Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
For those interested in this set... the Velocitron set has just popped up on Amazon (sold by Amazon) for US$100 plus US$25 for shipping (for one).

I ordered two (one for me and one for a friend) and it came to AU$338... which is AU$170 each (the same price as in HK without shipping), and 15% less than the price it would be in Australia if ToysRUs ends up selling it here.

This unexpected, as it is supposed to be a TRU exclusive in America like everywhere else, so Amazon shouldn't be able to sell it.

It doesn't get released until June 17th, so it will be interesting to see what happens on that date. (at least with Amazon it's not too much to worry about, because if it was a mistaken listing, or it wasn't meant to be available to export, they will refund the money quickly and easily)
It's a shame that they ended up with such a small amount of stock, but it would have only been of use to collectors who don't care about the packaging.
They arrived last week, and as with most Amazon orders, the cheap postage comes with a guarantee of damage... as both boxsets were crushed, and this was despite being filled with those large air bubble packing materials. (usually they just throw in 2 or 3 bubbles and they just bounce around loose inside the box with all the items, but this time there was enough in there to hold everything in place, but something heavy must have been on top of the box on the way to my address)
So even though it wasn't Amazon's fault this time with the packing of the box, their choice of cheap shipping created the damage... so, it might have been a good thing for some to miss out on this, if it had meant getting a crushed boxset (for those who keep the toys sealed, or display the packaging).