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Post by Pinwig on Jul 9, 2016 22:41:38 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 9, 2016 23:37:58 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2016 0:07:17 GMT
MP Ironhide was ¥10,800, Inferno is ¥14,000. So ¥3,200 more to start with.....
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Post by Llama God on Jul 10, 2016 7:55:33 GMT
...and then the plummeting exchange rate.
Right then. Guess I'll be buying all the Wave 1 Titans Return figures I can find before the re-stocks arrive at a higher price.
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 11:24:58 GMT
MP Ironhide was ¥10,800, Inferno is ¥14,000. So ¥3,200 more to start with..... That's a good comparison. However, Shockwave's list price was 16,800 according to HLJ, so you've got: List Price - UK Import shops price Ironhide 10,800 - £60-65 Shockwave 16,800 - £100-110 Inferno 14,000 - £130 However I think there may also be a fair amount of guesswork going on and Kapow have listed high and then brought the price down before. ID are offering Inferno for £105 on an early bird, and Kapow's is £110. Odd because ID are usually more expensive than everyone else. TFE are at £105 too. So really we're looking at Shockwave type prices for a figure which in Japanese prices is half way between Ironhide and Shockwave. |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 11:37:50 GMT
Yep. Prices are rising. Maybe we need a thread for it. The next batch of Legends deluxes have gone up on TFE. They were £25 for the first wave, £30 for the Chromedome wave.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2016 11:52:14 GMT
Ouch.
I know Kapow have had a silly deal on Skullcruncher, Hardhead and Weirdwolf.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2016 11:55:07 GMT
Yep. Prices are rising. Maybe we need a thread for it. Spun off. I can't think of a catchier title right now. Anyone know where I can find a table of exchange rates for £, $ & Yen earlier in the year for comparisons? |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 12:22:25 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 12:26:59 GMT
Real example - Victorion is $72 on Amazon.com at the moment, which taxed and shipped comes to £85. In the week pre-referendum that would have been £75, a very appealing price.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2016 12:29:45 GMT
So around the point the Ironhide pre order went up we'd have got ¥185 per pound. Now it's ¥125, effectively 1/3 less.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2016 12:30:42 GMT
Real example - Victorion is $72 on Amazon.com at the moment, which taxed and shipped comes to £85. In the week pre-referendum that would have been £75, a very appealing price. No it's not, she's rubbish! |
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Post by Benn on Jul 10, 2016 14:32:46 GMT
Okay, objectively, £75 for four deluxes, one legend and a leader... yeah, I'd take that.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2016 16:50:45 GMT
Real example - Victorion is $72 on Amazon.com at the moment, which taxed and shipped comes to £85. In the week pre-referendum that would have been £75, a very appealing price. No it's not, she's rubbish! Phil sadly speaks truth. -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 16:55:46 GMT
eep. I replied to Phil's post earlier but it seems to have vanished. Proboards playing up? I think it's a very striking looking figure and I'd love to own one. I held back on a purchase when the Takara one became apparent, and then spent the money elsewhere yesterday.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2016 16:58:31 GMT
Okay, objectively, £75 for four deluxes, one legend and a leader... yeah, I'd take that. ....speaks a man who's not seen them in the plastic. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2016 17:00:46 GMT
Gold! He loves only gollllllllllld!!! *sings* -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 17:06:06 GMT
What is it then? just the colours? the moulds are alright aren't they? they're the same as the rest of the combiners!
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Post by Benn on Jul 10, 2016 17:44:22 GMT
Okay, objectively, £75 for four deluxes, one legend and a leader... yeah, I'd take that. ....speaks a man who's not seen them in the plastic. True, I have not. But... they can't be THAT bad, can they? |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2016 22:14:41 GMT
Super Ginrai up on TFE for £70. Soundwave £60. Apart from that being a disappointing price (and they're usually cheaper than Kapow), I wonder what the difference is for. Maybe Ginrai is getting some die cast parts?
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Post by Llama God on Jul 11, 2016 7:56:22 GMT
I assume they're just anticipating that he'll be popular...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2016 13:16:34 GMT
Previous CW Boxsets £90-£100 at Kapow
Computron £120
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2016 18:35:59 GMT
Ah ha ha! That is taking the piss.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 14, 2016 16:37:42 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 14, 2016 17:22:04 GMT
As McFeely said on twitter the other day, this is going to see more than a few comics shop close.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2016 18:23:40 GMT
It will indeed. Customers will migrate towards digital and UK newsstand reprints which will seem even cheaper now!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 14, 2016 20:51:43 GMT
*puttup*
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 19, 2016 6:47:36 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 19, 2016 6:55:57 GMT
I think they're talking about concurrent publishing rather than waiting a year for reprints
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 19, 2016 7:18:56 GMT
The comparison there is with Marvel UK, who also waited 18+ months to reprint anything.
The only real exceptions were Star Wars, till midway through the Empire/Jedi gap, and Transformers
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