TFClub question

[SuspectimusPrime]

Hey - is the Transformers Club a for-profit organisation? That is, do we have any idea how much money Brian Savage (CEO or whatever of Fun Publications) gets for doing... whatever he does? How much money goes back into the club and to its writers and artists? And how much are we being scalped by our own fan club?

I'm sure we're being savagely scalped..

[GoktimusPrime]

Hence why I don't bother joining the club. Doesn't seem worth it to me.

Looks like no money goes into the website though. That thing looks like something put together by a highschool student in 1995.

Muahahahahahaha

[griffin]

Not to mention the money they make off the HEAVILY over-estimated postage quotes... from $25-70 extra per order. That's huge profiteering.

[liegeprime]

Well after reading thru the thread, I wanted to join the club just so I can get runamuck... but I believe he's not worth all the trouble and cons ive read here from people's experience... He'll show up in ebay one of these days.....

[kup]

Well after reading thru the thread, I wanted to join the club just so I can get runamuck... but I believe he's not worth all the trouble and cons ive read here from people's experience... He'll show up in ebay one of these days.....

I am sure he will but at what cost?

[liegeprime]

I am sure he will but at what cost?

a soul mayhaps

[SuspectimusPrime]

I am sure he will but at what cost?

I managed to get a MISB TFCC Sideburn for $70 last year on eBay; after much humming and harring I almost caved in and clicked on "Buy It Now" for a ridiculous $110. Not risking that again this year.

Having secured the price this year, the next worry is the quality of these exclusives. Had a rough run of luck collecting MISB TFCC exclusives last year - worst was a MISB Sharkticon who's backpack does not fold down properly.

[fatbot]

you don't seem to need it so much to join but for other purchases from the club store. I asked them last year if it was necessary and they said yes, so on the safe side I emailed them the scans. last thing you would want is for your order to be cancelled and then miss out on the exclusive all together except for the member exclusive.

dunno why they said it was necessary, I've bought stuff from the club store with never sending off a scan of my credit card or any photo ID

[GoktimusPrime]

Well after reading thru the thread, I wanted to join the club just so I can get runamuck... but I believe he's not worth all the trouble and cons ive read here from people's experience... He'll show up in ebay one of these days.....

I am sure he will but at what cost?

I managed to get a MISB TFCC Sideburn for $70 last year on eBay; after much humming and harring I almost caved in and clicked on "Buy It Now" for a ridiculous $110. Not risking that again this year.

Having secured the price this year, the next worry is the quality of these exclusives. Had a rough run of luck collecting MISB TFCC exclusives last year - worst was a MISB Sharkticon who's backpack does not fold down properly.

And that's why I don't bother joining the club. If I happen to find a Runamuck on the secondary market at a reasonable price (say $50ish)... then I'll get it. If not, then I'll just live without it. $50 is about the most I'll pay for an exclusive DELUXE (even then I think it's rich, but I remind myself that it's limited/excloosive wateva...) -- anything beyond that and the excloosive novelty wears off me.

[kup]

And that's why I don't bother joining the club. If I happen to find a Runamuck on the secondary market at a reasonable price (say $50ish)... then I'll get it. If not, then I'll just live without it. $50 is about the most I'll pay for an exclusive DELUXE (even then I think it's rich, but I remind myself that it's limited/excloosive wateva...) -- anything beyond that and the excloosive novelty wears off me.

Thanks for telling us this for the 100th time