shortround wrote:I guess that is why I like the G.I. Joe club because they offer you two different ways to join the club one is free which means you don't get the figure or newsletter but still get to be able to buy stuff at the club rate, and you get access to the archived newsletters so you also get the info include in the newsletter.
GI Joes and their vehicles also cost far, far less than Transformers. Not to mention that the GI Joe line is made up mostly of vehicles used 3-6 times over the past 20 years and a wide variety of essentially interchangable parts.
Creature SH wrote:Counterpunch wrote:A $40 buy in for exclusives, whatever they are, is not unreasonable.
And in my eyes, spending money on the
mere option of spending more money to get a product is ridiculous.
That's short sighted.
For your fee you get the 6 newsletters and comics (which are actually quite good now that the club is in gear), you get the toy, and your BotCon entry fee is reduced by essentially what your membership fee was.
On top of that you get the opportunity to buy the exclusives at a much reduced price. (Non-members can buy if they want, but might as well join, get the discount then buy. You save money that way.)
Where the club fails is in its dealings with non-US residents.
That aside, TF collecting is not a hobby where you're going to get any sympathy about purchase power. Everything we buy is expensive. Pay to Play. It's Rule #1. ( You can look that up on the site. Read my Article "Living and Dying in Wal-Mart". If you don't know, you better ask somebody.)
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