i don't want to speak for ccpfan... but I would think that many of the retailers that want to carry 3A are small businesses. with the rapid release rate.... I would think that a retailer would have to pay a buttload of money up front to at least meet the minimum order requirements (or at least carry a few of each release) & it gets difficult for them to operate if they constantly have thousands of dollars tied up for months.
ThreeA toys are cool, I am pretty selective about these. Manage to go to Winterfest 2011 to snag me a set of the JDF and a whole bunch of the paper craft. I took my Dropcloth with Katana's that came with the XXXmas TQ.
They sell, although now that Sideshow Toys does the distro for most of their lines it's hard to compete with them and their pricing. And 3A is very, very slow on answering any of their emails / distribution requests so many of the smaller stores, like ours, gets passed over for consideration on any exclusive offers.
So what is the story with this toy? i.e. the name..It's pretty cool looking. Is it hard to get? etc. If someone can message me that would be great.
yeah, gotta be quick relatively quick on these releases. 3A members get 24 hrs or less to put in their order. after that, poof. they are gone forever until they hit the aftermarket.
Thanks. And it comes with the little guy or is that sold separate? (Thanks to the board members who sent additional info.) bryce
The JDF has a relatively release volume, 200 pcs during Winterfest and 300 pcs online orders (shipping May). In all 500 pcs will be circulated. Each are price at 12,000 JPY excluding shipping. I suggests to by the items directly for Bamba, be a regular at the forum. As for the retail items, try to get them from participating retails. I urge to support the smaller retailers. I have heard Sideshow’s shipping for the retail 3A items are slow. Even after the smaller retailers have shipped all their order, those whom got it from Sideshow still have not received their orders.
as someone that doesn't normally even try to buy 3A stuff, i couldn't help but get in on the Fighting JC figures, but my question now is... where the hell are they? i don't know what 3A's release schedule is like but i'm sure i paid for that guy months ago and haven't heard a single word about them
Yeah the biggest issue I have with 3A is shipping. But they do put alot of detail into their toys and from what I read on another forum they are a small operation. The latest I heard about the fighting JC is late March early April for them to arrive in the US.
They have the best business model ever! Everything is pre-sold, so no risk! They get their ads made for free by fans! I don't know, I love their toys but they annoy me a bit. And try criticizing them on any boards and boom: their herd of sycophants strikes back. I feel they're overdoing it and that speculation is rampant at a Kaws level. Might crash soon.
I waited something like a year for my Large Martin 3pack... And then I finally got them and wasnt even feelin it anymore. Now I'm tryin to unload them. I can appreciate their stuff but I dont have any desire to own it anymore. Definitely agree with you on that.
I REALLY got into 3A last year. Expensive and takes a little longer than it should to get them but they really are well worth it, sooooo goooood. I would LOVE to score that JDF Dropcloth but man the aftermarket prices on those are outta hand crazy if you can even find them. Here is the last collection shot I took but I've scored the WWR 1/6 Iron Panda Large Martin since then.
I've been collecting 3A since the beginning. I have a pretty large collection but by no means the largest or most expansive. Love the toys BUT I do think they're trying to do too much all at once which is making things suffer across the board — shipping, quality, customer service — they're all taking a hit because the operation is small and it seems they do not want to add more people. My friend owns a store and tried to contact them about carrying their stuff and never heard back. I can't tell if it's a blatant disregard for smaller stores or if it's a language barrier thing. Could be a bit of both. So far I've been ok with the shipping delays. 1, I didn't order any Martins so I wasn't all that peeved like the rest of the world. And 2...when I do get something I am still as thrilled as I was from getting my first Bertie back in February of '08. When the toys stop making me happy is when I will stop buying. In reference to the JDF Dropcloth — there are several other versions of the Dropcloth that are more easily attainable. That is one of if not the more rare of that robot. Certain retailers may still have some available. Sideshow may have some and there are still a bunch of fleabay for about retail. And yes..because of the 3AA membership people who have it almost never buy anywhere but on Bambaland because you get a 15% discount. The retail exclusives tend to negate that a bit but with items like the Berties, they were so hard to get it was practically not even worth trying to get them. 1/6Bruce is the only place that really did it right... they gave first dibs on the retail exclusives to repeat customers. Now those damn things are pulling in like 4–500 bucks each in the aftermarket. I've been in 3AA for 2 full years and signed up for year 3 and haven't purchased anything from anywhere other than Bambaland in that time.
wow.. ASP. that is a serious, serious 3A collection... they look great all together like that. I still have 90% of mine in the boxes they came in.
You need to let em out. But your collection is probably bursting at the seams. Finding room for everything is becoming an issue for me as well.
Lots of truth here.... I also have a couple examples of being excited when I order them, but 6 months later when they arrive, i'm not that excited any longer. the bertie with the twin cannon being my next example. Heavy Brambles being the exception as well as the Mongrol (i hope). as for this crash, i'm not so sure. 3A keeps on pumping out new lines. ABC warriors will be a hit and has started the frenzy all over. Bandai licenses, again. Kojima, again.
Yup, The JDF colorway will be transferred to the WWRp Armstong. 3A japanese customers will all have them for free. It will also be offered for sale and all proceed will go to a Japanese charity. I urge everyone to actually help make the purchasing happen, to our bit for our bros and sisters out there.
How many can you buy? and i wish it was WWR i don't really collect WWRp but for the meaning im sure i will pick up a few if possible.
THREEA charity sale for Japan. ThreeA is donating all sale proceed to Japan. Help donate to Japan by buying their WWRp JDF Armstrong G1. Sale time 23th March, 9.00 am (Hong Kong Time). Sale location at Bambalandstore.com & Bambasia.com. Prices are estimated USD 50-55, price inclusive of shipping internationallyAll proceed will be donated to the Japan Relief Charity. *In Addition, 3A will be sending the figure for free to all japanese customer of Bambaland.
