daimchoc wrote:
Flux Convoy wrote:Three things I noticed about the BBTS preorders. One, they're kind of expensive. Not clear on why. Especially since the electronics look like they're gone. We aren't getting $30-$40 more toy for the price jump. Two, they're listed as exclusives. I have to wonder if any other online retailers are getting these and what differences there might be. Third, they're awesome and I ordered them. I love Shattered Glass and I couldn't stop myself!
daimchoc wrote:Expensive? Compared to what? MT's MSRP is 12600 Japanese yen = 157.8755 US dollar... BBTS's price is $140.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:I remember when trailers were about $80. Good times, good times.
xyl360 wrote:They're probably more expensive because they're going to be far more limited in number than the original run of the Battle Tanker set. Less units produced=less units sold=less profits from sales=higher MSRP. Just guessing though.
Flux Convoy wrote:Three things I noticed about the BBTS preorders. One, they're kind of expensive. Not clear on why. Especially since the electronics look like they're gone. We aren't getting $30-$40 more toy for the price jump. Two, they're listed as exclusives. I have to wonder if any other online retailers are getting these and what differences there might be. Third, they're awesome and I ordered them. I love Shattered Glass and I couldn't stop myself!
Well, I finally got a reply back from Maketoys. They stated that the sets are exclusive to Upgrade Commander and BBTS.
Mkall wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I remember when trailers were about $80. Good times, good times.
Kinda makes sense with such a limited release though.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Mkall wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I remember when trailers were about $80. Good times, good times.
Kinda makes sense with such a limited release though.
Hm. I dunno, I'm kinda iffy on that. I mean, you'd think they'd have lowered the price a bit to compete with the KOs that are already out.
daimchoc wrote:Exclusive is probably a mistranslation... It is definitely a Limited run. We haven't seen any information from TFSource or KapowToys to see if they are going to carry these. I hope so.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Well, sure the KOs are ripping off MT's original mold, but what I'm saying is that they've kinda saturated the market. I don't particularily like it either, but you'd think MT or BBTS (whichever is ultimately responsible for the price) would think that, maybe, the price would be a deciding factor for some and seeing other alternatives out there would influence that. At least a little.
Okay, different comparison? MT's yellow Giant wasn't more expencive than Green Giant. In fact, I believe it may have been cheaper to get Yellow at it's initial retail price than Green.
Since the mold is already made (even if some parts are new here) I don't see where the extra price is coming from. It seems like the inflation is artificial to me.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:We'll have to agrtee to disagree, then. Despite it being a limited release, i still feel like there's just not enough new here to justify such an increase in price.
Which isn't to say that I think people shouldn't buy them. I just think it's kinda overpriced.
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