premiumcollectables (Australia) new items and updates

[ZoonMaster5000]

I have received the reissued MP22.

Hmm I might contact them, mine might be in the next shipment

[1987hasit]

Hmm I might contact them, mine might be in the next shipment

Have you received the tracking number from them?

[ZoonMaster5000]

Have you received the tracking number from them?

No I haven't received anything which is why I asked them if there is a 2nd shipment. Hopefully I haven't been forgotten about:(

When did you get your notice?

[DarkHyren]

Anyone got a delivery notice for mp-22 yet? I saw an unboxing video a week ago and it had one from pc in there, thought they must of got them in.I've got mine already as well. I'm not sure if I was in the first or second batch though, dont even know if there was a second batch or not tbh.

If it helps I ordered mine on 02/10/2015 and I got my shipping notice 7 March and got it 9 March.

Send PC a message through their website, I'm sure they'll get back to you asap :)

[ZoonMaster5000]

If it helps I ordered mine on 02/10/2015 and I got my shipping notice 7 March and got it 9 March.

I ordered mine on the 7th of October so hopefully there's a 2nd shipment. Just waiting to hear back from them.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I ordered mine on the 7th of October so hopefully there's a 2nd shipment. Just waiting to hear back from them.

If it's like Hot Rod and Ironhide, they get two batches, with the first sent over by air and the second by sea (which is going to be slow).

I think they said if you order within the first 48 or so hours after they list an item, it's guaranteed to be in the first batch.

[ZoonMaster5000]

If it's like Hot Rod and Ironhide, they get two batches, with the first sent over by air and the second by sea (which is going to be slow).

I think they said if you order within the first 48 or so hours after they list an item, it's guaranteed to be in the first batch.

I believe that's more to do with an early bird offer but I could be wrong. Was there a early bird with Magnus?

But like always I'll be patient and wait for them to confirm what I probably already know.

[djanscak]

I believe that's more to do with an early bird offer but I could be wrong. Was there a early bird with Magnus?

But like always I'll be patient and wait for them to confirm what I probably already know.

I got a reply from PC saying that they're still waiting for about 2/3 of their Magnus shipment, the remainder of which is being sent by sea freight.

[spiderken17]

I haven't got mine yet, not too worried as PC get shipments erratically everything shows up in the end.

[ZoonMaster5000]

I got a reply from PC saying that they're still waiting for about 2/3 of their Magnus shipment, the remainder of which is being sent by sea freight.

This I what I thought was happening thanks for the update.


I haven't got mine yet, not too worried as PC get shipments erratically everything shows up in the end.

Oh I'm not worried it's just pc usually put up an update somewhere of some description and I never saw one, started to get a bit curious that's all.

[mharry]

I know it was pulled from the site while ago but any news on Transformers Combiner Wars G2 Superion Box Set

[prjkt]

I know it was pulled from the site while ago but any news on Transformers Combiner Wars G2 Superion Box Set

From what was posted earlier in this thread, about mid-March was the arrival estimate, plus handling time, hopefully this week?

[Raider]

I just got a shipping notification on G2 Superion and Menasor so they are on their way.

[MayzaPrime]

I just got a shipping notification on G2 Superion and Menasor so they are on their way.

Nice!!!! :D

[llamatron]

Just a thought Re: Maketoys, I think they're one of the brands that tries to enforce their rrp across the board for retailers so they may not have wanted PC's low cost approach. Just speculating.

[ampoldj]

Just a thought Re: Maketoys, I think they're one of the brands that tries to enforce their rrp across the board for retailers so they may not have wanted PC's low cost approach. Just speculating.

just got curious anyway how much other distributors are selling Pandinus and looks like Japan and UK are selling it for about 660aud :eek:

while other are about the same in their USD price so your speculation may be correct

[LazyAza]

Just a thought Re: Maketoys, I think they're one of the brands that tries to enforce their rrp across the board for retailers so they may not have wanted PC's low cost approach. Just speculating.

Regarding that, let me first say hello and that I would like to make an inquiry regarding this matter on behalf of Maketoys.

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all?

Because dramatically undercutting the rrp of an expensive product strikes me as odd.. and a little suspect. I've been buying Maketoys products for many years now and I happily pay their full prices because they literally make the best transformers on the market which are worth every single cent they sell for and then some.

Currently Pandinus is 390-400US (around 512 aus right now) rrp form basically every other seller on the market besides PC, as was the price of their previous citybot Utopia (which I own, and is still my favorite figure). This is a completely normal and standard for this product line.

So while this is merely speculation, I have to wonder if PC is getting their Pandinus' from a reputable source approved by Maketoys, the vastly undercut price seems to indicate this is to be in question.

If anyone can provide any further information regarding this could you please send me a private message, thankyou.

[starrs]

Regarding that, let me first say hello and that I would like to make an inquiry regarding this matter on behalf of Maketoys.

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all?

Because dramatically undercutting the rrp of an expensive product strikes me as odd.. and a little suspect. I've been buying Maketoys products for many years now and I happily pay their full prices because they literally make the best transformers on the market which are worth every single cent they sell for and then some.

Currently Pandinus is 390-400US (around 512 aus right now) rrp form basically every other seller on the market besides PC, as was the price of their previous citybot Utopia (which I own, and is still my favorite figure). This is a completely normal and standard for this product line.

So while this is merely speculation, I have to wonder if PC is getting their Pandinus' from a reputable source approved by Maketoys, the vastly undercut price seems to indicate this is to be in question.

If anyone can provide any further information regarding this could you please send me a private message, thankyou.


The PremiumCollectibles listed price is same as the chimingmung listed price. The only difference being PremiumCollectibales offer free shipping. So i fail to under stand your gripe

[pleaseexplain101]

Regarding that, let me first say hello and that I would like to make an inquiry regarding this matter on behalf of Maketoys.

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all?

Because dramatically undercutting the rrp of an expensive product strikes me as odd.. and a little suspect. I've been buying Maketoys products for many years now and I happily pay their full prices because they literally make the best transformers on the market which are worth every single cent they sell for and then some.

Currently Pandinus is 390-400US (around 512 aus right now) rrp form basically every other seller on the market besides PC, as was the price of their previous citybot Utopia (which I own, and is still my favorite figure). This is a completely normal and standard for this product line.

So while this is merely speculation, I have to wonder if PC is getting their Pandinus' from a reputable source approved by Maketoys, the vastly undercut price seems to indicate this is to be in question.

If anyone can provide any further information regarding this could you please send me a private message, thankyou.
Your a private collector that is inquiring on behalf of Maketoys and only want information via PMs?

That seems more suspicious and shady than the question your asking, why don't you reach out to the seller directly? As most of the information are on their site and they have a public contact us email

[griffin]

Regarding that, let me first say hello and that I would like to make an inquiry regarding this matter on behalf of Maketoys.

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all?

Because dramatically undercutting the rrp of an expensive product strikes me as odd.. and a little suspect. I've been buying Maketoys products for many years now and I happily pay their full prices because they literally make the best transformers on the market which are worth every single cent they sell for and then some.

Currently Pandinus is 390-400US (around 512 aus right now) rrp form basically every other seller on the market besides PC, as was the price of their previous citybot Utopia (which I own, and is still my favorite figure). This is a completely normal and standard for this product line.

So while this is merely speculation, I have to wonder if PC is getting their Pandinus' from a reputable source approved by Maketoys, the vastly undercut price seems to indicate this is to be in question.

If anyone can provide any further information regarding this could you please send me a private message, thankyou.

This is not really an appropriate way to go about evaluating a dealer who does a lot of business here, especially wanting to do it privately/secretly... especially when there is a lengthy feedback topic to read through to get an objective impression than just one person's subjective opinions.
If you have questions about their supply or pricing policies, ask them... as they would be the only ones who would know - anyone else would not be able to give trustworthy details. If the business doesn't want to answer your questions, then there is nothing else you can do to find out.

If you don't trust them, don't use them. If they prove to be unreliable, it would surface in the feedback topic, and people here would be publicly discouraging their usage (like they have done about other dealers in the past).

[Tober]

Regarding that, let me first say hello and that I would like to make an inquiry regarding this matter on behalf of Maketoys.

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all?

Because dramatically undercutting the rrp of an expensive product strikes me as odd.. and a little suspect. I've been buying Maketoys products for many years now and I happily pay their full prices because they literally make the best transformers on the market which are worth every single cent they sell for and then some.

Currently Pandinus is 390-400US (around 512 aus right now) rrp form basically every other seller on the market besides PC, as was the price of their previous citybot Utopia (which I own, and is still my favorite figure). This is a completely normal and standard for this product line.

