Hasbro AU Questions?

[autobreadticon]

lets harass toy stores such as toyworld or toy kingdom. They want to remain competitive to other retails, so its more likely they will reposnd promtly.

we can ask them when and if stores would like to email us if new stock and transformer products will arrive, this will help create a good partnership. In return we will say that stock will be purchased quickly by our members.

[Tober]

Good idea, although regular customers might be a conflict of interest with their regular scalpers.

[liegeprime]

I'm all happy to e-mail them. I think what might be good is we try to present ourselves as a cross-section of potential buyers. Some as parents, collectors, kids, etc. Might encourage them to be more responsive.

Hehehe just a thought, but aren't we already really parents, collectors, kids in here? So in essence we will presenting ourselves as is.

perhaps an online petition against Hasbro might help? get some signatures then send them

You can add my email if ever Griffin!

[Soundwarp]

Hasbro will just go "it's a bunch of old geeky nerds that refuse to grow up" forget them.

[GoktimusPrime]

+1. IMO TakaraTOMY are better at caring for collectors than Hasbro.

[Tiby]

Lets cut them away and only order bulk lots from the USA and save money!

I have become more and more convinced of this option. While I enjoy the hunt, I am wasting too much petrol and get too frustrated by the sporadic Australian releases, and prices!

I'd rather send my money to the US directly than send an extra large profit to them via Hasbro Aus.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I have become more and more convinced of this option. While I enjoy the hunt, I am wasting too much petrol and get too frustrated by the sporadic Australian releases, and prices!

I'd rather send my money to the US directly than send an extra large profit to them via Hasbro Aus.

+ about 20!!!
I agree completely. I like a walk around the shops to have a look, but considering that since the movie toys and now that I think of it, the Classics have been around, I am finding it harder to get the buggers. I NEVER saw classics Jetfire in an aussie shop, and I check out practically any shop I am near that has even the REMOTEST possibility of carrying toys.

The last time I saw a full shelf of TFs, it was some movie deluxes. I bought the two I really wanted (dropkick and payload) and left. I came back 3 days after and there were none left!!!! They haven't restocked since. I think it was about a month ago.

The convenience of online buying, the strong ozzy dollar and the ridiculously high mark up on oz TFs compared to prices in the US had made me seriously look at buying them from the US.. In fact, If I remember correctly, thats what I did with the majority of the Classsics. I got most of them from BBTS and even with postage, it was either equal too or cheaper than local shop prices.

Sad but true.

[roller]

we invite a TAKARA rep [Mr Takashima]

we show him around the country and pledge our loyalty with samurai swords

then we see how things go from there...

[STL]

we invite a TAKARA rep [Mr Takashima]

we show him around the country and pledge our loyalty with samurai swords

then we see how things go from there...

ROFL!

[1orion2many]

+ about 20!!!
I agree completely. I like a walk around the shops to have a look, but considering that since the movie toys and now that I think of it, the Classics have been around, I am finding it harder to get the buggers. I NEVER saw classics Jetfire in an aussie shop, and I check out practically any shop I am near that has even the REMOTEST possibility of carrying toys.

The last time I saw a full shelf of TFs, it was some movie deluxes. I bought the two I really wanted (dropkick and payload) and left. I came back 3 days after and there were none left!!!! They haven't restocked since. I think it was about a month ago.

The convenience of online buying, the strong ozzy dollar and the ridiculously high mark up on oz TFs compared to prices in the US had made me seriously look at buying them from the US.. In fact, If I remember correctly, thats what I did with the majority of the Classsics. I got most of them from BBTS and even with postage, it was either equal too or cheaper than local shop prices.

Sad but true.

I saw plenty of Jetfires over here Tetsuwan, mostly in Perth I might add, just before X-mas there was about 10-12 on the shelves at Myer but I must admit they didn't last long.