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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 17:44:03 GMT -5
Ah yeah. Maybe I shouldn't buy into these lol. I'd mainly want to buy each set whole. I'd likely open them too. They're worth it. Well...mostly. My advice is go in on the new wave for sure, its a tremendous set full of heavy hitters and its reasonably priced. Something it most definitely WONT be in a month or so. The boxset is mid range. If you look around enough you can probably find it for a price you are comfortable paying. Now the Jubilee wave.....patience. Thats about all i can say there. Stryfe is the only debut character in the proper wave, and hes the most affordable for now. There are other versions of Storm and Magneto you can get cheaper. Jubilee herself could be worth the investment if you find the right deal, but i just think that she will get another release eventually. But, i wholeheartedly think you should jump on this new wave for sure. Ah. See Cyclops and Magneto would be my biggest wants. Followed by Jubilee. Could care less about storm or wolvie. The first class I could pass on also. But this new set is ridiculous good.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 1, 2016 17:55:49 GMT -5
They're worth it. Well...mostly. My advice is go in on the new wave for sure, its a tremendous set full of heavy hitters and its reasonably priced. Something it most definitely WONT be in a month or so. The boxset is mid range. If you look around enough you can probably find it for a price you are comfortable paying. Now the Jubilee wave.....patience. Thats about all i can say there. Stryfe is the only debut character in the proper wave, and hes the most affordable for now. There are other versions of Storm and Magneto you can get cheaper. Jubilee herself could be worth the investment if you find the right deal, but i just think that she will get another release eventually. But, i wholeheartedly think you should jump on this new wave for sure. Ah. See Cyclops and Magneto would be my biggest wants. Followed by Jubilee. Could care less about storm or wolvie. The first class I could pass on also. But this new set is ridiculous good. Another point of interest for you is that they announced a second Xmen set for later in the year. Which features Cyclops and Colossus along with debut figures for Dazzler, Shatterstar, Polaris,and Sunfire. So ,getting in on the ground floor with this X wave that just went up, could be a good move as it sets the foundation in case we get even more X related waves in 2017.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 18:00:23 GMT -5
Ah. See Cyclops and Magneto would be my biggest wants. Followed by Jubilee. Could care less about storm or wolvie. The first class I could pass on also. But this new set is ridiculous good. Another point of interest for you is that they announced a second Xmen set for later in the year. Which features Cyclops and Colossus along with debut figures for Dazzler, Shatterstar, Polaris,and Sunfire. So ,getting in on the ground floor with this X wave that just went up, could be a good move as it sets the foundation in case we get even more X related waves in 2017. That's one of the main things I'm worried about. I remember the jubilee wave, and the box set and just didn't figure anything else would come of it. Now they're making these two waves, but with how odd marvel is about x-men anymore I wasn't sure if this would wind up it or not.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 1, 2016 18:09:04 GMT -5
Another point of interest for you is that they announced a second Xmen set for later in the year. Which features Cyclops and Colossus along with debut figures for Dazzler, Shatterstar, Polaris,and Sunfire. So ,getting in on the ground floor with this X wave that just went up, could be a good move as it sets the foundation in case we get even more X related waves in 2017. That's one of the main things I'm worried about. I remember the jubilee wave, and the box set and just didn't figure anything else would come of it. Now they're making these two waves, but with how odd marvel is about x-men anymore I wasn't sure if this would wind up it or not. Just my opinion here, so don't take it as gospel, but i believe the majority of the Fox/Marvel/Hasbro unofficial (but secretly official) embargo has kind of peaked. I noticed an interview with Mezco concerning their One:12 line of figures. They said that Xmen and all related characters are "on the table" as options at this point. The ONLY Marvel property they are not allowed merchandising rights to is the Fantastic Four and related characters. So,I'm thinking we are probably in the launching stages of getting at least one wave of Xmen in the annual ML rotation from here on. Again, strictly speculation, but i think thats where we are.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 18:12:15 GMT -5
