D'oh! Seized by Customs!

[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.

[Gutsman Heavy]

When I got my TFC megs the post box had a big "opened and inspected by customs" sticker on it, had no issues, probably cos I live in SA, and the customs guy was probably all like "omg cool, Megatron! gotta see this" ...maybe.

[Pulse]

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.

I found that I had to be very crafty to get mine...

[sifun]

mp-05 isn't that great. its flimsy and boring. it only looks semi decent in robot mode.

Anyway bad luck about encore megs, i'm sure there are other ways you'll be able to get one at.

[Lord_Zed]

mp-05 isn't that great. its flimsy and boring. it only looks semi decent in robot mode.

Anyway bad luck about encore megs, i'm sure there are other ways you'll be able to get one at.

I'll have to take your word for it, when mine was siezed (before Tibys fine club had been established) I tried to get it back at first but then just decided to cut my losses. So I can sympathize with lcz128.

[MV75]

I want to eventually get an encore megatron, so I should ask someone in nsw to get it for me?
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[roller]

Sorry to hear about your Megatron

i hope you get it back or find a way to get another one

When you get it or a replacement, send a photo of it with you with a mask on to the angry customs guy

[dirge]

I want to eventually get an encore megatron, so I should ask someone in nsw to get it for me?

Strictly speaking, that someone in NSW can only pass it onto you if you also have the legal right to own a Transformer replica firearm. This is covered in the permit.

I saw this (Megatron being seized) coming years ago, sadly. Which is why I sourced my Megatron & Megaplex toys locally. Granted, I keep them in the same locked cabinet as MP-05 (and Browning), but I didn't have a permit at the time I acquired them.

It's a damn shame for lcz128 and anyone else in this position, but I don't think this reality is going to go away

[JuzMel]

I found that I had to be very crafty to get mine...

Heehee who cares, as long as you get it anyway, rules are meant to be bend (esp. when they are stupid & illogical ones)

mp-05 isn't that great. its flimsy and boring. it only looks semi decent in robot mode.

Tell me about it! It takes hours to transform!

Anyway I think to import Encore Megs, it's best to get seller to transform it into an odd shape before sending, that might work. It doesn't work with MP05 because customs scanner sort of has a way to detect the figure in robot mode already.

Encore Megs still available from Collectoybles, but for a hefty price of $99.95: http://www.collectoybles.com.au/cata...oducts_id=2827

[griffin]

Please be aware guys that it is in the board rules not to encourage or solicite an offence. It could be used against you in a court of law, if you or someone else here is prosecuted over the offence.
As much as it subjectively seems unfair, objectively the laws were created for a reason. If you have a problem with the law, change it, don't fight it.

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.

Doesn't seem fair for the seller. They lose their stock and their money, because it was legitimately confiscated by customs, rather than it being lost in the mail or not sent by the seller. I hope this was before you knew that customs would confiscate Megatron, otherwise claiming a refund may constitute fraud.