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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 13, 2019 20:17:26 GMT
A quick heads up for anyone who was subscribed to Lootcrate;
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Post by GTCGreg on Aug 13, 2019 21:11:28 GMT
Never heard of them
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Post by mrfatso on Aug 13, 2019 22:28:44 GMT
I have heard of them through there sponsorship of a couple of podcasts I listen to, never subscribed though.
There is only so much random geek stuff one house can have.
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Post by ironhold on Aug 14, 2019 0:53:27 GMT
The premise was simple: Each month in which your subscription was active, you'd get a box of random "nerd" items delivered to your house. This could be merchandise related to video games, comic books, TV shows, or other such pop culture things. The monthly subscription would be a net discount compared to the combined MSRP for the items in the box, but even *if* you did a "specialty" package subscription you had no control over what you got and so were just as likely to get unwanted items as you did things you'd be interested in. These items, in turn, could often be difficult to sell even through E-Bay or other dedicated online retailers, largely making you stuck with whatever you didn't want. |
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Post by the light works on Aug 14, 2019 1:33:33 GMT
The premise was simple: Each month in which your subscription was active, you'd get a box of random "nerd" items delivered to your house. This could be merchandise related to video games, comic books, TV shows, or other such pop culture things. The monthly subscription would be a net discount compared to the combined MSRP for the items in the box, but even *if* you did a "specialty" package subscription you had no control over what you got and so were just as likely to get unwanted items as you did things you'd be interested in. These items, in turn, could often be difficult to sell even through E-Bay or other dedicated online retailers, largely making you stuck with whatever you didn't want. so basically video game loot in real life. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Aug 14, 2019 4:32:58 GMT
The premise was simple: Each month in which your subscription was active, you'd get a box of random "nerd" items delivered to your house. This could be merchandise related to video games, comic books, TV shows, or other such pop culture things. The monthly subscription would be a net discount compared to the combined MSRP for the items in the box, but even *if* you did a "specialty" package subscription you had no control over what you got and so were just as likely to get unwanted items as you did things you'd be interested in. These items, in turn, could often be difficult to sell even through E-Bay or other dedicated online retailers, largely making you stuck with whatever you didn't want. so basically video game loot in real life. I prefer Amazon. I still end up with a lot of junk I really don't need, but at least I know what's coming. |
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Post by ironhold on Aug 14, 2019 6:02:00 GMT
There are a *few* vendors where you can more or less guess what's coming in when you get a blind loot box like this, but you have to keep an eye to things.
For example, Alterna Comics has a blind-pack available if you order directly through their retail website. It's 10 comics -> 5 #1s, 1 signed comic, 4 random ones -> and a tote bag for 25% off the combined cover price of the comics plus shipping and tax as appropriate. They promise that you won't get two comics from the same series in the same blind-pack.
As you can imagine, about 50% of the comics in that blind-pack will be older stock that either isn't moving or that they're trying to close out because they're not going to do re-prints on it; for obvious reasons, this can make completing a set difficult. But the other half is going to be current inventory, usually no more than a month or two old. This, coupled with the high percentage of first issues, is a good way to get your feet wet on their product. Yet if you do see something you like, you'll have to complete the run on your own.
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Post by the light works on Aug 14, 2019 14:06:34 GMT
so basically video game loot in real life. I prefer Amazon. I still end up with a lot of junk I really don't need, but at least I know what's coming. I have never really been a fan of the "grab bag" deal, myself. when I buy a thing I an usually a bit specific about what sort of thing it is I want. though I have occasionally done a one-off where I knew the nature of the thing in the grab bag, and wasn't picky about the particulars. |
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