TheSecondComing
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Post by TheSecondComing on Sept 2, 2014 21:26:32 GMT -5
Mine came in a bigger box but the packaging was in bad shape still.
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June
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Post by June on Sept 2, 2014 21:50:57 GMT -5
9 out of 10 people that collect MOC are doing it for the wrong reason, that reason being for resale value. I find it to be a bit foolish to invest in objects that are mass produced, and take up so much space.
The people here that are crying and complaining to amazon are basically crying because they are not going to be able to scalp this product on the secondary marker, and are spoiling it for people that purchase to collect or play, and not as a silly investment. Let's see if we get any future amazon exclusives
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Post by Mox on Sept 2, 2014 21:57:53 GMT -5
9 out of 10 people that collect MOC are doing it for the wrong reason, that reason being for resale value. I find it to be a bit foolish to invest in objects that are mass produced, and take up so much space. I suspect there is a certain satisfaction looking at a MOC collection and thinking about how much it's worth. I like to see shirts and belts on figures, personally.
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Post by whatitdew on Sept 2, 2014 22:03:27 GMT -5
the trick i use is to order more than 1 thing from amazon so that makes them put it in a larger box, never had an issue.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 22:28:43 GMT -5
While you shouldnt have to, just an idea....why not try to order something bigger that would use a bigger box and have Amazon ship both together? That's what I did, so I'm hoping on Thursday that the package won't be destroyed. For people complaining about others being mad about the carding they are getting - off. Just because you open your figures and play with them, pose them, display them, etc., does not mean that everyone does or should. While I could understand if this was an issue of a soft corner, or light creasing, it does not seem to be the case for a lot of members. Getting a figure that is so crushed or bent that it is essentially already open is ridiculous, regardless of the price that was paid. How dare people expect that a box a half inch to an inch longer be used, especially when Amazon has such a variety of boxes to ship with. I have gotten figures that were protected like fine china, and others that were literally folded and flattened to fit in a tiny box with no packing material. This seems to have very much to do with who is packaging the figures to ship, as I believe some people did receive MOC figures. Also, just because carding and card both start with the same four letters doesn't mean they have anything to do with each other, or that people who collect MOC are doing so specifically for packaging/carding art. But then, hey, it's easy to just throw some of your usual garbage snark into a conversation, huh? Dude you just brought a whole bunch of garbage snark to the discussion. How can you sit there and type out that long diatribe when you are just perpetuating it? The amount of complaints are mostly from the moc collectors because they paid money for what they thought was a good investment. Admittedly, I'm a loose collector. So I'll never know the frustration that ppl have when they encounter situations such as this. You said that the ppl who complain about ppl being upset should essentially F**k off. That's incredibly condescending considering that you yourself are complaining over ppl complaining. Now if I were to tell you the exact same thing, the hammer of the ban variety would come crashing down so hard and swift it'd make my head spin. But I won't. Because I have more respect for ppl regardless of how uninspired their complaints are. Good luck on Thursday, regardless. The figure is ten different shades of badass in or out of the package.
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Post by Fave on Sept 2, 2014 22:56:11 GMT -5
Yeah I don't know anyone who collects MOC other than to scalp those figures once they increase in value. For that reason alone I don't sympathize for those people. Not to say there isn't people here who collect MOC without intentions to re-sell..in which case I don't see how you can enjoy the figures that way but to each their own.
