Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Sinnertwin]

So just say the only Hasbro G1 gestalt you need is Computron. The only Hasbro G1 gestalt I don't have is Big Rescue Force... but I don't care about completing it since it's such a ridiculous looking gestalt anyway

Shame he has no arms. He can still run head first at the enemy

[GoktimusPrime]

He doesn't really have a head either. Unless you count the little "Leozak" head, but it's facing backwards.
"Why didn't anyone tell me my aft was so big?!"

[BigTransformerTrev]

Anyone know roughly how long shipping from BBTS takes? None of my order travel times have been remotely like the others (taking from a week to a month!) so wondering if there is a mean/median travel time. Mine said 'shipped' last Friday and I recieved this update yesterday:


Priority Mail Express International™
Shipment Accepted
August 12, 2013, 10:15 am
SOMERSET, WI 54025



I cant remember if the tracking works once it leaves US shores so it may well still be sitting in Somerset or it may be winging its way towards our sunburnt shores. If anyone can answer that question too I would be obliged

[DELTAprime]

For the amount of stuff we buy from BBTS we should be put automatically in the higher level of USPS shipping after spending a certain amount of cash with BBTS. That happened for the POL I'm waiting on now. I've been waiting two weeks for a package from BBTS that should have been here in (I think) 6-8 days, USPS was taking forever to get it out of the US. Aus Post on the other hand has gotten it to my local DC overnight like every EMS parcel and will arrive today. There is no guarantee any package will arrive when USPS says it will.

[BigTransformerTrev]

For the amount of stuff we buy from BBTS we should be put automatically in the higher level of USPS shipping after spending a certain amount of cash with BBTS. That happened for the POL I'm waiting on now. I've been waiting two weeks for a package from BBTS that should have been here in (I think) 6-8 days, USPS was taking forever to get it out of the US. Aus Post on the other hand has gotten it to my local DC overnight like every EMS parcel and will arrive today. There is no guarantee any package will arrive when USPS says it will.

I wonder if that is why mine says 'Priority Mail Express International'. Because I had been building my POL for 5 months and Metroplex was the last item to go in (no - I tell a lie because Go! - Smokescreen & Shockwave were, to replace my Gaia Unicron they lost ) this order is about 3 times bigger than I have ever done before, is coming in 3 seperate crates and the postage comes to $198

[Iriorne]

Pretty sure Priority Mail Express International is their EMS service, so expect 3-5 business days. (Priority Mail International is about 5-10 business days and First Class International is 10-30. For EMS and PMI the tracking information should work outside the US, though PMI will have to go through the USPS site.

I wouldn't read too much into the date on the shipping notification email. Most businesses shipping in commercial quantities will have direct accounts with the post office that allow them to electronically print shipping labels. The item will be marked as 'shipped' as soon as the label is registered with the post office, even though it may not be picked up for several days.

postage comes to $198

It's going to depend a lot on the items you have, but I found that UPS is much cheaper for large orders.

Comparing shipping on Metroplexes:

     PMXI UPS
1x:   78   76 
2x:  125  108
3x:  180  144

Even on a single Metroplex UPS is cheaper, and the savings only increase.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Pretty sure Priority Mail Express International is their EMS service, so expect 3-5 business days. (Priority Mail International is about 5-10 business days and First Class International is 10-30. For EMS and PMI the tracking information should work outside the US, though PMI will have to go through the USPS site.

I wouldn't read too much into the date on the shipping notification email. Most businesses shipping in commercial quantities will have direct accounts with the post office that allow them to electronically print shipping labels. The item will be marked as 'shipped' as soon as the label is registered with the post office, even though it may not be picked up for several days.



It's going to depend a lot on the items you have, but I found that UPS is much cheaper for large orders.

Comparing shipping on Metroplexes:

     PMXI UPS
1x:   78   76 
2x:  125  108
3x:  180  144

Even on a single Metroplex UPS is cheaper, and the savings only increase.

Cheers for that mate! Sounds like I'll be getting my order (hopefully) either this week or next week. BBTS has the order marked as USPS Express Mail but the tracking from USPS says Priority Mail Express International so who knows in the end - as long as they remembered everything this time

[Bidoofdude]

Normally BBTS take about 2 weeks (in business days anyway) or the first day of the third week, but my orders have been fairly small, so it may vary.

[DELTAprime]

Just looked up the dates now, something is fishy with the dates. I hit the ship my loot button on the 30/7, it took BBTS till the 2/8 to "ship" it, but according to the USPS system they got it on 5/8 (not sure who's fault that is BBTS or USPS). It's now 13/8 and it arrived today, 8 days after it showed up in the USPS system. BBTS says Express Mail should take up to 8 days to arrive.

I'm thinking of emailing BBTS and asking why the USPS only got it 6 days after I asked it to be shipped. I've never had an issue with BBTS taking so long to ship items before.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Just looked up the dates now, something is fishy with the dates. I hit the ship my loot button on the 30/7, it took BBTS till the 2/8 to "ship" it, but according to the USPS system they got it on 5/8

Yeah, BBTS 'shipped' mine on the 8th and according to USPS they got it on the 12th so seems to be a 3 or 4 day lag there for us both. Maybe because they are so busy they are 'saying' shipped just to chill folk out, but aren't getting to it right away. But then might be like Iriorne says:

I wouldn't read too much into the date on the shipping notification email. Most businesses shipping in commercial quantities will have direct accounts with the post office that allow them to electronically print shipping labels. The item will be marked as 'shipped' as soon as the label is registered with the post office, even though it may not be picked up for several days.