Just did. thanks for the lead.

Dan

Ordered my spare as well.

Thanks!

smart

I disagree; posting links to the three hightest price copies of this figure I have ever seen does not seem smart; nor does buying these.

If you are sincerely interested in a replacement, I would be tempted to sell you mine for that price

Look at ebay, look around and it should not be hard to find these significantly cheaper.

Your mileage may vary, your desire to keep from blowing your own $$$ on overpriced copies of this figure may vary.

Just offering a different viewpoint. Keep in mind these are mass produced toys that would would have seen at Wal-Mart for cheap.

I am saying smart to grab a replacement while you can. I did. Did not look at any posted links. What r you going to do when yours breaks, if you actually play the game? Smart guy always has ace up his sleeve, (backups), no matter what. Will not be produced forever, and then supply/demand kicks in. Respectfully disagree with you, obviously. Always be prepared.

Bah, I just would throw my old copy of IM in the garbage and buy a new one . Ace, meet my big ass wasteful sleeve

I have never EVER heard of any of these figures being significantly damaged even on routed games.

That being said, I have a spare in case I decide to man up and drill out one of these for an LED mod. I guess I spend too much time on the internets warning others to not blow their money on terribly overpriced figures...

What, YOU, have a spare? You don't listen to yourself?

Do I do as you say, or do as you do? I'm confused.

Thanks swinks -Have one on order-I am now a monger hoarder-thanks

Not sure what the paranoia is, I've owned two Ironmans and the monger toy has never looked worn and sure seems rock solid.

I've seen the Monger on the IM at Disney Quest also, and that game is trashed and probably has 50,000 plays on it.. and the monger looks great!

This.

Buy a spare if you want (I bought mine mainly for possible modding, and at the time it was readily available for ~$10 or less on ebay).

I admit I looked at the three links you provided and was floored by the price. I could be less abrasive sometimes, but it also would not hurt to have posted "these can be available many places for a lot less than this if you keep you eyes open", as well as "this is not a known major wear item".

Your original post appears to lead people to believe their monger might wear out any minute, and why not spend $40 on one?

We're both trying to be of help in different ways I guess.

Thanks to Swinks for being so dumb and wanted to be helpful to the rest of us mutual dumb asses!

I had not thought of a spare until I saw his post. It gets directly pounded and eventually it wouldn't surprise me if it broke. Not really sure why you are objecting to people buying a little insurance.

I went through the links and searched around and I think I ended up finding one for about $20.
I don't know how much cheaper I could have found one or why the 5 or 6 extra bucks warrant the time investment.

The basis for your objections is pure conjecture. (EDIT: I did not see that you bought one for $10. Good price. Key was that they were readily available as you say. Time changes all things.) Now that's what is inane. Raising an objection based on what you think rather than what you know is just being opinionated, breeds contention and helps noone.

I think the "get it while you can" refers to the many posts citing that the figure is no longer being produced as a reason there wouldn't be another run of the game.

"Just offering a different viewpoint." Not really. It's good that you recognize that you could be less abrasive sometimes. Next step is to catch it before it happens when it isn't necessary. Sometimes you need to dish it out. I don't think this was one of those times.

Dan

Woah, no need for name calling. I was merely thinking you must be a bunch of spendthrifts

Not objecting to the insurance aspect, just this REALLY does not appear to be a major wear item, contrary to logic. I have beaten that horse to death, but a this point it really WOULD surprise me to have mine break (cue post from met tonight about a 1 in a million IM shot that results in monger breakage....)

Perhaps, perhaps not. I have already said my bit. I personally find aspects of the original post offensive, but the poster has cleared up he was not trying to fleece people or get them to waste their money. I'm cool with that.

Either way, I am glad I ordered mine. I plan on playing the hell out of it and now I have an extra figure just in case something happens to it during my lifetime.

I figured with all the talk of this being one of the reasons why Stern will not be running any more IronMans, now would be a good time to purchase whether it is true or not.

Maybe I paid a premium for it at $40.00???? I guess I will just have to dine out at Mcdonalds for the next week or two.

I can call myself anything I'd like. Regardless of how you worded it, that is what you were saying. Man up and admit it.

There is a difference between a wear and a breakage item. I have an extra RingMaster head for CV. Will never break, but will wear. IM will not show wear, but may break. Being such a central part of the game, it would be a shame if someone did not have a replacement.

I think you are in the minority about the OP. If none of the links he posted were for items he was selling, how can he be trying to fleece people and what in the world would his motivation be to try and get people to waste their money?

The real question is why would someone who is trying to be helpful and gives no hint of self interest elicit such a response from you based on gross misperception. You can try to slip out of this with whatever usually works for you, but you were wrong in your response, and no matter how much you state motivations that he never had, it cannot be justified.

Plus, if any of us decide to sell our IM, having the spare IM figure will be a nice selling feature.

Dan

No.

All I know is someone posted links to what to me seems like a very high price for this item, and suggested it was a wear item. I am free to point out "these are really high prices" and "these do not really break to anybody's knowledge". My exposed magnet cores will be wasted long before my monger breaks based upon visible wear and tear to date.

I can't argue with either of these valid points

Sailing on a river in Egypt.......

Dan

I have seen these IM2 Monger figures selling loose on eBay for $25 or so, with $5-8 shipping. If you go to Amazon you will pay $45+ shipping for these now. I have been hunting them for cheaper, and I haven't found any bargains. You don't have to pay $45, but you aren't finding them for $10, either.

Swinks:

Although you have no reason to thank me, you are welcome for the support. There is no way your original post should be interpreted as anything but helpful. I appreciated the time you took to get list the sources. The negative reply has nothing to do with anything you did.

Two adages come to mind:

1) Consider the source; and

2) No good deed goes unpunished.

Dan

Swinks have you tried to order one? Tried last year and sent several emails but did not get any response

fwiw the Ironman at Disney Quest has 100K plays on it and while the entire playfield is trashed, the original Monger looks fine. Just saying.