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The Present is Past
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I'm not totally discouraged because I'm hearing rumors on the internet that the package's size may have been an issue for the early sell-out. Apparently this happened before with a Ghostbusters item that sold out swiftly, which was much larger and therefore they could only fit so many items in their processing warehouse.
No idea when, how many, or how long the Legion 12-pack will go on sale again. I'd like to think it will, though. It's unlikely the existing inventory got bought through that swiftly compared to other DCUC items. If the number of units they ordered was so small that they sold out that quickly, the item would be marked up a lot more.
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I like your positive thinking, Future, but I must admit I'm kind of sour on the whole episode right now. It was a borderline proposition for me to be spending that much on these to begin with, and I now think Matty Collector made the right decision for me.
Maybe Jim Gallagher will quit his day job and pump out some more cool custom figures on commission...
Celebrating 10+ years of Legion Worldness
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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Hm, as far as I can see only Colossal Boy and me were able to get an order done... did everybody else here luck out and if they did - where do all the Legion sets go in the end?
Do you think that a lot of dealers bought ten sets (that was the maximum amount) on a gamble to make a 50% profit margin like the one offer on Ebay implies?
Another question: Do you know how quickly Mattel starts with their shipping procedure? Guess it will take some weeks anyway to get those beauties to Germany... I managed to get one set Chemical King, I'm sorry that others did not, I know their disappointed as it just happened to me the weekend before last when I tried to get Big Blue Madness tickets online and failed for the third year in a roll!
I tried to rip their soul out.I tried to make them forget Superman.
But they won't.
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Originally posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire: Originally posted by Chemical King:
[b] Hm, as far as I can see only Colossal Boy and me were able to get an order done... did everybody else here luck out and if they did - where do all the Legion sets go in the end?
Do you think that a lot of dealers bought ten sets (that was the maximum amount) on a gamble to make a 50% profit margin like the one offer on Ebay implies?
Another question: Do you know how quickly Mattel starts with their shipping procedure? Guess it will take some weeks anyway to get those beauties to Germany... Know the feeling as well, Lone Wolf - last year when the tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest went online, the server went down for hours - and when I finally could enter the homepage, it was listed as "sold out" ... ??? !!! by the way I had a look at custom and tax policies of good old Germany and there will be some considerable charges there as well. Never understood what customs are good for (taxes well... I doubts their legitimacy either  ), if things go bad I might have to pay further 50 € for nothing...  But hey, I'm still looking forward to this set. 
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Got an email today saying mine had shipped! Also not looking forward to paying customs fees when it arrives.
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The max order was 10? See, that's just asking for scalpers to swoop in. There's nothing about this that I'm happy about. I was absolutely ready to plunk down 180 bucks for the set, but when I went to the site at 10am Pacific, following the link from the email they sent announcing the on-sale last week, the set didn't even appear on the page. I never even had the option to get in the queue.
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Some good news. Mattel has posted on the mattycollector web site that are considering the possibility of doing a second run of the LOSH set. That doesn't mean it's a done deal, but my gut feeling is that it may very well happen.
And yea I got word that my set shipped today as well. The race is on to see which of us gets our set first.
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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:
Some good news. Mattel has posted on the mattycollector web site that are considering the possibility of doing a second run of the LOSH set. That doesn't mean it's a done deal, but my gut feeling is that it may very well happen.
And yea I got word that my set shipped today as well. The race is on to see which of us gets our set first. 2nd run? the same legionnaires ? well I hope so and it may put me in a forgiving mood. I hope so.
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Originally posted by Director Lad:
The max order was 10? See, that's just asking for scalpers to swoop in. There's nothing about this that I'm happy about. I was absolutely ready to plunk down 180 bucks for the set, but when I went to the site at 10am Pacific, following the link from the email they sent announcing the on-sale last week, the set didn't even appear on the page. I never even had the option to get in the queue. That was strange cause Pov and I both could still see it as listed "almost gone" when you posted that... and it was about half an hour later that it was finally sold out. Don't know what happened there, but it is definitely infuriating...
