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Post by Pinwig on Aug 10, 2019 11:43:32 GMT
web addresses is the one thing they do spectacularly badly because they have three separate sites depending on what you want. The best thing to do is: Pre-orders: preorder.tfs-express.com/In stock items: omegalock.co.uk/ |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 10, 2019 12:05:23 GMT
I am finding both those sites confusing. They are full of 3P stuff that still seems to appear in lists when I try to filter them off.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 10, 2019 12:26:24 GMT
The websites are completely rubbish. Users complained ages ago they wanted to be able to filter out out of stock items, which triggered a series of successive changes that have just made the sites worse and worse. Basically the best way to navigate them is by going to the pre-order site, hovering over the pre-order menu and then clicking on the section you want. On the Omegalock site, hover over Transformers and do the same. They are primarily 3P importers and have a sister company in Hong Kong that runs through a third website. In terms of proper Transformers, they're good for anything that Hasbro Asia gets. Like I had Siege Jetfire over a month ago because that figure reached Hasbro Asia before the UK/US.
I don't understand why they think their sites are user friendly; I'm a huge fan of the company but would be the first to criticise actually finding anything on their sites.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 10, 2019 12:59:42 GMT
Hovering is difficult to accomplish on a smartphone...
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 10, 2019 13:27:59 GMT
Oh, just press. Works the same way on mobiles. The menu will stay open.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 10, 2019 20:58:47 GMT
Hovering is difficult to accomplish on a smartphone... So is hoovering! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2019 18:42:46 GMT
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 1, 2020 11:01:26 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 1, 2020 11:18:48 GMT
I saw that posted on Kapow's FB. I didn't know if they were just plugging it or if it was new. I must go and have a look myself. Seems odd that both he and All The Cool Stuff are both down in the New Forest.
Dangerous though, I always buy something from him at TFN. Having an actual shop close by could be expensive!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 1, 2020 12:27:03 GMT
I hope he allows returns, unlike his TFN stall.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 1, 2020 16:10:54 GMT
New Milton seems a bit of an odd place for it. I used to go to school there. Other larger and better connected towns nearby.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 1, 2020 16:18:51 GMT
It'll be a "near where the owner lives" job
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 1, 2020 18:03:47 GMT
As Phil said, Paul has just moved to that area, plus the shop rent is super low and it’s close enough for dragging in the Bournemouth tourists.
There was a good turnout while I was there too!
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Post by Llama God on Feb 5, 2020 7:43:13 GMT
Seems odd that both he and All The Cool Stuff are both down in the New Forest. But then both Kapow and ID are in Norfolk. I guess folk in these places have to make their own entertainment... |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 5, 2020 14:57:03 GMT
I will be checking out a couple of vintage toy shops in Blackpool weekend after this week. I will report back.
The vintage place I went to last summer and forgot to say where was in Gloucester, Southgate St. It looked like a new store then and doesn't show on Google maps yet but was opposite Brunswick Baptist church.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 5, 2020 16:06:47 GMT
Report back on Star Trek figures!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 5, 2020 21:16:31 GMT
There were many in Gloucester.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 5, 2020 21:54:58 GMT
Nnnngh.
-Ralph
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 15, 2020 17:28:05 GMT
Bad news for fans of yahoo Japan, shoppingmalljapan is going out of business. I tried placing a bid today, couldn’t and emailed them about it. Just got my deposit refunded.
Going to try out Buyee!
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 15, 2020 18:51:47 GMT
Bad news for fans of yahoo Japan, shoppingmalljapan is going out of business. I tried placing a bid today, couldn’t and emailed them about it. Just got my deposit refunded. Going to try out Buyee! That's a shame. A pity they didn't send out a message informing users so they could request deposits back though. I've just sent my request through, hopefully it'll be ok. |
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 15, 2020 20:07:02 GMT
Bad news for fans of yahoo Japan, shoppingmalljapan is going out of business. I tried placing a bid today, couldn’t and emailed them about it. Just got my deposit refunded. Going to try out Buyee! Good riddance. I stopped using them a few years ago. Terrible customer service after I got screwed out of a load of money. |
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 16, 2020 12:17:12 GMT
Good riddance. I stopped using them a few years ago. Terrible customer service after I got screwed out of a load of money. Any recommendations for services to use? |
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 16, 2020 14:49:17 GMT
Ive been using Zenmarket. If something ever goes wrong they may end up being no better than SMJ, but so far so good. They do offer a photo service for items once they get them which given my experience with SMJ I should use but at £3.50 a time it would quickly add up. But useful if you have concerns.
Flat rate fee of 300Y for purchases, pretty good range of options for packing and shipping and after the first 5 (i think) purchases they give you 10000Y credit rather than having to permanently leave a deposit. After 10? it rises to 40000Y.
Only annoyance so far is that they give the weights of the items Ive won when the recieve them, so I use that to try and figure out the best groupings to post to the UK to stay under certain weight limits. No matter how much leeway I give myself they always seem to over package them in to the next price bracket. Everythings always well protected but it often seems they just Amazon style grab the nearest oversized box and pad it out.
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 16, 2020 20:04:30 GMT
Cool, thanks for the info, will have a look when I'm working again and able to spend money.
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 27, 2020 23:35:32 GMT
Anyone fretting about getting US exclusives, I use a service called Stackry for US bits. Gives you a US address to send stuff to, then you can consolidate and ship to the UK. Plus you can declare the value of the items yourself to avoid fees. If you sign up with my referral code, you'll get $10 credit to use against shipping [and I'll get $10 credit if you use the service]: www.stackry.com/en/register?referral=7243086Avoid getting anything too large/heavy, otherwise you'll only be able to send to UK via horrendously expensive FedEx option. Consolidation is $2 per package, so can add up if you get loads of things. And better to avoid buying loose items on ebay and the like, unless you can ask the shipper to bubblewrap/protect the item really well. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2021 14:25:34 GMT
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Post by Benn on Mar 9, 2021 16:21:42 GMT
Shame.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 23, 2022 13:24:09 GMT
Frustrating week of not resolving issues for me.
One, of course the Geeky Nerd boys are proving frustrating with their whole 'I think we sent it but I'm not sure' stance on customer service, still unresolved; two, having finally cancelled my preorder for Selects Galvatron with Kapow I had an email several days later saying, no problem, refund will take two days. Four days later, no refund; and three, the in stock Selects Galvatron I ordered from Toysarama thinking I might get it quicker than Kapow has been 'preparing to ship' for ten days. I was really hoping post Easter weekend that all three of those problems would be sorted by now, but none of them are!
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Post by Benn on Apr 23, 2022 15:22:13 GMT
You are becoming the Nick of online toy buying.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 25, 2022 16:06:12 GMT
Just don't buy stuff like me, it makes life much easier.
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