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Post by Syndication on Aug 31, 2020 15:41:43 GMT
‘For US and Canada only’
It never ends!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 31, 2020 15:44:01 GMT
Hasbro can now just fuck off.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 31, 2020 15:46:28 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 31, 2020 16:51:28 GMT
Yeah I said on twitter thats it was only going to be a two day advertisement for Pulse. No point broadcasting it to people who wouldnt be able to buy products from them.
Pulse has yet to have a worldwide exclusive. So no surprise In Demand will have them too.
Its still a shitty choice, because it shows Hasbro are aware of the international fanbase and just dont want to engage. It wouldnt have been hard to arrange international distributors and include links during the con.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 17:45:03 GMT
When you put it like that it makes more sense. I suppose this is just the hangover from SDCC - the release of the exclusives for their toylines that would have been done then. So really that's the Quintesson, Endor and Hellfire Club sets. Probably things like Bluestreak? I just don't see why that has to be limited to the US when they've been managing worldwide embargoes fine for preorders for the Selects stuff. We've been able to order figures as soon as they appeared on fan Friday and Tuesday timed releases.
I wonder if it's because there's this thing now where some sets become convention exclusives across the world - sometimes sets have been European con exclusives and then turned up in the US later, the Han/Leia black series set in 2018 was like that. I've seen the Endor set mentioned as being like that too. Maybe there was an intention that some of what they're doing was supposed to be exclusive at other events globally, which has been affected by the virus. There may be existing agreements in place that mean they can't debut these particular toys outside the US, even if the events they were intended for aren't now happening.
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Post by browny87 on Aug 31, 2020 18:02:31 GMT
i swear to god this better not be a quintesson pit job where they all sell out on the pulse thingy
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 18:11:26 GMT
It is the pit, but we know being Pulse that it will also come through our shops with the kind of availability the Selects sets have. ID have pretty much said they're getting it, and Star have said they will have all con exclusives this year.
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Post by Syndication on Aug 31, 2020 18:15:47 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 18:52:23 GMT
The exclusives list from the Press release: Ghostbusters Plasma Series Tully’s Terrible Night
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
G.I. Joe Series Snake Supreme Cobra Commander Action Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: September 2020)
Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Lord Drakkon Evo III Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron Trilogy: Quintesson Pit of Judgement 5-Pack
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $69.99 / Available: September 2020)
Marvel Legends Series 6-Inch Hellfire Club Collection
(Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $79.99 / Available: September 2020)
Marvel Legends Series 6-Inch X-Men Marvel’s Logan & Charles Xavier Figure 2-Pack
(Ages 14 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Star Wars: The Clone Wars 501st Legion ARC Troopers Figure 3-Pack
(Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: September 2020)
Star Wars: The Black Series Heroes of Endor Figure Set
(Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $109.99 / Available: September 2020)
Star Wars: The Black Series 6-Inch-Scale Hoth Wampa Figure
(Ages 4 years and up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: September 2020) |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 31, 2020 18:57:22 GMT
When you put it like that it makes more sense. I suppose this is just the hangover from SDCC - the release of the exclusives for their toylines that would have been done then. So really that's the Quintesson, Endor and Hellfire Club sets. Probably things like Bluestreak? I just don't see why that has to be limited to the US when they've been managing worldwide embargoes fine for preorders for the Selects stuff. We've been able to order figures as soon as they appeared on fan Friday and Tuesday timed releases. I suspect they will constantly be saying things like "and you can order this right now over on Pulse." or "Click here to order this amazing toy" and didnt want to have to have Graham Norton like "Remember folks text voting is not available in the UK" after every single one of their sales pitches. I get people are not happy with Hasbro generally right now. Rightly so. I just cant work up any anger over this. Or even mild annoyance. |
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Post by browny87 on Aug 31, 2020 19:24:15 GMT
oooofff that endor set is gonna set me back £100 aint it
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 19:27:51 GMT
I get people are not happy with Hasbro generally right now. Rightly so. I just cant work up any anger over this. Or even mild annoyance. FOMO is driving the panic I think. Given the way the exclusives have gone in the last month. If you look at this objectively, the toys will be on our sites because they've told us they will be and if anything is shown of forthcoming lines, it'll be on TFW in minutes anyway. I don't think we're going to miss anything. |
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Post by Llama God on Aug 31, 2020 19:32:41 GMT
Yes, fingers crossed that Hasbro don’t realise their mistake and withdraw the shipments that they promised earlier.
Still so incredibly shitty that they’re region locking it to North America, though. It’s like they don’t even want our money. Which to be fair they’re probably not that fussed about. Domestic income is more important than overseas...
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 19:32:47 GMT
oooofff that endor set is gonna set me back £100 aint it It is. I would really like that, but given it'll drop at the same time as the Pit set and the Wampa, I reckon I'm going to forego it on the grounds I'm just spending too much at the moment. The key figure in that is the Ewok I think, the Han/Leia/Luke figures all have individual BS releases in the wave coming in December according to Yakface. It looks like the Ewok is the actual exclusive. I haven't started a Jedi display yet so I may leave that until the inevitable 40th anniversary in a few years. I need to finish the Hoth stuff first. |
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Post by browny87 on Aug 31, 2020 19:46:16 GMT
yeah i defo need wampa and the pit, i shall see if finances permit the other one,
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 31, 2020 19:55:37 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 20:33:28 GMT
It's just a glorified Transformer Tuesday so I'd bung it in with the others.
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Post by Syndication on Aug 31, 2020 20:57:32 GMT
Welp.  |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2020 20:59:40 GMT
Oh for -
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2020 21:05:07 GMT
I didn't even know it was possible to region lock toys in the space year of 2020.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 21:09:46 GMT
That's interesting, there is only one Transformers item on the list at the moment!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2020 21:11:28 GMT
The fucking Quint Pit!!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 31, 2020 21:12:44 GMT
Bastards if true.
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Post by Rich on Aug 31, 2020 21:17:36 GMT
Isn’t this Hasbro UK’s ‘fault’ and Europe above that if that’s the correct corporate structure? If the Americans want to do stuff for their American customers isn’t that fair enough? The same with exclusives?
They probably have all kinds of internal policies about sticking to territories and not poaching sales from each other. Hasbro UK don’t seem to care much for TF and there’s probably a simple reason for that: low sales.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 21:20:43 GMT
ID seem to think they're on this.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 31, 2020 21:21:06 GMT
From what I've heard Hasbro UK don't actually have much of a say in what they distribute to retailers.
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 31, 2020 21:41:09 GMT
Welp. Thats vague enough to mean the UK aint getting none or We (Kapow) wont be getting them. |
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Post by The Huff on Aug 31, 2020 21:49:06 GMT
Sod them then.
Sod them right in the ear.
Let's just have our own new UK transformer range from now on with new Turbomasters and Predators toys.
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Post by browny87 on Aug 31, 2020 22:12:43 GMT
that best not be the quint pit, i really do not understand the region locking shit, its basically saying american fans are worth more than everyone else
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 31, 2020 22:29:08 GMT
Takara might well do the pit set too. They did the SDCC throne a couple of years back aaand... I can't remember if there even was an SDCC set last year.
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