Hahaha. Gone in an hour... What is the world coming to?
Can anyone tell me what Mattel will charge me for one figure to ship to Australia?
Robzy if you got 50... I'll take one off your hands.
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Hahaha. Gone in an hour... What is the world coming to?
Can anyone tell me what Mattel will charge me for one figure to ship to Australia?
Robzy if you got 50... I'll take one off your hands.
heh well I'll be happy to take one off ya if thats the case :D Hell if its 50 I'll take 3!Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
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Originally Posted by d*r*j*
lol - thanks guys! :D I don't think any of my 50 attempts even got through at all... sadly! If I miss out on the next batch I'm gonna have to settle for inflated evilbay prices! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy
Yeah, I know... the problems are many; Not enough stock to meet demands (of both collectors and scalpers!! :mad:), they go on sale at a specific time which means everyone from all around the world is trying to buy all at once (which explains why their server crashed again! :rolleyes:), and the fact that these figures are quite simply incredible! They are definate must-haves!!Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
Can't remember exactly, but with shipping, it's roughly $45-50 AUD! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
At least with all the money I 'save' from never being able to get these things at the time they go on sale, I'll have enough to buy Hordak and He-Ro - the two I will refuse to live without - when they hit eBay.
I jumped on 2 hours after they went on sale - I should have known better. hopefully will have a bigger timeframe next week.
Did anyone manage to get Faker? i'm getting one off a friend in NZ, problem is he has 2 right feet.
I missed faker, I'd like one, but not at the after-market prices!
Faker was the only one I didn't even try to get... not really that interested, plus I've already got He-Man so I'm happy.
Second Mer-Man shipment sold in 1 hour! Mental!
Yeah! It's crazy!
The first lot sold out in 40 mins, this second lot was around 50 mins... so that's an hour and a half all up!
Unbelievable!
:eek:
Did anyone get one? It totally slipped my mind.
I got 2 (the spare is spoken for) my order is still on processing though.
September's MOTUC figure has been announced... it's WEBSTOR!
No pics yet (except the one in Toyfare magazine, which I don't have) :(
I'm being picky with these. I'll get He-man when they re-release him and Hordak next month. Man-at-arms, Teela, Sorceress, Battle Cat, She Ra and that will probably be it.
Really? No Skeletor?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
Got Skeletor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
Oh yeah... that's right! Stupid me! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
Amazing... almost 24 hours later and MOTUC Zodac is still on sale :eek:
That's for 3 reasons...
1. It's the 1st non essential character.
2. A lot of diehards are getting turned off thanks to Mattel's attitude.
3. Scalper prices are dropping consistantly.
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Originally Posted by d*r*j*
1. agree, even if I think he's cool (well the 2002 one is)
2. eh?
3. Excellent! take that bastards
Really? Imagine if all the Optimus Primes of the new line sold out online before most people realised what was going on...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy
And Hasbro said "yeah we will probably re-issue him in a year or 2... depends."
Imagine if you also missed out on Megatron and Starscream.
And Bumblebee sold out in a few hours.
And Grimlock sold out in an hour.
And this all happened when the american fans are at work/ school.
The Aussie and Asian fans were asleep.
Imagine if the retail for each toy was about $40+(price plus shipping) and the secondary market was forcing you to pay more on top of that.
Would you get sick of this system? Would it put you off the line?
Actually, I would say Feb's figure (Stratos) was the first one. IMO Zodac is a fascinating character... he's always been more important/interesting than Stratos.Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
I think the opposite is happening. I've been reading for months (on other forums) how fans have been saying "that's it - I'm done with the line", only to boast once a month about how their orders went through okay! Always makes me chuckle! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
I really believe Mattel are catering to diehard fans (as opposed to casual ones) by releasing figures like Zodac and He-ro!
Plus, the quality of these things is amazing! :)
That's GOOD news, not bad!Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
Zodac still being on sale is excellent news... it's how it should be! Mattel have finally listened to fans and made more figures... meaning they're available longer. I don't see how that's a bad thing at all.
He-man and Beast Man were on sale for the longest so far!! They were available for well over a month each! Skeletor was available for a couple of weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
People shouldn't complain about being late to the party! This line is not a mass-release, sold at retail one. It's an exclusive online-only line. These things were advertised and promoted for almost a year before they went on sale!
