PF Maul Sales Method Poll

[Batty]

This thread turned into the one we already had.

 

[darthviper107]

Well, the exclusives are meant to try to get people to buy from Sideshow directly instead of buying for less from another retailer.

Flip this around though, won't you. What if SS rewarded ALL customers, or those who had purchased a PF in the last year or so. Couldn't I then object that just because you bought Buffy, you should have first dibs on Maul. To me it makes perfect sense to stay in the specific license.

That doesn't make sense, if you flipped it around it would exclude the people who bought SW PF's...

If you did it normally (with newsletter subscribers) then it doesn't mean that people who haven't bought a SW PF get first dibs before someone who has, and it's not causing a problem for Sideshow.

Perhaps a better 'reward' for buying a PF would be a coupon or something. Where if you've bought an Exclusive PF then they would give you like a $20 coupon or something. That way all people who wanted to buy one would have a chance at getting it and it would reward PF customers without makine new PF customers mad.

 

[LOTRFan]

That doesn't make sense, if you flipped it around it would exclude the people who bought SW PF's...

Exactly! It does make sense then. Since this is in fact a SW PF, one ought to think that those who have purchased such items in the past would be the ones being rewarded. If all you have purchased are PFs from other lines, then in this case, SS has deemed that it shouldn't be a level playing field. Reward those who have bought like items, not just in a general sense.

 

[Agent0028]

Perhaps a better 'reward' for buying a PF would be a coupon or something. Where if you've bought an Exclusive PF then they would give you like a $20 coupon or something.

I'm all for coupons.

 

[The Josh]

Like Matt said rewarding those who have bought SW PF on this first two hours is a nice thank you. Rewarding buyers from a specific license is not a bad thing honestly. Happens all the time in all kinds of businesses. I've gotten plenty of items in the mail saying I get a certain % off of Nike items because I buy a lot of Nike Items. Should people who don't get mad? No, they shouldn't.

 

[darthviper107]

Exactly! It does make sense then. Since this is in fact a SW PF, one ought to think that those who have purchased such items in the past would be the ones being rewarded. If all you have purchased are PFs from other lines, then in this case, SS has deemed that it shouldn't be a level playing field. Reward those who have bought like items, not just in a general sense.

Trying to switch it to only people who have ordered non-Star Wars PF's wouldn't make any sense, they aren't hardly even related. And it would still restrict people that have bought other Star Wars stuff.

I think Coupons would be a good idea.

 

[Lord Aykroyd]

I have an even better idea than coupons!

Better exclusives!

Seriously, mouse droids - training remotes - probe droids ...

give me a removable DV helmet, retractable sabers, or the ability to pose Maul in his Tatooine or Theed Stances (cloak included) any day.

I'd even pay 50-75 more.

For gawd sakes - I mean a Mandelorian artifact?

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[LOTRFan]

Trying to switch it to only people who have ordered non-Star Wars PF's wouldn't make any sense, they aren't hardly even related. And it would still restrict people that have bought other Star Wars stuff.

You are actually arguing my point for me, though I am not sure you realize it or not.

There are some who are upset because they haven't purchased a SW PF yet, and Maul was to be their first. These customers are upset that their total purchases aren't being factored in, rather only what SW PFs they have or haven't purchased.

 

[The Josh]

Trying to switch it to only people who have ordered non-Star Wars PF's wouldn't make any sense, they aren't hardly even related. And it would still restrict people that have bought other Star Wars stuff.

I think Coupons would be a good idea.

So as long as its open to everyone it's ok? You do realize though exclusive means not everyone will have one? So what they're saying is if you've bought one from us in the past we're gonna give you a shot to snag one before someone who might just be getting it for kicks. Honestly, it sounds like to me the folks who dont order SW PF from SS are drinking a big glass of sour grapes.

 

[darthviper107]

There are probably people that are interested in buying the Exclusive PF than just people who have bought a SW PF before. I think they should get that chance (and I wouldn't switch it around either where only people who have gotten a non-sw PF could order, that's stupid no matter what you think and we all know that) And Exclusive means that it's exclusive to Sideshow Direct only, as I said it's to get more people to order directly from Sideshow and not to give only a limited amount of people something extra.

