MP Acidstorm for sale on TRU website

[millhouse]

Still... ignoring the statistics above that disprove the suggestion that we should have higher prices, due to the myth of us having 2.5 times the living standard than America, it doesn't justify the "Australia Tax" that companies like Hasbro apply to foreign items - that doubles the price of items for us (consumers), when it doesn't cost them double to import them... particularly during a time when the exchange rate was at, or near, parity in recent years, making it easy to prove that they have been scamming retailers (and us) in a BIG way.

Oh, I don't totally disagree. For the most part in fact, I do agree.

That being said, the example of a $75.00 toy going for (essentially) $91.00 (a discrepancy of $16.00) is pretty tolerable in consideration of a number of factors, including isolation (and thus cost per unit), lack of decent distribution networks (when compared to the US), the exchange rate, and the minimum wage arguments.

I think the argument is there. I just don't think Acid Storm is the example to hold up, y'know?

[griffin]

Historically, the larger the Transformers toy here, the closer it gets to US pricing.

But in this case, he was linking to the toy while it was on sale for US$48, so comparatively it was a significant difference... but yes, it isn't the best example of "Australia Tax" with TFs.
Deluxes have always been the best example... constantly being priced here for around double US$ value, when it doesn't cost any different for it to be sold here compared to in America.

[drifand]

I only think it was a sale so it is just one of those things, the normal rrp to reflects correct prices imo. I have no dispute over either prices.