TRU MP Soundwave & A/Storm prices and codes

[Sky Shadow]

I can't believe a thread in which all the relevant information is in the first post is nearly up to 500 replies.

[serialmonkey]

and the only reason we are all following still is in fear we will miss a crucial post about the release hidden in the middle of the ethics debate ;-)

[Bidoofdude]

you gotta be kidding right? I am pretty sure you just squashed my chances of grabbing one as people will buy them all at those prices?

More on Soundwave was my concern.

These are Aussie prices, which are quite the norm now. Considering Soundwave has the cassettes and various other accesories, he's on about the same price point as TRU Prime.

[Sky Shadow]

and the only reason we are all following still is in fear we will miss a crucial post about the release hidden in the middle of the ethics debate ;-)

Spingler: i live on mars so can someone get one for me?
Fishywish: No - you should only buy for yourself!
HorseMagnus: I don't have a job so I will buy a million!
JOHN: Masterpiece Soundwave is out at TRU.
ilIKErOBOTS: We should be able to fone up for toyz!
ToiletPrime: No - you has to be at the shop!
TREE1: So, when do they come out?
JOHN: Dudes, the Masterpieces are at Toys R Us right now.
Fishywish: People should have to show their passports to buy Transformers.
ilIKErOBOTS: Layby is gud to.
TREE1: How many of the Masterpices Soundwaves are going to be sold?
JOHN: Whatever. They've all sold out now.
ilIKErOBOTS:
TREE1:
Fishywish:
ToiletPrime:
Spingler:
HorseMagnus: ...
ScalperBot: Hellooo...

[jazzcomp]

Remind me never to give you a job

If you made a total judgement about my work ethic based on one post then I don't think I need to

No, but they do dictate the circumstances under which you can buy said item. And besides, no excuse is needed. What would you do in his situation? Just resign yourself to the fact that you're probably gonna miss out? No, I think you'd be making phonecalls

In his situation, go there on his break (which he did), buy online, ask a friend or fellow collector who can, ebay, gumtree, others.

Because you put more effort into obtaining an item, then you are more entitled to it? You must HATE people that buy online then

I just go by the principle "first come, first serve". No, I don't HATE online buyers.

Oh and many people do actually try to live their everyday lives as ethically as they can. While you may be comfortable lying to your employer and having a day off to buy a toy (which technically is fraud. And most companies if they catch you out will treat it as such), you can't expect everyone else to be the same.

You know the release date. You can always file vacation leave instead of a sickie. For the record, I have in reality have used only a few sickies and those are for when I was sick or when my kid is sick. I have "ethically" used my leaves. I'm just saying that if you consider it an "emergency" then you can use it as a last resort.

The ethics I was referring to in my post was calling to reserve vs going to the store (now if you took a leave whether vacation/sickie - that's your own personal call). I think this is where things got lost in translation.

Pffft. Screw that for a joke. Anyone that would rather line up like that for god knows how long rather than make a few phonecalls has got rocks in their head. Plain and simple.

I see you don't get the point I'm trying to make. But that's fine. If that happens, I will resign myself that I won't be able to get it @ the store. Now if you were the one selling and you see the line outside and someone called for a reservation. Who would you give preference to?

As simple as that sounds, it makes it even simpler for scalpers.

No, you don't have to go to great lengths. Have you ever heard the expression "work smarter, not harder"? Well this is a perfect example. Making a phonecall is defeinately smarter than driving all around the region burning time and petrol.

A phone call to check if they have stock, yes I'll do that as to not waste my time & petrol going to a store with little or no stock. But I would make the effort of a long drive because that's the only store with stock left. But having a priority reservation system thru phone calls?

Here's a question: have either of you ever rang up and made a reservation for dinner at a restaurant? Or do you simply rock up and hope for a seat? Because that is EXACTLY the same thing.

Not really the same thing. Dinner reservations have a smaller window to guarantee the dinner sale/service. If you do rock up, you are waiting for a specific amount of time to eat. Also, if it's fully booked then just leave and find somewhere else to eat.
And the food you want to have at that restaurant can "always" be eaten at a later date. I hope you can see the difference.

FYI - here is the official word from Toys R Us.

Toys"R"Us Australia does not offer a reservation service.

Now, if it is officially a phone reservation system - then I'd do the same and just call when the stores open. Or however number of days before stock is released for sale if they allow it?

[Bidoofdude]

I don't know which store has the toy in stock. Would you have me physically drive to every TRU branch in Sydney just to physically check if the toy is in stock, and if so purchase it? Maybe if I were a single employed person without work or family obligations I could spend all my time and fuel money doing that, sure.

On the day that I reserved Optimus Prime I was actually at work. At exactly 09:00 I called TRU and reserved the toy. Then later on in the day I went into TRU on my break time to pick up the toy.


Unfortunately it seems that way. Of course, the best way to drive scalpers out of business is for collectors to NOT buy their toys. Yes it's an utterly despicable practice, but it's one that collectors are perpetuating every time someone goes and pays some inflated price for a current/recent toy.

We could make suggestions on how TRU could try to prevent scalping, but it would only ever be a band aid solution. The only real solution lies in our hands and the way we vote with our wallets.

This. If we don't feed them the inflated prices, they just lose money and they'd have to give up eventually. I truly hate how they act like the saviours of everyone and like they're helping people.

[jazzcomp]

No. But professionalism is required when working a full time professional job.

Yes and we give more than just time on our professional jobs.

The Masterpiece are a more general release item (although limited in it's production run). We don't have a specified release date, so I personally am not going to take a week or so off work in the chance that a toy might turn up.

No one's asking you that.

If I ring a store and offer to definitely come in later if they are willing to hold it for me, then it's up to them if they're willing to do it. If they say yes, great. If they say no, then them's the breaks.

What if they say yes to the hold then sells it to another customer anyway? It's just the breaks. For some, the holds are considered guarantees that you will get ithe item though.

Scalpers are not a service to collectors as you want to claim. They're opportunistic scum who bu up large number of limited quantity items to drive down supply, drive up demand, and make personal profit from deny items to others.

I think you misread my statement. I do not claim that. They feed on collectors' "great personal need/want".

[Defcon]

if it makes others happy I think Im going to pass on Acidstorm leaving one more available! For Soundwave, well if im lucky. If not i'll just buy a Takara one instead.

[serialmonkey]

If not i'll just buy a Takara one instead.

Is there anywhere with a decent comparison between the Takara (easily available now) and the Hasbro (which sounds like every TRU is going to be like a mini hunger games on release day, based on this thread) ?

Is it just that the Hasbro comes with all the cassettes ?

M

[Sinnertwin]

Is there anywhere with a decent comparison between the Takara (easily available now) and the Hasbro (which sounds like every TRU is going to be like a mini hunger games on release day, based on this thread) ?

Is it just that the Hasbro comes with all the cassettes ?

M

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