buttheadsmate Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I'm pleased ......my bank manager more so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 The Rocketeer VInimate ships next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 5 hours ago, DSTZach said: The Rocketeer VInimate ships next week! whoo hoo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 oh shit!!!! that new iron giant is awesome!!!!! https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/133625 (but buy from luke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 YIKES! Gotta add that to The Collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 The two ECCC 2020 VInimates are in stock and on sale now: https://shop.diamondselecttoys.com/search?q=ECCC+2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Obtaining Convention exclusives has never been easier Thanks for the heads up Zach & Nando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereasonsy Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Buying that Green Lantern was the biggest test of my love for this brand. That website is GARBAGE and needs to be redone and mobile optimized. It is horrific to navigate on mobile or tablet. It’s 2020 ffs a functional website is table stakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 6 hours ago, DSTZach said: The two ECCC 2020 VInimates are in stock and on sale now: https://shop.diamondselecttoys.com/search?q=ECCC+2020 Does the shipping cost go down if I order more stuff? It costs more to ship Hal than to buy Hal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobofnmac Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Review will be up tomorrow but here are a few pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Onyx_6 said: Does the shipping cost go down if I order more stuff? It costs more to ship Hal than to buy Hal! Yes ......$14 to ship 6 vinimates to LA address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The shipping is unfortunately what it is. We ship UPS because all shipping is handled by the same warehouse that ships everything for Diamond Comics. It makes more sense when you buy more than $10 worth of stuff. I had hoped most people would buy both. We still have some SDCC Vinimates as well. You can also look at it as being cheaper than traveling to a con and buying a ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Try as I may I have to agree completely with Zach There has never been cheaper or more easier to acquire (con exclusive) Vinimates than those available this year . 'Shipping' for me requires me to use a 'friendly' US address initially as #1 delivery address .........from there 'the goods' get sent to me in Old Blighty . Just saying . Edited August 26, 2020 by buttheadsmate sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 yeah, the other factor to consider is that con exclusives typically get jacked up on any resale. i bought both and paid about $15 shipping. seems fair -- would rather not pay that shipping but it is a necessary evil. i probably would have paid $20 for that GL anyways so i see it as paying $5 shipping for the IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 whoa! i remember when the Superman Red Son Vinimate went up for order i ended up not buying one b/c of the shipping fees. looks like BBTS has them in stock!https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/131782 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 16 hours ago, DSTZach said: You can also look at it as being cheaper than traveling to a con and buying a ticket. That's the justification I used when my wife found out how much I spent on a Jorg Sacul figure. Her divorce attorney sided with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I added some Minimate stands and an extra S.T.R.I.P.E Iron Giant Vinimate to justify the cost a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 'Shipping ' became the main driver behind Ol' butt buying 'multiples' of every minimate release . That began in earnest about 12 years ago & the rest is history . I convinced myself that I was 'saving' money by buying multiples because shipping for 6 items was often as much as shipping a single item. There is a glaring flaw in that argument but needless to say I refused to see that flaw. Logically (Ol'butt logic) I would be able to sell on my eventual 'surplus' at a small profit & regain my initial outlay So here I am, 14 years after buying my first Minimate, wondering why that idea never quite panned out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Onyx pointed out the Fire Rodan NYCC exclusive in the Godzilla thread, but there will also be a B&W exclusive Rocketeer, with a silver helmet, that's actually pretty cool. That one is in stock, Fire Rodan not yet, so they will ship separately, FYI. But we still have ECCC and SDCC exclusives, as well, in stock. https://shop.diamondselecttoys.com/search?q=nycc+2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I finally got the NYCC 2020 Fire Rodan Vinimate. Zach - are there any other recent/upcoming exclusives we need to be aware of at the moment? If not, I think I'm all caught up on Vinimates. Can you let us know if there are any more planned? There hasn't been a retail preorder for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) I believe there will be a few SDCC exclusives, we are planning those now, so I'll keep everyone posted. In non-exclusive news, I believe the Battle-Ready Iron Giant will ship fairly soon. And if people were balking at the shipping costs on our old site, I believe they are lower on the new site because we use UPS Surepost. So you can still get the Angel/Spike vampire set, Halloween Comicfest Buffy in her trenchcoat, all three Rocketeers, some Godzillas, Bloody Pennywise, Gold B9... everybody but GL. And we now ship internationally, as well. https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/shop-by-type/vinimate Edited February 3, 2021 by DSTZach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandoninny Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 i ordered 3 of those iron giants so yay!!! they look so damn cool i liked the idea of using them as generic robot monsters and at the price it works out great. thanks for the update. as for sdcc.........again no minimate exclusives then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 When did The Iron Giant become a Disney brand? Isn't that WB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Zach, is this just a restock/reissue of the one released in 2017, or is this a new variant? Forbidden Planet Vinimate Robby the Robot https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/41394 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 In my mind one of the best if not the best vinimate so far. In other news from BBTS , Iron Giant (attack mode) vinimates were just added to my pile of loot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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