I just watched Thor get punched 50 times. That sig is mesmerizing.
I just watched Thor get punched 50 times. That sig is mesmerizing.
No worries dude. You weren't super negative and no one was negative back.I made a big error... I thought sideshow charged 10% sales tax because it shows up on the quick calculator, and then again on the next page after you click pre-order. I didn't see the little 91000 excluded button that corrected that. I'm sure you can all understand how a reward point worth 5% of the overall purchase would seem stupid to me if they charged 10% more than anyone else. Dumb but honest mistake.
Obviously I absolutely retract my rewards points are a scam statement, and pretty much everything else;
Well, except the bits about the benefits of waiting a few months after a figures is released to buy it. I've paid almost 20% less for all my purchases this year by doing this. But this is really news to anyone I'm sure.
I made a big error... I thought sideshow charged 10% sales tax because it shows up on the quick calculator, and then again on the next page after you click pre-order. I didn't see the little 91000 excluded button that corrected that. I'm sure you can all understand how a reward point worth 5% of the overall purchase would seem stupid to me if they charged 10% more than anyone else. Dumb but honest mistake.
Obviously I absolutely retract my rewards points are a scam statement, and pretty much everything else;
Well, except the bits about the benefits of waiting a few months after a figures is released to buy it. I've paid almost 20% less for all my purchases this year by doing this. But this is really news to anyone I'm sure.
I made a big error... I thought sideshow charged 10% sales tax because it shows up on the quick calculator, and then again on the next page after you click pre-order. I didn't see the little 91000 excluded button that corrected that. I'm sure you can all understand how a reward point worth 5% of the overall purchase would seem stupid to me if they charged 10% more than anyone else. Dumb but honest mistake.
Obviously I absolutely retract my rewards points are a scam statement, and pretty much everything else;
Well, except the bits about the benefits of waiting a few months after a figures is released to buy it. I've paid almost 20% less for all my purchases this year by doing this. But this is really news to anyone I'm sure.
No worries dude. You weren't super negative and no one was negative back.
Yeah scam was a harsh word. Its more a go to market strategy. Most dealers will get to sell Hot toys at a discount of up to 8% now. Sideshow is giving the equivalency of a 5% reward. However the "scam" or slight of hand you are referring to is that the Sideshow discount is a perpetuity and will never be a fully realized benefit. Since you are required to purchase another figure before you receive the discount, Sideshow will end up being at least the last figure purchased worth of rewards more expensive plus the 8% discount differential. On a 10 figure lot, you would save about $187.50 back of the envelope on the calculation. Differences in shipping could possibly get you to one extra figure for every 10 purchased buying from a 3rd party dealer.
Overall, based on the calculation the dealers are 7.5% below the Sideshow price on average.
Again the benefits are customer service and getting the figure earlier.
A quick 10 figure lot example @$250 per assuming shipping is the same (which it never is)
Sideshow: $2,500 figure cost + ($125) rewards @5% per + $12.50 last figure reward + $100 pack out charge @$10 per= $2,487.50
Dealer at 8% discount (BBTS for example): $2,300
Difference is $2,487.50 - $2,300 = $187.50 in the black by purchasing from dealer
So when you turn that feature on, is it from then on out? Or do you need to do it per order?
Interesting, for those who use Sideshow and don't use the pack out option it's $2,387.50 - $2,300 = $87.50
I know I didn't get packs outs for the first 2 years I went through Sideshow, never had a problem thankfully but I decided to stop testing my good luck.
So when you turn that feature on, is it from then on out? Or do you need to do it per order?
Only reason I order from SS are exclusives. No exclusive, no deal.
I don't get how using a reward point, that is given absolutely free, makes things cost more? And from my looking around the cost at sideshow versus most other sellers are within 3-5% max. Usually a dollar or two different, or exact the same or even cheaper.
So if I spend srp on three or five figures, costing me nothing extra, I then am rewarded say 100-150 dollars in rewards(all rough numbers, exact amounts vary based on specific figures) and I apply that to my next figure, dropping the cost down by 100-150 dollars, this effectively taking that amount off as a reward for repeated customer business.
I just don't see how I was then scammed. If I saw a figure elsewhere was significantly cheaper I'd buy there. But I have yet to see a newly or upcoming released figure price difference between sideshow and anyone else being more then a few dollars. And I've yet to see anyone else give me like 10-50 dollars in rewards that I can then use on future items. But, I guess your right...I'm getting scammed by all that free money! The nerve of those people!
In reality I'm betting you didn't completly understand how the rewards work...
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Yeah, IMO pack out is truly a waste of $$$, as I personally couldn't care less about the box to begin with. I actually recycle all of them, and keep the accessories someplace else.
I prefer to keep all of the packaging including the shipping box. I personally don't care about the shipping box as is, but I do like that it protects the packing box the figure comes in. Thats where some of the value lies; the art box, the figure, the accessories. The shipping box just keeps it in better shape, is all.
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