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Preordered both SkyLynx and Onslaught. Now I can just let them come rather than hunt everywhere for them. Saves on gas, effort, and driving in the cold.

ill wait for retail(target or fred meyer)

Pre-orders are up for Skids!

AmiAmi 2,320jpy
HLJ 2,480jpy


Anime Export, 2,170jpy.

Scramblecore has sky Lynx preorder for $23.50. Shipping is a little on the high side at $9... Priority on the east coast... Maybe different for others not sure if it's fixed.

$35 for Sky Lynx? I'm getting real tired of BBTS's bullshit prices. The set of SL and Onslaught is $50, so if SL is $35, Onslaught should be $15, right? At what point does this qualify as scalping?

Yeah, not thrilled on that price. Unfortunately, hunting for any of these guys is such a pain since my local shops never have anything.

I pre-ordered him anyway before they sold out. Worse comes to worse, I can always cancel if I find him cheaper somewhere else beforehand.

Still a little disappointed there's no Legends size figure to go with Sky Reign. They should've redecoed Powerglide into Hot House or something.

RiddlerJ wrote:
Still a little disappointed there's no Legends size figure to go with Sky Reign. They should've redecoed Powerglide into Hot House or something.

Wreck Gar doesnt count?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:Big bad toy store has their Pre-orders up for CW Sky Lynx $34.99.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=20621

HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY! DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT GIVE INTO THAT PRICE!!!! PRIMUS SPARE US

It's just hedging their potential loss on splitting the case. Onslaught is a repack here, so all the Onslaughts left orphaned have potential to sit around and end up on clearance. If they were really trying to get one over or commit, as you say, "HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY!" on consumers, then the set of both Sky Lynx and Onslaught would be running $60 and not $50. It is not.

I'm a bit frustrated with other things BBTS does lately, so it pains me a bit to defend them, but I think fairness should be applied before throwing around accusations like the one here.

ScottyP wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:Big bad toy store has their Pre-orders up for CW Sky Lynx $34.99.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=20621

HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY! DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT GIVE INTO THAT PRICE!!!! PRIMUS SPARE US

It's just hedging their potential loss on splitting the case. Onslaught is a repack here, so all the Onslaughts left orphaned have potential to sit around and end up on clearance. If they were really trying to get one over or commit, as you say, "HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY!" on consumers, then the set of both Sky Lynx and Onslaught would be running $60 and not $50. It is not.

I'm a bit frustrated with other things BBTS does lately, so it pains me a bit to defend them, but I think fairness should be applied before throwing around accusations like the one here.

Wait Onslaught is a repack? I just automatically assumed this one is the one with the running color change we've heard about...

Preordering the Onslaught and Skylinx together is a no brainer for me. With the prospect of a Computron gift set coming out, I'm glad I ended up cancelling the Scattershot / Onslaught combo preorder back in November.

mooncake623 wrote:Wait Onslaught is a repack? I just automatically assumed this one is the one with the running color change we've heard about...

It could be. I'm not convinced that one actually exists or is going to despite plans for it, but guess we'll see!

sigh...I want Sky Lynx but not at $35...maybe I'll just wait and buy him at TFCon
(the irony is that I'd probably be able to get him closer to retail )

Optimizzy wrote:sigh...I want Sky Lynx but not at $35...maybe I'll just wait and buy him at TFCon
(the irony is that I'd probably be able to get him closer to retail )

Why dont you wait to find him at retail?

william-james88 wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:sigh...I want Sky Lynx but not at $35...maybe I'll just wait and buy him at TFCon
(the irony is that I'd probably be able to get him closer to retail )

Why dont you wait to find him at retail?

I haven't bought a transformer from a brick and mortar store in more than a year. Not because I don't want to but because they simply don't have them. My Walmart has a great big empty section where transformers are supposed to go but they don't have any. It's pretty ridiculous.

Optimizzy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:sigh...I want Sky Lynx but not at $35...maybe I'll just wait and buy him at TFCon
(the irony is that I'd probably be able to get him closer to retail )

Why dont you wait to find him at retail?

I haven't bought a transformer from a brick and mortar store in more than a year. Not because I don't want to but because they simply don't have them. My Walmart has a great big empty section where transformers are supposed to go but they don't have any. It's pretty ridiculous.

