Kghobby?

I've seen quite a few posters mention kghobby, especially with regards to unlicensed figures (like the Wasteland Ranger), so I checked out their site.

I was surprised to find unusually low prices on Hot Toys figures. In my experience I've almost never seen significant discounts on Hot Toys pieces, and when I put in my address the site even claimed it would be free shipping.

I guess my question is, is kghobby reliable? How can they afford to offer prices that, I'm some cases, seem to be $50 or more lower than I would expect to pay in my local currency (CAD)?

For example, Hot Toys Rey would cost approximately $335 CAD from Sideshow. The local retailer I buy from would probably charge $300 before tax. These prices are in line with what I've seen from most retailers. Kghobby lists the figure at $217 CAD, shipped.

That's a pretty big discount. I wouldn't say I'm suspicious, just curious.

Yup, have only used them a handful of times but reliable every time.

Use KG Hobby all the time. Most of my pre-orders are with them. Good communication and never had any problems with shipping to the UK.

KG Hobby is good, but free shipping on figures? When did that start? Free shipping on small items, yeah, but full figures?

Edit: I checked, no free shipping for Rey when I log into my account. Shipping options are $32US & $43US.

Lawrence said:

KG Hobby is good, but free shipping on figures? When did that start? Free shipping on small items, yeah, but full figures?

Edit: I checked, no free shipping for Rey when I log into my account. Shipping options are $32US & $43US.

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Yep, I get the same result today. Not sure why it said free shipping before, but it definitely did. Maybe I should have taken advantage, haha.

Saintv1 said:

Yep, I get the same result today. Not sure why it said free shipping before, but it definitely did. Maybe I should have taken advantage, haha.

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Doh, missed your chance

I've used KGHobby several times with no problems. Sometimes the cheaper prices are offset a bit by the shipping costs, but I've found some good deals on their site that ended up being the cheapest option even with shipping.

Saintv1 said:

In my experience I've almost never seen significant discounts on Hot Toys pieces, and when I put in my address the site even claimed it would be free shipping.

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I guess you never even bought a HT figure from amiami.
Those were the days, man! Good times...

Xl-shop too... HT Leonidas for $117 on a $150 MSRP back inda day

I contacted them a couple of days ago having been tempted by the low price on the Batman Returns figure. They told me if I specify in the comments box when ordering they'll ship it in an unmarked box as a gift and mark the value down.

Obviously doesn't guarantee avoiding a customs charge but should significantly increase the chances. If successful it's a good alternative for us UK and Euro collectors.

RIDDICK said:

I guess you never even bought a HT figure from amiami.
Those were the days, man! Good times...

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Yeah, good times. I guess SSC didn't like it .....

Lejuan said:

Xl-shop too... HT Leonidas for $117 on a $150 MSRP back inda day

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Sound of weeping across the forum .....

Lawrence said:

Yeah, good times. I guess SSC didn't like it .....

Sound of weeping across the forum .....

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Oops, I lgot that wrong. It was actually $106.40

Lejuan said:

Oops, I lgot that wrong. It was actually $106.40

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What a time to collect. Trying to find these older figures at close to, or at least, not a ridiculous amount over retail price, is such a lengthy process .....