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Post by lordkensington on Apr 23, 2018 17:48:47 GMT -5
Under the curiosities section they now have a bunch of random things grouped together for sale as kits. The kits mostly seem to be some combo of the 2016 membership kits, an extra challenge coin or two, membership books, the cigarette case from the Seance add on to filigree, and some odds and ends ephemera from C&C mailings. Also the old t-shirts listed separately. I can understand some spring cleaning but not sure how much they are going to offload at $200-$350 apiece.
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Post by dmikester on Apr 23, 2018 17:52:04 GMT -5
Wow, they're FINALLY making the Century Beast coloring book available for purchase. Definitely going to grab one of those. But the extremely limited $350 ones, with no explanation of what's in them? Yeah right. I understand that they have a bunch of items from the old C&C in them, but still.
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Post by rob on Apr 23, 2018 17:54:45 GMT -5
I also see Instant Maypole Kits, brass tags, absinthe spoons, lapel pins...
With some kit quantities of only 3 and 6 I see these snapped up quickly.
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Post by Todd on Apr 23, 2018 18:03:42 GMT -5
There was a time when I would have grabbed one of the high priced kits to get some on the curios I was missing...
But this is not that day.
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Post by dmikester on Apr 23, 2018 18:05:57 GMT -5
I think what's hard about this is that while many of those items are very exciting to those of us who got into C&C late i.e. Volume 3 era, it's unclear how many Curios are included that actually help solve puzzles (there are some that are visible, but in the interest of no spoilers I won't say which ones). There's at least one major one that I don't see displayed in any of them that I for one would love to own. I've sent a message to them, but I doubt I'll get a response in time. Still, regardless, the price seems outrageously high, especially considering that I would be getting duplicate items (such as another Demon Jar).
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Post by rob on Apr 23, 2018 18:18:53 GMT -5
Yeah, too rich for my blood, too. If one of the kits was C&C Volumes 1 & 2 complete with all curios and paper artifacts I would seriously look at my bank account.
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Post by Todd on Apr 23, 2018 18:20:02 GMT -5
Two years ago I would have gladly dropped $200 or so on a Volume 1 Curios pack.
Now it's a slap in the face.
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Post by stupidstupiddan on Apr 23, 2018 18:54:47 GMT -5
They lost their God damn minds at those prices.
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Post by wortelboer on Apr 23, 2018 18:57:42 GMT -5
yeah...I see some items I would dearly love to have...like some of the curios from C&C first Volume...and a couple of the coins...but not at those prices.
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Post by Todd on Apr 23, 2018 19:00:01 GMT -5
Especially not after MPC has made it clear that they themself do not value C&C, or Membership Kits.
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Post by dmikester on Apr 23, 2018 19:35:04 GMT -5
Especially not after MPC has made it clear that they themself do not value C&C, or Membership Kits. You make a good point. Well, I purchased The Colouring Book but will refrain from the others. I also want to point out a bizarre glitch that made them lose some money. I attempted to purchase the grey shirt with the old logo and the Mysterious Package Company on the front. When I went to purchase it for myself, it wouldn’t let me choose a size and defaulted to ladies medium. When I tried it as a gift, it let me choose a size but then forced me to make two separate orders since I also had the Colouring Book in my cart. I gave up and just went with the book. Definitely a solid website upgrade.
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Post by Todd on Apr 23, 2018 19:40:14 GMT -5
I looked at a couple of the curio kits, and am already getting emails suggesting them. "We like the way you think"...
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Post by wortelboer on Apr 23, 2018 19:41:25 GMT -5
I put something in my cart to see if the Curator code would give a discount (it did) but I'm already getting those "you left something in your cart" emails.
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Post by dmikester on Apr 23, 2018 19:42:34 GMT -5
Miraculously, I haven’t been getting them despite having a kit in my cart and navigating away for a while. Either I’m lucky or the onslaught shall soon begin.
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Post by Weather ... BUT IN SPACE! on Apr 23, 2018 21:20:18 GMT -5
"We ordered too many challenge coins. Here, we'll throw them into a wooden crate with some of our other overstock and we'll pretend like it's worth $300. But you can get away with a steal since we're offering it now for only $200. Plus, there's only 60 in existence, so act fast!"
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