By BST do you meant Buy, Sell, Trade? I know of three, all of which you have to apply to join.
Lord of the Rings Collectors, which probably the largest of the three
Weta Collectors
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I loved the movie and would very much like to get this. I love that it's made out of metal!
But isn't it a bit undersized/short? The stated height is 72" (183cm) but when you see
Jason Momoa with the Trident in hand it's always taller than him and he's a tall guy,
6'3 or 6'4 or 75-76"...
This is (unfortunately) correct. The prices on the webshop does not include VAT/tax since it's the same webpage that is accessible from all over the world. They have to add/charge VAT in EU (they have to do it according to law, they wouldn'd do it if they didn't have to and Weta don't get this...
It sucks that you had the order cancelled. I agree that inventory should have been checked before the auction was held. I actually think it is out of stock now though. It does say on the product page that it's shipping from EU and NZ but if you put it in your cart it says there that it's out of...