I believe that the Club said that the figures would be in the $50 price range. So since there are six figures it should be closer to $300.
Sol Fury
Interesting stuff, thanks for the info. I hope they wait a few more weeks before rolling out the TF one – my wallet took a hammering at Auto Assembly and needs a little time to recover!
I'd hope the TF one doesn't go too high – I could see $300 being reasonable given past club exclusives have been valued at ~ $40-50 per Deluxe. Ultra Mammoth would be more, but the others should moderate the cost a little.
Yeah, $300 or so is what I was hoping for and no more than that, though I wish the lack of boxes would knock more off of the price. If it pushed $400 before shipping I'd just make Scourge & Slipstream prioritiy preorders on BBTS or something andd pick up the others later. That said…
wolfe
So really with shipping and insurance it may still end up near 400 (total price). I might just hold off and grab certain ones on the secondary market (or one of the stores)
Yeah, not thrilled about that part.
LamboTwinLove
And as crappy as it may sound I think they should just launch the Joe subs this year and take the year to test the waters with it. Then launch the TF's next year. starting off with 2 might be a little much with the year they have had so far.
I'm not against this idea at all. After all of the issues (for the TFCC and Joe Clubs) this year, I want to make sure they can handle getting ONE off the ground. Plus with all of the stuff coming out later this year, budgeting will be fun if I go through the club, even factoring in paying in installments. Preorders for the club figures usually go up early that year they're released anyways.
Alright, I wasn't sure where to put this, but this seems like the best place.
FunPub rolled out the G.I Joe subscription today, finally, and you can see how a potential TF subscription is going to work and get some insights into a potential price because I bet the same rules are going to apply to the TF sub.
– You *must* be a G.I Joe Club member to order the subscription. Chances are real good then that you must be a TFCC member to order the TF subscription.
– The Joe subscription is $294 for 12 figures, so I would expect the TF subscription to be above that. At least $400?
– The installments plan is you pay $98 on the first month, $98 on the second month and $98 on the fourth month for the Joe club. They charge a $3 processing fee for each payment if you go the way of installments. It'll be the same for the TF sub in terms of prices and processing fees I bet.
– You can get shipping insurance for the figures.
– Credit card only.
– The club is stating that "some" of the figures "may" be available at the club store — they will be $32 per figure if they are available. They will also show up after the subscribers get all their figures. So I'd expect to see the same thing apply to the TF sub. Kind of a bummer for people not wanting the full sub (and were hoping for single sales) but….
– Since the GI Joe sub is made to order, BBTS jumped in and ordered a ton of subs. They priced the figures at double the cost (so most are $45 and $50) and I was easily able to get the ones I wanted. The good news is with the TF sub, I can see them easily ordering a ton of figures along with every other retailer like TF Source and ToyArena so these figures should be very easy to grab if you don't want a sub.
Hmm. Breakdown seems a lot less appealing with FP's Breakdown on the way. Circuit and Jackpot aren't interesting. Ultra Mammoth is fun, not required.
That basically leaves Scourge and Slipstream. Since Scourge will be my fourth version of that mold, one of which is an evil Optimus Prime…Slipstream is probably the one I want most. This might not be an ideal deal for me. I love the TFW-coordinating-subscription idea though.
So it'll still be around $400 shipped. And from the sound of it, insurance is practically necessary. I'm still in for the subscription. $400 was my personal max at getting them all. Anything more and I'll be forced to pick and choose using other means. Though I'd much prefer to have them all through the club.
Yeah this is really looking to not be worth it if you actually ONLY want one or 2 of the figures. I mean me I only want Slipstream and Breakdown. The rest I have no desire to own.
So I guess I will just save myself the hassle and go with the secondary market. At least I will save on shipping and all and I won't be stuck with figures I don't want and have to try and sell off.
And as crappy as it may sound I think they should just launch the Joe subs this year and take the year to test the waters with it. Then launch the TF's next year. starting off with 2 might be a little much with the year they have had so far.
