Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Oct 6, 2015 15:40:32 GMT
Hahaha, oh TRU.
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Post by Llama God on Oct 6, 2015 16:19:41 GMT
I'm sick and hallucinating that, right..?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 6, 2015 16:35:13 GMT
Phil, your decimal place is surely in the wrong place!
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 6, 2015 16:37:49 GMT
You think they should be charging £1999.90?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 6, 2015 16:52:16 GMT
A ha ha ha ha ha That's called 'getting greedy' |
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kayevcee
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The Weather Wizard
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Post by kayevcee on Oct 6, 2015 16:58:40 GMT
Nah. That's going "Oh look! All these toys are half price! See? This one used to be £200!" during the Christmas rush.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 6, 2015 17:11:28 GMT
I shake my head.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 6, 2015 18:18:45 GMT
Ahahahahahaha.
Fannies.
Andy
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Post by Llama God on Oct 6, 2015 18:30:45 GMT
Nah. That's going "Oh look! All these toys are half price! See? This one used to be £200!" during the Christmas rush. So cynical. And also, I fear, accurate. |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 6, 2015 19:03:51 GMT
You think they should be charging £1999.90? Yes. Its for the good of all those long suffering wives/husbands/partners/children out there that prices are high so that nobody can buy toys instead of food and shoes. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 6, 2015 20:37:38 GMT
Even if that is a deliberate ploy to sell it 'half price' in a month that is simply outrageous. That must be the most expensive UK released Transformer ever surely? I love mine, it's brilliant, but it's not even a £100 toy, let alone twice that.
The prices for these platinums don't make sense. Someone somewhere along the route these are taking from the east to the west is putting on one heck of a markup because going direct like Kapow do makes an enormous difference.
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Stomski
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YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!! But don't worry. It won't happen again.
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Post by Stomski on Oct 7, 2015 8:06:16 GMT
That must be the most expensive UK released Transformer ever surely? Can anyone think of another?? I can't! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 7, 2015 8:31:16 GMT
MP Op and Soundwave topped the ton. The Blaster and Perceptor set did too recently. Apart from that.....
I think Platinum Trypticon has the record by a country mile!
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 7, 2015 8:34:52 GMT
Platinum/Masterpiece/Year Of The... toys have been enthusiasticaly priced in TRU for a few years now so I doubt Trypticon is part of a 'sell it at half price in a month' strategy. TRU really do seem to think they can sell special releases at a high premium!
Not that I see them in the Burger store anyway!
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 7, 2015 20:34:03 GMT
200 is shocking. The bastards.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 7, 2015 20:46:08 GMT
What was Metroplex here? Did he beat MP Soundwave? They were both about £120 weren't they? I remember that RotF Devastator set being ridiculous but I don't think it was over £100.
I remember feeling like a PROPER fan handing over £100 for MP10 in TRU. Yeah, Billy big spuds the hardcore fan. Heh. These days it's getting far too frequent.
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Post by Toph on Oct 7, 2015 21:06:48 GMT
That's $225usd! Holy hell, no WAY is *any* G1 toy worth that!
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 7, 2015 21:10:50 GMT
At current rates, £200 for Trypticon equates to $306
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Post by blueshift on Oct 7, 2015 21:11:33 GMT
That's $225usd! Holy hell, no WAY is *any* G1 toy worth that! £200 is closer to $300 |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 7, 2015 21:22:57 GMT
What was Metroplex here? Did he beat MP Soundwave? They were both about £120 weren't they? I remember that RotF Devastator set being ridiculous but I don't think it was over £100. Metroplex was £125 tmukhub.proboards.com/post/158438/threadCan't find a price for Davestator but I can see Nick talking about it being reduced to £70 in the sightings thread. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 7, 2015 21:38:43 GMT
Something in the depths of my mind is saying Devastator was £89.99 initially. Which blew my mind when I saw that. Not least because it looked rubbish. Metroplex tops Soundwave, I checked my records and Soundwave was £115 on release in August 2013.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 7, 2015 21:42:06 GMT
That's cos Davestator is pish. A toy that size missing a key Transformers gimmick, namely the ability to turn the vehicles into robots? No thank you, not even remotely tempted especially when there's a Legends version that does do that!
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Post by Toph on Oct 7, 2015 21:56:35 GMT
At current rates, £200 for Trypticon equates to $306 I see what I did wrong. I accidentally had euro entered instead of pound. They're next to each other in my converter. It is impossible to express my exasperation at that new price. Did Hasbro UK get taken over by money grubbing Funpub? |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 8, 2015 8:31:36 GMT
I hope it comes with batteries at that price!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Oct 8, 2015 8:44:48 GMT
I hope it comes with never-ending, NUCLEAR batteries at that price.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 8, 2015 11:19:16 GMT
From experience, no batteries :-(
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 8, 2015 11:42:02 GMT
That's cos Davestator is pish. A toy that size missing a key Transformers gimmick, namely the ability to turn the vehicles into robots? No thank you, not even rem. rely tempted especially when there's a Legends version that does do that! I'm sure Ive explained this before, hes not missing a gimmick he has an extra gimmick. ROTF Devastator is a Sextetocon, which is awesome. Solocon - almost everybody, for example Actionmaster Thundercracker Duocon - Flywheels Triocon - Magmatron Quartetocon - ?? ? ?? Quintocon - ?? ?? Sextetocon - Devastator Like I said, awesome! |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 8, 2015 12:38:02 GMT
I had a shot of a ROTF Devastator at a con...and enjoyed it! Tis like an angry robot puppy.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 4, 2018 5:54:36 GMT
I wake this morning to find an advert for a Walmart exclusive G1 Hot-Rod reissue at Robotokingdom on my FB Timeline: www.robotkingdom.com/e2052cv00.htmlStart Shipping on 1st June 2018. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 4, 2018 9:35:42 GMT
How very interesting.
-Ralph
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