That's one of the main things I'm worried about. I remember the jubilee wave, and the box set and just didn't figure anything else would come of it. Now they're making these two waves, but with how odd marvel is about x-men anymore I wasn't sure if this would wind up it or not. Just my opinion here, so don't take it as gospel, but i believe the majority of the Fox/Marvel/Hasbro unofficial (but secretly official) embargo has kind of peaked. I noticed an interview with Mezco concerning their One:12 line of figures. They said that Xmen and all related characters are "on the table" as options at this point. The ONLY Marvel property they are not allowed merchandising rights to is the Fantastic Four and related characters. So,I'm thinking we are probably in the launching stages of getting at least one wave of Xmen in the annual ML rotation from here on. Again, strictly speculation, but i think thats where we are. That would make the jubilee and first class sets worth it to me. Especially to get bafs of bigger characters and have a wide assortment of characters. I just really don't want to wind up with 75 wolverine figures either.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 1, 2016 18:19:49 GMT -5
Just my opinion here, so don't take it as gospel, but i believe the majority of the Fox/Marvel/Hasbro unofficial (but secretly official) embargo has kind of peaked. I noticed an interview with Mezco concerning their One:12 line of figures. They said that Xmen and all related characters are "on the table" as options at this point. The ONLY Marvel property they are not allowed merchandising rights to is the Fantastic Four and related characters. So,I'm thinking we are probably in the launching stages of getting at least one wave of Xmen in the annual ML rotation from here on. Again, strictly speculation, but i think thats where we are. That would make the jubilee and first class sets worth it to me. Especially to get bafs of bigger characters and have a wide assortment of characters. I just really don't want to wind up with 75 wolverine figures either. Wolverine hoarding is a risk with anybX related line. Lol....i can list 5 necessary Wolverine iterations i deem crucial to a collection. But somehow they can find a way to do those 75 when given the chance. Lol....i agree with you about Jubilee honestly. I clamored for her for lord knows how many years. Toybiz, Hasbros early years......only for them to go the BAF route with a nearly impossible to find exclusive wave. She's an essential piece i would pony up the money for if i had it. I do still hold onto hope that we'll get her in her blue/yellow strike team outfit someday.....in the main line...................one can hope its not some SDCC set.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 18:24:06 GMT -5
That would make the jubilee and first class sets worth it to me. Especially to get bafs of bigger characters and have a wide assortment of characters. I just really don't want to wind up with 75 wolverine figures either. Wolverine hoarding is a risk with anybX related line. Lol....i can list 5 necessary Wolverine iterations i deem crucial to a collection. But somehow they can find a way to do those 75 when given the chance. Lol....i agree with you about Jubilee honestly. I clamored for her for lord knows how many years. Toybiz, Hasbros early years......only for them to go the BAF route with a nearly impossible to find exclusive wave. She's an essential piece i would pony up the money for if i had it. I do still hold onto hope that we'll get her in her blue/yellow strike team outfit someday.....in the main line...................one can hope its not some SDCC set. I just mainly don't want to jump into it and then end up with 20 something odd characters for marvel to be like.. well enjoy that's all. Lol. I'm still slightly pissed about how they did the 3.75 line back when.
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 1, 2016 21:01:27 GMT -5
The comic shop I go to has a fair selection of ML's - though they're all heinously overpriced....they have all but Fury and BP from the Giant Man wave...naturally... Someone posted from a comic shop here somewhere in the States that they had gotten the Giant Man wave, and while the others were reasonably priced, Fury was $40 and Panther was $60. Just ridiculous.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jun 1, 2016 21:29:04 GMT -5
Someone posted from a comic shop here somewhere in the States that they had gotten the Giant Man wave, and while the others were reasonably priced, Fury was $40 and Panther was $60. Just ridiculous. I'm dealing with a place that's selling Lady Beetle for $50 AUD. Yeah. Whoa! And she was essentially the pegwarmer in that set. How much were they charging for Venom and Gwen?!?
