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Is this blink sale a Total sellout?

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,596

    Already 8 I am full cheeky

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,173

    well, 3 pro bundles 8 came on a blink now, and I put 2 in my cart ... at 15$ each and then added a still new release ...they dropped to under $10 each. Had I bought them during the blink sale at $20, I would be a bit miffed today.  There are other items floating around reduced a lot as well. I bought some stuff from DG Vertex for $1.40 each. not sure why they reduced, but they were. 

  • BandoriFanBandoriFan Posts: 364

    Oh my gosh oh my gosh Aiko's up! blush

    I'm still holding out for Valentino tho it's tempting getting Aiko

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,173

    i told myself no more ... but under $10 a pro bundle is real hard to pass up.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,596
    edited January 2021

    I am not PC plus but teen Raven was still only $14.18 for me with my 30% loyalty

    so I blinked because I didn't own any of the bits of the bundle and all useable stuff

    Post edited by WendyLuvsCatz on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,252

    ...and still no Ollie.

  • MimicMollyMimicMolly Posts: 2,211
    kyoto kid said:

    ...and still no Ollie.

    I was waiting for Valentino, myself, but grabbed Floyd, Teen Raven, and Tara, because they were so cheap that I still don't believe it???
  • Cora ReginaCora Regina Posts: 731
    edited January 2021

    Rofl well now I'm salty that I paid three times as much for Aiko yesterday as she would have been right now (same for Brute earlier). The prices fluctuate so wildly and frequently that you never know whether you're really getting the best deal. 
     

    Hopefully we'll see the same prices on some other figures before all is said and done (I'd like to have Kwan and Sanjay). I did grab Floyd, Teen Raven, and Ellithia, but ultimately passed on Tara because while she's really cheap, I already own most of what I want in the bundle, her outfit comes in big chunks that are harder to kitbash, and her hair would melt my rig. 

    Post edited by Cora Regina on
  • tl155180tl155180 Posts: 994

    I'm not at all interested in starting all over again with 8, so I'm really hoping that this blink sale might eventually include some G3F/G3M pro bundles. I'm keeping an eye on it just in case.

  • Cora ReginaCora Regina Posts: 731

    I'd love some G3 and even some G2 bundles at some point.

    But, this price fluctuation on G8 is absolutely maddening, particularly in light of DAZ's refusal to have any consistency in how the sale functions. Will things be added? Cycled through? Cycled and then added to later? Who knows! But at this point I've paid so much extra by buying yesterday, because you'd kind of expect a whole new sale for New Year's Day rather than a continuation, that I'm taking a bunch of screenshots and opening a ticket in the hopes that they'll do a price adjustment.

    If they won't then I guess I need to rebuy at the new, lower prices and then do a bunch of returns. But who knows what today's sale behavior will be, because it's been different all three days--one bundle every two hours on day one, three bundles every two hours on day two until two large dumps in the evening, and today it's a handful that keep popping in and out without warning or consistent timing.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,596

    struth they keep getting cheaper

  • Cora ReginaCora Regina Posts: 731
    edited January 2021

    They really do. If there were any consistency to the sale I would go "oh well, guess I should have waited," like I do on other sites that usually are pretty clear about when a sale is going to end and sometimes have even better sales immediately after, except there's not (and no indication of when things will end, change, etc.). Prices are changing minute to minute, not just overnight or even at two-hour intervals, and of course there's no telling how long the thing will last or what the sale will do.

    We just ticked over a two-hour mark and a couple bundles were pulled (Tara, Silas, Christian), but no other bundles were added.

    Post edited by Cora Regina on
  • Twilight76Twilight76 Posts: 318

    The Prices are very strange.
    Got 4 Pro Bundle and a "stil new" Item for 14$....

    Yesterday on Bundle alone ~12$

  • Cora ReginaCora Regina Posts: 731

    It's infuriating tbh, I get that there are stacking discounts and all but things are changing at random times and it makes no sense.

    I've put in tickets. If there's no answer and the bundles are all brought back later today at the lower prices, I'll re-buy them and ask for refunds. In the meantime I guess I'm at my computer taking screenshots all day to back up my adjustment requests, in case they're not or the prices veer upwards again. It's not a ton of money but it's a large percentage and the principle of the thing. I've never seen another professional storefront do this.

