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did you use the Auspost tracking or the tracking option through eBay? I find the eBay tracking option once you've put the tracking number in to be utterly useless but the Auspost tracking from the Auspost website has always worked for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
It was a computer game in a bubble-envelope, that was thin enough to fit through their "envelope" slot, so it wasn't being charged as a parcel... which meant it didn't have tracking as a standard feature like parcels.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
As such, I asked and paid for registered post, to cover myself against buyers who receive items but claim they never got it (and then get it for free because they get a refund for it).
This morning Australia Post sent an email to say that the item had miraculously appeared a day after I complained about them not utilising the extra thing I was paying for (registered post), and was now scheduled for delivery today... 11 days after it was posted from Brisbane to Victoria. :rolleyes:
The rubber hose on my JafCon9 exclusive black G1 Optimus Prime reissue's Roller has crumbled. :(
Can I ask how'd this happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
On the upside, there's another 1,999 units somewhere around the world should you ever think about replacing the whole lot.
You just did. :p Rubber deteriorates over time; as to why the rubber on this toy deteriorated faster than on other toys (e.g. my other G1 Optimus Prime reissues), I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
Eh... the hose is (was) identical to the one on any standard Optimus Prime reissue, of which I still have two others of. I'm not keen on purchasing this toy again just to replace the hose, especially if I have to pay inflated aftermarket prices for it (I paid 5000JPY/$50 for mine). Okay, I just looked at eBay and the counterfeit costs $53! :eek: No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
Sigh....
I swore I wouldn't do it.... I wouldn't touch any one steps....
Then steeljaw happened.... Ok, ok, I got 3....
Then my beautiful little girl got her heart set on one thing for Xmas.... "My big dinosaur goes bang bang bang" /shoots fingers cutely
So daddy caves, gets big-ass grimlock....
But it needs good and bad with metal things in feet to do the guns.... Thanks Target 6-pack...
But that's one bad guy to 5 good.... Even how I count dinobots as non-autobots for AOE, that's 3 auto, 2 dino, 1 decep....
Weekends shopping.... Every other one step bar normal prime is in the boot of the car! Stupid shops stocking latest wave just before xmas
The first step is admitting you have a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
Unlike the toys, there are a few more steps though....
LOL! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix
Seriously though, what do you think about the engineering? I have a few. Lockdown, Stelljaw and Helicopter drift. They are simple to transform but to me the hard work was done on the design table making it easy to transform them. I dig em.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
haha:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix
I'd like the One Step Changers more if they were cheaper. (-_-) I look at toys like MP Bumblebee and think, "That was worth every dollar," whereas I look at the One Step Changers and feel ripped off. :(
Gah... my Platinum Unleashed Scorn's torso wouldn't collapse in (which is necessary in order to have the spine tabs align properly when transforming to dino mode). I ended having to open the torso up and forcin' that sucker in before reassembling it. So weird... it works perfectly fine on my regular Scorn. Mould degradation? I also noticed that my Grimlock from this set is quite loose too.
...just as well I didn't pay for these toys, but still :o
Is it chromed?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Chromed and Weathered
Chrome, weathered, smokey-clear and with random numbers placed in awkwardly conspicuous locations! :rolleyes:
It could simply be a build up of tolerances making the gap too small for the part to pass through.
It's my biggest concern when considering Chromed Transformers. "Was the thickness of the Chrome taken into account during the design process". if it was chances are the figure without chrome would be a floppy mess or if it wasn't there's a lot more potential for surfaces clashing or rubbing.
Didn't have any problems with my Scorn or Grimlock. That said I did have issues with Slug and Slog, Slug's left arm is pretty loose and comes out of the socket very easily while the hinge at the bottom of Slog's dino neck is really tight locked and doesn't twist around.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Probably poor QC on this run?
I just tried to call TakaraTOMY regarding the recurring 403 error on their online survey site, but I've come to realise two things:
1) They have new numbers for their call centre. The number on the bottom of the toy box is only for domestic calls. There's a separate number for international calls which isn't listed on the box, but is on their web site, which is 0011-81-3-5650-1031.
2) Their call centre doesn't open until 10:00JST... so I just called an hour too early. :p I'm about to step out, so I'm not sure if I'll have time to try again today (so if there are any other Japanese speakers reading this, and if you have the time/inclination, then please consider giving TakTOM a call about this issue :o Those of you who are in Japan (e.g. Tets, Odie) may use the standard domestic number on the toy boxes, 0570-041031).
I called TakaraTOMY this afternoon and reported the issue with the online survey site. They told me that they'd get back to me; and they actually called me earlier this evening, but I was having dinner with the family and left my phone upstairs! I went upstairs after dinner and saw a message on my phone that said that I had a missed call from +81356501031! :eek:
Okay... I got good news and I got bad news.
The good news is, I finally managed to get through to TakaraTOMY's customer call centre (I couldn't call yesterday as it was the Emperor's Birthday public holiday). I was actually on hold for over 7 minutes -- longest time I've ever had to wait for service from TakTOM! :eek: The other good news is, I found out I and reportedly others have been unable to access TakaraTOMY's online survey site. And this leads me to the bad news.
The bad news: I've been told that because TakaraTOMY is a domestic service company, their online survey site is now geo-blocking users from outside Japan. :( I did explain to them that I do purchase my Japanese Transformers from stores in Japan (as opposed to overseas sellers) and that I've frequently been able to access and use the online survey in the past, and that I am keen to continue giving my feedback to TakaraTOMY. The operator thanked me for my continued patronage and said that she would pass on my concerns to her superiors. I also asked if she could ask her higher ups to please consider restoring the web site so that it could provide access to overseas customers again.
