Why is CDF Scattorshot so darn expensive?

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  1. unicronsupreme

    unicronsupreme Well-Known Member

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    I've been looking around online for this figure and it is ridiculously expensive. Was it a low volume release or what? why is it over $100 in most places?
     
  2. General Magnus

    General Magnus Da Custodes of the Emprah

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    The small flack truck or the large MRLS tank?
     
  3. unicronsupreme

    unicronsupreme Well-Known Member

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    huh? Cybertron defense Force Scattorshot. It was a voyager class figure.
     
  4. BrokenSVT

    BrokenSVT It's not broken anymore.

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    Simply put, he's one of the best-looking figures from the line. That being said, I'll eternally be in search of an affordable one.
     
  5. General Magnus

    General Magnus Da Custodes of the Emprah

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    Ah the tank. I dunno, I saw it a couple of month ago, at TRU for 25 euros ( less that 24 bucks).
     
  6. Dolza_Khyron

    Dolza_Khyron Well-Known Member

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    ebay has one, loose, complete, with hot shot, for, $2.25, *auction price*

    but yea for some reason, it is pricy, try the japanese version?

    toys n joys has it for $50, how ever i have never bought from them before, so i have no idea, if they are a good place to buy or not, but, it is an option, but on the other hand they are in hawaii!
     
  7. omega ranger

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    CDF Scattorshot, is awesome, and all good Cybertron toys, I've noticed, are going up in price. Here would be a good place to wait and buy one, but eBay's prices are ridiculous.

    However, the original Cyb. Scattorshot (the scout), can easily be purchased at a Family Dollar since it was released in Universe, so that might satisfy an outbreak of needing CDF Scattorshot until you can get one.
     
  8. Basketball Jones

    Basketball Jones Decepticon

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    Don't purchase from Toys & Joys- the owner has a reputation as a scammer of sorts.

    You're better off throwing your money in the trash- it will save a few irate emails.
     
  9. Dolza_Khyron

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    yea see, like i said, i had no idea if he could be trusted or not, how ever, you probably still can try back guild, but i don't seem to be able to find any, so not sure what to tell you.

    just remember, always ask here, before you buy from some place new, it's what i do, you normally get an answer back pretty quick :) 
     
  10. kenm2474

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    Wow I havent check on him since I bought him I guess a year ago. Glad to know that I bought something for regular price and has gone up in value. Normally its the other way around in terms of I wait to buy something then its is 3 or 4 times the price it started at.
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  11. unicronhq

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    yeah, that fracking company charged my credit card for something that i ordered that was out of stock, and that they had no resupply date on...nice following laws of you can only be billed for when it ships....

    took 4 phone calls and lots of hate mails get my money back,
     
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    I can't believe how expensive some of Cyb figures have become!
     
  13. General Magnus

    General Magnus Da Custodes of the Emprah

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    Yup. Makes me glad I have a bunch of them now:D 
     
  14. Obvious Prime

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    QFT.
     
  15. unicronsupreme

    unicronsupreme Well-Known Member

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    great, now I want one even more than before. I offered 32 for a loose one on eBay but I'm pretty sure that since the asking price was something around 60 for BIN I won't be getting it for that.
     
  16. Lumpy

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    he's a pretty sweet figure...i really dig him alot...and i doubt you'll get him for 32...that'd be a killer deal...go make a thread in the wanted section...you might get one cheaper...
     
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    It's especially amazing considering how many people were so vocal about how Classics was a much better line than Cybertron.
     
  18. Lumpy

    Lumpy Taylor Swift Action Master Super Mod

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    well, classics was more g1 then cybertron...to some people that makes it far superior...

    i think energon and cybertron both had some really bloody amazing molds...especially the energon decepticons...
     
  19. ckhtiger

    ckhtiger old skool fool

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    man, and I just paid almost $40 for a cd red alert that I was going to use for a kitbash. makes me almost not want to do that now...
     
  20. wheeljaxx

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    yeah, cybertron had some amazing toys. the gimic didn't intrude on the look, or playability on 98% of the line, and that makes a good toy.

    i have a cyb def scattershot i WAS going to sell, but kept him in storage thinking that it wasn't that sought after and i may as well keep him, but now, wow, i might just go back home next month and get him and put him up for grabs.