Basil

On 4/3/2020 at 9:32 PM, Pbsw23 said:

 

Blufans and FA continually push their prices up. But I don’t see people complaining about those, or either of them slowing their prices. Blufans Spider-verse was an absolute joke.

the 1/4 one with the box was a joke imho, but people are grown adults and have to decide how much something is worth to them. i haven't checked but i would have thought bay prices would have taken that down but knowing this crazy hobby it would have gone up.

regards blufans there prices have not really gone up that much tbh in general. fa yes they are robbin so and so's imho. i started off with them at the beginning and for my 2 pence they started out pricing themselves a while back but new members started exploding onto the scene and kept it going for them.

alot of older members that started with them i know have dropped them.

also regarding there quality being good as the big boys. the lentis are not a patch on the rest there ok but have yet to see an FA lenti that i have gone WOW at.

there problem i find is depth or clarity they cant do both, well not super well.

lll prob be shot at for saying all this but i have been round the park a while and its all personal opinion in the end. its quite subjective but what one likes another doesn't so swings and roundabouts.

but we all entitled to our own opinions on things, its what makes the world go round

basil 👍

1 minute ago, Robertm89 said:

Hopefully they pull through for you @Basil I haven't got much blufans at all. If we aren't counting fanatics. Only done a GB for hulk since joining MP. I know a lot been with them from the start though. Hopefully the China issue is sorted though. Releases with no discs in isn't my cup of tea lol. Even if you can easily buy the discs lol 

get what you saying my idea would be do the ones on the backburner that have been announced without discs to get them done and cleared. whllst they wait for big boys to fight out over price of discs.

and then they could hit ground running, i have had no choice to buy some steels like solo already because i could see where this was going.

i understand alot of people dont like the no disc thing thats why i would do it that way. i know it cant be done that way cos agreements would have already been signed.

and it all be tied in. but usually disney just being greedy imho but when have they not?

basil 👍

@Robertm89

also waiting for blufans to get there issues sorted out with distributor rights with discs is china sorted this year and then they can get firmly back in there saddle.

that be heading in on a year in june i think. but 2 issues sort the first one then distributor rights on disc supplier think that take alot more months.

2 sides having a stare off and the first one to blink loses, while they destroy the chinese market, your not telling me disney helping mr trump out.

bloody ridiculous. i know is big business but sheesh.

think that honest not be sorted till august sept is the feeling in my water. with odd bit in between. only slightly good thing is break on everyones wallet.

i do honestly wonder if they catch back up though with titles they need to do.

i really do hope so. blufans was my no.1 collectable.

but it does get your goat in the end.

basil 👍

12 minutes ago, Robertm89 said:

Yeah I agree @Basil on all accounts. Zeta are just 😍😍 and with manta  Just tave to see how they go, I did notice that Joker OC is $20 odd then what my last manta box was which was 'US' (good film if you haven't seen it) didn't know whether pride increase was on the back of taking advantage of Jokers success, or other things. 

 

I really hope they stick to the quality of the Manta releases I have up to now, I don't have any of there DC releases that's for HDzeta baby 😂😂. Will now be interesting to see if Joker sells out straight away if people are unsure. They've probably chose this release with that in mind, knowing it's popularity. 

think joker sell out no question of that, but alot of people unhappy with price increases at other sites, especially as john from manta said nothing will change. some of the language i have read has been fun shall we say. and now quite a few said they will see where it goes.

i just want hdzeta sort there joker out now with bs but as we just got shazam i dont think that be too soon. as long as they get correct ill wait happily.

the end product is what counts over everything else.

basil 👍

4 hours ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

@extantsrevenge

Mrs. Squirrel decided she’s had enough of your hobby and wants a divorce.

As settlement she demands all your 1-clicks plus your entire FAC collection.

What do you do?

