Puhonix wrote:MrBlack wrote:Still up at $43.77. Available June 6.
I put an order in.
I saw that, but now it only shows the one for$90. Using the same link as above?
william-james88 wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Leader UM - a fine prize for those who don't mind paying a bit extra...
I wouldn't mind one, but my hankering for the other figures is much stronger.
Hey man, sorry if we keep butting heads over prices but I just wanted to know, is Magnus less than $43.77 a retail? How much of an extra is it?
Shockwave7 wrote:
Hope that at least helps you to understand why we keep 'butting heads' over this. Some folks can eat the extra cost. Not others. If'n you can give me a promo code for BBTS that will cover delivery cost and give us X% off, then THAT would be news to shut my mouth. As for leader UM, it WOULD have been a deal to go for, which was highly unusual for an Amazon purchase this early out. But I just don't want him that much. The $90ish price he's now at on Amazon is closer to the markups you normally see for a figure like that which isn't available through normal retail (yet).
william-james88 wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:
Hope that at least helps you to understand why we keep 'butting heads' over this. Some folks can eat the extra cost. Not others. If'n you can give me a promo code for BBTS that will cover delivery cost and give us X% off, then THAT would be news to shut my mouth. As for leader UM, it WOULD have been a deal to go for, which was highly unusual for an Amazon purchase this early out. But I just don't want him that much. The $90ish price he's now at on Amazon is closer to the markups you normally see for a figure like that which isn't available through normal retail (yet).
It does help me understand, thanks! And as for Hasbro toy shop, I think it's more them prioritizing BBTS and any other retailer who gave their initial order rather than ignoring themselves. Of course, the result is the same.
kirbenvost wrote:I like how there's now 1 Leader Magnus listed for $90 from a Marketplace seller. So did some dude just buy one of the two that were in stock, turn around and immediately list it for double the price? The level of greed is almost comical. Same thing happened with Platinum Omega Supreme. Oh well, they'll be widely available soon enough.
Shockwave7 wrote:Sadly, if the news hounds here are correct, then more reasonable sellers like HTS are being skunked by Hasbro in favor of giving more to BBTS as part of some kind of 'exclusive deal' or 'premier account' arrangement. So the scalpers are draining the extra figures that Hasbro is giving to BBTS, which leads Hasbro to give more to BBTS to fill a perceived need, which means Hasbro winds up having fewer figures for the brick/mortar stores, or even for HTS, their own online distributor. Which means more legitimate sellers wind up having to wait even longer for Hasbro to make some figures that they're not sinking into the BBTS scalper mill.
Shockwave7 wrote:I also forgot to mention - BBTS doesn't take paypal. HTS does. That's another thing in favor of HTS is that they don't require you to use a credit card. Ease of use, and (even if it's only perceived) a slight reduction in risk of online credit card ID theft.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you....
william-james88 wrote:Just to clarify, HTS is not a seller being skunked by Hasbro, it IS Hasbro. Hasbro is choosing to favour their clients who placed orders for their products rather than sell them themselves. And its not just BBTS that is prioritized over HTS, it is everyone else that orders from hasbro, including Walmart and Toysrus which are much bigger clients than BBTS is. Also, in terms of online retailers, BBTS might be big in the US but that is where their influence ends. I am probably wrong but I thought entertainment earth and Robot Kingdom had the Lion's share for online Hasbro orders.
Shockwave7 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Just to clarify, HTS is not a seller being skunked by Hasbro, it IS Hasbro. Hasbro is choosing to favour their clients who placed orders for their products rather than sell them themselves. And its not just BBTS that is prioritized over HTS, it is everyone else that orders from hasbro, including Walmart and Toysrus which are much bigger clients than BBTS is. Also, in terms of online retailers, BBTS might be big in the US but that is where their influence ends. I am probably wrong but I thought entertainment earth and Robot Kingdom had the Lion's share for online Hasbro orders.
I don't know enough about the operations on these other guys, so I can't speak for them, though I'm sure you're right. And If HTS 'is' Hasbro, then it miffs me (and others) even more that their own online distributor isn't a 'priority' for them. The logical deduction would be that Hasbro would give their own online store first dibs on their own figures, since they make them.
It may be wishful thinking, but Hasbro ought to have a more or less direct pipeline straight from their own factories to the online outfit which both sells their products and bears their name. I don't know how many units Hasbro's factories crank out per day, or per month, but it would be nice if Hasbro gave it's own online store even so much as 0X% of the goods. It just bewilders common sense for a company's factories to look at it's own website distributor and say, 'Pffft - they're not a priority.'
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Shockwave7 wrote:If HTS 'is' Hasbro, then it miffs me (and others) even more that their own online distributor isn't a 'priority' for them. The logical deduction would be that Hasbro would give their own online store first dibs on their own figures, since they make them.
It may be wishful thinking, but Hasbro ought to have a more or less direct pipeline straight from their own factories to the online outfit which both sells their products and bears their name. I don't know how many units Hasbro's factories crank out per day, or per month, but it would be nice if Hasbro gave it's own online store even so much as 0X% of the goods. It just bewilders common sense for a company's factories to look at it's own website distributor and say, 'Pffft - they're not a priority.'
Seibertron wrote:From what I understand, HasbroToyShop.com is its own separate entity. It is not run by Hasbro.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:This is now the second store to say Leader Starscream is coming in July, either BBTS is expecting early stock like UM or they're wrong, again.
Burn wrote:Now that's a picture Magnus can deal with.
william-james88 wrote:Hey guys, now that we have a propper G1 style magnus, we can do this:
Found on facebook HK-TF
Seibertron wrote:From what I understand, HasbroToyShop.com is its own separate entity. It is not run by Hasbro.
Seibertron wrote:From what I understand, HasbroToyShop.com is its own separate entity. It is not run by Hasbro.
Seibertron wrote:Seibertron wrote:From what I understand, HasbroToyShop.com is its own separate entity. It is not run by Hasbro.
Odd statement to make, I know, can't remember who I was talking to at Hasbro. Maybe I misunderstood what was being told to me, but if I recall correctly the relationship between HasbroToyShop.com and Hasbro isn't as straightforward as it seems and is actually managed by another company. I can't remember the specifics of the conversation from at least a few years back but I reached out to Hasbro to get some clarification again. Yes, the name is owned by Hasbro and it's supposed to look like the retail arm of Hasbro, but it is its own separate company that operates separately from Hasbro if I remember this correctly.
william-james88 wrote:Ok, from your experience and from what you know, would you say Hasbrotoyshop operates similarly to other retailers who buy from hasbro. As in, do they also order from Hasbro to stock their items or are they given the remainder of a run after other retailers, such as walmart, have been taken care of. From your understanding, would Hasbro toy shop have a greater, equal or lower priority in terms of Hasbro filling their orders, in comparison to BBTS, Walmart, Toysrus and Robot Kingdom?
I just thought they were the equivalent of Takaratomymall.
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