Kingdom Deluxe Class Beast Scorponok video review

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

Autobot N wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

Almost certainly stolen figures, yes

jtanimator wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

Almost certainly stolen figures, yes

Pretty sure we’ve gotten several confirmations that this kid does NOT steal these, he’s partnered with Hasbro.

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

o.supreme wrote:Not an agreement with Hasbro, but someone here recently (I apologize I cannot recall at the moment), pointed out a UK website that somehow does obtain toys quite early, and they have sent items to PvP to review before (he has credited them on his reviews), and this is how PvP gets several of them. Some of the more well known (infamous) early reviewers are obtaining questionable factory samples, based on their close proximity to where the toys are being made, but my guess is that PvP's family is financially secure, so he can afford to get the earliest sources and pay insane amounts to get them shipped to him in the UK as quickly as possible.

I mean most of us poor shlubs are living paycheck-to-paycheck so we have to budget our resources to get TF's when they come out, but of the several thousands of us, I'd imagine there are a few more well-off than others, so they get the reviews earlier. I'm not jealous, it gives me a good opportunity to look at something several months in advance.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

So you're saying if you had access to stolen figures before others you'd refuse them?

o.supreme wrote:Not an agreement with Hasbro, but someone here recently (I apologize I cannot recall at the moment), pointed out a UK website that somehow does obtain toys quite early, and they have sent items to PvP to review before (he has credited them on his reviews), and this is how PvP gets several of them. Some of the more well known (infamous) early reviewers are obtaining questionable factory samples, based on their close proximity to where the toys are being made, but my guess is that PvP's family is financially secure, so he can afford to get the earliest sources and pay insane amounts to get them shipped to him in the UK as quickly as possible.

I mean most of us poor shlubs are living paycheck-to-paycheck so we have to budget our resources to get TF's when they come out, but of the several thousands of us, I'd imagine there are a few more well-off than others, so they get the reviews earlier. I'm not jealous, it gives me a good opportunity to look at something several months in advance.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not an agreement with Hasbro, but someone here recently (I apologize I cannot recall at the moment), pointed out a UK website that somehow does obtain toys quite early, and they have sent items to PvP to review before (he has credited them on his reviews), and this is how PvP gets several of them. Some of the more well known (infamous) early reviewers are obtaining questionable factory samples, based on their close proximity to where the toys are being made, but my guess is that PvP's family is financially secure, so he can afford to get the earliest sources and pay insane amounts to get them shipped to him in the UK as quickly as possible.

I mean most of us poor shlubs are living paycheck-to-paycheck so we have to budget our resources to get TF's when they come out, but of the several thousands of us, I'd imagine there are a few more well-off than others, so they get the reviews earlier. I'm not jealous, it gives me a good opportunity to look at something several months in advance.

Early releases are weeks, not months before they're on shelves. I've also heard from several sources that he and Ton Ton sell their samples for crazy amounts privately to recoup whatever costs they had. Between the views and the sales, they're doing ok. For the record, Hasbro will never send out figures this early to be reviewed. If they did there's a long list of reviewers who have larger audiences and have a closer relationship to Hasbro than PvP and Ton Ton.

Lore Keeper wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

So you're saying if you had access to stolen figures before others you'd refuse them?

Yup. Some of us have moral standards.

ZeroWolf wrote:Yeah he got others off In Demand Toys, like Selects Abominus and Volcanicus. I suspect Scorponok here is similar. An early review to build up hype.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Early releases are weeks, not months before they're on shelves... For the record, Hasbro will never send out figures this early to be reviewed.

william-james88 wrote:Just curious but how do we know to distinguish Male and female dinosaurs when the reproductive organs are bot preserved? No one knows what a trex penis looks like

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

So you're saying if you had access to stolen figures before others you'd refuse them?

Yup. Some of us have moral standards.

Good to know that you do. But does DeathReviews?

JazZeke wrote:Does anyone else find it annoying the sheer amount of times PvP uses the phrase "of course" in his videos? He's not freaking M. Bison.

JazZeke wrote:Does anyone else find it annoying the sheer amount of times PvP uses the phrase "of course" in his videos? He's not freaking M. Bison.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

JazZeke wrote:Does anyone else find it annoying the sheer amount of times PvP uses the phrase "of course" in his videos? He's not freaking M. Bison.

Or misusing "obscure" to describe kibble.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

JazZeke wrote:Does anyone else find it annoying the sheer amount of times PvP uses the phrase "of course" in his videos? He's not freaking M. Bison.

Or misusing "obscure" to describe kibble.

Not to pseudo-mod but these kind of discussions should be left on 4chan.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Greetings Seibertronians!
Once again, Prime VS Prime deliver with an early Kingdom video review!

This time, it is for Deluxe Class Scorponok from the classic Beast Wars series! Scorponok is part of Deluxe Wave 3 that will be hitting store shelves along with Fossilizer Wingfinger, a repack of Earthrise Wheeljack and Tracks!

He come with a look that closely resembles the original show but with a modern interpretation of it.

Are you planning to pick this guy up?
Let us know!

Munkky wrote:Trransforms from Scorpion to Manlet and back!

Autobot N wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

So you're saying if you had access to stolen figures before others you'd refuse them?

Yup. Some of us have moral standards.

Good to know that you do. But does DeathReviews?

Not sure if our concepts of "morality" apply to a force of nature such as the Grim Reaper

DeathReviews wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Wow - how do some people get these things so dang EARLY? Do they have access to the factory floor or something? The rest of us casual reviewers have to wait for general release - there is no justice!

So you're saying if you had access to stolen figures before others you'd refuse them?

Yup. Some of us have moral standards.

Good to know that you do. But does DeathReviews?

