Dead C
Well-Known Member
Exactly.
And again, I'm not "faulting" them for doing it, and it seems clear that they turned course and tried to delete that info, specifically so that they could do that. But there is still the wording where they flatly claim that the initial pressing is 4k while stating "there is always a chance" that they repress it. That seems misleading at best. Then there's also the question of what the point is in making it only available to members for 48hrs. The implication is that it could sell out if you're not a member, but any stock left would become available after that window. Otherwise, what would the benefit be to have 2 days to place an order for an unnumbered pressing that comes out in months, along with everyone else's anyway? The reason that's disingenuous is because, even if it had sold out, they'd just add more and increase the pressing, anyway.
Like I said, it's playing 2 different angles. The let's just open it to everyone approach seems less limited, like with Idler Wheel and Mariah, or whatever. Then they have the other foot in the members only exclusive color variant framing. It's just bizarre.
Whatever the reason was that motivated anyone to pick this up, and pick it up when they did, that individual will likely evaluate whether that reasoning holds up and pans out in the end. In the future, I feel like those things always become factors and often end up becoming deterrents down the line. Some just like the color better and are happy. Others might have simply waited to buy it at a more convenient time. Everyone is different.
I'm not saying they broke any rules, but I am saying that I believe they jump the shark a lot and people remember that type of shit. It's the same reason that I'm leery of ordering exclusives from Sacred Bones these days, after releases like Plantasia had a million-and-six slightly different variants and associated merch continue to roll out.
The truth is that I've become genuinely fascinated with VMP's choices, because they are so often so counterintuitive -- if not counterproductive -- and the internet provides a space to witness both immediate and delayed reactions to those decisions.
Last month, it was expressly promised in an email that the glitch in their system was permanently fixed so that there was absolutely no chance swaps could oversell in the same way. They create so many unneccessary problems for themselves that just come back to bite them in one way or another.
