william-james88 wrote:Agamemnon wrote:william-james88 wrote:Agamemnon wrote:william-james88 wrote:Further confirmation of the horribly priced Insecticons. We all knew Kmart overcharged and Toysrus as well. But
BBTS? Come on guys, you don't even have a storefront, you don't have to sell at the same price as Kmart (79.99$!$! + shipping).
So it seems that Kmart will be a brick and mortar store with exclusivity to these while they can still be obtained on BBTs, as was always the case with previous platinums.
Are you assuming that BBTS gets these for thew same cost as Kmart?
Personally, while I am not interested in these, I find that there is hope that the Coneheads will be coming to BBTS.
No, I was assuming their overhead costs were less than KMart's. Their suppliers might be different but since I am not sure, I didnt factor it in. Their overhead is far less though, that is certain, and the trend is that they sell at a cheaper price too.
And I never ever had a doubt that BBTS would get the coneheads. I can guarantee it. Someone let me know if I am wrong but BBTS has carries every transformers toy (takara or hasbro) with the exception of Convention Exclusives.
I think they even carry at least some of the convention exclusives too. (I've seen Botcon figures and I remember SDCC Metroplex as well as a Hong Kong convention Metroplex, if memory serves.)
(And not to derail the conversation too much, I know what you mean about less overhead, but BBTS is a small time store, not a big retail chain. They still have overhead that may even be larger than expected. I used to work for a comic shop, and you'd be surprised by the overhead costs. But, without knowing what the per unit cost is, it's hard to jump to a conclusion that BBTS is price gouging. Now, fairness in reporting: BBTS is just over the MN/WI border from me and I do think very highly of them. They have taken very good care of me. SO I will be quick to jump in and defend them.)
Sounds fair, and its nice to see passion for the hobby and the outlets that help us enjoy it. All I really meant was that KMART and Toysrus were accused of price gouging with those insecticons and it is now releaved that BBTS charges the same price. We can all take that as we wish.
And also, because I am still a bit sour on the subject, BBTS did price gouge on Windblade. It was not a lot mind you, BUT she was priced higher than her wavemates and they all sold for the same price at brick and mortar retail (as they obviously should), and I did find that to be a d!ck move. Sorry to be bringing up the past, they also did help me too in getting toys I couldnt find anywhere else, at fair prices. But in times where collecting TFs is really big with a bunch of exclusives and fun stuff coming out with little money to go around (add to that a sinking canadian dollar), I am a bit more keen to prices.
I understand your feelings. Look at it this way. In order to fill all of the Windblade orders (she was very popular!) cases had to be broken up. Now, BBTS has to sit on the unwanted stock to sell Windblade. That's extra cost to them. It's all really supply and demand. When there is a high demand for a product, the price naturally goes up.
But, back to the Insecticons, you actually bring up a very good point. I now wonder that the per-unit cost is for the big retailers. Is it possible that Hasbro itself is causing such a high price as the supplier? I don't think Kmart or Toys 'R' Us care enough about the demand for these things to have it impact their pricing. So, now I think it might be further up the supply chain...
