Official Collector Club members listing.

I'm another Perth member, just renewed until 2015-02.

Does anybody else have trouble with delivery problems from FunPub?:confused:

I'm often (16 times since 2005) waiting 4 months or more to get the club mag, once they sent me the G.I.Joe one instead and they've lost the membership toy twice and I didn't get a replacement until October and a third time it had been crushed (not too badly) 'in transit' (no replacement ever being provided because they'd sold out before it even arrived with me:mad:).

Or is it just me?:(

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Originally Posted by Ark-Ivor

I'm another Perth member, just renewed until 2015-02.

Does anybody else have trouble with delivery problems from FunPub?:confused:

I'm often (16 times since 2005) waiting 4 months or more to get the club mag, once they sent me the G.I.Joe one instead and they've lost the membership toy twice and I didn't get a replacement until October and a third time it had been crushed (not too badly) 'in transit' (no replacement ever being provided because they'd sold out before it even arrived with me:mad:).

Or is it just me?:(

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I've never had any major issues, I changed my address on the site once but they still sent an issue to my old address. after many emails I never got it replaced and ended up getting Griffin to buy one for me at Botcon.

I'm waiting for something to go wrong with the subscription service figures, given the lacklustre way they're being sealed (3 self adhesive paper tabs) for international shipping it's amazing I haven't had any fall out or get stolen.

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Originally Posted by Ark-Ivor

I'm another Perth member, just renewed until 2015-02.

Does anybody else have trouble with delivery problems from FunPub?:confused:

I'm often (16 times since 2005) waiting 4 months or more to get the club mag, once they sent me the G.I.Joe one instead and they've lost the membership toy twice and I didn't get a replacement until October and a third time it had been crushed (not too badly) 'in transit' (no replacement ever being provided because they'd sold out before it even arrived with me:mad:).

Or is it just me?:(

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Maybe check your address on their system. (if the address label on the envelope is missing something)
When I first registered at the beginning, they didn't have a place for "State codes" because their "State" box was for American states, so I put the QLD next to the suburb in the Suburb box (so it prints out on the address label between suburb and postcode).
Ever since they changed their system to allow for Australian states, I keep trying to change my address in their system, but it keeps including the QLD as part of the Suburb, so it ends up having it there twice. :rolleyes:

The other thing to note is that my address labels only ever have "AU" on them instead of "Australia", so if the same is happening to you, maybe a combination of the two is causing the problem.
(sometimes I get the feeling that the newsletters are sent in bulk somewhere, and then forwarded individually within Australia... if that is cheaper - if that is true, maybe yours keeps getting bulk-sent to the wrong location each time... maybe ask them if they do that, and if they do, ask them to fix it)

I'm still a member (though I sometimes question why :rolleyes:).

If people want stuff from the club store I am happy to help out, but considering my remote location in Australia (Swan Hill), by the time you chip in for shipping here and then postage from my place to yours it will prob cost the same as getting the item through BBTS :o

Still amember this year, I can help out with stuff if people are keen.

I may not renew next year, I'll have to see what the club figure will be.

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Originally Posted by griffin

Maybe check your address on their system. (if the address label on the envelope is missing something)
When I first registered at the beginning, they didn't have a place for "State codes" because their "State" box was for American states, so I put the QLD next to the suburb in the Suburb box (so it prints out on the address label between suburb and postcode).
Ever since they changed their system to allow for Australian states, I keep trying to change my address in their system, but it keeps including the QLD as part of the Suburb, so it ends up having it there twice. :rolleyes:

The other thing to note is that my address labels only ever have "AU" on them instead of "Australia", so if the same is happening to you, maybe a combination of the two is causing the problem.
(sometimes I get the feeling that the newsletters are sent in bulk somewhere, and then forwarded individually within Australia... if that is cheaper - if that is true, maybe yours keeps getting bulk-sent to the wrong location each time... maybe ask them if they do that, and if they do, ask them to fix it)

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Tried, tried and tried, told them that it should have Western Australia (not WA or Washington) and that its Western Australia, Australia (or AU as you point out), not Western, Australia. Emailed them, phoned them, been told on numerous occasions that my address is right and still always the same sometimes delivered/Always months late/sometimes never results.