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Post by cptbobix on Sept 2, 2014 23:01:17 GMT -5
That's what I did, so I'm hoping on Thursday that the package won't be destroyed. For people complaining about others being mad about the carding they are getting - off. Just because you open your figures and play with them, pose them, display them, etc., does not mean that everyone does or should. While I could understand if this was an issue of a soft corner, or light creasing, it does not seem to be the case for a lot of members. Getting a figure that is so crushed or bent that it is essentially already open is ridiculous, regardless of the price that was paid. How dare people expect that a box a half inch to an inch longer be used, especially when Amazon has such a variety of boxes to ship with. I have gotten figures that were protected like fine china, and others that were literally folded and flattened to fit in a tiny box with no packing material. This seems to have very much to do with who is packaging the figures to ship, as I believe some people did receive MOC figures. Also, just because carding and card both start with the same four letters doesn't mean they have anything to do with each other, or that people who collect MOC are doing so specifically for packaging/carding art. But then, hey, it's easy to just throw some of your usual garbage snark into a conversation, huh? Dude you just brought a whole bunch of garbage snark to the discussion. How can you sit there and type out that long diatribe when you are just perpetuating it? The amount of complaints are mostly from the moc collectors because they paid money for what they thought was a good investment. Admittedly, I'm a loose collector. So I'll never know the frustration that ppl have when they encounter situations such as this. You said that the ppl who complain about ppl being upset should essentially F**k off. That's incredibly condescending considering that you yourself are complaining over ppl complaining. Now if I were to tell you the exact same thing, the hammer of the ban variety would come crashing down so hard and swift it'd make my head spin. But I won't. Because I have more respect for ppl regardless of how uninspired their complaints are. Good luck on Thursday, regardless. The figure is ten different shades of badass in or out of the package. You are more than welcome to say what you want to me or anyone else as long as it is within the TOS of this site. I don't report or go running to anyone when people disagree with me. I am aware of who is doing the complaining, and they should. If I get the figure, and it is crushed, I will also complain. I am tired of seeing the same mass of loose collectors whining about how it is MOC collectors' faults that we might never get another Amazon exclusive and such. I'm not sure what specific garbage snark I wrote, but if you point it out, I may consider revising it. I don't post in every thread trying to irk people constantly (this comment is not directed at you, as I have no idea who you are), so no need to white knight if you don't have an actual point about my snark. These types of threads are obviously not for people who open their figures, thus the general attitude of "deal with it" adds nothing and ticks a lot of people off. Your comments about "good investment" add to the hate against MOC collectors. I am willing to bet that most of us don't collect MOC as an investment, but rather because that is how we prefer our figures, just as you prefer loose. Now, if you display your figures, but were upset about the usual paint smudges and dings that are highlighted in an open figure and posted about it, wouldn't you get tired of people saying useless things like "it's a toy, it's supposed to get messed up" and the like?
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Post by cptbobix on Sept 2, 2014 23:04:29 GMT -5
Yeah I don't know anyone who collects MOC other than to scalp those figures once they increase in value. For that reason alone I don't sympathize for those people. Not to say there isn't people here who collect MOC without intentions to re-sell..in which case I don't see how you can enjoy the figures that way but to each their own. Nice to meet you, now you do. I don't understand why it is so hard to imagine that some people like the way figures look MOC, or prefer the ways they can be displayed as opposed to loose figures. MOC is also much easier to dust, keep clean, at least in my opinion. Why is opening the figures the only way to enjoy them? Do you play with yours? That's totally fine, but how I, or many others, would like to use the things we buy for our hobby is different. Contrary to wfigs logic, different does not equal wrong.
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Post by Fave on Sept 2, 2014 23:18:50 GMT -5
Yeah I don't know anyone who collects MOC other than to scalp those figures once they increase in value. For that reason alone I don't sympathize for those people. Not to say there isn't people here who collect MOC without intentions to re-sell..in which case I don't see how you can enjoy the figures that way but to each their own. Nice to meet you, now you do. I don't understand why it is so hard to imagine that some people like the way figures look MOC, or prefer the ways they can be displayed as opposed to loose figures. MOC is also much easier to dust, keep clean, at least in my opinion. Why is opening the figures the only way to enjoy them? Do you play with yours? That's totally fine, but how I, or many others, would like to use the things we buy for our hobby is different. Contrary to wfigs logic, different does not equal wrong. Well, they are meant to be opened but I can appreciate the way they look MOC as I did at one point have a wall dedicated to MOC figures. Obviously just looking at them wasn't enough for me so I do open all my figures now but they go straight to my display posed how I would like, similar to the majority. My post wasn't aimed at people who keep their figures on card for the reasons you mentioned but just something I noticed amongst the past few threads on this issue. A handful of people openly admitted that at one point they planned to re-sell and would not be satisfied with what they received for this reason.
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Post by mankind on Sept 2, 2014 23:47:28 GMT -5
If it was bent I could understand but your mankind basically arrived open for you. If mine came like that this would be me calling Amazon
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Post by The Mask of Truth on Sept 3, 2014 0:05:48 GMT -5
I called Amazon.... and told them to ignore all the complaints by grown men collecting toys, and keep bringing us more awesome exclusives!
