Hey folks,
As discussed at the recent Melbourne meet, there seems to be enough demand to facilitate another group order for Takara Classics.
Chime in if you're interested. List so far:
Optimus Prime: jaydisc
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Hey folks,
As discussed at the recent Melbourne meet, there seems to be enough demand to facilitate another group order for Takara Classics.
Chime in if you're interested. List so far:
Optimus Prime: jaydisc
grimlock seems good... i might be in depending on how much he will be
Count me in for a Grimlock & Starscream.
Optimus: Jaydisc
Grimlock: Demonac & Goro
Starscream: Demonac
hmm i wonder.....
none for me of course :P
Yeah count me in too, I was impressed enough with the look of Prime.
Optimus: Jaydisc & Paul
Grimlock: Demonac & Goro
Starscream: Demonac
yeah count me in,
1x megatron
1x starscream
1x Grimlock
Goro, you can see what we paid in the last order here:
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpo...0&postcount=41
Of course, exchange rate and shipping will differ slightly, but the last order worked out to be about $41 for a Voyager, and $24 for a Deluxe.
Hey Bread,
I think we might keep it simple and stick to just Classics as it's much easier to distribute the shipping costs fairly and appropriately. If you're considering ordering other things, it might be best for you to place a separate order. Since you would be ordering a few things, you'd get your own savings.
okay , removed the non-classics , my wants are in my post above.
Jaydisc what date will the order occur? (so i can budget :p)
Optimus: Jaydisc & Paul
Grimlock: Demonac, Autobreadticon, Goro
Starscream: Demonac, TheDirtyDigger, Autobreadticon
Megatron: Autobreadticon
Not sure about the order date Bread. I'm probably happen to leave this up for another few days and based upon the responses, we'll take it from there. Unlike the last order, I'm probably not in a position to front it as I did then, so there would be some pre-collection of funds.
I've been dumping a lot of cash recently, and I know I'm not alone, so why doesn't everyone simply chime in with a time that'll suit them.
My set has arrived but I still am waiting to pick it up from my girlfriend's place. I'm going to inspect them one more time before making a final decision if I want a second set or a select few.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydisc
Do you guys reckon it's worth me putting in for a full set? Will shipping work out better that way? :o :)
Argh- What the heck- I'm down for a full set :D
I'm also trying to put a side order together for non-henkei stuff :)
Going to be putting together a premium barricade for sale complete with a Robot replicas head ( :D )
Isn't shipping cheaper with more?
To calculate shipping costs per figure, even if its not an exact classics:
[figure cost/ figure cost total] * shipping = shipping per figure.
Let me know if I should just go seperate because shipping isn't that bad with my combination of two voyagers and two premiums. works out to be about 15AUD shipping and $9.3AUD shipping for a voyager. Voyagers are 32AUD, leader 55.2AUD.
OK, I did some research at robotkingdom to see if I could figure out their shipping formulas, and I'm pretty sure I've nailed it with 98% accuracy.
To ship to Australia will cost you $8.98 (hereafter referred to as $9). That's before you add any figures. That's just the base price. Then, prices for some of the common things we were discussing are:
Classics Voyager: 8
Classics Deluxe: 4
Movie Leader: 12
Movie Ultra: 12
Complete Classics Set: 28
The way to figure out the individual shipping of an item NOT including the base price is to simply get the difference of shipping 2 of that item versus just 1.
So, that means that the only benefit of a group order is to distribute the $9 base fee across as many people as possible. When realized to this level of detail, I think there is a threshold of dealing with too large an order and too much money that offsets the saving of 1 or 2 dollars.
Another thing to consider is how to collect the money. If the order is very large and there is not one person who can front it, that means some up front payments need to be made. But since we're dealing in USD, we don't really know exactly HOW much until AFTER the order has been paid, meaning that most of the back seat investors will either have to make a second payment or the purchaser will have to issue refunds after the final AUD amount has been determined.
A possible alternative is the idea of providing the purchaser with the correct amount in USD via PayPal. However, if the up front investor has a premium or business account (like many of us), PayPal grabs 2.4% of that. I've made a little calculator here to see how much extra the investor would have to pay so that the purchaser did not lose money.
Unfortunately, this post doesn't really provide any answers... just some information. Some food for thought. I don't think I want to be the purchaser/manager for a large order unless the investors are willing to pre-fund the purchases via USD PayPal including the fee. This of course further reduces the savings you get when spreading the $9. Alternatively, I would be happy fronting an order with a total of under $200 or being an investor and letting someone else be the purchaser.
okay one request is that we try to make the order when the AUD is at a good rate,e.g is >91 USD cents. Recently its gone down. but it has peaked as much as above 0.93 USD
I recommend lcz128 if you are purchasing all 6 figures you should go to Robotkingdom and select the option to purchase 6 figures at once. You can make significant savings, compared to ordering with us.
