IMO the best thing for the fandom to do to counter this is NOT purchase toys off these scalpers. If more people became more adamant in refusing to pay above standard retail prices for current or recent toys then it would drive these scum out of business. Scalpers will only continue to supply their services so long as demand exists to warrant it.Originally Posted by doublespy
Word from America now seems to be that people can't find Soundwave in stores. It's sold out on the the TRU website and they're NOT going to restock. The scalpers got'em all and they keep the cassettes and sell Soundwave by itself. So half of the Soundwaves floating around on ebay don't even have the cassettes.
When MP10 first came out it sold like hotcakes, then for the next few weeks it was nigh impossible to find. But then when TRU restocked MP10s they became considerably easier to find and the stock didn't fly off shelves like it initially did - most like because that initial demand had been satiated. So might see that with MP Soundwave.
What Hasbro and TRU should really do is learn from MP10 and order more freakin' stock. But then again... they have had MPs who shelfwarmed too like Rodimus (who still sold slowly even after the price was reduced to $60) and the mother of all MP shelfwarmers, Ghost Starscream. I know that as fans we can see Soundwave having broader appeal as a well known early G1 character, but from a non-fan TRU retail purchaser's POV they may not be able to see the difference. :/
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