tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post1856221828702137952..comments2023-07-08T09:03:12.108-07:00Comments on Blackrock's Toybox: BotCon 2007 Registration Forms Are Up!Mark Baker-Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post-21853694407179266282007-04-03T19:30:00.000-07:002007-04-03T19:30:00.000-07:00Easier? Almost certainly!Cheaper in the long run?...Easier? Almost certainly!<br><br>Cheaper in the long run? I doubt it. And that's why I'm doing it this way. You yourself suggested $500 as an upper limit. But I've paid less than that for <i>both</i> sets, and I expect to get most of that money back when I sell the boxed set!B-Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post-40983615993650687282007-04-03T19:26:00.000-07:002007-04-03T19:26:00.000-07:00Wouldn't it just be easier to buy a loose set ...Wouldn't it just be easier to buy a loose set on ebay after the convention? There may be some price gouging but probably not as much as the cost of a boxed set and a bagged one plus shipping from the club plus the hassle of ebaying said box. <br><br>I'd just buy the bagged set off ebay after (or even during) the show as long as it didn't cost in the neighborhood of $500.<br><br>-steveEvil King Macrocranioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post-60071736217086765582007-04-03T14:43:00.000-07:002007-04-03T14:43:00.000-07:00I'm of throughly mixed minds here. On one han...I'm of throughly mixed minds here. On one hand, I do not begrudge FP for selling exclusives for the price they do. Exclusives pretty much <i>always</i> cost 3 or 4 times what the toy using the same mold costs at retail. That's just because it costs so much more to <i>produce</i> such a limited run.<br><br>On the other, that <i>is</i> an awful lot of money, and I can't help but note that it's $30 more than last year for the same number of toys. The fact that there are no basics in the set is offset by the fact that the same mold is used for <i>three</i> of the five toys in the set.<br><br>But, all in all, I'm not only sending in my money for this, but getting the loose set, too. I'd get <i>only</i> the loose set if I could, and as it is, I'm just hoping to get my money back on the boxed set via eBay. It's a bit of a risk, though. Although some people seem to make a killing by selling these exclusives on eBay, I often have trouble breaking even.... :(B-Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post-3359412396893430082007-04-03T14:29:00.000-07:002007-04-03T14:29:00.000-07:00Dude, I'm actually surprised you're not se...Dude, I'm actually surprised you're not seething about this announcement. <br><br>$300 (give or take $30)?!?<br><br>And what do you get for that? Repaints of toys that are selling in the stores for $10. <br><br>Man, it's a crime.Botch the Crabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490813784858968375noreply@blogger.com