So while this is merely speculation, I have to wonder if PC is getting their Pandinus' from a reputable source approved by Maketoys, the vastly undercut price seems to indicate this is to be in question.

If anyone can provide any further information regarding this could you please send me a private message, thankyou.

Hi LazyAza, welcome to OzFormers. I recognise your name from the Third Party section on TFW2005, where PC are a site sponsor.

There is the Premiumcollectables (PC) (Australia) feedback (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=21536) thread which you can read to gauge their integrity. They convincingly won the OzFormers 'Best Retailer' for 2015 if you want the short story.

Maketoys' Cupolla was sold for $110 AUD + shipping by another online store in Brisbane by their currently listed Australian distributor, and those orders were honored...

[DarkHyren]

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all?All the information you could possibly ask for can be found on PC's "About Us" page: http://www.premiumcollectables.com.au/pages/about-us
They've listed their physical location and ABN and if you do an ABN lookup (which I will add has been provided on the "About Us" page" you can find even more personal info about the owner.

I for one have never found anything shady about PC, nothing I have bought from them has been a knock off, factory second or otherwise sub par item, and I've bought from them nearly every MP transformer they have offered.
I'm not one to be fooled and did several of my own "tests" as it were, same as when I buy from any new store, and PremiumCollectibles passed every one with flying colours.
If they hadn't I wouldnt still be giving them money on a regular basis.

Regarding free shipping, PC uses a service called www.transdirect.com.au which compares multiple courier options and allows them to use the cheapest one for all circumstances. They also get bulk shipping rates by sending out lots of stock at the same time.

Instead of wondering why they are so cheap, maybe you should be wondering why the other stores you shop at are so much more expensive?
PremiumCollectibles does extra legwork, contacts multiple legitimate sources of toys and collectibles, orders and ships items in bulk, all so they can afford to offer these items at lower prices and be a serious competitor for our Aussie dollars.

That's what info I have to share and my two cents on the matter, hope this helps ease any concerns you may have about PremiumCollectibles :)

[LazyAza]

The PremiumCollectibles listed price is same as the chimingmung listed price. The only difference being PremiumCollectibales offer free shipping. So i fail to under stand your gripe

Nope Tony's price is 30US dollar deposit plus an additional 360US. His full listing cost is 390US, the standard rrp of the figure. I asked him about this last week and confirmed it.


Your a private collector that is inquiring on behalf of Maketoys and only want information via PMs?

That seems more suspicious and shady than the question your asking, why don't you reach out to the seller directly? As most of the information are on their site and they have a public contact us email

I'm an esablished reviewer and a long time MT fan and 3p figure collector (here's my youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLazyAza), I post a lot on the tfw boards and speak with a maketoys rep directly on facebook all the time. Today he asked me to look in to this matter as best I can since I am a well known member of the tf community and an aussie so he thought it would be good for me to see what I can find out on the aus side of things, hence my asking of any info here if someone can provide it.

I've helped with design elements of some of their products in the past among doing other things for them. I've been informed by maketoys that PC's behavior regarding the listing of Pandinus has been brought in to question as it has not been officially approved by Maketoys and PC's seller is significantly undercutting every other seller on the market. They would like to know what is going on as finding out is obviously very difficult. The rrp of the figure should be no less than 390US as it is at the vast majority of sellers.

Their is no logical reason at all why an aus seller would list it for vastly less at this point in time.

I haven't reached out to PC as MT's rep already has, he wasn't able to get the information they required so I'm helping spread the word to see if anyone knows anything. I doubt my posts here will get any results but I figured it was worth a try.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Regarding that, let me first say hello and that I would like to make an inquiry regarding this matter on behalf of Maketoys.

Given that you are asking for information, can you detail what relationship you have with Maketoys?

Are you being paid for this information gathering, or are you just being a concerned citizen?

After all, it "strikes me as odd.. and a little suspect" that someone is coming on-board to ask for such information, when contacting the retailer in question would prove more fruitful.

[FruitBuyer]

I'm an esablished reviewer and a long time MT fan and 3p figure collector (here's my youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLazyAza), I post a lot on the tfw boards and speak with a maketoys rep directly on facebook all the time. Today he asked me to look in to this matter as best I can since I am a well known member of the tf community and an aussie so he thought it would be good for me to see what I can find out on the aus side of things, hence my asking of any info here if someone can provide it.

I've helped with design elements of some of their products in the past among doing other things for them. I've been informed by maketoys that PC's behavior regarding the listing of Pandinus has been brought in to question as it has not been officially approved by Maketoys and PC's seller is significantly undercutting every other seller on the market. They would like to know what is going on as finding out is obviously very difficult. The rrp of the figure should be no less than 390US as it is at the vast majority of sellers.

Their is no logical reason at all why an aus seller would list it for vastly less at this point in time.

I haven't reached out to PC as MT's rep already has, he wasn't able to get the information they required so I'm helping spread the word to see if anyone knows anything. I doubt my posts here will get any results but I figured it was worth a try.

Thanks for giving us your resume.

And why are you asking us? Did you think we're running a PremiumCollectibles Illuminati to undercut the Transformers market?

EDIT: No logical reason why a seller would list it for a vastly smaller price? Are you serious? This is a common retailer strategy. You know how Coles and Woolies sells baked chickens for around $10? They're making a fair loss on each one but the point of doing it is they make it up in other ways. You stay in the store and buy other goods that they make money on which leads to you being a repeat customer.

This is utterly incredulous that you couldn't think of that. Not everything has to be done with a direct profit in mind.

[Sinnertwin]

Yes, the Recommended Retail Price is $390, and PC is selling it for $360
Retailers are allowed to dictate how much they can sell an item for once they have purchased it from the manufacturer. RRP vs Cost Price.
I fail to see why this is even an issue.

[Mr_K]

I don't anyone here would know, and man, they have good track record for being great to customers. Competition is good. Be on the consumer side. These things are dear enough. Other parties should step up to PC instead of trying to neg them. If PC can afford to sell the product at the listed price then good on them for helping us.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Nope Tony's price is 30US dollar deposit plus an additional 360US. His full listing cost is 390US, the standard rrp of the figure. I asked him about this last week and confirmed it.



I'm an esablished reviewer and a long time MT fan and 3p figure collector (here's my youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLazyAza), I post a lot on the tfw boards and speak with a maketoys rep directly on facebook all the time. Today he asked me to look in to this matter as best I can since I am a well known member of the tf community and an aussie so he thought it would be good for me to see what I can find out on the aus side of things, hence my asking of any info here if someone can provide it.

I've helped with design elements of some of their products in the past among doing other things for them. I've been informed by maketoys that PC's behavior regarding the listing of Pandinus has been brought in to question as it has not been officially approved by Maketoys and PC's seller is significantly undercutting every other seller on the market. They would like to know what is going on as finding out is obviously very difficult. The rrp of the figure should be no less than 390US as it is at the vast majority of sellers.

Their is no logical reason at all why an aus seller would list it for vastly less at this point in time.

I haven't reached out to PC as MT's rep already has, he wasn't able to get the information they required so I'm helping spread the word to see if anyone knows anything. I doubt my posts here will get any results but I figured it was worth a try.

Wow.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Competition is good. Be on the consumer side. These things are dear enough.

I don't think he cares, and given how he's in MakeToys' back pocket, he probably gets his sh!t for free!

What is laughable is MakeToys' outrage because a shop is selling below RRP. Given they're capitalising on intellectual property that isn't theirs, they're lucky they haven't got their asses shut down by Takara and Hasbro!

[Tober]

Their is no logical reason at all why an aus seller would list it for vastly less at this point in time.

PC were recently unsuccessful in negotiations with Maketoys and stated in this very thread that they were exploring other avenues. Looks like they found one.

It's reasonably obvious what's going on and it's Maketoys decision what to do about it.

[LazyAza]

Thanks for giving us your resume.

And why are you asking us? Did you think we're running a PremiumCollectibles Illuminati to undercut the Transformers market?

EDIT: No logical reason why a seller would list it for a vastly smaller price? Are you serious? This is a common retailer strategy. You know how Coles and Woolies sells baked chickens for around $10? They're making a fair loss on each one but the point of doing it is they make it up in other ways. You stay in the store and buy other goods that they make money on which leads to you being a repeat customer.

This is utterly incredulous that you couldn't think of that. Not everything has to be done with a direct profit in mind.

I don't see what PC could possibly gain by basically shaving 30%+ off a products price that isn't even released yet, 5-10% would make sense but the amount removed in this case makes no sense in my opinion. This is not at all like comparing food retailers selling fruit.

