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05-08-2021, 03:14 AM
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#241
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Chicago Illinois
Posts: 2,162
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Originally Posted by Python
This looks good to me.
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Same enough for me to already have locked down a PO.
What really made me laugh about this, is i RSVP this well in advance. On day 1 i placed my pre-order. The next day i got a notification that it was live... lol
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05-08-2021, 03:26 AM
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#242
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Omega Red
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 9,051
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Quote:
Originally Posted by House
Same enough for me to already have locked down a PO.
What really made me laugh about this, is i RSVP this well in advance. On day 1 i placed my pre-order. The next day i got a notification that it was live... lol
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Sideshow always do things like this, they certainly know how to drive in the FOMO to get the order secured while the interest and excitement is high. In reality, it's unlikley you'll ever miss out on anything they produce these days. You can generally wait until they ship and still secure them easily. I started doing this years ago and it's saved me a fortune. I find that as much as I like some stuff, once that initial excitement is over, I look at them more logically than emotionally and often decide to pass.
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05-08-2021, 05:43 AM
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Inhumans
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: New York
Posts: 9,194
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People just like ordering day 1 for any new product.
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05-08-2021, 09:24 AM
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The Spirit
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 314
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Originally Posted by Python
I find that as much as I like some stuff, once that initial excitement is over, I look at them more logically than emotionally and often decide to pass.
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This is true especially with the 1-2 year wait period that we have to endure when pre-ordering collectibles.
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05-08-2021, 09:37 AM
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Birdman
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 373
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Originally Posted by ETERNIA FOREVER
This is especially true especially with the 1-2 year wait period that we have to endure when pre-ordering collectibles.
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Absolutely. I wonder how much money Sideshow makes each year just off of NRDs of cancelled POs?
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05-08-2021, 09:40 AM
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Omega Red
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 9,051
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Originally Posted by ETERNIA FOREVER
This is especially true especially with the 1-2 year wait period that we have to endure when pre-ordering collectibles.
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Exactly, plus there's usually something else out by then which I'd rather have more. My days of rushing in are long gone and it works well for me. But obviously we all have different ways of doing things which is fine. I'll admit that I kind of miss the days of getting excited and ordering stuff on day one, but then they were WAY cheaper back then and we could be a bit more care free and do that kind of thing impulsively. Not so much now when the last statue I've ordered (Prime 1 Jungle hunter) Is $3k to my door....
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05-08-2021, 11:08 AM
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The Spirit
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 314
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Python
I'll admit that I kind of miss the days of getting excited and ordering stuff on day one, but then they were WAY cheaper back then and we could be a bit more care free
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Me to, i believe alot of that fun in pre-ordering day one was knowing that if you didn't pre-order right away there's a very good chance in the next few hours or days that the statue would be wait listed , because like you said it was alot cheaper back then with no nrds so people bought alot more then now , where people are not pre-ordering every little thing that is listed that catches there eye and such because of nrds and increased prices..!
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05-08-2021, 11:11 AM
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Moderator
Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Diego
Posts: 10,405
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Originally Posted by ETERNIA FOREVER
Me to, i believe alot of that fun in pre-ordering day one was knowing that if you didn't pre-order right away there's a very good chance in the next few hours or days that the statue would be wait listed , because like you said it was alot cheaper back then with no nrds so people bought alot more then now , where people are not pre-ordering every little thing that is listed that catches there eye and such because of nrds and increased prices..!
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I don't think any of that is just gone forever... it's just not applicable to large company pieces anymore. TH Hordak and Superman 2.0 exclusives are good examples.
Some custom PO's are crazy too, but that has added risk of course... though I suspect for some it adds some spice to the deal LOL.
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05-08-2021, 12:34 PM
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#249
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Phoenix
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Secret Sanctuary
Posts: 12,239
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SDguy
TH Hordak and Superman 2.0 exclusives are good examples.
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Teela, as well.
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05-08-2021, 01:31 PM
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#250
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The Spirit
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 314
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SDguy
I don't think any of that is just gone forever... it's just not applicable to large company pieces anymore. TH Hordak and Superman 2.0 exclusives are good examples.
Some custom PO's are crazy too, but that has added risk of course... though I suspect for some it adds some spice to the deal LOL.
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Yeah and i agree with you regarding that , my post on this was only as it pertains to sideshow .
Remember back in the day when they had priority pre-order where they would shut down the entire site except for the pre-order, I can't quite remember if that was just before my time in collecting sideshow or i got to be a part of it . My 1st pre-order from them was back in like 2009 or just around that time
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