Subscription Jackpot is the 5th figure now out

[griffin]

And will my credit card info be stolen again?

That's about right.

Hehehe...

One thing UM alluded to in his last paragraph, is the time it will take to join. You only have a couple days left to pre-order this Subscription set, but the Club can make you jump through many hoops to register as a member... including, faxing a photocopy of your credit card, to prove that you have it in hand (not to prove that it is your card... just that you have that particular card in your possession ).

[griffin]

More details can be found here... and some rough prices (depending on how many sets you want to order) can be found here and here and here.

But the more sets you buy, the cheaper they are (thanks to FunPub's overcharging of shipping).
With Shipping and their $4 fee...
One set equals US$64.92 per toy (including the pair of Rewind and Eject as one toy).
Two sets equals US$59.41 per toy.
Three sets equals US$57.57 per toy.

Looks like the best saving is with two sets (one to keep, one to sell)... and up until a point, it will still get cheaper per toy with the more sets you buy.

Also note that Insurance is about US$30 for the total order, so if you pay for insurance, it will also be cheaper per toy if you buy extra sets.



If only their toys and postage weren't so expensive, these things would be great to bulk buy and sell off here and on ebay... I mean really, AU$70 for a Deluxe? How can they justify US$46 per toy (before shipping) to Americans who pay US$13-15 for the original version of those moulds. They don't come in fancy packaging, so that offsets the increased paint apps cost. These things cost less than US$5 to produce and ship to America (for Hasbro America and US Retailers to both make a profit on a US$12 toy)... which means FunPub would be getting their uncarded figures delivered to their door for less than US$10 each.
And since they are made-to-order, they don't even need to factor in unsold stock into their profit margin.
Price-gouging much?

[Ravagecat]

........And will my credit card info be stolen again? .....

They promised military style encryption on their new store website so I think the only way you'll get your credit card info stolen now is if Soundwave Hacks it

If only their toys and postage weren't so expensive, these things would be great to bulk buy and sell off here and on ebay... I mean really, AU$70 for a Deluxe? How can they justify US$46 per toy (before shipping) to Americans who pay US$13-15 for the original version of those moulds.......Price-gouging much?

The prices are definitely frustrating, but funpub know they have us TF addicts by the chrome plated bearings and we will still want to buy them Looks like funpub learnt there pricing skills from Apple

[Omega Metro]

Thanks for all the info guys. But decided its all too hard and risky IMO.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Anyone got an idea if Jackpot is going to crop up in the Collectors Club store?

[Cat]

I can't see why he wouldn't.

He also (sadly) is one of the less popular ones, so he should be easy to grab.

I just got mine from BBTS. $40.

While it's not the Classics Jackpot I'd love, it's still a new Jackpot toy, and that's pretty damn cool.

[UltraMarginal]

probably but it will be at least a few weeks so they can make sure they don't have to replace any that they sent out.

[llamatron]

The less popular figures can be easily grabbed on BBTS for reasonable prices (relatively speaking).