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    AFX shipping ripoff

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    Check out their "black Friday" sale, its another semi-rip off. They are selling the same things that were already on sale for slightly less money (around 1 cent for some items, a couple of dollars on some other, more expensive ones--mostly very marginal differences from what I can tell). Though I admit that the offer for 10 bucks off and a "free" Web Armor Spidey for orders over 75 dollars of "in stock" items is not too bad. . .

    The Transformers Thread

    in Other Toys & Collectables

    Posted

    "Classics" Soundwave was not that hard to find in the stores, and they have a recently reissued Japanese version, so if you are asking about the rarity of him, I don't think it is urgent that you track him down before the price goes up or anything. If you are asking about how worth buying he is for the sake of owning him. . .well, I think he's pretty cool. The Classics version has an extended tape tray that can hold 2 tapes at once, and he comes with two of the best, classic tapes (Ravage and Laserbeak) all in classic G1 style, so I think its worth getting (I wish they re-released the others. . .). However, if you have the original and the original tapes (I bought mine for the tapes alone), there's not much difference between them.

    Cartoon & Videogame polls

    in Minimates of Licenses Future

    Posted

    I'll bite...why those five? Not that they wouldn't be great minimates, but they seem somewhat random.

    That's the idea, 5 random famous people in each wave. You have to buy all five waves to get all of the great religious prophets or overweight directors, for instance. They could even do a "build a figure" Maximate Buddha, Andre the Giant, or Zeus.

    Cartoon & Videogame polls

    in Minimates of Licenses Future

    Posted

    I'd like to see a classic NES set with Mario, Link, Simon Belmont, Megaman and Samus Aran.

    Licensing could be... problematic...

    I agree with that. Regarding cartoons, GI Joe Minimates would be great. I would personally like to see general "famous figures" minimates, though. Abe Lincoln, Jesus, Nietzsche, Elvis, Alfred Hitchcock. Now that's a five-pack that I would buy. :)

    Nestlé & the Hall of Justice!

    in DC & C3 Minimates

    Posted

    Darn.

    I fifgured it would they would be big, but seeing that giant Rowlf is really disheartening. :(

    Oh well. I'll just keep truckin' and see what I have to cut as time runs out (maybe Aquaman's pool).

    Anyways, I'll probably change the name of the thread to something more appropriate.

    I'll posts ome pics in the next couple days. (At this point it looks like a weird TV stand).

    If anyone has any suggestions I'm keeping an open mind as a month and a half isn't all that much.

    Well, you could buy a cheap, plain, plastic plate from Wal-Mart or the dollar store, spray paint it silver, print out the logo on a color printer, paste it to the silver table and spray some Tester's clear gloss enamel over it so that it would look semi-professional. Then, you prop it on top of a sturdy, cylindrical, but cheap hard plastic cup similarly spray-painted for the base. Don't know about chairs, but the Superfriends don't look like they could sit down easily, anyway.

    G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary

    in Other Toys & Collectables

    Posted

    OK...I am totally drooling over these! totally takes me back...are these prety easy to find on the pegs? I havent seen any here so I am wondering if they are easy to come by if I should happen to cave into temptation...past a few I already have coming as christmas gifts from a buddy lol

    Jeff of the Minis

    In some places, they are apparently easy to find. Around here. . .not so much. I have yet to see a wave 3 figure in the store. However, Snake Eyes (V2), Storm Shadow (V2), and hooded Cobra Commander are all over the place (these were packed with more than one per case, are not army builders, and were released with more than one wave, which is why they are easy to find).

    Here are some pics of the newest announced Joes for pre-order from BBTS: Torpedo, Rock n' Roll, and armor Cobra Commander/CG Fred VII:

    http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachment.p...tid=1701&d=

    Free Exclusive Web Armor Spider-Man Minimate Offer!

    in Marvel Minimates

    Posted

    So, if they said the cost of the products you're choosing from was, say $5 higher - and the shipping was $5 less, that would make the sale for you? You do realize pricing is just a game - whether the retailer chooses to show actual shipping or roll it into the price of the product makes no difference - just how the customer sees the charges.

