Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by SSJ3_Gogeta » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:17 pm

I'm baffled as to why Box 2 costs $100 while the others are around $35. :?

As for the $9000 box, that must have been very amusing.

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by MajinVejitaXV » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:40 pm

I'm gonna make an outrageous prediction here:

In early 2012? DragonBox reissues sans all the swag (i.e. - regular brick/clamshell releases of just the discs).

You heard it here first, folks. Unless someone else already said it. In which case they stole it from my brain, of course. :P
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by Metalwario64 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:49 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:I'm gonna make an outrageous prediction here:

In early 2012? DragonBox reissues sans all the swag (i.e. - regular brick/clamshell releases of just the discs).

You heard it here first, folks. Unless someone else already said it. In which case they stole it from my brain, of course. :P
I'm pretty sure something like that's been mentioned here before. I've been holding out hope that one day something like that gets released in case one of my discs gets ruined. It might not happen though.
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by MajinVejitaXV » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:57 pm

Metalwario64 wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:I'm gonna make an outrageous prediction here:

In early 2012? DragonBox reissues sans all the swag (i.e. - regular brick/clamshell releases of just the discs).

You heard it here first, folks. Unless someone else already said it. In which case they stole it from my brain, of course. :P
I'm pretty sure something like that's been mentioned here before. I've been holding out hope that one day something like that gets released in case one of my discs gets ruined. It might not happen though.
It's FUNimation. It'll happen. Trust me. FUNimation LOVES reissuing material. I'm pretty sure they only have like 5 shows, but they keep reissuing them over and over to deceive us into thinking they have dozens. ;p
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by funrush » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:47 pm

I don't think it'll happen. I assume Funi's already on a strict contract, considering they sold the DBoxes for so cheap, I don't think rereleases will happen.

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by Pokewhiz7 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:54 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
Metalwario64 wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:I'm gonna make an outrageous prediction here:

In early 2012? DragonBox reissues sans all the swag (i.e. - regular brick/clamshell releases of just the discs).

You heard it here first, folks. Unless someone else already said it. In which case they stole it from my brain, of course. :P
I'm pretty sure something like that's been mentioned here before. I've been holding out hope that one day something like that gets released in case one of my discs gets ruined. It might not happen though.
It's FUNimation. It'll happen. Trust me. FUNimation LOVES reissuing material. I'm pretty sure they only have like 5 shows, but they keep reissuing them over and over to deceive us into thinking they have dozens. ;p
Dragon Ball/Z/GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece...uh...um.

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by MajinVejitaXV » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:05 pm

funrush wrote:I don't think it'll happen. I assume Funi's already on a strict contract, considering they sold the DBoxes for so cheap, I don't think rereleases will happen.
And why do you assume this? Have they ever said anything? I've seen speculation out the ass but nothing solid.
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by funrush » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:52 pm

I pretty much threw it out of my ass, I'll admit that. What really influenced it was the fact that it's a "limited release".

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by MajinVejitaXV » Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:35 pm

funrush wrote:I pretty much threw it out of my ass, I'll admit that. What really influenced it was the fact that it's a "limited release".


And yet every other 'limited release' they have done has seen multiple re-releases. Just saying. Plus, their new marketing that shows the different releases of Z? Kinda odd to do if they were already putting the DragonBoxes out of print.

Trust me. New stripped down releases are coming, further confusing the market I'm sure. ;p
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by Ringworm128 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:34 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote: It's FUNimation. It'll happen. Trust me. FUNimation LOVES reissuing material. I'm pretty sure they only have like 5 shows, but they keep reissuing them over and over to deceive us into thinking they have dozens. ;p
They have a lot more then five. http://www.funimation.com/shows-details

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by funrush » Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:23 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
funrush wrote:I pretty much threw it out of my ass, I'll admit that. What really influenced it was the fact that it's a "limited release".


And yet every other 'limited release' they have done has seen multiple re-releases. Just saying. Plus, their new marketing that shows the different releases of Z? Kinda odd to do if they were already putting the DragonBoxes out of print.

Trust me. New stripped down releases are coming, further confusing the market I'm sure. ;p
Wait, what other shows under the "limited release" label have been released?

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by DBfan4life » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:24 am

funrush wrote:Wait, what other shows under the "limited release" label have been released?
Well, one example would be Phantom-Requiem for the Phantom. It is being re-released except this time they have it as a BD/DVD combo release.

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by Thanos » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:41 am

WHAT!? The Dragon Boxes are limited release!? I was planning on buying these after I got some extra money. I just died a little. :(
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by Pokewhiz7 » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:54 am

Thanos wrote:WHAT!? The Dragon Boxes are limited release!? I was planning on buying these after I got some extra money. I just died a little. :(
Indeed, I believe we found out shortly after box 2.

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by GizmoKSX » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:33 am

Pokewhiz7 wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote: It's FUNimation. It'll happen. Trust me. FUNimation LOVES reissuing material. I'm pretty sure they only have like 5 shows, but they keep reissuing them over and over to deceive us into thinking they have dozens. ;p
Dragon Ball/Z/GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece...uh...um.
Oh, and Kai; can't forget about Kai.

For anyone tempted to spend an outrageous amount on this set, do the math and figure out what fraction you're spending on the "Bulma and the Crab" filler.
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by KakaR0T » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:46 am

Do you think it's a good idea to buy the other Dragonboxes while they are still around $30 and then sell them for like $100 when they are all gone?

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by dprez » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:22 pm

KakaR0T wrote:Do you think it's a good idea to buy the other Dragonboxes while they are still around $30 and then sell them for like $100 when they are all gone?
If you are willing to screw over others who are stressing to start their collection now, go ahead.

This is probably why DBox 2 is nowhere to be found at its original price.

Just wait till I get all mine then go right ahead :lol:

But seriously, why do this? Just to make some extra cash for yourself while screwing over someone who wasn't able to buy it at it's true price before-hand, and are now forced to over pay for it...

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by Krycek7o2 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:59 pm

dprez wrote:
KakaR0T wrote:But seriously, why do this? Just to make some extra cash for yourself while screwing over someone who wasn't able to buy it at it's true price before-hand, and are now forced to over pay for it...
Supply and demand. It's that simple!

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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by penguintruth » Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:39 pm

I remember having to pay inflated prices for DVDs of Tenchi Muyo a few years back, since it was long out of print and Geneon/Pioneer was dead.

Of course, Funimation has since re-licensed the Tenchi material (though it hasn't released any of it), so I paid more for nothing, but hey, shit happens.
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Re: Dragonbox 2 outragous price.....

Post by dprez » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:58 pm

Krycek7o2 wrote:
dprez wrote:
KakaR0T wrote:But seriously, why do this? Just to make some extra cash for yourself while screwing over someone who wasn't able to buy it at it's true price before-hand, and are now forced to over pay for it...
Supply and demand. It's that simple!
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