That's exactly what they are doing. The latest club mag states it's starting in the summer.
Shipping is extra. I think Hisstank members said shipping for all the figures was in the $60 range (plus insurance), when all is said and done? Because separate shipping on each set of 2.
That wouldn't bother me so much, except for FP's proven track record on absurd shipping prices.
Yeah this is really looking to not be worth it if you actually ONLY want one or 2 of the figures. I mean me I only want Slipstream and Breakdown. The rest I have no desire to own.
So I guess I will just save myself the hassle and go with the secondary market. At least I will save on shipping and all and I won't be stuck with figures I don't want and have to try and sell off.
And as crappy as it may sound I think they should just launch the Joe subs this year and take the year to test the waters with it. Then launch the TF's next year. starting off with 2 might be a little much with the year they have had so far.
I agree with testing the waters. Pretty sure there are plenty of customers who are impatient, however.
Girl Pants
Looks like I'll be likely just getting the 1 or 2 I want on the secondary market.
Maybe we can arrange "group buys" in the BST or something so that people could split a subscription and not have to pay store markups. One person would subscribe and the others commit/pre-pay/etc to buying certain figs off them.
Looks like I'll be likely just getting the 1 or 2 I want on the secondary market.
Maybe we can arrange "group buys" in the BST or something so that people could split a subscription and not have to pay store markups. One person would subscribe and the others commit/pre-pay/etc to buying certain figs off them.
Yeah this is really looking to not be worth it if you actually ONLY want one or 2 of the figures. I mean me I only want Slipstream and Breakdown. The rest I have no desire to own.
So I guess I will just save myself the hassle and go with the secondary market. At least I will save on shipping and all and I won't be stuck with figures I don't want and have to try and sell off.
And as crappy as it may sound I think they should just launch the Joe subs this year and take the year to test the waters with it. Then launch the TF's next year. starting off with 2 might be a little much with the year they have had so far.
So really with shipping and insurance it may still end up near 400 (total price). I might just hold off and grab certain ones on the secondary market (or one of the stores)
Shipping is extra. I think Hisstank members said shipping for all the figures was in the $60 range (plus insurance), when all is said and done? Because separate shipping on each set of 2.
Also, without insurance, they won't replace damaged, lost or misdirected items, so it sounds like without insurance you are screwed if anything goes wrong. And since I've known two people now who have had issues getting what they ordered, I would recommended insurance on the TF figures if the same deal applies.
They also opened sign-ups for a little over three weeks, as it ends 9/4. Again, I'd expect the same for the TF subscription service as the Joe and TF clubs always operate similarly.
Finally SOMEthing… There's a good chance it'll be the same price because it's half the figures. I would be thrilled if it turns out to be only $300… I was prepared for $400 but didn't factor in the lack of boxes. So shipping is included in the cost?
Interesting stuff, thanks for the info. I hope they wait a few more weeks before rolling out the TF one – my wallet took a hammering at Auto Assembly and needs a little time to recover!
I'd hope the TF one doesn't go too high – I could see $300 being reasonable given past club exclusives have been valued at ~ $40-50 per Deluxe. Ultra Mammoth would be more, but the others should moderate the cost a little.
Lbsammills51
Yeah, $300 or so is what I was hoping for and no more than that, though I wish the lack of boxes would knock more off of the price. If it pushed $400 before shipping I'd just make Scourge & Slipstream prioritiy preorders on BBTS or something andd pick up the others later. That said…
Yeah, not thrilled about that part.
I'm not against this idea at all. After all of the issues (for the TFCC and Joe Clubs) this year, I want to make sure they can handle getting ONE off the ground. Plus with all of the stuff coming out later this year, budgeting will be fun if I go through the club, even factoring in paying in installments. Preorders for the club figures usually go up early that year they're released anyways.
Thundershot
About 3 weeks.
Roufuss
8-10-12 to 9-4-12.
Just a little under a month.
