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at some point I'd also like to pick up series 2, but it seems those are even more rare then series 1

BBTS is offering a pre-order on the BTTF 2 Minimates set and you can even put up to 17 in your cart. I pre-ordered when it said due to arrive in January, but it never arrived and that changed to due in February after the month changed over. However, the item went to sold out status after I ordered mine, but a week or so later they moved it back up to 23 available for pre-order. The same thing happened with a pre-order on Good, Bad and the Ugly Minimates this month. So if this is just a mistake in their system, I can't explain why they would be raising the available quantity after a pre-order sold out if they don't expect to get more of the item in. I'm hoping that Diamond is cleaning out their warehouse and giving BBTS first dibs on the stuff they find, which would explain why no other retailer has these available to order now.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail

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Possible, but unlikely I think. There isn't a lot of rhyme or reason to some of the older Minimate sets that sit on BBTS indefinitely when the pre-orders clearly will not be fulfilled.

For example:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail

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at some point I'd also like to pick up series 2, but it seems those are even more rare then series 1

BBTS is offering a pre-order on the BTTF 2 Minimates set and you can even put up to 17 in your cart. I pre-ordered when it said due to arrive in January, but it never arrived and that changed to due in February after the month changed over. However, the item went to sold out status after I ordered mine, but a week or so later they moved it back up to 23 available for pre-order. The same thing happened with a pre-order on Good, Bad and the Ugly Minimates this month. So if this is just a mistake in their system, I can't explain why they would be raising the available quantity after a pre-order sold out if they don't expect to get more of the item in. I'm hoping that Diamond is cleaning out their warehouse and giving BBTS first dibs on the stuff they find, which would explain why no other retailer has these available to order now.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail

is that legit? I thought they were oop, how does bbts have them? thank you though, I am ordering a set right now!

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They don't have them. They have them listed as a pre-order. But they also have 24 season 3 packs listed for pre-order, along with Beverly Hills Cop and the Godfather--packs that are are essentially cancelled and very likely will not be released at all.

By all means, place a pre-order. It doesn't cost anything. However, I wouldn't hold my breath on them ever showing up "in stock."

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Wow, after almost two months of hunts at local comic book shops, endless Google searches, multiple "sorry, we're cancelling your order because we're out of stock" notes from two-bit online stores, one lost eBay auction, one ongoing horrendously overpriced eBay auction, two missed eBay buy-it-nows, one mysterious BBTS pre-order that sits in limbo forever, a lack of replies from my online trade posts and one outright refusal to a trade offer I made, I FINALLY scored the Back to the Future II Minimates 4-pack this afternoon on Amazon.com! The same Amazon seller who I managed to order the BTTF1 set from last month for $20 just added one copy of the BTTF2 set today for $26. I was more than happy to pay that for this ridiculously elusive set from one of my favorite "fun" movies of the '80s. The free shipping was just icing on the cake. My Back to the Future Minimates collection is now complete!

Screenshot of the Amazon order page:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa123/J...bttf2amazon.jpg

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was the of the mysterious order store star store,just got series 2 from there cost $26 bucks (used euros not american dollars )if it was :down: well i dont want to be kicked of for swearing but if it wasnt you guys should check it out carnage and spiderman and wave 1-5

Could someone please translate this.

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Yes, I placed an order for them at StarStore on January 9th but they e-mailed me the below:

We are sorry to report that we are unable to supply the items on your order as they are now sold out.

We had hoped to be able to obtain these items for you, but unfortunately this has not been possible.

This order has now been cancelled and we can confirm that you have not been charged for it.

You might like to try some of the great sites listed here:

http://www.starstore.com/shops/movie_tv_co...ollectibles.htm

Please accept our apologies for any disappointment or inconvenience this has caused.

kind regards,

Mail Order Dept,

Starstore.com

__Lines Ordered_________________________________________________

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST

BACK TO THE FUTURE MINIMATES- 1 £10.77 £10.77

BOX SET

No. Not Yet Shipped 1

BACK TO THE FUTURE MINIMATES- 1 £10.77 £10.77

SERIES 2 BOX SET

No. Not Yet Shipped 1

__Totals________________________________________________________

Subtotal: £21.54

Shipping & Handling: £9.97

Total: £31.51

________________________________________________________________

Sincerely,

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW

38-39 The Lanes

Meadowhall Centre

Sheffield

S9 1EP

United Kingdom

0114 256 9604

0114 256 9604

shop@starstore.com

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I have to confess that I also saw these when I googled BTTF Minimates a couple of weeks back. They appeared to have all manner of stuff on their site which appeared too good to be true. I decided to ring them & they politely confirmed that very few items,if any, were available........it wasn't a surprise !!