What about Walmat.com or Toysrus.com ? Or amazon.com? I am sure they wont charge 35$. I do all my shopping online, but from those retailers rather than specialty shops.

william-james88 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:
Still a little disappointed there's no Legends size figure to go with Sky Reign. They should've redecoed Powerglide into Hot House or something.

Wreck Gar doesnt count?

I don't think Wreck Gar interacts with Sky Reign in any way. I might be wrong, but it doesn't look like he can connect or be held by the combiner as some kind of weapon.

RiddlerJ wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:
Still a little disappointed there's no Legends size figure to go with Sky Reign. They should've redecoed Powerglide into Hot House or something.

Wreck Gar doesnt count?

I don't think Wreck Gar interacts with Sky Reign in any way. I might be wrong, but it doesn't look like he can connect or be held by the combiner as some kind of weapon.

Wreck-Gar is said to somehow attach to Sky Reign's back.

ScottyP wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:Big bad toy store has their Pre-orders up for CW Sky Lynx $34.99.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=20621

HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY! DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT GIVE INTO THAT PRICE!!!! PRIMUS SPARE US

It's just hedging their potential loss on splitting the case. Onslaught is a repack here, so all the Onslaughts left orphaned have potential to sit around and end up on clearance. If they were really trying to get one over or commit, as you say, "HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY!" on consumers, then the set of both Sky Lynx and Onslaught would be running $60 and not $50. It is not.

I'm a bit frustrated with other things BBTS does lately, so it pains me a bit to defend them, but I think fairness should be applied before throwing around accusations like the one here.

It's more a very frustrating thing when a figure is being sold individually for that much. I can see why they are doing that with Onslaught, but at the same time, that individual cost is just crazy. I bought leader RotF Jetfire for $35 at walmart, and that was the baseline price not a sale, so it looks a little ridiculous that a 2016 voyager costs the same on a big online retailer for 2009 leader prices.

It just really disgusts me to see businesses using that strategy here.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:Big bad toy store has their Pre-orders up for CW Sky Lynx $34.99.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=20621

HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY! DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT GIVE INTO THAT PRICE!!!! PRIMUS SPARE US

It's just hedging their potential loss on splitting the case. Onslaught is a repack here, so all the Onslaughts left orphaned have potential to sit around and end up on clearance. If they were really trying to get one over or commit, as you say, "HIGHWAY F***IN' ROBBERY!" on consumers, then the set of both Sky Lynx and Onslaught would be running $60 and not $50. It is not.

I'm a bit frustrated with other things BBTS does lately, so it pains me a bit to defend them, but I think fairness should be applied before throwing around accusations like the one here.

It's more a very frustrating thing when a figure is being sold individually for that much. I can see why they are doing that with Onslaught, but at the same time, that individual cost is just crazy. I bought leader RotF Jetfire for $35 at walmart, and that was the baseline price not a sale, so it looks a little ridiculous that a 2016 voyager costs the same on a big online retailer for 2009 leader prices.

It just really disgusts me to see businesses using that strategy here.

They could easily fix it if the preorders were set in stone, or if you paid in advance. They woudl guarantee their cashflow and afford to lower the price since their sale was guaranteed.

So here is my question to you guys, would you rather no longer be abl to cancel your preorders? Or pay an extra amount for more sought after figures?

william-james88 wrote:
They could easily fix it if the preorders were set in stone, or if you paid in advance. They woudl guarantee their cashflow and afford to lower the price since their sale was guaranteed.

So here is my question to you guys, would you rather no longer be able to cancel your preorders? Or pay an extra amount for more sought after figures?

I would rather take a cheaper route. If I make a preorder, I'd keep it rather than preorder a figure for a more expensive price and then be able to cancel it. I try to be more patient, and so far I haven't lost out on a figure I really wanted. I managed to snag Skids and Swerve for retail prices when we thought they would be cancelled a few years back, and I snagged the Brainstorm that was harder to find as the last thrilling 30 figure for a few bucks less than retail, all because I waited.

