What was up with the way tickets were handled for this show. Alot of people were pissed they couldn't go, and then guys who did were leaving with 7 HxS figures?

That is so strange, cause the pictures I saw, they were leaving with 8 HxS figures.

I don't think anyone who was there will speak up publicly because they don't want to get blacklisted. But last night I was told (I don't know how many) itamus were sold by silent auction. And one dude won 5 of them.
I'm sure I'll never get into the club after posting this, but I don't care. This leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It seems like people are targeting and taking advantage of one or two rich guys with no limit to their spending. Not just at this event but the crazy pricing on Mandarake as well.

The Pushead event pics are always great, but kind of like throwing salt in a wound. "Oh...another Cococroc I will never own"

The HxS blog has some of the best pics around too. The various photos from Instagram are great to see, but the closeups on the blog really show off how incredible these pieces are from the various artists.

If there's any good news to be gleaned from this, the caption to the post of the new Pushead Sour refers to a Pushead x Medicom release. So hopefully a few of us can get some version of it.

I agree with you Joe. These guys are taking the fun right out of collecting. I don't want any part of it.

I feel like the pus events were secret and invite only before to cater to their hardcore fanbaseand create a mystery but now ur seeing new collectors simply with fat pockets accepted into the fold simply because the greed. Silent auctions are u fucking kidding me?? What a joke. No thanks. How did anyone attend this and watch some dude win 4 itamus and still think it was a cool event?? Shit if i was invited i wouldve have wanted a chance at a figure not be teased with it on display and see the price skyrocket to unattainable levels. BUT At least this was a true "secret" invite only invite and they didnt pretend to make available to the public like last years where they picked and choose which toys they would sell to u even though there was a numbered line... some may say im bitter, maybe i am, but im also not their fanbase so i just angry on principle...

Maybe I'm reading this wrong ...

So Pushead didn't even try to be fair regarding who could attend the show = sent out secret invites to a privileged few & also , by silent auction , allowed the rich guys to win multiple toys instead of limiting one per customer ?

If that's the case , does seem a slap in the face to average collectors + other toy artists , who make every effort to have fair lotteries / sales / etc.

Surprised Hirota would want to be associated with a event run this way ... or is this all Pushead ?

Well said, Josh. I'll stick with my uncool toys, thanks. Maybe I'll score a Mecha-Ju when their "value" drops down the road. And wasn't Hirota at the event?

Yes, from what is being reported thats exactly what happened. But in a way this is nothing new, well maybe the auction part? Pus has always had a secret fanclub/inner circle. Secret buying events in hotels, figures stashed in the back for only the "worthy". Shit theres uncut itamus out there!! so the secrecy is nothing new. The fact thats theres even pics or coverage is of this event is surprising!! Haha

It's not a proper toy release unless someone feels shafted.

This NEEDS to be a sig

The only one from the event who should feel shafted is the guy who spent 25k on robot monkey dolls

^^

that's a lot of money for plastic!

Maybe Pushead should custom up some old Beanie Babies stock. (Although that seems like more of a Sucklord kind of thing...)

That wall of apes was a beautiful thing to behold. It pains me that these things are so inaccessible. It is so ironic that Pushead came through the hardcore movement which was so attractive to me as a kid in part because of how accessible the bands, the shows and the records were. Rich insider bullshit

Guess he picked up a thing or two from those Metallica guys huh?

Fuck me then, sorry ecko. Still love ya

Hey Ecko.....are you going for the new MVH Troll figure? Just wondering.

Great photos and soul crushing prices.