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  1. TheRealSmallville

    Tracking toy tariffs

    If there is a neighborhood dog that bites every person who walks by, eventually people start talking about what to do with the dog, right? The sentiment of "I can't wait until ___ dies" is a pretty normal reaction when you're constantly being bitten, and I honestly don't give a shit about toys...
  2. TheRealSmallville

    Tracking toy tariffs

    I've heard this from my mom (the "cheap Chinese crap" comment) while she sips coffee made in a coffee maker from China and watches Fox News on a television that is also made in China. Some people refuse to look at the label to keep their biases going, and even if you hold them down and force...
  3. TheRealSmallville

    Tracking toy tariffs

    As far as tariffs, they are all convinced that any hardships are "temporary" and that "things will get better." When they don't get better, they will say "this is that temporary hardship". And when things never, after a full term, get better and yet in fact have become much, much worse? They...
  4. TheRealSmallville

    Tracking toy tariffs

    I'm late to the party, but this is actually a big question of mine. My mother, for instance, is a staunch Republican. She is the type that votes Red no matter who is on the ticket because she votes for her team, not for any specific candidate. As such, all my life, the one true greatest...
  5. TheRealSmallville

    Tracking toy tariffs

    Precisely where my name comes from, actually! Superman's got nothing on my town.
  6. TheRealSmallville

    Action Force and Valaverse

    This...this right here is amazing [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] this is all before my time in the collecting space, but I love this story [emoji1787] Thank you. I stated my thoughts on Bobby in the other thread, but he comes off as extremely douche in every video. Constantly...
  7. TheRealSmallville

    MAFEX DC Figures

    Does anyone know when the import/tariff/whatever gets charged if you're importing? AmiAmi didn't include any extra charge, I just had the figure + shipping. Is the Trump Tax charged at inbound customs before it's released, or does the postal carrier (USPS) collect it prior to releasing the...
  8. TheRealSmallville

    MAFEX DC Figures

    AmiAmi notified me that mine had arrived, so I paid for it. This morning the importing rules changed again, right? So I don't know how that will or will not affect my order. I'm terribly ignorant on how a lot of this stuff works, I dont import over $800 so I've never really had to worry about it.
  9. TheRealSmallville

    MAFEX DC Figures

    Everyone always says that they "laughed out loud" while reading things on the internet, but sir - this truly hit the spot for me :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: It took me a sec to get it, and then my eyes about popped out of my head with an "oh yeeeeaaahhhhh" reaction and I lost it! Thank you...
  10. TheRealSmallville

    Beast Kingdom DC Figures

    Here's my review of the BK Batman 89 (v.2). Fewer issues than others in the line. If these review videos bug anyone, just let me know please. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. TheRealSmallville

    Boss Fight Studios 1/12 and EPIC HACKS

    You know, now that you mention it, I always thought this place needed a "Bag on Bobby" thread! We should make one & then all share the stupid shit he does [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. TheRealSmallville

    Tracking toy tariffs

    This whole deal sucks a lot for me. I live in a rural town in E. Washington, about 1,000 people live here. As such, USPS doesn't deliver to our houses, we have to go to the local post office to pick up our mail and packages. UPS would deliver Amazon packages straight to my door, but now I'll...
  13. TheRealSmallville

    Boss Fight Studios 1/12 and EPIC HACKS

    Late to the party, but I love the sentiment in this thread toward Vala. When I first got into the YouTube toy scene (watching videos and gearing up to have my own channel), I eventually landed on his channel through the algorithm and watched a few videos with the understanding that "this guy...
  14. TheRealSmallville

    Boss Fight Studios 1/12 and EPIC HACKS

    Understandable. Like I said, we all look at this stuff in different ways.
  15. TheRealSmallville

    Boss Fight Studios 1/12 and EPIC HACKS

    This is where I tend to fall on pretty much everything, including movies made by dubious people. We need to be able to accept that someone is a shit human being while also accepting that the shit human being in question made something awesome that we enjoy. I see no reason to deprive myself of...
  16. TheRealSmallville

    McFarlane DC Multiverse

    Cyborg Superman is up for preorder @ GameStop https://www.gamestop.com/collectibles/figures/products/mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-return-of-superman-cyborg-superman-7-in-action-figure/424750.html?utm_source=product_share&utm_medium=app Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. TheRealSmallville

    Beast Kingdom DC Figures

    I bought several of their new Batman movie line, and all of the nice things I've had to say about Beast Kingdom are now out the window. I ordered 3 (Forever, & Robin, and Begins) from BBTS, all arrived in the same box, and all are either completely broken out of the box or (Begins) really bad...
  18. TheRealSmallville

    Toy Room Display and Organization Ideas

    I guess I should mention the current setup I have, since that was part of the thread lol Our living room is very long...you walk through the front door, and to the left you have the regular living room setup - tv, couch, chair, tables, all of that - and to the right you have the other half of...
  19. TheRealSmallville

    Toy Room Display and Organization Ideas

    For me, and I'm not trying to sell anyone on anything, but these days for me I get a ziplock bag (I just buy the cheap boxes of the freezer bags from Walmart, you get like 200 of them or something) and I put the figure and its accessories into it. Done. If it's a "set", like - Rocksteady and...
  20. TheRealSmallville

    What is the rarest figure you own?

    Mine isn't necessarily rare, or even worth a ton. But it's Transformers G1 Ultra Magnus from 1986. When I was 5, I was at TRU with my folks while they were birthday shopping for my cousin. My parents didn't have a lot of money. I was in the Transformers section, by myself, and came across...
  21. TheRealSmallville

    McFarlane DC Multiverse

    I didn't speak for Marvel because I don't read any Marvel books, but that's disappointing to hear. Although, I guess that makes sense as to why DC is doing it lol These guys tend to copy each others trends, so it makes a strange sort of sense. You're right about Tomasi and Gleason's Rebirth...
  22. TheRealSmallville

    McFarlane DC Multiverse

    I will certainly say that most of the modern books from DC are pale imitations to the books from the past. And that could just be my bias or nostalgia showing, but most of them aren't that great because they tend to repeat storylines and everything is stretched out and written for the trade...
  23. TheRealSmallville

    Whatcha got on preorder? Not just McFarlane.

    In all seriousness, yeah...it's unfortunate, because it's all really cool stuff. But we went through a semi-remodel about 18 months ago and a ton of stuff went into storage so we could work on it, and I suppose if I then forgot that I even owned a lot of it it's a good sign to ditch.
  24. TheRealSmallville

    Third Party Figures

    I got in the Skeleton Chest Monster the other day, here's our video on him. He's a TON of fun, lots of customization options, and just a stellar paint job inside the chest itself. I'm slowly putting together a Constantine-themed Diorama, I bought this guy to be a background character chasing...
  25. TheRealSmallville

    Whatcha got on preorder? Not just McFarlane.

    Ah, right on. I need to do some paring down myself...I have a toy show coming up, and I have 3 tables there this year. I was going through my storage recently, looking for things to unload, and discovered that I have A) way more stuff than I thought, it's very surprising how many things I'd...
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