These products have established rrp's at their initial listing, that changes over time yes but not to this kind of extreme when they have literally just hit the market.

Like I said, I just wanted to know what the reputation of the seller was like and if they have conducted any suspicious sales in the past, this instance strikes me as quite suspicious and as I was personally asked I decided to look for info where I could. This is the aus board yeah? so surely people who have bought from them would know what their business is like.

It sounds like they're generally fine so I have no personal issues with them myself. I'm just helping a friend out and seeing if their is anything to raise an eyebrow over.

The whole matter could literally just be an error on the part of PC and they may address the matter shortly, I bare no ill will. Just trying to find out what's up.

[MayzaPrime]

I don't think he cares, and given how he's in MakeToys' back pocket, he probably gets his sh!t for free!

What is laughable is MakeToys' outrage because a shop is selling below RRP. Given they're capitalising on intellectual property that isn't theirs, they're lucky they haven't got their asses shut down by Takara and Hasbro!

Hahaha... that does make me laugh :D

[Smint]

I don't think he cares, and given how he's in MakeToys' back pocket, he probably gets his sh!t for free!

What is laughable is MakeToys' outrage because a shop is selling below RRP. Given they're capitalising on intellectual property that isn't theirs, they're lucky they haven't got their asses shut down by Takara and Hasbro!

Totally agree with you on both counts.

What kind of "concerned citizen" makes inquiries about products being too cheap. Answer is he's not just a concerned citizen.

And the RRP is after all...only recommended.

As far as i can see it's just their business strategy to sell at cost or make a slight loss on some of their products. It creates a name for themselves which evidently seems to have worked, it provides incentives to buy more (points scheme) and it denies other stores the sale.

[pleaseexplain101]

I don't see what PC could possibly gain by basically shaving 30%+ off a products price that isn't even released yet, 5-10% would make sense but the amount removed in this case makes no sense in my opinion. This is not at all like comparing food retailers selling fruit.

These products have established rrp's at their initial listing, that changes over time yes but not to this kind of extreme when they have literally just hit the market.

Like I said, I just wanted to know what the reputation of the seller was like and if they have conducted any suspicious sales in the past, this instance strikes me as quite suspicious and as I was personally asked I decided to look for info where I could. This is the aus board yeah? so surely people who have bought from them would know what their business is like.

It sounds like they're generally fine so I have no personal issues with them myself. I'm just helping a friend out and seeing if their is anything to raise an eyebrow over.

The whole matter could literally just be an error on the part of PC and they may address the matter shortly, I bare no ill will. Just trying to find out what's up.
I think it may have been better if you started the initial reply with the additional clarification you have since provided :-)

But like most have mention the feedback has been generally fine but the feedback threads would be the best place get an accurate view of how different people view local sellers

[Premium Collectables]

Hi Guys,


seems we have disturber on our own feed tonight, appreciate the lack of attention it is getting at this clear attempt to smear our brand,

I would encourage best information to give this unknown person is the link to the awards for 2015,

as it seems Maketoys and followers from unknown locations have no interest in doing proper research,.


Thanks guys thanks for all this MT orders on the weekend, lover your work

and support always

PC TEAM

[Sinnertwin]

I don't see what PC could possibly gain by basically shaving 30%+ off a products price that isn't even released yet, 5-10% would make sense but the amount removed in this case makes no sense in my opinion. This is not at all like comparing food retailers selling fruit.

PC's price is shaving nowhere near 30% off the RRP
$512 vs $470 is a difference of $42 or 8.2%, well within your 5-10% range

[reillyd]

Does anyone know anything about PremiumCollectibles, who runs the site and so on? would anyone say they seem like a shady or suspicious service at all
.

No, I think you are confusing it with that OTHER Australian retailer that is shady and disreputable..... the one that Shall Not Be Named. But good to see a new account - you might want to introduce yourself in the Introductions thread. It seems odd though if you're not a customer to be posting in their thread. Just saying.....

[LazyAza]

I don't think he cares, and given how he's in MakeToys' back pocket, he probably gets his sh!t for free!

What is laughable is MakeToys' outrage because a shop is selling below RRP. Given they're capitalising on intellectual property that isn't theirs, they're lucky they haven't got their asses shut down by Takara and Hasbro!

Nope, I've never received any MT products for free, I purchase everything they make with my hard earned money the same as everyone else. The work I've done for them isn't anything I get paid for, just my personal way of showing affection for everything they do and on occasion they've taken it seriously and have altered small parts of a small number of their products as a result. I'm one of those active feedback providers, I do a lot of digital photo manipulation and so on.

I've also assisted companies like MMC and FansProject with similar feedback material. Just a passionate fan I am of these companies so its only natural I have tremendous respect for all of them.

I do care about good deals and whatnot, if I could get Pan super cheap that'd be awesome but I want him right now and I know that's not possible. I'm a many year long fan of MT though so I happily pay their standard rrp pricing because I like everything they make a whole lot. You need only watch my reviews or read my facebook page or my tfw posts to see how genuinely enthusiastic I am to all that they do.

I've actually been complaining quite a bit past couple weeks how its kind of a bummer pandinus is hitting when he is as I've had to shelve many of my other purchases in order to pick him up asap. I wish he'd been delayed a bit longer but them's the breaks.

Feel free to believe whatever you want to though, I think I have plenty of evidence that easily proves where I'm coming from but I"m well aware many people assume all reviewers are in 3p's pockets so whatever.

[Smint]

Well your questioning is just odd then isn't it? PC isnt massively discounting Pan and even then what difference does it make. Maketoys already has their money, it's PC that's making the loss.

[Sinnertwin]

I do care about good deals and whatnot, if I could get Pan super cheap that'd be awesome but I want him right now and I know that's not possible.

Don't we all?
Anyway, I'm sure PC still have some available, perhaps drop them a line? It's also free shipping in Australia for orders over $100 :)

[DarkHyren]

I don't see what PC could possibly gain by basically shaving 30%+ off a products price that isn't even released yetCustomer loyalty, repeat customers, trying to show certain third party companies that they are the best store to move their product, should I go on? Though as someone else pointed out, it's only about 8% off, but we'll run with the theory that it's 30% off and move on to the next point.


These products have established rrp's at their initial listingKey word, recommended retail price, the final say of what price the store sells it at is theirs unless they have a contract to sell at a set price, which as far as I know they do not as they are dealing with an international maketoys supplier rather then maketoys directly (see below)


we aren't, this will be one off from one of our international partners who we have a good relationship with. we have always kept relationships with several suppliers in case something unforseen happens, so it does not impact supply to the customers

As others have said, if you have legitimate questions and are asking on maketoys behalf contact PC directly, I'm sure they can clear up any misconceptions you have.

[LazyAza]

Okie dokie, seems I made a misjudgement. My mistake guys. My sincerest apologies to all, this seems to have merely been a severe misunderstanding on my part of which I am deeply sorry for.

Thankyou for clearing things up for me. This isn't my field of specialty (obviously) so I eh I made some stupid comments I guess. My deepest apologies to PC and everyone else here. Sorry for the disturbance.

I wish you all the best, and don't worry I have no real interest in posting here often so eh probably won't bother you again anytime soon.

Cya.

[Premium Collectables]

Okie dokie, seems I made a misjudgement. My mistake guys. My sincerest apologies to all, this seems to have merely been a severe misunderstanding on my part of which I am deeply sorry for.

Thankyou for clearing things up for me. This isn't my field of specialty (obviously) so I eh I made some stupid comments I guess. My deepest apologies to PC and everyone else here. Sorry for the disturbance.

I wish you all the best, and don't worry I have no real interest in posting here often so eh probably won't bother you again anytime soon.

Cya.


cservice@premiumcollect.com.au

general enquiries

[Discosis]

Straight talk:

People don't trust Maketoys' local distributor
People want PC to stock Maketoys products
Maketoys, for some reason, won't sell direct to PC
This has annoyed a lot of people


Also:

Casting shade on PC on PC's own thread is not cool. Poor form.
Involving customers in disagreements like this is not cool
This whole thing is silly, just sell your stock to companies who want to buy it & make your money


The first point up top should be ringing alarm bells and klaxons at Maketoys HQ. We wonder why it's not.

Pass that back to Maketoys. We're all sick of this already.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

The first point up top should be ringing alarm bells and klaxons at Maketoys HQ. We wonder why it's not.

Given it was HQ that sent an "unpaid" fan to do half-assed private d!ck work, that pretty much tells you what level of management competency MakeToys has in their stable...

