NorthRaider Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 That's funny, 'cause in our neck of the woods there had been consistent sightings of Peppers, but an extremely dire shortage of Happys. (Either that or the Happys were indeed the "commons" and all the Iron Man collectors in my area had just been a collective gaggle of wackos.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChunk Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Didn't this just happen with the Happy/Drone vs Pepper/Drone packs from Wave 35 too? I don't think it was ever officially acknowledged, but I can attest to finding 5 Happy Hogan packs in the wild, and only 1 Pepper Potts. Yeah there's 5 or 6 Happy two packs sitting at my local Borders and one Pepper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsrj22 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 So Luke, if I pre-ordered a Modern Manderin for the NON-variant price, which one will I get, classic or modern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 So Luke, if I pre-ordered a Modern Manderin for the NON-variant price, which one will I get, classic or modern? At this point, I can't tell you anything for certain until we hear from someone who can see the actual case ratios. I would call Diamond, but they will take 2 days to get back to me, and by then we will know. For now, I have removed the modern version from the store, as if it ends up being the variant, I will definitely be sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Shouldn't we wait till someone actually has these in hand before and confirms the switch we break out the pitchforks? T. I respect your point Tim but this seller seems to be confident enough to sell them & he's no fool either .......... http://shop.ebay.com/enchantedtoychest/m.h...3911.m270.l1313 . I just noticed that the 'shirtless' version they show has green hands, while the 'robed' shows flesh hands? Maybe that version includes multiple hands? More accessories = more $$$ to produce = variant? The 'classic' version doesn't appear to have rings at all? So where's the Crimson Dynamo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 So where's the Crimson Dynamo ? That's the old pic, the only one I could find. I think they revealed CD a few weeks later. Preorder's up at BBTS. They've put robe-less Mandarin in the photo instead of Crimson Dynamo. Also apparently the Modern Mandarin is the variant, which seems weird. Lol, looking back to the beginning of this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Shouldn't we wait till someone actually has these in hand before and confirms the switch we break out the pitchforks? T. I respect your point Tim but this seller seems to be confident enough to sell them & he's no fool either .......... http://shop.ebay.com/enchantedtoychest/m.h...3911.m270.l1313 . And there have never been any auctions on EBAY that were wrong? I'm cynical about this guy claiming "stuff in hand" before DST has shipped to LCS - I suspect he looked at the same info on the DST site that Luke did and is making the same assumptions. I'd bet it's more likely that it's a DST website cockup... wouldn't be the first time, heck they still sometimes describe minimates as 2.5"! I just think that the panic is a bit premature... All I'm saying is lets see what actually shiped before everyone gets carried away shall we? T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj87 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 i'm in the same position Luke, bought Modern for the standard cost. If it turns out he is the short packed version, i don't mind paying the extra $5 or so if thats what it takes to fill your orders... nor would i stop using the toy store due to factory/DST mistakes. keep us updated good sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 We can keep any specific cases to PM's and emails, but I'm sure this will all be set straight soon. If it really is changed, I will be in touch with people individually. Thanks for the support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Well it's nearly midnight here & I'm off to nod ..........I'm seeing Wave 36 hitting ebay & I'm seeing pictures & by the time I wake I'll see whether we have some answers to the conundrum ...."VARIANT or VARAINT ?".....a modern classic. Thank God for god-cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Well it's nearly midnight here & I'm off to nod ..........I'm seeing Wave 36 hitting ebay & I'm seeing pictures & by the time I wake I'll see whether we have some answers to the conundrum ...."VARIANT or VARAINT ?".....a modern classic. Thank God for god-cases. I confirmed this when I called a comic shop and had them hold the series for me. Classic Mandarin is the variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Well it's nearly midnight here & I'm off to nod ..........I'm seeing Wave 36 hitting ebay & I'm seeing pictures & by the time I wake I'll see whether we have some answers to the conundrum ...."VARIANT or VARAINT ?".....a modern classic. Thank God for god-cases. I confirmed this when I called a comic shop and had them hold the series for me. Classic Mandarin is the variant. Meaning the box said Variant or meaning he was actually shortpacked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 That he was actually shortpacked, as they held 2 of the robed Mandarin's for me to get my hands on the Dreadnoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The blue & white Angel pack said the same thing. And the non-variant was only packed 1 per case. Didn't this just happen with the Happy/Drone vs Pepper/Drone packs from Wave 35 too? I wouldn't know, my shop never got it in. No, that's not the first time I've said it. Yes, I'm bitter about it. Shouldn't we wait till someone actually has these in hand and confirms the switch before we break out the pitchforks? T. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 That he was actually shortpacked, as they held 2 of the robed Mandarin's for me to get my hands on the Dreadnoughts. That's a relief. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I know other IM Minimates are getting the attention today, but does anyone have any pics or in-hand confirmation yet? I've been away from my computer all day and expected by lunch someone would have first-hand, seen it themselves knowledge here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killek Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 That is such an odd choice for the variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 BBTS is listing them on the main page as in-stock, and the product description still says "Dreadnaught & Classic Mandarin (or the variant Modern Mandarin)", even though the picture of the boxes shows the variant text on Classic Mandarin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secaucuscollector Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I got them but I lost my camera Oddly Crimson Dynamo had Egon hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I got them but I lost my camera Oddly Crimson Dynamo had Egon hair You mean the pompador look? What does CD's facial expression look like under the mask. Come to think of it, what do all the masked mates in this wave look like underneath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 For some reason we only got one case from UPS (the rest must be coming tomorrow?) but I can confirm that Classic Mandarin is the VARIANT and he is one-per-case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Nice, got any first impressions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Big w00ts for Luke!! Great news, i have no use for an army of Classic Mandarins. Leaving to get my comics and Minimates now; impressions upon return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlecat Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 I can confirm that Classic Mandarin is the VARIANT and he is one-per-case. This concludes this test of the Emergency Angry Minimate Collectors Broadcast System. In the event of an actual variant mix-up, we are well prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 But. . .I don't wanna stop panicking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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