And while I am arguing that it should be allowed for all subscribers like normal, I don't think it's all that big of an issue since there will probably be some available after the 2 hour window is done. And the exclusive isn't amazing so people aren't restricted from ordering the figure at all.

 

[darth dypshyt]

I see, so its basically like Tom said, none of the others have appealed to you. I can understand that. I hope you're able to get one. I'm sure you will even if it is via the waitlist. Good luck with it. And look on the bright side, after this you won't have to worry about it if you want another SW figure.

Thanks for the wishes Agent..I have my fingers crossed..

 

[darth dypshyt]

Well, as Dave pointed out, if no one were ever excluded, they couldn't call the products exclusives. Besides, there are always going to be more collectors than there are pieces made, so there are always people excluded, no matter what you (or they) do.

They are "exclusive', because of what the products includes..not, because of who can purchase it...

 

[Darth Rage]

No matter how it is done, someone will say it's not fair. Someone will always feel slighted. It's good for Sideshow to reward customers like this. They even did it with an exclusive that most people said they didn't want in the first place. I imagine a buddy thread will emerge if it hasn't already. Use your connections people, board members here have helped out before.

 

[The Mike]

This method is interesting, its a great way to give a little something to loyal fans but then prohibits new fans from joining the bandwagon at this point in time....I'm not sure if I'd buy the Maul PF but I'd like the opportunity

 

[DarkArtist81]

This method is interesting, its a great way to give a little something to loyal fans but then prohibits new fans from joining the bandwagon at this point in time....I'm not sure if I'd buy the Maul PF but I'd like the opportunity

Yeah, that's what kinda ticks me off too... Boba will be my first PF... and mostly because I came after Vader and I only have liked the villians so far. Grievous I would have gotten but he was too expensive for me at the time.

I'm a loyal fan, just haven't been able to buy PF's until recently.... Feel kinda left out on this one. It probably won't sell out before I have a shot, but I still don't like not even having a chance if it does.

 

[RoboDad]

They are "exclusive', because of what the products includes..not, because of who can purchase it...

They are exclusive because of what the product includes, and where they can be bought, and the limited number that are made (which means that most people will be excluded from buying one).

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

Well, as Dave pointed out, if no one were ever excluded, they couldn't call the products exclusives. Besides, there are always going to be more collectors than there are pieces made, so there are always people excluded, no matter what you (or they) do.

That's not the point. Sideshow named these items exclusives, because they are only available through their site, but still accessible to everyone who can afford them; they aren't called exclusive because they are only accessible to a selective audience that somehow qualified. That is a significant difference. In the first case everybody has a shot at buying the item. In the second case, only some appointed people are free to buy the item.
You call that a reward, I say they are dividing collectors in classes. If they want to reward their clients, let them reward ALL their clients, not only a selective group of clients. That is what is bugging me about their "new" approach.
With this new Maul Exclusive offer, Sideshow literally forces their fans to buy before they can ... buy! Now that is some business plan! - We will sell you exclusive quality peanut butter today, only if you bought bread from us yesterday. Otherwise you have to settle with the regular quality peanut butter; and it makes no difference how much bolony you bought from us in the past.

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

They are exclusive because of what the product includes, and where they can be bought, and the limited number that are made (which means that most people will be excluded from buying one).

That might be so, but as long as these people had a fair shot at the item, it's ok. That's part of the hunting game; you know: you win some and you loose some. But if you start excluding people even before that, by not even allowing them to buy the item, that's foul!

 

[hairlesswookiee]

i totally hate this idea. because i joined the frenzy after they all came out i had to buy from outside retailers. and the ones that haven't been released yet just don't appeal to me. i hope this is the first and last time they use this method because if this is the way they do it, i think i'll just drop the line completely. just don't seem fair to me that my chances are limited to getting one even though i currently own all but one of their currently released PF. it also seems like they are forcing the newcomers to buy something they don't want to get something they do want. i also find it extremely strange that they keep testing the new methods of ordering on possibly the most popular character in the movie franchise....so if you are a Darth Maul fan you keep getting bent over one way or another.

 

[Darth Loki]

I've gotten 5 exclusives direct from SS. But I'd much rather save $40-50 and get this from a retailer. I'm a bit disappointed that they would just rehash the same exclusive as the 12", and I cancelled those.