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Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
You've been a good friend & had a good run.
I shall remember you fondly.
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Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
You've been a good friend & had a good run.
I shall remember you fondly.
Disappointed no-one has stepped up and hit the 3+ option.
If I could I would.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaptoDog
Gee the numbers have stalled. They have been in the 5600's for weeks. In fact they seem to be going up and down as some people order and others cancel.
Yeah, I thought it was a sure thing, but since the deadline extension it isn't looking good.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
I have no dog in this race, but it would be nice to see Unicron happen for those who were looking forward to it.
It's at 5666 as of now. It goes up then down then up.
I just saw a tweet today, Kapow Toys in the UK are going to be officially selling Unicron, in a similar manner to EB and Zing which is great news for UK and maybe even EU fans, hopefully it helps boost the numbers a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaptoDog
I heard that Hasbro has cracked down on Zeta Toys over their Unicron release with vids of it on YouTube being pulled. Possibly being motivated by the lukewarm progress of the official version?
It appears so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
But then again, was it going to reach it's goal before the 2 month extension? No.
Did Zeta really make that much of an impact? Probably not, but if the numbers aren't there for Hasbro by October & they bin it, we've found our scapegoat.
Correct. Hasbro, Inc. have taken down some videos of Zeta's not-Unicron on YouTube and the images of it are gone from Zeta's Facebook and Weibo pages. There is also a screenshot of a chat with Zeta saying it has been "aborted." I don't doubt they'll be back, but you can disregard Zeta for the time being.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
I had a look at their site. They have it listed as 'out of stock' and don't even have a price on it. Says they require the full amount by October 6th. I'm assuming that they just haven't finished putting all the details into the listing yet, rather than they are literaclly 'out of stock'.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
I was interested in it until I found out the size. If I'm getting Unicron I want the huge official one, not the tidgy 3P tacker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
I'm nearly going to buy this to help make it happen.... but I just don't have the space for something so big!
I'd be down for Titan Sized version but this guy is just too much :S
I like the mold of the Zeta Toys version (Haslab has way too much leg and back kibble for my liking) but yeah the size is not worthy of an epic character like Unicron.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
A week later and the numbers are still in the 5600's :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Less than 2 weeks until the new deadline. Not looking great :(
Hasbro will either:Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Admit defeat & bin it
Extend the deadline to December
Build it after 7,000 fans from Dubai jump onboard during the last 24 hours
Blame Zeta for stealing their customers
Place your bets.
Now that the UK has a formal seller, I expect the more recent(in the last few weeks) purchases from the UK, here and Asia will get it over the 8K mark by a few hundred spots.
Up to 6,824 now.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Thank you, Dubai.
6942 as of now. It's about to hit the 7000. So close
It's a done deal. The 3rd party sellers (BBTS etc) haven't been added yet. It will sail past 8,000.
This is very good news...Quote:
Originally Posted by DaptoDog
6955 now. I can't stop checking it lol
Kapow Toys only recently started selling this when Hasbro opened it up to Europe. They are now sold out. This is another positive sign. Hasbro wouldn't put limits on them if they were still trying to get the numbers.
So suspect lol 5 days out and 1100 units miraculously get added on?
I'm gonna start calling you Cyn-nertwin. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Yes so cynical! It was the affiliated orders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha_Phantom
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FACs5g...=177kdbcriy5kx
Of course it was... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by DaptoDog
Who cares how we get to 8000. I just want it to be made.
And it's hit 7,000. We're in the endgame now.
I think we are going to make it
Woot I?m on the hype train. Just hit 7200. Come on 8000.
Over 7500 now with a day and a half left so looking pretty good.
Looking forward to seeing this guy made, even if it takes over a year to get here, but it makes me wonder what Hasbro' s acceptable loss margin is. I'd hate to see it get to 7900 and have Hasbro pull the pin.
You don't have to fear that outcome because thankfully it's not happening. It should get to 8,000 plus even before the unaffiliated retailers like BBTS, Chosen Prime etc submit their orders. I can easily see it getting past 10,000 and might in fact hit my earlier guesstimate of 11,000 the way it's running currently. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Mackness
It's a done deal. Nearly at 8200 orders currently.
/golfclap
Nice work
11,000 may prove conservative the way it's running.
Naaah, it'll be way too obvious then, considering the flop it was with the original deadline. I'm going to say 8,700 +/-Quote:
Originally Posted by DaptoDog
wow the 8000 has been smashed. well done Haslab and every backer involved.
They've been updating with current foreign numbers, so final numbers from outside of America shouldn't be huge amount more.
An interesting figure on the Hasbro pulse home page has the funding for Unicron at 281%, which I assume is 281% of the required backers. That's around the 22000 mark. Looks like 11,000 was conservative!
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/haslab
People worked out there was a bug on the site. It should be half that amount, so roughly 140% or 11200 orders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Mackness