MisterPL Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 If more people discovered Minimates thanks to the 99¢ clearance price, so be it. I imagine most of these were cleared out by existing collectors but hopefully at least a few new Minimaniacs were spawned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bought them all. All. I've never played Mass Effect but a dollar?too good to miss. I think I got an untouched case too. They're fun little guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roccothegreat Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 i'm happy i don't like the game but always though these looked cool, the clearance let me get a whole set. i literally cleared out all the stores on staten island lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 ...Everybody's getting doubles and whatnot, and here I am, sitting with my lone set with misaligned tampos...sigh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netglow Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I just need that dang illusive man! xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I cleared out the last 5 packs from the Game Stop near my work, got 3 dupes and gave Garrus to my co-worker. He is now hooked and wants to track down the Halo mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Ivan's Asocial Tip #17: Don't wear a Batman T-Shirt into GameStop. Everyone assumes you've played some fancy new vidja game and have an interesting opinion about it. But the truth is all you really want are clearance Minimates. (Four different guys in only two stores.) Cue "The more you know" gif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Here is my haul over my lunch break. I grabbed 19 and left 3 for someone else.I mainly grabbed these as custom fodder and trading. At .97 cents I couldn't pass them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 i just bought the last 7 packs from the Gamestop at the Mall, and got 2 Illusive man(men), 2 john shepard, 2 liara and one ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 That's a pretty decent find! I've been head-swapping my extras to army-build some background characters for Guardians of the Galaxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 oohh, good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I still know little about 'Mass Effect' itself...the game/theme... but the Minimates themselves were IMHO superb in most every way , a set of Minimates that makes you proud to be a collector . If I were (was?) in the position that some of you guys are in I'd,also, absolutely pig-out on them at the clearance prices mentioned.....but this feels like a bloody tragedy to me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I feel the same way. Its an amazing game/story/universe, And there is a new one coming out on next gen consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogi Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I still know little about 'Mass Effect' itself...the game/theme... but the Minimates themselves were IMHO superb in most every way , a set of Minimates that makes you proud to be a collector . If I were (was?) in the position that some of you guys are in I'd,also, absolutely pig-out on them at the clearance prices mentioned.....but this feels like a bloody tragedy to me . Yeah, I'm in the same boat, know nothing about the game, but for $1 each, I haven't been able to resist buying every one I see......I think I'm over 50 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonDiablo Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Zach, anything? Zach? Zach? Anything? Edited July 24, 2015 by CrimsonDiablo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I bought 6 at my store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonDiablo Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 News though? Will this clearance deal hurt the chances of seeing that box set or whatever was planned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Well it may def hurt the chances of gamestop doing another exclusive wave. gamers may not necessarily collect toys, so for the gamer that's never heard of minimates why wasn't there at least a photo of a minimate on the box or bags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Since we didn't see anything at SDCC I think we should expect to wait a while longer (like months) before we hear anything significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 My guess? We'll see a proto 4-pack and it'll then probably get cancelled, ala Sony. VG lines haven't done well for DST in general. Which is a shame, since they're always superb mates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Well it may def hurt the chances of gamestop doing another exclusive wave. gamers may not necessarily collect toys, so for the gamer that's never heard of minimates why wasn't there at least a photo of a minimate on the box or bags? Whilst I agree that the decision to not show a Minimate on the front of any of the lines of the blind bags [ that we have had from DST] is odd , they are of course all featured on the back of the bags . This decision seems pretty deliberate & therefore DST must have thought long & hard on it. Edited July 25, 2015 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Only control art is featured on the back and even then only portraits, not full figures. For virgins, the blind bags fail to depict the product. They do a fine job of pushing the license but a terrible job of showing what a "Minimates" is. It's no wonder Minimates didn't catch on at Kmart or GameStop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Honestly, just do a single boxed, con-exclusive (but plentiful enough to reasonably acquire) Miranda Lawson, and I'm good with this line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Honestly, just do a single boxed, con-exclusive (but plentiful enough to reasonably acquire) Miranda Lawson, and I'm good with this line. But what about Thane? Zaeed? Samara and Grunt? Legion and EDI? I'm really, really hoping this doesn't go the way of Sony.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 F that, I want Blasto. Like that would be the most epic set of minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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