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Post by RedRanger on Jun 7, 2018 20:52:30 GMT -6
I keep missing Black and it's pissing me off so much more than if they were just all gone and I didn't have one. I saw it in stock AGAIN, added to cart immediately, logged in to check out and 15 seconds later it's already gone. How frickin fast do I need to be??? I don't need to keep reliving this crap over and over and still not get one. Gotta suck it up and pay resale if you want one man It ain’t gonna happen any other way Paid $80 and $100 for the two I have with no regrets The more you wait the more resale prices are gonna keep creeping up *cough* probably wouldn’t happen if he wasn’t an exclusive*cough*
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 7, 2018 18:48:31 GMT -6
Switching gears, y'all think they may make a Blue Goku and Vegeta and stuff to match the style of the new movie?
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 7, 2018 16:37:14 GMT -6
It’s not just not-preordering btw. Someone can just discover the line and then start trying to get their favorite characters and see them all being sold for way more then their starting price, and they’re SOL since it’s gonna stay thay way for a long time. That’s what it means to be a collector. You were there when it happened or you weren’t. Yeah, I disagree. Also doesn't seem like a great way to keep people around to keep buying. I also buy these because I like them, not because I wanna sell them for overblown prices. Also that's not exactly what it means to be a collector, lol. As I said, if you have the mentality of "You snooze you lose, chump.", that's your right, I disagree tho.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 7, 2018 14:23:23 GMT -6
I do but I don't know that there's much to stress about there, Tamashii seem to have just given up on the line completely :/ Unlike Black, there weren't any problem figures in that line at all despite most of them being exclusives. Everything was available long after release. And being comfortable NOT pre-ordering (a mistake I will no longer make with anything I definitely want) is what screwed me and most others with Black. I sure hope the Naruto line isn't dead seeing as there are still so many unexplored options and the line was starting to look great. If Figuarts Zero Dragonball re-emerges every so often, I don't see why SHF Naruto can't. It’s not just not-preordering btw. Someone can just discover the line and then start trying to get their favorite characters and see them all being sold for way more then their starting price, and they’re SOL since it’s gonna stay that way for a long time.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 7, 2018 14:20:17 GMT -6
They don't constantly re-release figures though do they? And Gotenks is sold out but imo I'd prefer waiting for figures to be re-released if I miss out on them for any reason rather than having to buy something immediately or pay $150+ later on. Also Bulma's probably still available because even though it's the first Bulma figure, it's a terrible outfit that most people don't want. Compare it to a release like Black that sold out pretty fast to the point where peoples orders were getting cancelled and he shot up into well over 100 bucks. Then you look at a figure like SS3 Goku that is sitting nicely an 70 bucks. All the web exclusivity stuff seems to do is make it so that the figures start off more expensive and get even more expensive as time goes on. That isn't the reason Bulma is still available. It's because orders are still being accepted by premium bandai until June 20th: p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000124309/?_ga=2.50529706.260176111.1528266432-991529030.1481183589It was the same with Black. Regardless of popularity, Black's Japan pre-orders were open for almost 5 months. I know because I remember checking NY for weeks even after the premium bandai deadline, and then watched the remaining stock slowly dwindle down. You are right about re-releases though, where is Beerus, SSJ Trunks, SSJ Vegeta or SSJ3 Goku re-releases. They haven't materialised even though they are all possible. I can understand for people who like to wait until release/re-release to get their figures, but for people who like to secure there's day one and stress free, webshop exclusives are much better. I remember having a nightmare trying to get SSJ3 Goku after pre-orders sold out first day. Took me days until I found a seller on Rakuten Japan with stock who was willing to ship international. You don’t really seem to be naming any sort of positive about making the figures exclusives, though. You said something about about ordering yours day one, but that’s about it. Don’t get it since people who pre-ordered Black (another exclusive) were getting their pre-orders cancelled anyways. And I mean I guess there’s nothing wrong with someone going “Welp, sucks for you that you couldn’t get it nerd”, not everybody who wants to get every release can every day. These are 60-70 dollar figures getting released every month. Also even if it doesn’t get released, the price still doesn’t skyrocket usually after a non-exclusive gets released. I’m glad you’re happy with pre-ordering yours earlier but there’s still a lot of people that can end up missing out because they don’t want to pay 200 bucks to scalpers for their favorite character.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 6, 2018 14:55:50 GMT -6