    They're also not adding new bundles, just taking some away now and then. Are they reaching into a hat each morning and randomly drawing how the sale is going to work that day?

  • duckbombduckbomb Posts: 585

    I hope everybody doesn't do the same thing, or it could do more damage than good.  I understand "the principle", but a sale is a sale, it's their store and they offer what they want at the prices they want.  If they end up dumping hours and hours into refunding pennies on the dollar to everybody every time a deal stacks differently or a price changes then they may find it's more trouble than it's worth and pull the plug on either the sales or the return policy.  I know many people here who scam that policy as it is, so I'm just thankful it exists.

     And obviously, it would be better if we knew the terms of the same beforehand, but comparing a price now to what it was when you bought it won't change "your" purchase.  Everything everywhere will change price at some point, you need to be happy with your purchase at the time of purchase, regardless of other people's deals or the price down the road.  If you just buy something because "look at that deal" you'll always end up wishing you waited for a better deal at some point.
     

    I know few will agree with me, and I don't care.  We're all entitled to our opinions.  

  • KI3KI3 Posts: 38
    Cora Regina said:

    It's infuriating tbh, I get that there are stacking discounts and all but things are changing at random times and it makes no sense.

    I've put in tickets. If there's no answer and the bundles are all brought back later today at the lower prices, I'll re-buy them and ask for refunds. In the meantime I guess I'm at my computer taking screenshots all day to back up my adjustment requests, in case they're not or the prices veer upwards again. It's not a ton of money but it's a large percentage and the principle of the thing. I've never seen another professional storefront do this.

    They're also not adding new bundles, just taking some away now and then. Are they reaching into a hat each morning and randomly drawing how the sale is going to work that day?

    It was a little wild to spend $26 on something, then see it go down to $19 in 2 hours, then $12, then $6. Much like you said, you expect prices to go down on things, but some bundles went from %58 to %90 in matter of hours. If the sale was called "progressively cheaper every two hours" much like everyone else i would have simply waited
  • PaintboxPaintbox Posts: 1,633

    https://blog.daz3d.com/daz-interview-series-corey-belina-daz-3d-art-director/

    Since nobody reads the blog, some info for what's coming :)

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,443

    Cora Regina said:

    I'd love some G3 and even some G2 bundles at some point.

    But, this price fluctuation on G8 is absolutely maddening, particularly in light of DAZ's refusal to have any consistency in how the sale functions. Will things be added? Cycled through? Cycled and then added to later? Who knows! But at this point I've paid so much extra by buying yesterday, because you'd kind of expect a whole new sale for New Year's Day rather than a continuation, that I'm taking a bunch of screenshots and opening a ticket in the hopes that they'll do a price adjustment.

    If they won't then I guess I need to rebuy at the new, lower prices and then do a bunch of returns. But who knows what today's sale behavior will be, because it's been different all three days--one bundle every two hours on day one, three bundles every two hours on day two until two large dumps in the evening, and today it's a handful that keep popping in and out without warning or consistent timing.

    Agreed... I've got a headache!!!  Not sure it's worth returning and rebuying... I'm so confused at what prices I bought when... I can't keep track.. and the reciept doesn't show sale prices... so... I'm not gonna stress anymore... I'm just gonna be thankful I got what I got when I got it!  lol

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,443

    mwokee said:

    You have so many variations of the same thing now it would not surprise me if sales are going down for individual products. Overall, sales may be up. I would call this a gimmick to get new life from stuff gathering dust. It's kind of like oil, the world is using more oil than ever before but technology has glutted the market so oil prices are down. For the PA's it may be a race to the bottom. Create a new character and it doesn't sell well so you tweak it with a different variation which essentially is cranking out the same thing over and over and when you over-saturate the market, you're working harder for less. If I were a PA I'd be changing my focus to increasing quality and creating products for which there is no competition. Uncle Sam character and outfit, Benjamin Franklin character and outfit, period clothing from the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, rooms with 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's decor. And strive for photo-realism, not cartoonish looking products. I was disappointed with the Frankenstein Lab that came out recently, very fake looking. I'd been asking for one for years and when it finally came out I didn't buy it. Just my observation, could be a completely baseless opinion.

