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Two of the Botcon 2008 “Shattered Glass” exclusives have been listed on eBay by a Chinese seller. Thanks to tfctoy for a look at the finished, sold out Starscream and Optimus Prime voyager-sized toys in their sealed bags. For more information on next month’s Botcon, visit the convention website here.
Galaxy Convoy
The bidder will still pay the same yeah, but the seller's make more money doing that. You, the seller, pay much less of a fee if something sells for $10, than if it sold for $100.
Pravus Prime
Misleading thread title! I thought this was about the bagged exclusives, not the box set in bags!
Draven
Then Brian will get roared at at pickup.
Well, he will if I don't get my set, believe me.
Astroscream
I don't see any paperwork, tech specs or instructions with any of those figures.
SPLIT LIP
Prime looks lamer than lame.
Starscream looks half decent, actually.
Foster
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=169850
Glitcher
Wheelie and I are left out of the loop.
What's all the blue letter gobbledygoop?
MegaHavok
its not that they are allowing it. there are a huge amount of auctions on ebay and they can't question everyone. If you have a problem with it report it. either way the bidder will pay the same amount
Galaxy Convoy
It's simply amazing that Ebay is still allowing sellers to do that, mainly the overseas ones. It's blatant fee dodging. That's why they keep raising their fees every so often.
SarahMobius
Let the scalping begin….
I am away on business and my letter is at home >.< doh
Johnator
Wow already?
CrackerBoy
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=170365
I must say i really like starscream, but way out of my price range for the set.
Laser_Optimus
Well, to be honest, I'm not sure the US can do anything about this. If you look most of these guys whom have these toys up to four months or so before release are selling from China (usually Hong Kong or Singapore) and sometimes Taiwan or some other asian country (like there's a Botcon 08 Screamer up right now that's shipping from Tokyo Japan). More than likely these guys are getting them from factories (coule be stolen goods as you suggest -and I'd beat that the bagged ones are-, but the loose ones are probably test run samples that are usually either thrown away or given to a factory employee) overseas so the US really doesn't have much say in what happens in a factory in Asia.
Yeah, that's true. Every year there's a flood of at least one or two of the exclusives (in the case of 05 basically the entire box set showed up on eBay at least two to three months before the convention). Hell, that's how I bought my 05 Megatron, last year's Alpha Trion and a few of the other 'show only' guys. And, you're right, FP always meets their demand.
alien
evil prime~~~
Baccala1976
If FP wasn't able to meet their commitment, they would have said something about it already. I believe there will be enough for everyone who ordered them already.
Foster
These are like the flood of Alpha Trions from last year, factory extras. FP will meet their commitment, I have no doubt.
Baccala1976
Maybe these were bagged sets that were produced by the factory as extras that FP didn't buy? Or maybe they are defects that didn't pass QA. If that's the case, buyer beware.
Railguard
Unfortunatley thats life, there will always be those scumbags who steal things, be it Transformers or something more valuble. They seem to think thereis a business in stealing but in actuality it just pisses people off because people like me spend money on TF's and they steal them. It's like an auction I saw way back when, they a TF on ebay, which was not shceduled for release for like 4 months and yet they had it, people bid on it, and I guess thats that. Anywho, I hate people who steal but the United States legal system doesn't do enough to stop it. Anywho thats what I think.Feel free to tear it apart if you like.
Laser_Optimus
Yeah, I saw these yesterday and thought… 'How can they have bagged versions when the shows been freakin' sold out?!' It doesn't make any sense to me, but I'm not entirely bothered by it either. I guess I might if I were actually going to the convention though…
I placed a bid on Screamer last night for the hell of it… it's currently up to $61 and the guy's reserve still hasn't been met. Makes me wonder what the reserve is. Of course, if you want a funny Botcon auction… check out etoyshunter's 08 Prime dutch auctions… $9.99 starting bid, but $100 in shipping. Someone's in for a surprise!
Joe Moore
What if people who got confirmation get screwed because people are stealing the bagged sets from the factories?