You guys will have to fill me in on your other sources.  The only places I have found to get Kubies (outside of our group of course) are BBTS and Ebay.   

Spanky is a retailer in Japan, not sure of the link.

Robby is a wholesaler and you have to own a business to order from him.
(I order through a friend and we are at our limit as to how many he can order on his CC.  He orders for a few people)

Tomo is in Japan and runs a service, although he is going through some insane stuff right now and needs to get things in order before he can get back into the swing of things.
He is a great guy and is always fair with his fees.  You can see a link to his blog and website at www.imatoygeek.com

My one other source is just a friend in Japan that gets me stuff from time to time.
I don't ask, I wait for the offer to get things like the Box set because its exclusive.
I don't like to torture them and have them run around looking for toys all the time, I appreciate all the help I have gotten and the work they go through to send stuff to me and I don't like to push the issue.
There are a billion things in Japan that I would want that you cannot get here!
But I only ask if certain things other than Kubricks happen to easy to find etc.
I've had people ask me before to ask if they could get certain items, but again, its not practical for me to ask them to search for a billion people, they just could not do it and it would look as though I am taking advantage, I value the friendship to much, I honestly could care less about the toys, its just a bonus.

When it comes to Star Wars Kubricks, allot of them are just as hard to find (or just as expensive)when you live in Japan let alone trying to get them anywhere else in the world, I'm talking Limited Exclusives or even chase figures in some cases.

Whats mentioned above is a good example, Robby and Spanky not taking Pre Orders, the set was supposed to be only available on line through Medicom.
So someone still needs to explain BBTS...

Doc

It still seems a bit strange to me.
If Medicom was going to make them available to some retailers, why not a wholesaler like Robby in Japan?
I didn't think they sold directly to retail anyhow.

I guess I'm just generally in the dark about the entire Medicom system.

CB

LMK what Kubricks you have to trade.
I'm open to anything.
I'll also sell the 2-1B Brick.

doct731@gmail.com

Thanks!
CB

My total cost was $85.80

That's retail
Shipping within Japan
Shipping to the USA
and any Paypal fees or bank transfer fees on the part of my friend.

Not as good as BBTS, but then again, no exclusive was ever up for presale by a major retailer before so I was leary when it came to ordering from them.

BUT still better than ebay, so I'm happy.

CB

I hope they release a Sandtrooper in Japan so I can ask my contacts there.
If its not exclusive it won't cost as much as what Sideshow does.
Same goes for the other RAH.
If you are fortunate enough to know someone in Japan or someone that knows a wholesaler, then you will end up getting them cheaper, even after shipping.

CB

From what I know about it, it was a member exclusive, but there was no limit on production.  So I'm guessing they made exceptions for the regular overseas retailers like BBTS and if you had 8 friends living close by, you could get as many as you liked.  I don't think there's much of a requirement to join the club, so long as you pay and live in Japan/HK.

The only thing I can see preventing it from falling in price is the snowtrooper.  First box set with an Imperial army builder like that and a cool one too.  Me, I think series 8 is going to have a snowtrooper and they're delaying the announcement to ensure they sell as many of these as they can.

That's the best explanation I heard as far as BBTS and other retailers.
I figured out the other part though as far as people in Japan ordering them.
Tomo was seeing how many people he could get to order for him so he had a few sets to go to people over here.
Not sure how he made out yet though, have not heard from him just yet.
Makes sense.

CB

There are also the display Cases that Medicom makes.
They have a peg that holds the figure.
Check the For Sale section over at www.kubricknation.com
One of the memebers posted that he had a case left.

CB
 

My guess is that Medicom will hold true to the whole 30th Anniversary of SW deal and have an announcement next month.

Does anyone else think that the McQuarrie Concept might crossover to Kubys?

Imagine a McQuarrie Chewie or Fett chase...

Those would be neat.
The Hasbro ones are nifty, but I'm happy with ordering the book that is on the way.
Love his art.

CB