Mattel have already stated that they're going to re-release He-man and Skeletor later this year as bonus figures! They said they will re-release all core figures eventually (due to fan demand). Plus, if you check out their site, they've changed all the figures from "no longer available" to "currently unavailable".Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
Not yet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
really? sweet! I was expecting a longer wait to get those!Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
Finally... pics of MOTUC Webstor
I love this line soooooooooo much :)
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Originally Posted by Robzy
Your post is so pro-Classics it hurts. I like the line and own both He-man and Beastman... I just don't think that Mattel have gone about this release in the right way.
They didn't release He-ro or Zodac as a nod to diehard fans as you imply... these are the characters that can re-use existing parts/ molds, making them cheaper to produce. Mattel has already spelt this out.
Dragging this release out over years is, in my opinion, just stupid. Oh well.
He-Ro is without a doubt a nod to die-hard fans. He has a new head, new forearms, new lower legs, new feet, new armour, a new 'loincloth' and a new weapon, none of which are explicitly reusable parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
So did anyone else buy a September-December subscription?
I didn't... though I did consider the all shipped together option.
I guess I'm not prepared to buy any toy blindly. I'd rather miss out or pay more than get stuck with some obsecure nonsense like Zodac.
Well, I could argue the exact opposite for you - you seem to be so anti-MOTUC it hurts! In fact, one could take it further and ask why you even bother collecting any of the figs, since you seem to think this line has some ridiculous figures, and stupid distribution choices by Mattel. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
Is this the first ever toyline that's been "dragged out for years"? I'm confused as to what you mean...you'd rather they release 50 figures all on one day? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
Personally, I kinda look forward to a new figure every month. :)
Huh? On one hand you say Zodac's is "obscure nonsense" but then say that he's NOT for die-hard fans. Which one is he... obscure or popular?Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
As for He-ro... seriously, I don't even know where to begin. Who (in the whole world) apart from absolute die-hard MOTU fans would have EVER heard of He-ro???? I mean, honestly, you don't get more "obscure" than this... he's a total die-hard fan figure! Here's a link with some pics (showing all new parts) and some comments by people below who don't know much about He-ro.
Of course they're re-using some parts, but at least they're making select changes unlike other toy lines (Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker anybody?!). Hell, I guess you could say that once you own He-Man, Skeletor, Beast Man, Hordak and Teela, then you will actually own ALL the future MOTUC figures as well - because they're just going to re-use parts to mix-n-match. Kinda like the DCUC line is doing!
Correct!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
That just sums up what I'm saying right there! Have you watched the 200X series??? :eek: "Obscure nonsense"??? This guys is like 'Boba Fett' amongst MOTU fans!Quote:
Originally Posted by d*r*j*
At the end of the day it's pretty obvious I love this line (did I mention I work for Mattel and that my parents are the Four Horsemen? :p). Seriously though, I'm sorry you don't like this line the way I, and many others do. The figures really are great and I love the choices so far. If you don't like the character selections or the way Mattel are handling it, then I guess this line is not for you. So far, for my own tastes, this is the best MOTU line I've ever collected.
Zodac is all kinds of awesome in the 200X show. If they do a 200X version in classics I'll buy!
I like the one a month rule, hell even the novelty of having to stay up to order some once a month is fun! (for me anyway!) I'm no MOTU fanatic (only seen the 2002 show, never the original, only had one MOTU fig as a kid, I thought it was a TMNT fig!) but its an awesome toy line, hence why I'm collecting!
I really don't understand all the hate this is getting.
I like MOTU and I think the concept of Classics is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
It is the distribution that sucks, and that is the reason why I haven't bothered collecting any of these figures. Having said that I did buy Beastman (ebay) and He-man (private) off the same seller and pick them both up in person... because I like the figures.
Mer-man (thanks to Gutsman Heavy)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...rse/Merman.jpg
Thats a nice looking figure, he has replaceable eyes ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
Exchangeable heads. The one on his neck in the package is 80s toy-accurate (and was later recoloured for Stinkor), the other is an homage to the 80s cardback-art.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega Supreme
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8572/merman.jpg
Beast Man has been usurped by Mer-man as my fav MOTUC!
He's pretty freakin' awesome. He's in my Top 3 for sure (with He-man & Skelly)!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy
MOTUC Zodac arrived today. I''l take pics soon...
Nice Robzy. You staying up tonight to try and get Hordak? I've gone in on a group buy so the dirty work and lack of sleep can be someone elses.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
Mine too! And anyone who wants a Hordak may or may not need to be awake at some stupid hour tomorrow morning, like 2am.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
I'll be trying...Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
Cool - snap! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
I'm up at 5:15am. Hordak is already sold out. :(
BOOYAH!!!! Mine's ordered! :cool: