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Yesterday after work, I popped into TRU Joondalup - in the aisles near the Lego, they had the second wave of Kre-O combiners - iirc, two each of Computron, Superion, Menasor and Bruticus. About $15ea. I passed, as I'm trying to be more precise on what I buy, but if I could have..
That's third wave, only showing up at TRU store (so far). I think we missed second wave. :(
Covenant Of Prime book at Big W Belmont tonight. $50.
Was just bout to post this. Saw it at midland big w too for $50. Was $150 at comic store in cityQuote:
Originally Posted by Omega Metro
Just saw YOTH Omega Supreme in the Big W toys catalogue for $98. Haven't been to the shops to find out where they are though.
You sure you saw the right catalogue? I just checked online there isn't any.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armentitron
This was last year's product.
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Originally Posted by Armentitron
There might be some more stock coming through, there have been a lot of the YOTH magnus' showing up at Targets near me lately where they were previously sold out.Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Picked up Cov. of Primus from Big W Mandurah for $50 there were 2 more left ...
I will double check this. My only concerns is that it is YOTH now not YOTS.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Would be better if YOTH mp10 finally came.
Is there such thing as YOTH badged Omega Supreme and Magnus?? Everything I can find seems to show it's YOTS for these guys. It's still a hope that some straggling stock may show up.Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
MP-10 OP and Supreme SS are YOTH for sure... and so we can still look forward to these coming through. But seriously... is anyone interested in that recolored MP-10??
picked up kreons combiners menasor and computron from toys r us cannington.
They had heaps of them! Almost made me think twice about getting them now but they were only 16.99 each!
They also had 2 of the bruticus and superion sets.
You can find the kreons in their new lego section of the store.
The normal transformers section was disappointing.
Target Midland has those vile looking TF4 First Edition Optimus things. First time I have seen it in person. Last time as well.:)
I am, for the fun of it if it is not expensive. I do not have a mp-10 and I am not going to pay ridiculous prices nor getting a KO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasaraki
I think there isn't a YOTH Omega as the online catalogue would have reflected this, and I found the toy online on BigW and is not available in both online and stores.
Got my Covenant today, well pleased. Also found the big Predaking for $39 in K-Mart Innaloo, and also a Krock-Out.
Just went to Morley Kmart and Target. Completely empty save for a bunch of AoE Prime ripoffs for $99.
FE movie optimus for $129 at toys r us inaloo ... 3 before I arrived ... And 3 after I left ... Yeah-nah ... I'll wait
By wait you mean wait until better figures come out and never pick this guy up I assume? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by requiemau88
Two G2 MASTERPIECE SIDESWIPES AT RED GRIFFIN GAMES
I repeat TWO G2 MASTERPIECE SIDESWIPES AT RED GRIFFIN GAMES FOR $150 EACH
Why would you buy that as there are several listed on gumtree for $85 in Perth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armentitron
I guess for people who just want to go out and buy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
At the price of two figures? really? even Ebay delivered is not that evil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armentitron
I do not know how I can support the shop if it goes down such a path.
Pretty sure we have a member here in Perth that could sell at $110 or less with the coin option as well. Being this figure is still available at a lot of online shops, this price is not justifiable if you ask me.
Pretty sure Gumtree is the same deal just go out and buy it. A phone call wouldn't cost me $50 marked up.
I am not against your post for the sighting by the way, but I am questioning the madness behind it for anyone who is interested here especially to get it.
*sighs* Disclaimer, I'm involved with RGG as their resident call-in tech.Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Scooby Drew (the owner) has been using a particular distributor which by the time he gets the stock has a markup through the roof due to shipping. When I commented to him on that overpriced (yet now reasonable) price for Soundwave MP was bad I was informed that RGG would be changing distributors for MPs, apparently he still had a couple of orders left with the existing distributors which he wasn't aware of, hence the price.
He's still trying to find a new distributor for MPs that doesn't gut him on shipping and is aware that these ain't likely to sell for a while. Feel free to talk to him about the price, he'll relate the story :) And truth of the matter is someone who isn't as mad as us will grab them eventually, one day, over the rainbow.
TL;DR Red Griffin Games ain't evil, they're just having problems with getting the correct supplier for MPs.
Also All Kmarts are converting over to a new design, as a result they have dirt cheap beast hunters stock and construct-a-bot kits. $5 legion class if you're looking to complete a pred set.
