In the email response from BCS customer service to me on Oct. 10, they said that "The 8th Doctor" will ship by the end of Nov. or early Dec., but definitely before Christmas and that once it "ships," customers in the USA will get theirs the next day. But I said, "No, I ordered the Connery figure, not the 8th Doctor" to which they responded, "Oh, that's what I meant to say" I guess they have a US based warehouse?
They are most likely shipping these out of the UK. I've ordered products from BCS before, and they have arrived in only one day despite them coming from out of the country. The Fedex service they use is incredibly fast.