Statues & Figures Thread - Any & All Game Related

[L1Slayer]

Originally Posted by Spect3r

There are no retailers in Portugal.
Ordering from Malasya is the same as US, as long as it is outside EU, anything above 20€ is subject to Custom Taxes in almost every EU country.

Economy shipping from P1 would at least decrease shipping costs significantly and thus also a bit of custom fees. These bad boys won't ship within the next 2 years, so maybe we all get lucky and Prime 1 can tweak a little bit in that regard

[Spect3r]

Originally Posted by L1Slayer

Economy shipping from P1 would at least decrease shipping costs significantly and thus also a bit of custom fees. These bad boys won't ship within the next 2 years, so maybe we all get lucky and Prime 1 can tweak a little bit in that regard

My only hope is that they open a warehouse in Europe

[Mar-l-Aoutat]

Originally Posted by Spect3r

My only hope is that they open a warehouse in Europe

And at least let sideshow and retailers get some for sale. Buying direct from P1 was the most expensive option for me, but now it looks like it's the only option.

I really want this GOW diorama but it will be too expensive from P1 direct. I am not buying from them with those crazy shipping costs, on top of the expensive statue, plus all the custom fees, that is all.

[Spect3r]

Originally Posted by Mar-l-Aoutat

And at least let sideshow and retailers get some for sale. Buying direct from P1 was the most expensive option for me, but now it looks like it's the only option.

I really want this GOW diorama but it will be too expensive from P1 direct. I am not buying from them with those crazy shipping costs, on top of the expensive statue, plus all the custom fees, that is all.

Agreed, if they would get some retailers outside USA that would for sure help

[flatout]

Originally Posted by Mar-l-Aoutat

I really want this GOW diorama but it will be too expensive from P1 direct.

That is so dumb they do that. Does not make sense that they would charge more overall then a retailer.

Man things like this that hurt the consumer that make no sense really piss me off. It's like... why?

Hope you find a better option... sucks that your only option is the most expensive.


I like the statues too but I know they are far out of my league in terms of cost.

[defiler]

Originally Posted by flatout

That is so dumb they do that. Does not make sense that they would charge more overall then a retailer.

Man things like this that hurt the consumer that make no sense really piss me off. It's like... why?.

It makes perfect sense if they're the manufacturer and not just a reseller - it's cheaper to buy from a retailer because they ship multiple in bulk and save on customs/shipping. They also have agreed demand/sales. With a one-off customer, you're on the hook for all the risk, all the hassle, and paying more to ship 100 pieces to 100 individual customers than to ship 1 lot of 100 to a retailer. So yes, it should be more expensive to sell direct than to buy from the retailer.

Originally Posted by flatout

Spect3r's point is 100% valid. If the companies that re-sell PRIME 1 Statues can give a better price then the direct price from PRIME 1 shipping or item should be easily less then the retailer who is buying them and re-selling them.

I personally see this as an easy and obvious thing.

No. The resellers probably get 30% off because they purchase in bulk and have favorable agreements. This is Business 101.

Now let's be clear, I'm not saying the shipping is anywhere near fair, because it's not. I've shipped an entire seat of a car US-->Netherlands which is much heavier than any statue and it was less than $100 with tracking.

[flatout]

Originally Posted by defiler

It makes perfect sense if they're the manufacturer and not just a reseller - it's cheaper to buy from a retailer because they ship multiple in bulk and save on customs/shipping. They also have agreed demand/sales. With a one-off customer, you're on the hook for all the risk, all the hassle, and paying more to ship 100 pieces to 100 individual customers than to ship 1 lot of 100 to a retailer. So yes, it should be more expensive to sell direct than to buy from the retailer.

So the re-sellers/retailers ship direct from factory just like PRIME 1 (they do not get their stock sent to their warehouse and then later sent to customers?... if this is the case does the factory that made them warehouse the unsold ones?)? If so that makes sense... but I still have doubts since unsold stock would need to go and be held somewhere and I feel the factory would not be willing to also warehouse and ship over long periods of time.

Originally Posted by defiler

No. The resellers probably get 30% off because they purchase in bulk and have favorable agreements. This is Business 101.

Now let's be clear, I'm not saying the shipping is anywhere near fair, because it's not. I've shipped an entire seat of a car US-->Netherlands which is much heavier than any statue and it was less than $100 with tracking.

I get this and already know this (as you say that is simplistic business 101, the more you buy the better the deal) but I understood it as the retailers were shipping to warehouse and then after that customers which adds a whole other shipping layer to the re-sold one. My assumption could be wrong though but that is why I did not take your line of thought as it would not make sense if I am right about the shipping and warehouse issue.




EDIT:

I suppose it could be they all contract a warehouse together and share the warehouse burden and that warehouse then ships for them... but I have nothing to indicate this and I imagine this would have its own issues of who is responsible if something goes wrong (doesn't seem viable but who knows).

[L1Slayer]

Originally Posted by flatout

So the re-sellers/retailers ship direct from factory just like PRIME 1 (they do not get their stock sent to their warehouse and then later sent to customers?... if this is the case does the factory that made them warehouse the unsold ones?)? If so that makes sense... but I still have doubts since unsold stock would need to go and be held somewhere and I feel the factory would not be willing to also warehouse and ship over long periods of time.




I get this and already know this (as you say that is simplistic business 101, the more you buy the better the deal) but I understood it as the retailers were shipping to warehouse and then after that customers which adds a whole other shipping layer to the re-sold one. My assumption could be wrong though but that is why I did not take your line of thought as it would not make sense if I am right about the shipping and warehouse issue.




EDIT:

I suppose it could be they all contract a warehouse together and share the warehouse burden and that warehouse then ships for them... but I have nothing to indicate this and I imagine this would have its own issues of who is responsible if something goes wrong (doesn't seem viable but who knows).

The way I know is:
1. Prime 1 allocates a certain amount of their stock to a Distributor
2. Distributor pics it up from Chinese factory
3. Retailer orders from Distributor
4. Distributor bundles up various orders from Retailers in the same region and ships them via ship.
5. Retailer receives them and sends it out to their customers.
(There may be exceptions, but I think this is the most common situation)

I'm not aware on how much customs and taxes a retailer has to pay when they receive their shipment, but it's probably way lower than what normal dudes like us pay.