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Originally Posted by Python
We all know that anybody joining that waitlist is going to get a conversion.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Shoosh
It?d be interesting to have a couple of us simultaneously join the waitlist to see if all the participants get converted simultaneously as well. That would tell us if there is an automated setting on their behalf. If five people got five conversions all within minutes of each other? pretty slick prime 1.
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Going to come clean and report some findings. I joined Prime 1's waitlist around the beginning of November to test whether it would convert immediately (or within a few days). It didn't. I've no doubt some orders will be cancelled closer to release as often happens with collectibles, but for the time being it's not budging.
I also noticed Sugo Toys still has this at a discount low enough that a US buyer can pay as much (if not less) for the bust there than via Prime 1, but with expedited EMS shipping. A better deal overall.
Knowing this, I made the decision to cancel my waitlist with Prime 1 and order from Sugo. I figure I'll keep the closed-mouth portrait and sell the rest of the bust along with the Gort head to recoup most of the price. I'll also be selling the Big Chap and Warrior statues when they arrive, keeping only their respective busts.
That, together with the fact that the 1/3 City Hunter won't be here until at least 2024 should make it possible to wind up with two 1/3 Predator statues and three 1/3 Alien busts, rounding out the AVP collection I've always dreamed of -- assuming the Predators are painted well.