Downshift is repaint of hubcap, the red hotrod.Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
quite liked the paint scheme too
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Downshift is repaint of hubcap, the red hotrod.
quite liked the paint scheme too
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This makes me think about the shelfwarmers discussion. With the legends people want Windcharger and Rumble. Chopsaw, Bodyblock and Downshift will/would shelfwarm. If the assortment had just been those two "in demand" figures sales would be stronger.
Since we've had the toys they can't find since December I don't think our supply is hurt. Odds are if the US stores wont buy them they could end up filling out shelves by the end of the year.
Both TFW and Seibertron's "news" items ignore the fact we've had the RTS Legends and Scouts in stores since December. They do notice the UK and Canada got them but not us. I find this blindness to our market quite annoying. Predictable but annoying. Seeing them face the difficulty the rest of the English speaking world faces for once might not be such a bad thing.Oh, boo hoo, USA Transfans. It happens to us all the time - just order the toys from overseas instead.
That's one way to cover the cost of my trip to Botcon. A suitcase full of Windchargers and Legends Megatron to sell! But what to say to the US Customs official looking at the suitcase...Someone should buy em all up and scalp em to the americans, karma
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The truth... that you're a drug dealer and that's a whole suitcase full of drugs!
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......your a dealer of Plastic Crack hehehehe ...Megsy is there for protection and he's legal since he's got the orange barrel so that your safe from attacking wee people.
This is not a bad idea Paulbot you can stock up just enough say 4-5 pieces of Windcharger... I bet there be a lot of em trading with you when they find out about it
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is rumble getting released here?
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Too early to tell - that question belongs in the same category as: "Is Warpath getting released here?"
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no it doesnt as i am not interested in that i wanted to know about rumbleToo early to tell - that question belongs in the same category as: "Is Warpath getting released here?"
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Pity our exchange rate is so strong now (the weak US$ is being suggested as the cause for this problem), because even those of us going to BotCon are gonna have trouble making any money off toys bought here... thanks to AUS Hasbro never adjusting their prices in the last few years to reflect the massive shift of the exchange rate.
Scouts in America cost about US$8.50 (ends up being about AU$8)
Legends in America cost about US$5.30 (ends up being about AU$5)
The Legends would be cost-effective to take to BotCon (if asking US$6-7 to cover the AU$5-6 price here), but since Scouts here cost about AU$15-18 (about US$16-19), you'd need to be selling them to Americans for about twice what they would be paying for them, if they are that desperate enough for them.
Bringing them to BotCon to save shipping will be easier for Americans to pay double, but there will be less people willing to pay double AND international shipping.
It's a pity, that the exchange rate now limits what we can do about stuff Americans didn't get, but at least we can more cheaply acquire items not available here, and just be happy with that.
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just a note from SG sightings too that LEGENDS have risen in price here from $8 to $12.
has that risen too in Australia?
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Far from it - most places have them for $5, but I think the RRP is still $7.99
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