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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby Sabrblade » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:52 pm

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What the-?! :???: :???: :???: :???: :???: :???:

Looking at my bank account, under pending transactions, it says that Amazon UK only charged my card $1.61 USD (or, they will since it hasn't happened yet), despite the order totaling out to £34.11 GBP.

What's going on here?
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby Mindmaster » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:02 pm

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Sabrblade wrote:What the-?! :???: :???: :???: :???: :???: :???:

Looking at my bank account, under pending transactions, it says that Amazon UK only charged my card $1.61 USD (or, they will since it hasn't happened yet), despite the order totaling out to £34.11 GBP.

What's going on here?


Either your account is derpy, or Amazon Uk is feeling mighty gracious.
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby jamarmiller » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:34 pm

its just a pending transaction that wont go thru as its just checking / validating your card

the pending transaction will disappear later/soon
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby Sabrblade » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:35 pm

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Okay, I asked around and someone told me that it was probably just a test transaction by Amazon UK to make sure that my card is legit. Once the real order kicks in, that $1.61 transaction should disappear and be replaced by a more appropriate amount.
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby Pretender Skywarp » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:03 am

It's now showing as "currently unavailable", although my order appears intact on my account :)

Guess the well has run dry....
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby ReinaHW » Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:52 am

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And now we wait to see if Amazon will honour the pre-orders at the price they had MP-10 at. Hope so, being able to get MP-10 for that much would be like when MP-Skywarp was being sold for £20 in Argos several years ago.
With scalpers asking a small fortune for MP-10, well, much of anything really, then to be able to get a Masterpiece for a low price is a delight for those of us who can't afford the over the top prices that Takara and the scalpers demand as well as for those of us who have had to accept that Hasbro couldn't care less due to their obsession with milking Bumblebee to death.

Hopefully those of us who have pre-ordered MP-10 will receive our order at the end of the month, hopefully.
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby WingDagger » Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:26 am

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There are a couple of theories doing the rounds at the moment as to exactly what this stock is! Initially, a few people though it might have been the anniversary G1 re-issue or old stock of MP01 (or one of the variants) with an incorrect product description. But for this to have been the case, the description would have been so wrong as to even have the wrong item code (which, incidentally, matches the code used at SDCC), so that's probably not the case.

Another possibility is that this is actually either US stock or (please in the name of all that is sacred let it be this next option!) Japanese Takara stock that hasn't sold through in their respective territories.

A third (unfortunately quite likely) possibility is that TRU have received the stock, as Hasbro UK claimed they should have by now, but decided they no longer wanted to sell it through at retail and instead made a deal with Amazon, neglecting to inform Hasbro of this turn of events.

With a view to finding out what is happening, I emailed Amazon directly. I pointed out that Hasbro were still saying yesterday that TRU would be the exclusive stockists of this product in the UK, and that they were expecting them to be hitting the shelves very soon, even supplying the link to the Facebook conversation where Hasbro say this.

To their credit, Amazon emailed me back very quickly. They said that the product is not yet in stock at the warehouse, but they expect to start shipping them out to customers sometime between 30th Jan & 06th Feb. However, the lady who replied to me did say she was going to check with the buying team as she could see my point regarding the UK TRU exclusivity, and yes it was possible that it could be Takara stock. She also all-but confirmed that this is definitely a MP-sized toy, as she said the box was about 21 inches tall and weighed 2.1kg. Now, while this doesn't narrow down which Optimus Prime this listing relates to, it says that this thing is big, and having held on while I was in the US a couple of months ago, it sounds about right!

Anyway, I'll let you guys know if I hear any more!
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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby robotmel » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:10 am

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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby Ravage XK » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:12 am

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Re: Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime Listed on AmazonUK

Postby robotmel » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:14 am

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Odd we browse the same website and search the same but different results are produced!
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