[Raider]

Well this has certainly been an entertaining, yet pointless, read. Now can I suggest we all move on before this thread gets nuked.

[griffin]

Show's over people... move on and keep future posts on topic here (and ignore off-topic posts by other people).

[Premium Collectables]

Hope all members who scored superion and menasor sets from us are happy with
the price we set pre orders at, now you have seen the Australian Retail pricing.

We have observed here and elsewhere many are happy with the $199 price offered ,

With this is mind we have made a decision to not offer a second run of menasor and superion.

Only the Pre Orders will be filled at the $129.95 Pricing.

Thanks for those who continue to support our hasbro division

[Krayt]

Happy??

All i've read are "i'll wait for a sale" and "i'll wait for clearance"

[millhouse]

Hope all members who scored superion and menasor sets from us are happy with
the price we set pre orders at, now you have seen the Australian Retail pricing.

We have observed here and elsewhere many are happy with the $199 price offered ,

With this is mind we have made a decision to not offer a second run of menasor and superion.

Only the Pre Orders will be filled at the $129.95 Pricing.

Thanks for those who continue to support our hasbro division

Very happy with my purchase price on this one.

[Premium Collectables]

Happy??

All i've read are "i'll wait for a sale" and "i'll wait for clearance"

Prob should of mentioned other groups on facebook as well focusing on the aussie market

[yoshi594]

Prob should of mentioned other groups on facebook as well focusing on the aussie market

Would you mind listing the facebook groups? those people must be crazy to be happy to pay 199 xD

[prjkt]

Would you mind listing the facebook groups? those people must be crazy to be happy to pay 199 xD

Well considering it's only $10more than buying the separate figures at retail ($20 for a legend, 4x$30 for the limbs and $50 for the voyager torso making $190 in total) it's not too out of the question for those happy to pay retail prices, when you've got things like he platinum sets going for crazy money.

Still, very happy to get my shipping notification from PC yesterday for both Menasor and Superion, even happier with the price. Bring on Victorion and Computron, and preorders for G2 Bruticus

[yoshi594]

Well considering it's only $10more than buying the separate figures at retail ($20 for a legend, 4x$30 for the limbs and $50 for the voyager torso making $190 in total) it's not too out of the question for those happy to pay retail prices, when you've got things like he platinum sets going for crazy money.

Still, very happy to get my shipping notification from PC yesterday for both Menasor and Superion, even happier with the price. Bring on Victorion and Computron, and preorders for G2 Bruticus

ah true true, i wasn't even thinking about the r.r.p in australia. Just the difference between Pc's price and 199 lol.

[Deonasis]

I'd always be happy to save $70 x 3. Sadly I did not have money to preorder at the time :(

[DarkHyren]

Would you mind listing the facebook groups? those people must be crazy to be happy to pay 199 xDI know what you mean, I for one think it's ridiculous that a voyager class figure is AU$50 here when in the states it's US$25, because no matter how you look at it US$25 does not equal AU$50 (it's like $35 or so).
Sad that PC aren't going to reorder any more of the G2 sets, but I wasn't really a fan of them anyway, but if they get reduced to under $80 I might bite.

[Raider]

Sad that PC aren't going to reorder any more of the G2 sets, but I wasn't really a fan of them anyway, but if they get reduced to under $80 I might bite.

Gotta say I have no sympathy for anyone complaining about missing the boat on the PC pre-order or complaining about having to pay $199.

PC had it available for such a long period of time that if you wanted it and didn't pre-order, well you rolled the dice and lost in the short term. Sure some people will say they didn't have the funds to spend that much on a pre-order but they were available until very recently and it was clear based upon other box sets that they were going to be around the $200 mark.

Guess people can wait and hope they shelf warm and go for $100-$150 in the future.

[DarkHyren]

Gotta say I have no sympathy for anyone complaining about missing the boat on the PC pre-order or complaining about having to pay $199lol I'm not doing either of those things but I agree on the bit with them being available for ages, hopefully everyone that was after one was able to pre order :)
Honestly for me these G2 sets are meh, I'll buy them if ridiculously cheap but otherwise I dont care in the slightest if I dont have them as I have the G1 based bots and they are great.

Speaking about combiner wars, any news on whether or not PC will be getting that deluxe Groove we're hearing about, I'll buy that from them like now if they put it up for preorder :D

[Premium Collectables]

Pre Order Open Shortly - Deluxe Hasbro Groove $27.95
1 per customer.

[mharry]

Have all the G2 Superions been sent out? Haven't heard anything about mine. As for Groove, by soon you mean tonight? Or someday soon?

[Firestorm]

Awesome To Hear about Groove, definitely will be picking one up
Still waiting on that MP Primal thing. Didn't miss it did I?

EDIT: Groove has shown up on their site now

[CHILENO20]

Awesome!!! Just ordered mine, thanks again PC!!! :D :D :D

[mharry]

Ordered mine to, thanks Firestorm. Made a transfer from Commonwealth Bank so hopefully payments already gone through.

[Firestorm]

Ordered mine too.
Decided to use up my Energon points so it only cost me 9.90. Thanks PC :D

[Premium Collectables]

mp-32 offer will go up next week,

we think it is best to give a little notice and to do the offer after easter to keep in line with other stores in asia who will likely open PO next week also

[Firestorm]

Excellent news
Will have been paid again by then lol.
Will make a pre-order as soon as it becomes available ;):):D

[DarkHyren]

.......... Is groove really sold out already or is the site being weird again?

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

mp-32 offer will go up next week,

we think it is best to give a little notice and to do the offer after easter to keep in line with other stores in asia who will likely open PO next week also

Awesome! I can't wait! :D


.......... Is groove really sold out already or is the site being weird again?

Looks okay from my end.

[prjkt]

sweet, order placed for Groove, pretty good price considering that RK's price is much higher, especially with shipping added (min. ~$38 US)

[Raider]

lol I'm not doing either of those things but I agree on the bit with them being available for ages, hopefully everyone that was after one was able to pre order :)

Just to be clear, I wasn't having a go at you mate or your comment. I was just making a general comment about that situation. :p

[davieanix]

Saying sold out for me

[DarkHyren]

Saying sold out for meOn the site or when you try and pay?
Just checked Grooves saying in stock on my end.


Just to be clear, I wasn't having a go at you mate or your comment. I was just making a general comment about that situation. :pHaha all good dude ;)

[davieanix]

When I try pay man. I can add it to the cart but when I checkout it says inventory sold out. Is this the bug that was happening with Ramjet that time?

[CHILENO20]

When I try pay man. I can add it to the cart but when I checkout it says inventory sold out. Is this the bug that was happening with Ramjet that time?

Have you tried using a different browser? From personal experience in the past, I've either forgotten to update my browser or had to use a different one to make purchases online. In any case, shoot an email to PC dude. Hopefully it is a bug and it hasn't sold out. Good luck. :)

[ampoldj]

Hi, Guys and Gals,

just a heads up when this pre order goes up,

it will be our first OTCA special , A code will be listed here
and for your order to be valid you must place your otca username in the notes on our order page, failure will result in a refund and order cancellation, As many of you see, our pricing is lower than many others in the industry and as such we cannot have abuse of these type of offers. We hope everyone will comply and we can do this with more product in future

MP-27- please email cservice@premiumcollect.com.au for any order questions

alot of speculation on here we are sitting on a nest of a these and not shipping out. this is not the case, all of our first batch were sent. our second lot are due withint the next 10 days .


To ensure your item is one of the first to go out when a pre order comes in,

24hrs from listing is the safest bet. To speak plainly, this product was ordered 242 times, and our first batch contained 150 units which we got out in the same week they came.


mp-32 offer will go up next week,

we think it is best to give a little notice and to do the offer after easter to keep in line with other stores in asia who will likely open PO next week also

so are we still having a code for OTCA members before this goes live?

[Verno]

mp-32 offer will go up next week,

we think it is best to give a little notice and to do the offer after easter to keep in line with other stores in asia who will likely open PO next week also
I should set a reminder on my phone to watch this thread like a hawk next week.

[jazzcomp]

Groove - Sold out :( won't let me pay

[Premium Collectables]

Currently Groove is presold, we are waiting on our vip members to confirm if they will take there allocation or not, but at this time we have presold.

mp-32 goes live on Monday 8.30 QLD time,

check our later posts for the special otca code and instructions

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Cheers PC!

