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Post by ansgar on Jan 18, 2020 7:05:08 GMT -5
me received 3 of them today. I ordered all 5 only got Nick, Roger and Andy. Missing Simon and John. What a joke When i've ordered from the UK site before they've chosen to send things as they've gotten them in at no extra cost - a bit like Amazon UK usually does when there's a mix of publication dates for books or whatever within a single order.
So assuming that it's the same as with the UK site & not a cock up, it's just a way of doing things...
...whereas although Squizzas had stock of a couple of them when i ordered, without making 2 orders & paying far more in postage then i've got to live with waiting until they're all in stock before receiving anything. Since there was no info in the package about the 2 missing figures, I decided to check with www.popinabox.co.uk via live chat. I was told that I'll receive a second package. Simon & John are on order for me, but not availabe at the moment...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2020 7:12:15 GMT -5
When i've ordered from the UK site before they've chosen to send things as they've gotten them in at no extra cost - a bit like Amazon UK usually does when there's a mix of publication dates for books or whatever within a single order.
So assuming that it's the same as with the UK site & not a cock up, it's just a way of doing things...
...whereas although Squizzas had stock of a couple of them when i ordered, without making 2 orders & paying far more in postage then i've got to live with waiting until they're all in stock before receiving anything. Since there was no info in the package about the 2 missing figures, I decided to check with www.popinabox.co.uk via live chat. I was told that I'll receive a second package. Simon & John are on order for me, but not availabe at the moment... Cool. Yeah, i must admit that it surprised me when they just sent some of the stuff out that i'd ordered to me going back - as, apart from Amazon (& sometimes Wordery & Book Depository), my usual experience is that e-tailers just wait until they have everything in; unless you're prepared to pay for extra postage of course.
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Post by famefamefame on Jan 18, 2020 11:09:33 GMT -5
Final Preorder prices after adjustments on US Amazon: Andy $9.99 Simon $9.95 Nick $9.95 Roger $9.92 John $9.22 I have no idea what this means but it is kind of funny that Andy is highest price, and John is the lowest! I wonder if the same number of units were made for each member. i don't think it means anything, as Amazon UK currently have John & Roger as the highest priced ones & Nick as the lowest - www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Duran+funko&rh=p_89%3AFunko - & when i was looking around in December for an alt supplier then John was notably higher when there wasn't a fixed price for new Pops.
Andy £11.44 Simon £13.47 Nick £10.69 Roger £15.47 John £15.41
(i'm certainly not advising anyone to buy from Amazon at those price as they're expensive for a set vs Squizzas - just commenting)
Tbh, i'd imagine the units to be the same for all 5 - but then clearly the numbers made won't be that high; well Duran aren't a franchise like Star Wars or Frozen or whatever.
Well, at ~$10/£10 they're not exactly expensive collectables - so whilst i would expect a couple of them (i'd guess Andy & Roger, but no knowing) to be discounted to get rid of excess stock in a few months, i'd imagine that most people would be buying sets.
Why is Nick cheaper?
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Post by Goalzzz on Jan 20, 2020 13:54:07 GMT -5
I think they're great. Hope they sell so many they'll do another series. SATRT area or with Warren. lol, probably wishful thinking.
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Post by aftertherain on Jan 20, 2020 16:02:14 GMT -5
I think they're great. Hope they sell so many they'll do another series. SATRT area or with Warren. lol, probably wishful thinking. They look SO good G Love the way you've lined all the DD members up. Classic Stuff ! Love the umm "frame" too, they're in amongst the entire DD CD catalogue 👍
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Post by vermeerf on Jan 23, 2020 0:20:51 GMT -5
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Post by diem32 on Jan 23, 2020 21:34:19 GMT -5
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Post by madoldlu on Jan 27, 2020 9:47:15 GMT -5
Good video review, diem32. Thanks for posting!
They're nice enough figures, and it's great that DD is getting any kind of representation. But I agree with the guy that Funko could have picked an era where their individual looks were more distinct, which would make each member much more recognizable. Like the guy said, they could have done the Wild Boys or their Rio look with the Anthony Price Suits. I would also suggest the Reflex look, which I think has a great unique look for each of the guys.
Maybe they'll do a second series!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2020 10:59:45 GMT -5
Good video review, diem32. Thanks for posting! They're nice enough figures, and it's great that DD is getting any kind of representation. But I agree with the guy that Funko could have picked an era where their individual looks were more distinct, which would make each member much more recognizable. Like the guy said, they could have done the Wild Boys or their Rio look with the Anthony Price Suits. I would also suggest the Reflex look, which I think has a great unique look for each of the guys. Maybe they'll do a second series! Whilst i'm really pleased that they did a set with all 5 of them, the idea of an additional monochrome or sepia Notorious set of 3 would also be really cool imho.
(though an Arcadia set would be even cooler)
Not sure about TWB though, as the jackets would be too complicated for there to be much in the way of differentiation - but something like Rio or The Reflex/Scavullo would certainly have been a more relatable mainstream era worldwide.
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Post by aftertherain on Feb 5, 2020 1:46:41 GMT -5
Unexpectedly found my set of 5 FP DD figures in a city EB Games store this afternoon.
How cool is that !
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