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Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: DarkKnight2k4 on November 1, 2007, 01:41 PM
Commander Praji - Sideshow Exclusive

(http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/2169_press01-001.jpg)

Up now HERE (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=2169)

Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Rune Haako on November 1, 2007, 01:53 PM
It looks nothing like him.

(http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/thumb/4/42/CommanderPraji.jpg/564px-CommanderPraji.jpg)
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Chris Wyman on November 1, 2007, 02:24 PM
I got mine ordered. True, it doesn't look exactly like him, but I think they did a good job. Remember, this is just the prototype which could be changed before the final release.

I was hoping for Vader just like everyone else, but I am fine with this one. They really do need to get to the Vader though. Hint Hint. ;)
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Oboewan on November 1, 2007, 02:52 PM
I got mine ordered. True, it doesn't look exactly like him, but I think they did a good job. Remember, this is just the prototype which could be changed before the final release.

I was hoping for Vader just like everyone else, but I am fine with this one. They really do need to get to the Vader though. Hint Hint. ;)

Yeah.. I bit my lip and ordered him too.  Praji used to be a favorite imp for my SWCCG decks in the beginning.  If I change my mind.. I can always cancel!

Jeff
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: evenflow on November 1, 2007, 02:55 PM
I ordered mine. At least its soemthing different, not something i was expecting.
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on November 1, 2007, 03:50 PM
I ordered mine. At least its soemthing different, not something i was expecting.

Thanks for the tip!  This was a surprise - had no idea they were making an imp officer.  I used reward points to knock $18 off the price, so that helps a little.  Wish you could use the gift cards on pre-orders.   :P
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: evenflow on November 1, 2007, 08:25 PM
It sold out already. I wonder how many people are going to be annoyed that it went up for sale without any notice.
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: DarkKnight2k4 on November 1, 2007, 08:39 PM
This is surprising.... But I have no regrets. It's not that impressive of a figure.
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on November 1, 2007, 10:32 PM
It sold out already. I wonder how many people are going to be annoyed that it went up for sale without any notice.

Really?  Wow. I was going to wait until tonight to see if I could use a gift card on it, but ordered just in case.  Whew!
Title: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: jadesfire on November 1, 2007, 10:53 PM
It sold out already. I wonder how many people are going to be annoyed that it went up for sale without any notice.

Here's one.  WTF???  I had no frickin' idea that this was coming....what, did SS jump in bed with GG and MR???  ::)
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Chris Wyman on November 2, 2007, 12:01 AM
It sold out already. I wonder how many people are going to be annoyed that it went up for sale without any notice.

Here's one.  WTF???  I had no frickin' idea that this was coming....what, did SS jump in bed with GG and MR???  ::)

RS.com reported last night to be sure to watch Sideshow's website today because they had a strong suspicion that they would be putting a Star Wars pre-order up sometime today. Also, if you go to Sideshow's website, they've got the special Spooktacular thing going on and in one of the featured video's, this guy says something about an officer dressed in black in our future which lead us to believe it might be Vader originally, but of course, it was literally an Imperial Officer.

If you remember, they did the same thing with the Ilum Padme. During SDCC I believe it was, they just released stuff with no times announced at all. You just had to stay on their site and keep refreshing the page. It's annoying, but as long as they sell out of stuff, I'm sure they'll keep doing it.

Sorry you missed out on that Beth. Jump on the Wait List....I'm sure you'll get one with all the people talking about canceling their pre-orders.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Jesse James on November 2, 2007, 12:25 AM
I got on the wait list...  It's a "Trooper" so I'm in.  Pricey though, yeesh...
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: BrentS on November 2, 2007, 01:17 AM
I'm just getting started with Sideshow, but this was an easy pass for me.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Daigo-Bah on November 2, 2007, 01:28 AM
I was surprised to see this; it's almost as though Sideshow isn't interested in advertising to as many people as possible, not to mention that if it sold out they probably could have made several hundred more.  I'm not interested in buying this one, but he looks pretty good (doesn't have to be Praji specifically though, could be any black-garbed Imp).  I just wish they'd figure out a way to keep the boots from flaring out like that.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Chris Wyman on November 2, 2007, 09:18 AM
You know, it is possible that Sideshow says it's SOLD OUT and then they really just make however many they need for the majority of the Wait List to get some and then everybody wins. Not having a production number right away would make this real easy every time they have a pre-order. Hmmm...something to think about.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on November 2, 2007, 09:26 AM
I was surprised to see this; it's almost as though Sideshow isn't interested in advertising to as many people as possible, not to mention that if it sold out they probably could have made several hundred more.  I'm not interested in buying this one, but he looks pretty good (doesn't have to be Praji specifically though, could be any black-garbed Imp).  I just wish they'd figure out a way to keep the boots from flaring out like that.

