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06-08-2009, 07:37 AM
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Cyclops
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: If it was up your a$$ you'd know!
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$70.00 MSRP. Are you kidding me?
Just saw this Flash (Heroes of the DCU) in Previews.
Looks cool, but not for $70.00
DCD lost me as a customer on this line.
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06-08-2009, 07:57 AM
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I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,216
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Mine is on order for $45.50.
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06-08-2009, 10:18 AM
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Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 399
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I'm going to pass this bust...better wait for Flash DC Dynamics.
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06-08-2009, 10:24 AM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 779
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I got the already-released GL bust for $28 on eBay, so I'm sure the Flash bust will also be available for cheap at auction soon. I'm not surprised at some of the high retail prices for DC Direct merchandise. Some of the things they've been releasing, like the JLA statues for $200, are just way too much. You'd have to be nuts to pay retail for any of them when they show up for so much cheaper on eBay in no time at all. I'd be complaining about the $90-100 price point for some of Bowen's latest mini busts, but I haven't come close to having to pay that much for one.
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06-08-2009, 10:41 PM
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Bub Mod
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Canada Bub!
Posts: 9,890
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I appreciate what those picking these up on ebay for cheaper are saying but I am with cblakey. DCD should not be pumping this stuff out at grossly inflated prices in the first place.
Some are going to get stuck with the high priced pieces that either have no secondary market value or hurt the LCS owners. Other times it is a catch 22 as you get the piece on ebay for 40-50% off retail but shipping puts it close to the LCS price plus you have to wait and will have limited recourse and additional headaches if there is damage.
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06-08-2009, 11:01 PM
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,171
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Who actually pays original retails these days? Some LCS will give you a discount when you order from them. Various online sites will give you a discount. Even EBay sells new items for less. $70 MSRP would me more like $50 on the average on various discounts.
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06-09-2009, 08:44 AM
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I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,216
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People who get "stuck" with high priced pieces deserve it. They obviously think it's worth $70 to them if that's what they decide to spend on it.
I'm not gonna feel sorry for the LCS, either. Nobody is putting a gun to their head and telling them to sell it for $70. Heck, one of my LCS actually marks UP some statues and then they sit in the store forever. The Sideshow Indiana Jones PF was marked up by over $100 the week of release. They were selling it for $400!
$70 is a suggested price. Dealers are not paying $70 from Diamond. Probably more like $35-$40. If your LCS is charging $70, buy it elsewhere, because someone is selling it for less.
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