After talking to sideshow about flex pay since I had never gone that route before, I found out that flex customers get their items at the same time and even many times sooner than normal orders so I decided to flex pay again and apply my $70 rewards to it. Not much I know considering the price of the item but every little bit helps. I am still waiting to hear back about the $20 cancellation fee.
I have rejoined the AMP OWNERS SOCIETY!!!
I realized after I had canceled the flex option last week how much I wanted this piece. I was scared the AMP would sell out over the weekend without any notice (low quantity alert) i know thats silly due to its price point but that made me realize truly how much I am looking forward to/want this piece.
I was literally checking sideshows page once a day just to make sure...lol
I wish I could have ordered this from BBTS like some others and gotten $100 off but I decided to go the Sideshow route just in case something went wrong during shipping I could be covered hopefully. Although at 500 pieces im not sure if they could replace once it sells out. But kudos to those who got it cheaper!
Heres the deal-I trust sideshow to churn out a good product with how much this cost and how detailed and intricate its design is. I have no fear it will lose its value in the market because its design is such that even people who have not seen the movie or dont even like the movie want the piece or at the very least think its really cool.
At 500 pieces for a movie that has already made over $1.6 billion and will soon sink TITANIC's box office-not to mention best director and best picture awards at the Golden Globes and more than likely Oscars-its safe to say this is a grossly successful film.
I think this piece has a broad enough audience to attract 500 people on the planet to want to own it.
I know many want it but cannot justify the price tag. I understand that and trust me-Sacrifices will be made on my part to obtain one-BUT-
Whether it holds it value-goes up-goes down-what matters to me in the end is the value I get from the workmanship and craftsmanship of the piece and the enjoyment I will get from glancing over and seeing it and knowing I am one of the few who own one/wow thats cool/and just marveling at the design and accuracy of the lifesize version. Its a work of art to me.
There arent many pieces that I can say that about. Ones that you continually glance at and its just really cool to have. Dont get me wrong-I have several pieces from sideshow. Some i have bought and sold. Some I thought were really cool for a while and now they sit on a shelf and I forget they are there and then there are pieces like my lifesize han in carbonite that I look at and im like-I cant believe I own that!
Thats how I feel about this piece. Its just really cool.
Its so cool that people who enjoy movies/collectibles and are genuinely passionate about them and discussing them can chat back and forth on such topics and it is lots of fun. I appreciate all of you who chime in because its always fun to click on the USER CP and notice that a new post has been posted. It seems to make the waiting for the items we collect or like tolerable and is almost as fun as getting the item in the mail(almost ;-)
Or even those who dont necessarily want to buy them but are curious and enjoy seeing whats out there-Its fun and thanks for chiming in.
This movie is a juggernaut. It IS going to be a franchise. I think this may be one of the premiere avatar collectibles to own if not the premiere piece.
I know many are hesistant and are waiting it out to see if they get a better deal and that may be the case- I hope it works out for you, but in my case i just couldnt leave it up to chance. I had to own one.
After seeing what AVATAR merch has become globally i know the market is there and once this item is in the hands of the collectors and you get feedback from reviews i think this will be a very popular piece with a very limited supply.
I have sold cast signed avatar posters and movie trailers for rediculous money lately so i know the collector audience is out there and with heavy pockets. I forsee a few kicking themselves a year from now for not picking this up.
BTW, I have received notice that this piece is 30lbs heavy!(not 12lb as listed on the site) and 22" tall with base (not 21")
So think Indiana Jones PF if you want a comparison although almost 19" wide as well.
Cant wait
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