HUNDREDS OF CONTAINERS LOST AT SEA, INCLUDING BANDAI PRODUCTS… COLLECTORS SUDDENTLY INTO SCUBA-DIVING!

TRAGIC NEWS:

HUNDREDS OF CONTAINERS LOST AT SEA, INCLUDING BANDAI PRODUCTS… COLLECTORS SUDDENTLY INTO SCUBA-DIVING!

First of all, ToyFarce wishes you all a merry christmas and happy holidays!

Over the last few days, we’ve heard about the tragic news that a massive One Apus container ship, transporting several thousands of containers, was hit by a storm in the Pacific ocean, northwest of Hawaii, and lost over 1900 containers in the sea (about $200 million worth of cargo). Bandai has sent an email to lots of its customers saying that some of the containers had Bandai products inside, including S.H. Figuarts figures, like the Iron Man mk85 (I am Iron Man edition), Endgame Scarlet Witch, and the Dragon Ball Z Goku, Gohan, Android 17 and 18 figures. It is a tragedy, and thankfully, we’ve heard that nobody was injured on the boat.

Now, ToyFarce heard that thousands of collectors have suddently found a passion for scuba-diving, with many enrolling in scuba-diving classes, and several trips booked to Hawaii, in order to go snorkeling in that area. Coincidence? We’ve asked one collector about his sudden love for diving in the sea:

“Well, I’m certainly not going to let the fishes enjoy my S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ball Z Ultra Instinct Sign Goku figure! They sold out in minutes during the summer, and every Dragon Ball Z collector want one! There is no way I’m letting those sleep at the bottom of the sea! I’m sure after letting them dry and removing the seaweeds and barnacles from the figures, they will look perfectly fine!”

More news at 11:00… Oooooooh… Who lives in a container under the sea? DBZ GOKU!

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SCALPERS UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT RUINING CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS BY BUYING ALL THE TOYS!

SAD NEWS:

SCALPERS UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT RUINING CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS BY BUYING ALL THE TOYS!

“If they want it, they can buy it on my eBay page!”

We’re a few days away from Christmas, and once again, this year, some items will not be available for children (and adults too!) all over the world, because some adult men prefer profit over letting people be happy!

This year’s selection includes the newest generation consoles, such as the Playstation 5 or the XBox Series X, the latest NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles offerings (Animated Splinter and Baxter two-pack, 90’s movie Splinter and Shredder two-pack, and the enormous Krang figure), the Jazwares (and Wicked Cool Toys) AEW figures (both series 1 and 2), most of Hasbro’s GI Joe Classified figures, etc…

After reaching with the S.C.A.L.P. Corporation, we were told that there will be no apology, and that “it’s a free country”, “first-come-first-served”, “not our fault if you don’t go to wait at 6:30 in front of your Walmart/Target to buy the entire stock”, and “you can always buy it on our eBay page at a higher price, which includes the Time & Energy tax.”

Some things will never change…

In the meantime, ToyFarce hopes you got all the collectibles you wanted, placed all those pre-orders on the toys you need, and hope that you’ll be happy with all the upcoming announcements from your favorite brands!

The upcoming last few articles of this year will be ‘Top 5’ or ‘Top 10’ (if we find enough things) of 2020. We hope you’ll enjoy them!

More news at 11:00… and Merry Christmas, ya f#%$g b$%*@s! (Not sure if this was the original quote)

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COLLECTOR BUYS HIMSELF RARE, EXPENSIVE TOYS; TELLS EVERYONE HIS WIFE GOT THEM FOR HIM!

BREAKING NEWS:

COLLECTOR BUYS HIMSELF RARE, EXPENSIVE TOYS; TELLS EVERYONE HIS WIFE GOT THEM FOR HIM!

“My fiancé went to do the groceries and got me the entire GI Joe Classified Cobra Island set! She’s a keeper!”

“My wife surprised me this VINTAGE MINT ON CARD JAWA WITH VYNIL CAPE that I was missing! She thought it was cute and that I would like it! Thanks, Sarah!”

“My boyfriend just bought me an helicopter LOL!”

