PCS Exclusive Tier System (?)

[qz33]

Originally Posted by darren1228

Don't think preordering direct from PCS (Premium Collectibles Studio) has been available since Ant took over the company from Jerry Macaluso (then called Pop Culture Shock).

Guess we'll find out starting next week (4/27 first direct preorder).

Oh no it was available for quite a while.

I should have said it earlier because in the back of my mind was the remote possibility that seemed so foolish surely they'd never do it again.

The whole discount for preordering baloney. Nothing EVER changes.

[Straken-SWE]

Will PCS ship worldwide or US only?

[Gyro Zeppeli]

Originally Posted by Straken-SWE

Will PCS ship worldwide or US only?

My impression from the video is that they will be offering international shipping options as well

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by qz33

Uh oh, not a good track record eh? But was that when they were under previous ownership? I do recall hearing stories of people getting screwed over.

[qz33]

Well Tweeterhead decided to do this too and they are only shipping continental U.S.

Sideshow must have really upped their cut of sales.

[Straken-SWE]

Originally Posted by Gyro Zeppeli

My impression from the video is that they will be offering international shipping options as well

Thanks! Hopefully thats the case, got a feeling Lady Death might be up next week, and would suck if the exclusive wouldnt be available for me

[qz33]

Originally Posted by IcedDog

Uh oh, not a good track record eh? But was that when they were under previous ownership? I do recall hearing stories of people getting screwed over.

I'm sure they knew this was coming so that is why they decided to split off the old section from this one .

Does people getting banned here and on Facebook for unattended issues and unfulfilled refunds sound like a good track record?
This went on for more than a couple years after the change over and would up with Sideshow bailing out PCS and offering PCS direct customers Sideshow credit for their problems and cancelled orders

Yeah TOTALLY different people TOTALLY different style but same industry and same market restrictions.

[qz33]

I wonder if to get the PO discount you have to pay in full upfront?

[Gyro Zeppeli]

Originally Posted by qz33

I wonder if to get the PO discount you have to pay in full upfront?

It sounded to me like doing a deposit would also give you the discount

[Hobbyist]

15% discount sounds good. Don't really care about the coins unless I could redeem them for further discount or trade them for some exclusive items, etc. Otherwise, they are pretty useless to me, IMO.

I do have serious concerns about the "PCS Order Swap Marketplace" for "Entrepreneurs" (AKA Scalpers) for selling their Pre-Orders during the PO period. This is a deliberate attempt on PSC's part to create a FOMO situation.

This sounds to me that PCS openly condones and encourages scalpers to swamp their website and scoop up all the super-low ES Platinum and Gold Exclusive statues when PO opens and then quickly resell them for profit.

It will be very much like the situation with Ticket Master for concert tickets. I will rather pass than to compete with scalpers.

This will only create a stressful experience for collectors and it goes against the idea of bringing the fun back to collecting.