Konan

1 hour ago, Robertm89 said:

Opinions are different as always of course. But come on Dave. Blufans OC boxes have pretty much always been naff, also you tend to praise FAC who have the worst box (hardbox) out of any retailer going. I guarantee this looks a belter in hand, so stop being a Manta/Nolan hater and...

 

 

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I must say that the hardboxes of FAC are just terrible...

The finish is so bad you doubt if it was damaged during shipping... the corners and edges are not worse a low cost Chinese bootleg.

had Stephen King's IT,  doctor sleep, Avengers...all the same.  i stopped buying these.

2 minutes ago, zerohaven said:

FAC Maniac Boxes have to be some of the best boxes for any retailer though!

Remember the John Wick shoebox... with poster and mug outside.

Completely missed on the GB start.

#127 on the tier not updated OC list

think i'm gonna miss that one, too bad, am really fan of this movie.

Can't think of any reason to justify this odd and ugly OC box....

Members who are looking for an edition of this release, reply and mention the one you are looking for so i know who to tag when these come back in stock.

@Mz90  OC stock aleeeeeeeeert !

@ghuntskin  @tylerismisfit

These are coming back in stock now and then. Usually mentionned here.

You might still get a chance to grab one.

44 minutes ago, Masterblaster said:

On a different note....

 

our next wave of Invites will happen after i have taken a break and played a couple of hands of "Michigan" with the family.  

 

It should not be too late tonight when i get to it.

 

We are working only on PLATINUM now 

 

Take care

 

Will the people of the old world have to stay up all night ?

6 hours ago, Masterblaster said:

So heads up guys and gals, 

 

we have started to INVITE members to the Platinum Club of 2022 !

 

The first ones to get an INVITE are those who have stood out amongst your mates here on MP , either because you were helpful , active , or just damn lucky LOL.  

 

Dont worry each Admin (except me) was allowed to vote on 5 members each.  Each Admin had to vote on individual names so no 2 names came into the pot.

 

That means as of right now there are ONLY 20 members INVITED to the Club.

 

More will follow , so if your interested stay tuned and watch your Notifications here on MP 

 

Take care

 

Great way to choose the new lucky one.

Well thought from the admin team and congrats to the new members.

3 minutes ago, aj101097 said:

This looks fantastic! I'm also getting the UHD club version and this looks so much better! The club version has the classic image repeated 13 times throughout the package and the title 17 times. This has so much more image variety...don't know what happened with the UHD club version...maybe could not get their choices approved? Anyway getting both and the UHD club will be the ugly stepchild!

I was excited about the UHD release until i saw the artwork. Thought it was an april fools joke. Would not buy this at prodiction cost.

8 minutes ago, AlexFlame116 said:

I really really want to get the highest tier so I'm super nervous right now lol. I don't even know where to look to be ready.

You can't wait to show support to the site. I understand 😄

As usual with cinemuseum, unacceptable delays between announcement and release, but amazing final product. You like it ot not, you buy it or not...

24 minutes ago, Daft said:

Wrong, wrong, and wrong.

Tier membership is opened at 02:00 PM : you are saying 02:01 PM is too late. It's wrong.
Last two times, I was several hours late and PLATINUM & GOLD WAS STILL OPENED. I made my choice.

We (admins, not me of course) must weigh the pros and cons of each method, and "The first come, first serve" get LOT OF disadvantages.

(I hope my english is good  correct me if necessary !  )

Wont correct you. French is my mother tongue 😉

well waiting for the changes, new rules and availabilities. Wait and see.

22 minutes ago, ScottVA said:

 

Bro @Masterblaster runs the site. Literally who you're replying to. lmao

@ScottVA what makes you think i dont know who it is ?

After 2 years here i know who runs the site.

Shall i not express my point of view in a respectful way because i am talking to the big boss ?

Dont know about you but i am not that kind of guy.

28 minutes ago, Masterblaster said:

god , dont you just got to love this guy ? 😜

 

I guess we will  never be able to please you @Konan or others because you and others are always stating and only thinking about "what can I get ".  As its already been said the tiered membership is there to show support for the Forum, help with the costs,  and other things that go on behind the scene.  Why should we NOT show our appreciation to those who financially support the froum in this "out of the ordinary" method ?   

 

We are always trying to think of new methods of handling the tiered memberships,  this time the whole outline revolves around all the ideas , suggestions of all the Admins , not just those of mine.  So that alone should bring more diversity with it.  The membership cycles in the past have showed us many negatives/positives and these have been incorporated from the Admins .

 

Nuff said 

 

Take care

 

 

Maybe that the idea behind the tier membership is to support the site, maybe you think that it is the purpose of the tier. But thinking that the majority of the members are interrested in supporting the site would just be hypocrite. 

When i read your message it is like i am the kind of guy who only think about his own interrest among a majority of selfless sponsors. I do come here and participate cause i really like the friendly atmosphear.

