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Jmacq1 · 08-04-2011, 04:59 AM

You're just bitching.

But seriously, just do what I used to do and wait for the reissues of the MotUC figures. Those usually last several hours on the site (sometimes even a few days) and are rarely any trouble at all to get. Heck, the "All Star" sale they had running had He-Man, Skeletor and Battle Cat available for several days, as well.

Basically, there are ways to get the MotUC figures, you've just got to be patient. After seeing their character selections for the past couple years, this year I decided to get a subscription, since I was still buying most of the figures anyway, the few that I don't care for weren't enough to dissuade me from dealing with Matty's WSOD. I wasn't "scared" into anything. Just like I wasn't "scared" into a DCUC subscription. I bought in on day one because there are very few DCUC figures they could make that I would genuinely be disappointed in, and many times figures I thought I wouldn't like I ended up greatly enjoying when they were made in the line.

If people are worried about "Super Powers and Super Friends" you really shouldn't be...almost all of those figures have already been made and released at retail. Mattel isn't completely stupid...they're not likely to make Wendy and Marvin as Subscription figures...at least not until WAY down the line. Not that it's going to matter, as it looks like the DCUC fans have mostly decided they'll be just fine with whatever Mattel wants to "rebrand" their line into, "New" DC Universe or not.

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Originally Posted by M3T4L V1KING

Why would you not include shipping? If it was for just one figure, then hey, don't include shipping in the debate. There would be no point. But we would be paying shipping for every figure, every time. You're still paying it for the figure. You can't suddenly pretend "it's not there".

I understand you're referring to the product itself. True, on the site it is 15$. I understand that. But you're still paying over 20$ for the figure because of shipping. You're still paying a high amount of money for an accessoryless figure.

You can include shipping in the total cost of the subscription, but including it in the price of the figure and then claiming you're not getting a good value for a $20 figure is a false argument (and the one you've been consistently making). That shipping cost is for shipping, it's a separate service that has its' own costs. You're paying for a $15 figure and a separate $5 (or whatever) shipping cost. Ergo, you can argue you're not getting a good value for a $15 figure (even if from a basic business perspective you are), but arguing about "$20 figures" is false because part of that money is not and never was actually part of the figure.

08-04-2011, 04:59 AM	#77
Jmacq1 Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 697	You're just bitching. But seriously, just do what I used to do and wait for the reissues of the MotUC figures. Those usually last several hours on the site (sometimes even a few days) and are rarely any trouble at all to get. Heck, the "All Star" sale they had running had He-Man, Skeletor and Battle Cat available for several days, as well. Basically, there are ways to get the MotUC figures, you've just got to be patient. After seeing their character selections for the past couple years, this year I decided to get a subscription, since I was still buying most of the figures anyway, the few that I don't care for weren't enough to dissuade me from dealing with Matty's WSOD. I wasn't "scared" into anything. Just like I wasn't "scared" into a DCUC subscription. I bought in on day one because there are very few DCUC figures they could make that I would genuinely be disappointed in, and many times figures I thought I wouldn't like I ended up greatly enjoying when they were made in the line. If people are worried about "Super Powers and Super Friends" you really shouldn't be...almost all of those figures have already been made and released at retail. Mattel isn't completely stupid...they're not likely to make Wendy and Marvin as Subscription figures...at least not until WAY down the line. Not that it's going to matter, as it looks like the DCUC fans have mostly decided they'll be just fine with whatever Mattel wants to "rebrand" their line into, "New" DC Universe or not. Quote: Originally Posted by M3T4L V1KING Why would you not include shipping? If it was for just one figure, then hey, don't include shipping in the debate. There would be no point. But we would be paying shipping for every figure, every time. You're still paying it for the figure. You can't suddenly pretend "it's not there". I understand you're referring to the product itself. True, on the site it is 15$. I understand that. But you're still paying over 20$ for the figure because of shipping. You're still paying a high amount of money for an accessoryless figure. You can include shipping in the total cost of the subscription, but including it in the price of the figure and then claiming you're not getting a good value for a $20 figure is a false argument (and the one you've been consistently making). That shipping cost is for shipping, it's a separate service that has its' own costs. You're paying for a $15 figure and a separate $5 (or whatever) shipping cost. Ergo, you can argue you're not getting a good value for a $15 figure (even if from a basic business perspective you are), but arguing about "$20 figures" is false because part of that money is not and never was actually part of the figure. Last edited by Jmacq1; 08-04-2011 at 05:03 AM..