Ghostbusters General Thread

TheRealSmallville said:
Did they say what happened? I guess I've been under a rock, I didn't hear about anyone getting their backer orders canceled. wtf?
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So, I backed the Trap/PKE the year prior. They'd given us the entire month of December until the 31st to make sure we paid for it. And they sent us e-mails if cards declined.

For the Ecto, no such e-mails went out, and despite explicitly telling us we had until the 31st for the Trap/PKE, they didn't say how long we had for declined payments for the Ecto (because that was usually in those e-mails), but it only ended up being two weeks.

I checked my order on the eve of the 13th day randomly to see if they'd tried to charge (I don't know why the dozens of other people I heard from BBTS & my local collectible shop had theirs declined, but I heard no one got e-mails), because I use a card with $0.01 on it for preorders, so if someone gets ahold of it, they can't get any money from me, and then when I get "hey, we tried your card, but it didn't work" e-mails, I move the money over, and "retry payment."

Pulse wouldn't let me retry the payment manually, and it was past time for the customer service phone line, so I sent a message to their CS.

They responded on the 14th day that they manually cancelled my order, and "it couldn't be reopened," despite, y'know...it being a "made to order" item, so no actual inventory to worry about with pre-production orders.

So they didn't want my $400 or whatever, and now I want them all...in severe pain, let's say.

They fucked me on burnt Louis because they packed him with the same fucking BAF I'd already gotten rid of, and being a two-pack with a BAF, the price was significantly higher than a regular 2-pack in general, let alone a single figure, which I could've afforded in the middle of the GLOBAL LOCKDOWN, but couldn't afford the high 2-pack.

Then they fuck me with suited up Louis & ANY ghosts, since they didn't fucking bother to release any singularly in the fucking line that they let stagnate with barely any releases.

And then, of course, going back in time, the abysmal BAF "Terror Sentinel" from Afterlife with no fucking articulation from the swivel waist down, and minimal articulation above the swivel waist.

Hasbro fucked this entire line up. They fucked so many fucking people willing to fucking support it.

This is not theatrical hyperbole, I fucking hate them with every fucking fiber of my fucking being, and the people responsible for fucking shit up need to fucking pay with their fucking jobs at least.
 
Hasbro really did drop the ball when it comes to their 6" Ghostbusters line. Sure, it was great we got the team from the original film, but they could have done SO much more. That BAF from Afterlife was a real head-scratcher, to put it nicely. I'd much rather have had them pack in some ghosts instead of pieces for a minimally articulated "figure".
 
TENIME said:
So, I backed the Trap/PKE the year prior. They'd given us the entire month of December until the 31st to make sure we paid for it. And they sent us e-mails if cards declined.

For the Ecto, no such e-mails went out, and despite explicitly telling us we had until the 31st for the Trap/PKE, they didn't say how long we had for declined payments for the Ecto (because that was usually in those e-mails), but it only ended up being two weeks.

I checked my order on the eve of the 13th day randomly to see if they'd tried to charge (I don't know why the dozens of other people I heard from BBTS & my local collectible shop had theirs declined, but I heard no one got e-mails), because I use a card with $0.01 on it for preorders, so if someone gets ahold of it, they can't get any money from me, and then when I get "hey, we tried your card, but it didn't work" e-mails, I move the money over, and "retry payment."

Pulse wouldn't let me retry the payment manually, and it was past time for the customer service phone line, so I sent a message to their CS.

They responded on the 14th day that they manually cancelled my order, and "it couldn't be reopened," despite, y'know...it being a "made to order" item, so no actual inventory to worry about with pre-production orders.

So they didn't want my $400 or whatever, and now I want them all...in severe pain, let's say.

They fucked me on burnt Louis because they packed him with the same fucking BAF I'd already gotten rid of, and being a two-pack with a BAF, the price was significantly higher than a regular 2-pack in general, let alone a single figure, which I could've afforded in the middle of the GLOBAL LOCKDOWN, but couldn't afford the high 2-pack.

Then they fuck me with suited up Louis & ANY ghosts, since they didn't fucking bother to release any singularly in the fucking line that they let stagnate with barely any releases.

And then, of course, going back in time, the abysmal BAF "Terror Sentinel" from Afterlife with no fucking articulation from the swivel waist down, and minimal articulation above the swivel waist.

Hasbro fucked this entire line up. They fucked so many fucking people willing to fucking support it.

This is not theatrical hyperbole, I fucking hate them with every fucking fiber of my fucking being, and the people responsible for fucking shit up need to fucking pay with their fucking jobs at least.
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Well, damn. That sucks man, I'm sorry that happened. I'm surprised the grace period wasn't longer than 2 weeks considering the cost of the Ecto...I understand 2 weeks if it's a smaller item, but when it's as high as a car payment (har har) they should give folks more time.

I do a similar tactic as you with preorders on BBTS, since I tend to preorder a lot of things and then promptly forget all about them and sometimes can't take the surprise hit...and in most cases it works out just fine. I'd be pissed too if my order was canceled so quickly, though. Reminds me of Target and their "approval emails" at 3am that nobody sees until it's too late.
 
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Who here has thought of selling bodily fluids to support an addiction. Asking for a friend.

Looks great. Dunno that I have room/need of a giant desk though. I'm assuing these ghostly Kenner tribute officemates are locked behind some sort of deluxe paywall as well. Such is the monetary afterlife.
 
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RichardSimmonsRobot said:
Who here has though of selling bodily fluids to support an addiction. Asking for a friend.

Looks great. Dunno that I have room/need of a giant desk though. I'm assuing these ghostly Kenner tribute officemates are locked behind some sort of deluxe paywall as well. Such is the monetary afterlife.
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The little blue ghost in the desk will likely come with the standard Janine, just like the other GBs got a smaller ghost in their single release.
 
I did used to do the plasma thing, but they rejected me twice in a row for my body temp being too low and I figured it was too much of a hassle to keep getting up early and going before work if that was gonna be a live possibility every time.
 
cmoney said:
I did used to do the plasma thing, but they rejected me twice in a row for my body temp being too low and I figured it was too much of a hassle to keep getting up early and going before work if that was gonna be a live possibility every time.
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Thankfully I meant it in jest, but I did know a guy who literally sold blood and plasma (and was teetering on selling the other fluid as well but for the fact that he was a burnout and not likely to get many women lining up at the bank for his "deposit.") Apparently you get a bonus of a 100-200 bucks for milestone donations (like a sandwich card) and even more for bringing other people in. Like a time share...with hepatitis screening beforehand!

I'm not there yet, thankfully.
 
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