Seibertron wrote:I could bring some useful skill sets to the table business-wise with having 10 years of e-commerce programming under my belt prior to working on Seibertron.com full time as well as having many years of sales experience. There aren't a lot of web programmers out there with 4 years of car sales experience and 10 years of e-commerce programming experience who also own a successful Transformers fan website (which furthers sales experience, marketing, advertising, programming, and other business skills) which receives over 30,000+ unique visitors per day and who is also an actual die-hard Transformers fan who owns 3,500+ Transformers toys.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Seibertron wrote:I could bring some useful skill sets to the table business-wise with having 10 years of e-commerce programming under my belt prior to working on Seibertron.com full time as well as having many years of sales experience. There aren't a lot of web programmers out there with 4 years of car sales experience and 10 years of e-commerce programming experience who also own a successful Transformers fan website (which furthers sales experience, marketing, advertising, programming, and other business skills) which receives over 30,000+ unique visitors per day and who is also an actual die-hard Transformers fan who owns 3,500+ Transformers toys.
I thought that those who ask get skipped here?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Joking aside, I never suspected car sales from you Is such a skill really that valuable to employers?
WeatherManNX01 wrote:I'd like to see preorders, but I think there are other alternatives.
Perhaps they could impose a limit of two of the same figure per person. They put order limits on the second run of Punch-Counterpunch, so is there a reason this couldn't be done for all exclusives? I think the biggest problem people have with collecting in general is the scourge of scalpers who buy a dozen figures then immediately resell them (often before they even have the figures!). Quantity limits wouldn't solve this problem, but it would limit it and give collectors the chance to have the "one to display, one to open" that some like to have.
Or, what about having exclusive sales be exclusive to members for say 24 hours before opening them up to everyone? I know the non-member price includes the $40 membership fee, but perhaps there's a way to work out a system like that.
Anyway, that's just my $0.02 that I pulled out of my butt. I'm sure there are complexities that would shoot my ideas down in a heartbeat.
WeatherManNX01 wrote:For anyone who isn't happy with the Wheeljack backpack on Runamuck and Runabout, TCC retweeted this on their Twitter feed earlier: http://www.twitvid.com/KI6PZ
Try it on your own Wheeljack or Tracks and see if you like it enough to change your mind about wanting the pair.
Diem wrote:WeatherManNX01 wrote:I'd like to see preorders, but I think there are other alternatives.
Perhaps they could impose a limit of two of the same figure per person. They put order limits on the second run of Punch-Counterpunch, so is there a reason this couldn't be done for all exclusives? I think the biggest problem people have with collecting in general is the scourge of scalpers who buy a dozen figures then immediately resell them (often before they even have the figures!). Quantity limits wouldn't solve this problem, but it would limit it and give collectors the chance to have the "one to display, one to open" that some like to have.
Or, what about having exclusive sales be exclusive to members for say 24 hours before opening them up to everyone? I know the non-member price includes the $40 membership fee, but perhaps there's a way to work out a system like that.
Anyway, that's just my $0.02 that I pulled out of my butt. I'm sure there are complexities that would shoot my ideas down in a heartbeat.
I agree very strongly with this.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Diem wrote:WeatherManNX01 wrote:I'd like to see preorders, but I think there are other alternatives.
Perhaps they could impose a limit of two of the same figure per person. They put order limits on the second run of Punch-Counterpunch, so is there a reason this couldn't be done for all exclusives? I think the biggest problem people have with collecting in general is the scourge of scalpers who buy a dozen figures then immediately resell them (often before they even have the figures!). Quantity limits wouldn't solve this problem, but it would limit it and give collectors the chance to have the "one to display, one to open" that some like to have.
Or, what about having exclusive sales be exclusive to members for say 24 hours before opening them up to everyone? I know the non-member price includes the $40 membership fee, but perhaps there's a way to work out a system like that.
Anyway, that's just my $0.02 that I pulled out of my butt. I'm sure there are complexities that would shoot my ideas down in a heartbeat.
I agree very strongly with this.
One problem is I know of at least two people who do group orders to save on shipping and they order more than 2 figures. They don't scalp them and everyone ends up getting a better price.
Seibertron wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Diem wrote:WeatherManNX01 wrote:I'd like to see preorders, but I think there are other alternatives.
Perhaps they could impose a limit of two of the same figure per person. They put order limits on the second run of Punch-Counterpunch, so is there a reason this couldn't be done for all exclusives? I think the biggest problem people have with collecting in general is the scourge of scalpers who buy a dozen figures then immediately resell them (often before they even have the figures!). Quantity limits wouldn't solve this problem, but it would limit it and give collectors the chance to have the "one to display, one to open" that some like to have.
Or, what about having exclusive sales be exclusive to members for say 24 hours before opening them up to everyone? I know the non-member price includes the $40 membership fee, but perhaps there's a way to work out a system like that.
Anyway, that's just my $0.02 that I pulled out of my butt. I'm sure there are complexities that would shoot my ideas down in a heartbeat.
I agree very strongly with this.
One problem is I know of at least two people who do group orders to save on shipping and they order more than 2 figures. They don't scalp them and everyone ends up getting a better price.
I wouldn't consider this a problem, it just forces those people to cough up money for the shipping.
