No. No to all of that. We already had this thread blow up with the "MSRP vs. discount" argument and it was determined that this thread is for DISCOUNT DEALS AND SALES only. No MSRP posts, no discussions about what's fraud and what's not, and certainly no more arguing about what should and shouldn't be considered a deal. Mods have already taken their stance on the issue and there's no reason to bring it up again.

 

  No one was tattling. We were commenting that the deal that @OCProwl had posted was no longer available, not that the post was irrelevant.

Reading comprehension is muy importante.

 

Ironhide has the distinction as the only Studio Series figure that never peg warmed, been discounted, never showed up on eBay Hasbrotoyshop/Pulse, and gets scalped beyond MSRP since it's itnitial release window.  

 

Example for what? My post was a response to a question... Might want to read up properly, before quoting.

 

Yeah that was... weird. Well anyway I think my post counted as a deal since it was (*does rough napkin calculation*) 25% off MSRP. But I mostly posted it to keep a record of "how low will Omega go." I hope it doesn't get deleted just because it went out of stock nearly immediately (Warehouse deals are usually one and done... until they get another one.)

Me, I'm waiting to see what Black Friday / Christmas brings.

 

The irony is that I clearly told you guys I wasn't specifically responding to your posts!   Did you not see the parenthesis directly below the quotes?  

I respect that, but must point out a small flaw in the logic: what if the poster does not KNOW that the figure isn't rare? For example, if my local area doesn't have any Impactor's, and I post an MSRP "deal", I might get harassed for mentioning a toy that isn't rare (even though I believed it to be rare when making that post!). It's a paradox, isn't it?

So posting a warehouse "deal" where only ONE item is available is somehow better than a discussion about whether or not collectors should be using the last Target deal as a way to get future figures cheaply? Honestly, the idea of using a Target deal to do that IS a deal because it's a specific tactic for getting TFs cheaply.

The thread responds with cries of theft, fraud, impropriety, etc., but the original poster was saying it was a good way to get your toys for less money!  
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Look, I came here to post about a Walmart deal I just found, but the disparaging, unfriendly attitude is downright disheartening!   Maybe someone else will find the Walmart deal and post it for me, or maybe it just won't get posted here. My point is that we should leave the MODs alone, and not treat this thread like a police-state! If we constantly get on each other's cases for every stupid side comment or discussion, we make this place unfriendly and not conducive for discussing deals. I'm sorry - no discussion allowed? No, wait. No discussion that some people deem irrelevant, even if it originates from a post that was made in order to save everyone money. I'm still confused, and the matter is not clear. What IS clear is that you guys want to attack one another instead of, say, posting something useful to move the conversation along. You know, the proper way to end a discussion: POSTING DEALS? Instead of complaining about posts?  

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transfor...-249-16dd72828e5b60&athancid=null&athena=true

If you guys think I'm attacking you, then that's exactly the problem I'm trying to address on this thread! We're all friends here, so let's remember no one is out to get anyone. If someone wants to start complaining, the end result is always the same: MORE COMPLAINTS!   I don't understand this at all: why do you guys complain and then expect the thread to get back on track? For all of the complaining about the Target sale discussion, I found it incredibly helpful. If that doesn't matter to anyone, then why do I come here to post deals?  

 

My hope is to avoid an argument - not create a new one.

I'm quoting the moderator's level set from August and his follow up. If you have a problem with an MSRP post don't post about it - message a mod. They'll make the decision and we all get to move along with a thread.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday.

 

How would one go about arguing for an expansion of what people can post in this topic?

Someone who wants this topic narrowed can report posts for deletion but someone who wants the topic expanded can’t report deleted posts for undeletion and can’t report a lack of posts that they wish people would make.

 

Initiate private conversation with staff. Please drop the back and forth moving forward as it's off topic. Thanks.

 

Anyone find any good deals lately?

 

My broke ass priced matched the walmart.com brunt price instore

 

Walmart’s Optimus Prime G1 reissue is $24.99: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Vintage-G1-Optimus-Prime-Collectible-Figure/210385764

 

Thank you! Hard to pass up at this price.

 

Probably the price it should have been without the trailer. Grabbed one for the great packaging though.

 

A penny after the movie’s release for a price...
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transfor...465091453?adid=1500000000000042914560&veh=eml



So not only is this G1 Hot Rod on sale for $19.87, but if you didn’t already have this ‘in hand,’ for an extra 2 or 3 dollars, you could be “in good hands, with Allstate.”  

I guess in case you wanted to give the quintessons one humongous repair bill.  

 

Not to be a snob, but SS Ironhide was available at Target at a 25% discount last October. He's still also available for MSRP at Target.com and Amazon today.

In other news, I do not know if this qualifies as a true discount, but a number of the later SS Voyagers are $24/25 on Amazon.

 

That’s below MSRP, definitely qualifies as a discount.

 

That is correct. He never met saturation after he came out last October, and by around November last year to his sudden re-emergence October of this year, SS Ironhide had resided in 3rd party seller purgatory at aftermarket prices.