In the last few years, you may have seen lots of posts similar to this. It seems that lots of significant others are suddently very savvy about the toys and collectibles that their partners want, and somehow find some good deals, out of nowhere. ToyFarce does not deny that this can happen, and that some definitely share the passion with their soulmates, of course, but some of them do sound a bit too big…

Let’s be honest for a second, here: To the guy that says that his wife “surprised him” with a Mint in sealed box GI Joe U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft Carrier as an “early Christmas present”: We don’t believe you. You totally bought this for yourself.

A lot of collectors have collections of decent sizes and sometimes need to have a checklist to keep track of what they have, so having their partner “randomly surprising them” with one of the few items that they are missing does sound suspicious. They could at least admit that they asked them for that very specific one.

So what makes collectors post something like that? Is it for the attention? Would their post get more ‘likes’ if they say their wife bought it rather than saying that they bought it themselves? Is it to reduce the guilt of succombing to the temptation and paying scalper prices? The mystery remains unresolved…

What do you think about it?

More news at 11:00… by the way, totally unrelated, but my girlfriend just bought me fifteen Prime1 Studios statues this month. Thanks, honey!

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SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES ANNOUNCES GAMBIT SIXTH SCALE FIGURE… “STIFLER” IN THE MCU: CONFIRMED ?!

BREAKING NEWS:

SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES ANNOUNCES GAMBIT SIXTH SCALE FIGURE… “STIFLER” IN THE MCU: CONFIRMED?!

Last friday, Sideshow Collectibles announced their upcoming Gambit sixth scale action figure from their Marvel Comics line, along with tons of pictures.

The highly detailed figure will come with lots of accessories, including his staff, a triple card throwing effect, four aces with painted glow effect, four pairs of normal hands, four pairs of the same hands but with glowing effect, and an alternate swappable hairstyle.

One collector, Gian D. , couldn’t help but notice the astonishing (pun intended) resemblance with the actor that played Steve Stifler in the American Pie movies, Seann William Scott.

You see it too, right?

The likeness looks pretty spot on, and we know that Sideshow Collectibles may allegedly know about the casting of the actors in advance in order to prepare the headsculpts for their upcoming figures, which can only mean one thing:

SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT AS GAMBIT IN THE MCU: CONFIRMED!

Suck it, “WeGotThisCovered.com”, we got that scoop before you! HA! The actor has not confirmed or denied the rumor, as of writing.

More news at 11:00… The Stifmeister is coming to the MCU!

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WHAT TO DO WHEN… A TOYFARCE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

HELPFUL NEWS:

WHAT TO DO WHEN… A TOYFARCE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

After seeing a very high number of collectors asking the same questions over and over again, ToyFarce has decided to make a summary of answers that can now be shared anytime someone is asking the same things. We understand some collectors are getting a bit irritated/annoyed by the high number of similar questions, so this should help in the future…

1. YOU MISSED OUT ON A PRE-ORDER

“Does anyone have *insert item* for a reasonable price? I was busy commenting that it sucks and I don’t like it on multiple groups and now, I missed out on it…”

“This is clearly *insert brand* giving us the middle finger!! Now, I won’t be able to have a full collection because I didn’t order this!”

No, the brands are not giving you the middle finger. They had an item up for pre-order on their website/kickstarter for a reasonable period of time, and thousands of collectors managed to get the items without struggle. Unfortunately, you missed out. It happens. Now, a few options are available for you:

1- You might have to buy it at a higher price from your friendly neighborhood scalper, if you want it right now. That is the worst option. You will have to hunt down the item and get it for a higher price because you want it now, and cannot wait.

2- The other, and best option, is patience. Just wait until you find a great deal. Let’s be honest, you messed up. It’s on you, pal. But fortunately, whether we’re talking NECA’s Tokka and Rahzar or McFarlane Toys’ Kickstarter Spawn, it seems that thousands of collectors have ordered more than one of them in order to resell them, which means that in a couple of months, when everybody will have received their multiple items, the market will be flooded, which means that the prices will inevitably go down eventually. Have patience, and wait for the right moment. The items are at scalper prices *right now* because only a handful of them have received them. When all is said and done, their will be hundreds of those items on eBay, Mercari, Facebook groups, etc… and people who only want to resell those items won’t have a choice but to put the prices down. Have you ever heard a story of a collector that waited years to find a good deal, and didn’t?

