[NickSick]

Ha my first time posting here though I’ve been a TMNT fan since 88 and silent watcher for a few years here. I love collecting toys, comics & specific vinyl records. Well, when I was 7 really for the Toitles as Rocksteady would say. Not trying to post here for nostalgic reasons mind you. But I am probably going to be ousted early since I don’t side with a side. As someone who was in an underground music scene, that just got old quick. I’ll not divulge my past as it doesn’t pertain towards the brands mentioned. But I do see the upside to either brand. Though I’m more inclined to the look of NECA, I also understand the movement toward Super7 also. I buy from both brands though I’m also not rich. Ha, privileged? No, I’m not. I’ve made some mistakes in my life but I make smarter choices now however. That being said, it’s just plastic figurines. I get it, I love this collecting game too. But, at the end of the day? It’s just stuff. When you’re dead what do you do with it? Nothing. I got a decent collection too and it’s fun either way, but I see both sides on this. As for April, well both iterations are junk. So I won’t commit my $ towards either. Perhaps my typical punk outlook is more of the outsider look, but so be it. I’m not here to ruin someone’s day nor am I to say someone’s thoughts are stupid or immoral. We’re all entitled to our thoughts. Ha, now I suspect the Al Franken comments are due, unless that SNL segment is too dated? Whatevs, I’m divorced and blowback is nothing I’ve not heard either. No I have no kids, my ex wanted to not work and I work 2 jobs for her to stay home. Not touching that subject here, as it has has no place. But giving some history to absolute strangers. I love TMNT, Batman (though I like Supes he doesn’t get the same love outside of the 90’s line for the animated series really-or the Mattel line), Marvel Legends pertaining to mostly XMEN (Hulk then Spidey secondary), some GI Joe (classic 80’s and modern Classified both) and SW, most of the horror genre toys & Jurassic Park/World stuff. Yeah I grew up w dinos so I collect that too. I’m off track here, I understand the preorder idiocy as I tried that last week too. But, I already had a preorder setup from the UK for a 2 pack because I personally don’t have the time to do that bs with that Wallyworld or Target has with their current nonsense. Is it dumb to pay the overhead? Absolutely. But? I do it because ebay will still be worse most likely. We are at their mercy be it the stores or the companies. Wow do I feel like a politician in my words trying to grab desperate votes and sorry as that’s not my intent, though it’s really not that far removed it feels.