Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave

Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!

Mine shipped yesterday from HLJ.

Rodimus@ I think the point that amelie was making was that sky fire was too big to fit within the established scale...unless takara get bigger (with cost as well) to get scale right.

Autobot N wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!

Done.

Look at you Autobot N, droppin' bombs!

Autobot N wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!

Done.

Look at you Autobot N, droppin' bombs!

I would love to buy him now, but I don't have the cash for it at the moment. I really hope I can find a vendor at Botcon selling him for a good price.

I'm sure you will, at least you won't have to pay shipping

Yes, you must pay shipping with BBTS. But if you use their 'pile of loot' feature, you can at least bundle it with OTHER purchases and reduce the overall shipping cost by splitting it among several items. That is, if you have the skratch to buy multiple items...

And as Death, I do enjoy loot.

Shipping is free at TFSource for shockwave

http://tfsource.com/masterpiece/mp-shockwave/

And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Responding to two previous points of discussion with the following pic.

This is the box art for the figure. It is not in the "ARE ALL DEAD" pose:



And while it isn't as on the mark as it could be, his title of "Bouei Sanbou" is translated on the box as "Military Operations Commander"

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Thought so.

I would very much doubt someone could get this item MISB at a covnetntion this year for cheaper than this:

Subtotal: 12,590 JPY
Shipping: 1,690 JPY
Points used: 380
Grand total: 13,900 JPY

That is $124 USD shipped (registered). I just paid that this morning and I will be getting this toy next week. That is 36$ less than the US online retailers. If anyone is planning on buying this toy this year and wants the best price, look no further than here: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

Conventions are good for used toys and older toys, especially people wishing to sell their collections. But for new toys and hot toys in demand, it is very smilar to e-bay. They actually up the price since they know those are hot items and thats the best place to find desperate fans looking for said hot items. The price gouging of Gen Arcee at conventions is disheartening.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Thought so.

I would very much doubt someone could get this item MISB at a covnetntion this year for cheaper than this:

Subtotal: 12,590 JPY
Shipping: 1,690 JPY
Points used: 380
Grand total: 13,900 JPY

That is $124 USD shipped (registered). I just paid that this morning and I will be getting this toy next week. That is 36$ less than the US online retailers. If anyone is planning on buying this toy this year and wants the best price, look no further than here: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

Conventions are good for used toys and older toys, especially people wishing to sell their collections. But for new toys and hot toys in demand, it is very smilar to e-bay. They actually up the price since they know those are hot items and thats the best place to find desperate fans looking for said hot items. The price gouging of Gen Arcee at conventions is disheartening.

As someone who has sold at conventions before, don't forget the high cost of just having a dealer booth. Some dealers are taking advantage of the scene, but others are just trying to make a buck after the cost of the booth space, product displays, paying employees, their own time just to be there instead of at their store or whatever, credit card processing fees, buying new products for their store, etc. Cost of business isn't cheap.