Clearance Pricing

[1AZRAEL1]

Who are you?

[griffin]

He's trying to make a last minute play for ozformer of the year....

[Batfan007]

Bumblebee Cassette Pack also down to $35 from $45 @Kmart.

Did that set actually get released in Australia?

[griffin]

Did that set actually get released in Australia?

Came out in November...
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=26012

[Batfan007]

Came out in November...
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=26012

I'm guessing in small numbers over east?
Never heard of nor seen in in WA?

[BigTransformerTrev]

Toymate in Lake Haven NSW are having a closing down sale with everything reduced.

Some of their TFs are way overpriced so the discounts only mean they become normal price, but some others are worth grabbing.

[i_amtrunks]

Interesting that it is closing down, I wonder if it was a temporary or pop up store, since it was only before Christmas that griffin posted about all the store they were opening. Not good if the newest toy retailer was already closing their regional stores.

[griffin]

Interesting that it is closing down, I wonder if it was a temporary or pop up store, since it was only before Christmas that griffin posted about all the store they were opening. Not good if the newest toy retailer was already closing their regional stores.

Indeed.
Last year they were talking up their big expansion plans into QLD, WA and VIC... but if they are having to close stores, maybe they over-extended themselves while trying to fill the void left behind by ToysRUs.
Hopefully it is just a single, non-profitable store. (it's still not good to hear about any regional stores deciding to close due to insufficient sales)

[BigTransformerTrev]

Interesting that it is closing down, I wonder if it was a temporary or pop up store, since it was only before Christmas that griffin posted about all the store they were opening. Not good if the newest toy retailer was already closing their regional stores.

From the amount of signage and shelving it certainly didn’t appear as though it was originally intended to be temporary

[griffin]

Coincidentally, while looking for something else today, I came across this post from May 2016, noting that Toymate only had 8 stores just three years ago... but now have 18... so maybe they did indeed over-extend themselves by expanding too fast.