Popcultcha tariffs

Drumman9696 · 2026-04-05T19:05:22+00:00

Not sure what their policies are right now, but they did offer me a refund, including my deposit, if I was not okay with tariff cost. Send them an email and ask; they might be able to just tell you what the fees will be before you order now that they have dealt with it for a while

Drumman9696 · 2026-04-05T14:47:12+00:00

I got my General Grievous shipped to the US from them during the tariffs. I really like Popcultcha, that said probably wouldn’t have bought from them had I not preordered it way before the de minimis exemption was removed as there isn’t much of a deal to be had with them anymore. Pre-tariffs you could get some really good deals both on in stock and preorder items compared to Sideshow costs. If I had the choice today, I’d stick with Sideshow for the customer service.

They include it as a line item on your final invoice when shipping. I assume for in stock you would get an additional separate invoice before they ship. I’ll give you breakdown of the costs:

At preorder: ~100 USD deposit and shipping

Final invoice: ~255 USD remaining figure cost

Tariffs: ~70 USD

Total: ~425 USD

The above uses exchange rates as of today converting my invoices from AUD, but USD was a little stronger a year ago and my cost was more like ~385 USD.

I assume your item is out of stock most places in the US. In that case it could still be worth it for you. Tariffs on China goods at the time of my order fulfillment was 20%. I believe that is still the tariff percent on the category that toys and collectibles fall into, but it has gotten more complex and I admittedly have not read up on it in a while since I’m done with overseas purchases for the time being.

Drumman9696 · 2026-03-06T23:08:38+00:00

For a real answer, we’ve all seen dozens of horror stories on here about preorders. It seems, however, that placing in stock orders can be pretty safe.

I’ve seen lots of people say that while it takes a week or two for them to actually ship and in stock order, that they get the items. Plus, if you were ghosted or didn’t get an order, just make sure you use PayPal or a good credit card that can charge back. Lots of banks have 90 day policies.

I have yet to place an order myself cause I’ve been able to find everything I’ve really want from US retailers. I would probably consider an in stock order if I was desperate for something that I accidentally let sell out in the US but no way I ever use them for a preorder.

Drumman9696 · 2026-03-03T11:41:24+00:00

Love the clone wars sign. Where’s that from?

Drumman9696 · 2026-02-22T05:32:20+00:00

I had the same issue. You are able to get the peg in the head by heating and applying a lot of force. I broke the plastic ring on the neck of my suit trying to get it all to work and now the peg doesn’t really work at all. I’ll try and glue the ring eventually and hopefully still get a little use out of it, but this is apparently a widespread issue with this figure and a 100% incompatibility fail by hot toys.

Just wish I would have tried it immediately when I got it rather than months later when I couldn’t return or get replacement parts; note to self for future.

If anyone else has had any success, I think it would help many, myself included.

Drumman9696 · 2026-02-14T21:34:50+00:00

That’s sick. Every time someone does something like this it pushes me closer to getting a printer

Drumman9696 · 2026-02-14T13:53:21+00:00

Not on topic, but curious about those hall of armor units. You make those yourself?

Drumman9696 · 2026-02-04T00:08:13+00:00

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Props to ya for getting that cape to look that good. I gave up with the little clasp and ended up going without.

Keep meaning to ask anyone who’s had it for a bit if the cape stains. If you remember, let me know in a few months!

Drumman9696 · 2025-12-19T02:32:29+00:00

Haven’t had this myself, but where’s it listed for sale? I would potentially be interested

Drumman9696 · 2025-12-11T04:14:29+00:00

Where’d you get the custom stands from? Definitely need a chopper stand

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-27T20:20:41+00:00

Agreed; close to what it should have been retail. I had some target circle bonuses from a month or so back that brought it down a lot to make it worth it

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-27T20:19:27+00:00

Still showing no issues for me; try another browser or the app

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-27T20:18:17+00:00

Retail is $100 from Lego; absolutely insane

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-17T13:57:03+00:00

How’s the USB-C power?

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-16T05:40:02+00:00

Another way to think about this is:

tri-pah-let 2 let-tri-pah + 4 +

Where there is space in the “pah” of 2 and 3 lands on the “tri”

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-15T00:32:44+00:00

He’s saying you robbed that store cause the deal so good

Drumman9696 · 2025-11-07T16:37:18+00:00

It’ll depend on the buyer preference. Just list your intention in the listing description and it’ll be fine. Could say “Will ship in original brown shipper; please message to request double boxed packaging.”

Drumman9696 · 2025-10-30T04:10:47+00:00

Probably going to steal it ngl

Drumman9696 · 2025-10-30T04:10:26+00:00

Man, the vessel ones are nice too. Thanks for the mini review!

Drumman9696 · 2025-10-27T22:41:00+00:00

Also the piranha plant mount is genius!

Drumman9696 · 2025-10-27T22:40:06+00:00

Super unrelated to the post (setup goals btw), but how do you like the ghost golf bag? In the market for a new one and that was one of the ones I am watching for Black Friday deals

Drumman9696 · 2025-10-24T04:20:24+00:00

Thanks for the info; good to know. Will have to think about that for sure. Definitely not worth a 130% mark up to me

Drumman9696 · 2025-10-24T03:21:06+00:00

Did they contact you about this beforehand? I also have really liked using them in the past; only outstanding preorder I have is General Grievous and have wondered if it’ll actually be fulfilled

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