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TOPIC: The Truth About Ultrasabers
The Truth About Ultrasabers 3 days 9 hours ago #17916
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Knytri, I personally agree with you on the shipping. I said in my original post that I feel SF is worth the wait, and I agree the difference is in lead times is a result of SF's focus on quality.
On the sound issue I realize that my information on the matter was second hand and have edited my original post with that disclaimer. In fact once I have funds available again for saber purchases I am strongly considering a hero tier saber. Yeah, I know, I just wanted to expand on that, because some people, especially those that are new to the hobby and industry don't understand why it is that way, why US can do what they do, and such. Just giving more background information, is all.  Same with the second, because I see that a lot, because people just don't know that other boards have better color editors. The Spark Color 2 isn't the only board that offers these services, the Crystal Focus and Shard boards do as well, for a couple right off the top of my head. Having more information, cutting through the marketing hype and finding out the bare bones of the matter, is what's truly important. And when you stack what's been said up against what is, you can tell the difference between the two and make a far more educated decision, instead of falling prey to potentially inferior products. And that goes for everything... even a snickers bar. Cause I'm hungry, but I haven't turned into like... a raging Viking.... yet..... |
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The Truth About Ultrasabers 3 days 8 hours ago #17924
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Shipping time is shorter: yep, that happens when you order enmasse and offer cheaper substandard quality that isn't hand produced and had a spot church quality control. Otherwise why would they send out dead sabers? They offer little to no customization. The MHS system that they so recklessly take advantage of they originally used without permission and TCSS owner Tim eventually just stopped fighting because the legalities of the hobby are extremely grey.
I kind of figured the MHS usage was how US got their stuff out so fast. Get an order, screw some MHS parts together, and throw it in a box. Order filled. WARNING: I MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS IN THIS POST FROM HERE ON. Please note that this is merely me theorizing, and that I don't know for 100% if any of my hypothetical conditions are/will be true. Which kind of makes me wonder if US' "advantage" of faster shipping is going to survive the ASP rollout. If SF can keep sufficient stock to where they can ship & deliver ASP kits in a time frame comparable to what US does with their sabers... that's going to pretty much obliterate anything US has going in its favor right now. Because why buy an MHS saber that someone else designed, when you can design your own ASP saber and get it in about the same time frame? And when you factor in the continuation of SF's current products (which I've seen even a few haters admit are quite a bit above US, in terms of quality/construction/appearance), plus the new Customs Shop.... I think US is either going to have to step up their game, or become forever quagmired in the niche of "the cheap saber store". |
The Truth About Ultrasabers 3 days 7 hours ago #17928
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I did a bit of research before purchasing my first saber and to me it was a no brainer, so that is why I am here.
The wait time (from Etsy) does not bother me in the slightest. I am used to much greater wait times from colecting other art, toys and collectibles. Hot Toys Star Wars figures do pre-sales almost a year before you have the figure in hand. |
The Truth About Ultrasabers 3 days 1 hour ago #17959
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I owned (and still own 2) US hilts. At the time when we were customers, they were a step up from the Force FX sabers we had. With a bad transaction on one of the orders, that they (Emory) refused to make right, I was very happy to find SF. I like their designs better, and their customer service has been outstanding to date.
The two US sabers that I still have are adequate, but one day, I will have them gutted, and give them a second lease on life with better electronics. However, there is nothing in their current offerings that I find inspiring. On the other hand, there are a great many models from SF that I want desperately. So, there you have it. |
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The Truth About Ultrasabers 1 day 15 hours ago #18125
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Wow! Glad to see all the feedback on this! Knytiri, you said it perfectly. They offer very little. So as a low-end saber company, I guess they are pretty good. Personally, I just think that (as you said), the MHS was abused illegally and without integrity. Honest business practices always have more respect from me than ones where they have literally TAKEN something that someone worked so hard on and tried to make it their own.
In my opinion, when it comes to aesthetics, business practices, and customer service, Saber Forge will always be my favorite. |
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The Truth About Ultrasabers 5 hours 53 minutes ago #18302
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^^^ this is nice to see, especially from a dedicated forum such as this. The civility shown here says a lot about the customers SF has and keeps. Kudos to you all, for cooler heads prevailed. I am not going to go into my personal opinion but i would have to agree with Kynitiri on all he has said. I just wanted to show my appreciation for how this post went. i don't know if reading this people realize that 95% of the time in any other place conversations and posts like this get out of control very quickly…You go SF fans, be the best fans for (in my opinion) the best company!
May the force be with us always! |
The Truth About Ultrasabers 5 hours 12 minutes ago #18305
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I have to agree with what was said above. I own several sabers, both US and SF. The difference really is in the customization and the customer service. SF has, especially with the ASP, created a much better product for those in the hobby.
Also, service-wise, I only ever hear good things coming from SF owners, and many horror stories from US owners. Hopefully they will learn their lesson as more and more customers flock to SF. |
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