2. YOUR PRE-ORDER HASN’T SHIPPED YET

“This was supposed to come out last month, and I still didn’t get it!”

“Has anyone received their *insert item* yet? I didn’t get my notification…”

Did you see 7433 posts from people that have received it on social media yet? If not, that just means nobody has gotten theirs. Once again, have patience. There are a number of possible reasons for you not getting your pre-ordered item:

-We are in the middle of a global pandemic with 1,58 million dead.: That might affect a lot of things…

-Delays in the manufacturing process: Those happen even when there is no pandemic. Brands like MAFEX have made it a tradition to have delays on most of their products. There are less people working in the factories because of the pandemic, so things will be delayed further.

-The post service is in total chaos all around the globe: Right now, there is the holiday period, which is usually the busiest time, on top of a global pandemic. Your package tracking information have not been updated in weeks? That is normal. They have entire warehouses full of packages that need to be sent right now, and only a few planes, trucks and people to deliver them. It will take time.

(For NECA’s Tokka and Rahzar set, there are even people that are receiving it without getting a notification, or see their order updated as ‘shipped’ on their website! It’s like NECA is surprising you, giving you a gentle kiss on the forehead and saying ‘here is your two-pack, love’.)

3. OTHER COLLECTORS ARE GETTING THEIRS BEFORE YOU

“I pre-ordered this on day-1 and other people are getting it before me, this is bullshit!”

“I stayed up until midnight to order it, and now, people are buying it from Walmart while mine still hasn’t shipped! Worst service ever!”

When you ordered an item, before the last click to confirm the order, most of the time, you need to click on “I agree with the terms and conditions”. After further investigation, it turns out that nowhere in there does it say “You will mandatorily receive it first, because you pre-ordered it on the first day”. It’s crazy, right?

In terms of logistics, it does make sense that people living closer to the shipping center, or in the same country as the factory even, get it first. There is always one that gets it first. Yes, he will get more “likes” on his post on Facebook, but we will all get “likes” too!

Also, there is the possibility that when you order first, your order is the first one to be packed, and then it’s at the bottom of the pile of the thousands other orders (that was a comment on Facebook which we thought was pretty clever).

The bottom line (cause Stone Cold said so) is to just be patient. Those are unprecedented times, things will be delayed and it’s out of our control. We collectively have to wait, and we’re all in this together. If you see someone get their item first, just be happy for them, while being excited that yours might show up soon!

ToyFarce hopes this will help at least a few members of the toy community, and who knows, we might do more of those “What to do when…” in the future.

More news at 11:00… and remember, patience is a virtue, a watched pot never boils, and other proverbs about patience!

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*HUGE* PRIME1 STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENTS

SIZEABLE NEWS:

*HUGE* PRIME1 STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Prime1 Studio is notorious for their amazing 1:3 scale statues. Their big, very detailed amazing statues with nicely designed bases don’t have much competition. They’re just stunning. Collectors passionately get them and make them the centerpieces of their collection. During the weekend, Prime1 Studio offered a show case of all the upcoming products, and there were some huge surprises!

Here are a few sneak peeks of what they have announced (notice the size of the statue compared to the announcer):

The Dark Knight Returns Batman vs Superman diorama

Batman and Justice Buster suit

Justice Buster suit

Dark Nights: Metal Superman

Superman vs Doomsday diorama

Batman designed by Jason Fabok

ToyFarce also heard that Prime1 Studio is working out a deal with landlords so that their statues will include the price of the rent of an appartment, so that you can have a place to display those gigantic statues, so that you don’t worry about missing out. Some of their pieces already cost way more than 2 months of rent, so it does make sense for them to venture that way.

Finally, Prime1 Studio announced their long awaited Joker from the Dark Knight movie, and the crowd went mild for that one!

It’s not ToyFarce’s style to make fun of things (never!) but… remember when the Joker was sniffing glue in the movie?

Too bad the host was not available for that shot, now we have no idea of what size it will be…

Are you going to pick some of those statues up? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00… in 1:3 scale!

