NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Let’s hope it’s not a train.
The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!
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NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
I’ve said it many times. I’m in no hurry. I have the money set aside for it. When it’s ready, I’ll buy it.
Take your time and make it awesome.
I’ll be one of the many that will be very happy with it and not one of the nit pickers.
Take your time and make it awesome.
I’ll be one of the many that will be very happy with it and not one of the nit pickers.
xlowes
Sr Member
Right now I believe from that current post that is all the updates we are going to see. I imagine they won't update soon until they have some real progress to talk about !
xlowes
Sr Member
Chris Barnardo's Post about the Wand Phaser !
Hi, it was never $50. The original Phaser we made retailed at $150. Even at that price, it was not a particularly profitable product for us. Yes I agree we have the tooling, but a handful of the electrical components have end-of-lifed since then and replacements would be a small redesign, which would mean at least a modification of some of the tooling, at worst, some new tooling for some of the internal structures. Then there is the minimum order quantity (MOQ). Our factory set the MOQ at 10,000 units... the quantity that they needed to set up the manufacturing line and that many of the subsuppliers needed for them to set up the manufacture of the different metal parts. Since the Phaser was made the price of everything has increased and it is likely that the cost of a new Phaser run, if it could be done, would be more like $200. Finally, there is the retailer buy-in. We need retailers to be confident in the product and for them to order enough for the project to make sense for us. We are in discussions with various retailers about the Phaser and have been since they stopped ordering it from us. If at any point we get enough interest, we will do some sums and work out if it makes commercial sense to make another run of Phasers... Personally, I would love to do just that! Until then, and possibly never, that is one of the nice things about a collectible... if you are lucky enough to be the collector that has it, and that is its resale value. Case in point the tricorder... it is likely to be around the $300 point when we release it, but we will only make it for a limited time, so each fan has to decide whether or not they can afford it when we make them. I hope that they will be a big success and that given the investment we have made in it, we will be able to do a second run of them later... but who knows?
Hi, it was never $50. The original Phaser we made retailed at $150. Even at that price, it was not a particularly profitable product for us. Yes I agree we have the tooling, but a handful of the electrical components have end-of-lifed since then and replacements would be a small redesign, which would mean at least a modification of some of the tooling, at worst, some new tooling for some of the internal structures. Then there is the minimum order quantity (MOQ). Our factory set the MOQ at 10,000 units... the quantity that they needed to set up the manufacturing line and that many of the subsuppliers needed for them to set up the manufacture of the different metal parts. Since the Phaser was made the price of everything has increased and it is likely that the cost of a new Phaser run, if it could be done, would be more like $200. Finally, there is the retailer buy-in. We need retailers to be confident in the product and for them to order enough for the project to make sense for us. We are in discussions with various retailers about the Phaser and have been since they stopped ordering it from us. If at any point we get enough interest, we will do some sums and work out if it makes commercial sense to make another run of Phasers... Personally, I would love to do just that! Until then, and possibly never, that is one of the nice things about a collectible... if you are lucky enough to be the collector that has it, and that is its resale value. Case in point the tricorder... it is likely to be around the $300 point when we release it, but we will only make it for a limited time, so each fan has to decide whether or not they can afford it when we make them. I hope that they will be a big success and that given the investment we have made in it, we will be able to do a second run of them later... but who knows?
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
This actually makes me really happy. When they first announced it, what, three years ago? They said that the price point would be $250.00. I was certain that with the increase in prices and Covid shortages, it would raise the price to $500.00. I’ll probably get two. One to display and another to sell in a year and pay them both off.
I think I paid either $399 or $499 for my MR when they first came out so even at around $500, it would still be a great price but I wouldn't be going for more than one. At $300 I just might go for two.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
I paid $500.00 for my MR with a light up screen and sound.
I desperately needed a new computer a few years later and sold it to get one.
I desperately needed a new computer a few years later and sold it to get one.
I hope someone is continuing to follow my advice and demanding daily updates from the Wand Company.
Only in this way will the work go forward. Leaving them alone and patiently awaiting updates is not the way to go, here.
Only in this way will the work go forward. Leaving them alone and patiently awaiting updates is not the way to go, here.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
You might be taken off of the wait list.
Right? If you paid a deposit or paid in full like some other companies have done, then I'd almost agree lol.
But they haven't taken a cent from anyone so demanding daily updates isn't going to go over very well. None of us are owed anything at this point.
But they haven't taken a cent from anyone so demanding daily updates isn't going to go over very well. None of us are owed anything at this point.
your sarcasm gets harder and harder to read over the years.
They may not have not taken my money, but they have taken my dreams and held them hostage.
Every day that they withhold the Tricorder (Now—with “Removable Disc Action”) from sitting and accumulating dust on my shelf, and only occasionally being picked up and messed with, is like withholding water from a man who is lost in the desert.
Yes, exactly like withholding water in the desert…
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xlowes
Sr Member
Must have missed the daily Valium dosage !
smithjohnj
Sr Member
I have been collecting (and thus accumulating) for years. I think the tricorder looks great and like many have been waiting to add this to my clutter. However as time goes by I realize my interest is waning. I have so many things I do not really have the time to appreciate each of them. Also ST TOS although still in reruns does not have the same level of fan growth or excitement of 60 years ago. I did not make any purchases as an investment but I am starting to wonder what it is going to cost my decedents to call "got junk" to handle it all. Even the "next generation" of fans I cultivated have started to lose interest. And they all have their own entry points so TNG, or Voyager, or Enterprise are of more interest to them.
As others mentioned, I thought buying other Wand Company products might help. After buying six pokemon balls and seeing more generated every couple of months I finally got off that treadmill. So I guess I will never have the complete set but then again maybe it will be easier to let them go.
As others mentioned, I thought buying other Wand Company products might help. After buying six pokemon balls and seeing more generated every couple of months I finally got off that treadmill. So I guess I will never have the complete set but then again maybe it will be easier to let them go.
I feel the same way.
The mayhem of the last few years + prices of everything going up + my income not adjusting to inflation + the likelihood of a serious economic downturn on the horizon has me re-evaluating my hobbies. The Tricorder has been a dream of mine all my life, but this might be one of the last collectible I'll be getting. Time to move on.
