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Post by Dark Stone on Jul 20, 2005 7:05:55 GMT -5
I was just wondering cuz cinequest is charging like $30 for him. Will he be easily available elsewhere like Reunion Darla or kinda hard to find like Hush Tara
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Post by xander000 on Jul 20, 2005 8:00:04 GMT -5
if i'm not mistaken both reunion darla and nplgp lorne are chase as for the avalaibility of him i don't know but 30$ seem a bit expensive for a figure that just got released........  |
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Post by Xanderphile on Jul 20, 2005 8:10:16 GMT -5
Chase = Intentionally limited with the intent of making you travel from store to store to "chase" after that one figure.
Shortpacked = Not as rare as the chase figure, but not as many in the case as other figures.
Willow Wave: Transformation Willow was shortpacked at 2 per case.
Anya/Tara Wave: Hush Tara was the 1 per case chase.
Spike/Darla Wave: Season 2 Darla/Reunion Darla each shortpacked at 2 per case.
Wesley/Lorne: NPLPG Lorne is the 1 per case chase.
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Post by Girl Power on Jul 21, 2005 16:20:42 GMT -5
The Buffy Collector Club had the best deal on NPLPG Lorne, in a pack with regular Lorne and season 4 Wesley for $35.99, but they've sold out.
I think this is going to be a tough figure to get. It sucks because it's an awesome figure. One of the best they've done. I got one from SDCC. Now I'm really happy that I did. They told me he was short-packed at that time.
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Post by Raven on Jul 21, 2005 17:47:11 GMT -5
$30, really?
I preordered him at Corner Store Comics for $12.99.
$30 does seem a bit much, but Cinequest's prices are always a bit high to me.
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Post by Girl Power on Jul 22, 2005 10:33:10 GMT -5
I checked and Corner Store Comics is already sold out of NPLPG Lorne, as both an individual figure and in sets. I don't think that retailers knew just how limited this figure would be. It's really too bad. This figure is much more representative of Lorne's colorful clothes than the other one.
You can still get him in a set with season 4 Wesley and regular Lorne on ebay for $45. It's not a great price, since BCC has Wesley for $9.99 and regular Lorne for $11.99. That puts NPLPG Lorne at $23. But it's a bit better than Cinequest's $30 for NPLPG Lorne alone.
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Post by wickedredhead on Jul 23, 2005 22:22:04 GMT -5
After preordering him and not getting him from 2 places I ordered him from CornerStoreComics - but after a week of not being charged I e-mailed them and here was their response: Unfortunately many retailers are ending up in the same situation thanks to the case packouts from DST. They only put one Plrtz Glrb Lorne in each case, which is usually not a problem, except for the fact that they didn't bother to tell the retailers they were going to do it that way beforehand. When we know there are shortpacks, we adjust saleable quantities to fit expected supply. That way nobody gets shafted when the product arrives. All of our Plrtz Glrbs from our initial shipment had to be allocated to sets (as it is our standard policy to fill orders for cases & sets first, then single figures in the order received.) We are trying to get more Plrtz Glrbs to fill the single figure orders, but it is too soon to tell whether we will be able to make that happen. We apologize for any inconvenience. We recommend letting DST know how you feel about shortpacking figures without telling the retailers about it. Thanks, Thomas CornerStoreComics This really makes me mad. So here I am trying a fourth place hoping that once again I can get one. And I have no where to go to buy one because not one place where I live sells Buffy or Angel stuff.  Hush Tara was not this bad - I've got two of her. They really should have let those retailers know so that they could have stoped pre-orders earlier so people like me didn't miss out because we thought we were already getting one. |
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Post by FM on Jul 24, 2005 8:38:23 GMT -5
I got mine the day they were shipped to comic shops. It took me months to get Hush Tara.
I dont know how retailers didnt know he was going to be a chase when we've all known for quite some time.
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Post by JP on Jul 24, 2005 11:19:57 GMT -5
Towerrecords.com has the chase Lorne in stock, at $11.99.
Never had a problem with an order from them.
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Post by SlayerLover34 on Jul 24, 2005 13:19:24 GMT -5
Towerrecords.com has the chase Lorne in stock, at $11.99. Thanks for the heads up! I went to Tower.com as soon as I saw this post and ordered one with a "Waiting in the Wings" Wesley! I just went back to order another one for someone else and the red "No place.." Lorne is now gone! Is that a record or something? |
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Post by wickedredhead on Jul 24, 2005 13:46:13 GMT -5
Towerrecords.com has the chase Lorne in stock, at $11.99. Never had a problem with an order from them. Yeah, they are the 4th place I've ordered it from. Hopefully this time I will actually get it.  |
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Post by Rogue on Jul 25, 2005 10:12:22 GMT -5
Chase / shortpacked figures fucking suck. Too bad that's the only Lorne I wanted. Maybe DST will sell a set of figures with NPLPG Lorne. BTW, Tower is (apparently) now sold out  |
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Post by Slayer44 on Jul 25, 2005 10:22:03 GMT -5
Time and space and their Buffy Collectors club both have it so he is free with $100 gift certificate. Also www.nextgentoys.com/index.html next gen collectibles have the set of 3 for $44.99. |
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Post by wickedredhead on Jul 26, 2005 19:18:30 GMT -5
WOOO HOOO! I finally got him. He's in the mail as I type. And I didn't have to pay a ridiculous amount either. 11.99 + 3 shipping. I'm so excited. He'll probably be the first one I get even though I just ordered him and the others have been pre-ordered forever. But whatcha gonna do?
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Post by michaelcrawford on Jul 28, 2005 6:57:41 GMT -5
Just a point of clarification - generally a figure that is packed in every case is not a chase figure. If he or she is one per, that's a shortpack.
Chase is a term that came about due to figures like the old 1701 Picard or the more recent Marvel Legends figures that were not in every case, but packed randomly in only a few cases. These much lower production figures got the name 'chase' for the above mentioned reasons.
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Post by pxl on Jul 28, 2005 20:07:59 GMT -5
Here's another point of clarification. As a retailer, WE knew that the Lorne was short packed. It was pretty much known from the beginning that there was only going to be 1 per case. The question, of course, was whether they'd change that and put 2 per case like they did with Reunion Darla. Of course, the problem for any retailer is if you want more of NPLPG Lorne, you have to buy more Wes and Lorne.
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Post by Rogue on Jul 29, 2005 2:26:40 GMT -5
Of course, the problem for any retailer is if you want more of NPLPG Lorne, you have to buy more Wes and Lorne. ... which is one of the reasons I hate shortpacks & chases. Retailers get stuck with a glut of the common figures... |
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Post by inadvertent imitation on Aug 9, 2005 3:04:42 GMT -5
I don't see the need for shortpacks in this line. I think just about everybody buys every figure, so what's the point? Pissing people off?
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Post by Rogue on Aug 9, 2005 3:05:55 GMT -5
I don't see the need for shortpacks in this line. I think just about everybody buys every figure, so what's the point? Pissing people off? Yes, exactly  |
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Post by Insanity on Aug 9, 2005 3:14:52 GMT -5
Well I guess it keeps DST running. not every one buys all the figures so they put the cooler, more desired figures as the chase/shortpacked so poeple have to spend more money which is going to DST, But it does make too much of a hastle.
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Hush Tara was not this bad - I've got two of her. They really should have let those retailers know so that they could have stoped pre-orders earlier so people like me didn't miss out because we thought we were already getting one. 
Shine on down...
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