Master Replicas announces Boba Fett Blaster

[Gojira61]

Originally posted by Lukes Roommate@Apr 7 2006, 12:05 PM
MR's site says the motion tracker is $250, I don't remember it starting at $500 (not slamming you, just curious as to MR's own drop in price).

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MR originally sold the Motion Tracker for I think $399 possibly $349 (I paid the higher price) later they lowered it to $250 which left a real bad taste in my mouth.

They also lowered prices after initial sales on the Predator Spear, Rebel Blaster, Stormtrooper Blaster, Klingon Disruptor, and maybe a few others in there.

I’m sure this did not sit well with more than a few people as it leaves you with the feeling of “why was this not the price to start with?”.

Jim

 

[Gigatron]

Originally posted by gojira61+Apr 7 2006, 05:35 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gojira61 @ Apr 7 2006, 05:35 PM)</div>

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@Apr 7 2006, 12:05 PM
MR's site says the motion tracker is $250, I don't remember it starting at $500 (not slamming you, just curious as to MR's own drop in price).

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MR originally sold the Motion Tracker for I think $399 possibly $349 (I paid the higher price) later they lowered it to $250 which left a real bad taste in my mouth.

They also lowered prices after initial sales on the Predator Spear, Rebel Blaster, Stormtrooper Blaster, Klingon Disruptor, and maybe a few others in there.

I’m sure this did not sit well with more than a few people as it leaves you with the feeling of “why was this not the price to start with?”.

Jim

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And now they go for $150 on ebay, brand new, never opened.

Best bet is to wait for it to hit the secondary market. Almost every MR piece (save for a few lightsabers and the Han ANH blaster) have sold for almost 1/4 of their original price on the secondary market. Sure, you won't be the first kid on the block to have one, but you'll probably pay the lowest price.

-Fred

 

[rad1701]

Again, it's not just if this is really worth this kind of money. The real question is will enough collectors will pay it? I won't and I see quite a few here and on the Rebel Scum forums that feel the same way.

 

[Lukes Roommate]

That's the point of the open ended edition sizing, isn't it?
They set a price, sell 'em, then once things slow to a crawl they lop off the production number.

Anyways, time will tell if it sells or not. I'm not going to predict whether it will or won't. However, I remember a whole LOT of grousing over the AT-AT pricing over at Rebelscum and it sold.

 

[yodaman]

Amy (MRCUSTOMERCARE) announced at Rebelscum this afternoon that a CE version will be offered at some point in the future. There is no definite date.
Just FYI for those who are wanting a cheaper alternative.

 

[Durasteel Corporation]

I am working on a machined webley for conversion into either style. I find the MR prices to be frankly a little low for what they could get. Ironically if I had the money I would buy it because I love MRs stuff anyway...idealized, cleaned up, or not...its very good quality stuff.

Compare those prices to the Stormtrooper blaster. Which went for circa 1000


While I do believe in the democratization of collectibles, I also believe that people need to think through their sticker shock. My father, once a painter, recalled going to an art show and seeing a 5000 dollar painting. He said he was "shocked" ....but then he realized as a painter the time/money invested in these types of paintings...he reasoned about 4 weeks. Well, if you figure a quality artist is not a standard profession, but rather skilled, and if figure the painting took about 3-4 weeks to finish and if you figure "5000 a month" is only 60K a year.....its really not that much for most professional jobs. Sure its a lot to shell out at once...but the artist is charging what that time/money was worth.

I mean, you arent buying milk, eggs, and bread.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I also keep thinking that you don't see a lot of Webley's not to mention good BF rifle replicas. So I'm still not sure.

 

[PHArchivist]

Voice of dissent here...

I really hate the ESB look with what to me appears to be open-ended plumbing pipe (I KNOW what it really is) sticking out the barrel.

I've always thought the ROTJ version was a meaner, badder looking gun, that fits the gunslinger/man-with-no-name motif much better...

And had I not already scratch-built my own, I'd be tempted to drop $500-$600 for this...

OK, let the floggin begin...

 

[PHArchivist]

This one...

 

[LogansRunner]

Originally posted by Montagar+Apr 6 2006, 10:40 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Montagar @ Apr 6 2006, 10:40 PM)</div>

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@Apr 6 2006, 04:23 PM
I think they should announce these things when they have them in stock and ready to ship....

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I totally agree, but unfortunately it will never happen, and it's not just MR.

