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I agree. They'd sooner run off with your money and chances are the effort and cost of getting your $200 or thereabouts back wont be worth it.
They were obviously hoping to grow the business with everyone's preorder money, which is the same as PC which is why they require full deposit. That's super risky for everyone involved.
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In some ways I sympathise in that an Australian based toy import business would be tough to get off the ground with costs and limited customer base. Australia simply doesn't have the buyer base that Asia and America have.Originally Posted by Smint
But I agree with your thoughts about the risks of the business model. I'm not saying they're a scam in any way, shape or form, but the reliance on upfront preorders to pay off current orders reminds me of a ponzi scheme. As a customer I'm not willing to take that risk. I'm happy to utilise fellow forumers in accessing my Masterpieces.
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**** PLEASE NOTE ****
To the people who are posting commentary but didn't have any new first-hand experience to add to the topic, please don't. If there is a trend of positive or negative experiences, it will be reflected by different people posting up their actual experience... we don't need reminders or ridicule of actual experiences or announcements.
Because people have been commenting that it is reflecting poorly on this site, and can make customers who have had no issues, feel uncomfortable in commenting favourably.
Thankyou.
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so whats the consensus on buying from tfi ?
They have something I want and its supposedly in stock but after reading the fb feeds and this thread I'm not sure whats going on with this site.
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Whats the consensus? Thought it was pretty obvious from reading the 2 tfi threads?
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What they're selling *right now* is in stock, and will likely ship very quickly. They've had some issues and are reorganising, but the best way to form an opinion is going to be by building a "relationship" with them yourself. Your experience may be very different to someone else's.
If it's an item that you want at a price you believe to be fair - buy it from them and see how it goes.
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You are better off posting what is it you actually want and see if the members here can find it before you go for that resort where you be 50/50 uncertainty.
The feedback here are not for nothing so if you actually choose to ignore them, you are prepared for the worse scenario.
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Drifand, all you do is talk shit about TFI.. Maybe you need to quit being the one main person posting the negative posts and just let it go. You aren't happy with TFI DON'T BUY FROM THEM... SIMPLE.
I have nothing to do with TFI but i'll stick up for a local business that has been good to me. AND NO ONE NEEDS TO BE TALKING ANYONE DOWN ON A FRIENDLY FORUM. You said your bit now it's time to stop.
As a business owner myself, it's people like you that are like a cancer to us.
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as mentioned before, all items listed on their website at present moment are said to be in stock and would ship immediately.
the previous issues mentioned in the threads are from the company's previous pre-order policy, which caused a few issues, and resulted in them having to restructure.
Part of that restructure is selling off their existing stock - which is where they're at now.
I would say if it's listed as in stock, buy it from them. I have never had an issue with the company until recently - and it was all from preorders.
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What is the harm in helping a member to hunt for the item which tfi has? I was offering a suggestion for someone who has uncertainty.
this business was good and now it isn't. If you are not here to help Simon maybe you should move on?
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