Pre-Order or wait for Retail?

[juxtapose519]

I can wait. Like others have said, it's the first wave of a new line. They'll be all over the place for a while.

If they had been at the tail end of the 2011 line, however, I'd preorder a case just to make sure I got my hands on a Shockwave.

[Tekkamanraiden]

Retail works for me.

[Hellboy]

With the almost bi-monthy TRU sales I plan on waiting.

[The 12th Prime]

I pre ordered The Prime Vehicon, Knockout and Hotshot set. I may wait to see what Takara does with these WFC figures, please no arms micron styling, please no arms micron styling.

[DamonL]

I have a feeling shockwave will be gone before you know it.. although there will be a lot of these figures in retail.. i would preorder the set of three.. im not too excited about jazz though.

[TRC9000]

Originally Posted by Gino

Does anyone get dinged on duty when they order from BBTS?

BBTS has nothing to do with you getting taxed by customs. Im almost positive Customs has a conveyer belt with packages going past a guy witha blindfold and he picks stuff out at random and assigns random tax amounts off the top of his head.

Ive ordered alot of things over the years and Ive had everything from a box with $500 worth of stuff inside get taxed $40, and $150 worth of stuff getting taxed $50, to a $200 box getting ZERO tax on it.

Its pretty retarded. On any package you order from outside of canada, just cross your fingers and hope the blindfolded guy swings his arms too high and skims right past your box without touching it.

[Akroyer]

Originally Posted by Gino

Does anyone get dinged on duty when they order from BBTS?

In the last few years of orders I never have. I get taxed on the amount, but that's about all.

[Cheers Ian]

Wait.

No deluxe TF's are worth paying over retail for.

Hell, I don't even buy them anymore unless I get them during a trip to the US or on sale here.

[Metroplex79]

Wait for retail.

Not only wait for retail, but wait for a sale at retail.

I have money, but it doesn't mean I'm going to spend it frivolously.

[Alexander Quinn]

Neither. I know I'm in the minority, but the FOC Generation figures look like crap to me. Not a big "Cybertronian Alt-Mode" fan. I'll wait for more "classics-esque" generations figures.