Great Wasabi Man
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I was wondering where those who buy "Action Figures" get them from I was looking at the SF2 and Ren and Stimpy figs but couldn't bring myself to pay $15+ for them.
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Buying to*erm*ACTION FIGURES
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What Ren and Stimpy figures?
I mostly buy these type of collector toys at comic shops. Buying online is pretty dumb because sometimes the figures don't look as great as they do on prototype shots sites usually have (sorta like the SF2 figures). If you don't know of any comic shops that carry them, go to Sam Goody/Mediaplay/Suncoast.
When you hold them in your hands you'll know if its worth the money.
I mostly buy these type of collector toys at comic shops. Buying online is pretty dumb because sometimes the figures don't look as great as they do on prototype shots sites usually have (sorta like the SF2 figures). If you don't know of any comic shops that carry them, go to Sam Goody/Mediaplay/Suncoast.
When you hold them in your hands you'll know if its worth the money.
Great Wasabi Man
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Yeah I tired the Comic book store thing I got burned paying twice as much for a Brown/Tan wolverine figure cause I didn't want to wait 4 months now there all over TRU.
Yeha I forgot who the company is relases pretty big ren and stimpy figures Sreies 1 is Ren, Stimpy, Mr Horse and shaven yak. I can only find Stimpy though never a Ren.
How is BBTS on shipping I always look but never bought anything from them, cause of the reason listed above that the toy most of the times looks much worse then the prototype.
*edit* found a pic of the ren and Stimpy figs with out thier excessories
I know stimpy comes with a Log (I think they all do), Dr Stupid hat, TV set glasses and some other crap, Ren a tooth bruch and some other crap
Yeha I forgot who the company is relases pretty big ren and stimpy figures Sreies 1 is Ren, Stimpy, Mr Horse and shaven yak. I can only find Stimpy though never a Ren.
How is BBTS on shipping I always look but never bought anything from them, cause of the reason listed above that the toy most of the times looks much worse then the prototype.
*edit* found a pic of the ren and Stimpy figs with out thier excessories
I know stimpy comes with a Log (I think they all do), Dr Stupid hat, TV set glasses and some other crap, Ren a tooth bruch and some other crap
The toy always looks worse than the prototype because the promo photos are typically done on a... I forget what they call it, like a one-up or something. It's like, if the figure is 6 inches, the one-up is 12 inches and allows the detail to be shown.
You can buy one-ups (if that's what they're called, the term sounds wrong) at auctions, or you could in the past. I remember seeing Spawn and Toy Biz Marvel one-ups going for quite a bit.
Anyway, the easiest thing to do is find out the company and check their site for a forum, or perhaps a forum for enthusiasts of the toy line, and see if users posted photos of new toys. I know that for Transformers, a lot of my purchases have been decided once I saw the figure standing on someone's shelf, so I could tell exactly what my money would get me.
As far as BBTS and shipping, I'd assume it's the same as most other online places... reputable, but there's always a few people who had a lost order or some kind of payment problem, but not enough to steer clear of the site.
You can buy one-ups (if that's what they're called, the term sounds wrong) at auctions, or you could in the past. I remember seeing Spawn and Toy Biz Marvel one-ups going for quite a bit.
Anyway, the easiest thing to do is find out the company and check their site for a forum, or perhaps a forum for enthusiasts of the toy line, and see if users posted photos of new toys. I know that for Transformers, a lot of my purchases have been decided once I saw the figure standing on someone's shelf, so I could tell exactly what my money would get me.
As far as BBTS and shipping, I'd assume it's the same as most other online places... reputable, but there's always a few people who had a lost order or some kind of payment problem, but not enough to steer clear of the site.
That's the problem with comic shops, they mark the prices up. However, sometimes it costs the same as buying it online (including shipping costs). I was really burned back when the Star Wars extended universe toys came out... almost every SW figure from that time was impossible to find on retail shelves. Mother fucking hoarders! And because of that i refused to buy from comic shops... so I'm still without my Darth Vader with removable helmet (FUCK... does Hasbro have plans to redo that fig with Anakin's head instead?), Zuckuss, Dark Trooper, Space Trooper, Admiral Thrawn, etc.Great Wasabi Man said:
I know for a fact that Sam Goody/Mediaplay/Suncoast sells those SF2 figures for retail price. They usually get their figures in when they're supposed to be out and are almost always in stock. Same with video game shops that carry toys. With the Marvel Legends toys, they're not hard to find. KMarts, Targets, TRUs, KBs and even drug stores like Rite Aid carry them but you'll usually find them there months after they're supposed to be released. I saw my first Juggernaut at KMart the other day... but i chose to buy a GI Joe Hummer instead (it was on sale).
If you have a good relationship with specialty store owners, you can always have them special order certain things for you. I'm probably going to be asking the owner of an Japanese toy/CD/manga shop here to order those DC Comic Microman figures (Batman and Batgirl, and Catwoman) for me. GI Joe size and really nicely detailed!!!... with none of the markup you see online or comic shops. An Electronic Boutique i used to go to a lot (before they stopped price matching) used to order things for me as well, but I'm not sure if they do it anymore. Depending on how it's done, you might not even have to pay upfront.
Schmo Florez
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luxsol said:
just came out about 3-4 weeks ago.
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