D'oh! Seized by Customs!

[lcz128]

Negative. I told him it wasn't MP-05 (He was the one who actually said MP-05! Lol) and I told him no, it's an older Megatron toy. He then said that as long as it can be assembled to resemble a firearm, I will not be able to get it.

WHY then do retail stores have it!?

[GoktimusPrime]

Because those retail stores are breaking the law. You can report them if you really want. Either way, in the eyes of the law it doesn't excuse your actions.

So VIC fans still haven't found a way to legally import/possess gunformers yet? Wasn't there a thread about this issue for Victorians??

When I got reissue Megatron back in 2001, although customs hadn't cracked down on gun TFs as they did from last year, I had it sent to me in robot mode in hope that it wouldn't arouse suspicion from customs. It got through fine, but I don't really know if that would've helped or not. That's what I'd do if I were in your situation. You could also have the toy shipped without the box/paperwork if you don't want it, or have the box/paperwork shipped separately.

There's got to be a legal avenue for VIC fans surely?

[Pulse]

I wonder how that small store in Sydney managed to get that MP Megs?

[GoktimusPrime]

We already discussed that at the meet Pulse.

[Pulse]

Oh Yeah (Der )

[lcz128]

Wow! Service!
Emma from Customs just called and I informed her about what had happened when I called Vic Police and that I couldn't keep Encore Megs. I then expressed my concern over the other toys that were sent together, and she said she must've missed them, and that she'd have it back into the mail system next week and it'll arrived to me like a normal postage parcel.

Cool! Phew. Bloody oath- after a month of waiting, I'm glad I'm still getting most of what I ordered. Thank goodness the Encore Megs was cheap. Huge loss, but what can you do? Oh well

Phew.

[GoktimusPrime]

Huge loss, but what can you do?

Well... as a Victorian I'm not entirely sure what you can do other than take a gamble as you did. :/ Reminds me of how grateful we NSW-fans should be for having a legal way of importing and owning Megatrons (and grateful to Tiby for establishing it). Getting the permit is a massive pain in the rear, but hearing a story like this makes me think that the effort was worth it. (-_-) I just hope that Victorian fans can find a way to legally own/import gun TFs.

[JuzMel]

Glad for you mate, and hope you get your items soon.

I wasn't so lucky, ordered from Angolz for Mp-05 together with rumble headphones and Revoltech ultra magnus and they never arrived. Status also showed stuck at customs and contacting customs or post office didn't help, they couldn't give me an answer about my parcel. My parcel is probably lying around somewhere with THEM, but the lucky part is PayPal refunded my money taken from seller's account.

There are other ways to get Encore Megs or MP-05 if people really wanna complete their collection and ignore the "oh-so-stupid-and-ridiculous" customs rule.

[Mixmaster]

Because those retail stores are breaking the law.

Actually they're not. They simply truck it across state borders from states that can import it from overseas. There's nothing illegal about it.

[Tober]

Actually they're not. They simply truck it across state borders from states that can import it from overseas. There's nothing illegal about it.

There's plenty illegal about trafficking replica firearms to prohibited states. It carries the same penalties too.