Looking forward to pre-ordering MP-32! :D

[Verno]

Monday morning?! Oh dear. With all these public holidays, moving money around might not happen in time :(

[prjkt]

Monday morning?! Oh dear. With all these public holidays, moving money around might not happen in time :(

If it's within your own linked accounts it'll be fine, and if you're talking about direct deposit to PC, I think they'll understand a bit of a delay due to the banks' slowness over PHs.

[llamatron]

I assume that's 8:30 PM, that's usually when they put items up.

[drifand]

I assume that's 8:30 PM, that's usually when they put items up.

+1

Too early to bother to add to cart in the morning.

[laproblematique]

Can't wait. Any guesses as to how much PC will start pre-orders at?

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I assume that's 8:30 PM, that's usually when they put items up.

PM it is, as this is also confirmed by their facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/premiumcollectaus/posts/1089621831059404).

[mharry]

My payment status still shows as pending, since it came from a Commonwealth Bank account to a Commonwealth Bank account, payment it should be instant. Purchase was 24/03

[Krayt]

My payment status still shows as pending, since it came from a Commonwealth Bank account to a Commonwealth Bank account, payment it should be instant. Purchase was 24/03

It takes a person to go through and align payments with orders in the system.... And they are a on holidays. Just relax till next week

[MrKFD]

BBTS has it for $120US. It should be within this range converted to AU.

[Premium Collectables]

As most know, our pre order opens tonight and we promised a discount to OTCA members,

RULES OF OFFER!!!!

1 . 1 discount per customer- any future orders cannot use the code
2. OTCA username must be put into the notes section at checkout

Any of the rules here not being followed will result in order cancellation and refund.

the code to use for the discount is OTCAMP32.

[drifand]

What's the price for mp primal with and without discount?
Any limits for no discount prices?

[Verno]

I have $126 in my bank account until tomorrow night. Something tells me I'm going to miss out on this pre-order :(

[1AZRAEL1]

I have $126 in my bank account until tomorrow night. Something tells me I'm going to miss out on this pre-order :(

I got nothing, I'm missing out too :(

[prjkt]

I have $126 in my bank account until tomorrow night. Something tells me I'm going to miss out on this pre-order :(

Place order, choose bank deposit, pay when you get paid?

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Place order, choose bank deposit, pay when you get paid?

Bank deposit needs to be paid within a certain amount of days, not sure how many as i've never used the option.

[OptimusNerd]

Just noticed that PC is sitting at 9,999 "likes" on Facebook

wonder whether that's a Facebook quirk or fortunate timing

Who will be #10,000?

[ampoldj]

I have $126 in my bank account until tomorrow night. Something tells me I'm going to miss out on this pre-order :(

i have a feeling that would be enough :D

[Verno]

i have a feeling that would be enough :D
I felt that too, but then he came online in the US stores...

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I felt that too, but then he came online in the US stores...

PC's early bird Delta Magnus came in at AU$160, which changed to AU$180 for the second round.

BBTS' Delta Magnus came in at US$190, with the price remaining unchanged, while Hobby Link Japan has him for 14,400 JPY (~AU$168).

In Japan, Primal is set to retail at 12,000 JPY (~AU$140) and Japanese sites give discounts of up to 30% off RRP; compare this to the US$120 charged by the US stores.

You've got enough to pay for him.

All I hope is PC doesn't put a cap on him, because I want two of these bad boys!

[drifand]

PC's early bird Delta Magnus came in at AU$160, which changed to AU$180 for the second round.

BBTS' Delta Magnus came in at US$190, with the price remaining unchanged, while Hobby Link Japan has him for 14,400 JPY (~AU$168).

In Japan, Primal is set to retail at 12,000 JPY (~AU$140) and Japanese sites give discounts of up to 30% off RRP; compare this to the US$120 charged by the US stores.

You've got enough to pay for him.

All I hope is PC doesn't put a cap on him, because I want two of these bad boys!


I think you have to order seperate as one with discount and one without.
I wished pc addressed my question before it goes up.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I think you have to order seperate as one with discount and one without.
I wished pc addressed my question before it goes up.

If it works like the other discount codes, then it will take off only a set amount regardless of how many I have in the cart.

[Dinkydarth]

guys, i've preoredered Sphinx from PC some months ago. Supposed to come out late Jan, and I'm still yet to hear from them. Shot them a few emails with no response. I haven't ordered from them before, so just wondering if this is quite usual?

[ZoonMaster5000]

guys, i've preoredered Sphinx from PC some months ago. Supposed to come out late Jan, and I'm still yet to hear from them. Shot them a few emails with no response. I haven't ordered from them before, so just wondering if this is quite usual?

According to their fb they got them Wednesday so you should hear from them soon.

In saying that I've had no response from them regarding mp-22 on their website or fb msg, this is very unlike them. I know someone on here gave me the required info but I still would of liked to of heard from them.

[TAAUBlaster]

MP Primal is live :D

$116.95 (less $10 - making it $106.95) for the OTCA discount. Not bad. Just got my order in. :)

[ampoldj]

MP32 ordered yeah. i know Verno's money is enough...

[Mr_K]

Hey PC,

Just preordered but couldn't find a "notes" section during checkout. Order #5582

Can you please let me know that my order with the discount is still valid.

Thanks,

Mr_K

[llamatron]

MP Primal up for order now (http://www.premiumcollectables.com.au/products/mp-32-masterpiece-optimus-primal-beast-convoy)

$116.95, special Ozformers code knocks $10 off that.

Cheers guys.

[MrKFD]

Hey PC,

Just preordered but couldn't find a "notes" section during checkout. Order #5582

Can you please let me know that my order with the discount is still valid.

Thanks,

Mr_K

There's a note button just before the 'checkout' button on the cart page.

[llamatron]

Hey PC,

Just preordered but couldn't find a "notes" section during checkout. Order #5582

Can you please let me know that my order with the discount is still valid.

Thanks,

Mr_K

The notes section is in your cart before you proceed to checkout. Very easy to miss and it never repeats the notes text to you so unsure if it went through ok.

[Joshy]

Hey PC,

Just preordered but couldn't find a "notes" section during checkout. Order #5582

Can you please let me know that my order with the discount is still valid.

Thanks,

Mr_K

It was on the cart page before going into checkout. But once you fill it out there seemed to be no confirmation of this. It wasnt mentioned anywhere again.

[Mr_K]

The notes section is in your cart before you proceed to checkout. Very easy to miss and it never repeats the notes text to you so unsure if it went through ok.

Darn, darn, darn!

I hope I'm still able to get the discounted price :(

[Other]

Now would be a good time to point out that the note section isn't part of the Checkout process, it's blue text below the green Go To Checkout button on the Cart screen

[Mr_K]

Now would be a good time to point out that the note section isn't part of the Checkout process, it's blue text below the green Go To Checkout button on the Cart screen

No wonder I couldn't find it :(

[MrKFD]

BTW awesome price with or without the discount. Well done PC!

[TAAUBlaster]

I almost missed the notes section too. But luckily I went back before finalising the order. :o

[Verno]

Breaking Pre-Order records!

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Do notes show up on the Account Details and Order History page once finalised?

I put mine in, but don't see it anywhere?

[OptimusNerd]

Also worth noting that (unless I did something wrong) you don't get any mention of the "note" added to the order in the email confirmations you receive. So I'm left hoping that it was added OK.

[tangy]

thanks for the preorder code PC! Cant wait till some of these preorders start coming in :D

(hope my note made it through as well)

[ampoldj]

you can check the note on your invoice when you receive the item :eek:

[Firestorm]

aaaand Pre-Ordered. :D
that's my birthday present to me taken care of.
Can't wait to get it.
106.95 is a decent price. more than I could afford to spend right now, but I wasn't going to let a masterpiece Beast Wars figure pass me by. :p

Thanks PC! :D

[Mr_K]

Do notes show up on the Account Details and Order History page once finalised?

I put mine in, but don't see it anywhere?

I missed it as well.

Others have said it comes before the checkout phase, but I was sure PC mentioned it was during the checkout phase.

I've posted here, messaged them on facebook and emailed them hoping they'll still give me the discount -> fingers crossed.

[OptimusNerd]

So with the OTCA discount, this is coming in about $50 AUD less than the only other pre-order available for comparison (BBTS), the free shipping is just bonus.

Once again, my hat goes off to PC for continuing to build customer loyalty.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I missed it as well.

Others have said it comes before the checkout phase, but I was sure PC mentioned it was during the checkout phase.

I've posted here, messaged them on facebook and emailed them hoping they'll still give me the discount -> fingers crossed.

I put it in before checkout, but going back to check it after I finalised my order, I don't see it anywhere! Hopefully it went through!

I didn't seem to get my energon points either, so hopefully that will eventually come also.

