The "coming out this week" from Mondo thread.

[kirthew]

Originally Posted by Underdog07

whats that?

sorry 50mbs/50mbs

Fastest speed Verizon offers in California, unless they finally rolled out the 100mbs/50mbs

[Awesome]

Originally Posted by MONSTER

Did you get the Drucula prints today?

No I wanted to get the Mickey one but decided to just go out to get some food instead >_>

[Awesome]

Originally Posted by Matches Malone

A person should not have to sit at their computer on a business day for up to a couple of hours constantly hitting refresh to only have a fighting chance at a piece. There are a few informed members here that got totally stone walled for the last two weeks. This comes from a guy who actually got what he wanted this week to boot (crapped the sheets last week tho).

I personally feel like a tard after half an hour or so of watching my kids forced to entertain themselves on a precious morning off so I can "f5".

They can't tell a specific time or even the hour because the site would crash if that were to happen since everybody would be refreshing that whole hour. That is why there is usually a three hour window on sale day.

[MONSTER]

Originally Posted by Awesome

No I wanted to get the Mickey one but decided to just go out to get some food instead >_>

[Hellboy]

Originally Posted by Awesome

They can't tell a specific time or even the hour because the site would crash if that were to happen since everybody would be refreshing that whole hour. That is why there is usually a three hour window on sale day.

Well, while you were out getting food today the site crashed anyway, despite the 3 hr. window. Miraculously all three prints still sold out in a minute or so leaving the majority of us here empty handed.

[Darth Pain]

Originally Posted by Matches Malone

Is that worth it? Wouldn't your earnings for the day far out strip the 150-200% flipper premium on a piece? Not to mention the compounded loss if you missed out as this nonsense is now a game of seconds it seems.

I get 4 weeks of vacation time. So, I'll be paid for it.

[biglebowski9999]

Originally Posted by Matches Malone

The actual answer, which I got straight from Mondo, is that their licences are granted based on a (typically) small ES' which will have limited profitability. What I gathered from their explanation was that if they were able to garner larger profits the licences would not be granted or be too expensive to acquire. They also went onto say that they do have a vested interest in keeping the collectability high.

If I were running this and my profitability was limited by fixed prices and low ES coupled with the lucrative secondary market, I would be VERY tempted to supplement my income by making sure certain people I knew had access to a portion of the prints each week. Just something to think about.

[Underdog07]

Originally Posted by biglebowski9999

If I were running this and my profitability was limited by fixed prices and low ES coupled with the lucrative secondary market, I would be VERY tempted to supplement my income by making sure certain people I knew had access to a portion of the prints each week. Just something to think about.

That's the Mondo 12. Ken's a member. Do you actually believe every Friday he sits in the corner for 6-8 hours on his little phone trying to order posters and (1) is successful and (2) is still employed.

[Luminous]

All the stress some of you have experienced with the last few releases is exactly why I have just accepted that if I really want a particular piece then I will have to hunt it down later. Yes I end up paying more but the absence of stress and frustration is well worth it. Not to mention this method helps me be more selective in what I purchase.

[Hellboy]

Originally Posted by Luminous

All the stress some of you have experienced with the last few releases is exactly why I have just accepted that if I really want a particular piece then I will have to hunt it down later. Yes I end up paying more but the absence of stress and frustration is well worth it. Not to mention this method helps me be more selective in what I purchase.

Yep. I think I need to adopt this method too. The temptation of being able to score a piece at cost is just so tempting sometimes, but as you say it's really not worth the frustration and I find myself interested in things I probably shouldn't be buying in the first place.