I agree that limiting the number of figures for the first week or first few days should be a must with collectors items like this. After a week, it's fair game for whoever wants to buy more. But that's also the collector in me talking. If it was my business, I'd want to make sure that all of the items are spoken for so that I don't get stuck with them.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:But if they can only order 2 figures and that's it they can't do a bulk order. They don't save on shipping from the club it's the re-shipping where the savings are had. On another note
chuckdawg1999 wrote:OMG RYAN CHANGED HIS AVATAR IT'S THE FIRST SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE RUN!!!!!!!!!!
Seibertron wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:But if they can only order 2 figures and that's it they can't do a bulk order. They don't save on shipping from the club it's the re-shipping where the savings are had. On another noteI understand what you're saying. I'm just saying that the cost of shipping is just part of the cost of the figure in the end. Limiting the number of figures that can be ordered would also help boost membership numbers for the Club whereas allowing people to order as many as they want with a bulk order actually discourages membership signup. Now that I think about this, this should just be standard procedure since allowing multiple figures to be ordered initially would only hurt potential memberships.
Seibertron wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:OMG RYAN CHANGED HIS AVATAR IT'S THE FIRST SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE RUN!!!!!!!!!!
I think it's the first time I've ever had a non-Cybertron avatar. I use that avatar everywhere on the 'net.
And its artwork (as well as that of your [Ryan's] new sig) looks GORGEOUS! Takara once again pulls off some highly be-yoo-tee-ful looking box art.kirbenvost wrote:Seibertron wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:OMG RYAN CHANGED HIS AVATAR IT'S THE FIRST SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE RUN!!!!!!!!!!
I think it's the first time I've ever had a non-Cybertron avatar. I use that avatar everywhere on the 'net.
But...it's still Cybertron!
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.'
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Seibertron wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:But if they can only order 2 figures and that's it they can't do a bulk order. They don't save on shipping from the club it's the re-shipping where the savings are had. On another noteI understand what you're saying. I'm just saying that the cost of shipping is just part of the cost of the figure in the end. Limiting the number of figures that can be ordered would also help boost membership numbers for the Club whereas allowing people to order as many as they want with a bulk order actually discourages membership signup. Now that I think about this, this should just be standard procedure since allowing multiple figures to be ordered initially would only hurt potential memberships.
The thing is it isn't worth while for the people who are part of these bulk orders to become members. They live in area's where the membership cost is to high or they never attend Bot-Con. I understand the thought of club members only getting the toys but I'd like to see whoever wants one, really wants one, gets one. I'm not a member of the Joe Club so does that mean I shouldn't have the mail-away Cobra Commander my friend got for me? I wanted the figure and appreciate it for what it is but not at $40 for the membership and another $15 for the figure; and as we all know the TF exclusives are much more money.
xyl360 wrote:I think a limit on the number purchased by any member is a good idea for exclusives. My reasoning is this:
I paid money to join the club, so if someone else buys up a ton of figures, preventing me from getting just 1, I as a member, who PAID to be a member just got screwed by someone else not willing to pony up the cash to get their own membership or pay shipping fees or whatever.
A few dollars saved for them, is $200 I'll have to spend on ebay because they killed my chance of getting just 1 (that is what I had to pay for Punch/CounterPunch, and also what motivated me to join the club because I missed out on him due to not being a member), and that's not fair, especially if I PAID to be a member of the club to begin with (and I have never and likely will never attend Botcon, it is always too far away for me to go so the only reason I am a member of the club is because of the exclusives).
Members should get first shot at all exclusives, with a purchase limit of say 1-3 of each figure in the first 24 hours, with an email sent to each member 48 hours in advance of the beginning of the figures going on sale so that we're all aware of when we can start buying. After that, it's game on for everybody with the limits on purchases removed and purchasing of the exclusives open to everybody. That's just like the VIP membership at Botcon that lets you into the dealer room before everybody else (never been there, but it's one of the benefits I've heard about). That would be a fair and reasonable practice for the club to provide that for the people that actually pay for the privilege.
Seibertron wrote:xyl360 wrote:I think a limit on the number purchased by any member is a good idea for exclusives. My reasoning is this:
I paid money to join the club, so if someone else buys up a ton of figures, preventing me from getting just 1, I as a member, who PAID to be a member just got screwed by someone else not willing to pony up the cash to get their own membership or pay shipping fees or whatever.
A few dollars saved for them, is $200 I'll have to spend on ebay because they killed my chance of getting just 1 (that is what I had to pay for Punch/CounterPunch, and also what motivated me to join the club because I missed out on him due to not being a member), and that's not fair, especially if I PAID to be a member of the club to begin with (and I have never and likely will never attend Botcon, it is always too far away for me to go so the only reason I am a member of the club is because of the exclusives).
Members should get first shot at all exclusives, with a purchase limit of say 1-3 of each figure in the first 24 hours, with an email sent to each member 48 hours in advance of the beginning of the figures going on sale so that we're all aware of when we can start buying. After that, it's game on for everybody with the limits on purchases removed and purchasing of the exclusives open to everybody. That's just like the VIP membership at Botcon that lets you into the dealer room before everybody else (never been there, but it's one of the benefits I've heard about). That would be a fair and reasonable practice for the club to provide that for the people that actually pay for the privilege.
Though I'd argue for a limit of 2 and 7 days instead of 24 hours, but that's without knowing how much inventory there is, how many club members there are, and all of the financials involved which you'd need to know in order to determine what quantity limits should be in place.
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