The Ringer
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I think if Sideshow announced another certain(evil) white wizard it would help with GTG.
Gandalf 12" up for order!
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galactiboy
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I really hope they don't just complete the Fellowship and call it a day... that would suck. So many great figures could be made, and I would be bummed if Faramir was the only non-Fellowship member represented 
We need villains!!! And we need them now!!!
We need villains!!! And we need them now!!!
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There has not been a Gold Standard in the US for over 30 years because there is over 400 billion US Greenbacks in circulation, it is not fessible to carry enough gold and silver to back every bill. The strength of the dollar is held by the strength of our economy and nation. Also, our weak dollar plays a very small part on the price of oil. Oil price is contolled by supply and demand just like everything else. With OPEC controlling production, oil refineries being shut down and out dated, and with the increase of oil consumption by India and China, our costs (as well as everyone elses) is rising.
I am a Graphic Artist and not an Economist but if you want to label yourself as an informed person, be sure you are informed first.
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Start a thread in the sandbox if you wish to discuss economics - this thread is not the place for it and any more posts of this nature will be deleted.
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I really hope they don't just complete the Fellowship and call it a day... that would suck. So many great figures could be made, and I would be bummed if Faramir was the only non-Fellowship member represented
We need villains!!! And we need them now!!!
It really does look like they're making a b-line to try and finish up the Fellowship so they can call it a day. Sideshow's usual spiel is that they don't like to release the main characters one after another so the line stays fresh, but that's exactly what they're doing.
The real issue for me with this inflation is whether or not I've got my priorities right. If it comes down to my quality of life (bills paid, functioning car to get to work, food on table, roof over my head) being degraded because I've got too much outlay on my hobbies (collecting), then I quit collecting.
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Could the reason Gandolf Exclusive has not yet sold out is that LoTR murchandising has dropped in the last few years? Without any movie support, it is hard to keep anything on the consumer's minds.
Us fanbois will wait and hope for anything new from LoTR but I bet as we get farther and farther away from the release of RoTK, we will get smaller and smaller.
Us fanbois will wait and hope for anything new from LoTR but I bet as we get farther and farther away from the release of RoTK, we will get smaller and smaller.
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I'm sure that's part of it too. LOTR has moved out of the public consciousness.
Anzik
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Shame on you Dave for deleting posts about nature!! LOTR centers around nature!! Hobbits growing things, Elves speaking with trees... its all about nature.
Oh, you said posts of THIS nature...
nevermind
Oh, you said posts of THIS nature...
nevermind
RoboDad
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O.k Dave. Fine with me. All this bla bla about higher oil prices and all is going on my nerves as well. I just hope that you are not trying to blind out an important part of this hobby: the acquisition costs. For some collectors it's an issue, and unless you think that these people should not be collecting in the first place, you have to alow them to discuss the matter of expense, don't you think? After all, it is interesting to find out about the company's motivation for the prices they set. There's more than likeness, accessories, cloths, 'bodies', development costs and enthusiasm to this hobby. You know that the matter of discussion often is the price point lately. And both parties, the pros and the contras like to use these 'economical' justifications. If they cannot do so in the thread about the object of desire, that thread could lack some important information in the end. I agree that this is not the place to discuss economics, but I think that this should be the place where you can at least give an opinion on the costs of collectibles.
I think Dave's point is not that you shouldn't discuss economics and how it affects collecting, just that it should be a separate discussion elsewhere and to leave the discussion in this thread very specific to the Gandalf figure as much as possible.
creecher
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Because there is no dedicated thread for it, so I expect your post to disappear teemu.
Gandalf hit at the same time as Indy etc, new body announcement, no edition size announced yet, price jump. I think it would sell better if it hadn't been thrown into the mix of announcements.
Gandalf hit at the same time as Indy etc, new body announcement, no edition size announced yet, price jump. I think it would sell better if it hadn't been thrown into the mix of announcements.
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I really hope they don't just complete the Fellowship and call it a day... that would suck. So many great figures could be made, and I would be bummed if Faramir was the only non-Fellowship member represented
We need villains!!! And we need them now!!!
Agree 100%. If the line dies with no villains it would be like Star Wars with no Vader, Maul or Emperor.
WE MUST HAVE VILLAINS!!!
Memnoch
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Actually they will disappear because Dave said no more economic posts in the Gandalf thread.
No worries dude!
Here are some pictures to get us back on track!
Here are some pictures to get us back on track!
BadMoon
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No worries dude!
Here are some pictures to get us back on track!
Nice pics Carbo!
Mesa
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I like hearing the different sides/opinions/perspectives on politics, economics, the war, Bush/Hillary/Obama, etc, but I would agree it belongs in its own thread, not one about Gandalf. That's why I recommended the other post I linked to.
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