Recent content by Odowankenobi

Well that makes sense, thanks. Man, in a short time this line has become an even bigger minefield to navigate. It almost seems like the bootlegs outnumber the real deal.

Ok, I haven't been paying close attention to the line the last few months, but was perusing ebay listings today and I have to ask: Has the price of SDCC Vegeta dropped like a stone, or did Datong jump on that one too? Sorry for being way out of the loop.

Wasn't Piccolo the first DBZ Figuarts?

It's probably because Battle of Gods has rekindled the dormant flame of DBZ love in many a collector (myself included) and a whole lot more people have started collecting this line because of it.

I got my Broly from Amazon today. My god he's incredible. I'll post some pictures and such in the morning. For right now I'm too busy having fun just staring at him.

I've been charged for Broly by Amazon, and my order status says "Shipping Now." Delivery estimate still says February, though. I wonder if I'll be seeing him soon.

It's very true that they don't seem to have any idea the appeal of this line in the West. When I was a kid, EVERYBODY watched Dragon Ball Z on Toonami after school. Then at school, everybody talked about what happened on the previous day's episode. There were few shows more popular than Dragon...

^But it becomes their loss if they lose a potential customer due to the insane secondary market prices on critical characters. This may be a collector based line, but these aren't Sideshow pieces with strictly limited numbers. There's no promise on their part of appreciation in price. I...

Shouldn't it actually be of great concern to a company if aftermarket prices are as insane as these? It would seem a deterrent to new customers picking up the line. I can see plenty of would-be collectors seeing those prices and thinking "Oh, there's no way I can afford Gohan, Trunks, or Vegeta...

^That's why I'm glad I have Broly pre-ordered. I'm already unhappy that scalpers have made half this line unaffordable. I won't let that happen going forward. Got my Datong Vegeta today. Yeah, he's not as great as the genuine article would be, but he'll suffice. If the real one ever gets a...

Got my notice about my Frieza order being declined. Oh well. Nothing lost, nothing gained.

I haven't gotten anything yet, so my fingers are crossed that maybe they just had a few and I jumped in time.

I know for me, it was Battle of the Gods that made me want to jump into this line. Dragon Ball Z was a thing from my youth that I hadn't paid much thought to in years. Then this new movie comes out, and suddenly I remember exactly why I loved this in the first place. I've had Dragon Ball on the...

Hmmm, I'll give them a shot. They allow paypal checkout, so at least there's that extra level of protection if they're not for real.

I bought a SDCC Piccolo and received him today. It was a little more than I wanted to pay for figures in this line, but it was worth it to have Piccolo in the colors I remember him with. I grew up with the anime, so that yellow just looks wrong.