Outrun Collectibles - No longer in business

[Patate]

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.

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.

[steamwhistle]

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.

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.

[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.

[Canadiangeek]

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.

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.

[Patate]

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.

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.

[neevnav]

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.

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.

[xueyue2]

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.

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.

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.

[neevnav]

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.

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.

[Prime Sinister]

“Two” stores? I only know of Outrun.

[xueyue2]

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.

two reputable online stores going under? --- same here. I only know outrun as well.