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Collectibles => Other Collectibles => Topic started by: Morgbug on November 21, 2007, 02:52 PM
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Received an email notice that GG is sending out the PG gift(s) within the next week or so. I still don't have a clue what that entails so I guess it'll be an interesting "surprise". Not as cool as the Clone Commanders busts, but hey, maybe it'll still be something cool.
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I go tthe e-mail as well. Anyone else think its not going to be worth all the time it took to get it?
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I'm going with a pencil set....really....I have no expectations higher than that :-X.
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Anyone else think its not going to be worth all the time it took to get it?
I'd suggest Beth's expectations are set a little high on this one.
From the last rumors I heard, it's a collection of smallish stuff, so I expect I probably own most of what they're sending out. Now if they were to send out one of each of the chase bustups they've done, I'd be pretty happy even though I own almost all of them already. But I'd be mighty pleased if they sent me a box of a dozen bustups and there was a Gree and a BHS bustup in there. Yeah, not going to happen.
I'll say the following:
GG pen
GG eraser
GG golf ball
GG bumper sticker
GG screen saver program
three pack stormtrooper army builder pack pre-checked to ensure BHS not present except they'll miss one or two, both of which will go to PG members that are also RS members to ensure maximum exposure of the gaffe on the web.
Sound reasonable? ;)
Ok, maybe not fair but my expectations are low. I've got no real huge gripe with GG to be honest. They've got distribution issues at times as well as edition size issues, but I understand why they do that. I do like their product and have had decent luck obtaining many of the harder to find items. I've had reasonable luck with the raffles as well though not as good as some. Plus they're in a tough spot feeding the whiniest bunch of collectors known to mankind.
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Plus they're in a tough spot feeding the whiniest bunch of collectors known to mankind.
I never knew they carried Marvel stuff...I'll have to go check that out. :-*
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I'm going with the pic below as the gift, just for the times GG screwed us. :P
(http://theswca.com/images-misc/starcondoms.jpg)
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I like to think that the people at Gentle Giant are smart enough to know that if they make the gift really kick ass, it would go a long way towards boosting membership in the PG club.
But who the hell knows with that company...
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The announcement is out:
For our inaugural gift, as a Thank You for being part of our first year, we have included the following items:
Become a member of the Gentle Giant Bust-Ups collector army with this Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Clone Trooper Sergeant Bust-Up. The Premier Guild Membership gift is the only place these will be deployed.
Join the Gentle Giant Band with the Simpsons Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp Bust-Ups Assortment. Never before sold to the public, this set not only includes the 3 original members, Homer, Barney and Otto, but introduces Apu and Wiggum to the jam session.
While we here at Gentle Giant know things with our new site and our Premier Guild have gone through some growing pains, we're sure you've had your "kill" switch turned on at some point. Now with this Simpsons Killer Krusty Bust-Up, he can do the dirty work so you won't have to.
For all those long hours you sit in front of your computer refreshing your screen, do it next time with your mouse resting on its official Gentle Giant Premier Guild Mouse Pad.
When you're out at the next convention, take pride in showing you're a Gentle Giant Premier Guild member with the Gentle Giant Messenger Bag and Gentle Giant Premier Guild Dog Tag.
We hope you enjoy all these items that are part of the inaugural Gentle Giant Premier Guild Membership gift. We are already planning some great products for our continuing members of the Premier Guild.
Sincerely,
The Gentle Giant Ltd. Team
P.S. - For inquiring minds, the 2008 Premier Guild Membership Gift will be a Star Wars Clone Trooper Lieutenant Classics Bust. Stay tuned for more details.
So, um, yeah.
I'm ok with it in the sense that I collect bustups from both the Simpsons and from Star Wars, so the bustups are good for me. The Krusty with the knife is the variant version from the regular release. The other Simpsons bustup is fine by me too, as I'd have had to chase it to get the Homer for my collection.
Otherwise, meh. They did ok in my estimation, but I imagine many will not be as pleased as I am.
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Here's the gift package:
(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/ggltd/PGMgift.jpg)
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"When you're out at the next convention, take pride in showing you're a Gentle Giant Premier Guild member with the Gentle Giant Messenger Bag and Gentle Giant Premier Guild Dog Tag."
Do this and people will laugh at you for attempting to get their exclusive. :P
I have no problems with the gift at all.
Question though, aren't we getting 2008 PGM free? I remeber an email from GG stating that or am I crazy.
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Wow! A Gentle Giant Premier Guild Mouse Pad, I always wanted one. (http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/konfus/a010.gif)
The bag is nice tho.
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Sweet, a big pile of stuff I don't collect.
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"When you're out at the next convention, take pride in showing you're a Gentle Giant Premier Guild member with the Gentle Giant Messenger Bag and Gentle Giant Premier Guild Dog Tag."
Do this and people will laugh at you for attempting to get their exclusive. :P
I have no problems with the gift at all.
Question though, aren't we getting 2008 PGM free? I remeber an email from GG stating that or am I crazy.