I think they are working with the Harley Davidson strategy of keeping their product relatively rare.  If they made enough for everyone, they'd probably A.) have leftover product from people that cancel and B.) have less demand due to the ease of picking these up whenever anyone wants to.  Seems odd, but they may sell more this way than if they catered to everyone.  Assuming they don't chase too many of us away.   :-\
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Darth Broem on November 2, 2007, 03:14 PM
Well I totally missed everything to do with this figure.  It was in the headlines on another site and I was like "Oh, had no idea about that."  Thankfully the figure was a background type and not a main one.  It looks like a good figure to me.  I would not pay the $60 plus for it but it's a nice officer IMO.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Matt_Fury on November 2, 2007, 03:21 PM
I was surprised to see this; it's almost as though Sideshow isn't interested in advertising to as many people as possible, not to mention that if it sold out they probably could have made several hundred more.  I'm not interested in buying this one, but he looks pretty good (doesn't have to be Praji specifically though, could be any black-garbed Imp).  I just wish they'd figure out a way to keep the boots from flaring out like that.

I think they are working with the Harley Davidson strategy of keeping their product relatively rare.  If they made enough for everyone, they'd probably A.) have leftover product from people that cancel and B.) have less demand due to the ease of picking these up whenever anyone wants to.  Seems odd, but they may sell more this way than if they catered to everyone.  Assuming they don't chase too many of us away.   :-\

I think their strategy to make less is good for them because they will sell every single one they make.  They would probably lose quite a bit of money if they ended up with overstock they had to sell.

Besides, I kind of like having limited items in my collection that I know not everyone will have...especially high quality items such as these figures.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: EdSolo on November 3, 2007, 01:43 PM
Well, I'm quite annoyed by this.  I have had a hard, long week and was not able to get on the net between about 9 AM EST on the 1st until about 4 PM on the 2nd, so I completely missed out, but placed a wait list order at that time.  A little notice would have been nice so I could have tried to plan for it.  I hope that my wait list goes through since I have a complete set of the SS 12" stuff and would hate to have to go to ebay for this one.  The worst part is that SS made this a two per person order.  It would have been nice if they would have limited a secret preorder to one per person.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on November 3, 2007, 10:51 PM
I'm betting a lot of the wait list people get their orders filled.  Wouldn't surprise me at all if they made this sound like a hugely limited run, then just increased production to account for the wait list folks.  manufacturers can't just make one more figure whenever they want - they have to run a production line of 'x' number of figures.  They probably sell one full production run, and if the wait list count gets big enough, they can order an extended production run.  Let's say they have to make 1,000 of these at a time.  If 1,000 sell and they have 900 wait listers, they can produce 1,000 more and be reasonably assured of selling the bulk of them.  If they only had 100 wait listers, it wouldn't make sense to product 1,000 more and be stuck with all the extras.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: ruiner on November 5, 2007, 11:38 AM
This line is headed for the *******....fast.

Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Darth Gamboa on November 9, 2007, 02:41 PM
Those who missed it don't give up, I got 2 exclusives in the past getting on wait lists.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on November 9, 2007, 05:06 PM
Those who missed it don't give up, I got 2 exclusives in the past getting on wait lists.

I've been able to get everything I wanted by hopping on the wait list.  I would definitely sign up if you want this figure!
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Matt_Fury on November 12, 2007, 07:30 PM
ed, I didn't mean to belittle your frustration.  I've only got Anakin, ROTS Obi-Wan Inclisive Darth Maul and a pre-order for the Exclusive ANH Obi-Wan.  If I were a completist on this line I might b frustrated as well.  I hope you luck out on the Wait List for this one.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: EdSolo on November 13, 2007, 05:20 AM
ed, I didn't mean to belittle your frustration.  I've only got Anakin, ROTS Obi-Wan Inclisive Darth Maul and a pre-order for the Exclusive ANH Obi-Wan.  If I were a completist on this line I might b frustrated as well.  I hope you luck out on the Wait List for this one.

I just wish I would have had a little notice on this one.  I had been away from a computer for around 24 hours so I didn't even see the potential heads up on RS until after the item was sold out.  I am hoping everyone who is complaining about the sculpt but ordered anyways ends up cancelling orders.  Worse comes to worse, there is always ebay.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Jesse James on December 4, 2007, 08:47 PM
Anyone else on the wait list get notice that these are back?  I never did the wait list before and wasn't even sure I wanted the figure, but my order I think went through without me knowing it...  I wasn't around on the weekend, and apparantly they mailed that more were available...

