Dwitkin82 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 This leads me to a different question. The Superman PF statue is readily available on both the official Sideshow site as well as eBay. However eBay has a few sellers with a "make an offer" option as opposed to the $399 SS has it listed for. Can anyone think of a reason to not buy it on eBay from a reputable seller for potentially less money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Well, when you buy from SS you get reward points... Plus guaranteed delivery... And perhaps best of all, if there is any issue with the statue; they will fix it for you. If you buy on eBay and you open the box and your capes cracked I don't think SS is going to help you there. If it's only saving a few bucks I would definitely buy from SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwitkin82 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 True but it can be returned should that happen. What does the board generally feel is a big enough savings to justify eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthaiHERO Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Erndog is correct. Sideshow will not help you if you received something damaged from a seller. It's up to the seller to work it out with SS. I like the reward points. I will be using about $500 worth towards the upcoming T800 Maquette. Despite having increased QC issues with sideshow, I've always had excellent customer service from them whether it's a partial refund, returns, or exchanges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psithyrus Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Not sure about your shipping question, but you're lucky to be getting Catwoman so early. Most of ours have been delayed due to some sort of dock worker's strike. I WAS lucky. Now, I may not get an Exclusive at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psithyrus Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why would that even make sense? How is delivering to your house safer than having you pick it up in person with ID? That was my exact question to UPS. Why would they even offer an option to restrict pick-up? How does that benefit anyone in this scenario? It doesn't benefit Sideshow, who now has to reprocess the package coming back in AND deal with me now. It doesn't benefit them, who had to lug the same package out here on each delivery attempt, wasting time and efficiency. It doesn't benefit me, because I lost what was the most likely method (given the options available) of receiving an item for which I have already paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Some new additions this weekend How the room looks with those two statues in my desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuulioso Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 How the room looks with those two statues in my desk I wish my desk was that awesome! That vision statue is sweet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascaders27 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Just received this today, very pleased with how it turned out! Sorry for the very basic pics. Packed away back in the box though until my comic room is ready to display it properly (maybe another year from now) Enjoy! They keep pushing my delivery date back but it's nice to see these showing up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davenport Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Some new additions this weekend Damn. Have to say, that Vision is one of the better sculpts posted here imho. Is that Sideshow? Maybe it's the camera angle or lighting, but it looks amazing. If "face and hands" are the hardest, looks like the sculptor has mastered both. Any idea who the sculptor is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COI Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Nice pick-ups Mark 1. Damn. Have to say, that Vision is one of the better sculpts posted here imho. Is that Sideshow? Maybe it's the camera angle or lighting, but it looks amazing. If "face and hands" are the hardest, looks like the sculptor has mastered both. Any idea who the sculptor is? Yeah, it's the Vision Premium Format by Sideshow. Sculpted by Tony Cipriano I believe. I think it's an underrated PF. I'm focusing more on the DC PFs at the moment, otherwise I would have picked one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COI Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 This leads me to a different question. The Superman PF statue is readily available on both the official Sideshow site as well as eBay. However eBay has a few sellers with a "make an offer" option as opposed to the $399 SS has it listed for. Can anyone think of a reason to not buy it on eBay from a reputable seller for potentially less money? Sideshow gives 5% back in reward points, their shipping prices are heavily subsidized (these boxes are huge), and they have replacement parts if you need it. I almost have enough reward points for a free PF at this point, so if you plan on buying multiples pieces, they add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davenport Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Damn. Have to say, that Vision is one of the better sculpts posted here imho. Is that Sideshow? Maybe it's the camera angle or lighting, but it looks amazing. If "face and hands" are the hardest, looks like the sculptor has mastered both. Any idea who the sculptor is? Yeah, it's the Vision Premium Format by Sideshow. Sculpted by Tony Cipriano I believe. I think it's an underrated PF. I'm focusing more on the DC PFs at the moment, otherwise I would have picked one up. Thanks for the info. (thumbs u I mainly want to check out all his other works. And yeah, a quick google-search shows his amazing talent and skill level. Wow. http://sculpt-fx.com/tony-cipriano/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwitkin82 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 This leads me to a different question. The Superman PF statue is readily available on both the official Sideshow site as well as eBay. However eBay has a few sellers with a "make an offer" option as opposed to the $399 SS has it listed for. Can anyone think of a reason to not buy it on eBay from a reputable seller for potentially less money? Sideshow gives 5% back in reward points, their shipping prices are heavily subsidized (these boxes are huge), and they have replacement parts if you need it. I almost have enough reward points for a free PF at this point, so if you plan on buying multiples pieces, they add up. I'm not intending on buying multiple statues but then again I'm sure we've all said that at some point. Lets just pretend that the difference was $100 between eBay and SS what's the smart move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COI Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 This leads me to a different question. The Superman PF statue is readily available on both the official Sideshow site as well as eBay. However eBay has a few sellers with a "make an offer" option as opposed to the $399 SS has it listed for. Can anyone think of a reason to not buy it on eBay from a reputable seller for potentially less money? Sideshow gives 5% back in reward points, their shipping prices are heavily subsidized (these boxes are huge), and they have replacement parts if you need it. I almost have enough reward points for a free PF at this point, so if you plan on buying multiples pieces, they add up. I'm not intending on buying multiple statues but then again I'm sure we've all said that at some point. Lets just pretend that the difference was $100 between eBay and SS what's the smart move? I'd roll the dice for $100, but I'm guessing it'll be tough to find someone who would sell you a Superman PF for $100 less than retail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwitkin82 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Yea I'm really just trying to find where it makes sense financially to go for the savings since it is a "make offer" option $100 $75 $50??? For $50, I'd rather buy it directly from SS but for $100 I agree eBay makes more sense to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Also, SS gives you the ability to flexpay. It might not matter so much with a ready-to-ship statue like Superman, but $55 a month for a preorder is awesome. You don't even feel it. Actually, I just flex ordered my Superman 2 weeks ago. I could pay it off right now, but why not split it in 2 payments. Easier for the wife to digest and what's waiting an extra month to ship it to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Some new additions this weekend Damn. Have to say, that Vision is one of the better sculpts posted here imho. Is that Sideshow? Maybe it's the camera angle or lighting, but it looks amazing. If "face and hands" are the hardest, looks like the sculptor has mastered both. Any idea who the sculptor is? Thanks and I have to say it's an amazing statue and the sculpt is insane. Definitely one of the better Sideshow pieces I own. The Ultron piece is also epic. I am running out of room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagenish Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Some new additions this weekend How the room looks with those two statues in my desk wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
