Whats the best place to pre-order?

I see mini-mart has good prices. Hows their delivery time?

Is there one provider that seems to get orders faster than others?

Never had an issue with miniature market or coolstuffinc, both have comparable prices. I usually lean towards MM.

As above, but I lean towards Coolstuffinc myself. I've made many an order with them.

Minimarket offers 2-day priority USPS mail (at least to my zipcode), and I got my Rebel Transport on 4/30. The day your order ships may vary a little, because aliens.

I should state MM has the acrylic stuff, as of now CSI doesn't. That's why I got my transport through MM.

Agreed, either MiniatureMarket or CoolStuffInc, flip a coin.

I buy from Discount Game Store on Ebay. They have some pretty good pre-order % off and free shipping at least here in the US.

- Lord Cedric

Miniature Market has been nothing short of excellent. They have been amazing to talk to on the phone and have exceeded my standards each time. I can't say enough good things about them.

I tend to do all of my preorders through Team Covenant. I don't know that they're necessarily the cheapest option, though the prices are competitive. They ship quickly though and I feel like they're a worthwhile group to support considering how much they do to support the community.

Again, gonna say that I preordered some wave 4 ships at $9.99 a few weeks ago from MM.

Best place to pre-order is your LGS (assuming that is where you play).

just as a side note, both of those shops have relatively pricey international shipping costs (at least compared to amazon, might not be fair but hey). Something to consider when preordering from outside the us, you might loose any discount in the shipping.