DSTZach Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Hope everyone is having a happy new year so far. Exciting news coming up in the next couple of months. To stoke the flames, I found three MInimate Multiverse Promo blanks. If you DON'T HAVE ONE -- honor system, kids -- post that you want one below, and I will send it out to you. Hail Ivan! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youbastards Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Wow, that is a cool surprise to find. Still one of my all time favorite 'mates. Happy New Year, Zach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trekker 42 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I already got the Ghostbusters one but I wanted to say I had no idea this existed and I absolutely LOVE this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funkguerilla Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I totally want one of these. Talk about a crown jewel of a collection. Great find! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nandoninny Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 if available, i'll be happy to get one as i do not have one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shanester Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Can't wait to learn the news! These are my favorite promos and thy are quite hard to find. Thanks Zach! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSTZach Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 (edited) Funk, Dave and Nando, DM me your mailing addresses! No idea when these will get to anybody, with the US mail SNAFU, but I'll try to ship them this week. Edited January 4 by DSTZach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterPL Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Happy to already have one (congrats, folks) but excited for Minimates™ news! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cylonchaney Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Zach is belated Santa last couple of days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nandoninny Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, DSTZach said: Funk, Dave and Nando, DM me your mailing addresses! No idea when these will get to anybody, with the US mail SNAFU, but I'll try to ship them this week. thanks!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funkguerilla Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 5 hours ago, DSTZach said: Funk, Dave and Nando, DM me your mailing addresses! No idea when these will get to anybody, with the US mail SNAFU, but I'll try to ship them this week. What a fantastic way to start the year! Thanks Zach! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 @DSTZach did these ship? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSTZach Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 I was actually packing them up tonight. Sorry for the delay, been a crazy couple of weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trekker 42 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I mean we did have the first breach of the US Capitol in 1over 200 years in the middle of a plague. Crazy is reasonable. ... though I personally am hoping your crazy has something to do with an upcoming massive announcement of new Minimates. That’d be fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 @DSTZach No problem! I was wondering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSTZach Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Shipped the MMMV and GB promos today. And the crazy comes from the launch of the new DST website (check it out), a slight change to my official responsibilities, and planning an alternative to the traditional (and cancelled) Toy Fair. But there is an announcement coming that will be exciting for MM collectors. It got slightly delayed, but I think we're looking at late Feb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youbastards Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) The new site looks nice, but the fact there are absolutely zero references to Minimates anywhere that I can see is not encouraging. Even when searching for "Minimates", there are no results. Marvel Products: - Action Figures (only Select) - Busts - Legends in 3-Dimensions - Statues Maybe the good news for MM collectors is that Diamond sold the brand to Funko or Super7. Edited January 24 by youbastards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cylonchaney Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 4 hours ago, youbastards said: The new site looks nice, but the fact there are absolutely zero references to Minimates anywhere that I can see is not encouraging. Even when searching for "Minimates", there are no results. Marvel Products: - Action Figures (only Select) - Busts - Legends in 3-Dimensions - Statues Maybe the good news for MM collectors is that Diamond sold the brand to Funko or Super7. I'm floored. 😦 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thereasonsy Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 About ducking time. It does look like a food site though. Not sure if it is ADA compatible but it definitely looks better in mobile. I’m not completely disheartened since it seems like a soft rollout and they don’t really have anything “on sale” Minimates wise if you think about it. Series 80 was preordered a while ago and Series 81/82 haven’t gone up for preorder. The other Minimates that are available are exclusive to Walgreens. I wouldn’t read too much into it until wave 81 goes up for preorder and we don’t see anything there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSTZach Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 We have not sold the brand. The site is only what is in stock in the new warehouse, which is part of the site change -- pre-ordering will come later. Pretty sure Marvel 79 is sold out, and even when 80 is out I am not sure we will bring any over, as people rarely buy cases online and we have not yet figured out the best way to offer sets under the new system. The next MM line we offer will be box sets, and I will push to make sure they are sent to the new warehouse Maybe I can even push for a Marvel set as a test for the new website, but we'll see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nandoninny Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/23/2021 at 2:03 PM, DSTZach said: Shipped the MMMV and GB promos today. And the crazy comes from the launch of the new DST website (check it out), a slight change to my official responsibilities, and planning an alternative to the traditional (and cancelled) Toy Fair. But there is an announcement coming that will be exciting for MM collectors. It got slightly delayed, but I think we're looking at late Feb. great, now i'll be checking the site every five minutes till then. awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cylonchaney Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 So your web site is going to only list in stock product (and eventually pre-orders) going forward? A thought for you, I came across the Cylon that is my avatar photo, in a counter display at a random store years ago. These were the only minimates in the store. I picked it up on a whim because it was cute and I like Cylons. After having it on my desk for a while, it occurred to me that maybe they make other figures. So I went to the DST web site and discovered a large number of Marvel figures as well as Trek that was on the way. I was over to my local LCS that day to order a case of Trek mates. Since then my collection has grown to over 1000 minimates. If the same thing happened today, I might think DST does not make minimates anymore, or that my find was a one and done, and that might end up with just the one. How is a new collector to find out about the line, its history, and its future today? I just googled "minimates". Results in order: wikipedia, Amazon, Bigbadtoystore, Walmart, DST. The DST link takes me to a shipping dates page with no minimates and no link to any information on them. Please tell me I'm over-reacting and missing tons of marketing and information that exists elsewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nandoninny Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/23/2021 at 2:03 PM, DSTZach said: Shipped the MMMV and GB promos today. And the crazy comes from the launch of the new DST website (check it out), a slight change to my official responsibilities, and planning an alternative to the traditional (and cancelled) Toy Fair. But there is an announcement coming that will be exciting for MM collectors. It got slightly delayed, but I think we're looking at late Feb. got mine today!!! thank you so much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DSTZach Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, cylonchaney said: So your web site is going to only list in stock product (and eventually pre-orders) going forward? AS opposed to a lot of old listings that are no longer for sale, like the old site? Correct. 1 hour ago, cylonchaney said: How is a new collector to find out about the line, its history, and its future today? I just googled "minimates". Results in order: wikipedia, Amazon, Bigbadtoystore, Walmart, DST. The DST link takes me to a shipping dates page with no minimates and no link to any information on them. Please tell me I'm over-reacting and missing tons of marketing and information that exists elsewhere. I got a different result when I googled MInimates. THis is my front page: 1. Amazon - 200+ Minimates listings for sale, not counting air purifiers 2. Wikipedia - an informative page with links to MMDB, MMMV, MM Central, and a few dead links we should probably clean up. 3. Ent Earth - Store with a variety of older MM in stock, plus pre-orders for the new wave 4. eBay - 14,000 listings 5. BBTS - the new series and a couple of box sets 6. Minimates Central - reviews of MInimates 7. Walmart.com - 300+ listings 8. Luke's Toy Store - the best of the best 9. Luke's Toy Store - "What are Minimates?" page and video While none of those are OUR sites, and I do kinda miss Minimates.com as a resource, I think a Google search works out pretty well for the Minimates-curious. Hopefully Minimates will have a category (and a listing) on our website by the end of next month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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