[ampoldj]

^usually energon points got delayed

[Mr_K]

Others have said it doesn't show for them when they go back to the order so I reckon you're fine

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

^usually energon points got delayed

Last few orders they were near instantaneous, but I suppose in this case, as PC are checking each order, they're probably getting delayed.


Others have said it doesn't show for them when they go back to the order so I reckon you're fine

I hope so!

[llamatron]

Yeah I definitely remember previous orders the Energon points can take a day or two to show up.

[Verno]

$119.99 USD? Pfft. $106.95 AUD!

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18kn9fjqnvtbtgif/k-bigpic.gif

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Forgot to say: Cheers PC! :D

Primal is ordered and now I can take a breather!

[Premium Collectables]

members who think they did not enter their username in the notes section

will be allowed until 8pm tomorrow night to email cservice@premiumcollect.com.au , your order number and username

[DarkHyren]

Great price PC, yet again you're doing right by your loyal customers and making your site one of the only ones I even shop at anymore :D

I'm not a huge beast wars fan so I'll be passing on MP Optimus Primal, but keep up the good work (and thanks for giving my wallet a small sigh of relief :p )

[MayzaPrime]

Sadly had to miss it at this price :(

Damn kids and their sporting activities spending all my money :p

[Mr_K]

members who think they did not enter their username in the notes section

will be allowed until 8pm tomorrow night to email cservice@premiumcollect.com.au , your order number and username

Legends! Thanks PC. Emailing now.

[drifand]

I did not see the notes section either and have messaged them

[drifand]

Legends! Thanks PC. Emailing now.

Excellent

[ComicGuy89]

This is an unbelievable price! Thank you so much for it!


members who think they did not enter their username in the notes section

will be allowed until 8pm tomorrow night to email cservice@premiumcollect.com.au , your order number and username

Cheers, I've emailed too. Thanks so much!

[Juggernaut]

Premium collectables knock it out of the park! Thanks ks alot!

[ampoldj]

just emailed them as well. better to be safe that sorry :D

[DaptoDog]

Fantastic price PC, just pre-ordered. :)

[drifand]

So with the OTCA discount, this is coming in about $50 AUD less than the only other pre-order available for comparison (BBTS), the free shipping is just bonus.

Once again, my hat goes off to PC for continuing to build customer loyalty.

Heaps of places are always $50 less than BBTS. You need to explore around.

[FruitBuyer]

I've bit the bullet and made the order. PC is really good at making me buy things I didn't plan on buying.

[Premium Collectables]

UW-08 and Takara Fortress Maximus Pre Orders going live soon

[OptimusNerd]

Heaps of places are always $50 less than BBTS. You need to explore around.

Oh I do... at last count I've ordered MP figures from 12+ different vendors/retailers in the past 12 months. But the un-ambiguouty of pricing due to currency fluctuations, loyalty points, and free shipping just make it an obvious choice for me.

On this particular figure the pricing may be on-par with what others will offer eventually, but PC has earned my loyalty from other prices before now.

On the downside - full pre-payment, but I feel that's a reasonable price to pay for what has consistently been better pricing.

[OptimusNerd]

UW-08 and Takara Fortress Maximus Pre Orders going live soon

define: soon

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Safe to assume others in the Legends series will be up for preorder soon? Ta.

[FruitBuyer]

Soon? Damn it. I was hoping it'll be a while later so my wallet had time to recover.

[ampoldj]

Soon? Damn it. I was hoping it'll be a while later so my wallet had time to recover.

yeah same here planning to get Fort Max as well but will just have Computron atm or i'll be broke big time

[TAAUBlaster]

Looks like UW-08 pre-orders are live now. No Fort Max yet though.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Ordered. Just hit 1000 points! May god have mercy on my soul.

[Premium Collectables]

Hi Guys.Gals

We have presold groove deluxe at this time,

we are going to leave numbers as they are as once again it seems other australian retailers have gone to mummy and daddy and complained that we are offering this product.

I fear this may become more regular now we seem to have a large base and offer a range in Hasbro Products others can't.

We are working on something to workaround this, and will still persist with hasbro at this stage. Some offers will be offline only so please keep checking feeds

thanks to all those who support what we have tried to offer people locally over the last 12 months

[FruitBuyer]

Tall Poppy Syndrome at its finest.

We'll always support you PC!

[OptimusNerd]

Re: Fort Max, specifically Hasbro vs. TT releases

The Chosen Prime (accidentally) put up a pre-order for the Hasbro Fort Max over the weekend at $149 USD (so $200 AUD). Since pulled down, but all indications are that pricing was real.

TF Source today has a pre-order up for TT Fort TMax at $229 USD ($300 AUD).

So... we're roughly looking at a difference of $100 AUD between the two versions by US vendors. It's very early though and the shops could just be making up prices at this point, and TT releases are always more expensive in the US.

So let's see what PC is able to offer TT Fort Max for today... with the knowledge that Hasbro release will probably be $80-100 cheaper whenever it gets released.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

What are the main differences between the TT and Hasbro versions of Fort Max that we know? Just the sword and colours?

[OptimusNerd]

What are the main differences between the TT and Hasbro versions of Fort Max that we know? Just the sword and colours?

At this point I don't think we know anything more than that... and even the colours are just a guess.

[Shirokaze]

I usually don't pre-order with stores that require upfront payment, but the MP-Primal price was just too good to pass on. Look forward to receiving my first ever Premium Collectibles order in October. :)

[Trent]

Just ordered MP Primal. That price with discount was too good :)

[prjkt]

Ordered. Just hit 1000 points! May god have mercy on my soul.

I'm ever so close, just another 24 points to go...

[jazzcomp]

Had to pass on Primal since I have no affinity to BW. I just wish the $10 off was also applicable to other orders since I ordered UW-08.

[ampoldj]

What are the main differences between the TT and Hasbro versions of Fort Max that we know? Just the sword and colours?

they mentioned japan exclusive sound gimmick. basically it talks Japanese I. believe :rolleyes:

[ampoldj]

I'm ever so close, just another 24 points to go...

have you tried to share their Fb page using a laptop or computer? coz it gives you 50points instantly. (note does not work with mobile phones)

[prjkt]

have you tried to share their Fb page using a laptop or computer? coz it gives you 50points instantly. (note does not work with mobile phones)

I actually did do that in the meantime. And it did work on my phone strangely enough.

Now to wait for Fort Max to be up on preorder....

[philby]

hmm takara computron pretty tempting especially at this price. i'm not sure though which one looks better compared to hasbro, it's still very early. the way these pre-orders go though.....

[OptimusNerd]

the way these pre-orders go though.....

I buy now, think later... at these prices I can pretty reliably sell later if I change my mind.

[philby]

I buy now, think later... at these prices I can pretty reliably sell later if I change my mind.

sure. done. lol

what is the energon points thing and how do i find how many i have?

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Log in to your account, look on the lefthand side of the screen. Should be a tab that says (sideways) "Energon Loyalty Program". There ya go!

[philby]

thanks!

[DarkHyren]

we are going to leave numbers as they are as once again it seems other australian retailers have gone to mummy and daddy and complained that we are offering this product.

I fear this may become more regular now we seem to have a large base and offer a range in Hasbro Products others can't.Gods but some retailers are pathetic, how about instead of complaining and trying to drive someone out of business they, oh I don't know, stock all the damn products at a competitive price?
A thought, I'm guessing the reason you have to do as Hasbro Aus. says because you are based in Australia, could you not make your head office be "officially" somewhere overseas and your actual location your "distribution center", would that get around it? Just an idea, shrug.
Regardless, keep up the good work PC, and thanks for offering all the goodies that others refuse to or wont supply without marking the price up 200%

[OptimusNerd]

Gods but some retailers are pathetic, how about instead of complaining and trying to drive someone out of business they, oh I don't know, stock all the damn products at a competitive price?

I suspect it's probably a little more complicated than that. If Hasbro Australia has contractual relationships with some of these retailers, they may be forced to sell at a set MSRP or range there abouts. Similarly there may be minimum stocks that the contract requires. So if I'm a retailer that's being told by Hasbro that you have to stock X quantity, and you have to sell for Y... and another retailer is free to sell at a different price based on a different supply chain...

That's all just conjecture of course, based on my own past experiences, but it's really Hasbro *international's* problem to sort out.



Regardless, keep up the good work PC, and thanks for offering all the goodies that others refuse to or wont supply without marking the price up 200%

Again, they've bought my loyalty through good customer service and prices... so yes, please keep it up.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Hi Guys.Gals

We have presold groove deluxe at this time,

we are going to leave numbers as they are as once again it seems other australian retailers have gone to mummy and daddy and complained that we are offering this product.