Now I fully understand others wanting to preorder to guarantee the figure and not minding prices, and I have nothing against them. I just prefer to wait and see. As a result, I only have ever preordered 1 figure, and it was expensive but I got the figure. and at the same time the figure was an exclusive, so that was the route I needed to take. But knowing that a figure is a mainline figure and will be distributed means I don't need to go preorder, it means I can just wait for a better price.

I didn't mean to come off rude in my original post about this, but it just angered me to see them selling off the more desired voyager in a wave for such a heavy cost.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:
They could easily fix it if the preorders were set in stone, or if you paid in advance. They woudl guarantee their cashflow and afford to lower the price since their sale was guaranteed.

So here is my question to you guys, would you rather no longer be able to cancel your preorders? Or pay an extra amount for more sought after figures?

I would rather take a cheaper route. If I make a preorder, I'd keep it rather than preorder a figure for a more expensive price and then be able to cancel it. I try to be more patient, and so far I haven't lost out on a figure I really wanted. I managed to snag Skids and Swerve for retail prices when we thought they would be cancelled a few years back, and I snagged the Brainstorm that was harder to find as the last thrilling 30 figure for a few bucks less than retail, all because I waited.

Now I fully understand others wanting to preorder to guarantee the figure and not minding prices, and I have nothing against them. I just prefer to wait and see. As a result, I only have ever preordered 1 figure, and it was expensive but I got the figure. and at the same time the figure was an exclusive, so that was the route I needed to take. But knowing that a figure is a mainline figure and will be distributed means I don't need to go preorder, it means I can just wait for a better price.

I didn't mean to come off rude in my original post about this, but it just angered me to see them selling off the more desired voyager in a wave for such a heavy cost.

I figured it was just a way to prevent scalping, I mean, it made sense for the wave 1 case, NO ONE really wanted Scatternot, so they probably figured (correctly) that there'll be a lot of those warming shelves for a while, but with this one, I think onslaught will sell out irregardless of how many they get, he is one of the better combiners after all...

william-james88 wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:sigh...I want Sky Lynx but not at $35...maybe I'll just wait and buy him at TFCon
(the irony is that I'd probably be able to get him closer to retail )

Why dont you wait to find him at retail?

I haven't bought a transformer from a brick and mortar store in more than a year. Not because I don't want to but because they simply don't have them. My Walmart has a great big empty section where transformers are supposed to go but they don't have any. It's pretty ridiculous.

What about Walmat.com or Toysrus.com ? Or amazon.com? I am sure they wont charge 35$. I do all my shopping online, but from those retailers rather than specialty shops.

Yeah sometimes I can catch them there. Amazon.com is decent sometimes. I usually have the best luck with HTS. But I defiantly have a hard time finding anything at my local stores. Usually I don't mine paying a little extra at BBTS to make certain I get one but $10 over retail is too much. $29.99 I would not have thought twice but for some reason $35 just seems way too steep.

Optimizzy wrote:
Yeah sometimes I can catch them there. Amazon.com is decent sometimes. I usually have the best luck with HTS. But I defiantly have a hard time finding anything at my local stores. Usually I don't mine paying a little extra at BBTS to make certain I get one but $10 over retail is too much. $29.99 I would not have thought twice but for some reason $35 just seems way too steep.

I completely understand. Its not just the 10$ extra now its how you dont want to encourage a continuing trend. 10$ today aint so bad but if every new voyage that shares a wave with a less popular one ends up being 10$ more, it adds up quick. Thats an easy 50$ more in a year. So while the amount itself isnt much nominally, the trend it encourages could make quite a blow in the grand scheme of budgetting for our hobby.

I'm actually perfectly happy to pre-order the duo through TFSource. Their pre-order pics depict Onslaught with the olive-brown combiner chest pieces. I've already got the gray chest version for Bruticus. Now I can have an extra Onslaught with more accurate robot/alt-mode colors to display individually as well. $35.00 for Sky Lynx alone, though, IS quite absurd.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I'm actually perfectly happy to pre-order the duo through TFSource. Their pre-order pics depict Onslaught with the olive-brown combiner chest pieces. I've already got the gray chest version for Bruticus. Now I can have an extra Onslaught with more accurate robot/alt-mode colors to display individually as well. $35.00 for Sky Lynx alone, though, IS quite absurd.

That's because they're using habsro's digibashs from botcon - notice that onslaughts head is also olive green in the pic of his vehicle mode