Statues & Figures Thread - Any & All Game Related

[flatout]

Originally Posted by L1Slayer

Probably because resellers get them delivered in larger quantities.
Sideshow for example gets their stock via ship oversees.

Sorry to butt in but I noticed you are missing a fundamental point to all of this.

Re-sellers do get bulk shipping deals but to their own storage factories and THEN they must ship them again when people order them and they still find a way to offer decent shipping cost AND make a profit even with the extra cost of the bulk shipping to their warehouses.

Basically buying direct from PRIME 1 cuts out the middle man and the additional bulk order shipping costs as well as the re-seller profit margin yet they still cannot offer a similar price from PRIME 1 (the original makers of the statue).

Does that make more sense? I could do a long form equation that shows it better if you still do not know what we mean but the gist is ordering from PRIME 1 cuts out multiple parts of the cost yet still costs more somehow.

[L1Slayer]

Originally Posted by flatout

Sorry to butt in but I noticed you are missing a fundamental point to all of this.

Re-sellers do get bulk shipping deals but to their own storage factories and THEN they must ship them again when people order them and they still find a way to offer decent shipping cost AND make a profit even with the extra cost of the bulk shipping to their warehouses.

Basically buying direct from PRIME 1 cuts out the middle man and the additional bulk order shipping costs as well as the re-seller profit margin yet they still cannot offer a similar price from PRIME 1 (the original makers of the statue).

Does that make more sense? I could do a long form equation that shows it better if you still do not know what we mean but the gist is ordering from PRIME 1 cuts out multiple parts of the cost yet still costs more somehow.

The only thing that is so damn expensive about Prime 1 is their "express" shipping method, nothing else.
That's why they just recently introduced economy shipping to the US and are working on more options for various other parts of the world.
(Hardcore example Lobo: Normal is 864$ and economy is 369$ or Hush Ivy is normal 512$ and with economy 190$, all to the US)

Now, you could argue that they could pay a part of those shipping costs themselves, since they do not have a middle man, but I'm not sure how effective that would be for them. (On the other hand, who says they aren't doing so already )
When shipping costs are like 500$, what is the point on opting in your own 100$ to lower it to 400$? It's still way too much and wouldn't convince many people. Besides, you then again miss your targeted profit share.

They simply have to find better ways to get their statues out cheaper.

[flatout]

Originally Posted by L1Slayer

The only thing that is so damn expensive about Prime 1 is their "express" shipping method, nothing else.

Oh... so they offer a fair low price for regular/economy or even Priority shipping? From the few people who talked about it I was under the impression that it was more expensive to get one shipped direct from PRIME 1 then re-sellers like Sideshow who buy from PRIME 1 direct and then re-sell and re-ship themselves.

[L1Slayer]

Originally Posted by flatout

Oh... so they offer a fair low price for regular/economy or even Priority shipping? From the few people who talked about it I was under the impression that it was more expensive to get one shipped direct from PRIME 1 then re-sellers like Sideshow who buy from PRIME 1 direct and then re-sell and re-ship themselves.

It depends. I would leave Sideshow out at this point, because they are so big, they get special treatment/conditions. But for other smaller retailers it comes down to about the same if you choose the new economy shipping.
If I would order Lobo locally I would pay around 2400€ + ~100€ shipping (due to 3-4 boxes). From Prime 1 it's about 2540€ with taxes and custom. (but that's a bit hands and feets here since the P1 price is for the US and my local price is within the EU. P1 might be the cheaper option once we get the same for the EU)
So I think it might be a very close call on where you can get it a bit cheaper and I would always advice to compare first. (you get a quote from P1 if you register an account and go to the checkout with a statue in your basket. Even if it's a PO)

The only thing that may shift the favor towards P1 completely is that they offer 5% reward points, much like sideshow.

[Codreanu]

THE WITCHER 3 - WILD HUNT: THE LESHEN STATUE
App. 17.5” tall, 10.5” wide, 8.75” deep
Limited to pre-orders; final number TBD
Expected to ship: December 2019 - February 2020
Price: $119.99
Pre order here:
https://direct.darkhorse.com/product...-leshen-statue

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by Codreanu

THE WITCHER 3 - WILD HUNT: THE LESHEN STATUE
App. 17.5” tall, 10.5” wide, 8.75” deep
Limited to pre-orders; final number TBD
Expected to ship: December 2019 - February 2020
Price: $119.99
Pre order here:
https://direct.darkhorse.com/product...-leshen-statue

Looks good and at a reasonable price. Easy preorder.

Also noticed they have a new Witcher 3 figure up for preorder:




https://www.tfaw.com/Statues/Profile...igure___603862