I think the memberships for the people who first signed up were extened by three months since the club in the early days had nothing happening. So I think alot of the early members have the membershp until March '08 or somewhere near there.
As far as the gifts I have no problems with them; with the execption of the dog tags.
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Sweet, a big pile of stuff I don't collect.
I don't know how many people will be dumping stuff, but both of those Simpsons bustups should be worth something if they don't flood the market. The Krusty, as I mentioned, is the variant version (even though it's the pictured version) from that series and the band set is an expanded version not available at retail that I know of. So it should be a bonus to Simpsons collectors that for the most part probably weren't PGM members.
I don't recall seeing the clone bustup available previously, though that doesn't mean it wasn't. I'd buy it off you if I wasn't already a PG member. I'm willing to bet you can ebay or otherwise sell it quite easily.
The mousepad and dog tags are largely useless to me, but the bag is nice and they did a good job of keeping it relatively nondescript. At least it doesn't scream I'm a geek that throws money around frivolously in any sort of obvious way. It coulda been way worse and for someone that also collects bustups, it's pretty good.
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Sweet, a big pile of stuff I don't collect.
Well i am in agreement with you. I am sure it will all end up on ebay. Not interested in any of it.
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Got my gift today. Not bad at all. The bag is pretty cool.
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I had hopes of putting the bust-ups on ebay but its not even worth the trouble. They are not selling even with a .99 bid.
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So if my GG memebership started in April 2007, will I be offered the exclusive member bust in 2008??
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Well wadda ya know, I come home from work & my GG gift stuff was waiting for me. About bloody time, I needed that mouse pad! :D
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Anyone still need this stuff? I've got the whole Gift pack available for any reasonable offer.
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NEW Premier Guild Program and Benefits (https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/blog)
Listed below are the incentives and benefits for the NEW Premier Guild Membership. You may have seen some changes on the website but most of the changes will be activated no later than MARCH 2ND, 2009.
If you have renewed your membership recently, please disregard the note that says you are eligible for the EP II Blue Clone Classics Bust. Once we have thethe pre-order mpdule set for this year's gift we will notify you via email and post a blog.
Premier Guild Membership 2009
Incentives and Benefits
Cost: $60 annual fee plus shipping & handling of free gift
2009 Free Gift Options: Animated Clone Wars Rex (realistic version) Mini Bust
or a Gold Electroplated Vader Helmet
Membership changes are officially effective on March 2, 2009
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I'll take the Rex. I think doing an actual mini-bust is a massive step in the right direction, but I wish it wasn't clone wars.
Although, I am very glad that it's not animation styled. I definitely won't be picking up any of those.
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I'm out. I agree with you Rob the minibust is an excellent decision, but the Rex doesn't fit my wants. I'm curious about the Vader but not so much I'll re-up with the PGM. It'll probably cause me some grief down the road with other exclusives, but I'll live.
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I'm definitely in.
Rex aside, the first year I won the Commander 5-pack raffle and last year I was able to buy the Airborne Trooper, the UK Galactic Marine, SDCC Anakin, and Japanese Holo Qui-Gon without incident, for cost.
I personally think it's very worth it - although the more people that opt out the better for me I suppose... I expect that it'll be a lot more crowded this year trying to order these exclusives after the conventions.
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I agree that there's been a tremendous benefit for me over the past two years as well. I certainly did better than most in the raffles too, with the b/w Vader maquette and the Commander 5 pack. I also scored what I wanted this year without hassle I believe.
I'm just not that excited with this year's releases, mostly because I don't collect their lines, even the mini-busts, as broadly as you do. There's only a couple of busts I'm interested in anyway and of the exclusives, I'm only mildly interested in the Fett from SDCC. But $60 membership means I'm looking at paying $120 for the SDCC exclusive ($60 for the bust, $60 for the membership), probably more than I'd otherwise pay on ebay. True, I'd get one of the membership gifts (this year's sucked ass and I didn't even order it) but I don't want the Rex bust and the Vader helmet thing is too iffy without seeing it in advance.
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My Vader addiction caused my ears to perk up when I heard/read about the Gold Vader helmet. Any guesses as to what this could be? Perhaps something similar in scale to the Riddell helmet from a few years ago?
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That's sort of my guess Jesse, but I don't know any details. I'm guessing GG might have picked up the helmet license from Master Replicas for the mini helmets (that MR got from Riddell). I'm sure somebody must know some of the details, but I haven't really gone looking.
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I'm out.
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Loser forgets to turn off auto renew?
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At least you get a legitimate mini-bust this year that you could probably sell for most of the price of admission if you're not into it.
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I'm out.
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Loser forgets to turn off auto renew?
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At least you get a legitimate mini-bust this year that you could probably sell for most of the price of admission if you're not into it.
Yeah, and I know who you could sell it to. ;)
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I'm out.
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Loser forgets to turn off auto renew?
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Uh oh! :P