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Gah I missed out 3rd day in a row! I was fast too!
Stupid loading "in line" screen messed me up every time. I went though the last payment step too, with everything preloaded, then back to NECA and... SOLD OUT! I had the tablet and laptop both on order screens for a set with and without diorama. I wanted to try the creditcard, but it wasn't available beforehand when I had the Aliens set in cart to prepare all info so I tried paypal. whatever...
I never missed out ever on mattycollector ever since 2008. But the Hasbro SDCC exclusive G.I.Joe's was the worst ever because the site crashed constantly. It was impossibly difficult to order those SDCC from Hasbro. It was hell trying to get Zarana and Jinx and I missed out on the others.

This NECA order was just a lightning fast sell out. The website was fast enough, no complaints at all on NECA's end. The "low" production run is such a shame for NECA, fans, casual buyers and retailers because these are such amazing pieces.
Too bad Playmates has such a hostage on the brand and can only produce low quality kids toys with a bunch of missing paint apps.
I will boycott any new Playmates toys they will make from now on.

If there is one to blame for not getting a set through NECA, blame all the hype and the publicity this set received because it's an amazing set.

Anyone who thinks the wait game to lower prices on these Movie TMNT work; remember the SDCC Videogame TMNT sets are super niche and those blocky computer prints on them make them not cool IMHO. Therefore it has a lower demand. The SDCC Comic TMNT is somewhat niche along with the older NECA Comic TMNT. Some of them have bootlegs available as well to lower prices a bit. BUT the Fred Wolf Cartoon TMNT are higher in price and won't go down; they only go up in price! Especially the Foot set because some people are content with the Figuarts TMNT but want the accompanying Shredder and Foot Soldiers.
IMO the SDCC Movie TMNT set is similar to the Fred Wolf Cartoon set in popularity; maybe even more so because you have movie buffs that want the set as well.
The Fred Wolf cartoon and the Movie are the best and most nostalgic Turtles sets which are most well known.

I caved in, had a HUGE fight with my wife over it but whatever, my nostalgia addiction won even if I can't take it to the grave...
I went ahead and paid $240 shipped for a regular set of the NECA 7" Movie TMNT on ebay. It's $60 a figure. At least I paid with paypal credit which gives 6 months time to pay. Time to sell some of my old toys on ebay to justify it.