Kirk variant, Fan expo exclusive
#41
Posted 27 September 2006 - 09:42 PM
#42
Posted 28 September 2006 - 12:44 PM
I still think I am going to paint it, perhaps blue. I have an extra spock head.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't let you do it. So many people want one of these and you want to kill it. I think that I may be sick. Oh man I think I need to lie down...
#43
Posted 28 September 2006 - 06:53 PM
#44
Posted 28 September 2006 - 07:59 PM
I can't let you do it. So many people want one of these and you want to kill it. I think that I may be sick. Oh man I think I need to lie down...
I is it ok to get up yet? My head is spinning!!
#45
Posted 29 September 2006 - 12:44 AM
Just Kidding. I did however open him as he looked too bright in the package, and I have yet to keep any in package so far, well not quite true, but I have to open one of each...
I have some pics of the comparisons, my Expo Kirk's insignia is buggered, nothing a little repaint wouldnt fix, you be the judge. For the record, I dont think it would be fair to me to give two Expo Kirks for two chair Kirks, perhaps two to one, but I dont have access to so many, I did what anyone else here can do, bid on one... I may even get another, and leave it in package, but I dont have anywhere to keep it.
#46
Posted 29 September 2006 - 01:38 AM
I don't plan on opening mine. I accidently ended up with 2 Pilot Kirks with chair and I prefer that figures colour so I'll put Expo Kirk away
#47
Posted 29 September 2006 - 07:47 AM
About the only thing special about it is the packaging, it has the wrong acessories, and it's the wrong color IMO.
This one is easy for me to ignor.
Now that Troi however... That's a different story. I really like that one and the more I hear/see of it, the more I like it.
Come on DST! Card it and release it! Let me give my money straight to you and not to some scalper!
#48
Posted 29 September 2006 - 08:37 AM
#49
Posted 29 September 2006 - 10:39 AM
BTW, I am sure the price will eventually go down, I dont know how many this seller has (he is selling one per day at No Reserve, and one almost every week @ BIN $60ish). Of course whomever tries to sell one is going to want their $40+ back.
#50
Posted 29 September 2006 - 11:01 AM
Agreed. I really don't want to spend more than $25 for it shipped.
#51
Posted 29 September 2006 - 11:36 AM
I would like one but do not want to spend an insane amount of money on it.
#52
Posted 15 October 2006 - 01:38 PM
#53
Posted 18 October 2006 - 10:30 AM
#54
Posted 18 October 2006 - 11:08 AM
That's really too bad, because if DST had simply limited the number for sale, they would have had extras that they could have sold on their website.
Likewise, if what you were saying was true about the Summit Retail execlusive being offered at another Con in indiana... I'm at a loss of why DST didn't find a way to offer the extras up on their website.
I thank The Donster for his fine answers to my querries on this topic in the "Ask the Donster" forum, but I think DST still needs to figure out how to do better with exclusives. Contrary to the response, they are not as easy to obtain as other manufacturers.
Palisades had a collector club that guarenteed exlusives, Toy biz makes their exclusives redily availble in quantity and through distribution that you can find them at retail if you persist, Hasbro offers exclusives through the star wars shop so even internation fans can obtain them at retail (pls shipping) w/o going to conventions.
#55
Posted 18 October 2006 - 11:45 AM
That's really too bad, because if DST had simply limited the number for sale, they would have had extras that they could have sold on their website.
Likewise, if what you were saying was true about the Summit Retail execlusive being offered at another Con in indiana... I'm at a loss of why DST didn't find a way to offer the extras up on their website.
The expo Kirk was limited to one per customer. However, some people probably used roundabout means to get more.
We also don't know the Troi variant is sold out. So it still might show up as a giveaway with purchase on DST's site or elsewhere.
#56
Posted 18 October 2006 - 01:19 PM
thank you Knightone. I did not realize that DST had limited the fan Expo kirk to one per customer.
And yes I don't think they did sell out of the Troi, but I guese what I was saying is sense it was a Summit Excl, once the summit con was done, DST should have made them avilable to all fans through a retailer or directly on their website.
The other way to do these types of things is to make the con exlusives available at every con they attend throught the year. My point is not to malign DST here, but to keep suggesting ways that they could improve the coverage and really maximize the number of Fans taht can purcahse their product.
I'm pretty sure we all want to give our money to DST, and they are a for profit company, and right now they aren't getting the max dollars out of me that they could!
#57
Posted 18 October 2006 - 01:51 PM
#58
Posted 18 October 2006 - 02:13 PM
But I digress and will keep back on topic (sorry for the divergence).
I'm hoping to see the Kirk drop in price, but if what you say is true and DST did try and limit the purcahses, then I fear that we will be stuck with the few speculators that grabbed extras and I'd have to wait to see if one ever gets to the low end price for me.
#59
Posted 19 October 2006 - 07:01 AM
It may be worth hanging back and waiting to see if any Hong Kong seller starts putting some of these up on ebay. He may be a convention exclusive, but unlike Marlena and Maroon Troi, my bet is that he will either appear of Forbidden Planet some time soon (as did YSK and MM Scotty), or some canny Chinaman has a stock that will be let out one by one on ebay.
That's how my husband found my second Shran ~ long after I'd given up hope and contented myself with a singly, and we paid no more for it than we would have in the UK and the shipping was extremely reasonable ~ and fast! The item arrived a little dusty (obviously has a storefull!), but in fine nick once I dusted it off!
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users