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 1, 2016 21:38:15 GMT -5
I'm dealing with a place that's selling Lady Beetle for $50 AUD. Yeah. Whoa! And she was essentially the pegwarmer in that set. How much were they charging for Venom and Gwen?!? Yeah, that's insane. Wasp is the peg warmer around here from the set, but there's no way She Beetle is worth that. She's a GREAT figure, but -- not for that price.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jun 1, 2016 23:22:14 GMT -5
Whoa! And she was essentially the pegwarmer in that set. How much were they charging for Venom and Gwen?!? The ones I bought on FCBD? Same price - very strange. With the discount I got, I paid $34 each, which beat any other option I had. Huh. That is strange. I would have figured they'd be charging more for the highly sought after figures if they're gouging you that much for the lesser-wanted characters. I luck out here. My LCS usually only charges 2-3 dollars above retail. They're holding Nuke and Black Panther for me until payday and they're $22.99 a piece. I'm going for it because A) with my store discount they'll only come out to like a buck more (after tax) than if I found them at Walmart. and B) None of the bazillion Walmarts in my area have stocked the wave yet.
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 1, 2016 23:39:28 GMT -5
Yeah, that's insane. Wasp is the peg warmer around here from the set, but there's no way She Beetle is worth that. She's a GREAT figure, but -- not for that price. That's Australia for you when it comes to ML, sadly. Huh. That is strange. I would have figured they'd be charging more for the highly sought after figures if they're gouging you that much for the lesser-wanted characters. I luck out here. My LCS usually only charges 2-3 dollars above retail. They're holding Nuke and Black Panther for me until payday and they're $22.99 a piece. I'm going for it because A) with my store discount they'll only come out to like a buck more (after tax) than if I found them at Walmart. and B) None of the bazillion Walmarts in my area have stocked the wave yet. $50 across the board at this comic shop. I'm talking series like Hobgoblin BAF, Rhino BAF, Thanos BAF, Groot BAF, Red Onslaught BAF and Giant Man BAF - assorted figures from each, no full waves - all $50 AUD. In comparison, I bought Sentry and Machine Man from Amazon last month or late April, without shipping they cost less than one figure from this place. No wonder I have to look elsewhere. Retail here is non-existent, in terms of chain stores like Target, K-Mart and Big W (our version of Walmart) Good to see you'll have Nuke and BP soon. Comes out to roughly $36 a figure. Ugh. Couldn't do it. You hit $30 for me, and it better be a rare, or special figure.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jun 1, 2016 23:49:51 GMT -5
Yeah, that's insane. Wasp is the peg warmer around here from the set, but there's no way She Beetle is worth that. She's a GREAT figure, but -- not for that price. That's Australia for you when it comes to ML, sadly. Huh. That is strange. I would have figured they'd be charging more for the highly sought after figures if they're gouging you that much for the lesser-wanted characters. I luck out here. My LCS usually only charges 2-3 dollars above retail. They're holding Nuke and Black Panther for me until payday and they're $22.99 a piece. I'm going for it because A) with my store discount they'll only come out to like a buck more (after tax) than if I found them at Walmart. and B) None of the bazillion Walmarts in my area have stocked the wave yet. $50 across the board at this comic shop. I'm talking series like Hobgoblin BAF, Rhino BAF, Thanos BAF, Groot BAF, Red Onslaught BAF and Giant Man BAF - assorted figures from each, no full waves - all $50 AUD. In comparison, I bought Sentry and Machine Man from Amazon last month or late April, without shipping they cost less than one figure from this place. No wonder I have to look elsewhere. Retail here is non-existent, in terms of chain stores like Target, K-Mart and Big W (our version of Walmart) Good to see you'll have Nuke and BP soon. That makes me sad for you. I can imagine that's gotta be disheartening to see hauls from people all the time and know that if you do get those figures you're going to pay out the ass for them. Damn... Thanks though brother. I do appreciate it!
