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Rondesmo said:
If you are a Ghostbuster die hardcore fan, this is the piece to own. But damned, the retail + shipping prices are insane.

The hobby had changed a lot these last ten years. I remember when i begun to buy my first SW collectibles back to 2008, a lot of stuff was very affordable. In 2013, i bought DX08 168 euros and DX09 182 euros new in box, and the figures were already on the market for more than a year.

Now it seems that everything is sold out in PO in a few weeks. You really have to jump on it when it comes out because the secondary market is crazy nowadays.
I feel it really reduces the fun factor...
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the PO trend allowed shops to give "discounts" for preorders (usually 5%-10%), this allows manufacturers to estimate the potential sales and ramp up/cut down the production, so unless it's mass produced items like Hot Wheels or Hasbro, the number of production for many items will be limited to meet most pre-orders and the rest goes into open market.

so naturally once the item is out it usually is sold out very soon, sometimes they sold out on preorders. Because no one wants to get stuck with 10 units of merchandise worth $1500 a piece.
 
I have never flip flopped this much about whether or not to buy a toy. There are some things I have seen on the recent videos that I'm not crazy about and I think the price is ridiculous. But I gotta have it. It basically completes the set of the BTTF figures with the Delorean along and the Blitzway Ghostbusters figures with the Ecto that I would otherwise feel is incomplete:gah:



Anyway, BBTS has one left. It doesn't seem like a lot were made beyond what was preordered.
 
TurdFurgusonsHat said:
I have never flip flopped this much about whether or not to buy a toy. There are some things I have seen on the recent videos that I'm not crazy about and I think the price is ridiculous. But I gotta have it. It basically completes the set of the BTTF figures with the Delorean along and the Blitzway Ghostbusters figures with the Ecto that I would otherwise feel is incomplete:gah:



Anyway, BBTS has one left. It doesn't seem like a lot were made beyond what was preordered.
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It is looking like this will be somewhat rare in the future. I'm still shocked a company actually made one this size as i would have bet money nobody would have.


I might have finally found a place for it after moving some things around. See if it will actually work after it arrives.
 
subzro said:
It is looking like this will be somewhat rare in the future. I'm still shocked a company actually made one this size as i would have bet money nobody would have.


I might have finally found a place for it after moving some things around. See if it will actually work after it arrives.
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I have no idea where mine will end up. Some rearranging will probably be in order. Ideally I think I want to have the Ecto, Delorean, and their respective characters next to each other. I have noticed that the Ecto definitely looks better in dimmer lighting conditions than it does harsh bright light.
 
In 2016 SDCC we saw the Ecto on display; I HAD TO HAVE IT PERIOD!!!

I waited and as the Ecto made its way to numerous cons more and more videos sold it to me then ever before and when the pre-order day came out, I waited a week and decided to jump into the cold water knowing that after a few minutes I had made the right decision...

So anyone who has waited all this time to still go back and forth with: ? Should I still get it???? Or ? The lights, Chrome or its to toy looking...? those skeptics will miss out...

?Regret?

?Daddy.... What does Regret mean????

Well Son...A funny thing about Regret is that its better to Regret something that you have done then to Regret something you haven?t done...?

??Taken from the song...?Satan? by Orbital...??

This part of the song reminds me of that movie...?Yes Man?

Just say yes...

Get the damn Ecto...

Don?t Regret it later...

Like those woman we all missed out on...Now that?s Regret!!!
 
It's understandable this is expensive, due to the size and the number of parts that had to be created. Customers and viewers alike are wowed by the scale and sheer number of parts.


However, from the start this looked more like a toy than a model, and John Deak's multitude of close up shots really show how plasticky it is, especially noticable inside.

Plus there are sticker issues, such as the lifting or misalignment at the far left edge here:

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And the two blemishes here, to the left of his chin and lower down near the red circle:

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The use of stickers seems like a quick, cheap option. Couldn't the images have been printed onto the pieces, the way it appears Supermad applied the images to their Blade Runner whisky bottle?
 
Asta said:
It's understandable this is expensive, due to the size and the number of parts that had to be created. Customers and viewers alike are wowed by the scale and sheer number of parts.


However, from the start this looked more like a toy than a model, and John Deak's multitude of close up shots really show how plasticky it is, especially noticable inside.

Plus there are sticker issues, such as the lifting or misalignment at the far left edge here:

85071048_565234560731051_7319328213228847104_o.jpg


And the two blemishes here, to the left of his chin and lower down near the red circle:

84823770_565234660731041_8385925548110512128_o.jpg



The use of stickers seems like a quick, cheap option. Couldn't the images have been printed onto the pieces, the way it appears Supermad applied the images to their Blade Runner whisky bottle?
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I agree with you that some of the parts look rather cheap on video and I'm not happy with the changes made to the electronics, the background noise made when running the lights, or the removal of the siren sound in favor of bring your own sound. I could do that using a bluetooth speaker and my phone if I wanted. It just doesn't look to be a good value for the price.

The problem is over here in the US it seems to be pretty much sold out already. All the usual retailers that I am aware of are now either sold out or not carrying it. I would have liked to have seen and read more reviews and in hand impressions but there just wasn't time. Based on the high cost and the fact that it's already sold out I don't think many were made so had to act. If the numbers are as low as I think and Afterlife is a good film and proves popular the aftermarket price on this could be silly, and it's not really the type of thing I want to try buying second hand anyway.
 
TurdFurgusonsHat said:
I agree with you that some of the parts look rather cheap on video and I'm not happy with the changes made to the electronics, the background noise made when running the lights, or the removal of the siren sound in favor of bring your own sound. I could do that using a bluetooth speaker and my phone if I wanted. It just doesn't look to be a good value for the price.

The problem is over here in the US it seems to be pretty much sold out already. All the usual retailers that I am aware of are now either sold out or not carrying it. I would have liked to have seen and read more reviews and in hand impressions but there just wasn't time. Based on the high cost and the fact that it's already sold out I don't think many were made so had to act. If the numbers are as low as I think and Afterlife is a good film and proves popular the aftermarket price on this could be silly, and it's not really the type of thing I want to try buying second hand anyway.
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Have you seen his close up photos? He posted over fifty of them here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneSixthSociety/permalink/2728619563890137/


Trouble is it's a group, so you have to be a member.


Now also isn't a good time if you have issues and need replacements, since the problems in China have meant that factories are closed and the post is taking much longer due to the loss of manpower. Though those are minor first world issues compared to the real crisis.
 

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