BBTS shipping going up to $6....

At that time I was till mostly buying stuff in stores when I had within 5 minutes of me a TRU, KayBee, Target and Walmart....
Like everyone else...I miss those days.

My First order:


Order Date: 04/21/2011
Order Id: 4771820
Ship Method: UPS Ground
Tracking: 1ZA207V10397572747
Items:
  • GI Joe 2011 Series 04 - Set of 6




Subtotal: $44.99
Shipping: $8.29
Tax: $0.00
 
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Order Date: 11/30/2005
Order Id: 55654
Ship Method: Unknown
Tracking: 420580789102361293900900018283
Items:
  • McFarlane's Dragons Boxed Set: Eternal Clan
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Subtotal: $15.99
Shipping: $5.34
Tax: $0.00
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You can see your entire order history on BBTS. I am tempted/terrified to see what the total is. But this was apparently my first order:

Order Date: 12/23/2005

Items:
JLU: Lex Luthor, Copperhead, & Mirror Master 3 Pack
JLU: Tomar-Re, Green Lantern, & Kilowog 3 Pack
JLU: Batman, Superman, & Wonder Woman (Justice Lords) 3 Pack
Palz Series 1 - Vampire Buffy
Toy Biz LOTR: Electronic Eye of Sauron
Toy Biz LOTR: Super Poseable Frodo
Toy Biz LOTR: Aragorn
Toy Biz LOTR: Gandalf Stormcrow

Subtotal: $59.92
Shipping: $6.69
Tax: $0.00

Pretty sure the JLU 3-packs and the Toy Biz LOTR were 7.99 each, and the Palz was 3.99...

At that time I was still mostly buying stuff in stores when I had within 5 minutes of me a TRU, KayBee, Target and Walmart....
Man, you made me so sad with that. Decided to go back and look and the very first thing I ever ordered in my account was in 2005, and it was the Toy Biz Marvel Legends Sinister, Omega Red, and Mystique--37.97 grand total.

...subsequent purchases were the SOTA Toys The Thing Kennel Set for 22 bucks, NECA Pirates of the Caribbean wave 2 for 45 bucks, and the original NECA TMNT releases for 54.99.

And again, range of 8.29-10 for shipping.

Son of a bitch, we had it so good.
 
"We don't collector-shame in this house!" I've learned if I whisk it off the porch without anyone noticing, then technically only the bank and I know I ever got it. For the delivery company I'm already off the radar. Which reads somewhat like the "Girl Math" I've heard where if you return something you've made money.
My partner and I have separate accounts for everything. She stress shops, I buy nerd stuff for the dopamine, we PRETEND we don't notice how many boxes come to the house, and we just make sure the bills are paid. This does not prevent me from running boxes from the front steps to my office when she's not looking just to make it feel less overloading.

Until the day that she said to me something along the lines of "I know you think I don't see all the shit you get. You think I don't see all the packaging and cardboard going to the recycling bin?". I remained "ignorant", of course.

It's the damned recycling bin that rats us both out EVERY TIME. Only difference is she has fewer, bigger boxes and I have all those tiny fucking boxes they love to ship single action figures in.

Huh. My first order was only in 2017. I got back into action figure collecting late.

DC Comics Icons 6" Batgirl of Burnside Deluxe Figure (BBTS Mint): 39.99

I really loved the DC Icons line. I think that's been my favorite failed DC line so far. And for years I only used BBTS for MOTU, some Mythic Legions, and the occasional import.
 
I like going through past orders once in a while, it's a fun trip down memory lane! Same w/Entertainment Earth - I used to order a lot from them when their warehouse was in my neighborhood (no shipping!)

My first order w/BBTS was in my earlier 1/6 days of collecting:

Order Date: 12/05/2005
Order Id: 62262
Ship Method: UPS Ground
Tracking: 1ZA207V10341396659
Items:
  • Real Action Heroes (RAH) Stormtrooper
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Subtotal: $174.99
Shipping: $7.49
Tax: $0.00
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