CollectA—New for 2020

[Carnoking]

Good News!
I just got an email from Australia Post indicating that my package (Ordered April 5) has arrived at US customs and the tracking confirms it. Now lets see how long this last stage takes (normally it is only ≈3 days for me, but the package went to San Francisco rather than the usual Los Angeles so might take longer even without Covid delays).

But there is hope!

Similar for me.  I ordered on May 12th and it arrived in San Francisco May 22nd. It appears that at later times of order, shipping times are shorter. But my package has not left San Francisco. I'm not sure how bad shipping times are in the U.S.

Ordered mine mid April and still nothing to indicate it's made it to the states. Certainly hope I get a positive update soon if later orders are making it here by now, Glad yours has made it this far at least

[suspsy]

Still no indication that my packages have reached Canada either. 

[Carnoking]

I got in touch with minizoo and they told me some stuff I already knew/expected, about how express parcels were prioritized over standard and that because of this and the fact that there were so few flights all the standard orders have been piling up waiting to get on a plane. The good news is, apparently my package is now "with the airline" as of May25th, an update that did not show up on the tracker. Hopefully this means that it's on its way now

[Martwad]

I got in touch with minizoo and they told me some stuff I already knew/expected, about how express parcels were prioritized over standard and that because of this and the fact that there were so few flights all the standard orders have been piling up waiting to get on a plane. The good news is, apparently my package is now "with the airline" as of May25th, an update that did not show up on the tracker. Hopefully this means that it's on its way now

@Carnoking , I wouldn't get too excited about your package being handed over to the airline; just know that your items are still moving in the queue, however slowly.  I've had some overseas shipments that were shown to be handed over to the airline back in March, not until May 31st did the tracking show they were loaded on a plane.  This pandemic is going to teach us all to relax and be patient,

[Shonisaurus]

According to Minizoo, my Collecta order that I made a long time ago does not know if it will arrive in April or March in 6 or 12 weeks, since it comes by boat and Australia is on the other side of my nation so I will have to wait patiently, I trust In Minizoo, on the other hand, I am aware that I will have to wait since we are still in the second week where the news communicated to me. I will wait for what it takes, without a doubt the figures that I most long for in that group are the Fukuisaurus and Bajadasaurus from Collecta, especially the Bajadasaurus is my favorite figure in this collection along with the Protoceratops that I already bought in Minizoo and the Microraptor. bought at shop.modellpferdeversand.de and it arrived in a week and the same thing happened with protoceratops. The misfortune or tragedy of the pandemic is what causes the orders to be delayed for so long, I offer this wait for all patients with coronavirus or other diseases in Spain or in the world and especially for the unfortunately deceased.

[Carnoking]

I got in touch with minizoo and they told me some stuff I already knew/expected, about how express parcels were prioritized over standard and that because of this and the fact that there were so few flights all the standard orders have been piling up waiting to get on a plane. The good news is, apparently my package is now "with the airline" as of May25th, an update that did not show up on the tracker. Hopefully this means that it's on its way now

@Carnoking , I wouldn't get too excited about your package being handed over to the airline; just know that your items are still moving in the queue, however slowly.  I've had some overseas shipments that were shown to be handed over to the airline back in March, not until May 31st did the tracking show they were loaded on a plane.  This pandemic is going to teach us all to relax and be patient,

I'm sure there's still plenty of waiting ahead, but it is just nice to know that it has made progress, especially since it's been almost two months since I ordered, and a month since I last heard anything at all on it, and that was only news that it was still waiting in a warehouse. Still, I certainly don't blame Minizoo or the Australian post for something they can't control.

[terrorchicken]

did you guys from the US who ordered from Minizoo use the standard shipping? Ive been meaning to order some PNSO figures from them but the long wait makes me wonder if I should hold out until the pandemic eases up. I dont mind waiting but I worry about the package getting lost, and I always order standard b/c the other option is too expensive for me.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I ordered some Southlands animals from MiniZoo May 2nd and it arrived in New York May 22nd and is still awaiting clearance. I used their least expensive shipping method, which came out to be just $8 and change. I'm not in a hurry to receive my package as long as it does get here.

[Shonisaurus]

I keep browsing boring on ebay and have found only the Collecta 2020 saltriovenator and megalodon available, the provider is from South Korea I pass the links to you,

Saltriovenator

https://www.ebay.es/itm/2020-New-Collecta-Dinosaur-Toy-Figure-Saltriovenator-Deluxe-1-40-Scale/324175959841?hash=item4b7a649721:g:TsAAAOSwjDpeuKN8

Megalodon

https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=megalodon+collecta&_sacat=0

[triceratops83]

I keep browsing boring on ebay and have found only the Collecta 2020 saltriovenator and megalodon available, the provider is from South Korea I pass the links to you,

Ordering from Asia might be a bit iffy still. I bought something from Ebay Japan and the seller said that Australia Post isn't working with them to get packages into the country, or something like that. I asked them to hold onto the item until it can be sent and they happily obliged. Might be a different situation for Europe and the Americas, but I thought I'd better say something. At the same time I bought something from Canada and so far there does not seem to be an issue.

