So who's all worried that we'll see a repeat of the Kang debacle...
#1
Posted 08 December 2009 - 04:49 PM
I dread the Romulan hunt...
Sallah
#2
Posted 08 December 2009 - 04:59 PM
#3
Posted 08 December 2009 - 05:08 PM
I made the mistake of waiting until "the prices come down" on screaming Kirk... thinking that the initial wave of auctions was just an inflated rip off. Now, I still don't have him, AND when he does show up, he goes for upwards of $60. I'm not paying that much for any figure, so it looks like I'm out of luck with him. With Kang, I drove all over the place, wasting all kindsa time in a futile effort to find him, and finally had to pony up the $40 on ebay for one anyway. This time, I'll wait til Romo's on ebay, pay my $30 or $40 and be done with it.
... perhaps I'm a bit too negative, no?
#4
Posted 08 December 2009 - 05:13 PM
I made the mistake of waiting until "the prices come down" on screaming Kirk... thinking that the initial wave of auctions was just an inflated rip off. Now, I still don't have him, AND when he does show up, he goes for upwards of $60. I'm not paying that much for any figure, so it looks like I'm out of luck with him. With Kang, I drove all over the place, wasting all kindsa time in a futile effort to find him, and finally had to pony up the $40 on ebay for one anyway. This time, I'll wait til Romo's on ebay, pay my $30 or $40 and be done with it.
... perhaps I'm a bit too negative, no?
Not to stray too far off topic, but I may have an extra screaming head floating around somewhere form where I used the body for a custom. If I do, do you want it to throw on a standard regula 1 Kirk body? I know it's not quite the same thing... but pm me if you do and I'll look for it.
Sallah
#5
Posted 08 December 2009 - 05:17 PM
You're being realistic.
Luckily a kind Playtrekker picked up an extra Kang for me. Hopefully I will be as lucky with the Romulan.
I highly doubt I'll ever bother with Screaming Kirk.
#6
Posted 08 December 2009 - 05:40 PM
#7
Posted 08 December 2009 - 07:43 PM
#8
Posted 08 December 2009 - 08:15 PM
#9
Posted 08 December 2009 - 09:35 PM
DSTChuck: I was unaware Playmates had pulled the plug on any of their figures so no it does not have any impact on the plans we
#10
Posted 09 December 2009 - 07:48 AM
#11
Posted 09 December 2009 - 01:31 PM
Financially, it's probably about as good as can be for both parties. For no retooling costs, they get to double dip on most of these figures, and the one figure that they don't make as much money on is the one that's short-packed. That fact, and TRU probably negotiating a lower price per case, is why the figures are selling for $14 instead of the $16 that the latter TNG figures were retailing for.
Meanwhile, for TRU, they're likely seeing the waves move faster because of us rabid collectors going into the stores hunting down the exclusive, which is great for them. I was in my local TRU about a week ago, and all that was left of wave 3 was a single Mirror Spock, while his buddies the TRU exclusive TMP 2-pack, Amok Time 2-pack, multiple dress Kirks, Spocks, McCoys, etc... were still warming the pegs.
#12
Posted 09 December 2009 - 07:08 PM
On the other hand, Kang is a "NEW" figure and Dress Kirk was a re-release. it would have made more sense to release more of him this time around instead of short packing him.
SIDE NOTE
I still dont have the Re-release of McCoy single carded....does someone have an extra?
#13
Posted 09 December 2009 - 07:45 PM
#14
Posted 09 December 2009 - 08:24 PM
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Posted 09 December 2009 - 09:38 PM
#16
Posted 10 December 2009 - 04:44 AM
I still dont have the Re-release of McCoy single carded....does someone have an extra?
I actually do have one I picked up back when they came out... I was going to use it for something, but I've forgotten what that was, so if you want it for C+S your welcome to it BadBunnyMike. PM me if your interested... I think cost (incl the tax) was $15.11
On topic... Yeah I did the same thing Sallah... and got the same results! I really feel bad for people that have no TRU near them. Exclusives to a store are always a pain, and if you don't have a store near you, you'll have to hope that a kind person will hook you up.
#17
Posted 10 December 2009 - 11:20 PM
For figures, they had:
2 single carded Spocks
3 single carded Dress Kirk
2 singe carded Mirror Kirk
2 single carded Mirror Spock
1 amok time 2 pack (damaged box)
1 TRU exclusive TMP 2 pack (damaged box)
(no Kangs, either...)
#18
Posted 10 December 2009 - 11:56 PM
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Description: Exclusive Star Trek Series 4 Action Figure - Romulan
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Thats just great. why even bother taking preorders you aren't going to fulfill? I see that both he and Scotty are now out of stock on the site too. Wonder if this means they will ship soon? Guess I'm stuck haunting stores AGAIN.
I hate Toys R Us.
Sallah
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 12:38 AM
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 02:34 AM
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