random Singapore toy news

[heroic_decepticon]

i would love those alternators ravages

the ironic thing is that they were throwing Alt Ravages and Rumbles are fire sale prices in SG and HK at time. These 2 were everywhere, in every retail shopping centre and collectible shop, in mass quantities. I must have bought mine for 25 bucks or something and the guy was begging to get it so that he can clear his stock. Suddenly, they've now become rare(?)

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Zippo, G1 stuff can also be found at Vincent's Collections (ground level) and U-Toys (2nd level) of China Square Central. In fact, there are a scattering of shops in CSC that has G1 stuff (some more obvious than others).

Sundays at CSC are when there would be more G1 than normal because private sellers set up store there from morning till evening. So if you make a trip to SG, try to have at least spend a Sunday there too.

[iceburn]

Sundays at CSC are when there would be more G1 than normal because private sellers set up store there from morning till evening. So if you make a trip to SG, try to have at least spend a Sunday there too.

absolutely for my vote toooooooooooo

[doubleclouder]

hey peeps!

glad that there is a thread on SG shops!

ANd guess what, I am from SG!

iceburn pretty sum it up pretty well, we do have alot of toys at decent prices..but yea, from what we know, hongkong is the place to go!

do feel free to ask me any questions eh! haha..maybe you can take a look at our website's classifieds, we have some items for sale, nt sure if the seller mind sending to Aussie..

but hey, there is another store at CSC called Ng'S collection and ToyNToys!
in fact, beside Vincent toys, there is a new shop!

Oh yea I know the owner of robo robo, he in fact has an ebay online store called ksgi i tink..do feel free to ask me questions, more than happy to help!!!

[orionpax1]

Hi doubleclouder thanks for the info, do any of these shops have websites?

[heroic_decepticon]

you can check sgcollect.com for a listing of the shops. I'm not 100% certain, but most shops do not ship overseas and if they do, they will charge 'market' prices (ie: what the item is going for online or on eBay), which defeats the purpose. Bargain prices can only be got when you're physically there to buy and pick up from them. It's much the same for HK toysellers.

I think that is mostly the case but I could be inaccurate and correct me if I am.

[doubleclouder]

well, we do have a directory:
http://www.tf.sg/index.php?option=co...d=12&Itemid=35

and for websites, you can try searching for "the falcon hangar", toyntoys and u-toys!

http://tfh.com.sg/
http://www.toyntoys.com.sg
http://u-toys.com/

I do know one of the toy distributors and he mentioned that the most important factor lies in the charge of taxes levied on bulk purchases. Anyways, I can keep you guys updated of the pricings!

[ChlorHex]

I'm not 100% certain, but most shops do not ship overseas and if they do, they will charge 'market' prices (ie: what the item is going for online or on eBay), which defeats the purpose.

You're spot on with that statment, HD.
I realised that when it comes to online dealings with sellers from either HK or Singapore, I'd get quoted a much higher price than what they'd normally retail the item for if you physically bought it from the store.
Locals get charged the local rates and "foreigners" (as long as you're not in the country) get charged the dang higher foreigner rates.
Shipping rates often get bumped up quite a bit as well... which truly sucks

[ChlorHex]

I do know one of the toy distributors and he mentioned that the most important factor lies in the charge of taxes levied on bulk purchases.

hey welcome to the forum, DC
could you elaborate on the taxes your distributor mentioned before?
it peeves me when they quote "taxes" and additional shipping fees when these "fees" aren't there at all.
oh, you've got there a really cool TF website btw

[doubleclouder]

ahhh my pleasure in elaborating on the taxes part.
this is dependant on your country itself

like for Singapore, if your goods are known to be more than 300 SGD, then you will have to pay goods and service tax, which is set at 7% in our country. so assuming i had purchased goods from aussie, and they pass thru SG customs, and if they are declared as 1000 SGD, i have to pay 70 bucks extra.

So it is highly dependant on the amt of taxes ur country charges.

How to bypass this? Simple, ask the person who delivers this parcel to you to underdeclare it or ship it in many parcels + under declare it.

You cant under declare too much esp when tis one BIG box but declarred as a cheap price.

so thats it, hope i answered ur qn!

[JuzMel]

Cool.....

I'm now currently in JB Malaysia and am going to spend 3 weeks in Singapore for my medical placement.

Ahhhh JB, my hometown.. wished I could be back home with my parents sometimes...

Anyway, we DO have a "Middle man" here... doubleclouder is from singapore right? Any chance you can speak to the toy shops there and help us do bulk orders over to here in OZ? I was gonna personally talk to the shops when I go back Singapore next year anyway.

Most of us here have PayPal, so if shops like Falcon Hangar and those at CSC can help us with bulk orders on Takara stuff, they will be making extra money for themselves too. And shipping from SG to OZ is not as expensive as US to OZ. Do you think you can have a chat to them? Thanks.