    (I have an online retail background and have found customers will pay a higher price for a product to get 'free shipping' - all I did to get to the 'free shipping' was calculate the cost of shipping into the price the customer pays for the item. I'm just curious what others here say about this.)

    I could potentially be suckered into that (the free shipping deal on higher priced items). I try to compute shipping and price in my mind when I determine "cost," but really high shipping (like AFX has) somehow makes me more averse to buying. Its not that I'm offended that they are offering the higher cost, I just have a harder time making the justification to buy, and there is no rational reason that this should be the case, in itself.

    If AFX offered 5 dollar shipping on the Defenders set, I probably would have already bought it. But instead, I'm waiting to see it appear elsewhere for lower shipping. . .that's probably 3 measly bucks tops, but it does make a difference to me.

    It's Rogue. Ar. Oh. Gee. You. Eee.

    in Marvel Minimates

    Posted

    Hey karamazov80, we're neighbours!

    Indeed, though since this thread is about misspellings, I must correct your mistake spelling neighbors (just kidding)! You also made me realize that I spelled my city's name wrong, its obviously Baton ROGUE. And here I was, a part of the problem the whole time :no:

    Fightin' words?

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    Or is it just one of those things like pornography where: "you know it when you see it"?

    This pretty much sums it up :)

    I'd say block figures are probably best looked on as small, stylized interpretations of people. Rather than Action figures being much closer to a fully sculpted human figure.

    It's simply like difference between someone taking a photo of something and someone painting a picture, both are valid forms of art... both are the same subject they are just different mediums.

    T.

    Thanks for helping me out there TBT :thumbsup:

    A very lucid explanation.

    NFL thread

    in The Minimates' Arms

    Posted

    And Peyton picked my Bucs apart. :( 'sok. This week I expect to see Tampa pick up a new running back and we'll be back to take on the Titans! :D

    No offense, but nothing would make me happier than to see the Bucs lose every game for the rest of the season. . .because the 'Aints need all the help they can get to reach the playoffs.

    Fightin' words?

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    I think people have to remember these are block figures not action figures, when was the last time you bought newly released action figures for $7 for a pack of two?

    So, then there is a distinction to be made: "block figures" are different than "action figures." Can anyone tell me precisely what distinguishes them in the informed collector's lexicon (such as Artemis and TBT, who simply do not view them as 'action figures')? Is it the cube for a torso? If so, then are the Pocket Super Heroes action figures? Is it size? Is it durability (it seems like would be hard to "play" with Minimates without them constantly falling apart)? It can't be articulation, because Minimates have better articulation than lots of other "action figures." Is it all based on the licensing restrictions from DST? Or is it just one of those things like pornography where: "you know it when you see it"?

    This may be an "academic" issue, but I didn't initially know why "Artemis" didn't consider them action figures, as I consider them as much action figures as my GI Joes. But I guess I just don't know, and lord knows I don't want to embarrass myself any further by remaining ignorant on such an important matter. :confused:

    Fightin' words?

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    I just read this, and thought it was so true ;) :

    "Minimates, huh? I never really got the craze for them - sure, they're cute, but isn't a real action figure better?"

    http://www.oafe.net/artemis/bsgmmvpbg.php

    D'oh! He does then suggest that "their cuteness is kind of winning me over," but nonetheless, I thought this might be discussion-worthy. Are minimates somehow not "real" action figures? What defines a "real" action figure? Action poses, action like the Super Powers toys punching when you push their legs together, kids being able to play with them without their falling apart? Something else?

    And ultimately, is a "real" action figure better than an imposter? These are deep, philosophical questions, but questions that we, as Minimate fans, should not be afraid to ask if we are to reach the Minimate Nirvana state. . .

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