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06-21-2014, 09:38 AM | #10761 |
D*mnit Atreyu!!!
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The ONLY main Blade releases left now are gonna be Wild Chalice & possibly Joker, & if they're nice enough the three riders from Missing Ace. Honestly I think Leangle is gonna be the best of the releases cause POLE-ARM WEAPONS RULE :thumbs:. Also, I'm agreeing with Dr. Kain on most of what he's saying, but it takes a while to finish teams but it makes it easier for people to get their favorite senshi from a sentai, plus most people these days only focus on the red rangers for older teams now unless it's for one that also aired in the USA sadly, I REALLY hope Go-Ranger's Aka Ranger sells well in the USA as a Bluefin release. I really want them to get the rest of the damn Dai-Ranger & Jet-Man figures released .-.
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06-21-2014, 10:20 AM | #10762 |
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It first takes someone caring enough to make them sell better. If Bandai just puts in as much little half assed effort as they are for Sentai, they aren't going to sell well. If Bandai actually puts care and effort into marketing them, by doing thinks like releasing full team box sets, then I bet sales will pick up. They need to get their thumbs out of their asses and just start trying something. I'd rather they tried to do a few full team box sets and fail and stop than to just say, "OH, rangers don't sell, so we aren't going to do jack crap about it."
I want them to finish the Dai and Jet teams before they even poop out the ToQs. I'd definitely be willing to collect more Sentai figuarts, but the only ones I've been collecting are the Zyurangers because they're the only ones whom I know for sure will be a complete team.
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06-21-2014, 11:20 AM | #10763 |
Sentai of the Ages
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I honestly wish they'd focus more now on Sentai Figuarts. We're missing a lot of teams and many Sentai. Instead they focus on releasing another Kamen Rider-1 and Kamen Rider-2 instead. By now anyone who wants one has one, and who doesn't can find one for reasonable prices somewhere on the internet. I'm not saying give up on Kamen Rider completely. Because Gosei knows I want every single damn Gaim Figuart they make, screw cost. My wallet can take one for the team. But I would like more Sentai Figuarts.
Liveman, Bioman, Gingaman, Gekiranger. Rio and Mele like you've been teasing us with now for to many months. But if you're going to continue with the Kamen Riders, how about giving us ones we're missing instead of ones you released ten different versions of? Like Saga, for example. Or re-releasing some Figuarts people might've actually missed. Like Kiva, Agito, Faiz, and on and on. We have enough 1's and 2's. Like the Old Boys retire for a while. All I'm saying. |
06-21-2014, 11:46 AM | #10764 |
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Also, I'm agreeing with Dr. Kain on most of what he's saying, but it takes a while to finish teams but it makes it easier for people to get their favorite senshi from a sentai, plus most people these days only focus on the red rangers for older teams now unless it's for one that also aired in the USA sadly, I REALLY hope Go-Ranger's Aka Ranger sells well in the USA as a Bluefin release. I really want them to get the rest of the damn Dai-Ranger & Jet-Man figures released .-.
Maybe that is why the other three Jetmen are taking so long... Quote:
Of course, since Sentai is in this rut for Figuarts, I want to support any ranger I can... UGH!! My idea of what they could do is this. Release a 5 pack of the main team (or 3 depending on the team) every quarter, and then when the next 5 pack comes out, release the red ranger from the previous pack on its own. This way, if someone only wants the red ranger, they just have to wait 3 months to get it. If someone wants the full team, they can get the whole team in one shot without worrying if the entire team is going to come out or not. I would gladly pay $200 for an entire team pack just like I did with the Shikenger pack Bluefin released last year. In fact, that was the main reason I bought the pack, I got all of the rangers I needed in one go. BTW, I just realized I am a freaking idiot. I preordered Shadow Chaser and Green Clover from NY and the total after shipping and middleman fees is about $75 for each. BBTS is selling them for $95. For $20 more I could have just gotten them from a US seller. |
06-21-2014, 12:12 PM | #10765 |
SHF Buying Fool
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A delay was announced for a release next weekend and then it quickly changed back to this weekend. HLJ has been really derp-tastic lately. The past week they had Super Akiba Red on the front page still at 85% off, but the figure had already went back up to 2,500. It stayed that way for about four-five days until HLJ fixed the issue. Seems that ever since the big sale, their site has been having issue like this. Wrong prices, changing release dates, minor processing/shipping issues, etc. |
06-21-2014, 12:58 PM | #10766 |
Kawaii 5-0
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People who keep suggesting full teams - if they can't shift ONE ranger without it having it having to be dropped to below 1000 yen what makes you think teams are going to sell any better? Even the SDCC Samurai set just keeps dropping and dropping in price.
And yes, made-to-order Tamashii exclusives is a possibility. But why go to the effort to produce huge sets like that when they clearly have no idea how many they're going to shift?
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06-21-2014, 12:59 PM | #10767 |
Lizard Queen
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My idea of what they could do is this. Release a 5 pack of the main team (or 3 depending on the team) every quarter, and then when the next 5 pack comes out, release the red ranger from the previous pack on its own. This way, if someone only wants the red ranger, they just have to wait 3 months to get it. If someone wants the full team, they can get the whole team in one shot without worrying if the entire team is going to come out or not.
I would gladly pay $200 for an entire team pack just like I did with the Shikenger pack Bluefin released last year. In fact, that was the main reason I bought the pack, I got all of the rangers I needed in one go. I'd like to at least see a more consistent release pattern. Keep reds as regular release, the next month can be another two rangers from that team in a double pack and the month after that can be the final two members, followed by the sixth if the season has one. That would at least get them out pretty quickly and we'd know right away we're getting the full team. The problem is that it still doesn't make sense for Bandai. We got a double pack with Bouken Blue and Black and we'd seen the prototypes for Yellow and Pink long before that, but they were never released, most likely due to bad sales of Blue and Black. There's not much incentive for them to release more if no one is buying them. |
06-21-2014, 02:31 PM | #10768 |
Tokusatsu Hero
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How is paying $20 more each better???
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06-21-2014, 04:46 PM | #10769 |
TN's Resident Gunpla Nut
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I thought the Tamashi web shop was always made to order?
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06-21-2014, 05:14 PM | #10770 |
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I think the problem with that is that not everyone can devote that kind of money to toys in one go. Releasing them spread out means you're just spending 4,000 yen for each release every now and then. Where as a full team pack would be a significant fraction of a lot of peoples paycheck. And that's ignoring the fact most people are also collecting Kamen Riders, Precure, MonsterArts and whatever else Bandai are also releasing each month.
I really don't see the problem is though. You pay $200 for the entire team regardless, night as well make it easy and get them all in one set. Quote:
There's not much incentive for them to release more if no one is buying them.
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