They are bulk posted from their printers in Chicago, IL, mostly, but I've had three turn up with Norwegian postal marks on the envelopes and two with Canadian (my mother's a philatelist and apparently even those plain printed labels are collectable)...

Thanks for the suggestions though,

Anyway, I take it that it's mostly just me then. Good to know...

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Originally Posted by Ark-Ivor

Tried, tried and tried, told them that it should have Western Australia (not WA or Washington) and that its Western Australia, Australia (or AU as you point out), not Western, Australia. Emailed them, phoned them, been told on numerous occasions that my address is right and still always the same sometimes delivered/Always months late/sometimes never results.

They are bulk posted from their printers in Chicago, IL, mostly, but I've had three turn up with Norwegian postal marks on the envelopes and two with Canadian (my mother's a philatelist and apparently even those plain printed labels are collectable)...

Thanks for the suggestions though,

Anyway, I take it that it's mostly just me then. Good to know...

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It's actually me also. But instead of Western Australia, I have 'Other'.
I have emailed them with regards to changing it but no response.:mad:

Hey Guyz,

Been wanting to join for years... should I wait til March next year or bite the bullet and join now?

If you aren't planning to buy anything from them before the end of the year (like the Subscription set), I think joining in time for the next comic story is best, as their comic stories are 6-parts (which covers a 12 month period)... but in the last two years, they've had a 7-part story (adding a prelude), so it makes it impossible to get a full story with a single year's membership. And it makes it harder to guess when to start a membership to get the full comic story.
For next year, the timing might actually end up being just right for the Membership toy, by registering just before the cut-off in Mid-March... as the current comic story should end in the Feb/Mar issue next year.

In other words, if you want the full comic story that should feature next year's "free" toy, sign up late February-early March... which will get you the 2015 toy and the beginning of that year's comic story that should feature it.

Otherwise, if you don't care about the comic story, register when it suits you best (for whatever you plan to buy from the Club - Subscription set, Convention registration, etc)... but it is still probably best to do it before March, or else you will be waiting about 15 months for the "free" toy (they get released around June, but you would get the 2016 toy if you miss the March 2015 deadline).

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Originally Posted by griffin

If you aren't planning to buy anything from them before the end of the year (like the Subscription set), I think joining in time for the next comic story is best, as their comic stories are 6-parts (which covers a 12 month period)... but in the last two years, they've had a 7-part story (adding a prelude), so it makes it impossible to get a full story with a single year's membership. And it makes it harder to guess when to start a membership to get the full comic story.
For next year, the timing might actually end up being just right for the Membership toy, by registering just before the cut-off in Mid-March... as the current comic story should end in the Feb/Mar issue next year.

In other words, if you want the full comic story that should feature next year's "free" toy, sign up late February-early March... which will get you the 2015 toy and the beginning of that year's comic story that should feature it.

Otherwise, if you don't care about the comic story, register when it suits you best (for whatever you plan to buy from the Club - Subscription set, Convention registration, etc)... but it is still probably best to do it before March, or else you will be waiting about 15 months for the "free" toy (they get released around June, but you would get the 2016 toy if you miss the March 2015 deadline).

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Thanks for the info Griffin :)

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Originally Posted by Ark-Ivor

I'm another Perth member, just renewed until 2015-02.

Does anybody else have trouble with delivery problems from FunPub?:confused:

I'm often (16 times since 2005) waiting 4 months or more to get the club mag, once they sent me the G.I.Joe one instead and they've lost the membership toy twice and I didn't get a replacement until October and a third time it had been crushed (not too badly) 'in transit' (no replacement ever being provided because they'd sold out before it even arrived with me:mad:).

