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[Ridureyu]

What is a "Chase" figure?

[EVOM]

I believe a chase fig is one that is randomly inserted in cases and that is more difficult to come by. At I least I think it is.

[RubzOne]

Yes partially correct. Chase figures usually come seeded at a certain ratio depending on the toyline. For instance, with pvc Transformers, there are 6 characters in each act, but 14 figures total (6 color, 6 pewter) and 2 "chase figures" which come seeded 1 in every 120 individual boxes. This is why you see those figures listed at such high prices, they are hard to come by. It really pisses me off when I see someone listing a common figure at a chase figure price, sound familiar to anyone? Think Zord.

To further add to the madness, they started releasing buildable figures in later acts, which are noticably larger than the regular ones. You get a random piece of them in each regular figure bag, which makes completing them a royal pain in the arse. I have all these spare parts and incomplete crap now, and I bought about 5 cases of these bee-eye-itches in Japan.

Now you guys wanna see something REALLY ridiculous? Get on ebay and type in Metal Gear Solid Kubrick in the search field. There are figures in that set that go for twice as much as a Satan Cross and are not even .0001% as old as he is, these things came out in 2001!!! It's crazy.... sometimes I forget these toys are all made of PLASTIC. What the hell are we doing...

[RubzOne]

For instance...

http://cgi.ebay.com/...item=1781987071

This figure comes in a 1:96 ratio and is really hard to find, but... Why isn't he keeping this for himself? You mean to tell me he was lucky enough to find 2 of them? If so, he must have spent about a thousand bucks doing so. I bought 4 cases (12 boxes to a case) of act 8 TF pvc's and I got ONE chase figure, each case costing roughly 60 bucks...

What an a-hole... listing it at 50 dollars. That will tell you he could give a mad F@!K about making someone happy, this dude only cares about one thing... $$$

[Tortle]

This figure comes in a 1:96 ratio and is really hard to find, but... Why isn't he keeping this for himself?

Maybe he doesn't really care all that much about it and wants to make a quick buck. Many toy collectors aren't in it for the fun of collecting... they think they can make money selling their collection either now or in the future. Think of all the supposed "collectors" that got more than two Jorg Saculs at SW: Celebration II to "keep two, sell some on Ebay." They're no better than toy dealers and scalpers, in my opinion.

Anyway, I personally despise chase figures because they make collecting an entire set both extremely difficult and extremely expensive. Collectors usually get pissed off when toy companies try this (PO'ed enough to boycott the line... think Star Trek), so I'm not sure what Medicom and Takara are thinking. Maybe collectors don't mind it in Japan...

-Nathan

[RubzOne]

Maybe collectors don't mind it in Japan...

-Nathan

I don't think they do, most Japanese are obsessive compulsive about everything.

[jkaris]

....sound familiar to anyone? Think Zord.

Classic!

[RubzOne]

So who is making "Got Zord?" shirts for MuscleCon?

[musclemenkids]

i just saw a skeletor chase figure. wow he has silver shoulder pad studs instaed of bronze ones. who gives a fudge? i think chase figures are the biggest scams going and i am proud of the trekkies for telling the toy companies where they can stick their captain kirk with one eybrow raised chase figure.

[jkaris]

i just saw a skeletor chase figure. wow he has silver shoulder pad studs instaed of bronze ones.

For the new Masters of the Universe line? Where?

[Ridureyu]

TYeah- the MOTU chase figures literally have roughly three flecks different of paint. It's sad, really.

[musclemenkids]

here is the link to skeletor

http://cgi.ebay.com/...item=1781836035

[jkaris]

What a JOKE!

[Adamantiumwulf]

some people are crazy. its up to 122 bucks.

[RubzOne]

OMFG this makes me want to drive nails through my testes

[jkaris]

OMFG this makes me want to drive nails through my testes

are you French?

[RubzOne]

Hahahah, no why? They into that ish? My future wife is French to the fullest....

I hope she aint packin a hammer

[jkaris]

I hope she aint packin a hammer

Watch out for the gillete though!

[RubzOne]

Yeh man shes into sharp objects. I like it.