Sideshow 1/6 R2-D2

[momaw]

That's gotta be worth an extra fifty bucks right?

Have you seen the price of gold lately?

 

[Groovy34]

I must be missing something. What is wrong with the R2 in those pictures?

Oh please china is like the French they hate anyone who isn't them.y Chinese friend who is Hawaian said there azz holes so it's entirely racest but per area

 

[Groovy34]

At those prices I for see Aussie guys marrying American women to live in America

 

[TaliBane]

But it's got that gold sticker on the box.

Those stickers always seem to peel off.

The only exclusive I ever got that was a must-buy was the DX04 extra body. As for R2, the figure itself is the only thing that'll ever leave the box.

That's gotta be worth an extra fifty bucks right?

I'll be displaying him with the drinks server part for my Jabba set-up (though I guess R2 never had that in the Palace - oh well.)

 

[Raiders March]

At those prices I for see Aussie guys marrying American women to live in America

What are you saying groovy, was that a line or something?

 

[devilof76]

Something to keep in mind. . . the Chinese do not respect foreigners. . . or at the very least, the Chinese factory owners will NOT give foreign manufacturers the same quality they give their fellow Chinese manufacturers.

I vaguely suggested that in a thread complaining about Sideshow QC once upon a time, and was told that American business was much too important to them to purposely sabotage the product they were hired to manufacture. What you said squares more with the horror stories I've heard, in particular, Four Horsemen trying to get one of their in-house figures made. It had been delayed for months and it turned out that the molds had gone missing. No progress was made until NECA stepped in for them, hunted down the molds and found them rusting under tarps in a warehouse, far from the factory.

Even if there were empathy for American interests on the ground, there is no way that Chinese business law gives a damn about unilaterally beneficial contract abrogation.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I vaguely suggested that in a thread complaining about Sideshow QC once upon a time, and was told that American business was much too important to them to purposely sabotage the product they were hired to manufacture. What you said squares more with the horror stories I've heard, in particular, Four Horsemen trying to get one of their in-house figures made. It had been delayed for months and it turned out that the molds had gone missing. No progress was made until NECA stepped in for them, hunted down the molds and found them rusting under tarps in a warehouse, far from the factory.

Even if there were empathy for American interests on the ground, there is no way that Chinese business law gives a damn about unilaterally beneficial contract abrogation.

Maybe they are worse to "upstarts" and businesses they see that they can take advantage of. Large businesses -- it's not really in their best interest to subvert. Unless it is an American company that directly competes with one of their own. Like Sideshow v Hot Toys. Then I bet HT gets the better "help". But I think that's Nationalism and we all do that. "Buy American."

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Something to keep in mind. . . the Chinese do not respect foreigners. . . or at the very least, the Chinese factory owners will NOT give foreign manufacturers the same quality they give their fellow Chinese manufacturers.

At my current job, part of our product line is display packaging and our buyer deals with China frequently, I've talked with him about it. He backs up what I've long suspected, that the factories are actively trying to screw you over. You ask the factory to send you a sample, and it's great, then you pay them thousands for the production and the product falls apart when you get it. I've read in other entrepreneur forums, and how to deal with China, and it's expected to haggle back and forth, and just walk away and make the factory chase after you to make the deal. Too many small US companies are begging to get their stuff made in China, and the factories are taking advantage. Budget Stark said it in one of his videos, the Chinese are racist. They just won't give foreigners the same quality.

I hate to see the prices Sideshow is charging now, and I won't pay it, I would if there were more accessories or if I felt there was some value there, but I understand what they go through as far as manufacturing goes. My experience tells me that even if Sideshow went to DID's factory or Hot Toys' factory, the resulting product wouldn't be of equivalent quality. I will anxiously await Rook's photos of Hoth Han, but I'll be amazed if Sideshow can match a Chinese manufacturer's quality. It will certainly be a first.

Wow, that's terrible. Sideshow doesn't stand a chance.

BTW, I'm still keeping my R2 pre-order. I think it looks good in the pictures so far. Looking forward to getting it!

 

[devilof76]

"Buy American."

Yeah, but Buy American is stupid. How do Americans buying lesser value for higher price help Americans? Just sounds like Americans wasting money to finance uncompetitive Americans to me.

 

[TonTon]

Yeah, but Buy American is stupid. How do Americans buying lesser value for higher price help Americans? Just sounds like Americans wasting money to finance uncompetitive Americans to me.

There are always advantages and disadvantages. Why patronize the local comic store when you can buy cheaper online? Presumably one might want to have that shop stick around.

 

[devilof76]

I tried that once. Wasted a lot of money and it still went out of business.

 

[TonTon]

Ha, you weren't buying enough of their overpriced toys.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Just depends on the product. If buying local also means higher quality, I'm glad to support it.

 

[Darth Madden]

I'll be displaying him with the drinks server part for my Jabba set-up (though I guess R2 never had that in the Palace - oh well.)

Thats where mine is going as well, I don't care if he never had the tray in the palace.

 

[Groovy34]

What are you saying groovy, was that a line or something?

LOL I don't know haven't met an aussie guy in person yet. Australia is what 28hrs away I'm sure the figures are asking for their cut having to travel on a plane so long.

 

[momaw]

LOL I don't know haven't met an aussie guy in person yet. Australia is what 28hrs away I'm sure the figures are asking for their cut having to travel on a plane so long.

We're closer to the Factory than you are.

 

[EVILFACE]

We're closer to the Factory than you are.

Just send a tug boat to meet the ship and get yer dolls.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Exclusive items are so yesterday's news.

For us Aussies, the cost involved for a couple more trinkets - shipped from the US, is quite frankly pretty crazy.

Especially RIGHT NOW.

 

[Prime Clone]

Just send a tug boat to meet the ship and get yer dolls.

They're not dolls, they're "action figures"!!

Not only is it absurd they get shipped from Asia to the U.S. then back to Australia, but FedEx went through a phase of routing everything through Memphis, even if it was heading back via the West Coast again.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

So, this has been delayed until January, right?