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mooncake623 wrote:I guess you're right but that's only saying that these guys aren't that smart... seriously How smart is it to buy this thing to resell? you're not getting much out of it if you're doing the math. there's so many alternatives "retail, Takara, HK exclusive"
mooncake623 wrote:you shoudl buy from BBTS its cheaper.
Yotsuyasan wrote:Well, based on the ones with "Buy it Now" options, they are hoping to at least double their money. And I'm sure there are enough people who aren't as knowledgeable bout the import market who will happily pay those outrageous prices.
mooncake623 wrote:Personally I don't think these got scalped. It is one per house hold. How many can someone buy before the 10 mins are up? Plus there's a HK exclusive that is readily available for $250. Metroplex with shipping and tax in my state cost me 185. if you sell this on ebay for around 250 you will make what 20 bucks? (at $250 ebay takes %10 so 25 bucks and shipping is at least $20 on this thing paypal takes 4%... so buy for 185 sell for $250 55 from fees and shipping and you make $10 for 3 days of f5ing. I was going to give up after today.. all the stress from waiting hardly seems worth it. but I truly believe everyone that got one is a fan and would love to have it.
Yotsuyasan wrote:If I was a vindictive person, I'd say I hope all of those scalpers all choke on the money they'll get.
mooncake623 wrote:I guess you're right but that's only saying that these guys aren't that smart... seriously How smart is it to buy this thing to resell? you're not getting much out of it if you're doing the math. there's so many alternatives "retail, Takara, HK exclusive"
mbd88prime wrote:I AM vindictive and hope all that money is desease ridden and full of man sweat!
Metrosuplex wrote:
Some great replies to your post. And why $185? No free ship for being over $50?That sucks. $25 shipping/tax????
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Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention. If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it. I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
mooncake623 wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:good thing i ordered the retail version of metroplex on toys r us website earlier today
because now its not listed anymore!
you shoudl buy from BBTS its cheaper.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS22897&mode=retail
Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention. If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it. I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
mooncake623 wrote:there was no free shipping on Exclusives at HTS. so its $150, $20 shipping, and around $15 tax. so i got mine for $185 in that 10 mins window. and I feel lucky.
Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention. If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it. I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention. If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it. I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Yotsuyasan wrote:I wish I could be repentant of the tone of the above... And I hope it doesn't get me banned, or result in a thread lock or anything...
Yotsuyasan wrote:But it was an exclusive to Comic-Con and the Hasbro website. So theoretically, it was supposed to be available in two places. And one of those, I can afford. (Visiting a website is free! Just have to pay for the toy.)
El Duque wrote:Yotsuyasan wrote:I wish I could be repentant of the tone of the above... And I hope it doesn't get me banned, or result in a thread lock or anything...
You won't get banned for disagreeing with the site owner, that's not how we operate. We welcome discussion, and everyone is entitled to and welcome to voice their opinion provided it's done in a civil manner.
El Duque wrote:Yotsuyasan wrote:I wish I could be repentant of the tone of the above... And I hope it doesn't get me banned, or result in a thread lock or anything...
You won't get banned for disagreeing with the site owner, that's not how we operate. We welcome discussion, and everyone is entitled to and welcome to voice their opinion provided it's done in a civil manner.
Metrosuplex wrote:Anyway, I respect your opinion, but it emphasizes what I said in other posts: SDCC and Botcon are ELITIST EVENTS WHERE THE FEW GET TO ENJOY AND SCALP TO THE MANY (who can't afford the elitist privileges).
mooncake623 wrote:Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention. If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it. I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
Aren't these expenses tax write offs for you ? =X lol
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention.
Seibertron wrote:If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it.
Seibertron wrote:I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Yotsuyasan wrote:Seibertron wrote:If you guys want a convention exclusive, you guys have to go to the convention. If you choose not to go to the convention, then don't complain about people who try to make a little money off some products at the event that they attended. It's the name of the game. These trips are extremely expensive. If someone wants to offset some of their costs by flipping some exclusives, then so be it. I'd know I'd like to recoup some of the $3,000+ my wife and I spent last week to attend Comic-Con on flights, hotels, food, my exclusives, the $140 to ship back my exclusives, etc.
Wow... Just wow... I usually try to avoid arguing with the person who runs a website I like... But that is just a pig-headed and elitist attitude.
megatronus wrote:It also makes you sound like you fall on the side of Hasbro in its inability (bad) or unwillingness (worse) to cater to a wide swath of collectors that crave a more widely accessible, official channel through which we can acquire premium products like this one. And I don't mean an exclusive channel like SDCC, or a limited 10 minute window of random online opportunity.
You have long been an advocate for this sort of thing - that is, actually giving the collectors what they want (or at least my Twincast Podcast listening makes me feel like you've been a collector advocate), and your statement above makes it seem just the opposite.
So yea... from where I stand, that's what this is about.
megatronus wrote:Excuse me for being curt, but that's easy for you to say given that that's your job. Not everyone has the "choice," as you put it, and I'm not sure I appreciate the elitist tone you're taking.
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