AUS Toyfair 08 TFs report, part 2 of 3 (Crossovers & Misc items)

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

- Over-pricing of Transformers toys in Australia is due to demand, rather than profitteering. That is, Hasbro Australia only imports a small number of TFs toy product, which usually sells within an exeptable timeframe, so they don't need to charge less as an incentive to retailers to pre-order their product. (eg. Deluxes here are about US$22-25 with tax, compared with in America of about US$11 with tax). And the retail pricing of Transformers in Australia will remain the same until at least next year, no matter how good our exchange rate keeps getting.

So they charge us so much coz we pay it. Sound business sense and the answer I thought it would be. Thankyou internet and alternatives is wot I say!

[GoktimusPrime]

Indeed. If the local market isn't offering us better value for money, then why not go for other sources? That's why I generally went for Takara reissues over Hasbro reissues and Binaltechs over Alternators. Why bother paying for something inferior if it's being sold at a price that's not offering you good value?