thecollector80
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Also if it's any consolation, I've been looking at other online stores like HLJ and it seems like they're sold out on preorders. They get their stock October 24, 2012. They've stopped taking preorders until then. Since this online shop is based in Japan and they sell their Samurai Predators for $425+, I'm thinking that's approximately what the figure sells for in Japan at a brick and mortar shop. So, in other parts of the world they're paying way more than what we in the USA pay for. In the US you can get this anywhere in the $300-$329 price range. I got mine for $329 retail with USPS Priority Mail. Got it in a speedy 2 days! No missing or broken parts. So my point is, US buyers are already getting a good discount compared to some parts of the world. MSRP is listed at $360 so that's a discount already. So if you're waiting for retailers to discount this to $200 MISB because of the brown head issue then I don't think you'll ever get this simply because $200 isn't a realistic price to expect.
Look, the Sideshow Collectibles Premium Format Psylock was botched from the start of the production. All statues were painted WITHOUT PRIMER and they are all cracking, some right out of the box, and some are cracking as the months go by. It's a well known and accepted fact that if you buy this statue MISB or used you will have it crack on you regardless. Now if you look at BBTS they still have this in stock for $284.99 with a retail price of $299.99. That's only a $15 discount even with the known fact that IT WILL CRACK ON YOU! So going back to the Samurai Predator, you can't realistically expect retailers to do some significant discount just to move it out of their shelves. The most discount I can see is maybe a $30 at the most.
Look, the Sideshow Collectibles Premium Format Psylock was botched from the start of the production. All statues were painted WITHOUT PRIMER and they are all cracking, some right out of the box, and some are cracking as the months go by. It's a well known and accepted fact that if you buy this statue MISB or used you will have it crack on you regardless. Now if you look at BBTS they still have this in stock for $284.99 with a retail price of $299.99. That's only a $15 discount even with the known fact that IT WILL CRACK ON YOU! So going back to the Samurai Predator, you can't realistically expect retailers to do some significant discount just to move it out of their shelves. The most discount I can see is maybe a $30 at the most.
Give me a freakin' break... Come one... this is beyond ridiculous... Seems like they've seen what some people said and thought "what a great idea! Let's say it was like that on purpose".
. If I had to have it, I'd rally some fellow board members together, buy ONE Psylock and have that mofo recast and painted right! No way I'd reward SSCs for their shatty QC and utter incompetence. If the discount was a mere $30 bucks, I would gladly knock they shat off. 
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. How much would you charge 
