gavralcraw Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 So for a first timer wanting to buy some SY Fantastic Four figs, am I better off going via eBay or Alibaba? Wait for Ebay. Safer and cheaper IMHO.
Tyberious Funk Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Latest get is the Decool Super Heroes and Villains set of six figures. more pics here: http://lotsoflegos.b...inifigures.html I bought this set a few weeks ago, and it arrived earlier in the week. It's my first Decool set, after buying some Sheng Yuan sets, and some Lele sets. I bought the Lele stuff because I wanted their Lord of the Rings figures... but in the end, the quality of their product just isn't good enough. Their printing seems pretty decent, but their figures have inconsistent clutch power, several mold marks and most annoyingly, really, really wonky legs. Oh, one of them had missing pieces! By contrast, I'd avoided buying Decool because I wasn't really interested in some of their super heroes. But I'm a Decool convert now. Bought two sets, so a total of 12 figures, and I couldn't find a noticable flaw in any of them. No mould marks or misprints. A few of the body parts are a little bit looser than I'd like (usually the legs), but not significant in any way. One of the figures had a slight scratch across the face, but I suspect that may have happened during shipping. But with a double-printed head, I was just able to use the alternative face. I've now ordered two sets of their League of Legends series (one via eBay, one via AliExpress). And I'll order their Guardians of the Galaxy as soon as they are available.
Kire Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) I've gone ahead and ordered - though they've dropped the price again - now £5.57! So cancelled and reordered. There's a new polybag out with the SDCC Rocket (and Groot in a pot) http://brickfanatics...bag-discovered/ so even if the bootleggers don't do the SDCC Rocket, its going to be cheaper to source. If a different rocket is done, I'd like to see the comic's blue jacket version. I used the discount to treat myself to that sweet 4pc SY SWAT set, which I have next to no use for, but at £2.50 I have to have it. Just reordered again, thanks for the heads up, I saved a good $4.50 USD Edited October 10, 2014 by Kire
dirk Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) So for a first timer wanting to buy some SY Fantastic Four figs, am I better off going via eBay or Alibaba? The advantage of Ebay is that you have a choice of Buy It Now or trying to win an auction for a lower price. You also get a money back guarantee if the figs don't arrive. The downside is that most times you don't get a tracking number on your shipment. I've had some orders that never showed up, so I've had to go after the sellers for a refund. On ebay, your only payment option is via paypal. Ali Express has a lot more selection of newer bootleg stuff but most of it is fix priced like ebay's buy it now. For most purchases, you'll get a tracking number, but sometimes they don't work. I had one seller cancel the transaction on me because he said he had no more stock, but I did get a refund about a week later. Other than that, I have not had a bad experience on Aliexpress, although communication is rather iffy due to the language barrier. On ali express you can pay using your credit card or debit card. In either case, it takes a month, sometimes as long as six weeks for my orders to arrive from China, which seems to be the norm. Edited October 10, 2014 by dirk
Jeannehk2007 Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 I agree that it is very anxious to wait for the figs I wanna fly to the sellers and take all of their figs home immediately
thefyfe Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Buy all mine from a seller on aliexpress called gooddaytoys and haven't had a single issue with them yet!great and fast!waitin for them to get venom now!
Robianco Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) I don't find one source particularly cheaper than another unless you find a seller on eBay and get some auction style listings that stay low. Mostly the Buy It Now stuff can be comparable to the Ali listings. I've never had a shipment go missing from either source. I think Ali sellers genuinely send their stuff out and it's just down to the postal service... I too have had things from 6 days to nearly 4 weeks from posting date. I take the tracking number with a pinch of salt... But they've always got here. eBay is just familiar and has PayPal to its benefit... I think we all just feel very safe ordering from there. Ideally we'd be able to order from Taobao as that would be the cheapest way by far... But I think that's where our Ali and eBay sellers get their stuff from. Decool's printing does seem to have gotten better but it's still not quite as consistent as SY and their shoulder and hip moulds will always be a (very minor) issue... Although Decool legs fit into Lego hips unlike SY legs. I think SY may have modified their leg joints now to match Lego even closer as well as the arm joints. I got my Punisher etc set a few weeks ago... I actually had Punisher and Bullseye from Muddy River and Decool's aren't as good but that's expected... The Ace card is good though and that's been used and the Taskmaster shield is better than the Lego one... And it's printed. Electro is well done and the head from my Red Skull has been brasso'd for a custom Azazel. SY falcon is better than the Decool one but they're close. Definitely worth picking up though. Edited October 10, 2014 by Robianco
Sebiron Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 One of my many Batman bootleg became a Black Panther One of my many Iron Man bootleg became a Daredevil
gauz Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 One of my many Batman bootleg became a Black Panther One of my many Iron Man bootleg became a Daredevil Nice customs. Gives me an idea or two :)
Robianco Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Digger is reviewing the SY FF set and should have it on YouTube in a day or so!
jangosolo Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 One of my many Batman bootleg became a Black Panther One of my many Iron Man bootleg became a Daredevil Daredevil is superb - can we see a closer pic?
tkkim79 Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Is the printing all raised? printing look like this he can't grap his black web... so i gave him other power :)
Robianco Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Rather than the printing being raised I's say it was the mould itself and the white is simply printed onto the raised parts.... at least that's what it looks like...
jangosolo Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 I think they've done a great job on Venom, but he won't fit in my minifig frames. bah. Already ordered, received Hulk and Thing, only to resell them! I have had some success with The Sentinel, Groot and my modified Metalbeard in a frame though - must get round to putting the rest of the pics on my Flickr. 94 slots for minifigs in 6 frames, constantly fighting to stay as more new shiny figures are released!
gauz Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Rather than the printing being raised I's say it was the mould itself and the white is simply printed onto the raised parts.... at least that's what it looks like... Yeah that is a bummer. I wanted to try and make a hulk custom or two, like I have been seeing around the net. I was hoping the Venom fig would be more of a massive figure without any raised items like the pants of the Hulk.
Robianco Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Yeah that is a bummer. I wanted to try and make a hulk custom or two, like I have been seeing around the net. I was hoping the Venom fig would be more of a massive figure without any raised items like the pants of the Hulk. There are so many of those Decool Hulk figures around to work with though... The SY Hulk has removable hair which makes it more flexible for modding.
gauz Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Yeah I have been working on getting a bigger lot of the SY ones from a seller on AE
Kire Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Based on Digger318's review, the Silver Surfer figure is actually way better than expected.
summicron Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 SY's Human Torch makes me scream ... "take my moneyyyy!"
gavralcraw Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Yeah. Just watched Diggers review. Human torch looks totally bossa - as does silver surfer. Shiny!!! Head explodingly good.
tkkim79 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 decool's new New Decool GOTG cool~! they say it will be come 3 days later i can't wait... and there's anoyher new decool's fig number 0183 green goblin~
wilson3a10 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Still no sign of the new GoTG set on street BTW who is the guy dressed in yellow in the new SY fanastic 4 set? And having seen the new season of Arrow, I hope there will be yellow flash in the near future. :) Edited October 11, 2014 by wilson3a10
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