And to participate in great GB's. Of course it is normal to show appreciation to the people who "support" the site. The issue is that being part of this is not a choice but a matter of luck. So if i am selfish because i regret appreciation is shown to people who where lucky to be randomly selected. So be it.

1 minute ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

I think that's where the problem stems from... a lot of people think of MP as a store... which it isn't.

MP is a forum which offers its members the possibility to acquire Premium edition and exclusives. 'Offers the possibility' means it is never guaranteed, even with a Premium membership, which still gives members who have it quite a big advantage over those without one.

 

If you take the travel and tourism industry, it basically operates on the same principle: Platinum/Loyalty members who pay annual membership fees or spend a lot of money on hotel rooms and flight tickets expect to have benefits such as free upgrade to business/first class seat or deluxe room, late check-out, etc. - but it is almost always 'upon availability' - no guarantees.

 

As stated before, these memberships allow MP to exist and I, for one, appreciate the fact I don't have to see annoying adverts pop at every corner of the screen.

As long as demand for Premiums are high and the number of members keep increasing, the ratio number of participants/satisfied members will naturally drop.

 

At the end of day, we will do what we think is best for our members and MP. Getting stressed in advance over what may or may not be done isn't beneficial to anyone.

well, i think that indeed most of the people who acquire tier do so to get more chances in the GB's.

It would be naïve to think otherwise.

I agree with everything you say !

the one thing that bothers me is that the way to get tier for regular members is not linked to the support or participation in the community. The guy who just happen to be at the right moment at the right place is getting it. 

4 minutes ago, bungral said:

So you’d like some sub tiers set up and sold to members without tiers so they can have a priority order when they want to buy the main tiers.  Obviously these sub tiers couldn’t be fastest finger first so maybe some sub sub tiers….

 

i am just saying that if the first come first served is not fair, why are the tier for regular members are made available that way...

Or did miss how regular member could get tier ?

@deckard99

Pure "first come first serve" has many drawbacks. Then every GB becomes a race to see who can F5 the fastest. What about people at work? What about members with slower internet connections? What about time zones? Feel like getting up at 3am for GBs? Should a loyal long-time member who supports the forum really miss out because a member who joined MP yesterday got the last copy?

Yet, this is exactly how the membership tier are offered to new members....  so how faire is it to offer tier as a race since GB as race is not ?

17 minutes ago, waxenol said:

1 minute ago, Basil said:

Well not alot last manta had 16 dl so that's 160 if 10 per edition of that 

 

Sorry dont think you thought that out at all.

Personally happy with what we have and it generally works.

 

Basil 👍

sorry, don't get your answer, you give an example of 1 GB with small allocation, but there is many GB's, and allocation differ a lot.

Actually there (seem) easy way to calculate this, but please correct me if i am wrong

how much does the sum of all tiers brings to the site per year  VS 10$ for every copy sold using GB  last year.

Correct ?

1 minute ago, swish said:

There will be still the fight for the spot in the gb even for the tier members

Yeah, well this is actually the biggest flaw in the current system, you pay for a tier, and still you are not guaranteed to get your spot.

If i where a sales person and i was in charge of selling this product that would not be easy 😄

12 minutes ago, swish said:

There will be soon news about the membership. So if you will help @Masterblaster and mp you can buy a membership and show your support

Yes i am definitely curious about the new system.

The current system showed his limits on the most popular GB's, can't wait to see how the process might be improved.

6 minutes ago, Basil said:

So your saying pay to.join each and every groupbuy over and above the costs else where or pay to actually to put a request in?

I would like your clarity on it all.

Because I dont see your maths adding up here tbh.

 

Basil 👍

 

I was thinking of paying more for the GB costs when you end up in the final list and are actually getting it, not when participating.

i wouldn't mind paying an extra 5 or 10$ for the items i buy using the GB system.

You will then end up paying for something you want instead of paying for a membership only.

considering how many GB there is i wonder how much money this would bring compared to the tier system. I dont know how many tier there is so difficult to do the math...

3 minutes ago, ukade2327 said:

Tier Membership actually helps to fund the running of the site … that’s why we have it … no tiers no site ..more tears…  it doesn’t run itself unless you wish to donate the said funds … if you notice we dont have those annoying adverts you get on other sites… say no more …

If instead of the tier membership  the price of the GB costs participation would increase to make as much money as the tier brings in i would be OK to pay that extra amount.

That might even brings more money to run the site than the actual system.

I personally see nothing annoying about the adverts, actually it is so standard to see them everywhere that i don't even notice them anymore.

13 hours ago, swish said:

Even for tier member it's the same, yes your chance are higher against regular but there are other tier that would like the same edition so you have still to be fast to get your position

that's why i say, no tier, first come first serve... Everybody get the same chances.