My favorite part of all of this is just how personal people are taking the fact that buyers are using BBTS's policies as they are listed and advertised. Off the high horse, you're (not directed at a single user) no better than anyone here. No upfront cost, pay when it arrives, cancel anytime - it's right under the add to cart button. Their T&C even says if you abuse the POL system (aka arrives and cancels) after LONG TERM holds often, you'll lose the privilege. But none of this naughty list stuff.
And all that being said and all things considered, BBTS clearly only receives X allotment of figures. How do we know this? They pre-sell out, so they do not order based on pre-order volume like other retailers. That must mean they have an internal cap. Let's go further - you know when figs come back in stock after they sell out? They get a nice, beefy mark up from BBTS. Gladiator Thor never came into stock when he arrived, totally sold out on round one; two weeks later had a $100 mark up and was available.
HT times have changed as well, with the production numbers so much lower, BBTS has sold out of a vast majority of new releases. Not a single Iron Man armor has lingered, Yondu, Thor, all of them gone. BBTS may have gotten stuck with things for a time, but that's largely a thing of the past. And if they do linger, the second SS sells out, BBTS follows shortly after.
I cancel with them, and I'm not ashamed to say I do. Maybe I'm on the naughty list, I dunno. But I will continue to support them over SS any day because I believe in their model outside that. BBTS has gotten most of my stateside purchases in the last 5 months and I will continue to buy from them. Never have I had a damaged box, I've had fast, affordable shipping, and quality service when I needed it. All things that SS has waffled on frequently.
...well doesnt matter I wont be pre-order much from them anymore.