I should have posted regarding my experience ,I'm sorry I didn't now.

This may sound patronising (sorry!) but maybe a phone call before you order from a new site might save future tears . I had great pleasure ringing Cornerstorecomics a while back (remember I'm in the UK) & telling them just what i thought of their Wave 25 debacle, AFX have also 'gotten to know me' .

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I now have an actual series 1 Marty, to replace the one I made from spare parts (using Logans vest) but I did have fun doing it - I'd like to attempt to make a series 2 Marty now, but I have no idea if his jacket sculpt has been used for anything else, all of you are much more knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff, do you guys have any idea? his shoes were (I think) reused for the GB series jogger ghost, so I have no problem switching them for regular MM feet if I can manage to find the rest of the parts needed for a series 2 Marty

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0428flg.jpg

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0836flg.jpg

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yes they are available for preorder on diamond select toys website, there are 2 versions of the Delorean, and one of them comes with the radiation suit Marty, maybe the other will come with radiation suit Doc. they will be available in late May.

so the other delorean comes with doc . where did you get that info

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yes they are available for preorder on diamond select toys website, there are 2 versions of the Delorean, and one of them comes with the radiation suit Marty, maybe the other will come with radiation suit Doc. they will be available in late May.

so the other delorean comes with doc . where did you get that info

Notice he said "MAYBE the other will come with Doc." ;)

Also, for SPD, the other Delorean is TRU-exclusive.

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I now have an actual series 1 Marty, to replace the one I made from spare parts (using Logans vest) but I did have fun doing it - I'd like to attempt to make a series 2 Marty now, but I have no idea if his jacket sculpt has been used for anything else, all of you are much more knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff, do you guys have any idea? his shoes were (I think) reused for the GB series jogger ghost, so I have no problem switching them for regular MM feet if I can manage to find the rest of the parts needed for a series 2 Marty

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0428flg.jpg

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0836flg.jpg

you mean marty`s shoes are reused by jogger ghost,marty came out first

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I now have an actual series 1 Marty, to replace the one I made from spare parts (using Logans vest) but I did have fun doing it - I'd like to attempt to make a series 2 Marty now, but I have no idea if his jacket sculpt has been used for anything else, all of you are much more knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff, do you guys have any idea? his shoes were (I think) reused for the GB series jogger ghost, so I have no problem switching them for regular MM feet if I can manage to find the rest of the parts needed for a series 2 Marty

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0428flg.jpg

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0836flg.jpg

you mean marty`s shoes are reused by jogger ghost,marty came out first

That's exactly what he said. "reused for jogger ghost." As in, jogger reused them.

So anyone think we'll see the other Delorean's Minimate before SDCC???

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another set of BTTF 2 minimates appeared on ebay this week, and this time I won! final cost plus s&h is $30.95 (a little more then what I wanted to pay, but at least I dont have to hunt for them anymore)

Congrats on the score..$31 isn't all that bad. i paid $15 - $17 for each set at release, so double that including shipping...i'd do it. enjoy 'em, they're very cool mates.

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I now have an actual series 1 Marty, to replace the one I made from spare parts (using Logans vest) but I did have fun doing it - I'd like to attempt to make a series 2 Marty now, but I have no idea if his jacket sculpt has been used for anything else, all of you are much more knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff, do you guys have any idea? his shoes were (I think) reused for the GB series jogger ghost, so I have no problem switching them for regular MM feet if I can manage to find the rest of the parts needed for a series 2 Marty

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0428flg.jpg

http://www.minimatedatabase.com/img/fig/fig0836flg.jpg

you mean marty`s shoes are reused by jogger ghost,marty came out first

That's exactly what he said. "reused for jogger ghost." As in, jogger reused them.

So anyone think we'll see the other Delorean's Minimate before SDCC???

Hopefully,I think If we get a panflit with the normal delorean thats where they would show us the 2 deloreans

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