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11-13-2022, 12:43 AM
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by steamwhistle
If I had lost 2+ weeks of pay because of Outrun's shortcomings, I'd be upset and would want to know how this person is living his life after this fiasco.
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2+ weeks of pay? If I lose 2 days worth of pay to any shop, I'll be super upset already. 2 days is like more than a monthly budget for Transformers, for me.
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11-13-2022, 03:47 AM
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#292
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Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by Patate
2+ weeks of pay? If I lose 2 days worth of pay to any shop, I'll be super upset already. 2 days is like more than a monthly budget for Transformers, for me.
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Yes. Also fair.
Chances are, you work more hours and have a higher salary than I do, so, possibly, your 2 days of pay might be the same as my 2 weeks of pay. I don't always work every day, so sometimes, for me, 2 days isn't anything.
Last edited by steamwhistle; 11-13-2022 at 03:58 AM.
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11-13-2022, 09:44 AM
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#293
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
I'm sorry for all your guys lost, and it is a heavy hit for this community. One question I want to ask: why do you spend so much on his store? I didn't bother check his store too much in the 1st place, only remember the price is not that good compare to online store like ShowZ or Aliexpress or Taobao.
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11-13-2022, 10:01 AM
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#294
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by xueyue2
I'm sorry for all your guys lost, and it is a heavy hit for this community. One question I want to ask: why do you spend so much on his store? I didn't bother check his store too much in the 1st place, only remember the price is not that good compare to online store like ShowZ or Aliexpress or Taobao.
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I can only speak for myself but he was good for a good 7 months and he was the first one ( if I recall ) to offer payment plans with sezzle, which is amazing when you want the pre order but can't afford to pay all of them all at once.
I was super satisfied with him, till all this mess, he was great.
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11-13-2022, 10:32 AM
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#295
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by steamwhistle
Yes. Also fair.
Chances are, you work more hours and have a higher salary than I do, so, possibly, your 2 days of pay might be the same as my 2 weeks of pay. I don't always work every day, so sometimes, for me, 2 days isn't anything.
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I didn't mean to sound like I'm making a lot of money, I'm not lol.
I might have misunderstood your post because I meant to say 2 days worth of salary as saving. After rent, utilities, etc. my monthly saving amounts to a few days worth of salary left, so 2 days worth takes almost 2 weeks to accumulate.
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11-13-2022, 11:14 AM
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#296
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by xueyue2
I'm sorry for all your guys lost, and it is a heavy hit for this community. One question I want to ask: why do you spend so much on his store? I didn't bother check his store too much in the 1st place, only remember the price is not that good compare to online store like ShowZ or Aliexpress or Taobao.
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For me it was because he was (at the time) the only local seller carrying the line I was collecting. Unfortunately since then some other local shops have started carrying it, but have since sold out. So I'm stuck looking on eBay now.
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11-13-2022, 01:16 PM
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by Canadiangeek
I can only speak for myself but he was good for a good 7 months and he was the first one ( if I recall ) to offer payment plans with sezzle, which is amazing when you want the pre order but can't afford to pay all of them all at once.
I was super satisfied with him, till all this mess, he was great.
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Originally Posted by neevnav
For me it was because he was (at the time) the only local seller carrying the line I was collecting. Unfortunately since then some other local shops have started carrying it, but have since sold out. So I'm stuck looking on eBay now.
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I see, thank you for your answers.
For the online pre-order from showz or Taobao, I think mostly just a few dollar's deposit, so not much. (Although I used them mostly for 3rd party stuffs.)
For official lines, I used Toysnowman last year, it's fine for my pre-orders. But later I found I can often find the same toy in GameStop with cheaper prices because of 10% discount... so I stopped pre-order official ones now.
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11-13-2022, 03:17 PM
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by xueyue2
I see, thank you for your answers.
For the online pre-order from showz or Taobao, I think mostly just a few dollar's deposit, so not much. (Although I used them mostly for 3rd party stuffs.)
For official lines, I used Toysnowman last year, it's fine for my pre-orders. But later I found I can often find the same toy in GameStop with cheaper prices because of 10% discount... so I stopped pre-order official ones now.
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We are definitely entering a different time. A year or two ago, distribution was so terrible because of Covid that many figures or waves never made it to retail. Couple that with lockdowns and I think a large percentage of the community did turn to online retailers to make sure they got the figure. That has drastically changed over the last 4-6 months, with brick and mortar shelves being stocked with multiple waves. I think people are more willing to chance waiting for a sale at mainstream retail instead of pre-ordering. Add in two reputable online stores going under this year and I think you'll see that movement grow.
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11-13-2022, 04:28 PM
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
“Two” stores? I only know of Outrun.
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11-13-2022, 04:40 PM
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Re: Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business
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Originally Posted by neevnav
We are definitely entering a different time. A year or two ago, distribution was so terrible because of Covid that many figures or waves never made it to retail. Couple that with lockdowns and I think a large percentage of the community did turn to online retailers to make sure they got the figure. That has drastically changed over the last 4-6 months, with brick and mortar shelves being stocked with multiple waves. I think people are more willing to chance waiting for a sale at mainstream retail instead of pre-ordering. Add in two reputable online stores going under this year and I think you'll see that movement grow.
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two reputable online stores going under? --- same here. I only know outrun as well.
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