1/6 Hot Toys R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) - TFA Version

[Mad Old Lu]

I know a lot of people pay the premium to have the figure first and to be the first to post pictures and a review.

I will do that with only highly coveted figures for me... like Tarkin.

But since prices have crossed the $200+ mark, I have been shopping ebay a lot more and have had great success. You old timers probably remember when I used to be one of the first always with pics and reviews because of my proximity to Sideshow but those days are long gone now. I rarely get a figure first. But this also helps keep my collection in check better. Sometimes if I wait long enough for a price drop I come to realize I don't even want the figure anymore... like Ultron Mark 1... I waited for it to go down to $160... and it did, but now I don't even want it at that price.

I've been doing that for the past year or two. It's difficult in the beginning when everyone's getting their figure and there's all that excitement and frenzy in the air. But if you can just hold out for another couple of months, you will either find a good deal for it, or feel that you don't need the figure after all.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Exactly. Its the smart move.

I have a closet full of not smart moves based on early frenzy excitement.

 

[TonTon]

I've been doing that for the past year or two. It's difficult in the beginning when everyone's getting their figure and there's all that excitement and frenzy in the air. But if you can just hold out for another couple of months, you will either find a good deal for it, or feel that you don't need the figure after all.

Yeah, I'm still new to this 1:6 game, entered the fray when they were all $200 plus for the most part (leading up to the Hoth Luke/Han figures). I've managed to pre-order nearly every figure from Sideshow with at least one of their $20 codes so I feel like I've been at least thrifty/non-impulsive in that regard since you had to wait a couple months, but I think the fast-fading interest in some of the TFA figures (mainly the troopers) and just seeing the oversaturation of SW figures in general (and falling prices on many) made me realize some patience needs to be injected all around.

That said, the figures I have waited a bit on were still the ones I ended up not that interested in and either not buying, or bought and ultimately sold off. As long as I get a decent deal I'm not too worried about losing money and it's fun to check out figures you wouldn't have purchased at full price even if you do move on from it. Got to check out the awesome Shoretrooper with a 20% off sale at PopCultcha and probably sold it off a few months later for roughly the same price I got it for.

Exactly. Its the smart move.

I have a closet full of not smart moves based on early frenzy excitement.

 

[FlyAndFight]

...Sometimes if I wait long enough for a price drop I come to realize I don't even want the figure anymore... like Ultron Mark 1... I waited for it to go down to $160... and it did, but now I don't even want it at that price.

You don't know how many times this has happened to me.

 

[Mike86]

Yeah, it's easy to get carried away with this hobby if you let yourself. I try to be somewhat picky and not venture too far from my main collections of characters (mainly Batman, Star Wars, and Terminator 1 and 2 stuff). At one point I'd buy things just because they were a good deal but I avoid that now unless it's something I really want. I don't have too many figures I'd really want to get rid of though so I think I've restrained myself mostly. There are a few that could go but overall I like my collection.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I have so many I want to get rid of.... mostly all the Sideshow figures from 2005 - 2014

 

[Mike86]

They aren't bad figures or characters but if I were to get rid of some I'd probably sell a couple random MCU figures and maybe my Man of Steel figures (I'd maybe keep Superman for the Trinity but I'd probably get rid of Jor-El and Zod).

 

[DarthRusty]

I have so many I want to get rid of.... mostly all the Sideshow figures from 2005 - 2014

This is exactly where I am with my 6th scale collection. I need to clean house.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I wonder if there's enough newbie PTers out there to unload my old Sideshow PT junk on before HT unleashes the flood gates?

 

[guyver1]

Holy cow

https://www.facebook.com/Danoby2/videos/1740753179282322/

This has to be the end all R2 to own

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Holy cow

https://www.facebook.com/Danoby2/videos/1740753179282322/

This has to be the end all R2 to own

Stop motion animation, right? It's just the Hot Toys R2 with some camera tricks unless I'm missing something.

 

[momaw]

Looks like the SS to me.

 

[TonTon]

Sideshow R2.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Looks like the SS to me.

Sideshow R2.

Well, obviously that's what I meant.

**Coco rushes to edit previous post**

 

[IndyMOS]

I got an email from Sideshow that R2-D2 will be charging on Thursday September 7. Gonna be great to finally have an R2 to go with all my Star Wars figures.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Lot of stuff coming this month...

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Lot of stuff coming this month...

I have R2, K2, TFA Luke, and 2 DS Gunners all coming about the same time from bbts.

If I am just a little patient the total shipping cost will be $4 for 5 figures. Sideshow would have cost me $125.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I have R2, K2, TFA Luke, and 2 DS Gunners all coming about the same time from bbts.

If I am just a little patient the total shipping cost will be $4 for 5 figures. Sideshow would have cost me $125.

This shipping note is worthy of top-of-page bump.

KMA Sideshow.

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, I just saw the $20 shipping charge for r2 and thought the same thing.

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[nahuelins.1998]

I have so many I want to get rid of.... mostly all the Sideshow figures from 2005 - 2014

Send them to me,no problem at all, I insist



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