Hot Toys figures on the way!

[Batman]

Any suggestions? I'm getting increasingly worried I might miss out.

By the way, play.com listed them being released on February 17th.

[KeatonisBatman]

I so want to place my order on Batman and the Joker now, but I'm really concerned about getting the best possible deal without having to pay outrages EU import taxes. I live in central Europe (Austria). Where's everyone living overseas ordering them from?

Play.com seems like the best option yet. €312 / GBP 267 and free shipping.

I didn't want to miss out so I pre-ordered from Sideshow (Joker and Batman)... and I live in New Zealand... so I'm sure the import duties are going to tack on at least $50-60.  Not much I can do about that, unless I get them off eBay when the figures are released.  267 pounds for both (including shipping) sounds like a solid deal to me.   

[Batman]

I won an auction for the Joker on December 25th. GBP 182 for the figure. That's GBP shipped (inside the EU), which while steep, is probably a pretty good deal. I did see someone winning another Joker from the same seller for GBP 166, though.

There's also an eBay seller in China selling Batman for GBP 194 with free Standard International Shipping. Toll Import Taxes would probably apply.
Not sure if I'll dare it.

[gordonblu]

I got some ebay purchases from China, and I don't remember there being any toll charges.

[Batman]

I guess you were lucky you weren't randomly selected, then.
All depends on the kindness of the seller, declaring items as a "gift" and undervaluing the worth of content.

[Kingdjack4500]

Man I'm a 1989 Batman but maybe because I'm a cheap those toys should be $20-$40

[KeatonisBatman]

LOL... wouldnt that be ideal kingdjack?  Fortunately, Hot Toys spends a lot of time modeling their figures.  Unfortunately that means a high markup, I suspect.  I would imagine they could sell the figures closer to a price of $99US and get more regular sales.  I think their figures are limited to a run of 10,000-ish as well so that might account for part of the cost.

[Kingdjack4500]

That's too much for me.

[KeatonisBatman]

Yeah fair enough.  I suppose they could offer a cheaper version without all the extra faces/gadgets and the light-up base, etc.  That might shave off some of the cost for the collectors who can't spend as much

[KeatonisBatman]

I got notification that Hot Toys is shipping the Keaton Batman!