nomorexclusives
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Post by nomorexclusives on Nov 29, 2024 17:24:32 GMT -5
Well this a surprise. I waS about to pay and then I decided to reference all the prices on ebay and this was the first time today where a black Friday item was cheaper on ebay. Other than the new slick most of the other figures can be bought for the same or for less by resellers. Decided not to buy anything and left confused as to what zombie toys is trying to do. Do they want us to buy them or do they want to raise reseller prices on ebay. Black Friday is mostly nonsense. Either the prices are ridiculous most of the year anyway and you end up paying on Black Friday what you actually should be paying all year round, or you end up getting 20% off something you weren't actually looking to purchase, so is it really a bargain? Yup so true. |
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Post by AttitudeLegendCollector on Nov 29, 2024 17:52:03 GMT -5
Seen that Zombie has said he couldn’t come to an agreement with his U.K. distributor (wasn’t this Rock n Roll?) so he’s now offering U.K. shipping direct. I just did a dummy run with the Herc & Roma set, $37.50 shipping! No chance I’m paying that.
I know 3POA said Mitch was being a little cryptic over the U.K. availability of the black and white Macho and where he would usually say ‘they’ll be available through Rock n Roll, he just said they would be available to the U.K. - wonder if Rock n Roll will no longer be the go to?
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drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 29, 2024 20:07:06 GMT -5
Collectors buying and changing their mind down the line and wanting to unload. And his stuff is so over produced it doesn't hold value. Noticing WSW is pretty much in the same situation too. Epic and Hasttel tend to be limited enough to hold or increase value. Interesting. Despite their production numbers I noticed that zombie doesn't lower their prices much while the other companies clearance them out to make room for the next sets. Too bad. I enjoyed buying loose epic figures for 10$ a piece to catch up on that set. I just don't understand why zombie doesn't do that for collectors. Now I am no closer to finishing this set so I have very little incentive to keep going. And after seeing these other companies clearancing them out for 15-20 it makes it very hard to pull the trigger with zombie to buy them for 40 bucks a piece especially if they don't hold their value on the aftermarket. Trying to stay positive but I am not paying full market price on black Friday. When they decide to sell through some stock maybe that will interest me but after spending a few bills today I am not about to spend that same amount for 1/5th of what I was able to get from other companies. Quantity matters when it comes down to these low detailed figures. Yeah, I get it. I get that in alot of cases profit margin is probably also slim for alot of these figures, depending on the individual deals. Seems like all around Black Friday is more of a promotion tool to push new product and reveals, more than a legit sale. Price on the 2-pack Power and Glory was decent in my book, especially for the MWFP early discount. I guess the new Slick was like 22 bucks or something, but I understand why he would mark something like that down considering it's the 3rd or 4th one and most people only need one if that. But, otherwise I don't think I've seen any super bargains out of any of these outlets the past few days, but I've only been after select items though, so wasn't checking prices on stuff I didn't need or already ordered. Mitch's combo deal on the 2 black and white Machos was pretty decent too I think. |
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RedDevil
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Post by RedDevil on Nov 29, 2024 21:43:08 GMT -5
Seen that Zombie has said he couldn’t come to an agreement with his U.K. distributor (wasn’t this Rock n Roll?) so he’s now offering U.K. shipping direct. I just did a dummy run with the Herc & Roma set, $37.50 shipping! No chance I’m paying that. I know 3POA said Mitch was being a little cryptic over the U.K. availability of the black and white Macho and where he would usually say ‘they’ll be available through Rock n Roll, he just said they would be available to the U.K. - wonder if Rock n Roll will no longer be the go to? They do seem to holding a fair bit of stock from ZST and from Mitch; even some limited edition figures are reduced on there now while others appear to pop-up regularly in promotions again and again suggesting that old stock isn't moving regardless of the discount - there has to be a limited to the stock they can hold so I guess that point has now been reached. |
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