Not sure if our concepts of "morality" apply to a force of nature such as the Grim Reaper

Death doesn't judge the souls he reaps - that's for others to do. I just escort them to the courtroom so to speak .

But no - I would not accept stolen merchandise. I didn't accuse PvP of stealing - I just marveled that he is getting so many of these new figures so early, and wondered how he does it. He seems awash with all the stuff that was only just announced/revealed at the Pulse event a couple weeks ago. These are figures that aren't supposed to be available until late this year at the earliest. That kind of early access seems highly unusual. Maybe they wanted him to do the reviews first because he has an accent, and thus makes it sound 'classier'...?

JazZeke wrote:Does anyone else find it annoying the sheer amount of times PvP uses the phrase "of course" in his videos? He's not freaking M. Bison.

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I also can't stand it when everybody calls extra parts "kibble".

KIBBLE:
ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.

Who's the jackass that started calling it kibble anyway?

Notimus Crime wrote:

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I also can't stand it when everybody calls extra parts "kibble".

KIBBLE:
ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.

Who's the jackass that started calling it kibble anyway?

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kibble#Origin_of_the_term

I personally don't have a problem with the term kibble other than it's meaning not being immediately obvious to non-transformers fans.

william-james88 wrote:Ah that makes more sense Well, let us know what you think. I feel I'm in a minority on thinking Ractonite blows but I find that odd. I think he's objectively a really weak design with being the first deluxe in the WFC trilogy to not have proper hands with fist holes.

Lore Keeper wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not an agreement with Hasbro, but someone here recently (I apologize I cannot recall at the moment), pointed out a UK website that somehow does obtain toys quite early, and they have sent items to PvP to review before (he has credited them on his reviews), and this is how PvP gets several of them. Some of the more well known (infamous) early reviewers are obtaining questionable factory samples, based on their close proximity to where the toys are being made, but my guess is that PvP's family is financially secure, so he can afford to get the earliest sources and pay insane amounts to get them shipped to him in the UK as quickly as possible.

I mean most of us poor shlubs are living paycheck-to-paycheck so we have to budget our resources to get TF's when they come out, but of the several thousands of us, I'd imagine there are a few more well-off than others, so they get the reviews earlier. I'm not jealous, it gives me a good opportunity to look at something several months in advance.

Early releases are weeks, not months before they're on shelves. I've also heard from several sources that he and Ton Ton sell their samples for crazy amounts privately to recoup whatever costs they had. Between the views and the sales, they're doing ok. For the record, Hasbro will never send out figures this early to be reviewed. If they did there's a long list of reviewers who have larger audiences and have a closer relationship to Hasbro than PvP and Ton Ton.

I wish these forums had a like button because this deserves one, sir.

ZeroWolf wrote:Hasbro won't send figures out...but retailers do which we've seen happen like how In Demand Toys were Shipping SS Overload out a month and a bit in advance of most other places last year. Or how they were mysteriously Shipping Abominus out the same time as pvp dropped a review on him.

Besides sometimes I do question whether someone has stolen from the factory or if Hasbro are being very sneaky and using it as a way to build hype for forthcoming figures, plus they don't have to worry about a reviewer not declaring they got it from hasbro as they can rely on the "thief" angle.

william-james88 wrote:Easy way to know if they are sent the products by the company is if they show the box.

Notimus Crime wrote:

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I also can't stand it when everybody calls extra parts "kibble".

KIBBLE:
ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.

Who's the jackass that started calling it kibble anyway?

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kibble#Origin_of_the_term

I personally don't have a problem with the term kibble other than it's meaning not being immediately obvious to non-transformers fans.

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:

Notimus Crime wrote:

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I also can't stand it when everybody calls extra parts "kibble".

KIBBLE:
ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.

Who's the jackass that started calling it kibble anyway?

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kibble#Origin_of_the_term

I personally don't have a problem with the term kibble other than it's meaning not being immediately obvious to non-transformers fans.

Well, it's good to know the origin of it. But for some reason, it seriously irritates me.

Pet Peeve: Something that a particular person finds especially annoying.

I don't have a really good explanation why it annoys me but it just gets under my skin for some reason.

I hated collecting GI Joe because I had a massive bag of tiny accessories & guns that I couldn't keep track of. And when I sold most of my Joes, trying to match the parts with the figures was a total nightmare that took hours. I think "kibble" would fit the GI Joe fandom a lot better. I don't really mind the Transformers parts & accessories & I have no problem remembering which parts go with which figures. All the GI Joe guns looked the same, all molded in solid black. Just like little bits of dry dog/cat food all look the same. Because of that, I definitely think "kibble" should be a GI Joe thing.

sol magnus wrote:I can tell you any Joe collector worth their salt knows what weapons go with who.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:I can tell you any Joe collector worth their salt knows what weapons go with who.

Don't assume that every collectors or "true" collectors are or must be as hardcore as you.

sol magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:I can tell you any Joe collector worth their salt knows what weapons go with who.

Don't assume that every collectors or "true" collectors are or must be as hardcore as you.

I'm not assuming. The guy I responded to said he didn't remember.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:I can tell you any Joe collector worth their salt knows what weapons go with who.

Don't assume that every collectors or "true" collectors are or must be as hardcore as you.

I'm not assuming. The guy I responded to said he didn't remember.

I've been collecting transformers for more than 10 years now.
And I've been in that situation numerous times. It's hard to keep track of hundreds of toys and their accessories over years.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:I can tell you any Joe collector worth their salt knows what weapons go with who.

Don't assume that every collectors or "true" collectors are or must be as hardcore as you.

I'm not assuming. The guy I responded to said he didn't remember.

I've been collecting transformers for more than 10 years now.
And I've been in that situation numerous times. It's hard to keep track of hundreds of toys and their accessories over years.

You must not be worth your salt then.