rant over)

[TooMacabre]

Originally Posted by Billy Talent

Is it true that BBTS has a 4$ flat rate shipping it sounds too good to be true, I contacted them about a life size bust and if shipping qualifies for 4$ shipping and they said yes.
have you ever had to pay more than 4$ shipping domestically ?

I am done with sideshow now they said shipping for the harley quinn life size bust will be somewhere near 400 to 700$ DOMESTICALLY! which is insane.
I told them about BBTS and other companies that offer much cheaper shipping options, and they gave me lots of excuses such as ''oh we have rewards'' i dont care about rewards by the time my 2nd statue is ready for shipping the points have been removed from my account.
You have to use those points within a certain time frame which is insane, we pay thousands of dollars the least they can do is let us keep the reward points.

(rant over)

I agree. Ridiculous that SS rewards expire. Prime1 rewards don't expire.

[omigeo]

Originally Posted by Billy Talent

Is it true that BBTS has a 4$ flat rate shipping it sounds too good to be true, I contacted them about a life size bust and if shipping qualifies for 4$ shipping and they said yes.
have you ever had to pay more than 4$ shipping domestically ?

I am done with sideshow now they said shipping for the harley quinn life size bust will be somewhere near 400 to 700$ DOMESTICALLY! which is insane.
I told them about BBTS and other companies that offer much cheaper shipping options, and they gave me lots of excuses such as ''oh we have rewards'' i dont care about rewards by the time my 2nd statue is ready for shipping the points have been removed from my account.
You have to use those points within a certain time frame which is insane, we pay thousands of dollars the least they can do is let us keep the reward points.

(rant over)

Billy, if you compare the pricing of SS Vs BBTS, you'll notice that the price from BBTS is higher. That's a tall tell sign to me that they are embedding their shipping into the pricing and you're just paying the remaining which is $4, or its just a gimmick to make you think you're only paying $4 shipping. That's how I see it. You'll have to just determine which is best to go with. Also not sure as to which courier they normally use for shipping at BBTS, they do have other shipping options. Just do a comparison to see. I think that BBTS is best to go with if you use their standard mailing option.

[TooMacabre]

Originally Posted by omigeo

Billy, if you compare the pricing of SS Vs BBTS, you'll notice that the price from BBTS is higher. That's a tall tell sign to me that they are embedding their shipping into the pricing and you're just paying the remaining which is $4, or its just a gimmick to make you think you're only paying $4 shipping. That's how I see it. You'll have to just determine which is best to go with. Also not sure as to which courier they normally use for shipping at BBTS, they do have other shipping options. Just do a comparison to see. I think that BBTS is best to go with if you use their standard mailing option.

BBTS doesn't jack up the price on everything though.

[omigeo]

Originally Posted by TooMacabre

BBTS doesn't jack up the price on everything though.

I didn't say that they jack up the price on everything.
But let me rephrase...
Its mostly items coming from overseas. In order to make up the shipping cost for these specific items.

This is true especially on items from prime 1,XM and other oversea locations only. On domestics they don't , from what I notice.

[Billy Talent]

Originally Posted by omigeo

Billy, if you compare the pricing of SS Vs BBTS, you'll notice that the price from BBTS is higher. That's a tall tell sign to me that they are embedding their shipping into the pricing and you're just paying the remaining which is $4, or its just a gimmick to make you think you're only paying $4 shipping. That's how I see it. You'll have to just determine which is best to go with. Also not sure as to which courier they normally use for shipping at BBTS, they do have other shipping options. Just do a comparison to see. I think that BBTS is best to go with if you use their standard mailing option.

The Harley quinn life size bust is 4005 dollars on sideshow and on BBTS is is 3999 dollars.
Sideshow will most likely charge me 400 minimum on shipping domestically, BBTS offers 4 dollars shipping.
so might as well cancel the one on sideshow and get a FULL refund including NRD and order form BBTS instead

[TooMacabre]

Anyone have tips to iron out the cape without damaging it?

[pdenham]

Maybe place a slightly damp towel over it and iron the towel?

You can usually find cheap travel sized spray bottles of wrinkle release in a department or drug store. If it's going to be displayed for the foreseeable future, and the cape body doesn't rub against the boy significantly, you might want to try that.

Probably be a good idea to buy some fabric glue at a craft or hobby store to have just in case those diamond studs come off at any point.

another option for the wrinkles might be to tie it around the hook of a clothes hanger, and hang it on the rod in the shower, and run a hot shower for a while with the door closed to steam it.

[TooMacabre]

Originally Posted by pdenham

Maybe place a slightly damp towel over it and iron the towel?

You can usually find cheap travel sized spray bottles of wrinkle release in a department or drug store. If it's going to be displayed for the foreseeable future, and the cape body doesn't rub against the boy significantly, you might want to try that.

Probably be a good idea to buy some fabric glue at a craft or hobby store to have just in case those diamond studs come off at any point.

another option for the wrinkles might be to tie it around the hook of a clothes hanger, and hang it on the rod in the shower, and run a hot shower for a while with the door closed to steam it.

I appreciate the tips! Thank you!