Or is it just me?:(

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Shame. I didn't like 'em either- they seemed shifty and the magazine was a waste of finance. I'd only resub if I was back in the U.S.

currently signed up as a member, in order to get the subscription service figures

I regret to say that I have let my membership to the TFCC lapse. I may rejoin for the next subscription service, maybe.

Thought I had done this before .....

I'm a member, south of Perth, now paid up till Feb next year

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

I regret to say that I have let my membership to the TFCC lapse. I may rejoin for the next subscription service, maybe.

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Heh - I'm the opposite. I regret to say I forgot to cancel my subscription service so I'm still a member :p

Since FunPub are probably too busy with the GIJoe Convention at the moment, I just wanted to remind people who might be interested but aren't currently a member, that the cut-off for getting the 2015 Membership toy (Lio Convoy) for free is within the next day - March 16th (US Time).
(plus 6 full-color magazine issues, and toy & convention discounts... and maybe one day, a members only website)

If you are planning to go to BotCon this year and want the attendee discount, or you are planning to buy other Club exclusive toys direct from the source (like Nova Prime, Marissa Faireborn/Afterburner, Subscription series 4 if it happens), now is the best time to register... so that you get the free toy (Lio Convoy) by May/June THIS year. Otherwise if you register just a day later, you will have to wait until May/June of 2016 to get your free toy.

The links to details and registration are at the Transformers Club website.
There are four different membership options at different prices, depending on your location or postage requirements.


If you have an automated renewal in place for just before March 16th, PLEASE check if they successfully processed the payment (look for your current expiry date when you log in) AND that your address details are up to date.
If it didn't renew, contact FunPub immediately (before March 16th), as people have missed out on toys or benefits in the past because the automated system failed to register changes of addresses or payments (because the new address didn't match the existing payment address), and they weren't allowed to get it retroactively fixed up, even for something that wasn't their fault.

I am currently a member for the collectors club until 8th January 2016, and will continue to do so for many years to come me thinks.
Im north of Perth.
Can't say ive had any postal issues or mix ups for the 4 years ive been a member. :)

Unsticking this topic, now that the Club is ending... and with very few people trusting FunPub's postage charges, there hasn't been much use of this list for a few years now anyway.

Did anyone get issue 71 of the club magazine, featuring Animated?
I just saw it listed on the Club Store site, and noticed that it would have been out in the first week of October (for Americans), and should have been to Australians by the end of October... but I never got it.

If mine did go missing in the mail, it would be a fitting end to a Club that has had its highs and lows with me...

mine showed up on Friday, so could still be on the way to you

Ah, okay... I haven't checked my mail since a week ago.

That's reeeally late though. The magazines are released in the first week of the two months listed on the cover... and I was really hoping that it would then mean we get one final issue in December, but if this one was released so late, they probably don't have the time, or care, about one more issue.

I'm not a member this year, and would like to get hold of that issue.

I'm kind of waiting for them to have a bit of a fire sale towards the end of the year, I'm hoping to pick up a few things from their store then.

Ever since they opened up the subscription service 5 for previous members I've had complete access to their site and store.

^It looks like they have a sale on right now.. http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...er-sale/36766/

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Originally Posted by Deonasis

^It looks like they have a sale on right now.. http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...er-sale/36766/

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Yeah, a "going out of business" sale I expect..... Notice how we still have no FSS 5.0 figures shipping

WO, just had a look at the club store and they want $30 for the only human figures... Have joe figures increased in size since I was a kid or something?

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Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy

WO, just had a look at the club store and they want $30 for the only human figures... Have joe figures increased in size since I was a kid or something?

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Same size, three times the price point, but what are we collector's to do... Well for one, I'm going to be saving my money for Masterpiece - have you seen GIJ heads/body proportions, either the photo angles aren't doing them justice, or they look absolutely nothing like Rodimus Prime/Arcee's Only Human characters (Deco excluded).

GIJ/G2 Dr Biggles jones appears to have a pinhead, while Scarlett has gone the other way.
As I say it could just be terrible photography (wouldn't be the first time), but if not for the G2/Masterpice crossover, I wouldn't have touched any of them.