Mattallica Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 anyone else order their Hulk and Ironman sets from them and are still waiting? i was told they ordered them from someplace other than diamond and are still waiting on delivery??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That sucks. I try to avoid pre-orders altogether when possible for this reason. You never know if a given e-tailer is going to get their stock in on time or not. However, I make an exception for BBTS. There, you don't get penalized for canceling pre-orders if you find what you are looking for somewhere else sooner, or for a better price. So, I place pre-orders there all the time, if I think there is a remote chance that I will want something, and decide if I will cancel it or not later. And even if it comes in stock, you can cancel and keep all your money as store credit. Unless I'm mistaken, Cornerstore charges a fee for canceled pre-orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I've pre-ordered a couple of times. Didn't have any problems. They ship UPS(7-10 days-I think they're on the west coast). Remember 7-10 days with UPS is Mon.-Fri. only, so Sat. & Sun. don't count. Plus they have to fill pre-orders, they might have run out of stock before they got to you. Hope you get them soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Both these sets are also currently unavailable from AFX according to their web-site, actually most 'mates items displayed at AFX are 'Pre-order this item today'. So 'snail trails' are not just a Cornerstore trait although BBTS seem to be the promptest lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I preordered the IM wave from CSC as well, and have not yet been charged. I was also told last week that they ordered from a different vendor, so I guess it's the waiting game for us BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Both these sets are also currently unavailable from AFX according to their web-site, actually most 'mates items displayed at AFX are 'Pre-order this item today'. So 'snail trails' are not just a Cornerstore trait although BBTS seem to be the promptest lately. It is strange that so many vendors don't seem to have these in yet. Scifigenre has them, but they only sell them by the pack for jacked up prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm still waiting too. And, yes, CSC does charge a fee to cancel pre-orders. Otherwise I'd already have ordered from BBTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've ordered from them before. They take a while, but they're cheap and when they do ship they're fast. Just hang in there buckos. BTW, enter the code HURRAH and 15% off any instock order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) In case anyone else was curious about the status of their preorders with CSC, here is the response I got today: RE: Iron Man movie minimates On their way now. Should be here shortly We ordered custom cases, and they got held up in Customs last week. Thanks! Thomas CornerStoreComics So this means we will probably get them some time next week... BS Edited October 29, 2008 by blacksun1520 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) I'm getting tired of this Shit, unless they come through and "make this right" for all of us who preordered i will not be ordering from them again its not worth the couple of dollars saved over other retailers that had the items in weeks ago. -M Edited October 29, 2008 by Mattallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Just got confirmation that my IM mates from AFX shipped today... and they get 'special cases' too so It looks like those were delayed. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Just got confirmation that my IM mates from AFX shipped today... and they get 'special cases' too so It looks like those were delayed. T. Im still waiting on the Hulk wave as well, weren't those out like a month ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Just got confirmation that my IM mates from AFX shipped today... and they get 'special cases' too so It looks like those were delayed. T. Im still waiting on the Hulk wave as well, weren't those out like a month ago? My guess, probably on the same boat, so will ship at the same time. Shipping delays for that sort of freight happen people, it's not AFX, CSC's or even DST's fault! I haven't ordered Hulk mates as am currently broke ( I only ordered one set of IM mates for pete's sakes! ) But to give this perspective... So you paid less and got the variant or you could have gone to local store and paid more and missed the variant or paid twice as much for it.... worth the week or two's wait in my eye's. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Unfortunately IMO there isn't an on-line retailer who has their 'finger on the pulse' when it comes to Minimates. By now I have probably dealt with them all & whilst none can be considered dreadful there really isn't a consistent player. CSC ,used to be my star performer but they stock 'some' stuff & ship 'whenever'. BBTS are fine if you are an 'opener' but probably consider the term MIB to mean 'mashed in box'. Sci-Fi Genre is the site where you can order what you like & then patiently wait for the "Sorry out of stock" email. Stuckakid,to me, is an unknown quantity who ,I believe, is highly regarded but for me it is AFX that almost gets the thumbs up! Their shipping charges are legend,lately their inventory sucks but ,alas ,despite their faults, they are my #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infallible Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I just got my Iron Man set from AFX late last week, and notice that Hulk was shipping out that same day. I've ordered from CSC plenty of time in the past, and they've been great. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Unfortunately IMO there isn't an on-line retailer who has their 'finger on the pulse' when it comes to Minimates. By now I have probably dealt with them all & whilst none can be considered dreadful there really isn't a consistent player. CSC ,used to be my star performer but they stock 'some' stuff & ship 'whenever'. BBTS are fine if you are an 'opener' but probably consider the term MIB to mean 'mashed in box'. Sci-Fi Genre is the site where you can order what you like & then patiently wait for the "Sorry out of stock" email. Stuckakid,to me, is an unknown quantity who ,I believe, is highly regarded but for me it is AFX that almost gets the thumbs up! Their shipping charges are legend,lately their inventory sucks but ,alas ,despite their faults, they are my #1. Stuckakid are excellent, BHM. They've been brilliant with me. Helpful, friendly, always respond to queries and do their best to keep shipping costs down as well. They're good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Unfortunately IMO there isn't an on-line retailer who has their 'finger on the pulse' when it comes to Minimates. By now I have probably dealt with them all & whilst none can be considered dreadful there really isn't a consistent player. CSC ,used to be my star performer but they stock 'some' stuff & ship 'whenever'. BBTS are fine if you are an 'opener' but probably consider the term MIB to mean 'mashed in box'. Sci-Fi Genre is the site where you can order what you like & then patiently wait for the "Sorry out of stock" email. Stuckakid,to me, is an unknown quantity who ,I believe, is highly regarded but for me it is AFX that almost gets the thumbs up! Their shipping charges are legend,lately their inventory sucks but ,alas ,despite their faults, they are my #1. Stuckakid are excellent, BHM. They've been brilliant with me. Helpful, friendly, always respond to queries and do their best to keep shipping costs down as well. They're good guys. you're right Rad, Stuckakid is great and i order from them as much as possible but i missed out on the variants and had to try someplace else this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 you're right Rad, Stuckakid is great and i order from them as much as possible but i missed out on the variants and had to try someplace else this time. Bummer! Do you subscribe to Stuckakid's newsletter? Always an idea to pop in at least once a week too. Just to check out what's available for pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I finally got my ship notification from CSC last night, so Matt, you might finally be getting your mates too. BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadman Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I also got my ship notification today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 I finally got my ship notification from CSC last night, so Matt, you might finally be getting your mates too. BS I did as well(thanks for the update though) well at least because i have seen/have some of these i know they are worth the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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