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Post by mankind on Sept 3, 2014 0:12:49 GMT -5
I called Amazon.... and told them to ignore all the complaints by grown men collecting toys, and keep bringing us more awesome exclusives! so you were the one that they put me on hold to talk to:-)
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Post by jayrod2009 on Sept 3, 2014 0:14:15 GMT -5
9 out of 10 people that collect MOC are doing it for the wrong reason, that reason being for resale value. I find it to be a bit foolish to invest in objects that are mass produced, and take up so much space. The people here that are crying and complaining to amazon are basically crying because they are not going to be able to scalp this product on the secondary marker, and are spoiling it for people that purchase to collect or play, and not as a silly investment. Let's see if we get any future amazon exclusives I am a loose collector. The point of the post was that they are still shipping damaged. The reason they suddenly were unavailable to ship was due to a lot of complaints about items being received in such horrible condition. When you pay for an item, you expect for it to come in good condition. I understand shelf ware and things do happen during the shipping process. But this really pisses me off.
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Post by The Mask of Truth on Sept 3, 2014 1:04:06 GMT -5
I called Amazon.... and told them to ignore all the complaints by grown men collecting toys, and keep bringing us more awesome exclusives! so you were the one that they put me on hold to talk to:-) So... is that supposed to be me in the picture? Haha
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Post by joe nice on Sept 3, 2014 2:37:14 GMT -5
Im just glad the figure came out and had the chance to buy it. Dont really care abought the package being bent.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 6:19:42 GMT -5
You are more than welcome to say what you want to me or anyone else as long as it is within the TOS of this site. I don't report or go running to anyone when people disagree with me. I am aware of who is doing the complaining, and they should. If I get the figure, and it is crushed, I will also complain. I am tired of seeing the same mass of loose collectors whining about how it is MOC collectors' faults that we might never get another Amazon exclusive and such. I'm not sure what specific garbage snark I wrote, but if you point it out, I may consider revising it. I don't post in every thread trying to irk people constantly (this comment is not directed at you, as I have no idea who you are), so no need to white knight if you don't have an actual point about my snark. These types of threads are obviously not for people who open their figures, thus the general attitude of "deal with it" adds nothing and ticks a lot of people off. Your comments about "good investment" add to the hate against MOC collectors. I am willing to bet that most of us don't collect MOC as an investment, but rather because that is how we prefer our figures, just as you prefer loose. Now, if you display your figures, but were upset about the usual paint smudges and dings that are highlighted in an open figure and posted about it, wouldn't you get tired of people saying useless things like "it's a toy, it's supposed to get messed up" and the like? Maybe investment wasn't the right word for it. I have a Buddy who collects moc for the sole purpose of the box art. This guy has Masters of the Universe stuff from way back in the day that looks like it just came out. He doesn't plan on selling them because a lot of the stuff he has is from his childhood. You know what...agreed... investment really wasn't the right word. I see where you're coming from in the frustration dept. I really do. I just don't agree with what you said because all you did was perpetuate this complaining nonsense by complaining. I see where one would be upset if something they spent money on is bent and broken all to hell. But as far as toy packaging, its not my cup of tea to keep it moc. I dunno man. It seems to me that the person trying to be a white knight in this situation was you with your "f*** off" and "usual garbage snark" comments. Everyone on this board will never agree with each other and, yes it does aggravate me when loose(and moc, for that matter) decide to show their arse with some back handed comments about whether someone is right or wrong by freeing mofos from their plastic prisons or not. I just choose to stay away from all of that unnecessary drama (which I ironically find myself in now). And to answer your question about smudges and whatnot, if I see a smudge or a paint chip, I will sand it down and repaint it. Maybe I totally read your initial post wrong. And if I did, I apologize. I won't deny that I f*** up all the time. This certainly won't be the last.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 6:32:39 GMT -5
While you shouldnt have to, just an idea....why not try to order something bigger that would use a bigger box and have Amazon ship both together? That's pretty good, I might even try that. Thanks!
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Post by dakis on Sept 3, 2014 6:41:30 GMT -5
Mine was bent to shreds. I collect loose so I really didn't care but my first thought was "man there are gonna be a lot of mad people on wfigs."
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Post by attitudesback on Sept 3, 2014 16:12:21 GMT -5
Funny because my Flair arrived perfectly boxed today. Maybe it's just pot luck or these are genuinely damaged cases due to the age of the things. They aren't brand new figures at the end of the day.
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Post by Roman Bellic on Sept 3, 2014 16:26:10 GMT -5
This is like the great HBK pube controversy. 2 things: 1. How would you known about the HBK Controversy (which was 1-3 year old controversy mind you) if you joined on Jan 5, 2014? and don't give me "i lurk on these forums" excuse 2. How does what you're referencing comes close (even at all) to a "controversy"?
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