Christ, look how goofy the old head is. And to think we were supposed to get this.
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Damn it. I’m a nurse by trade. Having to work 7-3 today and just now on my lunch break I see where they were up in stock and sold out. Asmus please can you put this up as a Pre-Order? That way you know how many the people want/need and how many you need to make and those of us that want one don’t feel like we’re going to miss out on him.
Double post...Missed it too, since it was a U.S. holiday weekend and at this point getting irritated. I'm past where I hang around E-bay auctions and that's what this feels like.
I get that these take a while to make and no-one likes unsold stock sitting around. Maybe open a limited PO period, at least, the way WETA does now.
Hopefully ASMUS will show up announcing wave 3 soon.
Agreed. PO is the best route for everyone involved. It allows collectors to get their order in and Asmus gets concrete order numbers because they have been paid in advance for them, instead hoping people buy what they put up.
Reminds me when my collectors friends would contact and ask if I was off on a certain day and would ask me to watch the Mezco site for them because they had to work and couldn’t be hovering over a website that day. Mezco would do these hot drops where exclusives figures would drop mid day and sell out almost immediately. If they missed out they were forced to buy the figure on eBay for 2-3 times retail on Evilbay. I always hated that for them because I think it’s disingenuous for companies to create false scarcity to drive sales, thankfully that’s not what Asmus is doing. At least we know there are more heads coming and being made….just patience is not a virtue I personally have.
Yeah. The Asmus Gandalf is the first time I received a figure with rooted hair that actually felt like real hair. Like the company actually tried. There's a certain irony that it's Hot Toys to be the third in line to catch up to this. Maybe the leader is now the follower? Either way idc. Competition benefits us.that original proto was pretty frickin amazing. While I still credit Asmus for really being the first to do the mass production rooted hair this way before InArt and Hot Toys, you can't ignore the fact that they dropped the ball during production.
This is what I've been saying as well - Why announce in small batches that are sold out within an hour? They should take pre-orders so everyone who wants one will know they have one reserved. I don't care how long I need to wait - I just want to know it's secured.Missed it too, since it was a U.S. holiday weekend and at this point getting irritated. I'm past where I hang around E-bay auctions and that's what this feels like.
I get that these take a while to make and no-one likes unsold stock sitting around. Maybe open a limited PO period, at least, the way WETA does now.
Hopefully ASMUS will show up announcing wave 3 soon.
Late to the party, but what is this head? I have the crown series Gandalf....is this the same head?love mine so much happy to oblige!
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Late to the party, but what is this head? I have the crown series Gandalf....is this the same head?
Weeellll - someplace ASMUS mentioned that BBTS was helping them out with "cancelled preorders" which is why I got a great deal on the Nazgul (awesome fig too!).Well working in general 58-72hrs a week is a b#**h but missing a collectible or in this case a piece of one seems more frustrating and annoying. Do I want one, yes….will I plan my day around the next drop….absolutely not.
I just find these windows of “opportunity” to be a joke. I’m sure Asmus isn’t thinking they are “Creating Scarcity and Demand” they are just posting what they have. I’m 53, so the idea of me stand in line to get a phone on launch day, or a cro-nut doughnut, or hovering over a website on a certain day at a certain time to buy a better head for my figure is lost on me.
That’s why I don’t understand why you wouldn’t just do a pre-order for the item.
I suppose I was just lucky, but I did have a tab open constantly on asmus website and kept checking my emails like a crazy person.
Yep. I remember the whole Sideshow Thanos grinning portrait thing, think they only made 700 of that statue with the EX, I happened to be online and could have easily snagged one.Sorry guys, but its funny how I could have bought two of these the two times they were up and I do not want them. Same time you missed the two windows. RLRNG is a b****h
It’s the GTW sculpt with the GTG hair and styling.Late to the party, but what is this head? I have the crown series Gandalf....is this the same head?
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