Newbie with opinion.

[Amberbratt]

Hi I am not trying to start a flame war.. or trouble with anyone but as a new person...

I see alot of people complaining alot!

Man, I mean a large majority of people are using this forum to vent thier gripes when they can't find a figure its first 2 weeks out. (be patient!!)

People keep slamming target,walmart, tru, (haven't heard about K*B yet) its the purchasers fault not the retail employees they are cogs in the machine!

I dont work retail but i have before. Everyone there are many other options than these 3 stores.

they have atleast 3-4 place on line that can send you the toys you are looking for...

you dont have to shop on ebay.

I have all the new figures (wave 3 comics from tru.com wave 6 from bbts.com and everything else i have found at either TRU ebay or entertainment earth

I just buy alot of stuff by the case so i am guarenteed to have 1 of everything (thank god for 8 case packs. if they were 24 to a case or even 16 i might think twice!

I pay around 60$ per case delivered but i have EVERYTHING i need in one stop with a few clicks of a mouse (sometimes i even have extras...)
I dont sell them i just keep them i mean u never know when i might meet someone who will need a snake eyes from that way or destro snow job ect...
will i charge them more? no... I will try to trade them or give it up at cost because i know how frustrating it can be to try and find stuff!

so anyways just thought i would offer an opinion.

not trying to attack anyone personally but if you look at it from an observers eyes... *especially* someone new...

it appears as though about 40% of this board is nothing but people mad at the world about lack of distribution, scalper people, and short supply of new items...

Remember kids... this could have never happened and we could have NO NEW items period!

be thankful we are even being recognized and accomadated even if it is in small quantities at least its something

these are toys not gold bars you will be able to find them and 'collect' them all at some point the same thing happened with star wars 10 years ago... when they first came out with he-man luke and monkey face leia/gorilla chewbacca...

I just pray to go they dont WHORE out G.I . Joe the way they did Star wars because it seems that everything in the Lucas verse is somehowe needed to be made into a figure...

I don't read the comics i only watched the TV so I hope thay they make most of all the figures from the show at some point which is maybe 200 or so...

but i definatley don't want to see it go back to the 1994 Days or the "ECO warriors Ninja crap"
that just made me want to cry


if you want to reply you can do so here but i am also
animebrat@sbcglobal.net

TTYL

Amber K

[the_loud_master]

Most people don't trust internet sites or in my case cannot aford because I'm technically a kid. But I would totally do it if I had the money.

[deanhp]

I never complained. but this isnt bad. try checking out joecustoms. there the rudest board out there by far. every is constantly putting each other down. I was a member there for a bit and left because everyone doesnt treat each other right. anyhow Im not gonna go into detail.

[Caliburn]

Very well put AmberBratt. You certainly make a lot of valid points.

[Johnnyakiba]

Good points Amberbratt, just realize that people need to vent. (That's why they are here) It's natural.

I personally try to find the figure before it leaves the shelves, I have recently experienced this with SW figures. Plus, most people enjoy the excitement & gamble of finding them in the store! I know I do!

[verzeihen]

I agree ,you guys just need to be positive ! I bought all my 100 + joes all at walmart, tru, target. accept for my pdd gold and silver, yellow stalker, and snake eyes , roddy piper, and shipwreck variants. which i got on line. it is all about being patient, thankful , and knowing when to let go of you pride. For the fact of the matter is you are alive today, but you might not be tomorrow. So enjoy what you have now. For ther are kids in this world who do not have jack shit!!!!

For the truth being that if my home burnt to the ground today with all my gijoes, I would still count my blessings. For there are far better things in life that are more important than pieces of plastic. like what you know to be true in your heart.

[Johnnyakiba]

Well said, & very true.

[Amberbratt]

you guys have good points to

thanks for the compliment

I would love to be able to search the stores but i am pretty much to busy these days with work to invest extra time in finding empty pegs I live in the bay area i don't think i have seen to many items on the shelf in YEARS lol... i got tired of looking to be honest...

So I evolved and went to the internet....

I figure at 60$ a case.... your paying around 6.99+ tax (7.50 a figure) ya its more expensive than wal mart but the 24 hour wal mart here in Union city is full of tweakers!!


Tweaker = person who is up @ 3 am spun out of thier mind shopping for a pillow, house plant, 3/10$ DVD 1/2 open bag of cheetos in thier cart and hasn't showered in about 2-3 days while mumbling to themselves about random nonsense.


So with gas prices in CA being $3.30 a gallon...

my car (2008 scion TC) gets 25-30 to the gallon...

If i drive from fremont to pleasant hill/ or San jose (around 30 miles each way) from my location....

for less that cost of 3 gallons worth of gas, (1 and 1/2 round trip pretty much) I save my self dissapointment and effort, time spent looking only to be told "everything is out' or having to get into a knife fight with the comic book guy over a bent up 25th stormshadow ... or even worse taking the last 'coool figure' from some kid who only wants a snake eyes joe.. or whomever the 'new guy would be'
I would rather just pay the extra 8$ and be content knowing that I have it its coming and let some other person do all the work...then if i get a post on here about someone needing a joe and i have it just pass it on or trade it

I have seen some pretty cool auctions with like 50 crimson guards. and 50 cobra troopers (Silver logo) I am sure i will see B.A.T.S to

This doesn't mean i wont check the stores when I go and leave something behind if i want to buy it... I get to Target about once a week...

If its there when I am I will buy what ever they have at the moment (maybe 3-4 army builders or what the new wave is) but if i already have it in the package (Like wave 6) i will just leave it there for the next person.

[wish12oz]

tweakers sound awesome. i wish i was that cool but all i ever get is pop tarts and milk and gi joes late at night in the walmarts.

[xFlintx]

A lot of collectors are impatient. I try to be patient myself, but I decided to just preorder all the singles from BBTS. It's just easier.

Amber you made some great points though, welcome to the 'Tank.