3A TRANSFORMERS - DOTM: Optimus Prime Premium Scale Figure

[Bob 121]

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They just took Optimus off Bambaland this week, so yeah I doubt he'll sell out anywhere else soon.

 

[jacerc130]

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I just saw on sideshow's website the estimated due date was pushed from Feb-March all the way out to May-June

 

[FACEBOX]

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I just saw on sideshow's website the estimated due date was pushed from Feb-March all the way out to May-June

Nooo! Again with this sh!?
It probably means the Bambaland exculive is also delayed.
This is what we get for paying full price upfront?!
A once in a while delay is ok, but this is like 3A just doesn't give a ***. C'mon!

 

[WhoaItsJBot]

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Threezero does this crap all the time too... They can't even fulfill vague release windows. They need to change the way they produce figures or take on fewer licenses. It just seems incompetent to me when they delay every single figure repeatedly

 

[Bob 121]

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I don't expect to get Optimus until at least a year from now.

 

[Barrow Roll]

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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only that's not at all bothered by delays. The whole brouhaha about delays reminds me of a quote by Shigeru Miyamoto:

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad."

Swap out game with figure and I agree 100%. In fact, games can be patched to hell and back now, there's no easy solution for a bad figure. I prefer a company take its time and get it right, maybe 3A's Master Chief wouldn't have turned out like it did if they had delayed it again.

 

[CollectorGuy]

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This for once is a good thing as 1st qtr next yr is going to be chaotic for me.

 

[Royce12]

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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only that's not at all bothered by delays. The whole brouhaha about delays reminds me of a quote by Shigeru Miyamoto:

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad."

Swap out game with figure and I agree 100%. In fact, games can be patched to hell and back now, there's no easy solution from a bad figure. I prefer a company take its time and get it right, maybe 3A's Master Chief wouldn't have turned out like it did if they had delayed it again.

For the most part I agree. But at some point experience in the industry should allow your estimates to become a bit more accurate over time. I've already paid for this guy so as long as they deliver a top notch figure I'm ok with some delays.


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[Barrow Roll]

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For the most part I agree. But at some point experience in the industry should allow your estimates to become a bit more accurate over time. I've already paid for this guy so as long as they deliver a top notch figure I'm ok with some delays.


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That would be nice, but I've been collecting for long enough to just adopt a "it'll be out when it's out" mentality, and I take every release date estimate with a grain of salt, no matter the company. Getting bent out of shape because something missed a release window doesn't really accomplish anything.

 

[Royce12]

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Yeah.. Seems like the lack of communication is what sets most people off about 3A delays.


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[FACEBOX]

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There's a small thing called honesty.
Again, a delay here and there is understandable. However, it becomes "false advertising " when it occurs on almost every account.

As a buyer, you expect the supplier to uphold their end of the contract.
Plain and simple...no excuses.

The next time you're late for work, tell them it's to provide better productivity. Then come in late to work every day for a month. See what happens.

At the end of the day, it's a business.
I love their product...but jeez! Get on the ball at least once!

 

[jacerc130]

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^ I hear ya Facebox. That blew me away too with Optimus. That is quite a push back too. Going from March estimate out to June as the late estimate scenarios. Megatron was due out in December and I see he's been pushed to January. I guess with the transformer line from ThreeA while awesome, we should automatically tack on 6 months onto the original estimated release. So if we had done this with bumblebee with the original estimated release of May I believe we'd be at November. So it would be a nice surprise to be getting it "early" in October.

So I'll call this the "ThreeA estimate formula". Optimus original estimate was March, now they say June my formula (original estimate date + 6 mo) = September. Lets see if I'm right LOL

 

[WhoaItsJBot]

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Jon Snow from 3Zero was set for 3rd quarter 2015, and now the estimate is January 2016. I'm not expecting even that to happen either

 

[2littlemoney]

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There's a small thing called honesty.
Again, a delay here and there is understandable. However, it becomes "false advertising " when it occurs on almost every account.

As a buyer, you expect the supplier to uphold their end of the contract.
Plain and simple...no excuses.

The next time you're late for work, tell them it's to provide better productivity. Then come in late to work every day for a month. See what happens.

At the end of the day, it's a business.
I love their product...but jeez! Get on the ball at least once!

seems like missing the release schedule is very common among various figure manufacturers nowadays!
besides 3a, king arts, storm toys also does it very often. you can always see their products delay for at least
2 to 3 months! and their excuses are always the same - delay is for the best interest of customers!
if you cannot accept it, seems like your only choice left is HT!

 

[2littlemoney]

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more nice photos, not mine!

 

[kclmail23]

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[Royce12]

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[Royce12]

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Sideshow is supposed to process my payment for Bumblebee today! Hopefully this means no further delays and he will be home soon.

 

[FACEBOX]

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Lol.

I paid the deposit and am still waiting for SS to charge the rest.
No notification yet.

 

[jacerc130]

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Mine got charged today for Bumblebee. I didn't get an email notification yet though. Check your bank accounts gents, you probably got charged.