MR Obi-Wan Elite Edition is Ready to Ship

[TheWitchKing]

I'll take your word for it Bannister.

 

[Jesseawilson]

Just got mine, number #33 BABY!!




Jesse

 

[elwood49]

Just got mine, number #33 BABY!!

What other numbers did you get?

I got mine yesterday (#115), and I love it. I had planned on selling it, but I think I've been drawn in by this one. I'm actually planning on picking up a few more MR sabers now. This piece has really hooked me on these.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

You guys may want to post your numbers on this rebelscum thread

Congrats and I agree. This saber is making a lot of people seek out some other MR pieces. Don't get me wrong, these things are overpriced as all hell, but damn are they cool.

Thursday can't come soon enough for me.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

Just got mine today. It's #280.

I have it sitting in the truck of my car waiting for me to open it.

 

[TheWitchKing]

I just am not impressed. It will go to ebay I guess.

 

[Bannister]

sorry to hear that you are not happy with it.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

I see a lot of dumping of these. Even Jesse's #33 is up on ebay.

 

[Jesseawilson]

I see a lot of dumping of these. Even Jesse's #33 is up on ebay.

Yep, after MR's recent cluster fing of the replacement plaques for the Spec Ops combined with no LE's from delaers and rehashing of sabers in additional LE and CE forms I will be abandoning MR for good. Aplorable business practices by any standards, I hope they go out of business soon. Any company that runs in such an unscrupulous manner deserves to IMO.


Jesse

 

[Darklord Dave]

You hope they go out of business because they are trying to give more people what they want? They still make very cool replicas, I'd rather be able to get cool stuff cheaper and that seems to be the direction their marketing practices are taking us.

 

[Jesseawilson]

You hope they go out of business because they are trying to give more people what they want? They still make very cool replicas, I'd rather be able to get cool stuff cheaper and that seems to be the direction their marketing practices are taking us.

Nope I want them to go out of business becuase I am an angry spitefull collector, no other reason.......they f'd me on my plaque for my Spec Ops helmet. How would you like to get one of the lowest numbers of the entire run and due to a MR screw up (yes another one) it doesnt mean jack sh*t becuase you'll never get a numbered plaque that proves it.


Not that I dont think their intentions are 100% noble by "giving more people what they want" or anything.....

I am gonna make a prop for you, a limited edition so you can finally buy a prop for this character that you have been waiting for. Then a few years later when I see that it has gone up alot in value and I am going to create some ridicules excuse to recast the same dam thing with a entirely new run and of course charge just shy of what they are going for on Ebay.

Wait no, I have another great Idea. I will release a product and get you all to buy it. Then I will stick it to you right up your a$$ just a few months later by releasing the same dam thing at $225 less and completely ruin the value of your item all together. Knowing mind you that given the choice 80% of you would have bought the cheaper one if given the choice. "Sell it and get the other one you say", Ohhhh to bad there sucker, they are not even worth what you paid for them. What us the bad guys, well "we never said that it would be the only version of this piece"......

That is some shady a$$ sh*t and I am disgusted by their business practices and it pisses me off that we have no alternative in any type of decent SW props. We need a real company to have this liscence. Imagine what SS could do with it.............

I usually dont get upset over many things but screw MR right where they have it coming!



Jesse

 

[Darklord Dave]

So they're pissing off old time collectors, but making people just getting into it very happy. I agree, that doesn't seem like good business practices.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

i have the same feelings with jesse on this matter. ive been collecting MR since they first started, but now im really starting to get pissed. so pissed in fact im gonna start dumping all their stuff on ebay. i hope all the new collectors are happy now, because in 2 years or so they'll be going through the same thing i am.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I just picked up 2 LE lightsabers for about $250 each. So I guess I will be pissed in a couple of years if they start releasing yet another version for $100 or so that is exactly the same.

 

[Darth Waller]

I am gonna make a prop for you, a limited edition so you can finally buy a prop for this character that you have been waiting for. Then a few years later when I see that it has gone up alot in value and I am going to create some ridicules excuse to recast the same dam thing with a entirely new run and of course charge just shy of what they are going for on Ebay.

Wait no, I have another great Idea. I will release a product and get you all to buy it. Then I will stick it to you right up your a$$ just a few months later by releasing the same dam thing at $225 less and completely ruin the value of your item all together. Knowing mind you that given the choice 80% of you would have bought the cheaper one if given the choice. "Sell it and get the other one you say", Ohhhh to bad there sucker, they are not even worth what you paid for them. What us the bad guys, well "we never said that it would be the only version of this piece"......

Jesse

I know the second example you mentioned is Luke's ANH saber, but what is the first example?

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

First example is the Luke ROTJ LE then EE

Second example is the Luke ANH EE then LE/SE

 

[KrisSolo]

Don't forget the AT-AT... Only 1,000... until the AT-AT Signature Edition that is...

In all seriousness, I think MR are TRULY pi$$ing their fanbase off. I'm not gonna buy anymore LE's from them - luckily I sold a couple last year before the poo hit the pan.

But let's not throw the baby out with the bath water people! No way I'm selling my AT-AT (despite what happened) or my Han ANH blaster. Too nice to let go IMHO.

 

[Jesseawilson]

How about the .45 scaled Obi ANH Weathered saber...........

"what they're selling for almost $200 on Ebay, quick lets hurry up and re release it so we can capitolize on it. So what that we already released the EXACT SAME THING before and called it a limited edition to the EU. Like EU collectors even count................"




Jesse

 

[Bannister]

I actually think the .45 obi wan is probably worse than what they did with some of the other stuff. at least the other stuff they re-released was at least slightly different from what they released before.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

I actually think the .45 obi wan is probably worse than what they did with some of the other stuff. at least the other stuff they re-released was at least slightly different from what they released before.

The .45 line is open ended. There is no way that's worse.