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11-17-2018, 11:51 PM | #1141 |
Tomcatter
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My 2 cents...I saw the email the other day when they announced them up for pre-order, took a look at the prices and immediately lost interest. I just wanted the Zartan with bike, the Adventure Team and Tiger Force sets, but that alone would be around $400. Do I need a crazy colors Hit and Run THAT bad? Nah.
Then the audacity of the Club banning people-paying CUSTOMERS at that- for voicing disapproval of the inflated prices? Screw those jorts-wearing tools. I kinda regret ordering the FSS8 figures now...and who knows when they'll ship. I'm not sad that this is the "end of Joes" as they're trying to claim. I'm sure Hasbro will revisit the line someday. In the meantime....Marauder Gun Runners are getting my money for 1:18 military stuff. Thoughts?
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11-18-2018, 12:01 AM | #1142 |
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So I sent an email about me being banned from the forum and about the exorbitant pricing to somebody, don't remember who. I received this email from Brian mentioning a tariff. From what I have read, the tariffs DO NOT affect toys, or at least funpub's product specifically. I do not mind being coorected on that, IF you can show where I am wrong.
Brian Savage <[email protected]> Nov 16, 2018, 11:27 AM (1 day ago) I’ll have the moderator look at the post. We sent out an email to the club that should answer your question. Don’t know if you got it. Mostly the costs are way up from what we have been given in the past. The carded prices are the same as the last carded prices for the convention exclusives as we were seeing cost increases then. We had to order the quantity blind so we don’t know the exact sell through, (unlike in the FSS we know exactly), so there is more risk involved. The pricing is not 75-80% more. Depends on if you count the 13th in the cost it’s much less than that. To give you one example, the female 3 pack cost to us went up 34% before increases in shipping. We also don’t know yet if we will get charged a 10% tariff. That could still happen as well. We understand your concern and there are a lot of factors that go into prices. Hope all of that makes sense. Brian |
11-18-2018, 12:24 AM | #1143 |
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Well...at least he responded to you
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11-18-2018, 12:55 AM | #1144 |
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No matter how much some people WANT to be able to blame tariffs and politics, the reality is it's just a cash-grab tactic predicated on a loyal fanbase (myself included) with varying degrees of Stockholm syndrome, gotta-catch-em-all addiction, and nostalgia, along with a distinct lack of future product. It's the perfect storm for higher prices even without the alleged factory drama, let alone tariffs.
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11-18-2018, 01:51 AM | #1145 |
Bovine Excrement Viper
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No matter how much some people WANT to be able to blame tariffs and politics, the reality is it's just a cash-grab tactic predicated on a loyal fanbase (myself included) with varying degrees of Stockholm syndrome, gotta-catch-em-all addiction, and nostalgia, along with a distinct lack of future product. It's the perfect storm for higher prices even without the alleged factory drama, let alone tariffs.
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11-18-2018, 02:28 AM | #1146 |
I just want foam gliders.
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I am not defending their prices, but, a big but, they are a business and even if the figure costs 6 bucks to make, there's still a ton of other things that brings up the prices.
Shipping. Licensing. Profit (yes companies make profit) Taxes. Paying thier staff. (no one works for free)
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11-18-2018, 02:31 AM | #1147 |
I just want foam gliders.
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Definitely this sums it up about the ridiculous banning. We (the supporters of funpub) should be allowed to voice our opinions, and not be edited/banned similar to being silenced by a communist dictator. Weren't we allowed to do that in the past when the prices were a little more "reasonable" without the club going, "Banbanbanbanbanban"for talking about our differing opinions?
Thoughts?
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11-18-2018, 02:50 AM | #1148 |
Bill Cosplay
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I am not defending their prices, but, a big but, they are a business and even if the figure costs 6 bucks to make, there's still a ton of other things that brings up the prices.
Shipping. Licensing. Profit (yes companies make profit) Taxes. Paying thier staff. (no one works for free) Quote:
If this "fandom" really wanted to send a message of dissatisfaction, they'd just simply quit buying what Funpub is selling. |
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11-18-2018, 06:49 AM | #1149 |
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I've read the terms and conditions, and would argue I've been censored without having violated any of them.
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11-18-2018, 08:50 AM | #1150 |
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*Mod edit* We're getting into too much specific political discussion.
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