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11-28-2016, 02:20 PM
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Mephisto
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 436
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Remember Me?
Congrats! The reverse auction went crazy the last 8 minutes (Before the final price drop). I would have missed out if I waited another 7 minutes to purchase the bust.
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Yes a minute after my order the server go down here in germany...puuuuh had luck
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11-28-2016, 06:38 PM
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#32
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I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,216
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i think weta lost so much money on the reverse auctions lol
they cancelled yesterday's golbert prop and today they have significantly shortened the duration / total discount. The bilbo contract is a terrible deal even with max discount. And smaug is just ok at max discount of $250, making it $550 shipped. You can get something similar on ebay with their 10% off coupons.
The first couple reverse auction are true auctions in that the price were good. But i think weta looked at the result and realized how much money they are losing and changed it. oh wellz
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11-29-2016, 02:27 AM
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Doc Savage
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 4,480
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I also passed on the contract also for that much, only 10 to sell and a slight discount was not enough.
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11-29-2016, 02:54 AM
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Right Hand of Doom
Adamantium Plus Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 35,567
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I dunno, I think the value was there. I wasn't planning on buying anything more during this sale but I bit on Smaug today in the final time slot of that reverse auction. Cost me $536 shipped and after you factor in the $50 in Weta bucks you also receive that's $486. I also had Weta bucks from purchasing the Elven Warrior earlier to apply, bringing the price down even further. When all was said and done this was far cheaper than any of the deals I've seen from retailers or eBay. Plus I've got the piece of mind, given how fragile this statue must be, that I'll get taken care of should it not arrive in perfect condition.
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11-29-2016, 11:33 AM
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#35
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The Stones, I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Barney...
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3,120
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellboy
I dunno, I think the value was there. I wasn't planning on buying anything more during this sale but I bit on Smaug today in the final time slot of that reverse auction. Cost me $536 shipped and after you factor in the $50 in Weta bucks you also receive that's $486. I also had Weta bucks from purchasing the Elven Warrior earlier to apply, bringing the price down even further. When all was said and done this was far cheaper than any of the deals I've seen from retailers or eBay. Plus I've got the piece of mind, given how fragile this statue must be, that I'll get taken care of should it not arrive in perfect condition.
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Good point about the Weta bucks you earn back. I got a similar deal on Smaug in the last time slot. I applied my Weta bucks from the Balrog I picked up on sale last week.
Those were the two things I had on my radar and I feel pretty good about the savings.
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11-29-2016, 05:11 PM
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#36
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Hydra
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 983
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Bought The Cherub statue from Krampus for 80 Euro ($85) vat + shipping included. (50% discount and 58 Weta Dollars)
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11-29-2016, 05:35 PM
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#37
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Right Hand of Doom
Adamantium Plus Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 35,567
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Man that thing is creepy as hell.
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11-29-2016, 05:56 PM
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#38
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Hydra
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 983
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellboy
Man that thing is creepy as hell.
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I love the animatronic design : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFZoNvUF7hk
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11-29-2016, 05:56 PM
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Hellfire Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NYC
Posts: 4,145
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LOL! Yea...that is why I didn't order it.
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12-01-2016, 07:11 PM
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#40
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Right Hand of Doom
Adamantium Plus Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 35,567
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Pretty impressed with Weta. All but one of the 6 pieces I ordered during this sale were shipped almost immediately and all but 2 (Thorin is coming from Canada) will be in hand as of today.
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