ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Let's all complain to Hasbro about Amazon being a bad vendor, and demand a real release* of the figures. And anyone who says "It's just smart business" or "It's just supply and demand" or other bullshit like that can go jump in a smelting pool.
*Between the lack of anti-scalper measures, their dodgy search engine, and other bad practices... "Amazon Exclusive" no longer counts as a real release in my book.
So far I've ordered every single one of Amazon's exclusives since Prime Wars and have had a 100% success rate (my Autobot Alliance set continues to be delayed as well, but it isn't canceled). In 2020 nobody can be expected to predict every issue that comes along, not even Amazon. They're doing a better job of fulfilling online orders than Walmart and Target combined. Just because Amazon is having some issues this year doesn't mean they're doing a bad job, some things are completely out of their hands. Sometimes the problem is Hasbro being unable to fill supply as planned when their production line is running under reduced staff. And it's not like Amazon can just ask Hasbro to make more, Hasbro's factory is busy doing Kingdom, those Earthrise molds are already in storage or being used by Takara Tomy and the machines are busy doing other things to stay on schedule for next year.
aronjlove wrote:sol magnus wrote:I don't know if anybody did the math but 30 items at 40 bucks a piece is 1,200 dollars. I mean, you have to have the money to do that. Even if I wanted to resell one, I might be able to swing one extra. I certainly couldn't buy 30. Or even 3. Or most days, 2. Sometimes...even one.
I'm sure the scalpers that do this do it for a living. Take out a credit card, max it out, sell the items at triple the price, pay the card off, bask in the profit. Rinse and repeat.
It's not like the only scalpers are individuals on eBay, TFSource and other retailers also order Amazon's exclusives to sell at a hefty markup. And I bet they're ordering more than 30.
Emerje