So anyway, beyond this there's not much I can do. This seems to be in line with what Takara have told me before about their contractual obligations with Hasbro in terms of only being able to service their own domestic market and not "cross contaminating" Hasbro's markets. I hope that TakaraTOMY will reconsider their stance on the geoblocking, but until/unless they do, it means that those of us outside of Japan are unable to access the online survey for ourselves. :( Alternatively we could post our opinions on TakaraTOMY's Facebook page... but I don't know if they pay attention to posts there. I posted my concerns about the online survey site's lack of accessibility 12 days ago but never got any reply. :(
This is a real shame. I've been continuously using Takara(TOMY)'s feedback since 1997; initially with those self-addressed cards (which I would actually take the effort to post, paying for the international postage myself), then later with the online site. So it does feel like an end of an era for me. (T_T)
If it means that much to you... PROXY!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
^Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
Well, the end has sorta come. My last real bastion of Transformers displays in the house was on the shelving above my computer in the study and Orion can now officially climb up there like the rascally little monkey he is!
For the past 2 years I've used the top shelf for TF busts, the second shelf to rotate my latest acquisitions before going into crates and the 3rd shelf for sundry. Tonight for their safety they are all getting packed away in their boxes :(
Sigh... I really shoulda got around to getting that house extension (with a purposely built TF room) done at some point this year - with No 2 bub on the way we probably wont now for about a year. My own damn fault for being lazy on the issue. This leaves me with the center of the pool table in the manshed as my one (currently) safe spot to play with my new toys.
Ah well, as they say - first world problems :rolleyes:
I've been opening up some boxed RotF figs I have stashed away, and I haven't had a good run.
- Deluxe Swerve's head keeps popping off. The ball joint seems too big
- The Fallen's spring loaded flame mechanism does not work
- Grindor's compartment for Scorponok does not stay latched. Also, has the auto morph gimmick from Blackout been removed from this toy?
- ...and worst of all, Stratosphere's left knee was split straight out of the box.
Damn post office is shut :mad: - love the fact they have a sign up about it but under the 'Your nearest open store is...' there is nothing written. Maybe because it's a few hundred k's away :rolleyes:
C'mon Aussie Post - I haven't had a new toy all year! :eek:
Apparently it is AusPost staff picnic day today - an additional public holiday. A lot of workplaces have an additional unofficial public holiday at some point in the year and it looks like AusPost's just happens to give them a extra day off after New Year's.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Yep. My local was only open today because they are a licensee :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim Prime
Im getting sick of the wait. My Mp not Swoop. Mp not Blaster and Mp Magnus are all in Aust post limbo. :mad: Im sure they will all show as im leaving for work after my holiday is over next week.
Forgot about this, but it's always on the second every year, should have remembered.... no wander the FiL was free todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim Prime
On the plus side I didn't receive any bills today. :p But yeah, STILL waiting for MP22! :eek: :rolleyes:
Gah! My beautiful giant AoE Grimlock Cinema Display is coming apart in all this humid weather - the glue is all disintegrating and the cardboard is weakening :(
I wonder if I can sue Paramount for emotional distress :confused::rolleyes:
Wow that sucks man, think you'd be able to fix it yourself?Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Took my first foray into ordering from Amazon Japan today (am kind of kicking myself for not doing so earlier given how much cheaper it is), and missed out on pre-ordering Arcee by about an hour or so.:(
Right now I've got it strung up to the wall and roof struts in the shed with bailing twine in about 5 different places, not a lot more I can do until we extend the house in 10 months time, just hope for the best and then liquid-nail him back together after the move (if he lasts until then).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mythirax
Fingers Crossed! It's such a nice display, would be a shame to see it fall apart, but I guess cardboard isn't mean to last forever :(Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
The movie alone caused me emotional distressQuote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
I can't believe this! I bought a MISB G1 Insecticon from Ebay US. The box had some dings (which I was ok with) but the most important part was there was no flap crease at all - which the photos show clearly. The item arrived today, and the seller has folded the flap over to make it fit into a smaller shipping box!!:mad::mad:
My $200 insecticon now has a big flap crease on the back, and is practically worthless to me:( There is no way I would have bid if there was a flap crease originally.
I am in utter disbelief at how someone could think this was acceptable!:mad: They have sold a lot of TF items, so they are well aware of the value. For them to casually fold the flap down like it meant nothing is just mind boggling! I've fired them a message to see how they respond.
Auction photos
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psghh5sapp.png
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...pskmyx15l3.jpg
What I received
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ps2ieixy4a.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psu9hjcuwa.jpg
Not. Happy. At. All...:mad::mad:
That sucks! I would be giving him some negative feedback, which I assume you have done, especially for such an expensive figure.
Depending on how the seller handles it, I might leave neutral - at best. I'll give them the chance to rectify the situation first though. It's heartbreaking that this figure has endured more than 30 years, only to be irrepairbly damaged by someone trying to save a few bucks on postage:(:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by ILikeSoundwave
It's so minty you'd be suspicious that KOs of the Insecticons existed... so to do that to something so rare (no flap crease) is almost criminal because it's like vandalism.
That's something that can't be undone... and if it weren't for AFA sealing of boxes, it would be even rarer.
I can imagine how furious you'd be, expecting something so rare, to then be destroyed so carelessly. At least you can get your money back through ebay, because they have the dispute option of "item is not as described or shown" or something to those words.
Refundicus maximus!