Premiumcollectables (PC) (Australia) feedback

[Smint]

So glad i got the refund from PC for TT Ramjet. If i compare $200 for Ramjet vs for example $160 for Fanstoys Sovereign it's so painfully obvious TT Ramjet is a rip off. If it wasn't for the scale i'd get the TW coneheads.

[GoktimusPrime]

I don't think that cheaper prices justifies purchasing a knock off, but I must admit that TakaraTOMY's pricing on the MP Coneheads is pretty indefensible. But we seem to be in the minority of people here who feel that the MP Coneheads are overpriced, as according to poll results on the MP Thrust and MP Ramjet review threads, a lot of people voted that these toys are worth it. A combined average of 55% of respondents said that they felt that these Coneheads were worth the price. I voted "Only if..." on both threads and stated that I think that they're only worth it if you want to collect these characters as MPs. I don't think that the toys are worthless, but they're absolutely not worth TakTOM's asking price IMHO. Yet only 1.5% of respondents across both polls stated that they're not worth it, with only 2% expressing a complete lack of interest in them. I'd like to see anyone from this 55% majority come out and try to defend the prices.

I bought both Coneheads and I've pre-ordered Dirge. And I do like TakaraTOMY's MP Coneheads. But I'm also under no illusion that their prices are just rip offs. I really hope that Hasbro ends up releasing these as mass retail figures for $100~130 each. These toys deserve to be made available to all fans at a more reasonable price.

[Lord_Zed]

if a company can provide a cheaper more easily acquired product that is of comparable quality and not a direct copy then for me that could justify a purchase of said knockoff, or at the very least indicate a real problem with the way the original company does business. Again though I only refer to products that are original molds, not straight rip offs of existing molds.

I considered the Toyworld Coneheads too, but in the end decided I prefer the official toys aesthetics at least for Thrust (the only Conhead I have so far). That said great if you could get the Takara Coneheads at the original PC price preorder stampede all good, but otherwise your looking at $200+ a pop. 3rd parties are looking better all the time.

Anyway getting back to the original topic Premium Collectibles, is anyone still waiting for their MP Inferno? I am and I didn't even order late, anyone else have any news?

[Frank]

if a company can provide a cheaper more easily acquired product that is of comparable quality and not a direct copy then for me that could justify a purchase of said knockoff, or at the very least indicate a real problem with the way the original company does business. Again though I only refer to products that are original molds, not straight rip offs of existing molds.

I considered the Toyworld Coneheads too, but in the end decided I prefer the official toys aesthetics at least for Thrust (the only Conhead I have so far). That said great if you could get the Takara Coneheads at the original PC price preorder stampede all good, but otherwise your looking at $200+ a pop. 3rd parties are looking better all the time.

Anyway getting back to the original topic Premium Collectibles, is anyone still waiting for their MP Inferno? I am and I didn't even order late, anyone else have any news?

I am still waiting my infernos which they told me will be ship mid or late January, and also waiting for skywarp,hasbro mp soundwave, lg35, TW yellow constructors as well.

[reillyd]

PC's preorder price was AU$75 back in August 2016 when the dollar was crap -- at the time HLJ's price of 7,410 JPY was equivalent to about AU$95; and with RK charging US$70, PC's price was the cheapest at the time.

As for the new price, they were probably given extra stock at an inflated price, because at the time preorders had sold out.

Those aren't accurate prices though. I had RK ship mine for a total of US$96.61, which when you do the conversion is far higher than $99Aud. I think you need to compare apples with apples. No overseas retailer ships for free.

[Lord_Zed]

I am still waiting my infernos which they told me will be ship mid or late January, and also waiting for skywarp,hasbro mp soundwave, lg35, TW yellow constructors as well.

Thanks, that saves me hassling them, at least for a bit.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Those aren't accurate prices though. I had RK ship mine for a total of US$96.61, which when you do the conversion is far higher than $99Aud. I think you need to compare apples with apples. No overseas retailer ships for free.

I was giving a rough idea of what was going on at the time of preorders, and the base prices that people would have been considering when deciding who to purchase the figure from.

[1AZRAEL1]

Thanks, that saves me hassling them, at least for a bit.

+1. I'm not stressed. I have quite a few things I'm waiting on. Figure I'll email them next month if nothing turns up

[llamatron]

Yeah I'm still waiting on inferno, and from memory I would have ordered pretty much immediately after the listing went active.

[Borgeman]

Yeah I'm still waiting on inferno, and from memory I would have ordered pretty much immediately after the listing went active.

I thought so too, but I checked my emails and I ordered at midnight so I know mine is down the queue