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11-14-2018, 06:54 PM | #961 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Animal Kingdom
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I fully expected this to happen.
I also expect the sets will sell through, no matter the backlash. And, going by almost if not all previous Club exclusives, aftermarket prices will only continue to rise the coming years. So the cheapest option will be to go all in now and maybe sell off unwanted figures to try and offset the buy-in cost. I don't want to defend the Club's practice by writing this, not in any way, but that's just my prediction of the way this turd is gonna roll down the hill in the very near future... |
11-14-2018, 07:02 PM | #962 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Wheatfield, IN
Posts: 549
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I just asked on facebook why the prices are so much more than those of the fss , this is the reply that I got :G.I. Joe Collectors' Club There were heavy increases in manufacturing costs in China this time out which we cannot control. The model for this is different than the FSS which we could manufacture in the exact numbers ordered. Have to order a set quantity created more risk knowing that the members could pick in choose which figures they buy. We did the best we could in the constraints of the time left in the contract.
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11-14-2018, 07:04 PM | #963 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Deadwood
Posts: 280
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I already imagined that the prices would be very high. A lot shorter than the FSS, and when choosing couples, there can be a big difference between the figures, apart from the current manufacturing cost in China. Because you do not forget, the prices are expensive, because from the Chinese factory, they ask for a lot more than until now. For my part, shipping to Europe would be very expensive, apart from the customs declaration, raising the price per figure a lot. Not this time, sorry, Club Gijoe ,but no
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11-14-2018, 07:05 PM | #964 |
A Cimmerian
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Mountain of Power
Posts: 11,075
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No shit. Why they didn't put these up right after joecon, i have no idea...
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11-14-2018, 07:05 PM | #965 |
A Makeupless Clown
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Ohio
Posts: 5,271
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Let's face it: More than a few of you guys are going to buy even at these prices...and they know it. Some guys will still army build the SF Viper, too.
I'm not sure I buy the excuse for the price hike either. If they were so risk-averse why did they not take pre-orders before production?
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11-14-2018, 07:10 PM | #966 |
A Cimmerian
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Let's face it: More than a few of you guys are going to buy even at these prices...and they know it. Some guys will still army build the SF Viper, too.
I'm not sure I buy the excuse for the price hike either. If they were so risk-averse why did they not take pre-orders before production?
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11-14-2018, 07:13 PM | #967 |
Yearbook Photographer
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NJ
Posts: 758
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Unless I missed it, none of these items are carded or boxed correct? All poly-bagged?
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11-14-2018, 07:15 PM | #968 |
Gunslinger
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MidWorld
Posts: 38,081
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I've been looking forward to these, but I don't think I can afford them. That's way more than I pay for Con stuff.
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11-14-2018, 07:16 PM | #969 |
Barty's Right-hand Man
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,138
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Except for zartan and the 3pack. Those won't be carded
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11-14-2018, 07:17 PM | #970 |
Gunslinger
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How are the Nightstalkers now $86 when the Cobra Troopers were only $65?
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