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  1. 2nd October 2015, 11:10 AM #1
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    Default Decoys return

    Coming in January 2016 from Japan, the return of Decoys* that we saw way back in 1985-1987... but all new sculptings (and for some reason they are being promoted as being usable as erasers - not that any of us would).

    There are eight in this set, and they will be sold in Capsule dispensers (like the Movie figurines, Arms Microns and recent Kreons), apparently for 93yen (although, if they are from a Capsule dispenser it might be a more rounded figure like 100yen).

    This set of eight (hopefully there are more to come) include...
    Convoy (Optimus Prime)
    Bumble (Bumblebee)
    Meister (Jazz)
    Wheeljack
    Ironhide
    Lambor (Sideswipe)
    Perceptor
    Ligier (Mirage)

    All in Gen1 Decoy red.

    (*no... the ones with action poses with GEN Metroplex don't count )
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  2. 2nd October 2015, 11:25 AM #2
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    I love decoys
    New Acquisitions:
    TR Astrotrain, Skullsmasher, & Hardhead
    Scouting For:
    G1 Boxes & Cardbacks
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5FDP View Post
    I love decoys
    Hey look at that fake thing over there!

    *takes your stuff*
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  4. 2nd October 2015, 09:36 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by MV75 View Post
    Hey look at that fake thing over there!

    *takes your stuff*
    Pammy Anderson? Where? Where?

    Seriously, can someone explain the appeal of these decoys. Is it a nostalgia thing? Is it something that's different?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Megatran View Post
    Pammy Anderson? Where? Where?

    Seriously, can someone explain the appeal of these decoys. Is it a nostalgia thing? Is it something that's different?
    Just nostalgia...

    ...young one.
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    Aww man... Being a Japanese product, what is the likelihood of a Decepticon set being produced?
    (Taking into account their general distaste for non-Hero characters)
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    Bad news and more bad news...

    After over a month of delays, the decoy/eraser figurines have finally been released today... but if you pre-ordered these (from HLJ), instead of getting a box of 15, you will only get a box of 3, and you probably didn't get enough notice to cancel the pre-order before they charged you for it.

    Yesterday evening I got an email from HLJ to warn me that due to an error from their supplier, they are only getting boxes of 3 figurines (of the 8 different ones) instead of boxes of 15 (and they adjusted the price accordingly), and that they only have enough stock to give their customers one box of 3, instead of a total of 15 figurines (and even if they could give you 15, it would mean no guarantee of getting all 8 figurines if they are in five separate boxes).
    They note that people can cancel the order if they no longer want just 3 (I certainly don't want part of the set and have an impossible task to find the rest), as they will have them arrive within the week.
    I didn't check my email last night, so I didn't read about this until this morning, along with an email that actually processed my order, sent just 13 hours and 57 minutes after the alert email that was telling me to cancel my order if I no longer want it (which I was wanting to do).

    Hello,
    Thank you for your order with us for TTA83238 Transformers Figure Collection: 1Box.
    Unfortunately, we received mistaken information about this item's box quantity. It will be in randomly packed boxes of 3 pieces, **not** 15 pieces. As a result, we have lowered the price per box from 1425 yen per box to 285 yen per box, which is 5 percent off the retail price.
    As we expect to receive only limited quantities of this item, it has unfortunately been limited to one box per customer. One box of 3 pieces remains on order for you.

    If you no longer want this item, the My Account system (accessible by clicking "My Account" on the top right of pages onhttp://www.hlj.com) will allow you to cancel an unwanted item or order any time before it enters payment processing. If you'd like to make the change, please do so as soon as possible; we expect to receive the item this week, and will then fill orders in chronological order. You will be charged at that time.

    We're as disappointed by this news as you are, as we were looking forward to selling many pieces of this item.

    Our apologies for this unfortunate development. We look forward to your continued support of HLJ.
    At least it only cost me AU$3.69... and when they arrive, I'll see if they are worth keeping.
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  8. 2nd October 2015, 11:32 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
    (and for some reason they are being promoted as being usable as erasers - not that any of us would).
    Well, not nowadays. But when I was younger....
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  9. 2nd October 2015, 11:41 AM #9
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    gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!

    I'll buy 2 sets, one to use as erasers (oh the sacrilege - for my kid) and the other for my collection
    Check out my:
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