I fear this may become more regular now we seem to have a large base and offer a range in Hasbro Products others can't.

We are working on something to workaround this, and will still persist with hasbro at this stage. Some offers will be offline only so please keep checking feeds

thanks to all those who support what we have tried to offer people locally over the last 12 months

That sucks PC!

You'd think retail competition would be a good thing, rewarding both the customer and the retailer willing to go that extra distance!

But apparently not!

Keep it up PC! You've ruffled feathers and that's a good think in my book!

[Premium Collectables]

[QUOTE=DarkHyren;517627]Gods but some retailers are pathetic, how about instead of complaining and trying to drive someone out of business they, oh I don't know, stock all the damn products at a competitive price?
A thought, I'm guessing the reason you have to do as Hasbro Aus. says because you are based in Australia, could you not make your head office be "officially" somewhere overseas and your actual location your "distribution center", would that get around it? Just an idea, shrug.
Regardless, keep up the good work PC, and thanks for offering all the goodies that others refuse to or wont supply without marking the price up 200%[/QUOTE

We are looking into all avenues including operating in different country.

a shame if it comes to that as it means we would be supporting a different country and not this economy.

[OptimusNerd]

Fort Max pre-ordered...

...and, I'm spent...

[serialmonkey]

LG-32 and UW-08 in the same day. My wallet hurts :-(

Thanks PC !!

[Kazza]

Placed my order for Fort Max, there is no free shipping on this one? I did not see the 100 club as an option.

[serialmonkey]

I got free shipping ..... just double checked my invoice.

[BruiseLee]

Placed my order for Fort Max, there is no free shipping on this one? I did not see the 100 club as an option.

There was the 100 club option be for this. Maybe check with PC CS if your order has already been processed?

[G1Optimal]

Pre ordered Unite Warriors UW08 Computron:cool:, i hope nothing happens that i am unable to get one.

[Kazza]

Yeah I goofed it, when you enter the code for the discount the page updates and removes the shipping method option. So I thought ok this is a large guy so maybe it was $6.95 flat-line to ship him out. Until I placed another in the cart than saw the 100 Club as an option. (this should really be the default option instead of the $6.95 option) I've message them and waiting for their reply.

[Premium Collectables]

Hasbro AU, are ok with us again using the image,

we also covered some other things in the Australia Space

and we look forward to working more closely with AU Hasbro,

as we may now how have reached understanding just how
many Hasbro Related Products we sell compared to other local sellers.


The only ammo we have in these discussion is you guys, the customers,

who buy your TF gear from us, it is the only leg we have to stand on when justifying to a large corporation why we are good fit for each other,


We are in the process of hiring customer service and order packers, to be more efficient, so please keep supporting us so I can pay these people to send your stuff.

anyways, the fun is not over, more takara stuff going up soon, all general release though no ltd editions so I know from our sales last 48 hours, many of you have gone pretty hard. So no need to rush. however with maximus we may need to stop orders at a certain point due to the immense size and weight . but as of now we dont have any plans to restrict sale


I also mentioned on facebook,

large sea shipment today, mp-22 reissues , uw-5 convy primes, mp-28's and hasbro giftsets superions. expect to see these in your dispatch emails tomorrow unless you have a shockwave on order, we have some exclusive news on that which we hope to share tomorrow

[Raider]

Great news and thank you for keeping our forum so well informed of these developments. Great customer service! You guys keep bringing in the bots and we will keep buying them; perfect arrangement :D

[prjkt]

Hmmm getting a "cannot connect to remote server" when trying to pay for TG32...

ok, different card worked

[OptimusNerd]

Yep, thanks for the good communication and willingness to share information quickly. You're running a business, which means we don't have to be friends - but clear communication goes a long way to making me feel comfortable parting with my money.

Unrelated question: as you put out these Takara releases (MP32, UW08, Fort Max) are you still working under the same model of importing the first small batch from Japan and then filling in the rest with general Asian release?

[DarkHyren]

we may now how have reached understanding just how
many Hasbro Related Products we sell compared to other local sellersGood job! :D Faith in Hasbro to see when a store can move their products partially restored.

Question on Computron, is there any discount on the Takara Computron for those that pre ordered the Hasbro one, I didn't notice if there was any announcement.

[TAAUBlaster]

I was checking PC all day today waiting for Fort Max to get listed. Then they go and list in while I'm driving home from work... :p
Glad I saved my energon points for so long. That $65 discount came in handy today!:D

With all this awesome stuff getting listed, I'm expecting a call from my bank asking me if everything's ok. :p

[jazzcomp]

Is there going to be a pre-order for Hasbro Fort Max? Just wondering how much the price difference is. Cause Metroplex was $100ish. Maybe better to wait for the Hasbro version.

[jazzcomp]

What does this mean? - * Discount on Hasbro Version if pre-ordered through PC

If you order LG-32, you get a discount with the Hasbro version?

[DaptoDog]

Is there going to be a pre-order for Hasbro Fort Max? Just wondering how much the price difference is. Cause Metroplex was $100ish. Maybe better to wait for the Hasbro version.

I'm leaning to the Hasbro version given the likely price difference. With so many $$$ out the door with Unite Warriors / Masterpiece purchases at the moment it's good to save a buck somewhere.

[yoshi594]

Good job! :D Faith in Hasbro to see when a store can move their products partially restored.

Question on Computron, is there any discount on the Takara Computron for those that pre ordered the Hasbro one, I didn't notice if there was any announcement.

was there a hasbro computron pre order xD? Did i miss that boat :eek:

[Premium Collectables]

Just ordered MP Primal. That price with discount was too good :)

Welcome Back Trent

[Premium Collectables]

Yep, thanks for the good communication and willingness to share information quickly. You're running a business, which means we don't have to be friends - but clear communication goes a long way to making me feel comfortable parting with my money.

Unrelated question: as you put out these Takara releases (MP32, UW08, Fort Max) are you still working under the same model of importing the first small batch from Japan and then filling in the rest with general Asian release?

mp-32 yes , uw-08 yes, fort max, no , will all ship at once via, sea, hence the ETA date pushed . im seeing from the last 2 months it takes about 3 weeks once shipped to arrive here

[Ploughmans Lunch]

heck what a big day!

[DarkHyren]

was there a hasbro computron pre order xD? Did i miss that boat :eek:There was, it was a hidden one if I recall.
~Checks orders page~ Yep, I preordered it Feb 2nd for $119.95

[yoshi594]

There was, it was a hidden one if I recall.
~Checks orders page~ Yep, I preordered it Feb 2nd for $119.95

ah damn. I must have ignored it due to the scattershot mould at the time. ah well xD.

cheers for that.

[DaptoDog]

Just pre-ordered UW-08 Computron using my 1000 energon points. Two pre orders in one day - well done PC!

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

... unless you have a shockwave on order, we have some exclusive news on that which we hope to share tomorrow

Wha!?!?!?!?!? :confused:

Is it tomorrow yet? :p

Looking forward to the news! And congratulations on Hasbro AU realising how valuable you are as an online retailer!

[drifand]

You guys can start a loan service by the rate the news are flowing.

[Trent]

Welcome Back Trent

Thanks.

Budget has been tight lately. As far as TFs go I'm pretty much restricted to Masterpiece only now. I will however be picking up those 3rd Party Stunticons pending favourable reviews of quality. So I'll be back :)

Oh and while I don't collect the HMR line, it's good to see you have some Bandai Macross stuff. Are you gonna chase up the new Delta Valkyries? I want that SV-262 :)

[Megatran]

large sea shipment today, mp-22 reissues , uw-5 convy primes, mp-28's and hasbro giftsets superions. expect to see these in your dispatch emails tomorrow unless you have a shockwave on order, we have some exclusive news on that which we hope to share tomorrow
What's the exclusive news?

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

What's the exclusive news?

Please let it be a special edition voicechip version with lines from Shockwave's Burden!

[OptimusNerd]

Was the news just that there's a Takara legends (size AND series) release with a headmaster figure?

[drifand]

Grimlock mp available

[OptimusNerd]

Grimlock mp available

Saw that. Interesting stock coming in.

On that note:
If you're in Melbourne and want MIB instead of MISB, Kazza has one for sale at $120 to pickup locally. See his sales thread.

[BruiseLee]

^ I would second that reccomendation. Kaz's stuff is always in good nick and he's great to deal with :). Talks too much though :p

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Grimlock mp available

That's a pretty good price given Robot Kingdom has the same figure (although with a t-shirt) for US$230 (~AU$300) -- and the t-shirt doesn't look like it's worth AU$125 either!