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 2, 2016 0:20:17 GMT -5
That's Australia for you when it comes to ML, sadly. $50 across the board at this comic shop. I'm talking series like Hobgoblin BAF, Rhino BAF, Thanos BAF, Groot BAF, Red Onslaught BAF and Giant Man BAF - assorted figures from each, no full waves - all $50 AUD. In comparison, I bought Sentry and Machine Man from Amazon last month or late April, without shipping they cost less than one figure from this place. No wonder I have to look elsewhere. Retail here is non-existent, in terms of chain stores like Target, K-Mart and Big W (our version of Walmart) Good to see you'll have Nuke and BP soon. That makes me sad for you. I can imagine that's gotta be disheartening to see hauls from people all the time and know that if you do get those figures you're going to pay out the ass for them. Damn... Thanks though brother. I do appreciate it! Yeah, now i feel super bad for @3nwpro... :/ And here I'm b**ching that we have to pay about $33/figure for the Hulkbuster European release...
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 2, 2016 0:34:37 GMT -5
That makes me sad for you. I can imagine that's gotta be disheartening to see hauls from people all the time and know that if you do get those figures you're going to pay out the ass for them. Damn... Thanks though brother. I do appreciate it! Thanks...I try and be selective where I can but as I'm well into comics and especially Marvel, it's quite difficult - especially this year, Christ... You're welcome - and cheers. Ha. Yeah. I planned out the first season of my stop motion show, and set all the characters up that I needed for it. About 20-25 in total. That was 8 months, and about 150 figures ago. Not counting the pre-order spree I just went on. I don't have a problem, though.
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Post by Darkhawk on Jun 2, 2016 0:41:05 GMT -5
That makes me sad for you. I can imagine that's gotta be disheartening to see hauls from people all the time and know that if you do get those figures you're going to pay out the ass for them. Damn... Thanks though brother. I do appreciate it! Thanks...I try and be selective where I can but as I'm well into comics and especially Marvel, it's quite difficult - especially this year, Christ... You're welcome - and cheers. Dude if you need a middleman I can be your guy, so you won't have to pay such high prices for figures. Just tell me what figures you want and I'll get them all and send them to you in big package. Figures like Wasp, Batroc etc. people sell them for like $10 on Facebook.
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 2, 2016 2:39:25 GMT -5
Are there any Jim Lee versions I'm missing?
Beast and Cyclops have old school Jim Lee figs, but I'm not paying Cyclops' price. I have Beast.
And Rogue comes with this next wave. Anyone else?
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Jun 2, 2016 3:26:02 GMT -5
Are there any Jim Lee versions I'm missing? Beast and Cyclops have old school Jim Lee figs, but I'm not paying Cyclops' price. I have Beast. And Rogue comes with this next wave. Anyone else? Didn't Hasbro Red Hulk Series come out with a Tiger Stripe Wolvie? Puck Series (?) Had that Jean and an Toybiz released what seemed to be an accurate representation of Psyloke
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 2, 2016 3:45:55 GMT -5
Are there any Jim Lee versions I'm missing? Beast and Cyclops have old school Jim Lee figs, but I'm not paying Cyclops' price. I have Beast. And Rogue comes with this next wave. Anyone else? Didn't Hasbro Red Hulk Series come out with a Tiger Stripe Wolvie? Puck Series (?) Had that Jean and an Toybiz released what seemed to be an accurate representation of Psyloke Wasn't Jubilee the JL version, too? I'd never drop the money on her, but still... What about Gambit?
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 2, 2016 3:54:01 GMT -5
They're all so damn expensive. Guess I'm starting with Beast and Rogue, hoping for the best from there...
*Edit* just nabbed Mr. Sinister off the Bay for $20...
Couldn't pass that up, he's one of my favorite looking figures.
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