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william-james88 wrote:Cyber Bishop wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:"Scalping" is a term only valid for things that just came out or are technically available on store shelves. Worst victims are badly distributed exclusives of desirable characters. But pass a certain timeframe, it just become the secondary market.
uh.. nope
Scalping is the term used to describe someone who buys something in low supply and resells it for a higher price to make profit.
https://4chantoy.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Scalping
I dont give two shits if it is off 4 chan as it is an accurate description. If you buy something with the intent to sell at a higher price you are a scalper dick-bag. I opened ebay before Cosmos became available on pulse and searched for him, got a couple hits then watched pulse again, as soon as it became available and sold out I went back to ebay, lo and behold there suddenly popped up TONS of pre-orders for prices WAY higher than pulse was selling for. scalpers.
https://abc7news.com/holiday-shopping-p ... s/7582929/
Scalping is anyone that buys something at retail hot or not to make a profit off of it period.
Sure. But Scalping is not selling a 3 year old toy, that is no longer being distributed, on eBay at secondary market price. Which is what Rodimus Ukraine was referencing.
I 100% agree with your definition though as it would give further credence that anyone who calls out scalping on Haslab projects would be wrong in doing so. Since the supply if those toys was literally the demand of the time.
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Cyber Bishop wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:"Scalping" is a term only valid for things that just came out or are technically available on store shelves. Worst victims are badly distributed exclusives of desirable characters. But pass a certain timeframe, it just become the secondary market.
uh.. nope
Scalping is the term used to describe someone who buys something in low supply and resells it for a higher price to make profit.
https://4chantoy.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Scalping
I dont give two shits if it is off 4 chan as it is an accurate description. If you buy something with the intent to sell at a higher price you are a scalper dick-bag. I opened ebay before Cosmos became available on pulse and searched for him, got a couple hits then watched pulse again, as soon as it became available and sold out I went back to ebay, lo and behold there suddenly popped up TONS of pre-orders for prices WAY higher than pulse was selling for. scalpers.
https://abc7news.com/holiday-shopping-p ... s/7582929/
Scalping is anyone that buys something at retail hot or not to make a profit off of it period.
Sure. But Scalping is not selling a 3 year old toy, that is no longer being distributed, on eBay at secondary market price. Which is what Rodimus Ukraine was referencing.
I 100% agree with your definition though as it would give further credence that anyone who calls out scalping on Haslab projects would be wrong in doing so. Since the supply if those toys was literally the demand of the time.
Maybe I explained myself badly but that's what I meant. If you remove the CURRENT toy from the market just to flip it right now, that's textbook scalping. But if you sell the thing in like, more than a year, way long after the thing is gone forever and can't be obtained by any means, that can't be considered "scalping" anymore.
Because if not, then all those people selling authentic sealed G1 toys are "scalpers". And everyone selling their old stuff are too if the things are new.
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Overpriced is overpriced, but maybe g1/beast wars is an exception. That's why knocks offs exist
Just like 85% of the original Generation 1 toys of the 1980s that people love so much.DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
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.'
Sabrblade wrote:Just like 85% of the original Generation 1 toys of the 1980s that people love so much.DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
chuckdawg1999 wrote:These look fantastic. I've always felt that the real ingenuity can be found in the kid-friendly lines.
DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
Hopefully he doesn't have a slot in his but like the unfortunate human behind him.
william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
Hopefully he doesn't have a slot in his but like the unfortunate human behind him.
The slot is in the lower back to attachment a piece making her have wings
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
Hopefully he doesn't have a slot in his but like the unfortunate human behind him.
The slot is in the lower back to attachment a piece making her have wings
I know but it looks ugly and is a dumb gimmick anyway. I'm sure bumblebee wouldn't sacrifice his spoiler for some random girl to use as a jet pack....
william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:"Optimus, help! My LEGS are fused together!"
Hopefully he doesn't have a slot in his but like the unfortunate human behind him.
The slot is in the lower back to attachment a piece making her have wings
I know but it looks ugly and is a dumb gimmick anyway. I'm sure bumblebee wouldn't sacrifice his spoiler for some random girl to use as a jet pack....
Stop it with your garbage negativity. Let the kids who this is made for decide if they like it or not.
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:[Like how old do you actually think I am....
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I know but it looks ugly and is a dumb gimmick anyway. I'm sure bumblebee wouldn't sacrifice his spoiler for some random girl to use as a jet pack....
Burn wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:[Like how old do you actually think I am....
I'd like to say 40-ish but given your petulant outbursts and victim crying I'd call you a Zoomer.
(Posted like the grumpy old Gen X'er that I am. Damn kids always making me grumpy with their fancy ball joints and ratchets)
Emerje wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I know but it looks ugly and is a dumb gimmick anyway. I'm sure bumblebee wouldn't sacrifice his spoiler for some random girl to use as a jet pack....
Oh, so you've seen the show and know this is only something that happens with the toy, huh?
Emerje
william-james88 wrote:Enough, let's go back to talking about the toys. Which intrigue you? I'm really into that Twitch figure.
While Megs has a cool design, I am dissapointed by the fake kibble chest and how the rotors can't point up in alt mode.
william-james88 wrote:Which intrigue you?
MaximalNui wrote:I'm actually surprised they didn't make any toy of the kids' robo-gauntlets; that looks like prime roleplay material.
-Kanrabat- wrote:MaximalNui wrote:I'm actually surprised they didn't make any toy of the kids' robo-gauntlets; that looks like prime roleplay material.
Give it time.
Transformers Earthspark toys to be revealed in packaging and reviewed at Sydney Oz Comic-Con - Saturday September 24th.
It is at the Dome at the Sydney Showgrounds, Olympic Park, with a Transformers Booth promoting Earthspark, and some other licensed items... so I hope to see a fair few Australian Transformers fans there over the two days.
The booth is at A121, which is right near the entrance... and at 10am in the morning in the "Halloween Ends Theatre", there will be a live reveal of the Earthspark toys IN PACKAGING for the first time in the world.
Since I will be one of two fans helping out Hasbro at the convention, I have already been shown the packaging and toys, and have been given permission to review and post up images after the convention - but Hasbro will be having a professional filming at the convention and the presentation, so you should see something on their official Socials at some point too.
The TFCC hasn't existed in six years.Tracytron54321 wrote:Oh my god this makes me so upset, I went to Brisbane Oz Comic-Con last weekend and the TFCC never showed up there, and if they had of I would of been able to see these in person -_- Uuuuuugh
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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