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11-16-2018, 10:06 AM | #1111 |
I just want foam gliders.
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The prices really put a damper on what was supposed to be the culmination of decades of GI Joe...
I eventually want to be excited about these figures again, maybe once they're in hand... but they'll always be tarnished and even tainted with the expensive price tags.
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11-16-2018, 12:20 PM | #1112 |
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$96..dang talk about being way over priced!!! Well the club sure are being money hungry assholes...hey Joe club you can take those overpriced figures and shove it...death to the club and the greedy pricks that run it.
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11-16-2018, 12:39 PM | #1113 |
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As much as I'd love to say the Club just charged as much as possible to grab as much money as they could, I think this was a little more calculated than that.
I think the goal was to capture those that would by them at any price-point, and those that would have a particular affinity for the specific sub-teams, with the hope that the overpricing of the items would make up for loss of sales to those of us that would be buyers at a lower price point. After all, these particular character selections are not of an universal appeal.
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11-16-2018, 02:26 PM | #1114 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if they don't sell out, they will eventually sell them as individuals.
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11-16-2018, 02:33 PM | #1115 |
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11-16-2018, 03:59 PM | #1116 |
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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. |
11-16-2018, 08:00 PM | #1117 |
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At the risk of sounding like some "FunPub Apologist", here is my take. I ordered all of it. Just the one set, because I actually am one of those crazy completists and I can afford it. I also spend a ton of money with Marauder Gun Runners between the Kickstarters and the actual site. I also bought in on the Larry Hama figure Kickstarter (the creator slips my mind).
All of those projects, FunPub included, have had issues. Be it quality control, severe delays, what have you. I still want the product. Am I happy about the price hike? HELL NO, I AM NOT! Am I 100% happy with every single figure ordered? NOPE! Would I do it again with PunPub? Again, HELL NO! I was one of those who was actually sad that it was all coming to an end and it will be bittersweet to get these in hand. I'll enjoy my figures, I will not miss the poor management and criminal tactics of FunPub.
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11-16-2018, 09:05 PM | #1118 |
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with the club being shut down it just means i'm saving money from not buying their product and I can go all in on the next MTF kickstarter…..sh*t wait, that's not saving money...dam my plastic action figure addiction!
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11-16-2018, 09:27 PM | #1119 |
Crimson Guard
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I'm a completionist too, just not International or made-up characters. So I don't need figures like Piss Blizzard or Lucky Charms to feel complete.
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11-16-2018, 09:33 PM | #1120 |
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It is a cathartic feeling knowing I will never give money to Fun Pub again.
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