From memory the price of a Cybertron SS sold for around $120.Originally Posted by Megatran
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From memory the price of a Cybertron SS sold for around $120.
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I remember getting him for $89 at Big W
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Well I'm not getting Starscream at that price.
How much did the Hasbro MP-10 sell for at TRU Australia? $129 seems kinda low to me.
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Nope that was the price I got Op for
RRP $150. Though some purchased during the TRU % off sale.
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I'm beginning to think that they either got the prices mixed up (it wouldn't be the first time), or they have Starscream at the wrong price (also, not a first for TRU).
Name ------- Optimus Prime --- Starscream
Weight in box- 1.998kg -------- 1.988kg (almost the same)
Weight of toy- 1.144kg -------- 1.252kg (no batteries)
Box volume -- 24,831cm cubed -- 28,880cm cubed (not a huge difference)
Dimensions --- 45.5x29.5x18.5 -- 40x38x19 (similar - one is wider, one is taller)
HK in US$ --- $130 (AU$149)--- $103-110 (AU$118-126)
UK TRU ------ £125 (AU$245) --- £110 (AU$216) (and we think our prices are bad)
TRU US$ ---- $130 (AU$149)--- $110 (AU$126)
BBTS US$ --- $120 (AU$138)--- $100 (AU$115)
AU TRU AU$ - $130 ------------ $190 (it would make more sense if they were swapped over)
Original toy -- AU$150 (2012) -- AU$60-150 (2005)
Toys are similar sizing and weight... so either TRU are just comparing the robots (and forgetting that half of Optimus is the trailer), or got the two mixed up in their computer system.
As much as people wouldn't want to be paying $190 for Optimus, it would fit the excessive profit-margin policy of TRU here when it comes to collector-focused exclusives.
Last edited by griffin; 2nd January 2014 at 05:41 PM.
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If they keep the prices unchanged, the Starscreams are going to shelfwarm, because they have more stock than Optimus (that makes no sense either), and it will have been out for 4-6 months in Asia and America for almost half as much.
The same thing happened with their MP Ghost Starscream - it was half a year after its JP/HK release, and it was MORE than twice the price ($250 here, $90 to import).
Is their memory that short, that they already forgot about one of their worst pricing decisions for Transformers ever.
(At least Supreme Cheetor was priced according to the RRP in America... so it wasn't TRU Australia's fault for that one failing - the Ghost Starscream and this Starscream is all on TRU, for over-pricing them, or failing to negotiate a realistic price from Hasbro)
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If Starscream was $130 I might get it, his price seems really wrong when looking at your list of world wide prices.
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i hope the price for optimus doesn't change >.<. I can forgo this rendition of starscream but not op!
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Just bit the bullet and bought 2 starscreams from yahobby.
http://www.yahobby.com/transformers-...am-p-4214.html
switch it to AUD and he'll be $76.98 AUD. Shipping for 2 turned out to be $52.67. purchasing just one incurs a shipping cost of $33.42. You can change the currency to AU, USD, Pound, and Euro. AU is the best as they still think we're at 0.974 USD exchange rate. This could also be bad in the sense that they haven't bothered to update their site...but heh I paid by paypal and will file a dispute in a months time if this all goes off course.
I did extensive research on them and I couldn't find anything recent. I've read that they have bad communication and there's been reports of bad packaging but also some that had good packaging.
They are still sponsors for seibertron.com so i'm guessing they picked up their game?
Will update when I receive the goods or if it all goes haywire.
They've also got prime but he's $162.07.
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