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HOT TOYS ANNOUNCES DARK KNIGHT RISES PRODUCTS, S.H. FIGUARTS ANNOUNCES AVENGERS MOVIE FIGURES… WAIT, WHAT YEAR IS THIS??

PARADOXICAL NEWS:

HOT TOYS ANNOUNCES DARK KNIGHT RISES PRODUCTS, S.H. FIGUARTS ANNOUNCES AVENGERS MOVIE FIGURES…WAIT, WHAT YEAR IS THIS??

2020. This entire year has felt like a decade already. Remember February? That was like 3 years ago. Yet, it seems we’re getting announcement for toys that already came out … in 2012!

This week, Hot Toys has announced their (re-)releases of the Dark Knight Rises Batman figure, along with the Bat-Pod.

Earlier last week, S.H. Figuarts announced a series of action figures from the Avengers movie. No, not Endgame, not Infinity War, not even Age of Ultron: the first Avengers movie.

At the same time, we’re getting ‘retro’ figures with packaging from the 90’s from the Marvel Legends line, Vintage Collection Star Wars action figures in the same packaging as the ones in the 80’s, Power Rangers figures from the Mighty Morphin’ show from the 90’s…

WHAT YEAR IS THIS??

Does it sound suspicious to anyone else that we are also getting ‘Back to the Future’ figures from NECA, also this year? The same year that we’re getting all those products from the past again? Doc Brown has got some explaining to do!

More news at 11:00…or whenever is 11:00 in this time paradox!

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THERE’S BEEN A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE… AND THOUSANDS ARE TRYING TO SELL THEIR DARTH VADER FIGURES AT A HIGHER PRICE…

SAD NEWS:

THERE’S BEEN A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE… AND THOUSANDS ARE TRYING TO SELL THEIR DARTH VADER FIGURES AT A HIGHER PRICE…

During the weekend, we were all saddened to hear about the passing of David Prowse, the man under the costume of Darth Vader, an iconic role that is still, to this day, giving chills to people watching Star Wars for the first time (and will probably do so forever). ToyFarce would like to extend their condolences to the actor’s friends and family.

Unfortunately, as is tradition in our community, greed seems to live next door to death, as there was an influx of people trying to take advantage of the death of the actor, and tried to sell Darth Vader figures at a higher price. A few were caught red-handed and told off in the comments of their sale posts, before pretending not to know about the death of the actor before posting the ad for the latest Hot Toys Darth Vader figure, or an Hasbro ‘The Black Series’ figure.

On behalf of the entire toy community, ToyFarce would like to reiterate:

DON’T BE THAT GUY.

Darth Vader didn’t sacrifice himself for that. Let the man rest in peace. Don’t take advantage of another person’s death. It’s just sad.

For those that do, we already discussed that when Chadwick Boseman passed away, here: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/08/pathetic-losers-use-actors-death-for.html

More news at 11:00… Rest In Power, Dark Lord. Thanks for the memories.

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STORM COLLECTIBLES TO ANNOUNCE STREET FIGHTER II - K.O. EDITION ACTION FIGURES!

BREAKING NEWS:

STORM COLLECTIBLES TO ANNOUNCE STREET FIGHTER II - K.O. EDITION ACTION FIGURES!!

Storm Collectibles has been killing it in the last few years. They have been making stunning action figures from most of everyone’s favorite video games: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Injustice, King of Fighters, Gears of War, and now Daskstalkers, along with various other great personalities or legends (That Jushin Thunder Liger figure!).

ToyFarce got the tip from an anonymous source that their next venture will be to bring all the K.O. versions of the Street Fighter…fighters in action figure form!

Remember how bad they looked, once they' had been beaten up? Many of us played this game when we were kids and probably got our asses handed to us multiple times in the beginning (I know I did), so those faces have been displayed on our screens a lot. Now, you’ll be able to display your beaten up characters on your shelf too! Sure, those are glorified repaints, but at least, it’s better than giving us the player 2 versions of the costumes countless times, right?

No pictures of the figures at this time, but a sneak peek at the packaging!

More news at 11:00… K.O.! YOU WIN!

