Buffy
Potential Slayer
Dying was her gift. Living was her sacrifice.
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Post by Buffy on Jul 20, 2004 21:57:48 GMT -5
Someone is selling a case of the cards on eaby for...$675.
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Post by ToodlesMrJim on Jul 20, 2004 22:04:47 GMT -5
What makes this exclusive different then any other won't DST still sell it on their website eventually?
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Post by DanMan on Jul 20, 2004 23:14:47 GMT -5
It's one card per twelve sealed boxes. They're making 500 or so MASTER cases (many boxes inside, usually 12). So at that ratio, we're looking at maybe 500 figures. I hope it's just a repaint...if it was something cool like OMWF, well then there'd be trouble.
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ToyGuyMAT
Potential Slayer
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Post by ToyGuyMAT on Jul 21, 2004 1:58:37 GMT -5
I dont see why this would be a new figure... Im pretty sure it's a repaint. I mean for the longest time we have heard that there are no new Tara sculpts and that they are all just repaints. So I dont think they would throw a curve ball like that and give us a new sculpt... especially for something so limited... Thatd just be cruel...
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Post by abcfan on Jul 21, 2004 2:41:08 GMT -5
as you say i can see it being a repaint but i personally don't think they would sell it anywhere else so you have to get the cards. if you could buy it anywhere no one is going to buy the cards and so it would just be a waste of time doing this.
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Post by Rogue on Jul 21, 2004 3:38:55 GMT -5
Great, another damned exclusive.
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Post by TruEliza on Jul 21, 2004 4:35:02 GMT -5
man, 1 in 12 boxes. that is gonna cost alot! lets just hope the card is in the one and only box i get!lol
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Post by prophecygirl on Jul 21, 2004 6:20:19 GMT -5
i hope it's available somewhere else, and that this is just a card to get it free, rather than buy it yourself. though i doubt it. i'm only getting one box of these cards, and i don't have very good luck, lol.
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Post by VampSpike on Jul 21, 2004 6:37:42 GMT -5
Well youve got more of a chance than me! I wont even be getting a box! I think they'll be loads of these figures on ebay anyway, card collectors will send away for them, keep the redemption card for there 'master' set and sell the figure.......i hope Wonder what the figure will look like
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Post by xander000 on Jul 21, 2004 8:51:37 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that this tara will be avaliable in some kinf of boxset later inthe years please DST
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Post by SlayerLover34 on Jul 21, 2004 10:59:26 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been mentioned, but could someone please tell me is this figure from Inkworks going to be a Tara Action Figure or a PALZ figure? I'm alot confused.
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Post by bettycooks on Jul 21, 2004 11:40:27 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been mentioned, but could someone please tell me is this figure from Inkworks going to be a Tara Action Figure or a PALZ figure? I'm alot confused. Oohhh good question!!!! I didn't think of that, but now it does make sense. Inkworks has a whole page setup for the PALz figures [ftp]http://www.inkworkscards.com/products/buffy/buffypalz/buffypalztoys.html[/ftp] so maybe the redemption card is for a PALz figure since they're already doing the cards. That would still be cool!!!!!!
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Post by VampSpike on Jul 21, 2004 11:46:56 GMT -5
Oh! Nobody thought of that...until now like lol That makes it alot more mysterious!! But then again it doesnt really fit does it....Taras not in the Series One line up and it wouldnt make sense to have her in as an exclusive. It makes more sense as the Tara figures are coming out soon and so are the cards Unless (Wow im really thinking about this) Palisades are bringing this out as a VERY early Exclusive for the upcoming fifth line of Plaz lol.
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Post by BuffyLover on Jul 21, 2004 12:06:59 GMT -5
It's nice that they are offering this, but to all those of you who collect them ALL it's going to kind of screw you over.
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Post by ajmets on Jul 21, 2004 14:11:07 GMT -5
This doesn't seem very fair to me although as my school teacher used to tell me "if you want fair go to snow white, she's the fairest of them all". Totally bummed right now though. This is just downright mean to collectors. Guess I'll have to live without it.
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Post by Alyrenee on Jul 21, 2004 16:11:15 GMT -5
hmm...i hope this will be available through alternate channels. i like the cards...but not enough to buy a case.
-aly
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Post by magickstar3 on Jul 21, 2004 16:43:30 GMT -5
I very rarely by the cards, because I would rather spend my money on the figures. But I really want this figure. GRR..
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Post by alcazarzgirl on Jul 21, 2004 17:02:31 GMT -5
I really hope this will be availible on dst's site. I dont collect the cards (I cant afford them & the figures) so I HOPE that she will be able to get other ways (not counting ebay)
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Post by DanMan on Jul 21, 2004 19:01:01 GMT -5
This doesn't seem very fair to me although as my school teacher used to tell me "if you want fair go to snow white, she's the fairest of them all". Totally bummed right now though. This is just downright mean to collectors. Guess I'll have to live without it. Ok, I can't stop thinking about that quote! What does it mean? It seems like words of wisdom, but it's really just a special way to say 'you got screwed over and I don't care' right?
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Post by JusticeDemon on Jul 21, 2004 19:46:20 GMT -5
Instead of forming opinions now, we really should wait to see what the real deal is. So far, all we have is one retailer's interpretation of a sales sheet.
Couple of important questions to ask...
1) Is this true? 2) Will the exclusive Tara be a DST or PALz or other figure? 3) What will it look like? 4) Will there be any other means of obtaining one?
Working on answers to those questions.
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