Valkysas
How long is the sign-up period?
Thundershot
My priorities for these are:
1) Slipstream
2) Scourge
3) Ultra Mammoth
4) Circuit
5) Breakdown
6) Jackpot
I wonder… Will we get a mystery bonus exclusive if we do the whole subscription like the Joe club? That could be cool…
Autovolt 127
I truly desire Slipstream. One of the best new charecters and a great mold as well.
Anguirus
Hmm. Breakdown seems a lot less appealing with FP's Breakdown on the way. Circuit and Jackpot aren't interesting. Ultra Mammoth is fun, not required.
That basically leaves Scourge and Slipstream. Since Scourge will be my fourth version of that mold, one of which is an evil Optimus Prime…Slipstream is probably the one I want most. This might not be an ideal deal for me. I love the TFW-coordinating-subscription idea though.
Da_Razorsaw
I'm gonna have to go with the installments myself.
Thundershot
So it'll still be around $400 shipped. And from the sound of it, insurance is practically necessary. I'm still in for the subscription. $400 was my personal max at getting them all. Anything more and I'll be forced to pick and choose using other means. Though I'd much prefer to have them all through the club.
salmonman78
Least this gives me more time to prep for it, between school for me and my son and Christmas and his birthday coming up I am strapped.
Da_Razorsaw
The way I see it, the projected price is LESS than a Botcon set with more figures and actual retools.
That's not a bad value.
Gryph
That's exactly what they are doing. The latest club mag states it's starting in the summer.
G.B. Blackrock
That wouldn't bother me so much, except for FP's proven track record on absurd shipping prices.
wolfe
I agree with testing the waters. Pretty sure there are plenty of customers who are impatient, however.
This isn't a bad idea.
Girl Pants
Looks like I'll be likely just getting the 1 or 2 I want on the secondary market.
Maybe we can arrange "group buys" in the BST or something so that people could split a subscription and not have to pay store markups. One person would subscribe and the others commit/pre-pay/etc to buying certain figs off them.
LamboTwinLove
Yeah this is really looking to not be worth it if you actually ONLY want one or 2 of the figures. I mean me I only want Slipstream and Breakdown. The rest I have no desire to own.
So I guess I will just save myself the hassle and go with the secondary market. At least I will save on shipping and all and I won't be stuck with figures I don't want and have to try and sell off.
And as crappy as it may sound I think they should just launch the Joe subs this year and take the year to test the waters with it. Then launch the TF's next year. starting off with 2 might be a little much with the year they have had so far.
wolfe
So really with shipping and insurance it may still end up near 400 (total price). I might just hold off and grab certain ones on the secondary market (or one of the stores)
Roufuss
Shipping is extra. I think Hisstank members said shipping for all the figures was in the $60 range (plus insurance), when all is said and done? Because separate shipping on each set of 2.
Here's the full page if anyone wants to look:
GIJOECLUB.COM – The Official G.I. Joe Collectors' Club!
Also, without insurance, they won't replace damaged, lost or misdirected items, so it sounds like without insurance you are screwed if anything goes wrong. And since I've known two people now who have had issues getting what they ordered, I would recommended insurance on the TF figures if the same deal applies.
They also opened sign-ups for a little over three weeks, as it ends 9/4. Again, I'd expect the same for the TF subscription service as the Joe and TF clubs always operate similarly.
Thundershot
Finally SOMEthing… There's a good chance it'll be the same price because it's half the figures. I would be thrilled if it turns out to be only $300… I was prepared for $400 but didn't factor in the lack of boxes. So shipping is included in the cost?
Sol Fury
Interesting stuff, thanks for the info. I hope they wait a few more weeks before rolling out the TF one – my wallet took a hammering at Auto Assembly and needs a little time to recover!
I'd hope the TF one doesn't go too high – I could see $300 being reasonable given past club exclusives have been valued at ~ $40-50 per Deluxe. Ultra Mammoth would be more, but the others should moderate the cost a little.