Deluxe Figures Avaliable to Order at FP

[madvicks]

I just thought I'd let anyone who buys from Forbidden Planet that the deluxe figrues are avaliable to order, with a May 2005 due date.

However, the variant figures are a whopping £22.99 each and the regular figures £14.99. Graduation Day Buffy and Faith are the core figures and cheapest. If you order all 6 and are in the UK postage is an additional £10.75.

I am in shock at the variant prices!

[Moe]

Yeah I posted this yesturday. £23 is insane. I can't afford that. I may save and get "End of days" Buffy tho'. I love that one.

[prophecygirl]

I ordered 4 of them so far.. all 3 Buffy's and 'Bad Girls' Faith. I'm waiting for the other 2 to come online, then i'll order them from the site. I can't believe the variants are so expensive.. i wonder why. They must be VERY short packed to be that price! If i didn't have a job, there's no way I would be able to afford them. And don't even get me started on FP's postage costs. 2nd Class and still so expensive.. pfft!

:edit: and FP told me they were expected in-stock in June.

[The Second Evil]

Sheesh, those variants are rip-offs! £23!!!! I can accept the prices of the regulars (Not much more than usual), but £23!! You can buy two figures for that!

[prophecygirl]

Just to let everyone know, these are up on the site for order now, as well as in the catalogue.

[CaptainOates]

Yeah I was really shocked by the prices, especially as DST said they'll be normal RRP...I'll order the Graduation Day figures from FP, but the only varient Iactually want is OMWF Buffy so I'll probably just wait and try my luck on ebay and comic shops and stuff.

[madvicks]

Firstly, I apologise as Moe did post this, but in my defense I did check in the "pre-order" thread and couldn't see anything.

Secondly, I am glad its not just me who thinks the price is extortionate for the variant figures. And with regard to the P&P there is supposed to be a maximum of £9.50, but it hasn't come up on my order. And as for the May or June issue: am I not surprised the site says one thing and FP order line say something different!

<Waves to ProphecyGirl> Hiya PG... When I saw them on the site last night I thought I post in case you didn't know. How are you?

[Dawn]

I ordered all of these on Wednesday I think but I have no idea how i'm going to afford them but I want them all so bad. At the weekend I'm going to go look for some part time job just to be able to afford these and the other Buffy stuff I've ordered/ going to order.

[prophecygirl]

madvicks said:

<Waves to ProphecyGirl> Hiya PG... When I saw them on the site last night I thought I post in case you didn't know. How are you?

lol hey. thanks for posting, i was waiting for them to come online! i still haven't got my catalogue yet

[Lior Knight]

Wow! £23?? That’s like $40! That is absurd!

It would cost less to order these from a US store (for $15) and ship them oversea.

[Moe]

madvicks said:

And with regard to the P&P there is supposed to be a maximum of £9.50, but it hasn't come up on my order.

Nah, the maximum postage price had been increased. No wait, now i'm confused. In the last catalogue it had gone up to £14, but in the new one it's back down to £9.50.

[BigBadSpike333]

Maybe I missed it somewhere but I have no idea where they are going to have these in the US? Anybody know?

[Lior Knight]

BigBadSpike333 said:

Maybe I missed it somewhere but I have no idea where they are going to have these in the US? Anybody know?

According to DST these would be available in all the regular stores. Just like every other Buffy/Angel line.

[pxl]

Most retailers, like us , don't have them available for preorder yet because Diamond hasn't solicited them yet. Can't really speak for the others but we don't usually put anything up for preorder unless we know exactly how much it's going to cost us. I know we'll have them for sale (we ship overseas too ya know) but we're just waiting like the rest of you guys. (We're also holding out for photos that don't have the beady little eyes. hehehe)

pxl

[TruEliza]

some interesting news, i emailed FP yesterday about the dates of the spike/darla figs, the vegeance boxset and about the low stock of the deluxe figures.

This was the reply(the numbers next to them are their catalogue numbers)
Ok:

C5735 - Box Set - April
C4692 - Spike - Feb
C4960 - Spike - Feb
B4859 - Darla - was due in Dec but not in yet.
B8803 - Reunion Darla - No more orders
C4694 - Darla Welcome Figure - Feb
C5733A - End of Days - Pre-order
C5733B - Once more - Pre-order.

The low stock variants, we will only be getting what we are given. We are only getting 60 of each and orders are already being placed for them

So only 60 of each! i am def gonna have to hurry up and pre-oder these.

[prophecygirl]

Only 60!? Wow. I'm so glad i ordered all those. That's such a low number!

And no more orders for Reunion Darla? Crap. I'll have to get it from somewhere else when i finally get it then.

[BigBadSpike333]

Lior said:

According to DST these would be available in all the regular stores. Just like every other Buffy/Angel line.

Hey thanks alot for the info! I appreciate it.

[armando]

Ican buy them here (holland) all 3 for 50 euro's i believe that 35 pounds...

[Sammie]

at Gator you mean

They might change the price before they get the figs though...
Anyway, i only like the Buffy's

[dhoffryn]

There is no chance in hell I'm forking out that much money.
Don't get me wrong I love the figures but I can't help but feel like I'm being robbed. I'll get the 2 regulars and try my luck getting the chases from america if not e-bay but I will get them in the end.