Post by Nigel on Aug 21, 2008 11:40:06 GMT
This week, I received a shipment of busts, Jazz, Dirge, Thrust and Ramjet. These are all BBTS exclusives, with the BBTS name printed on the boxes.
The Seeker busts (as they are called on the box) are unusually numbered INT individual no. of 250. I assumed that this meant there were 250 released for international distribution (also, the outer cases were printed with the distributor's name, which means they must have ordered a large quantity) so I visited the BBTS website to do a little research on the edition.
The description for the Jazz includes the following:
"We are proud to present the latest BigBadToyStore.com Exclusive! The Jazz Bust is limited to 600 pieces worldwide and available only from BBTS....
...Please Note: Diamond Select Toys accidentally printed the certificates of authenticity and the boxes showing an edition size of 1000 pieces instead of 600 pieces. Only 600 pieces were produced and no busts will be numbered higher than #600 out of 1000. We were not aware of this error until the items arrived and it was too late to change. Sorry for any inconvenience."
However, all of my Jazz certificates, boxes and, indeed, busts are numbered above 600. My assumption is that BBTS has 600 and another 400 were produced for international distribution.
As for the Seekers, "Each of the three Seeker busts are Big Bad Toy Store worldwide exclusives, limited to 250 pieces." Again, I assume that BBTS has 250 and a further 250 were produced for international release.
So, basically, BBTS and Diamond Select are lying about the exclusive and limited nature of the products. (I don't recall if the UK distributor solicited them as a retailer exclusive or not.) It rather makes me wonder how common a practice this is.
It is perhaps worth noting that these busts were originally scheduled for release at the start of the year and the reason for the delay is unknown. Might it have something to do with issues over the limit and exclusivity? (Although, they were solicited in advance by the UK distributor, so maybe not.)
The Seeker busts (as they are called on the box) are unusually numbered INT individual no. of 250. I assumed that this meant there were 250 released for international distribution (also, the outer cases were printed with the distributor's name, which means they must have ordered a large quantity) so I visited the BBTS website to do a little research on the edition.
The description for the Jazz includes the following:
"We are proud to present the latest BigBadToyStore.com Exclusive! The Jazz Bust is limited to 600 pieces worldwide and available only from BBTS....
...Please Note: Diamond Select Toys accidentally printed the certificates of authenticity and the boxes showing an edition size of 1000 pieces instead of 600 pieces. Only 600 pieces were produced and no busts will be numbered higher than #600 out of 1000. We were not aware of this error until the items arrived and it was too late to change. Sorry for any inconvenience."
However, all of my Jazz certificates, boxes and, indeed, busts are numbered above 600. My assumption is that BBTS has 600 and another 400 were produced for international distribution.
As for the Seekers, "Each of the three Seeker busts are Big Bad Toy Store worldwide exclusives, limited to 250 pieces." Again, I assume that BBTS has 250 and a further 250 were produced for international release.
So, basically, BBTS and Diamond Select are lying about the exclusive and limited nature of the products. (I don't recall if the UK distributor solicited them as a retailer exclusive or not.) It rather makes me wonder how common a practice this is.
It is perhaps worth noting that these busts were originally scheduled for release at the start of the year and the reason for the delay is unknown. Might it have something to do with issues over the limit and exclusivity? (Although, they were solicited in advance by the UK distributor, so maybe not.)
