william-james88 wrote:There will be lots of regret when he shows up at HTS with his intended retail price: http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Transformer ... 826as0.htm
And its too bad everyone just encouraged BBTS to continue these premium price practices.
william-james88 wrote:There will be lots of regret when he shows up at HTS with his intended retail price: http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Transformer ... 826as0.htm
And its too bad everyone just encouraged BBTS to continue these premium price practices.
Agamemnon wrote:william-james88 wrote:There will be lots of regret when he shows up at HTS with his intended retail price: http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Transformer ... 826as0.htm
And its too bad everyone just encouraged BBTS to continue these premium price practices.
It's insurance. I am willing to pay that price for this figure, due to it's limited availability. If he shows up on Amazon for cheaper, I'll get him there. But, I no longer have the ability to hang out on the Internet hitting refresh until the figure becomes available. Perhaps Groove will be available well after this weekend, like Quickslinger and Brake Neck last year. But I don't want to risk it. This is a reason I am okay paying a bit more with a retailer like BBTS.
It's all capitalism. I find it a bit harsh that BBTS is considered a scalper. If people are willing to pay the price, we do. If not, then the choice to wait on HTS or Amazon is very valid too. Capitalism!
Roadbuster wrote:He didn't sell out within minutes. The listing was up since around midnight. Try a few hours. As soon as I got home, four hours in, I snatched him up.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:william-james88 wrote:There will be lots of regret when he shows up at HTS with his intended retail price: http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Transformer ... 826as0.htm
And its too bad everyone just encouraged BBTS to continue these premium price practices.
My guess is that HTS is waiting for the MAYMAYHEM 15% off code to expire today before they release him on their site. But even then, regular retail is much better than the inflated prices on BBTS.
kurthy wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:william-james88 wrote:There will be lots of regret when he shows up at HTS with his intended retail price: http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Transformer ... 826as0.htm
And its too bad everyone just encouraged BBTS to continue these premium price practices.
My guess is that HTS is waiting for the MAYMAYHEM 15% off code to expire today before they release him on their site. But even then, regular retail is much better than the inflated prices on BBTS.
That may be the saddest thing of all. If HTS waits until their May Mayhem coupon expires to release their May Mayhem figures, that's just disappointing. Almost as bad as putting up Christmas lights in August, but taking them down Christmas Eve.
mooncake623 wrote:Agamemnon wrote:It's all capitalism. I find it a bit harsh that BBTS is considered a scalper. If people are willing to pay the price, we do. If not, then the choice to wait on HTS or Amazon is very valid too. Capitalism!
Well said! Plus it's BBTS, you can always cancel your order if you can get it from HTS at retail when it goes up, better safe then sorry.
kurthy wrote: Almost as bad as putting up Christmas lights in August, but taking them down Christmas Eve.
MCutter wrote:kurthy wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:william-james88 wrote:There will be lots of regret when he shows up at HTS with his intended retail price: http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Transformer ... 826as0.htm
And its too bad everyone just encouraged BBTS to continue these premium price practices.
My guess is that HTS is waiting for the MAYMAYHEM 15% off code to expire today before they release him on their site. But even then, regular retail is much better than the inflated prices on BBTS.
That may be the saddest thing of all. If HTS waits until their May Mayhem coupon expires to release their May Mayhem figures, that's just disappointing. Almost as bad as putting up Christmas lights in August, but taking them down Christmas Eve.
Since this isn't one of HTS's regular items, the code wouldn't work on it anyway. The same thing happens any time they have a coupon code and a leftover con-exclusive item at the same time. They're probably waiting for the code to end before releasing Goove so that they don't get a deluge of "Why isn't my code working" emails.
The x-mas light analogy is pretty apt, though.
william-james88 wrote:This is bound to change soon so anyone interested in keeping tabs on the available preorders for the heavily sought after combiner wars Deluxe Groove is encouraged to subscribe to this thread for any updates. As of now (May 24th 2:30 pm eastern), here are two places where preorders are still available:
Entertaiment Earth for $ 17.99 http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodi ... 0ST_pErK00
Scramble Core for $ 17.50 https://scramblecore.com/products/trans ... bot-groove
william-james88 wrote:This is bound to change soon so anyone interested in keeping tabs on the available preorders for the heavily sought after combiner wars Deluxe Groove is encouraged to subscribe to this thread for any updates. As of now (May 24th 2:30 pm eastern), here are two places where preorders are still available:
Entertaiment Earth for $ 17.99 http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodi ... 0ST_pErK00
Scramble Core for $ 17.50 https://scramblecore.com/products/trans ... bot-groove
Mindmaster wrote:william-james88 wrote:This is bound to change soon so anyone interested in keeping tabs on the available preorders for the heavily sought after combiner wars Deluxe Groove is encouraged to subscribe to this thread for any updates. As of now (May 24th 2:30 pm eastern), here are two places where preorders are still available:
Entertaiment Earth for $ 17.99 http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodi ... 0ST_pErK00
Scramble Core for $ 17.50 https://scramblecore.com/products/trans ... bot-groove
Thanks for the heads-up, WJ; unfortunately, my usual go-to place was sold out on preorders, but I was able to snag an order on Scramble Core. Didn't go the Entertainment Earth way because of that predicted October release!
. I usually do bulk shipping through BBTS, AmiAmi, or wait for free shipping from HTS. I've got my one now, but I'm going to wait until HTS has them before getting a set of 4 to make a groovy Defensor.