since Bandai is still in the future Trunks saga, do you guys think Zamasu is next? He'll probably be announced pretty soon. Most likely regular, then Merged after some other release I bet
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 6, 2018 12:16:53 GMT -6
Webshop exclusivity is purely aimed at the Japanese market. For international distributors it makes zero difference. The only thing it does mean is that figures will not get re-released, which I think is a good thing. I would not want future slots flooded with re-releases because Tamashii do not have the manufacturing capacity to re-release old figure alongside new ones simultaneously. Personally I prefer webshops since you can order them easily from Japan without losing sleep, take Bulma for example, still up: www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/24719-shfiguarts-bulma-limited-edition.htmlNow find me a J-Shop that still has Gotenks available for pre-order................ ...........my case in point. They don't constantly re-release figures though do they? And Gotenks is sold out but imo I'd prefer waiting for figures to be re-released if I miss out on them for any reason rather than having to buy something immediately or pay $150+ later on. Also Bulma's probably still available because even though it's the first Bulma figure, it's a terrible outfit that most people don't want. Compare it to a release like Black that sold out pretty fast to the point where peoples orders were getting cancelled and he shot up into well over 100 bucks. Then you look at a figure like SS3 Goku that is sitting nicely an 70 bucks. All the web exclusivity stuff seems to do is make it so that the figures start off more expensive and get even more expensive as time goes on.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 6, 2018 10:12:31 GMT -6
Piccolo, Gohan, SS Goku (dont know about regular), Beerus, Awakening Goku, Armored Trunks, 2016 Vegeta, Xeno Trunks and Time Patroller, 2017 Scouter Vegeta, 2017 SS3 Goku, Shenron, Kid Goku, Fat Buu, Ressurrection Freeza, 2018 Goku, and Gotenks are all normal releases.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 6, 2018 10:07:11 GMT -6
Do yall realize that literally everything except for the first three (goku, gohan, and piccolo) were web exclusives for YEARS? Like I think awaken goku was the first non exclusive we got in the line, something like 4 years after the line started. Nah, there’s been more. It’s just annoying since there’s no need for it. It’s not like Tamashii is in a rough spot and the line is dying, the DBZ line is doing good. It’s just annoying to still use. All it does is make it harder for people to collect.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 6, 2018 7:47:10 GMT -6
*eye roll*
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 5, 2018 18:08:46 GMT -6
I gasped when I saw those mutilated legs, but is a good solution.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 5, 2018 12:01:25 GMT -6
find it interesting that all trunks figuarts seems to be the best ones. always comes with base heads/extra heads, extra accessories. they should really start doing this with all the vegetas and gokus. That'll never happen. Goku and Vegeta sell much better than Future Trunks. Cash cows will always be milked. Probably would also explain why they make them exclusives, so even if they half-ass is they can just make it an exclusive to drive up sales.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 5, 2018 10:29:16 GMT -6
Feel like we’ve definitely already seen all the face plates Trunks will come with Base yelling Base smile SSJ yelling SSJ stern face No way we get a fifth saiyans do do limits
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 5, 2018 9:31:03 GMT -6
Phew, that’s one big sword. I’m getting excited, but I’m still sorta pessimistic. This whole web exclusive limited stock stuff has been biting a lot of people, and he does look good but so did Majin Vegeta, and he looks like a borderline bootleg figure.
But maybe that was just a one-off and Tamashii was like “Here’s your stupid Majin Vegeta!”. I feel like this guy will most definitely be an exclusive, so that’s a bummer. But if he comes with a blank eye face or two, that will be the icing on the cake.
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Post by RedRanger on Jun 3, 2018 21:40:25 GMT -6
Tamashii proving me wrong, huh. Now we just need to see if he'll come with the blue blade cover, and the pupil-less face. Kinda would have liked his SS2 hair, but I get why SSR takes priority
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