to be fair, 10% import tax is indeed there. i sell LEGO (part time) and the custom knows their stuff very well. all my shipments, if above 500, never escape custom. usually will be 10% on shipping + item cost , and processing fee if u assign agent to deal for u.

statues im not sure. but post gst, so far i havent import anything from US. so hv to wait n see
yea. getting bit exp, from both SS side, and also for the local collectors.

Mary Jane is $249
Black Cat is $279

MJ
Pre-order Price: RM795
Retail Price: RM878

Black Cat
Pre-order Price: RM1269
Retail Price: RM1489

Hopeless distributor based on past po, all gone before public availability, dun answer emails and store queries.... as good as no stocks for malaysia

Singapore imports is only sane option

Well if lil monsters is the official distributor and gets little stocks, not sure how they gonna survive in malaysia with so many competitors with better service

if u do not have strong connections, getting XM statues at retail is a lost cause. Due to their items garnering high secondary market prices, people are buying multiples to flip. And these people generally have ties either directly with XM or the distributors.

One way is to PO thru XM website during PO day at 12 midnite. The catch is u'll have to pick it up from SG upon release, or get someone to send it to u if u know of anyone travelling up. I do not think they will ship it to Lil Monsters for you to pick up, they have no profit in doing so, unless Lil Monsters is willing to do you a favour. Picking up from SG is not that bad, consider it as a holiday trip, and u still get him at retail.

Raz from Lil Monsters is a cool guy. His hands are tied according to the stocks he gets.

Good to know that. this further proves Raz is a cool guy

6% is a bummer, no escaping that now.

So I can reject the preorder if the end result by the manufacturer isnt up to my expectation? Where do you guys usually order your statues in Malaysia... the more reputable one like XL shop.

I saw that the review for Man of steel premium format, they said the statue is made from plastic pvc... which is a lot lighter than the usual material used. If Im getting a statue, I want it to be at least rock solid and durable than the plastic 1/6 figure. My concern is with the QC of sideshow statue.

Hot Toys figure these days selling from around rm700 (basic) - rm 1800 (1/4 scale, diecast version, etc)... I am expecting if Statue, I'll get at least 1/4 size to be more presentable... and correct me if im wrong.. I'll be looking at minimum of rm 1500 and above?
I saw the road show at 1u too, the Batman is huge and impressive. The prototype I meant is from "online picture" from comic con etc. If the final product can guarantee as good as these on display.. i'll be happy to jump in.

mostly starts at 1500 and above now.. due to currency n gst...

Statues with lot of detail,exclusives and complex base design goes even to higher prices..

hi guys, i ordered a sideshow spiderman ex statue directly from sideshow.. Can anyone help in giving a rough estimate how much tax will i be paying for it?

thanks for the feedback koopa .. Is it possible to ask customs to have it declared as toys or request for no tax?  what are the chances?

I called customs and they told me to ask sideshow the HR code for it when shipped.  20% of tax is very expensive as the spidey pf cost 470usd.

wow for 30%  tax..  so depends on the counter.. so it's better to have it shipped in SG then..  what did you tell the counter when you got the XM thor statue?

anyone buying XM Studios Batman Samurai? never see any picture from Malaysia's collector, while the item already reach North America collector since end of last year.

exactly, I try to order through LM but they FFK sooo bad. so, you already received your statue? Have to settle down with XM Venom, but damn I really regret not able to secured Batman Samurai

SS....@SDCC 2017

as much as i love prime 1 , they really gotta stop making bland standing poses....it's getting dull