You have to be kidding.

[sboland]

I dont believe it,I work arvo shift and missed out on thursday for the VR Brock/Mezera commodore and missed out again tonight.
I must have gone thru every red light and set a new land speed record on thursday night to get home and get a order in on this model and you were out of stock AAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGG!!!
Biante how about putting new models on the website on the weekend so everyone gets a chance to order one.
Just cant win looks like I will have to pay thru the nose for one....again.

[chups]

you could try your local hobby shop, there is one in perth that still have enough to last maybe a week or even two for $166. if you have family of friends in perth you could get them to get you one.

goodluck getting one, its an excellent model.

[passenger]

i see you are from bathurst , i dont know if you have hobby shops in bathurst , but friends live in the mountains and say theres a good hobby shop in lithgow that stocks models in the main street, if thats any help.

if not i might be able to get another one ill see what i can do
and let you know, im only in sydney .

P.S. cant remember the name of the shop ill see if i can find out .

[mustang1966]

If you have no luck try pitstop models in Melton Vic. Ph -0397431100, Mark is the guy to speak to. Mate after all the help he have me with the Sierra, I am buying all my future cars of him and I am sure he will be able to help you.

Cheers
Mark

[Oh Five]

Yes sboland, it sometimes makes me wonder if i should chuck my job in and sit in front of the computer all day watching days of our lives, maybe then , i too might get the models.
Unfortunately, we all work different hours, and i supppose you cant please all the people all the time.

[Xcesiv308]

Yes Stephen I'm in agreeance with you.. why are'nt new models released on weekends,,then we would'nt have this hassle.. Seeing as I can no longer get these models from the local model shop.. and the Biante site sells out quicker than what I can drive as well.. it's very damn frustrating,,, Please address the problem ADMIN.....:mad:

[sboland]

Thanks Passenger I will have a look in Main St Lithgow on Monday.
Cheers.

[Jay Chladek]

Oh boy, part of the reason I signed up for this was in preparation for getting any new Falcon XBs or the Mad Max rides if Biante is indeed doing those. Sounds like I'll need to be quick to snag some though.

Is this a common occurance? When do the models typically get listed for sale? Thanks.

[passenger]

just talked to my mate in the mountains he was away for the w`end, he said theres 2 shops in main str lithgow .

1. model cars .

2. western auto kuip. ( he gave a name of glen white in this shop .)

he said they both carry diecast models , the 2nd being better , give them both a go see how you go ....:)

[loste_treasures]

well i got home at 5.45pm the day of the first lot and managed to order one without any hassles. this is around 4 hours after biante 1st released the car.

i dont know, releasing models on the weekend might be a good idea but then again its still gonna be luck. all your doing is decreasing the odds of not getting one.....

[bev]

There is a stockist in Bathurst called Bob's Trophy Shop at 240 Howick Street.
Lithgow's authorised stockist is Toy Cars at 183 Main Street.

For our Tasmanian collector, there is a new stockist in Wynyard - Wynyard News, who trades 7 days a week.

[chups]

great idea, how bout a page on this site that lists the authorised stockists in each state. itll help everyoone out alot

[wacpt]

Jay
If you have signed up for the collectors club make sure you have signed up for the newsletter. They tell us when models will be released and the times via the newsletter.





Keep smiling

[sboland]

I know of Bob and his trophy shop, and he never seems to have the model Im after in stock, or hes already got a waiting list a mile long for a model Im after.

[Mark]

goto the Biante links pages and you will find as fuller list as I have made so far. Any aditional details would be great.

[ferrari fan]

How is it possible that a model that has 6000 ex. made is sold out in a matter of twenty minutes!
you must be able through the news letter and a prebooking ,to get yourself a steady supply of these models for sure.
or are there people/shops stockpilling these ones?
:confused:

[Grubby]

Based on the time that these models sold out on the site and then with Biante saying that they were to put an extra couple of hundred on next day which would last around 40 minutes ( from memory ). I am guessing that Biante only had around 1500 of the 6000 to sell themselves. ( 25% )

That means there are a lot out at Models shops etc. for collectors to still purchase. ( if not presold )

Grubby

[Richard Poole]

We didn't have an extra couple of hundred for the site, we had an extra couple of hundred arrive in a container for wholesale stock.

The number of models that we had available for website stock in confidential but I can say that it is nowhere near your estimate.

[Grubby]

Richard

I wasn't trying to upset anyone. I understand that you quantities are confidential. I was just having a guess.

As usual my selections ( guess's ) are no good.
May have better luck in the Cup this afternoon.

Biante make great models and as I have said in the past - Half the fun of collecting these models is tracking down the one's you are after if you don't manage to get one when first released.
Sometimes even trying to secure one from the website is a challenge. - Not because of anything Biante do.

That's life............

Keep up the good work.

Grubby

[Richard Poole]

You didn't upset anyone, I just wanted to correct what was said before anyone else got the wrong idea.

Thanks.

Richard.

[Oh Five]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but ..why are the quantitys that go on the website confidential??
cheers.:confused:

[sboland]

Lets not go there.
End of thread.

[HoldenMan]

Whilst i agree that "Webiste" quantities should be kept confidential, I feel that the "quantity produced" should be stated..

Least that way, we know how many units will be produced.


Just my two bobs worth!!



CHEERS :D

[brchi17]

If you are looking for a model, it always pays to check with their respective dearler (ie Ford & Holden dearships) as there is a great number of them who now stock the Biante product. If you don't have a relaiable source, then this may help.
cheers.