Powerteamusa.com Announcement

Powerteamusa.com · Post by **Powerteamusa.com** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:02 am

Everyone,

As you may know, both Fred Meyer of JBL & I opened an online store to bring in Powerteam product to help the Joe community obtain new items they had been unable to get before.

Sometimes the best laid plans remain just that. M&C (the MFG) out of Hong Kong has been difficult to work with and we just don't have the ability to babysit nor do we enjoy having to tell everyone that shipments were delayed every 2 weeks. The first order was nothing short of a disaster although PRODUCT HAS SHIPPED! I am in the process of sending tracking numbers as I am getting them from the importer we use.

I apologize for the the time it has taken to make the first order happen and will be passing the torch of this project to the fine folks at www.GIJoeHQ.com who will be taking the remainder of the inventory we have on hand here in the US. They will also be handling all future orders as well.

Once again to reiterate:

-Orders have shipped, and tracking numbers are being provided as requested in emails

-Product will still be availible through GIJoeHQ.com

Thanks for your time and support,

PTUSA Staff

BIGFAN · Post by **BIGFAN** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:48 pm

thx for posting the heads up brian. as of now all products listed on HQ are in stock and shipping out!

There is also a 10% off sale going on plus free shipping in the us and canada!

so if your looking for pte you gotta check it out!

www.gijoehq.com

i have also have news about new products and a brand new exclusive from HQ coming soon so stay tuned!

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:46 pm

Ya know, I like PTE stuff for buying, chopping up, painting, etc... But the prices seem significantly higher than what I bought last. Maybe I got stuff on significant sale, but if this stuff is now getting really jacked on price since this is apparantly changing hands (if I read this correctly) then I must say I'm disappointed.

PTE stuff is ok, but not for a lot of cash. Hope prices aren't really skyrocketing on this stuff.

BIGFAN · Post by **BIGFAN** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:08 pm

what you all are seeing at kb is old stock that they are being forced to move fast.

they are selling it for almost half of actual manufacturers cost.

compare pte to bbi or any other 1:18 scale toy and youll find the prices are significantly less and the pte product is usually a lot sturdier

if you have a question about a certain item please feel free to pm me or email me about it

steelbonnet · Post by **steelbonnet** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:34 am

Well PTE have my support.

Big fan of there ranges. There MOUT,SAS,Rangers,Delta`s are all Great & as for vehicles & aircraft,again GREAT job

Just wish more was available over here in the UK. Still not seen the Marine & SEAL boats,nor the Littlebirds either

SB

75th Ranger · Post by **75th Ranger** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:32 am

hello guys,

I have to admit that the prices for the stuff available now are way to high!!!

Big lots, dollar general and KB has them for less price and they are getting the new items a little bit at a time....for example....i bought the Seals figures for $1 each.....and the sets for $5 or the small sets for $3....
That was the beauty of Power team!
and the main reason for their success.
nice, cheap and lots of items = PT.
but i will not pay the high prices...some other sites may have them at the normal prices.

if prices coe down to what they were on PTUSA or the normal market range then i will buy them again.
take care,
HOOAH!

BIGFAN · Post by **BIGFAN** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:42 am

like i said free shipping and a 10% sale is going on

at the end of the day the products are much cheaper than they were on ptusa

BIGFAN · Post by **BIGFAN** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:36 am

the thing to remember about pte is there are no more us outlets for the product. kb has not reordered in about 1 1/2 years. smallblueplanet used to carry but they again havent reordered in the same amount of time

the prices seen on kb online or in the stores are major blowout prices. definately the place to go to get them for super cheap. but once that product is gone there will be no more retail hits in the us.

all in all there are some great items in the pte line and from the product listing i have seen there is some sweet stuff to come!

plus i am working on getting a brand new pte toy made that has never been seen as a toy.

definately cool stuff coming soon!

75th Ranger · Post by **75th Ranger** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:43 am

Bigfan,
now that you are carryingthe PT line, when will you get the new items in stock?

ei: command post, all the adventure sets, the expeditionary force, the firefigther carded figures and more...can you give us a certain date?...

since you are the US distributor how soon can you get them here in the US?...

if you can get them ASAP, that may be good ...keep me posted

thanks in advance.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:12 pm

I hope these higher prices dont kill the PTE line. The PTE Littlebird and the BBI Littlebird are almost the same price and there is no comparison as far as quality/accuracy goes and for the most part the BBI Littlebird is more available too (ie it's at a lot of TRU). The 10% off plus free shipping on PTE stuff does help equalize things a bit though.

I don't buy a lot of PTE but it would be a shame to see it disappear...

BIGFAN · Post by **BIGFAN** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:58 pm

i am working on getting more of the command post as we speak.

i should no more in a week or 2 as far as dates go

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BIGFAN