1. Give her what she wants and cry for a month

2. Offer her 50,000€ instead

3. Make her disappear

Just now, Robertm89 said:

Well you did have an early start lol, yeah I manta Joker is 500 OC's but Shazam will be a lot more I'd imagine lol. 

i'd like to think so, i think hdzetas are knocking out of park last few releases and giving consistent quality and also more consistent with each release they dont seem to give up quite as easily as manta do.

dont get me wrong do like manta but i bought stuff before thats been really good, but then they skip odd film and thats not my cup of tea.

also think zetas will get more popular with time, also add in john from manta got his m8 running it now and also prices on mantas have gone up as a direct result of that. had to happen really if you get someone else running it they have to be paid.

but thats what im seeing mentioned across sites, people aren't convinced its the same company in effect and they need to see that proved before alot of them carry on is the impression i get.

anyway time will tell if, if it all settles down. i hope they do.

but for me i will be only be buying selective films from them not series like dc films.

i dont have money to waste if its not complete anymore.

basil 👍

@Robertm89 no ignore me that info was for manta joker

6 minutes ago, Robertm89 said:

What you think the print run will be for this @Basil ?? They've been upping it from the older releases. Aquaman was 1200 and then man of steel was 1000. You reckon it be 1000 again?? 

 figures ive stuck up in gb and info full breakdown found some figures or maybe in release thread but i have done it, there and my goldfish memory has struck again.

think is 1000 but you have to check as been up since 5.30am and knackered atm

basil 👍

for those that haven't realised yet hdzeta shazams beauty shots are out and they need to update their choice sooner rather than later, according to benoit👍

so link below also beauty shots, i suggest everyone gets on it if they haven't yet.

i know some of our american friends haven't yet 

and no one wants to be hunted down 

basil 👍

8 minutes ago, Veum said:

 

Hey @Basil,

 

Any links so we could take a lookey ^^^?🤔

i could tell you but i just might have to kill you 

 other info i see around 

Premiums: Booklet (Full Size), Postcards (4ea), Character Cards (5ea), Envelope, Exclusive Numbering Sticker, Exclusive Release Front Sticker + Exclusive Release Lenticular Sticker.
One Click: 500 Units, Numbered 1-500 - WEA, Exclusive Steelcase designed by Manta Lab features "Full Glossy" Finish and "Debossed Title". Box: Embossing + Spot Glossy + Spot Matte. Includes all editions (Full Slip, Lenticular Full Slip, Double Lenticular Full Slip)
Double Lenti: 1000 Units, Numbered 1-1000 - Super Clear Lenticular x 2, Embossing, Spot Glossy.
Single Lenti: 1000 Units, Numbered 1-1000 - Super Clear Lenticular (Morphing Style), Embossing, Spot Glossy.
Full Slip: 1000 Units, Numbered 1-1000 - Spot Glossy, Spot Matte, Embossing, Scratch Resistance Coating.

1 hour ago, lelouch said:

I don't see any prices on their webside !?

 there is a new website as john of manta has got his friend selling it all now.

35 minutes ago, romain said:

 

prices: OC - 165.97$, FS - 52.99$, FL - 52.99$, DL - 47.99$

 those prices direct from new website dont include shipping just so @Intentcoin knows there will be more to add on.

@Luxury Bluray how are you doing long time no hear?

hope everything is good with you?

was wondering if these are all done can we see some new photos of them all, like up close in detail please.

to stem the boredom of being stuck indoors here.

cheers

basil 👍

@extantsrevenge nils i think you be proud of me today 

was coming back home from dropping wife off from work coming round then bend near home where there is a big long mile odd stretch of road.

anyway as i come round this blind bend at about 15 mph then right in front of me running in front of me was crazy grey squirrel running across the road.

so tap the brakes quick to let him get across but no crazy grey squirrel  decides to run up the road going left and right in front of me.

so i just do calmy a full stop squirrel then calms down and then decides to go across the road where he was going.

so squirrel gets across the road safely, im animal lover myself and try terribly not to hurt a single animal. i hate it.

think in all the years ive been driving only 1 pigeon went under the middle of the car and i couldn't do an emergency stop as it would have caused a serious accident.

but that was 1 too many imho.

so 25 years driving dont think thats too bad a record.

all the best

basil.

