Rated X wrote:Japan only BS. These things are gonna get scalped by TFSource and BBTS japanese contacts and e-bay sellers. 60-70% of them will end up on american collectors shelves. Takara is beating a dead horse with these exclusive releases thinking theyre doing their own a favor. Its time for them to let it go and expand sales to their primary customer base.
On the mark that TF isn't really that hot in Japan. And nope, most of the big spending collectors are from China.
As for the scalping, here you go again.
Step #1 You get only one source and at limited per household release (assuming those stores get their stocks direct from Japan ) or from Hasbro Asia. If the latter, maybe a little bit more.
Step #2 You are not sure how many stocks will be moved and you are required to pay in full. Don't tell me you are not gonna compute your profit margins with this business venture? You aren't running a charity btw
Step #3 Once it arrives at their Japan contact, you do have to package the item and travel to the post office too. That also lumps in extra costs
Step #4 The employees need to eat too right?
Step #5 There are other expenses as well
Step #6 Law of Supply and Demand. Low supply and high demand and you won't think of extra profits? Really? If there is NO demand, expect the prices to drop or at least wait 2 years for it to drop
Sometimes for a collector who purchases multiple versions of one character you despise just for the hahaha of it to make a point, now you are complaining of scalper prices? That's like a dime a dozen for you........
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