Statues & Figures Thread - Any & All Game Related

[Raven]

Can someone comment on the initial payment from First4Figures? Thinking of pre-ordering but don't like how they said if the order is canceled the $20 will be retained =/

Also assuming won't be hit by customs since they have warehouse in the UK?

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Raven

Can someone comment on the initial payment from First4Figures? Thinking of pre-ordering but don't like how they said if the order is canceled the $20 will be retained =/

Also assuming won't be hit by customs since they have warehouse in the UK?

Yeah, it stinks, but I guess its their way of covering the costs of setting up a payment plan and all that. It also keeps people from just preordering for the sake of preordering.

They recently changed their policy regarding run sizes as well. It seems now that what they are doing (at least for the exclusive things, possibly all) is determining a run size based on the amount of reserves that go through within the first 2 (or 3?) weeks after its announced. Then they cut it off and determine the size at that point. Having the $20 non refundable deposit I guess kind of covers them on that end too from having too large a run size because of cancelled preorders.

At least the initial payment is a deposit that IS taken off your final total though.

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

They recently changed their policy regarding run sizes as well. It seems now that what they are doing (at least for the exclusive things, possibly all) is determining a run size based on the amount of reserves that go through within the first 2 (or 3?) weeks after its announced. Then they cut it off and determine the size at that point. Having the $20 non refundable deposit I guess kind of covers them on that end too from having too large a run size because of cancelled preorders.

I like this idea. It makes it so everyone has a chance to get one (not going to sell out in 10 minutes), but also so that it becomes somewhat rare and valuable. Brutal shipping costs but preordered, the statue is just too nice to pass up.

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Mike1888

I like this idea. It makes it so everyone has a chance to get one (not going to sell out in 10 minutes), but also so that it becomes somewhat rare and valuable. Brutal shipping costs but preordered, the statue is just too nice to pass up.

Yeah, its tough because it only gives us 2-3 weeks to "safely" decide if we want it and also bad for anyone who happens to miss that window or doesn't find out about it til later, but much better than having something out of 2,500 or something crazy like that and certainly makes the ones we have "rarer" potentially. It just means you've got to follow their twitter/facebook/email and sign up for notification on threads like this for anything that you might be interested in...

[Raven]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Yeah, it stinks, but I guess its their way of covering the costs of setting up a payment plan and all that. It also keeps people from just preordering for the sake of preordering.

They recently changed their policy regarding run sizes as well. It seems now that what they are doing (at least for the exclusive things, possibly all) is determining a run size based on the amount of reserves that go through within the first 2 (or 3?) weeks after its announced. Then they cut it off and determine the size at that point. Having the $20 non refundable deposit I guess kind of covers them on that end too from having too large a run size because of cancelled preorders.

At least the initial payment is a deposit that IS taken off your final total though.

Thanks! Went with the pre-order, have a soft spot for Okami and for bigger statues (1/4 scale I believe).

So far an expensive 2016 lol. Lots of favourites games coming out with CE and also got this (exclusive edition) and Hot Toys Hulkbuster pre-ordered.

[Dr_Jengo]

First unboxing of 2016!




Got this close to the end of last year from a Black Friday sale. Will post pics soon!