Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
megatroptimus wrote:Dead Metal wrote:Most of those coments come from Europe!
No, most of those comments come from American fans.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
megatroptimus wrote:Sledge wrote:Um... what? Are you seriously saying that people have no right to decide what they're willing to pay for an item?
No, I'm saying that people love to play the downvalue game to excuse why they're cheap. Most reasons given to downvalue the toys are totally BS.
I know some are educated buyers, but given all the mean comments I read on various boards, it gives the impression that several are just plain cheap.
Electron wrote:sledge your comments are like a fat chick raping a hot dog, its unpleasent to watch but in the end its gonna happen
Mr O wrote:I'm part Irish, part Scottish, very Welsh, mostly drunk, somewhat Transformers nerd and all bastard.
Ramrider wrote:That is a fair point, DM - we do wind up paying double US prices for our stuff. I'd be happy to pay $40 for a Leader-class movie Prime (assuming I had the cash in the first place), but at retail here I'd have to pay £40, which translated works out at $80.
And also, bear in mind that the people saying this are probably being selective about what toys they're talking about. Personally, for instance, I happly shelled out my $80 equivalent for Cybertron Prime. The corresponding Megatron fig... I quite liked it, but not enough to justify that much outlay. If it had come down a bit, maybe I would have snagged one. As was, it didn't, so I didn't.
I'd have grabbed the entire movie line by now if they were a couple of quid each, but they're not. Since I can't afford them, I'm not getting them. Simple as.
And sometimes, a fig at a certain price just doesn't seem as good as another fig at the same price. Would you want to pay the same amount for two items when you feel that one if them isn't worth as much, be it poorer quality, or a poorer design?
It all comes down to your personal sense of value, and to your financial situation.
Sledge wrote:According to your first post, I am one of those people. I cheerfully admit I don't think Cybertron Prime was worth more than £20. I've said recently on this forum that I won't buy the SWTF Darth Vader/Death Star until it's on sale. That is EXACTLY the behaviour you criticised in your opening post. So, I ask again: what is wrong with that?
Sledge wrote:Exactly. Hasbro can set whatever price they want on a figure. After... well, more years than I care to admit to collecting, I can get a pretty good idea of how much I'll like a figure before splashing the cash. As a result, I can decide how much I'm willing to pay for it. That's partly determined by how much money I have available, but partly by how much I think the figure is worth.
Example: I really want Classics Ramjet. I could get him off ebay, but not for under about £18. Now, I have Classics Starscream and Skywarp, so I know I'll like Ramjet. But I'm not paying more than £14-£15 posted for him. He simply wouldn't be worth more than that TO ME.
And surely we all make those decisions? Not just about Transformers, but about everything. I like Uncle Ben's microwavable egg fried rice, but it's a little expensive for what it is, so I only buy it when it's offer. How is that any different to my TF-buying, and how is that a bad thing?
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