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Originally posted by Director Lad:
but when I went to the site at 10am Pacific, following the link from the email they sent announcing the on-sale last week, the set didn't even appear on the page. I never even had the option to get in the queue. I bookmarked a link to the page with the set, not the link that matty sent out. It was still avaialble at 10 PST. I purchased mine at 10:20. But it does appears that more sets will get made -- just be patient. I'm also hoping that they announce that more new Legionnaires will be coming out way -- as in a second 12-pack.
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Don't Stop Peelieving
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I was hoping nobody would feed the scalpers, but eBay shows three sets bought via Buy it Now... for $300, $370 and $400... and that's not including shipping. Lots of individual figures from the set up now and already sold, as well... So Mattel and the scalpers win, I guess.  
"Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
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Yikes! For that kind of money, we could just commission our own mini-sculptures. Discreetly, of course. 
Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
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Legionnaire!
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I got my order. Sorry to hear that everyone else couldn't get one. No how idea how I got one after everyone else had some much trouble. I shop alot on Matty. 'Sold Out' is much better then 'Gone for Good'. Matty always keeps some stock back in case of damage or something gets lost in shipping for buyers. For example, I missed out on the Animal Man/B'wanna Beast DCU Classic set when it first went on sale. Couple of months later, I got it on sale. So after a few months, there is a good chance that this 12pack will be back. Heck, maybe they will do it at Christmas for the Christmas sale. I do hope that the quick sale out means another pack would be considered but I would guess that want come till 2013.
And if your fan and not a big buyer of DC or MOTCU on Matty, get the mystery packs when they are on sale. You pay $40 plus shipping - total cost around $50 and get about $100+ worth of stuff. Totally worth it.
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Legionnaire!
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I just got my set and I am so happy. It's the best!
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Are you leaving them in-package, VU? I'm just curious if the end product they're sending out is as good as what they've shown on their website and at SDCC and NYCC and the like...
"Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
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I just got my set today as well, and it looks great. I took a picture of it. Is there a way to post images on this thread?
More good news from following the mattycollector DCUC forum is that it sounds very likely there will be another run made of this set. The bad news is that it will probably sell out just as fast and people will have to fight the scalpers for them.
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Originally posted by Pov:
Are you leaving them in-package, VU? I'm just curious if the end product they're sending out is as good as what they've shown on their website and at SDCC and NYCC and the like... Still debating on that. I usually leave everything in the packaging. The best things about this special sets is that they are designed so you can keep the packing but take the figures out. Each section has either a top/bottom flap that you can slide the figure in or out. Its very elegant. Right now its open on the floor of my living room.
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Just got home from work, got mine today right before I left.
I tried to rip their soul out.I tried to make them forget Superman.
But they won't.
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Did anyone notice the set of Legionnaire figures in the background on the racks of the comic book shop in tonight's episode (The Good Guy Fluctuation) of "The Big Bang Theory?" Clearly, if one has Hollywood connections dealing with Matty is a simple feat--unlike the rest of humanity...
"I am the LEGION--you colossal Jerk!"--Garth Ranzz LEGION #63
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Still waiting for my set over here in Germany... probably will for at least another week... ... how are the little creatures in their package... are they cold? are they starving? are they fed up with Brainiac 5s constant lecturing? @Lone Wolf Oh my the package is huge... love you're surprised look
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![[Linked Image]](http://www.legionworld.net/upload/00001517/DSCN4026b.jpg) I think Invisible Kid looks great when you can see him He fit right in. Adam
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![[Linked Image]](http://www.legionworld.net/upload/00001517/DSCN4027a.jpg) Another pic of Invisible Kid showing up in the box set.
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Given the '80s era slant of the costumes, I'm surprised it's not Jacques' info on the box.
On a side note, I now regret not getting all of the DC Direct Legionnaires when they came out.
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I cannot believe I missed this sale!!!!!!!!!!!!! And now they are sold out. That f_ _ _ing sucks.
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