Amazon.com are running their 2013 Holiday Toy List, a whole series of lightning deals in the run up to the holiday season – and one of the items that astute 2005 Boards members have noticed is on the list is the Platinum Edition Predaking! This special edition reissue of the original Generation 1 Predaking was already a bargain at the around $100 price Amazon is already asking – so who knows just how much they’ll sweeten the deal?
The Lightning Deal is due to begin at 3pm PST – about nine and a half hours from the time of this post. Click here to go to the Amazon 2013 Holiday List and hopefully get yourself a bargain-price Transformer for the holidays when this deal begins!
Update – this should be going live soon!
TFXProtector
They shouldn't. They usually don't have problems like that.
Optimist_Prime
Well Amazon or UPS I guess lost my first Predaking I ordered. I called Amazon and they shipped out another one with one day shipping. Hopefully UPS doesn't make the same mistake.
Exodus
You and me both!
Omnius
And back up to $79.99, managed to snag one shipped to the UK for just under £50 a couple of hours ago so I'm happy.
Swoop Dogg
Bought – thanks for the heads up!
Dinobot747
Whoop! Just ordered one!
payres
$78 delivered to the UK inc customs which is about £50. Nice. I'll have that
Optimist_Prime
Well I just ordered one for $49.99. I pray it comes shipped in a box and not just in it's packaging like I've seen.
On a somewhat related note I'm still on my trial for Amazon Prime and I am loving it. Probably gonna keep it going.
jamarmiller
Feel like a fool for paying full price now damn
Lion
Was able to get one!
Josh
Dang that's a good price D:
lannyjack
HOLY CRAP! Where did this come from? Picked one up. Thank you!
worldsgreatest
Poster RavX gave the heads up in the MD sightings thread that this puppy is currently $50 shipped. Have at it!
geekacres
Any chance we'll see this guy under $100 at Amazon before Christmas once more ? Wanting to pull the trigger, but afraid they'll drop it after I fork over my $120. And with the various stories of questionable packing, still hoping for a deal.
stormshadow0621
I got mine a few days ago along with the PS4…packaging for both were crap. Getting a replacement for the PS4 (BLOD) but return the Predaking.
I have the 2003 reissue and this one is just loose in too many places…worst was the connection to the left leg wouldn't lock. There is definitely a drop in the plastic quality because the greys have swirls in them and not sure why the figures feel different (not as solid)…that's just my impression. Got the lightning deal and would have gotten a replacement if I didn't already have the 2003 version.
TFXProtector
This never used to happen with Amazon. I think someone needs to contact Jeff Bezos directly and show him what's going on. He'll go into those warehouses and clean it up. Fast.
mrclean08
It's on sale again on Amazon for $96.96 today. Not as low as the $79.99 special the other day, but still slightly lower than the normal Amazon price.
neeral36
Mine still has not shipped so a call to amazon is in order I think.
Update –
Apparently they are getting so many returned due to being destroyed due to insufficient packaging they had to obtain additional stock to fill the remaining orders. So, basically they are taking the stock intended for the lightning orders (the initial order) and sending them to people that got ones destroyed in shipment as replacements. That is BS…. if they cannot package them correctly they should not be sending someone else's order to make it right. If mine does not arrive perfect I will be lodging a complain with the BBB; if they get enough complaints Amazon will have to look into the problems in the warehouses or risk loosing customers and getting a large online smear campaign started just before the holidays.
engledogg
HTS as well.
MIKE
engledogg
harveydent
The item came damaged (the original box is part of the item, especially this holiday season, where you would embarrassed to give someone a beat up box as a present) so whether or not it was a Warehouse deal you're entitled to a refund/replacement.
And unless the listing specifically described the condition, as they do in Warehouse deals, the assumption is that you're buying a mint condition item. If they were clearing out returns they would probably do it via Wearhouse deals and not Gold Box