gen1autobot wrote:Mine came in today and I am quite impressed. Beware, that shipping box was huge!!!!
Congrats!
gen1autobot wrote:Mine came in today and I am quite impressed. Beware, that shipping box was huge!!!!
xyl360 wrote:I agree 100%. I'm totally willing to pay more than retail for something, I'm not looking to screw ebay sellers when they either have a spare to sell or they're just getting rid of something from their collection. It's when they are buying up supply of something that's a bit hard to come by via normal means and marking it up to insane prices with the other sellers either following suit, or the few that don't (and it's always just a few) selling out immediately because they're the best game in town.
I realize that I, as the buyer, have the option of not purchasing, but you guys all know how obsessive collecting can be. It's the reason most of us are here on this very site, and the fact of the matter is, these sellers know who they're selling to and how to take full advantage of the situation (and I do mean TAKE). I realize they're not selling for fun, the point is for them as sellers to turn a profit, but they gotta be really cold to do that to people, knowing the only reason they could charge what they did is because either everyone else is, or because everyone else will eventually run out and they'll be the only one with any left (along with any other sellers who will then follow their inflated pricepoint).
There's nothing illegal about it, but it sure is a dick move.
mooncake623 wrote:Finally got my shipping notice from HTS!!!
Fanboy wrote:You need to see the figure, feel the figure , lick the figure , be the figure,
And only then can you love mp 01 the way I have.
Seibertron wrote:It's a Comic-Con exclusive. Any leftovers would be sold at HasbroToyShop.com.
Seibertron wrote:Blaming so called "scalpers" is the easy route. Figuring out how to beat the system is the real challenge.
Sometimes when you really want a figure that you know in advance will be hard to get, you have to tell yourself that you will have to pay more than the original selling price. The $150 plus tax price was for people who got it at the show, or for the few lucky ones that were able to get it on HasbroToyShop.com. Thinking that you can get it for that price on such a high demand convention only exclusive is nothing but wishful thinking. It's being unrealistic about the situation and just leads to anger and frustration over something that is, at the end of the day, just a toy.
Just a little food for thought, including tax it was $162. Shipping is around $30+ on an item like this with FedEx or UPS but only if you have a box and tape. If you have FedEx or UPS package the item for you (which is what usually happens at a show like this), they charge an additional $15 to $20 for packaging and handling fees. Metroplex is really a $200+ toy if you purchased it at SDCC and had to ship it back to where you live.
Seibertron wrote:Collecting toys and other unessential commodities would be considered elitist by many people throughout the world. These are most definitely first world problems. Not being able to get SDCC Metroplex is not the end of the world. Prices will drop once the item is released at the upcoming Asian convention where it will be sold as well. I'm sure this won't be the last time we see this variant sold somewhere.
Seibertron wrote:Yes, they are tax write offs for me. However, it's still an expense and still costs money, especially on the scale with which I purchase Transformers toys.
Seibertron wrote:There was nothing elitist or pig headed about my attitude. I was addressing the other side of the coin and playing devil's advocate. I see a lot of people attacking and saying unpleasant things about people who attend events like BotCon and SDCC that try to make some money by flipping products to offset costs. There's more to the picture than you guys are debating. All I'm asking is that those of you who are really upset that you can't get your hands on SDCC Metroplex yet, just try to take a moment to understand the other side.
Ultimately, the real issue is supply and demand, but then again, isn't that part of the fun of all of this? If there was too much supply, the brand would die off and that'd be the end of all of this. Having just enough supply, or just under, to meet the demand, is what keeps all of this interesting.
GuyIncognito wrote:So you dug up a thread that died two months ago just to troll it some more? Are you familiar with the expressions "beating a dead horse" and "enough is enough"?
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Metrosuplex wrote:Double post!
But let me take a moment to be more civil to GuyIncognito:
The way you keep accusing me of being a troll is hurtful and instigative.
Are you trying to get me to leave this site? Maybe you just want to ruin my day? Is this your way of grandstanding and making others feel inferior?
I guess I just don't understand your tone or intention. Surely you're not trying to antagonize me for the sake of antagonizing me? Your responses are always short and pushy. Like "don't be a douche." And that's it. I hate to use the word "simple", but you must know how easy it is to misinterpret your simple speech.
So let me be the first to apologize over any miscommunication between us. I think your replies are just unintelligible to me, and as such, if you don't want to take the time to be more clear, my reply will be a wasted effort to understand your random insults.
JackStraw wrote:Instigative is the word!!!!! Tone is rude and before I realized the pattern, i would get sucked in from time to time, still do (like now). My purpose for writing this is to support Metrosuplex here as he is echoing my sentiments.
I for one, (and I assume there are many others who just don't say so as they don't want to argue online or be perceived as insulting to the owner of this site who we all appreciate, respect and generally like) agree WHOLE HEARTEDLY with much of what you have written above. You've made some very good points about scalping and people's justification of it.
Burn wrote:I'm sure Ryan will respond to what's been directed at him in time, but that's between him and Metrosuplex, no need for anyone else to get involved.
Burn wrote:If I had something to add, I would. But I don't, I'm only here because the presence of a Moderator was requested.
Oh and yes, GUYINCOGNITO was out of line when he called you a troll, but discussing him like he isn't here is practically flame baiting.
Try not to drag the topic too far off topic now people.
It means to taunt someone in a hostile or antagonistic manner.Metrosuplex wrote:I don't even know what flame baiting is!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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