The Amazon / Amazon JP New/Restocked/Shipped/Preorder Items Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Smashs, Dec 16, 2012.

  1. harveydent

    harveydent Unknown Member

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    I don't know where you do your shopping, but with anything and everything I have bought in the past (toys, groceries, electronics, furniture), the BOGO gets applied to the item with equal or lesser value. The one with the greater value is always the buy one and the one with the lesser value is the get one, so the best way to maximize that discount is to buy two things of equal value.

    Amazon's problem is that instead of the usual legalese/disclaimer for BOGO, they have the generic legalese/disclaimer for promotional pricing in the description.
     
  2. Dormamu

    Dormamu I am Broot.

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  3. Omegax80

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    It was posted in another thread yesterday, but probably better to be linked here so more people see it. Picked up mine from Amazon, free shipping plus points on my CC. Good score!
     
  4. slugslinger2004

    slugslinger2004 TFW2005 Supporter

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    I would order, but some jerk apparently swiped my credit card info and maxed it out. Fun times :( 
     
  5. PrimusVsUnicron

    PrimusVsUnicron Well-Known Member

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    I ordered Generations Skywarp and Evasion Mode Optimus Prime from Amazon
     
  6. siniquezu

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    Who would have thought cosmos and swerve are cheaper on bbts
     
  7. peaces

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    even after the ridiculous shipping?
     
  8. NemiMonkey

    NemiMonkey Whippin Dem Fungals

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    Ordered a Cosmos. Even with free Amazon Prime shipping, the figure still costs a bit much but its worth it not to have to worry about getting the figure anymore.
     
  10. Soundblaster1

    Soundblaster1 The Heisenberg of Toys

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    The issue at hand, as I understand it, is the first guy wants to buy 2 expensive figures and 2 cheaper figures in the same transaction, and he wants the BOGO to happen on the two expensive figures (of equal value) and the two cheaper figures (of equal value)
    Which is, if I were to buy the figures in a store, exactly how it should ring up or exactly what I will pay after I make a scene or make them run it through as 2 transactions.

    So it should ring up as A + 1/2A + B + 1/2B
    Whereas it was ringing up as 2A + 1/2B + 1/2B

    And the fact that customer service can combine shipping when it runs through as separate transactions tells me that most BOGO policies don't take into account when people buy multiple BOGO sets in one transaction.
     
  11. DarkEyes

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    If you buy 2 Leader and 2 First Edition on amazon in the same transaction, you pay 1 Leader + 1/2 Leader + 1 First Edition + 1/2 first Edition.

    And also, some AOE have a better price right now, you are able to cancel the order and order again with the new price, of course if they were not shipped.
     
  12. darkknight478

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    Just picked up my voyager order at the post office, still waiting for my leaders and deluxe.

    But I just purchased the AD01 Prime for $79.79 shipped. I actually like the paint on it.
     
  13. darkknight478

    darkknight478 Well-Known Member

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    Damn amazon and their deals. I caved in and purchased another set of AOE Voyager Prime and Grimlock. Can't beat that price.
     
  14. sh002

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    Did you guys who bought MPs at crazy error prices ever get them shipped?
     
  15. russellestate

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    Not me. While everyone else got canceled, my Rodimus just sat "preparing for shipment" for a while. When I asked when they were going to ship it, they canceled on me.
     
  16. Thundershot

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    Mine just keeps saying "preparing for shipment". I'm not touching it "just in case".

    However, I've sold on amazon before... HOW does this happen? You have to manually out the prices in there. Especially to a whole ton of figures, it just seems like a cluster. I'm not saying they should honor it, but they also shouldn't have 100% feedback. I'm hoping if I wait long enough, I'll be able to leave some feedback...
     
  17. Fort_Fett

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    Nope...I didn't touch anything since I placed my order last week but finally received a cancellation email on mine yesterday. Oh well.
     
  18. zark225

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    They have AOE Voyager Hound and Galvatron up! Hound is $26.07 and Galvatron is $26.99! Plus if you have Amazon Prime its also free shipping.
     
  19. amethysted

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    TY, just ordered a Hound...

    You guys ROCK!
     
  20. deltagod

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    They were waiting for you to message them so they can mark it in Amazon's system as a customer requested cancellation and it doesn't hurt their stats. They can't do that until you message them.