Not really that concerning. That’s very typical of any Haslab during the middle. Things will pick up at the end and more then likely easily hit then goal and then some.
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jaztermareal
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I just want the haslab criwdfunding thing to end.
Just make a dang product, slap a limited edition label on if needed then sell it. If they are concerned about lack of interest, just do a standard pre-order in a fixed window of time and then produce accordingly. The idea of a massive corporation needing to crowdfund a project is ridiculous.
Just make a dang product, slap a limited edition label on if needed then sell it. If they are concerned about lack of interest, just do a standard pre-order in a fixed window of time and then produce accordingly. The idea of a massive corporation needing to crowdfund a project is ridiculous.
That’s exactly what the crowdfunding is. It’s just a preorder that needs a certain amount to head into production. Kickstarters have been all the rage for years now and they’re playing off of the hype and profitability of that format. Some of these have failed so they’ve been able to avoid producing big ticket items that wouldn’t sell with this method. Yeah it’s not the best way to sell toys but if it means things that wouldn’t have any kind of shot a retail can become a reality, then so be it.
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It isn't an ordinary pre order though. The timed stretch goals etc are a gimmick and basically them saying "we have all this stuff developed but we won't include it because you didn't order during the super short arbitrary window"
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As much as I like what they've done with this, in light of things I wont be backing any longer, and have cancelled some other orders as well. Need to fast track some electronics purchases and save the rest
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In other news the o-ring GB are shipping!
Yeah it's not looking good. Hopefully they do a video with Adam Savage soon, as that usually gives a huge boost to these Haslab projects.9,304 of 12,000 needed with 11 days to go.
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IIRC, Adam Savage did a video with the JazzInc Batmobile 89 and that brought a lot of attention to the project but it had been long been sold out and on waitlist by then.
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I need to re-order so that’ll be a +1.9,304 of 12,000 needed with 11 days to go.
Had to contact Hasbro to cancel my order and get a refund because I got charged the full $467 upfront (instead of Dec 2) when I recently updated my payment method to PayPal.
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8 days to go with only 100 more orders in the last 3 days, doesn't look like this is gonna be funded.
Nope. Even if there's a big surge, I expect that will only bring it to 10,000 or so.
Which is a shame, because you can tell this is something they put a ton of work into and were very proud of.
Which is a shame, because you can tell this is something they put a ton of work into and were very proud of.
Stanlore
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Maybe too proud to think that it would be funded in 2 weeks and bait us with the Louis Tully. Even scraping that concept we can't get this funded.
It is a little pricey, but.. if the quality is good, yeah why not, especially the deluxe version which essentially came with 7 figures ! ! Just the figures alone worth $120-$150, so $250-$280 for the Ecto-1/1A was actaully not a bad deal at all.
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What's really annoying though, and stops me preordering, is to see the US/Canada version for $399.99, whereas on the UK site it's £399.99, equivalent to over $500.
Given all the sophisticated electronics and complex lighting in the 1A, the price is an absolute bargain. And they threw as many new figures into the pot as possible to help make the price go down better. But I know for many it probably still seems like a lot for a toy Hasbro car. Especially at this time of year.
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Shoot, they'd probably get a nice boost in sales if they announced a re-issue of the Plasma Series 1984 Ghostbusters. I entertained the idea of plunking down on this Haslab, but once I saw the figures were sold out, it shot that idea down real quick.
I know the deluxe pack includes the figures, but I'm not interested in the grey suits.
They've got a similar problem with that X-Men 97 Sentinel. All of a sudden I thought it might be cool to jump in on a small collection there, but none of the X Men 97 figures are still available.
I know the deluxe pack includes the figures, but I'm not interested in the grey suits.
They've got a similar problem with that X-Men 97 Sentinel. All of a sudden I thought it might be cool to jump in on a small collection there, but none of the X Men 97 figures are still available.
Yeah I'm not sure how many people really care about those GB2 suits, and I think the standard suits might have drawn more casual fans in.
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Yeah this ! I live in Hong Kong and i can order this through the Hong Kong Haslab which the price is more expensive then ordering from the american site. We have logistic providers that give us an American address in Portland (to avoid taxes), we order the shipments to be sent there, and they route it back to us for a very reasonable shipping fee.
At the end is still cheaper then the inflated international price.
3,000 is nothing for last day surges. They’ve had projects get over 10,000 on the last day or two. I have little doubt of this funding by the end. It’s not like that year they had 3 separate Haslabs ending within days of each other in early December. That was just a recipe for disaster and the poorly planned Rancor paid the price. They’ve done much better timing these since then.
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