I wonder what other (older) and interesting items PC might be able to get their hands on?

[drifand]

That's a pretty good price given Robot Kingdom has the same figure (although with a t-shirt) for US$230 (~AU$300) -- and the t-shirt doesn't look like it's worth AU$125 either!

I wonder what other (older) and interesting items PC might be able to get their hands on?

Skywarp mp lol

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Skywarp mp lol

You never know, right? :p

[spiderken17]

What is different about this MP Grimlock?

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

What is different about this MP Grimlock?

Kind of like an Asia reissue, except made for a specific convention (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_Con).

The one on RK has the t-shirt which ties in with a Taiwanese street fashion brand, otherwise, he doesn't have any sort of special deco.

[Kazza]

^ I would second that reccomendation. Kaz's stuff is always in good nick and he's great to deal with :). Talks too much though :p

Sure sure, you just want to stay out of the office.:p

[FruitBuyer]

Grimlock mp available

The 2013 Con Grimlock? Wow, that's really unexpected.

[DarkHyren]

Wow, if I didn't already have the other two Hasbro releases of MP Grimlock I would jump all over this, that's a great buy.
For me though the best news from PC this week was the re-release of FT Blue Soar, I don't know how they do it but they have the lowest price even for these great third party bots!
Any chance of getting in some of Fansprojects new stuff like Warbot 007 & 008?

[prjkt]

would love MP Grimlock, but after UW Computron and Fort Max, just can't manage it atm

[TAAUBlaster]

unless you have a shockwave on order, we have some exclusive news on that which we hope to share tomorrow

Did I miss this news, or has it not been revealed yet? My curiosity is peaked!:p

[Premium Collectables]

Did I miss this news, or has it not been revealed yet? My curiosity is peaked!:p

it was not related to shockwave, although people who had a order go through at 8.30 pm would of seen our shipment arrived prior to the official release date so notices were able to start on par with the internationals

the news will be announced tomorrow

[OptimusNerd]

the news will be announced tomorrow

Is the news the April competition? Or are we waiting for something else? Just wondering whether I need to be paying attention on this or my, you know... actual job? :)

[FruitBuyer]

PC have announced on their Facebook page that there's a competition. You can find more details about it here (https://www.facebook.com/premiumcollectaus/?fref=ts).

Lucky I held off pre-ordering UW Computron, I can pay for it now.

[Premium Collectables]

PRE ORDER THURSDAY NIGHT 8.30 PM EST

if you ordered the takara version you are entitled to a $10 discount on the hasbro

email cservice@premiumcollect.com.au if you want to receive your code before it goes live on thursday

[Ploughmans Lunch]

How much?

[OptimusNerd]

How much?

My (best guess*) prediction is going to be $150-170 AUD based on rumours of USD pricing overseas.

*But I am just a punter with no knowledge of PC's supplier channels.

[MayzaPrime]

Awesome :-) I wish it was Thursday already :D

[Bidoofdude]

Liking the growth that PC has had. Will you guys be ordering larger quantities of figures from your sources in the future, to fill a larger buying audience?

[snaketales]

Is this right... fortress maximus (hasbro) went out of stock the minute it went up?!?!?

[TAAUBlaster]

I was wondering the same thing. I was refreshing every couple of minutes, and when he finally appeared, he was showing as "out of stock"

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Usually the listing starts off as "out of stock" then progresses to live.

So I don't think it's started yet.

[MayzaPrime]

Maybe it is live yet... I hope :confused:

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I think they're running late -- it's happened before.

So just keep on refreshing like mad!

[OptimusNerd]

Price-wise though, I totally nailed it :)

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Price-wise though, I totally nailed it :)

You should try the horses next... :D

[DarkHyren]

Now to decide if I want to pay $80 more for a sword or use the savings I'd get from the Hasbro release for something else instead...

[Premium Collectables]

sorry guys, we have had some sabotage tonight,

we think its been sorted now and should be live , this item will only be up till 2am as we need to look into a couple of orders placed at 8.30

the $10 code for takara purchasers is fortbundle

[OptimusNerd]

Now to decide if I want to pay $80 more for a sword or use the savings I'd get from the Hasbro release for something else instead...

I've read (possibly unsubstantiated rumours) that there's a voice box gimmick as well... so really depends on whether you want your Maxy speaking Japanese or English :rolleyes:

[OptimusNerd]

sorry guys, we have had some sabotage tonight,

we think its been sorted now and should be live , this item will only be up till 2am as we need to look into a couple of orders placed at 8.30

the $10 code for takara purchasers is fortbundle

Saying sold out once I move to the checkout (white) page.

Edit: went through at 9:12PM... odd.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Now to decide if I want to pay $80 more for a sword or use the savings I'd get from the Hasbro release for something else instead...

I usually go Takara, but at a 50% premium I don't think it's worth it in this case -- at least for me.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Saying sold out once I move to the checkout (white) page.

I got mine in -- order time was 9:08pm.


sorry guys, we have had some sabotage tonight, we think its been sorted now and should be live...

I hope nothing too serious!

[MayzaPrime]

Its live... just ordered

[OptimusNerd]

sorry guys, we have had some sabotage tonight,


Haters gonna hate?

[MayzaPrime]

It was probably that guy that was on here bitching about PCs prices :p

[Bumblebee2000]

Woo. I'm in. Well I was 10 min ago, just took me a while to get to the commenting part.

[DarkHyren]

I usually go Takara, but at a 50% premium I don't think it's worth it in this case -- at least for me.Aye, good point. Ended up ordering the Hasbro version. And TT Computron. The colour pics from amazon sold me. Well at least PC makes things a bit easier with their great prices lol

[DaptoDog]

Saying sold out once I move to the checkout (white) page.

Edit: went through at 9:12PM... odd.

Mine is doing the same thing and I haven't got it to work yet. It says "Inventory Issues".

[snaketales]

Now it's showing as in stock but when I get to checkout it says out of stock... and I redeemed my energon points for this. :confused:

[OptimusNerd]

Now it's showing as in stock but when I get to checkout it says out of stock... and I redeemed my energon points for this. :confused:


Mine is doing the same thing and I haven't got it to work yet. It says "Inventory Issues".

try removing it from your cart, re-adding it and going to checkout again. I don't think it's out yet, I think they're just having tech issues.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Aye, good point. Ended up ordering the Hasbro version. And TT Computron. The colour pics from amazon sold me. Well at least PC makes things a bit easier with their great prices lol

I'm really glad I waited it out for Takara's Computron! It looks so much nicer!


Now it's showing as in stock but when I get to checkout it says out of stock... and I redeemed my energon points for this. :confused:

Energon point redemption codes don't expire, so just hang onto the code till your next purchase.

[prjkt]

Well that's a seriously good price. Not cancelling my Takara order for him (still think that was worth it to me) but definitely a good effort

[DarkHyren]

I ordered mine without a problem and just checked again and can add to cart and go to checkout fine, so just try emptying your cart, logging out, then log back in and try to buy it, should go through fine


I'm really glad I waited it out for Takara's Computron! It looks so much nicer!I didn't end up waiting and ordered the Hasbro one months ago. Whoops. Unsure if I'll keep both, mix and match or what, but at least I've got a few months to mull it over :p

[snaketales]

try removing it from your cart, re-adding it and going to checkout again. I don't think it's out yet, I think they're just having tech issues.

Thanks... that did the trick. Now the waiting begins

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I didn't end up waiting and ordered the Hasbro one months ago. Whoops. Unsure if I'll keep both, mix and match or what, but at least I've got a few months to mull it over :p

Worse case you re-sell it or part out the individual 'bots so others can mix and match -- plus there's a load of interest in the new hands and feet, so that should also fetch a decent price!

[BruiseLee]

Energon point redemption codes don't expire, so just hang onto the code till your next purchase.

I've asked PC CS about this recently and the redemption code expires after one year. It's plenty of time to pick something up but just be mindful of it if it's sitting around too long.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

I've asked PC CS about this recently and the redemption code expires after one year. It's plenty of time to pick something up but just be mindful of it if it's sitting around too long.

Good to know! I was told they didn't expire, but that was a while back and not recently.

Cheers for the info! :D

[DaptoDog]

I ordered mine without a problem and just checked again and can add to cart and go to checkout fine, so just try emptying your cart, logging out, then log back in and try to buy it, should go through fine

Thanks mate, that did the trick!

[GoktimusPrime]

Pre-ordered Hasbro Fort Max