Well good luck, even if a store needs to pay rent and overheads, such pricing is way over board. You cannot expect me as a member here to just say "yes that's a reasonable price" That would be really almost a bit of a complete slender. I be completely pretending to be a dumb arse giving thumbs up to support local.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonictail
Remember, this is a G2 masterpiece not the first sideswipe and even if it is, is really priced too high. (even for tourist)
End of the day is a business but such a price, I think is not worth mentioning, it probably will do more harm than any good. Sometimes you have to learn things the hard way, and unfortunately I cannot just let this go as a member "repeated it TWICE" as if it was a good bargain? Which is why I asked, Who is so crazy here in Ozformers forum to buy them?
$150 gets you a Soundwave mp or SoundBlaster.
There isn't a need to let the owner know, if he doesn't know then there isn't much hope. Like you said it be shelve warmed for a long time. Before it was Red Griffin, I bought Binaltech from them at 80-90 bucks, that is reasonable even at mark up. But this piece at double the price? With plenty of sources still selling below the $100 mark just tells me to avoid them completely.
I don't expect people to sell at a loss, but just because a bad business decision is made, it doesn't justify trying to gain profit. And if you telling me $150 is breaking even, then he really need to wake up.
The one key thing you should let him know now is, if I were NOT even to know this thread, and I walked into his store and saw this price, and I reflect to EBay's pricing and see it is that much difference in price, I will not enter the store ever again for any Transformers. So it might end up hurting him just trying to gain back something.
kmart has turned into a cheap store, for some reason everything has become low quality items.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonictail
Refit aside, i'd say that they're clearing their old TF Merchandise to make way for the new movie merchandise, just like Target & Big W are currently doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonictail
Everything? Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Almost all, not everything but I have a general consensus that a number of people are agreeing that they have changed to a real budget store.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
If anyone's still after FOC Starscream, there were two left in the Target CBD store this afternoon for $16 each (I cleaned out the Ultra Magnuses :o)
What? They were $20 earlier in the week.Quote:
Originally Posted by snaketales
That being said, if anyone spots a Generations AirRaid for $16 and wants to bring him to Nexus for me >.>
Why did I even bother to ship them in earlier... argh :(Quote:
Originally Posted by snaketales
16 bucks is way cheaper than what I paid.
You paid to have the guarantee of owning them AND the enjoyment of having them much earlier than relying on a end of line clearance sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChlorHex
We get you ;)
Got the 3 pack Botshots at BigW today. Cindersaur, Blitzwing, Kup etc.
Saw the AOE stuff on a roll cage at Kmart Midland last night. Were not on the shelf when I was there but you may be lucky at another Kmart.
Bought a Voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime last night @ K-Mart, Morley.
Well actually, I asked the staff member to open the box on the roll cage, looked at one, and decided to leave it at the self-checkout. $49? Nah.
Decided this morning that I might grab it, went back but only the deluxes (Crosshairs, Bumblebee, Scorn and Slug) and the easy change models were on shelf. Went back to the counter and it was still in the "back to floor" stock.
Opened it, transformed it, and it's missing a pin on the inside front of the truck cab. It's being returned, and I'm not rebuying it. I knew the figure was ugly, and the truck cab itself is nice, however the back "legs" of the cab are ugly as all hell.
Another movie, another pile of ugly, ugly, ugly toys.
Looks like the AoE figures are out a bit earlier than expected.
The shelves at Target and Kmart Joondalup are packed with AoE stuff.
Picked up Scorn, Slug, Grimlock and Evasion OP.
Target didn't have any voyagers out, however Kmart did. Target is charging $30 for the deluxes, they are scanning as construct-a-bots. Kmarts deluxes are $29.
Target's shelf this morning:
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The day I fly back up to work AoE stuff starts hitting the shleves ... great ... I want dinobots, don't care bout the rest, just a full dinobot team for once.
Tuesday afternoon Kmart Morley had the AoE quick-changers, a deluxe Crossfire and titan Grimlocks and Optimus with no price tags on the shelves
Wednesday afternoon it had the price tags but no toys on the shelves.
:confused:
Maybe someone noticed the release date?
Kmart Armadale has AOE Dlxs though for some inexplicable reason they were out of Bumblebees... because that's what always happens right? Right? :P
You are lucky you can even find them in Perth. Been to 6 Kmarts, Targets, BigWs and have seen none. :confused:
KMart in Rockingham is stock-a-block with all the AOE wave1 kiddies.
I got SCORN today.