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Newbies / Re: Vader's Fist Arrives
« on: April 30, 2006, 10:43 PM »
Jesse James: Yeah, I know JD isn't just about customs, I 've peaked into the other sections and have posted in them to. But alas i can't compare my collecting experiences with you guys cause of the following reasons.
1: I can't check out stores daily and my cash flow is somewhat eratic (but I am getting a summer job)
2: They seem to ship less stuff to Hawaii and not everything makes it to our stores.
3: Price scalpling sucks here, average figures are $7-15 in retaila and in the secondary markets (swapmeet)
4: Not one single Target on the island at all, plus Wal-mart restocks too infrequently and too eratically.
For example, found both a #41 Clone and a SAGA 06 AT-AT driver at the swapmeet today. $10 each, I had twenty so I just bought the clone, wanted both, but have other things I need to pay off to. If they were more abundant in the stores at $6-7 then I would buy more. On the average I pay $10 per figure. If I am lucky I'll find them on clearance or somebody is just getting rid of them for cheap. Happened only twice in the last 5 years. Also when your 15-17 years old it becomes harder to get your parents to buy stuff for you, plus they wouldn't let me get a job until this summer. So its pretty rough to find reasonably priced figures here, even loose ones are hard, they average $3-10 each (usually $6)
Everything here has an inflated value cause of shipping and the amount that gets here. The Target clones brought over by the dealers, usually went for $25 if your lucky - $40 each.
But all in all the biggest problem is availability. Hasbro is doing a bad job over all but Hawaii gets the worst of it because we are a island.
I am mostly looking for cheap or relativly cheap fodder for customs right now. I have lists on JD and FFURG of what I want, and of my limitations, so please help me I guarantee that what you guys and girls trade to me will be put to good use.
As for collecting, my Christmas was when ROTS first came out and just before the DVD came out, other than that I've seen nothing much. The amount of VOTC and VTSC is pitiful to. I only have one VOTC Boba Fett.
Thanks for the welcome and glad you guys liked my intro. Want more laughs? Look in the hey Hasbro section and read my post on the Han Solo/flight to Alderran thread.
1: I can't check out stores daily and my cash flow is somewhat eratic (but I am getting a summer job)
2: They seem to ship less stuff to Hawaii and not everything makes it to our stores.
3: Price scalpling sucks here, average figures are $7-15 in retaila and in the secondary markets (swapmeet)
4: Not one single Target on the island at all, plus Wal-mart restocks too infrequently and too eratically.
For example, found both a #41 Clone and a SAGA 06 AT-AT driver at the swapmeet today. $10 each, I had twenty so I just bought the clone, wanted both, but have other things I need to pay off to. If they were more abundant in the stores at $6-7 then I would buy more. On the average I pay $10 per figure. If I am lucky I'll find them on clearance or somebody is just getting rid of them for cheap. Happened only twice in the last 5 years. Also when your 15-17 years old it becomes harder to get your parents to buy stuff for you, plus they wouldn't let me get a job until this summer. So its pretty rough to find reasonably priced figures here, even loose ones are hard, they average $3-10 each (usually $6)
Everything here has an inflated value cause of shipping and the amount that gets here. The Target clones brought over by the dealers, usually went for $25 if your lucky - $40 each.
But all in all the biggest problem is availability. Hasbro is doing a bad job over all but Hawaii gets the worst of it because we are a island.
I am mostly looking for cheap or relativly cheap fodder for customs right now. I have lists on JD and FFURG of what I want, and of my limitations, so please help me I guarantee that what you guys and girls trade to me will be put to good use.
As for collecting, my Christmas was when ROTS first came out and just before the DVD came out, other than that I've seen nothing much. The amount of VOTC and VTSC is pitiful to. I only have one VOTC Boba Fett.
Thanks for the welcome and glad you guys liked my intro. Want more laughs? Look in the hey Hasbro section and read my post on the Han Solo/flight to Alderran thread.