Does your order just go through?  That's how I read it, but I wasn't so sure.  Very odd.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on December 4, 2007, 09:21 PM
I think you have to give your credit card when you sign up for the wait list.  If someone cancels or their CC doesn't go thru, then they automatically charge you based on your CC information. That way they kind of guarantee that you will buy, though you can still cancel at this point.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Darth Gamboa on December 5, 2007, 10:31 AM
Yes, when you sign up for the wait list it's an automatic order when one becomes available and you're sent an e-mail confirming your activation.

This happened to me twice.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Jesse James on December 6, 2007, 02:49 AM
Yeah I read it closer...  It's slightly confusing, but apparantly you sign up fo rthe waitlist and your info is just billed when they come in like any other figure.  I just, essentially, have a pre-order at this point.  I'm counting him kind of as a "militaries of" figure.  Only reason I want him.

Very neat the wait list though, you just go on, and if one comes up you basically get it...  No gripes here. :)
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: EdSolo on December 6, 2007, 07:42 AM
It is good to see wait list orders being activiated.  Unfortunately for me, I'm probably pretty far down the list since I didn't even hear about the figure until about a day after it was released.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on December 6, 2007, 10:00 AM
It is good to see wait list orders being activiated.  Unfortunately for me, I'm probably pretty far down the list since I didn't even hear about the figure until about a day after it was released.

Unless you're a conspiracy theorist and think that they produce enough additional figures to take care of people on the wait list.  The factories usually run batches of product in set increments.  They never release the production counts of the non limited figures, so if batches can be made in groups of 200 let's say, then they can set up the initial run for 600 figs.  If they get another 200 wait listers, they can just up the production to 800, with mostly guaranteed sales.  I find it a little odd that they always sell out so quickly, then seem to fill so many wait listers.  Are that many initial buyers not able to purchase or cancelling their orders?  Seems a little unlikely to me.

I'd like to know if anyone who signed up for a wait list didn't get their figure...I've been on three wait lists so far and was able to get all three items, but maybe I've just been lucky.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: evenflow on December 6, 2007, 03:03 PM
I have been on non-stars waitlists and not got the item.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Jesse James on January 12, 2008, 04:10 AM
I just cancelled my order...  I figure this is one that might be found later for cheap, so I'm passing...  The figure's obscurity is neat, but not $60 neat.  I need to curtail random spending on stuff like this, so I just pulled the trigger and called off my order. :(  I'm sad, but this is the kind of thing that I just need to accept that I don't really need/want it that badly.

Had it been a Death Star Trooper or Fleet Trooper or something, I'd have held out, or even a recognizeable officer like Veers even.  Praji's just too obscure for me to buy at full price I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: AndyG on January 12, 2008, 06:47 AM
I just cancelled my order...  I figure this is one that might be found later for cheap, so I'm passing...  The figure's obscurity is neat, but not $60 neat. 

I was completing checkout yesterday for the waitlist and had exactly the same thoughts and didn't complete the order.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: DarkKnight2k4 on January 14, 2008, 08:30 AM
I cancelled mine 20 minutes after it went up when it came out. LoL.

This will be the one we find for $25 ...
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Mikey D on March 19, 2008, 03:44 PM
I just got my 15 day notice.  However, I'm thinking about canceling this one and trying to pick it up cheaper at a later date.
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Daigo-Bah on March 22, 2008, 01:30 PM
That's not a bad idea, guys- eBay gets some very common SSC figures for cheap.  The awesome Bib Fortuna can be had for as low as $35 or so on there, and I recently got the Bespin Luke for $50 shipped!
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: JediJman on March 22, 2008, 02:47 PM
Well, I guess that's 3-4 of them cancelled.  I'm keeping mine.  ;D
Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Angry Ewok on March 24, 2008, 05:48 PM
The awesome Bib Fortuna can be had for as low as $35 or so on there...

I just scored the Exclusive Edition Bib Fortuna for $43 shipped. It'll be my first Star Wars figure from Sideshow. I got outbid on the Exclusive Leia as Boush (it sold for a whopping $81 shipped!) and the Exclusive Salacious Crumb figure pack ($36 shipped). Now am back in the hunt for Leia and Salacious, and I have to find a decent price on the Exclusive Jabba and Throne...  :-X

Scratch that... picked up the Exclusive Boushh for $40.83... and I've got Sideshow's VERY LAST Jabba + Throne set aside for tomorrow.

Title: Re: Sideshow 12" Commander Praji
Post by: Angry Ewok on March 24, 2008, 10:11 PM
I'm only "kinda" interested in Praji, right now. Hard to get excited when he doesn't really have anyone to interact with, no stormtroopers, no Vader, etc.