The Energon Pub

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:19 am

The reseller market will be hilarious to watch.

There's going to be two types of resellers.

Those who flip straight away and target desperate people.
Those who wait 20 years and sell a MISB "vintage" Planet Class Unicron. - This type I don't have a problem with and there will only be a few of them. Will be interesting to see what prices they can fetch by then.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:22 am

Oh yeah, those that wait and keep hold of MISB stuff I take no issue with. They plan in the long term, which is fair enough. I look back on some of the stuff I had as a kid and the prices it can fetch now. It is often mind boggling.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:16 am

Now, how much over will Unicron be in sales numbers? I don't thing the % will be greater than the Barge, but It would be nice to reach almost 50%.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:38 am

Well would ya look at that.

I have slight doubts that he actually hit 8000 backers (I wouldn't be surprised in the least if some of those "preorders" were set up by Hasbro themselves ala Disney buying their own Star Wars tickets and releasing them in free giveaways to artificially inflate box office numbers) but whatever. I just hope he turns out good so that people that dropped £600 on this thing enjoy it.

I also do hope the Zeta Unicron emerges from the void once more, just so there's more Unicron to go around. But anyway, let's see how this turns out.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:47 am

What's funny is that the retailers like Kapow Toys and BBTS still haven't had their numbers added to the total, as of this typing.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Now, how much over will Unicron be in sales numbers? I don't thing the % will be greater than the Barge, but It would be nice to reach almost 50%.

With today being the last day for anyone to place a preorder, I don't think it'll get much over 9000, if even that high.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:10 am

Sabrblade wrote: I don't think it'll get much over 9000, if even that high.

I'm seriously itching to post the old meme. And I will if Unicron actually go over that number.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:12 am

I won’t lie, I’m extremely shocked there were this many people willing to pay that price, but so be it.

:APPLAUSE:

Congratulations to those of you who ordered, I hope a little over a year from now, you are very happy, and this thing isn’t a giant lemon. ;)^

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:14 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote: I don't think it'll get much over 9000, if even that high.

I'm seriously itching to post the old meme. And I will if Unicron actually go over that number.

Yeah, wait and see till about midnight (er, Eastern time, that is) tonight if it does make it that high. Otherwise, the English dub of Kai provided us with a more Japanese-accurate alternative.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:20 am

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote: I don't think it'll get much over 9000, if even that high.

I'm seriously itching to post the old meme. And I will if Unicron actually go over that number.
Yeah, wait and see till about midnight (er, Eastern time, that is) tonight if it does make it that high. Otherwise, the English dub of Kai provided us with a more Japanese-accurate alternative.

It would be funnier and way more epic to go with the classic meme though.
Because the accurate version is already reached.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:22 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote: I don't think it'll get much over 9000, if even that high.

I'm seriously itching to post the old meme. And I will if Unicron actually go over that number.
Yeah, wait and see till about midnight (er, Eastern time, that is) tonight if it does make it that high. Otherwise, the English dub of Kai provided us with a more Japanese-accurate alternative.

It would be funnier and way more epic to go with the classic meme though.
Because the accurate version is already reached.

Yeah. We'll just have to wait and see how high it gets.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:16 am

Ironhidensh wrote:I won’t lie, I’m extremely shocked there were this many people willing to pay that price, but so be it.

Congratulations to those of you who ordered, I hope a little over a year from now, you are very happy, and this thing isn’t a giant lemon.

Indeed. I personally thought it wasn't going to hit the 8000. Which technically, it didn't, under the original benchmark.

That said, HasTak have yet to release a single high end item without some noticeable fault. I wonder, given his price point, when Unicron's flaw presents itself, will the buyers be as forgiving? At his size, it will probably be a lot more significant than BW Megs crumbling crotch...

News Credits: 1 · by **Ravage2031** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:33 am

Glad he made it and glad I checked my Tfsource order. Guess I forgot to finish my order cause it wasn't in my order list or stack. I'd have been upset in a year.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:03 am

Ravage2031 wrote:Glad he made it and glad I checked my Tfsource order. Guess I forgot to finish my order cause it wasn't in my order list or stack. I'd have been upset in a year.

After Sabrblade said that his order disappeared from his stack and he had to reorder, i've checked everyday to make sure he stays there, and he has.

Stoked that this is coming true. It's gonna be a great 26th birthday for me!

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:41 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Ravage2031 wrote:Glad he made it and glad I checked my Tfsource order. Guess I forgot to finish my order cause it wasn't in my order list or stack. I'd have been upset in a year.

After Sabrblade said that his order disappeared from his stack and he had to reorder, i've checked everyday to make sure he stays there, and he has.

Stoked that this is coming true. It's gonna be a great 26th birthday for me!

Same, although it'll be 29 for me. Anyone know where I can find some Titan Class Party Hats?

by **EunuchRon** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:59 am

Way to go, dudes! 8-)

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:01 pm

Flashwave wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Ravage2031 wrote:Glad he made it and glad I checked my Tfsource order. Guess I forgot to finish my order cause it wasn't in my order list or stack. I'd have been upset in a year.

After Sabrblade said that his order disappeared from his stack and he had to reorder, i've checked everyday to make sure he stays there, and he has.

Stoked that this is coming true. It's gonna be a great 26th birthday for me!

Same, although it'll be 29 for me. Anyone know where I can find some Titan Class Party Hats?

I don't know, but once i find them I will let you know.

Out of curiously, when is your birthday? for comparison to mine

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:07 pm

They disabled the live order count, now it just says 8000+. That's sad, I wanted to see how high it would go.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:45 pm

I wish I could have afforded this but no way can I justify that price over groceries, mortgage payments, etc..

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:49 pm

News Credits: 1 · by **bluecatcinema** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:57 pm

I'm guessing putting the model on display at NYCC had something to do with them finally getting enough backers.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:18 pm

bluecatcinema wrote:I'm guessing putting the model on display at NYCC had something to do with them finally getting enough backers.

Except that was the same model that was out at SDCC. probably 3D printed since the mold does not exist yet

by **Ultra Markus** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:00 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:I wish I could have afforded this but no way can I justify that price over groceries, mortgage payments, etc..

yeah hes the chaos bringer in so many ways including finances and relationships

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:12 pm

bluecatcinema wrote:I'm guessing putting the model on display at NYCC had something to do with them finally getting enough backers.

Nah, it was always going to spike at the end. The closer to the quota it got, the more confident people felt in pledging to it. Plus all the online stores putting in their orders.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:12 pm

Ultra Markus wrote:
Cyber Bishop wrote:I wish I could have afforded this but no way can I justify that price over groceries, mortgage payments, etc..

yeah hes the chaos bringer in so many ways including finances and relationships

As Burn and a few others joked, he's a Divorce Class :lol:

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:21 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:
Cyber Bishop wrote:I wish I could have afforded this but no way can I justify that price over groceries, mortgage payments, etc..

yeah hes the chaos bringer in so many ways including finances and relationships

As Burn and a few others joked, he's a Divorce Class

I respectfully disagree. You don't have enough money afterwards for a lawyer... :HEADHURTS: