[Tolerancer]

Have a 3 months of delivery 2 boxed figures from China; the reason is (words of seller) - "it is deposit". I do not understand ...
Yes, one item been offered as PRE_ODER, but marked Q3 2015 (!).
No tracking, no feedback, etc.
What you think about it?

 

[AdamC]

Depends on the figures and when they were released as preorder dates mean nothing really. In general shipping from China is a gamble time-wise unless you ship express as many sellers will use bulk shipping consolidator services and 1-2 month shipping is not unheard of. 3 months is a bit long however, if that represents the actual shipping time. He may be referring to a hold on the export side, as occasionally shipments from China get held up on export release.

 

[Tolerancer]

I think be you are right mainly; but all another delivery cases from China to my russian address was shorter (to 2 months max.). And the fact that seller give no any info about ordered items - it is so strange for me.

 

[Ephiane]

3 months are not the world record. I take fright everytime when the option run out for paypal to get your money back.

 

[Pangaloss]

I've been very lucky with delivery from China. I don't think I've ever waited more than two weeks. Packages from the UK and Western Europe seem to arrive extra fast, like 4 business days, which is sometimes better than local. For some reason the Continental US averages 8 to 10 business days consistently be it east coast or west. Maybe it's something to do with which customs and postal sorting station they end up in. I'm super spoiled, 3 months would have me gnashing my teeth.

 

[Tolerancer]

... And today I have my first PayPal refund for these ordered items.

 

[Davinator65]

... And today I have my first PayPal refund for these ordered items.

That is why you should never, ever PRE-ORDER from overseas! You do not know when it is going to come out. I never pre-order from ebay, instead go to your local dealer. It maybe $10-30 more expensive, but well worth the aggravation.

 

[AdamC]

That is why you should never, ever PRE-ORDER from overseas! You do not know when it is going to come out. I never pre-order from ebay, instead go to your local dealer. It maybe $10-30 more expensive, but well worth the aggravation.

Or better yet, buy when in stock, as very, very few items actually sell out any time soon.