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Ditto on that one. :rolleyes

 

[Boba Frett]

Myself, I will hold out until they release a CE version (if they do) or wait until they hit the secondary market.

 

[DarthBish]

Me??......

I might just make one

 

[Jack Bauer]

Originally posted by Montagar+Apr 6 2006, 02:40 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Montagar @ Apr 6 2006, 02:40 PM)</div>

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@Apr 6 2006, 04:23 PM
I think they should announce these things when they have them in stock and ready to ship....

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I totally agree, but unfortunately it will never happen, and it's not just MR.

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OH MAN. GUILT TRIP. lol, I sure hope you aren't talking to ME.?.?.?. :angry OK OK. I get it. Don't make an MDK Pack project unless you can FUND the damn thing. Yeah, I know, I announced it like twice and kept running out of funds to keep it running. Poured a couple grand into that poor bastrd of a project. Wish I could afford the other two or three grnad to make it a reality. :confused

JK by the way, I highly doubt you were poking at me. Just had to "out" my guilty feelings. Tee Hee

Originally posted by Treadwell@Apr 6 2006, 03:07 PM
I'm surprised they didn't do the ESB, given that they already have the MPP tooling.

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That was my FIRST thought.

My second thought was "Oh boy, here we go. Announcing something that is probably EONS away".

That price is pretty reasonable. Of course the HyperFirm version is just as good. Minus metal bits and stuff. (and they sell BOTH versions)

Maybe they will sell the $99.00 Daniel Logan version. HEH.

I hope the

 

[Benkenove]

What I really dont know is why MR used to announce their new products with pictures which are not from the item they sell...

I mean, they used to use some original pics or pics of the screen used items, ... and at the end the product is not like the one in the pic... (same happened with the clone helmets etc etc)...

I think they should use a pic of their OWN prototype instead of an original one... (not just write the note: PICTURE NOT FINAL)...

:$

 

[temponaut]

Another curiosity is the edition size.

I received two separate mailings from MR. The first, received Friday morning (in Japan), says: "With an ultra low edition size of only 750 pieces, the Signature Edition offers the same meticulous details as our Limited Edition release, but comes with a special plaque signed by Boba Fett himself, actor Jeremy Bulloch."

The second, received Saturday evening, says, "With a low edition size of only 1000 pieces, the Signature Edition offers the same meticulous details as our Limited Edition release, but comes with a special plaque signed by Boba Fett himself, actor Jeremy Bulloch."

Huh? Is this apparent change in edition size just a typo by MR in their first message, corrected in their subsequent message?

In Post #1 of this thread, Montagar originally excerpted MR's message to the effect that the SE edition size would be 750 (see quote in Post #3), but susequently edited the post to read 1000. Montagar, did you receive a second message from MR with a different edition size, as I did?

Has everybody been receiving the second message? Is the actual edition size 1000?

 

[vdubbin2001]

Yes it is 1000 edition size for the SE. I received the second email.

 

[Montagar]

Originally posted by temponaut+Apr 8 2006, 07:19 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(temponaut @ Apr 8 2006, 07:19 AM)</div>

In Post #1 of this thread, Montagar originally excerpted MR's message to the effect that the SE edition size would be 750 (see quote in Post #3), but susequently edited the post to read 1000.  Montagar, did you receive a second message from MR with a different edition size, as I did? 

Has everybody been receiving the second message?  Is the actual edition size 1000?

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Yes, I recieved a second email with the corrected edition size of 1000.

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OH MAN. GUILT TRIP. lol, I sure hope you aren't talking to ME.?.?.?. hate.gif OK OK. I get it. Don't make an MDK Pack project unless you can FUND the damn thing. Yeah, I know, I announced it like twice and kept running out of funds to keep it running. Poured a couple grand into that poor bastrd of a project. Wish I could afford the other two or three grnad to make it a reality. unsure.gif

JK by the way, I highly doubt you were poking at me. Just had to "out" my guilty feelings. Tee Hee icon_biggrin.gif

I was referring to Sideshow, Factory-X, CAS, etc., but see what a guilty conscience will do to you.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I never get any of their emails even though I'm supposed to. I only heard about this on another site.

BTW, I like the ROTJ Fett rifle better too.

 

[Bountyhunter Niko]

WOW.

Just seen on a local site down here in Australia the price for this item -

$1245 for the LE,

$1545 for the SE.

DAMN. I don't think so.

 

[PredatrHuntr]

That thing looks deadly, but holy crap is it ever expensive.