It is really great to see that these awesome figures, contributed by a stand-up artist who I can say firsthand is an all-around cool guy, availalable at an awesome independent gallery, all in support of a good cause, are ending up in the hands of multiple people who really appreciate them. Really stellar guys, way to go.

Thankfully it was only one per person

I can honestly say i bought a couple. i am going after complete set, as many of you have seen my oji and kara collection. i had friends buy them for me when they went up. but you wont see any of mine on the bay, you will see em on the shelf!

So... you were going for a full set? Then you bought at least 3 of them right? Which means 2 other collectors lost out so you can hopefully get a full set.

Kinda lame.

is it not the same as any blind bagged toy, and i gave everyone on the forum a heads up that they were on sale to help get them to boardies

as well as two boardies hitting me up and offering me theres since they know i like Ojis and Karas. Should i have waited and bought the other three off the bay to complete the set?

Dude, no offense, but that's the problem, no you shouldn't, nobody should be buying them off E-bay. Let that guy keep those Grody's that he wanted so bad. People need to quit supporting these guys putting shit up on e-bay for ridiculous prices. It's disrespectful to the creators, whenever we support overpricing (like 280 for a blobpus sludge demon). Also don't backtrack, you asked your friends to buy them for you, just own up to that, and try to understand why people don't like it, instead of making excuses as to why you did it.

Half the shit I've done in life, I feel bad about, but I would have never learned anything, if I never admited that I was in the wrong. Toy Collecting isn't all about being the king of the boards, because you have the most, and the coolest "In Toys" that everyone wants. It's about building a community of friendship, and working within that community to make sure everyone is happy.

I'm sick of fighting with people, so please don't take this as an attack, I'm just explaining my feelings, so maybe you can get a grasp on why people here aren't stoked when you have a full set because you had your friends buy you extra's (especially when it was released 1 per customer). It's the same thing as using duplicate e-mail addresses to try and win a lottery. Sure people do it, but it's such a better feeling to do things the honest way, and win.

For me toy collecting is about the feeling I get, when I get a toy in-hand. I get to feel the shape, examine the paint applications, and learn more about how master painters work. I get to photograph it, and have fun with it. Even buying it can give me pleasure (like when I win a lottery (which almost never happens)). If you let negativity get in the way, I can guarantee that eventually you will fall out of love with collecting. Keep it serene, and you will have fun for years to come.

i wasnt hiding that two friends each got me one. i wanted to get the whole set. i attended the show, and the grodys were delayed. i was given a headds up about them going up on site and made sure boardies knew it right away. if i hadnt done that i would have ended up getting them from other boardies who offered to hook me up. i dont see anything wrong with that.

if its one per customer and you are asking people to assist you with getting around those terms, you are greedy. trading with other collectors is one thing, taking them out of the hands of fans is completely different, and deplorable, really. collecting and hoarding are not the same.

so call me greedy then

Well, I want to thank busizem718 for giving everyone the heads up...hopefully mine comes today!

Thanks for the positivity dude, i got armless one already andd it is on this awesome lime vinyl. no arms is kind of silly, the arms could have beem mounted up front under the face and i think it would have looked very garamon like. but either way its awesome!

No lie, but I'd be super disappointed if I received any kind of grody with missing limbs...but to each their own.
My only complaint is that busizem doesn't post enough pics of his collection.

the armless thing is super silly, but Luke is a silly dude. Soon as the gara grodys are in dude, i will get you a pic of some stuff, promise. just finished doing the ryniak and olivas detolf at the new place. it looks sick

If it wasnt for sam i would not have been able to grab 1 for my self!!!
Thank you for the heads up brother..

+100500

I also like Oji and Kara, so what?

No problem. You just need a push in the right direction.

off a cliff or into a furnace would be my suggestions.

aww you make me blush

Just to throw my two cents in here: apparently, on opening night Jim at FOE agreed to give Sam a heads-up when the Grody exclusives arrived; at that time, Jim and I were expecting a run of 120 figures- 60 pair of Ojis and Karakuris, the number Luke gave us when he got on board. As we know, Luke is pumping out product like a machine, participating in a crazy number of shows and projects, and after a long delay, he had to scale back our run to just 30 pieces. Jim kept his word and gave Sam a heads-up when they went on sale; Sam passed the word on right away, and many other people were able to score. As for Sam buying through proxies- it’s right to say that that wasn’t fair; personally, I would have much preferred that he had tried straight-up asking Jim if he could snag a whole set. I’d ask, though, that anyone who’s feeling ire over this temper it with the following info: Sam drove 3 hours to come to opening night of the show, and he and his crew were the first people waiting outside for doors to open, and they stayed for the full three hours. Am I saying that people who come out to support shows are likely to, perhaps even deserve to receive some perks, preferences, hook-ups? Yes, I am. Absolutely. I don’t think that it should be expected by patrons, but I think it’s entirely appropriate. Also, as he said in his own defense, he has no rep as a flipper, and plans to display and cherish these figures. If at some point he decides to sell, I hope he would do as others have done in the near-constant stream of Grody selling and reselling and reselling* we are seeing on this board, and keep them at his cost.

Okay, so that was more like eight cents, but there you go.


*My guess is that if you really want these guys… and at a fair, non-eBay flipper price- time and patience are on your side. Hang in there!

Well put!!!!!

my guess would be with 30 pieces as opposed to 120, the options are ebay flipper prices or none... but I do appreciate your explanation and certainly your optimism.

thnx to Sam for the heads up after he swallowed one tenth of the available supply. stay classy!

This.

Where's my hookup :-/

Figured I'd I FART A LOT too. Lol