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"To commemorate the announcement of the highly anticipated StarCraft II, Blizzard Entertainment is proud to present the Tychus Findlay Limited Edition Statue. This collector's item is a product of a collaboration between Blizzard Entertainment's famous cinematics team and the incredible sculpting of Sideshow Collectibles. Players can now own a piece of StarCraft history with this highly detailed, 18-inch tall statue of Terran Marine Tychus J. Findlay standing atop a freshly killed Hydralisk. Cast in high-quality polystone and hand painted to exacting standards, the power of the Terran Marine Corps stands triumphantly in this beautiful museum-quality piece."
Source: https://us.blizzard.com/sc2collectible/starcraft2/menu.html and note: https://us.blizzard.com/sc2collectible/starcraft2/faq.html and how Blizzard is selling a set number of 18 inch hand-painted statues of a Terran Marine. Details are available at those links.
250 dollars! Is this one of those items people are going to make lots of money off of? Anyone know how many are actually being sold? Am I wrong, or is this going to be like when people resold playstation 2/3, xbox 2, etc on ebay?
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zomg i gonna buy one for sure but 250$ is alot :s
the statue itself really looks awesome
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Statues dont resell like consoles. Theyre more of a collectible than anything else.
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On May 19 2007 03:12 useless wrote: Statues dont resell like consoles. Theyre more of a collectible than anything else.
I maybe wrong, but I think collectibles are often the easiest things to resell if there are enough die-hard fans.
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On May 19 2007 02:03 FrozenArbiter wrote:For the rich as hell pokerplayers, it's blizzard's way of trying to get money back from the players poker stole :D! Elky should buy a few so he can burn them if he runs bad. Show nested quote +On April 25 2007 22:54 GiYoM wrote:lol you're p3achy_keen??????????? hahahha i was watching kitty97 play vs u the other day =] edit kitty and elky were tilting hard that day. funniest shit. kitty came over to our place. Elky went on a heads up 150k downswing and burnt the wooden buddha i bought him when i was in china. He said the budda was bad luck lol. PS: The bad run hasn't stopped since the burning of the budda.
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On May 19 2007 03:48 derderder wrote: I can't wait to buy my official Blizzard Starcraft Marine statue!
Thanks Blizzard, for giving me the opportunity to buy something I, nor anybody else ever fucking wanted! Fucking money grubbing bastages. Fuck blizzard.
Well, they certainly try to make it sound like they're doing us a favor with this opportunity. I'm not sure if I'd go quite as far as you, but I do agree the thing is a bit strange.
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Product Specifications (Approx.) 15" W (381 mm), 18" H (457.2 mm), 12" D (304.8 mm). <b>Weight: 17 lbs. (7.71 kg).</b>
damn, this IS a collectible. I thought it was like the original plastic collectibles, but this shit is gonna be for the true fans, so you'll need somewhere to put that 17 pound terran hotness. <hr> Also, they aren't shipping this thing to Korea, China, and Russia, so it looks like they will have to get theirs off ebay.
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does anyone know how many statues are being made? i looked but cant find.. also they said "Do you have plans to create more collectibles based on the Blizzard universes? Yes, we intend to explore and support all the Blizzard universes with high quality collectible products sometime in the future."
i guess these ones wont be availabe in australia as well...
hmmmm aside from ebay is there any other way i can get my hands on one?
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If someone lives in a place where they aren't available and really wants one, + Show Spoiler +I don't want one for myself so maybe I could buy one for you for an additional shipping/handling fee, pm me.
Depending on the number Blizzard makes, I wouldn't be surprised if they never have to use the 'waiting list' system they went out of their way to create.
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On May 19 2007 04:29 PuertoRican wrote: Product Specifications (Approx.) 15" W (381 mm), 18" H (457.2 mm), 12" D (304.8 mm). <b>Weight: 17 lbs. (7.71 kg).</b>
damn, this IS a collectible. I thought it was like the original plastic collectibles, but this shit is gonna be for the true fans, so you'll need somewhere to put that 17 pound terran hotness. <hr> Also, they aren't shipping this thing to Korea, China, and Russia, so it looks like they will have to get theirs off ebay.
I can't speak for Korea for sure, but as far as Russia and China goes,
the demand for this junk will be so low in Russia and China, that it's laughable to think about such a product selling well.
In America yeah, I can see this getting sold with enough hype, but probably nowhere near the number in Korea can be sold, even in relative numbers (for those with a short attention span, this means, the number of these figurines sold in Korea would be a good deal lower, than that of America, when factoring in their population Even with the Starcraft/Game hysteria, they won't sell as well as in America).
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On May 19 2007 02:50 micronesia wrote: Blizzard Entertainment is proud to present the Tychus Findlay Limited Edition Statue.
who is that Tychus Findlay dude? i surely don't remember him from SC campaign
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On May 19 2007 04:29 PuertoRican wrote: Product Specifications (Approx.) 15" W (381 mm), 18" H (457.2 mm), 12" D (304.8 mm). <b>Weight: 17 lbs. (7.71 kg).</b>
you can kill with it.. it's a marine after all
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On May 19 2007 12:00 Diude wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2007 02:50 micronesia wrote: Blizzard Entertainment is proud to present the Tychus Findlay Limited Edition Statue. who is that Tychus Findlay dude? i surely don't remember him from SC campaign
I think he's just the guy from the recent promo videos etc.
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Possibly Kerrigan's ex-boyfriend.
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gogo brainless sheep ftw, oh well, at least it isn't "buy a ticket to heaven, reserve your spot before others do!"
oh well, it is for fans after all, type of ppl that will faint if they see some progamer or whoever.
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I just purchased mine right now, they ship them out in October.
$278.50 after tax.
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On May 25 2007 03:00 PuertoRican wrote: I just purchased mine right now, they ship them out in October.
$278.50 after tax.
Woooooow :O
I'd much rather just save cash for SC2 :-/
Or buy a game card for WoW
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On May 25 2007 05:32 Equinox_kr wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2007 03:00 PuertoRican wrote: I just purchased mine right now, they ship them out in October.
$278.50 after tax. Woooooow :O I'd much rather just save cash for SC2 :-/ Or buy a game card for WoW
Well, I'm not rich or anything, not even close, but Starcraft is a big part of my life, so there will always be money to buy sc2, even if it costs $100.
I've had the same pc since 1999, and told myself I'd get a new one when Starcraft 2 was made, which I still plan to do.
I know 2 other people who are getting theirs tomorrow, unless they ordered it already.
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