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TOYFARCE TURNS 1 YEAR OLD! HERE IS A TOP 10 OF YEAR 1

ANNIVERSARY NEWS:

TOYFARCE TURNS 1 YEAR OLD! HERE IS A TOP 10 OF YEAR 1

Well, as implied by the title, ToyFarce is now 1 year old. On November 22nd, 2019, the first crappy photo-edit was made and published in a few facebook groups, along with a short “news article” text, and the rest is history. Thanks a million for the support over this year.

We tried to make a Top 10 list of the ‘best’ articles of this year, but it turned out to be more difficult than it sounded, as we love all of the posts equally! Ok, some definitely got better reactions than others, and we noticed that it’s always the ones that we expect the less to have a big reaction that gets them, so we’re still learning! Now, let’s make year 2 funnier than year 1!

10. HOT TOYS USING UNSOLD BOBA FETT TO MAKE THE MANDALORIAN FIGURES?!

The very first post, the one that started it all. After getting a lot of engagement on that one, we released one post a week, then 2 posts a week,… which led to today’s format : a new article on mondays and fridays, and a review on wednesdays.

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/01/hot-toys-using-unsold-boba-fett-to-make.html

9. FUNKO POP SOON RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS, WILL START MAKING OWN EMPLOYEES POP FIGURES!

Weirdly enough, this has been the only post about Funko Pops, while there is definitely room for more! More Funko news in year 2!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/01/funko-pop-soon-running-out-of-ideas.html

8. MORE TRANSFORMERS COLLABORATIVE FIGURES TO COME ?!

So many possibilities! So many famous movie cars! We would still buy them all!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/07/more-transformers-collaborative-figures.html

7. FIGURE SWAPPERS NOT EVEN TRYING ANYMORE!

Gathering a lot of pictures from figure swaps was hilarious. Some of them may be staged, but we all had a good laugh with them anyway.

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/07/figure-swappers-not-even-trying-anymore.html

6. SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!

One of the first posts to talk about scalpers, which would become a regular thing later on. In hindsight, it turns out they still found a way to profit from it after all…

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/04/san-diego-comic-con-cancelled-scalping.html

5. "TIME AND ENERGY", A NEW TAX FROM SCALPERS?!

Another one about scalpers. I included this one because it got the most reactions, a lot of arguments/fights between collectors and scalpers in the comments in various facebook groups, some trying to defend/justify, etc... It was pretty wild!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/08/time-and-energy-new-tax-from-unassumed.html

4. NECA’S NEXT GREMLINS SET REVEALED: GRETA’S WEDDING!

This one is special because we ordered a Cameo from Robert Picardo, not expecting any answer, and not only did Robert Picardo answer, but he delivered a brilliant, funny, amazing video that I hope more people will see. If this Cameo thing delivers like that, expect more in the future!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/necas-next-gremlins-set-revealed-gretas-wedding

3. A FOURTH MORTAL KOMBAT SPAWN FIGURE VARIANT, WITH TRUMPET?!

After several different Spawn figures announced with a different weapon, we thought about what would be the ultimate accessory: a trumpet. This led to a string of several running gags, and trumpets were added in several other posts (Hasbrolab’s Sentinel and Mandalorian’s Razor Crest, …). We even released a follow-up review of the figure later on.

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/06/a-fourth-mortal-kombat-spawn-figure.html

Review: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/reviews-mcfarlane-toys-mortal-kombat-spawnwith-trumpet

2. AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE TARGET EXCLUSIVE RED HULK, MARVEL LEGENDS TO RELEASE MORE COLORED HULKS!!

This was one of the early hits, right when the Red Hulk hype was at its highest, with tons of people actually asking if it was real, and where to pre-order. Good times!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/03/after-success-of-target-exclusive-red.html

1. STAR WARS - THE "OPENING CRAWL" FINALLY GETTING A BLACK SERIES FIGURE!

Our personal favorite. It also got a lot of reactions, and a ton of people said they would actually buy this if it ever came out (we totally would too).

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/06/star-wars-opening-crawl-finally-getting.html

Did we miss any article that you loved, and think would deserve to be in the Top 10? Let us know in the comments!

As always, more news at 11:00… Here’s to year 2!

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