Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Golden Phoenix]

Can you place things that are on Pre order in your POL?, I'm new to this.

Yeah. For BBTS anyway.
If you have POL turned on and a pre-order comes in it just goes into the pile. You pay for both the item and the shipping when it comes in though.

[ILikeSoundwave]

Yeah. For BBTS anyway.
If you have POL turned on and a pre-order comes in it just goes into the pile. You pay for both the item and the shipping when it comes in though.

So wait you pay for the shipping when it comes in even if it's in your POL.

[Golden Phoenix]

So wait you pay for the shipping when it comes in even if it's in your POL.

Yep.

You pay postage on anything you put into your POL. It is based on what it would cost should you ship it right away.

If you add something to your POL and there is already something in there, they calculate the total cost of shipping everything together and you pay the difference when you pay for the new items.

So for example, lets say postage for 1 deluxe is $10, postage for 2 is $15, and postage for 3 is $17.50
If you buy one deluxe and start a pile of loot, they charge you $10 for postage.
Then later you buy a second deluxe and add that to that pile, they would only charge you $5 postage for the second figure.
If you later buy a 3rd deluxe and still have that pile sitting there, they would only charge your $2.50 for postage.

Rinse and repeat until you ask for them to ship it to you. They then don't have to charge you anything when you ask them to ship it. Means less transactions, it's faster when you ask for it to ship it, and you don't have to worry about how much the shipping will cost as you've already payed it.

If your pile builds up enough it can get to the point where you add an extra figure and it doesn't charge you any extra shipping.

[ILikeSoundwave]

Thanks for the info GP, great help!

[Hursticon]

Yep.

You pay postage on anything you put into your POL. It is based on what it would cost should you ship it right away.

If you add something to your POL and there is already something in there, they calculate the total cost of shipping everything together and you pay the difference when you pay for the new items.

So for example, lets say postage for 1 deluxe is $10, postage for 2 is $15, and postage for 3 is $17.50
If you buy one deluxe and start a pile of loot, they charge you $10 for postage.
Then later you buy a second deluxe and add that to that pile, they would only charge you $5 postage for the second figure.
If you later buy a 3rd deluxe and still have that pile sitting there, they would only charge your $2.50 for postage.

Rinse and repeat until you ask for them to ship it to you. They then don't have to charge you anything when you ask them to ship it. Means less transactions, it's faster when you ask for it to ship it, and you don't have to worry about how much the shipping will cost as you've already payed it.

If your pile builds up enough it can get to the point where you add an extra figure and it doesn't charge you any extra shipping.

Absolutely brilliantly explained there GP, well done man.

[Sinnertwin]

HLJ.com also have something similar called Private Warehouse, but unlike BBTS, you have 60 days to complete it & not 180

http://www.hlj.com/helpcenter/shipandprivate.html

[Destructicon]

Hey guys I recently stumbled across a picture on Facebook of an old transformer I had when I was a kid in the mid to late 80's. Unfortunately I did not save the picture and now it's bugging me what the name/type was. I think it was a G1 but it wasn't really a transformer in the traditional scene. I hoping this may triggers some memory of what I am talking about.

It was a spring loaded transformer that folded in half to form like a spaceship. And it had wheels on the bottom that when you pulled back on it would load up and propel the TF forward. Once it traveled a bit of a distance the spring would unload and jump and the TF would go from spaceship mode to robot mode. As it did this it hopefully land on its feet in robot mode. The one i had was a sky blue colour with some chromie bits on the plastic.

Sorry if that's a vague description but that's the best I can do at the moment.If anyone as an idea of what i may be talking about please attach a link or any information. But until i find the picture again, I think it may remain a mystery to me.

[GoktimusPrime]

Sounds like Topspin.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Topspin_(G1)

[Destructicon]

you guys are the best !!!!! I love this place. Thank you sir, you have made my day. That's the one. so cool.

[Bidoofdude]

Where do you get those nice TF posters that everyone seems to have? I'd love to find some, especially that Galvatron one.

Posters like these:
http://www.angelfire.com/droid/trans...lery_tfg1.html