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INTEREST: First 4 Figures Opens Faye Valentine ¼ Scale Figure for Pre-Order




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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:08 pm Reply with quote
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recommended retail price of US$379.99


So it's for insane rich people, I get it.
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Stampeed Valkyrie



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:23 pm Reply with quote
1.) It's a resin Statue.. which is pretty unusual anymore. most statues are PVC.
2.) Have you looked at statue prices the past few years. High end statues command a premium long gone are the days of $100 statues.


I like the style and design. I just don't care much for the character or the series.
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:38 pm Reply with quote
Well hello there. Shocked

Also the music in those promo videos screams "We couldn't actually get the rights to use Bebop music so here's whatever vaguely-relevant royalty-free tracks we could find in 5 minutes."
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:01 pm Reply with quote
Next time I rewatch this, I'm going to pay attention to how Faye moves her arms, it can't be easy with that wrapped around her like that.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:12 pm Reply with quote
Resin figures are way more fragile than PVC. I don't see how they could send this is the mail and have nothing get damaged.
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Gina Szanboti



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:52 pm Reply with quote
Her clothes are so glossy. I never imagined her outfit being made of vinyl. Smile Nice sculpt though. Though these are out of my price range, I was absurdly delighted to see the computer screen faithfully reproduced with its wanted list of pool cue designers. Wink
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Beltane70



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:54 pm Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
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recommended retail price of US$379.99


So it's for insane rich people, I get it.


I'd pay that if I really liked the figure in particular, and I'm not rich by any means. Insane, maybe, but not rich. The insane rich people are the ones buying the $30,000 1/1 Rem statue!
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hikura



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:04 pm Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
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recommended retail price of US$379.99


So it's for insane rich people, I get it.

That price for that size statue is pretty reasonable.I have seen a lot 1/6 scale figures sell for 200 to 250 american dollars.
I would be more worried about how they would send it to you.UPS and FedEx(ups is way worse than fedex) are not the best handlers of packages.
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Naruto Guru



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:55 am Reply with quote
hikura wrote:
penguintruth wrote:
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recommended retail price of US$379.99


So it's for insane rich people, I get it.

That price for that size statue is pretty reasonable.I have seen a lot 1/6 scale figures sell for 200 to 250 american dollars.
I would be more worried about how they would send it to you.UPS and FedEx(ups is way worse than fedex) are not the best handlers of packages.


UPS completely decimated (as in, ran over with a truck or something) a box of two brand new original P2 Female Corrin Amiibo I'd found at the Nintendo Store for MSRP and carefully packed with bubble wrap and shipped home to myself because I was afraid I'd accidentally bend them on my flight. Years later, I'm still angry about it.
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yanv



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:15 am Reply with quote
Even after all this time, they just can't seem to get faces down. What a shame.
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RakuenOokami



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:02 am Reply with quote
The only First4Figures purchase I had was the Amaterasu pair, my friend and I split them. Both of ours came damaged with NO damage to the box (manufacturers defects) and I had to repair mine with glue (the sword will never light up again). And her next figure my friend ordered was also broken. As much as I love a good figure of a favorite character, I will not buy from them again, that's way too much money for something likely to arrive damaged.
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J0HN_L0CKE



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:44 pm Reply with quote
Stampeed Valkyrie wrote:
1.) It's a resin Statue.. which is pretty unusual anymore. most statues are PVC.
2.) Have you looked at statue prices the past few years. High end statues command a premium long gone are the days of $100 statues.


I like the style and design. I just don't care much for the character or the series.

I'm an avid figure collector, I basically get a package from amiami monthly. The majority of quality figures (1/7, 1/8 scale) are def around $100-150. 1/4 scale would probably be about $100 or so more than that, that's true, but almost $400 is def high and not close to the norm.
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