Afterlife07
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Fair enough, though even the card backs of the retail packages for the mid-summer/fall waves have been revised to feature the new heads and swords, so there may be a decent chance it's retail. I don't think they've showcased any exclusives on the card backs thus far.. (Image from Jay Bartlett's video review of Evil Lyn V2 and Fisto).
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I believe during the PixelDan interview its implied they're mass retail. They called the reissues of the first versions but with the new heads and swords.
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Hey Jay, just wanted to point out that the figure isn't new, it's a re-package of the Earthrise Optimus that came out in March this year, and the mold has seen a few uses already (Amazon Dead-Prime, Walmart Netflix, the upcoming Selects Shattered Glass Prime). Hasbro did this with Astrotrain from the Siege-Earthrise line as well, and Kingdom is also seeing the Earthrise Arcee (and possibly Wheeljack) re-issued in the same way. Honestly Prime I understand because he's the face of the franchise, but the others are still easily available online for the moment. That said, great review! You should check out the Siege version of Prime from 2019 as well, they share some tooling.
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Is Walmart Price Gouging It's Customers On MOTU Origins Figures?
Afterlife07 replied to JayC's topic in Action Figure News
Besides the website being archaic, their pricing algorithm is broken. The Transformers Netflix Hotlink has been listed at $61.95 (should be 39.99) for a month now sold via Walmart themselves, which is more than a leader class figure costs. They absolutely are price gouging. It was cheaper for me to get him off eBay at the end. I'd spent a week reporting the price information was incorrect using the listing link, and spoke to about 10 different people over the last month. I provided links to show the correct price, comparisons with other voyager sized figures and leader sized figures, solicitations, everything I could find to prove the price was a good $20 too much. Some reps told me to email their help line. Some said they had opened a case and it had been passed along. One rep told me after I provided him with links that clearly listed the item and it's actual price that the reduced price was "just a promo" and I should just live with it. I wasn't expecting anything to come out of Walmart so I wasn't shocked. When I finally received a response by email they said it was reported but they can't do anything at the moment to fix it. This was two weeks back now. 10 people over a month and the price is still $61.95. I don't know if they'll fix that Teela even if they become aware of it.- 31 replies
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EDIT: Mistake in title...what is *the* quality control. I'm considering starting to pick up the DC Icons line since they're covering a lot of my favorites in this first year. I haven't bought a DC Collectibles figure since they were DC Direct, how is the quality control at the company these days, particularly on Icons and the Capullo Designer items? My older DC Direct figs suffered from bad QC. I've heard of breakage on the BTAS line, and a few on the Last Rites Icons Batman, but was curious what other toy line you could compare the build quality to (such as NECA/ Hasbro/ Mattel/ etc) and if breakages are common? I'm really interested in this line but don't want to start collecting if they are super fragile (I tinker with my figures constantly).
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Having problems with super soft plastic limbs
Afterlife07 replied to Afterlife07's topic in Masters of the Universe
Wow, okay, so I feel better knowing its not just me. Putting mine in the freezer seemed to make it less bendy, I guess it was in storage for a long time to make it that soft (I know its bad for the figure, but I left her in for 2 hours and carefully let her air dry). Its still a little bendy, but its definitely not as bad as it was before. -
I decided to get back into MOTUC recently after not collecting since 2011 by just grabbing a few figures that I had sold. I grabbed a Battleground Teela off Amazon, and it was one of the first to come in, I noticed it's limbs were super soft. Like her elbows were so soft to the point where I could completely twist them. I already asked the seller for a replacement and they shipped it out quickly, received it today, and it's not as bad, but her elbows in particular are still so super soft I'm almost concerned they'll pop off the pegs with more movement. The figure did feel really heated, like I could tell it was in storage for a long time. I've tossed it in the freezer to get the freezer trick out of the way and I'll let it air dry over night. I don't remember it's limbs being so soft, and Galactic Protector She-Ra arrived at the same time and it's limbs are pretty solid. I was wondering if there anyway to deal with these kinds of limbs to make them stiff again instead of being so 'gummy'? I've noticed this issue on some Marvel Legends figures too.
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I'll dig through my DCUC figures (It's mostly the earlier waves stuff, but I have one or two SDCC ones too) and post a listing here if I can sell them in store, but I'm moving out of the US after the 20th so I've got 9 days to do something about them. @Rollo Tomassi: Toy Mandala isn't too far from me, I drive by it quite a bit but didn't know they buy figures, I'll try them and Blast from the Past too, thanks!
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I didn't really know where to post this, but I want to sell some of my figures (DC Universe and TF: Movie) locally in Los Angeles but don't know where I should take them. I have to move quite suddenly and can't afford to carry them around, and I don't have time to put them up on eBay etc. Does anyone know some good spots (more so in the Valley) that would take my figures?
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I remembered having a Jurassic Park game watch when I was younger, but I can't find any evidence of it's existence anywhere online. I think it was made by tiger, but I could be wrong. Does anyone know anything about this watch?
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I was wondering if anyone knew when we'd get our hands on Wave 3 of Indie Spotlight? I'm really looking forward to The Phantom and Zorro but I noticed there aren't preorders up anywhere for them and no news in ages.
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I just got one of the SDCC Force Unleashed Stormtrooper commanders, and I think it's an awesome figure, but it's helmet is too loose. Anyone know a fix for this? Maybe heating it up and resizing on the head?
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I finally got my hands on a DCUC Dr. Fate, but all it's joints are in horrible condition. The ab crunch joint is completely loose so it always looks like he's hunched over, the legs barely move (tried freezer and heating up to loosen this), everytime I move the legs it feels like it's straining the joint. So I ordered another one and this one also had problems. The waist swivels completely loosely, and the ab crunch is also a little loose, but it's as bad as the last one, it can hold a pose if you don't touch it. Arms and legs were also loose. Is there anything I can do to fix it up?
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Here's my lineup: #1. Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson/Hector Hall Variants) #2. The Question #3. Kyle Rayner Green Lantern #4. Shining Knight OR Vigilante #5. Huntress #6. Psycho Pirate #7. Black Adam (Do Vertigo Characters count? Cause then I'd replace #4 with Morpheus the Sandman). CC- Anti-Monitor or Giganta Also, a Hawk/Dove and Fire/Ice Two-Pack would be cool.