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EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING FROM NECA?!
After the disaster that was the online pre-order and availability of the TMNT Casey Jones and Undercover Raphael, and the presumed bots and scalpers getting all the TMNT Metalhead and Casey Jones/Foot Soldiers two-pack, collectors and fans worldwide took to social media to ask NECA to do something.
BREAKING NEWS:
EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING FROM NECA?!
After the disaster that was the online pre-order and availability of the TMNT Casey Jones and Undercover Raphael, and the presumed bots and scalpers getting all the TMNT Metalhead and Casey Jones/Foot Soldiers two-pack, collectors and fans worldwide took to social media to ask NECA to do something.
The SDCC exclusive figures seem to have started to appear in Walmarts this week, and, even if there are still "collectors" posting about grabbing 5 or 6 of each at their local stores, "totally not scalping, I swear, the higher price is just for my time + energy spent lol", it seems that there is a slightly better distribution, and more of them can be found (emphasis on 'slightly').
Now, NECA has announced that for the ordering process for the upcoming Tokka and Rahzar 2-pack will be improved, with an entire week given to collectors to preorder the 2-pack (July 31st to August 7th), with a limit of 2 per household.
ToyFarce News got an insider scoop from one of NECA employes saying that more improvements will be announced very soon, and here is a list of them:
- NECA is looking into hiring hackers to 'counter-hack' the ordering process, in order to fight the bots. It seems their security was way too good during the SDCC exclusive orders, and the automated security kept thinking real people were bots, so they are looking to improve on that.
- For each order, a representative of NECA will give you a phone call to thank you for your order, but also ask you a couple of trick questions about your collection, in order to verify that you are not a scalper.
- If the sales of the Tokka and Rahzar 2-pack go way over expectations, Randy Falk, NECA's vice president and general manager of product development will personally hand-deliver the items to you, will come inside your house if invited, pet your dog, help himself in your fridge, and compliment your house decoration.
What improvements would you like to see? Let us know in the comments!
More news at 11:00... Order completed!
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IRON MAN MARK DIY... WITH COLOR MARKERS ?!
Today, Hot Toys revealed 4 of their exclusive figures that will be available at various comic cons (you know, the ones that were cancelled...).
EXCLUSIVE NEWS:
IRON MAN MARK DIY... WITH COLOR MARKERS ?!
Today, Hot Toys revealed 4 of their exclusive figures that will be available at various comic cons (you know, the ones that were cancelled...). A re-issue of Whiplash from Iron Man 2, an 'Holographic' Iron Man Mark IV (aka 'We didn't even paint that one' version), another Stan Lee cameo figure, and yet another Spider-man with the 2099 costume variant.
ToyFarce News got the exclusive scoop that there will be a fifth figure announced very soon, the Iron Man Mark DIY!! After running out of ideas after releasing every armors in normal/battle damaged/neon tech/etc.. versions, Hot Toys has decided to let the fans decide how they will color their Iron Man 1/6 scale collectible figure. The figure will be entirely white and come with washable color markers, so you can have a do-over any time you feel like it!
Early rumors are saying that there might be a Spider-man (Spider-man DIY suit) version also planned for the future, but they first have to test if the washable color markers work on the Spider-man Negative suit figure... Many other brands released 'blank' figures in the past (Bandai, Funko Pop,...), so why not?
More news at 11:00... DIY!
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!
“I'm never going to financially recover from this”
BREAKING NEWS:
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!
"I'm never going to financially recover from this" - Joe Exotic
On Friday, April 17th 2020, it was announced that the 2020 edition of
the San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest pop culture event of the year, was
going to be cancelled for the first time in 50 years due to the
coronavirus outbreak. It is a very sad news for fans
all around the world, whether they were attending the event, or
following the news online during the convention. The San Diego Comic-Con
is the biggest and most famous convention, with multiple guests from
the comic book, TV or movie industry. It is tradition
to see trailers for upcoming movies or TV shows first at the Comic-Con.
Another tradition, when it comes to toys and collectibles, is for brands
to have "SDCC Exclusive" products, which usually become the most
sought-after items of that year. Brands like Hot Toys, NECA, Funko,
Mezco, Hasbro or Mattel usually have several "SDCC
exclusives", only available at the event, that get sold out in few
minutes every year. This year, several of those brands have already
reacted to the news about the cancellation, and told fans and collectors
not to worry, because the figures that would have
been exclusive to the SDCC will be available online for everyone!
An industry that did not take that news very kindly is the scalping industry. ToyFarce News interviewed a notorious scalper:
"This is bullshit! We spend a whole year getting ready to get those SDCC
Exclusives before anyone else, so that we can sell them on eBay for 5
or 6 times the price, but this year, we won't be able to do that! This
is our most profitable season of the entire
year! This is where we make most of our profit! And this year, we won't
be able to do that, because the exclusives will be available to
everybody... What are we supposed to do, jack up the prices from last
year's exclusives? This is not fair! They are taking
food off our table".
It is important to note that the scalpers are still going to try to make
a profit over other figures, like the Target Exclusive Marvel Legends
Red Hulk or the NECA TMNT two-packs. "We have to think smaller, so we
will go for the Target, Walmart or Gamestop
exclusives for now, until things go back to normal."
We, at ToyFarce News, hope that everyone is safe and healthy at home.
For the scalpers that are still going out for figure hunts, please, do
not hesitate not to wear masks, and to shake each other's hands.
More news at 11:00...
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