Hurin

Best line on any episode of Smallville (paraphrased). Lana: What do you want to do with your life, Clark? Clark: I don't know. I just know that I don't want to wear a suit and fly a lot. H

FP = Fast pack. please use the search function for simple questions....even difficult ones can be answered as the "search function" here actually works. He might have. . . except the search function won't work for words under four characters long.

Well, yes, but we disagree about how much our input here matters. But let's leave that alone.

Because sellers choose a price that will bring them the most money while not alienating too many customers. Basic economics. The market drives the price. It's priced that way because we're willing to pay it. It's the classic balancing act. . . find a price point where a lot of people buy it. . . not so high that too many are turned off. . . not so low that you're selling lots of them for next-to-nothing. If some seller prices it too high, we'll go elsewhere. If someone prices it too low, he'll sell out quickly and not make as much as he could have. . . leaving his competition to make more by selling what he has at a higher price. (which is a recipe for having your business fail). Finally, don't make the mistake of thinking that a product's price is based on how much it costs the manufacturer to produce that item. That is only a minor consideration (in that it sets a price floor in most cases). The price of an item is set by the market, not by its production costs. H

Here's one that apparently scales its size to your web browser: larger I almost posted a new thread too.

Four tips: 1. Do not stress the backpack hinge. It is the most delicate part. 2. In fighter mode, the arms don't fasten down into the belly of the jet. Rather, they sorta just hang in there at the "shoulder" and you secure them by sticking the arms together (a peg goes into a hole in the forearms), and then the legs should squeeze a bit on the arms and some pegs on the legs should go into holes on the outside of the forearms. This confused the heck out of me the first time around. 3. The first time you sorta "snap" the nose loose from the fuselage to start your first transformation from fighter mode, it can be a bit scary. Just be careful and follow the illustration. 4. Take your time the first few times through. Don't force anything. When in doubt, drop by here and ask. H

83wpm biotch!!!

I was disappointed with mine. I took out a Minmay, Roy, and Misa, (all normal hair). I'm selling the rest. Currently as a set. But if that doesn't sell, I might break 'em up. H

I think some DVD releases go overboard, but in the case of The Lord of the Rings, they've done it pretty fairly, clearly, and they've done the same thing each time. I've ranted about it before. So I'll save you all the annoyance of me doing it again.

And on and on. . .

Uh. . . okay. And the thread goes downhill. . .

or go to FL and beat down that mechafag~!!!!!!! that would actually be cheaper and i do dislike thieves more than some stupid numbnut on the web. and as far as wrong addresses go, do you forget who i am? i would triple check everything before i got a plane ticket. though i would have to take some sick time so i can arrive a few days early and stalk him. you know, figure out his schedule, when he leaves the house, when he comes home, where he likes to eat, etc, basically, figure out his habits and formulate a pattern, only then would i strike! shiet, you're a f'ing pro! And don't forget psycho! H

Are you kidding? I'm just spent. I've been threatened with bodily violence over an internet discussion. This is a new low. I'm still absorbing it all. H

Nutso

i've flown as far as to cali to resolve some beef....it was over money but beating Hurin senseless would be a vacation in its own right. And here I thought things were cooling down. . . Now I'm disturbed again.

oh did I forget to mention that voting "NO" autimatically means they should get a room instead? They can let loose their misguided love for each other in there... Okay, but I'm not being the catcher. H Edit: That's family-safe content since only those who know that term can find it vulgar.

Would this be before or after he beats me up? H (I voted yes)

Yeah. I'll shut up now. I'm hoping this is over too. H

Sweet merciful crap. . . you just proved everything I have ever thought about you right there, succinctly in one tiny post. Are you f'ing kidding me?!? Weren't you the one just telling me that I need to get a life? This is just the saddest thing I've ever seen. Look, I've finally figured you out. I was wrong before. I thought you were flying off the handle and trashing other members and then doing penance with your kinder acts because you want to be some type of community leader around here. Now I realize that even your paranoid rants against other members here are also intended to make you look like a you're some type of "champion of the community." You freak out and suddenly portray MWers doing nothing wrong and acting completely normal (guessing at how much a toy will cost or recommending toy sellers) to be some type of villains, then paint yourself as some savior who is protecting us all from being "shafted" by these nefarious scoundrels. Now you're challenging me to a fight (or worse?). How utterly moronic is that? I just quoted what you have said back to you and pointed out the contradiction in what you have said and what you are now saying. Apparently, rather than address it, you think somehow fighting (or shooting?!?) me will somehow settle the issue. What are you? Seven? Dude, you've lost it. You're nutso. Sorry if that is a "personal attack" everyone, but when someone goes this far, I think it's pretty apparent. H

Uh. . . If you don't see anything wrong with making such odd demands, then calling people "a-holes" for not abiding by them. . . I'm not sure you can be helped. As usual, you back away from your bizarre outbursts by just making light of them later after their absurdity and impropriety is pointed out to you. H

I believe that Blaine was referring to others putting huge statements in their signatures demanding that nobody discuss price. Further, it is those wanting others to remain silent about prices that seem to want to cast those discussing it as somehow "shafting" their fellow collectors. So, you can say that you're being oppressed somehow, but it sure seems like the opposite to me. I don't see anyone trying to shame you into silence. While those here espousing silence on prices have definitely tried to shame others into buying into some pretty fanciful reasoning. In fact, Blaine made a quite polite, serious post with several good points. Having no real response, you're now just engaging in hyperbole and trying to claim the mantle of victim. Why not actually address what he said? He was reasonable, polite, even jocular, and he did not use any of the harsh words/tone you attribute to him while trying to paint yourself as somehow being personally attacked. But, for the record, I don't want to get rid of any more of my money than is necessary. But I also don't think it behooves us to leave Yamato in the dark about the prices they could/should set for their toys. While I don't think they give a rat's ass about what we say about prices here on MW (considering they can't sell to us), has it not occured to anyone that, if we did have influence over their prices (which I doubt), and we refused to give them any information about what we would be willing to pay, they might just guess wrong and too high? Why do you assume that lack of information will cause them to price it lower? Further, couldn't a lack of people espousing their desire to pay what they consider a fair price for a toy in this fanciful marketing environment be interpreted by Yamato as a lack of interest in the toy altogether and actually jeapordize the release of the toy at all? From now on, do you actually consider it feasible that a new toy will be announced and people will somehow not be tempted to ask how much we think it will cost? Are we to address every proposed toy with statements like: "Wow! That looks great! I wonder how much it will cost. . . but don't answer because Yamato might actually find such information useful." This whole issue is silly. Free markets thrive on the free exchange of information between buyers and sellers. Starving a manufacturer of information (if it were even possible) will only result in upredictable and possibly counter-productive (from the consumer's standpoint) results. If you think Yamato is going to see a few people posting high dollar figures here and immediately raise their product prices without considering how many people would be alienated by the higher price, you're just not giving Yamato enough credit. But the silliest, and most distasteful thing about this entire debate is how some here seem to (have) want(ed) to restrict what can and can't be discussed here on MW based on unfounded (and in my opinion, dead-wrong) reasoning. H

Wouldn't this be replayed on Monday's Comedy Central Repeat? If there is one on Monday? I'll set my DVR. I should then be able to get a copy of it up on my website if I can edit the MPEG file. Never done it before, but it'll be worth a try. H

The concert CMS Minmay regular hair for $51 and rising?!? here Sorr if this has already been noticed. H

Uh, good one? Is this the part where I protest that I have a girlfriend. Sorry, not going to indulge you. H

Congrats man! Beautiful!