Since we all kinda know Jaydisc, i think it would be better to give AUD converted from USD amount in person. I actually prefer this method. i dont mind visiting jaydisc because i can visit Northland .
using the exchange website xe.com is a good reference for E/X rates
just a thought jay, but it may help:
get everyone to pay you $5 or $10 more than what the total cost (inc post) of their share of the order is in USD (eg if i buy US$30 i give u 35/40 AUD). that should cover the order. if you are a touch short you could cover it
since everyone will pick it up from you:
- if you collect a bit more, give them change with the toys
- if you collect a bit less, they will pay for the difference when they pick up the toys
i think it will be easier like that over trying to work out exact postages etc
George
Hey boys, I'm going solo here. I'm ordering another complete set myself plus a few other things I want from RK so it'll work out to be a lot just for me.
LCZ, I think like STL if you are going to get more than a full set, your order might be big enough on its own.
I'm going to continue to offer a group order for Takara Classics managed by myself. To keep the order manageable, I'm going to stick to just Takara Classics. So, if you're Melbourne based (sorry, I don't really want to be stuff shipping this interstate) and you want a couple of Takara Classics, make yourself known and I'll strive to place the order the weekend of April 5-6, so make sure you can be financially liquid by then as well.
The order as it stands now:
Optimus: Jaydisc & Paul
Grimlock: Demonac, Autobreadticon, Goro
Starscream: Demonac, TheDirtyDigger, Autobreadticon
Megatron: Autobreadticon
I hope no one takes offense to this. If someone else is happy to manage a larger order with a greater range of items, I'm happy to hand over the reigns and sign on. I just don't want to manage that personally.
EDIT:
I did some math and here's what the order is looking like so far... a bit more expensive than the last, but still quite reasonable for Japanese figures:
http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/robotkingdom3.png
whats the current exchange rate? 0.91...
My source says .917, but you CANNOT use that to estimate purchases. A standard credit card charge you 2% of the converted amount, and PayPal charges you 2.5%. You should convert in the direction you are buying from and add the 2%.
So, if you were to take the rate you are mentioning and flip it, and then add 2.5%, it would be: 1 / .917 * 1.02 = 1.118
I use http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic and choose "Typical Credit Card Rate +2%" instead of the default "Interbank Rate".
jaydisc just curious about how much insurance is for the lot...
Any chance i can get in on this? cause i would like an astrotrain..
astrotrain is not out yet, should be available in around 2 months
Yeah, Turtle Boy. No Astrotrain yet.
Bread, you're welcome to get an insurance quote, but I personally would prefer to not get insurance. RobotKingdom declares items as gifts typically but if you insure, there are customs declarations which make you eligible for duty, customs fees and GST. So, unless the rest of our party also wants insurance, I'm inclined to leave it off.
I've had two successful orders from robokingdom myself and believe many others here have had too.
It would usually be US$1 or $2+ based on that amount...Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
LCZ, Sifun and Bread, why don't you list what you want and I'll do the math and see if I can handle it.
hey i've already ordered, exchange rate for paypal was 0.87..
Thanks to STL I got persuaded into getting the whole set.
OK, due to popular demand, we're opening this order up to anything from Robot Kingdom, so list all your wants and I'll get us a price on shipping.
i would love to get Transcanning Optimus Prime and the (Normal) micromaster Landcross. will PM you the details when I'm home and not blocked by the firewall at work to RK
err cant we do the robot kingdom additional purchases in a seperate order, if we get the purchases to i think around $80 US, the shipping stays relatively constant at $30 shipping US. Which i also want some micromasters :D
while were at it.. put me down for a trans scaner prime ( i need to get every sinlge prime / convoy mould ever made by hasbro / takara)
OK everyone, keep your Robot Kingdom requests coming in. On Sunday, I will take the time to do the big mathematical computation and give everyone figures and we'll place this order on Monday.
It would be great if all interested parties can make one post after this one with their total desired list of goods. All Melbourne folk and any item are welcome. Please provide me URLs for each item so I can find them easily.
FYI, I will be adding one each of the two new Movie Ultras to my share of the order: Jetstorm and Wingblade
gosh..are you gonna create a massive order? :P
- Takara Classics Starscream
- G1 Overcharge
- Autobot Cassettes
Let's check with the Magic 8 Ball:
http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/8ball.gif
There's already little bits in this order for most. So we might as well do the math on a massive order and see where we're at.
Thanks Digger. That's perfect. Glad to have you back by the way ;)
OK, I took the liberty of adding some items that I know some of you want. So please look over your list here and make any amendments.
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Originally Posted by jaydisc
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Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
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Originally Posted by iceburn
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Originally Posted by goro
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Originally Posted by Demonac
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Originally Posted by Autobreadticon
Total Subtotal: 559.05Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Total Shipping: 153.04
Total Total: 712.09
So, using what shipping would have cost us individually I proportionately divide what it actually costs us. Notice the savings row to see how much you saved (but note that's in USD). Of course, the AUD total is estimated as of today's exchange rate.
http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/robotkingdom4.png
thanks jay, i'm "thumbs up" with my order but am still thinking if the Ultras are worth that much but considering they would be TRU exclusive, then double YESES for me
Cool. Well, everyone mull it over and maybe I can start collecting by the week's end and we can order over the weekend or Monday.
FYI, There is one typo. I've put Digger's Starscream price in the Megatron column. Since he actually wants Starscream, the calculations are still correct.
Looks good to me too. :)