[Shonisaurus]

I suppose that if the Collecta saltriovenator and megalodon (group 2 and last of Collecta) are already sold on eBay, that means that we have little left for online stores to soon sell the Collecta figures and also those of Papo that I mentioned in the thread of Papo 2020.

[SidB]

I'd ordered an item from the South Korean source at the beginning of the pandemic, but it was refused and the payment refunded. I live in Canada. Perhaps that's changed now?

[Carnoking]

A positive update on my end. After nearly two months my order has made it to the states! Not sure how long it'll be now, but I'm glad to know the order is no longer sitting and waiting in some warehouse.

[Neosodon]

My minizoo order arrived today! Took about 4 weeks. Having a small order may have helped. Got 4 of the standard line including Borealapelta, Fukuiraptor, Fukuisaurus and Baryonyx. I'll post pictures when I have the time.

[TaranUlas]

Yeah, I ordered the Protoceratops, Bajadasaurus, and Fukuisaurus (As well as the Papo LE Spinosaurus) from Everything Dinosaur right at the end of April. It just got here last week so shipping in general has been a bit of nightmare. I'll see about getting pics, but my thoughts on the figures so far:

• The Protoceratops is heftier than I was expecting. I'm sure it's not too surprising that it's big, but still... Overall, the colors and scales really pop more in person and the jaw feels quite good in practice. I personally like it and I'm looking forward to when I can use it to teach some more
• Bajdasaurus is interesting. The scaling is much like the Brontosaurus of 2018 and the spikes are rubbery and soft as one would expect. Personally I'm concerned about those spikes warping, but overall, I'm impressed with this figure for being better than I expected.
• Fukuisuaurus is so much smaller than all three of these figures that it is kinda funny. The scaling is actually really prominent on this one and to be honest the colors work much more than the pictures led me to believe. I'm happier with this one than I thought I would be.

Personally, this batch was nice, but I really want the rest to come out soon. I want that Lisowicia as soon as possible... oh and the Saltriovenator would be nice too. And the Megalodon to be honest...

[Shonisaurus]

In my case my order for Coldasta Bajadasaurus, Fukuisaurus, Gray Diplodocus and Baryonyx has been lost, I will have to make a new order. If I had done it at shop.modellpferdeversand.de or everythingdinosaur.co.uk I would have the dinosaurs on my shelves. For now you cannot order from nations outside Europe since non-EU countries such as those of the continents of Asia and Australia cannot be ordered since the packages are lost, in fact I bought a dinosauroid man from a merchant from Japan and for Unfortunately, this package was also lost. 

[Neosodon]

In my case my order for Coldasta Bajadasaurus, Fukuisaurus, Gray Diplodocus and Baryonyx has been lost, I will have to make a new order. If I had done it at shop.modellpferdeversand.de or everythingdinosaur.co.uk I would have the dinosaurs on my shelves. For now you cannot order from nations outside Europe since non-EU countries such as those of the continents of Asia and Australia cannot be ordered since the packages are lost, in fact I bought a dinosauroid man from a merchant from Japan and for Unfortunately, this package was also lost. 

That's depressing. How can they be lost? If they cannot be shipped, you'd think they would be sent back to the seller so you could at least get your money back.

[Shonisaurus]

In my case my order for Coldasta Bajadasaurus, Fukuisaurus, Gray Diplodocus and Baryonyx has been lost, I will have to make a new order. If I had done it at shop.modellpferdeversand.de or everythingdinosaur.co.uk I would have the dinosaurs on my shelves. For now you cannot order from nations outside Europe since non-EU countries such as those of the continents of Asia and Australia cannot be ordered since the packages are lost, in fact I bought a dinosauroid man from a merchant from Japan and for Unfortunately, this package was also lost. 

That's depressing. How can they be lost? If they cannot be shipped, you'd think they would be sent back to the seller so you could at least get your money back.

I will contact seller Jason to see if I can at least get my money back and I can say the same for the Japanese seller.

[Martwad]

In my case my order for Coldasta Bajadasaurus, Fukuisaurus, Gray Diplodocus and Baryonyx has been lost, I will have to make a new order. If I had done it at shop.modellpferdeversand.de or everythingdinosaur.co.uk I would have the dinosaurs on my shelves. For now you cannot order from nations outside Europe since non-EU countries such as those of the continents of Asia and Australia cannot be ordered since the packages are lost, in fact I bought a dinosauroid man from a merchant from Japan and for Unfortunately, this package was also lost. 

That's depressing. How can they be lost? If they cannot be shipped, you'd think they would be sent back to the seller so you could at least get your money back.

I will contact seller Jason to see if I can at least get my money back and I can say the same for the Japanese seller.

Most likely, they are stuck at an airport awaiting an opportunity to be loaded.

[Neosodon]