    I agree!  :)

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,443

    KI3 said:

    Cora Regina said:

    It's infuriating tbh, I get that there are stacking discounts and all but things are changing at random times and it makes no sense.

    I've put in tickets. If there's no answer and the bundles are all brought back later today at the lower prices, I'll re-buy them and ask for refunds. In the meantime I guess I'm at my computer taking screenshots all day to back up my adjustment requests, in case they're not or the prices veer upwards again. It's not a ton of money but it's a large percentage and the principle of the thing. I've never seen another professional storefront do this.

    They're also not adding new bundles, just taking some away now and then. Are they reaching into a hat each morning and randomly drawing how the sale is going to work that day?

    It was a little wild to spend $26 on something, then see it go down to $19 in 2 hours, then $12, then $6. Much like you said, you expect prices to go down on things, but some bundles went from %58 to %90 in matter of hours. If the sale was called "progressively cheaper every two hours" much like everyone else i would have simply waited

    Ditto :( 

  • andolaurinaandolaurina Posts: 673
    Have the bundles changed since this morning? I see no difference.
  • Catherine3678abCatherine3678ab Posts: 8,402
    edited January 2021

    daveso said:

    i told myself no more ... but under $10 a pro bundle is real hard to pass up.

    yes  me too ;-)

    Post edited by Catherine3678ab on
  • Catherine3678abCatherine3678ab Posts: 8,402

    Llola Lane said:

    Cora Regina said:

    I'd love some G3 and even some G2 bundles at some point.

    But, this price fluctuation on G8 is absolutely maddening, particularly in light of DAZ's refusal to have any consistency in how the sale functions. Will things be added? Cycled through? Cycled and then added to later? Who knows! But at this point I've paid so much extra by buying yesterday, because you'd kind of expect a whole new sale for New Year's Day rather than a continuation, that I'm taking a bunch of screenshots and opening a ticket in the hopes that they'll do a price adjustment.

    If they won't then I guess I need to rebuy at the new, lower prices and then do a bunch of returns. But who knows what today's sale behavior will be, because it's been different all three days--one bundle every two hours on day one, three bundles every two hours on day two until two large dumps in the evening, and today it's a handful that keep popping in and out without warning or consistent timing.

    Agreed... I've got a headache!!!  Not sure it's worth returning and rebuying... I'm so confused at what prices I bought when... I can't keep track.. and the reciept doesn't show sale prices... so... I'm not gonna stress anymore... I'm just gonna be thankful I got what I got when I got it!  lol

    The confirmation emails show prices.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,596

    yeah I always thought the practice of returning something because it was later cheaper a bit off and have never done it, I did return one thing once I was overcharged for but never rebought it again.

  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 1,938

    Paintbox said:

    https://blog.daz3d.com/daz-interview-series-corey-belina-daz-3d-art-director/

    Since nobody reads the blog, some info for what's coming :)

    What does the blog say though? 

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,596

    NylonGirl said:

    Paintbox said:

    https://blog.daz3d.com/daz-interview-series-corey-belina-daz-3d-art-director/

    Since nobody reads the blog, some info for what's coming :)

    What does the blog say though? 

    that they are under a NDA cheeky

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,320

    We need a Whale Bundle, along with the other DO water creatures, like those one or two Dinosaur bundles and the Farm Animal bundle they have.

    And I goofed and bought the wrong Fit Control for G8 & G3 Bundle yesterday, the one was an addon the the Fit Control for G8 Bundle I actually wanted. I guess they'll be a big sale in March or something if that stuff ain't made irrelevant be the coming G8 improvements.

  • mikael-aronssonmikael-aronsson Posts: 588

    To sum it up, it's an 8.1 not a 9 that is on the way....

  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,310
    edited January 2021

    mikael-aronsson said:

    To sum it up, it's an 8.1 not a 9 that is on the way....

     

    DAZ:

     

    Post edited by Sevrin on
  • Lothar WeberLothar Weber Posts: 1,611

    Oh my what did I start here with this thread... LOL. Love it all those rumors and hints heart

    Happy new year to everyone and a better 2021 than "2020" (was that a year?)... 

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