thenammagazine
Super Freak
Hey I was in before 5am PST... mine didn't convert!
I didn't say "convert," I said confirmed. As in he stated that those "wait lists" would be getting one.
Hourglass Pubhouse "Official" Spooktacular 2008 Thread!
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I didn't say "convert," I said confirmed. As in he stated that those "wait lists" would be getting one.
furystorm
Super Freak
I think it was a good idea to spring this one like this, you gotta want it.
I do want it, as do some other loyal SS customers. You can tell I want it because I have a WTB thread up now. And by the fact that I waited in the chat for 18 hours yesterday for any word of it going up before finally crashing. So I do get the fun of Spooktacular and that "sleep is for the weak." This situation just makes me feel like I am back in fourth grade being made fun of. Enough to rethink my collecting stategy. I mean I basically had credit card in hand for all that time, ready to buy. I expect to pay a premium for the Dracuala SSE when it comes available because I will likely be at work during B&W Friday, but did not expect to pay aftermarket on this one.
I'm
over the whole thing.
furystorm
Super Freak
Wasn't meaning to come off as angry at you. Just the situation that I'm facing if I want to pursue this piece.
thenammagazine
Super Freak
If someone lists one on ebaY we were discussing bidding on it and sending MadCow to the seller's residence with an object that would strike fear deep into the core of just about any self respecting man....
. We could extend you the same courtesy. 
daikkenaurora
Super Freak
battletroll has won another prize. lol
ZombieReign
Super Freak
which prize?
Kenbenobi
STAR WARS FREAK
I have one, but haven't opened it yet. I think I decided I'm going to sell it and put that money toward something else... It does look awesome though!
BattleTroll needs to share the wealth!
I do want it, as do some other loyal SS customers. You can tell I want it because I have a WTB thread up now. And by the fact that I waited in the chat for 18 hours yesterday for any word of it going up before finally crashing. So I do get the fun of Spooktacular and that "sleep is for the weak." This situation just makes me feel like I am back in fourth grade being made fun of. Enough to rethink my collecting stategy. I mean I basically had credit card in hand for all that time, ready to buy. I expect to pay a premium for the Dracuala SSE when it comes available because I will likely be at work during B&W Friday, but did not expect to pay aftermarket on this one.
I'm
Sideshow has a way of testing its customers, especially during Spooktacular. How far will you go to get what you want? Sorry you missed the dio, but at least you know now what to expect.
what?!?! i just walked back into the office from lunch with my family and i missed another contest
BeachBum
Super Freak
It is obvious to me I don't understand the economics of these releases. Given the number of people that want the piece, you'd think that one of 2 things would occur:
1) bigger ES (more supply) or
2) higher price (decrease demand)
Granted, you don't want an ES of 3000, but would an ES of 100 have been too much? I mean, you can look at Spook and see things like Orc Helms being given away for 2 years, so we know SSC doesn't always guess right as far as ES goes. But something like SSE Frankie vs Wolfman, only 50 pieces?!
..and hey, I'm not complaining one way or the other, I'm just curious about the whole process.
furystorm
Super Freak
If someone lists one on ebaY we were discussing bidding on it and sending MadCow to the seller's residence with an object that would strike fear deep into the core of just about any self respecting man....
I would apprecitate that, except for the fact that I might be resorting to ebay because, even with the bad taste of the 1am preorder in my mouth, I really really would like to have this diorama.
furystorm
Super Freak
But that cuts me off right at the beginning of the line. If I dont have this one, I won't be going after Dracula!
BeachBum
Super Freak
Which contest just ended? Star Wars is going for another 1/2 an hour.
LOTRFan
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It is about creating buzz too, which is clearly in SS's favor here. The first dio (and really the line as a whole) isn't their best selling series, and so to drum up more interest and please the collector (there are now 50 lucky ones) they do the SSE releases. It has worked for Marvel (Grey Hulk dio) and to a lesser degree Star Wars (faux bronzes); many of us have wanted another "grail" line to be released for some time -- this is just right!
I have been on both ends of these before myself, I got a Classic Spidey, Mummy SSE and Bronze Dooku; but missed Negative Zone, Grey Hulk dio, the faux LOTR and now this - to me it is the fun part of collecting ... the hunt!
i don't know but they were talking about battletroll winning another one. i figure it was something on the sideshow chat
furystorm
Super Freak
Do you mean under my Cobra Commander avatar? That was a conversion last month for the CC Exclusive.
