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07-31-2015, 01:45 PM | #91 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Houston
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MTF is “build your own thing” kind of toy. You can troop build it, custom it or do whatever you want with it. The demand is high. They can produce a lot of it. Plus they took our money first before they go into production. I know the design cost is a lot but they don't have to pay license fee.
Club stuff is a whole other story. They produce a lot of named characters.A lot of toys they produce are not high demand. FunPub is a company but also a collector club. They did a lot of things to cover the hard core fans' needs (I still think they can do better though). The Production Number impact the price a lot.Base on what I know, The factory don't care about the small businees like Joeclub stuuf. Their price are high and the club have no choice but use them. Plus some of club's offerings have package. Package do cost a lot. All I what to say is. Those two are in two complete different situations. We can not compare those price to get a conclusion. I have a conjecture. The reason the club don't do trooper packs because it's bad for their business. FunPub knows how much we want multiple troopers pack. And the cost per figure can be low because they can produce more. But if they do that kind of thing and lower the price to like 12-15 per figure(I doubt it can be that low), A lot of people will ask them to make every figure near that price point because they assume the club can. The turth is they will never sell sneak peak as many as laser viper. So the price will always be different. Then a lot of people will spread their hate(more than now). That's bad for the business. They also can do the pack at current price point, maybe $25 for one figure. But I myself can just buy one, maybe two 3-pack. I don't think a lot of people will buy a lot at that point. So that demand will still be low. They won't do the pack too. The Club have a lot of problem for sure. Like the release time. I can't support them now even I want to( For HEARTWRENCHER!). But sometimes things get pricey, Even we don't want it to. Plus, to some people(Like Transformer fans ), nothing is pricey. I read a thread in a Chinese GI JOE forum yesterday. One guy opened an AFA 90 carded pimp Destro and shout out it just a VERY cheap toy, why you guys have fuss about that. Forgive me for possible language/grammar issues. After all, I just lived in the states for almost three years. |
07-31-2015, 01:50 PM | #92 |
Cobra necromancer
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Central Wisconsin
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I bought Marissa, OldSnake, Sub Viper, and an extra Crimson Immortal.
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07-31-2015, 03:19 PM | #93 |
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Quote:
Ha just kidding.
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07-31-2015, 03:20 PM | #94 |
Joe Greenshirt
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No way I would knock anyone for buying.
I have over paid for stuff I wanted. If you can afford it jump on it. My beef is with the Club pricing. Not any collector who wants them bad enough to pay the price.
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07-31-2015, 03:58 PM | #95 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Texas
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I picked these up along with Night Creeper Leader and Big Ben (looks like Bombstrike and CGImmortal are sold out).
Man, have I been giving Hasbro and the GI Joe Club lots of money between FSS, SDCC, the new TRU line and this all coming at the same time. I know it's my own darn fault and I consider myself lucky that I have it to spend on plastic crack, but I wish they could space this out a bit next year. |
07-31-2015, 06:31 PM | #96 |
Bald Master
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Ha, same here!
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07-31-2015, 08:36 PM | #97 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Indianapolis
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I'm more a TF fan than a Joe fan, and I was happy to have them. Opinions among the TF fans I talk with online are generally the same that they are here, but I'm fine with the prices.
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08-08-2015, 11:41 PM | #98 |
BBTS Junkie
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Huntington Beach CA
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I had planned on getting these but not at those prices. No Way
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08-08-2015, 11:51 PM | #99 |
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08-09-2015, 02:50 AM | #100 |
Hisstank.Com General
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I will be selling my Old Snake figure to recoup as much of the money from that set as I can. I just wanted the Predator BATS. I thought they would make a great modern update of a SKYBAT as soon as I had that Soundwave mold in hand. I was very happy to see them producing them.
I had some money to spend on these since I bought very little of the new Joe stuff coming out...
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