6 hours ago, Hollywood E Rock said:

 

Hey @Veum

Hows life treating you today my friend? Everything is going okay, I have a slight headache, but besides that everything is 👍🏿. I haven’t returned to work yet, for a matter of fact the company sent out a message saying we are off for another week & they will let us know when we shall return. You know since things haven’t gotten better yet they can’t give us a official return date. My one year anniversary as a member is coming up in May so I want to celebrate by getting a new banner, & yes Wesley Snipes as Blade is one of my favorite movie characters. I’m glad no one has used him yet for their banner. I like the idea of picking characters & movies Goose hasn’t done yet. 
 

 

1 minute ago, Pbsw23 said:

@Basil No I had also read this and not expecting it to be honest. But I’m a stubborn one, and I don’t doc Zeta. All about personal preference obviously, but there is no way I’d even attempt to back catalogue all the DC Zeta now, even if I did like them. They’re not even that decent movies 😂

 

I haven’t got any of the Batman’s in Premiums, and I sure as hell won’t lose any sleep over Shazam that’s for sure. 😂🙌🏼 It is what it is. If Manta do a u-turn, then I’ll get it, but otherwise a standard Steel isn’t fine (for this franchise).

no worries and if after standard one i bought from zavvi few weeks back for think £15 atm 4k+2d so cheap for a 4k one

@Pbsw23

no all joking aside i spoke with john of manta last year this is a dead duck trust me, how its not all been locked up all the threads i dont know?

if you looking for shazam manta wont be doing it.

hence why i have turned to the dark side of zeta, i love manta but if there not covering all dc films there's no point for me.

cost me a bit slowly catching up with missing zeta films bit by bit.

i will still get odd manta but not one more dc there too unreliable for get the approvals thru on dc. sorry but thats my ocd kicking in now.

also with manta with john farming his business out to his m8 im not convinced it be all that good.

also if farmed out his m8 running it, he will want paying mean mantas costs can only go one way and that be up.

thats my 2 pence for what its worth.

i like manta i think they just maybe slowly killing it off. but time will tell if im right or not.

i would like to be proved wrong.

but usually find my radar doesn't let me down that often.

all the best

basil 👍

2 minutes ago, Pbsw23 said:

 

Oh look out, here comes another funny man trying to get a rise. ✋🏼😁

 

53 minutes ago, Pbsw23 said:

 

You fancy-pants Platinums can have all the Zeta One Clicks and ladi-da Motherboxes you want, but don’t come down here out of your Platinum towers telling us Gold boys how it’s done.🤫 This is a Manta thread dude, stay in your lane.

 

@Intentcoin and me know where it’s at. All we need is a Manta Full Slip in our lives and we’re straight 

 

 

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

Love ya bro ✌🏼😉

 but you dont have shazam 

1 minute ago, Robertm89 said:

Yeah I think you could be spot on @Basil Hopefully not though. I'm off until at least end of May and all being good and well I'd love to he back after that 🤞🤞 yes it's cool to have extra family time, but I didn't think I'd actually miss graft haha. 

yes on my own here wife shes still working, slowly climbing the walls. going back thru loads of old stuff like battlestar and such like just to pass time. its very boring

but having to drop wife off and pick up is the highlights of my day but getting out of bed still at 5.30am not fun do you think i drawed the short straw here? 

Just now, Robertm89 said:

I love Joker said from the start I'd get all editons 😁 manta never disappoint I don't think and HDzeta are just unreal. 😍 That Shazam is 🔥🔥🔥 only thing I had mentioned is after a slow down everything is gonna come together or close .... 

 

had feeling this would happen this year, i honestly think blufans go mental around august sept time as my guess they got alot to catch back up with plus the ones they missed not announced.

with all this cv stuff its a bad time at the moment. the sooner we all get the other side of that the better, also my guess on that is 6 months for the uk realistically before we all start fully heading back, i hope im wrong.

basil 👍

Just now, Robertm89 said:

Yeah good day for beauty shots. Update on Shazam group buy and joined Manta Joker group buy. 2 great looking releases. Looking forward to getting both. 😁😁💪

holding out for zeta on joker but i only get one version but mantas does look nice.

but my ocd is making me go all zeta for dc now

basil 👍

ello all hope your doing your shazam updates been soooo looking forward to this one now 

and zetas on a roll

@R1s1ngs0n

if you could create something unique what would it be? (and a sensible answer eli)

@RileyLad

marvel or dc, only and forever?