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08-26-2018, 03:43 PM | #21 |
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08-26-2018, 04:44 PM | #22 |
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Unfortunately, we are as much to blame for the inflated prices as rarity is. Every time we pull the trigger on eBay for $60 on a $9.99 figure, it sets the price for the market. I believe the 30th was a short-run wave and poorly distributed. Some people saw droves of them at their local Walmart and Target, while other areas never even saw the 30th wave. BBTS marked theirs up to $20 almost instantly and other online retailers followed suit. Sometimes our need to have things outweighs common sense and ultimately contributes to rising prices. I have been fortunate to deal with some great Tankers here in the BST that understand what community is and don't try to butt rape you on prices. I believe i bought Law and Order, Lifeline and Airtight for $35 shipped. That's how it should be. eBay is online extortion, and yet we all bite..and thus....$60 Lifeline. If we want these prices to drop, we either stop buying or wrk together to help each other out.
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08-26-2018, 07:22 PM | #23 |
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Right after I got married, well, a year and a half after, I lost my job at Dillard’s, and as I received my tax refund and my unemployment funds, yeah, I went to TRU and found all I needed, $9.99, Law and Order, Sci~Fi, Lifeline, and three Zombie Vipers! Found Airtight for $8.99 at Target one day, the next day I went, Sunday afternoon, behind the Cobra Trooper, I see Stormy, again $8.99. Glad I bought him cause I NEVER saw him again. Didn’t need to buy figs at that time but I know the deal, you see them, buy them! I missed out on so many Joes and Star Wars during 2009-2012! Thank you Jungle Viper, you got me collecting again! One of my all time favs! I did adore Lifeline!
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08-26-2018, 07:47 PM | #24 |
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Lifeline wasn't that difficult to find at the time he released. He was actually a mid to low tier peg warmer. You could hit every Walgreens or CVs and inevitably, it was almost always Lifeline or a Techno Viper.
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08-30-2018, 01:53 PM | #25 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if this 30th wave is reissue in the next set of multipacks (like the TRU 50th stuff) whenever they get another pass at Joes at retail.
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08-30-2018, 02:34 PM | #26 |
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Lifeline wasn't that difficult to find at the time he released. He was actually a mid to low tier peg warmer. You could hit every Walgreens or CVs and inevitably, it was almost always Lifeline or a Techno Viper.
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09-02-2018, 04:35 PM | #27 |
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09-02-2018, 08:40 PM | #28 |
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I remember spotting a Lifeline and airtight at Target. I already had both but I took the airtight since he’s such an excellent figure. I don’t know why I left the Lifeline. Should have taken him too.
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09-02-2018, 08:52 PM | #29 |
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Lifeline wasn't that difficult to find at the time he released. He was actually a mid to low tier peg warmer. You could hit every Walgreens or CVs and inevitably, it was almost always Lifeline or a Techno Viper.
Great times, if I knew how retarded things would get after retaliation, I would have bought everything.
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09-02-2018, 09:06 PM | #30 |
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I'll take some of the blame, then, as I've been acquiring a lot of figures on eBay (several hundred) over the past twelve months since I started collecting modern era. I don't like the asking prices but quite often it's pay or do without and if I want the figure, I'm biting the bullet and paying for it. Then again, I've also paid a lot more than I probably should have to acquire JoeCon and FSS figures from fellow HissTankers here that turned out to be priced just as high as retailers or eBay (which is their prerogative) so it's not like buying on eBay (especially when there's a 15%-20% coupon) is the wrong way to go. It's often the cheapest, which is ironic when you factor in the eBay and Paypal seller fees and wonder why more folks here are choosing to sell on eBay rather than cutting a good deal with a fellow 'Tanker. Such is life.
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