XTB Dr. Egg - MP Quintesson Judge

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Chrisola, Dec 14, 2018.

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Did this item meet your expectations?

This poll will close on Sep 14, 2076 at 4:28 PM.
  1. Yes (i own it)

    38.1%
  2. No (i own it)

    15.5%
  3. IT WAS A HAND GRENADE??!!! (i own it)

    4.1%
  4. I'm a troll, but NO (I don't own it)

    19.6%
  5. A bag of walnuts.

    13.4%
  6. I'm a troll, but YES (I don't own it)

    9.3%
  1. backhawkdown

    backhawkdown Well-Known Member

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    I know I’ll pay the $175, I’m just not compelled to preorder it at that price.
     
  2. Teletran-1

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    People are complaining about the price because it’s undeniably overpriced. If their development costs required 10 years of R and D and 16 scientists to engineer THIS egg then they’ve got much bigger pipeline problems to focus on.

    They’ve released nothing this year (with only the Sweeps starting to drip out slowly). Either this thing is secretly a 3 pack or they’re giving fans a bath to try to undo a disastrous financial year.

    Keith owns a factory right? How long was it shut down? How much of the egg price is just us paying interest on his months of decreased productivity? That sounds a lot more likely than some engineer working long nights to get those eyes to light up!

    Everyone here can afford $170, we’re masterpiece collectors. You’d just be better off spending it on something worth $170 like DX9 Omega Supreme (with light up features) or FT Road King.
     
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  3. Friendross

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    I’m not going to preorder. But there will probably be some weekend night in the future where I impulse 1.
     
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  4. OstOgBajer

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    A few drinks. A little nostalgia. A decision that borders on regrettable.

    I've made worse choices.
     
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  5. Markus76

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    If any of you are fans of the Madden Football video game series, going with your wallet does not change anything. If you are not aware, the franchise mode in that game has turned into utter trash and people got #FIXMADDENFRANCHISE trending and it got a response from EA to fix that mode. That is what makes change, not just "not buying it".
     
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    Also keep in mind that ibot hinted at this overpriced egg subsidising the long-overdue Motormaster trailer, so if that's the game they're playing at, they definitely have some serious business issues.

    I'm not going to tell people how to spend their money but anyone buying this is part of the problem and is just enabling Keith to continue charging excessively outrageous prices. The fact that DX9's Omega Supreme is only $5 more is quite telling.
     
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  7. OstOgBajer

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    Wow... Gabriel for under $200??? Jesus. I got him when he first came out and thought it was awesome at that price. $180 is friggin' nuts!
     
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  8. TCJJ

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    On BBTS and, I believe, some other retailers - DX9 is reissuing it. I'm hoping other retailers get him for that price. I'd still happily pay the original price though. Just waiting for a reissue either way. Even at his original price, he's still a much better deal than this egghead.
     
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  9. JaxRGrimes

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    I agree might be one of the best 3p bots at that size (or any size)and $180 is a steal!
     
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    I have a funny feeling that like their recolor Scourge going for $175 for one, or a 3 pack for $400 which makes sense since there were 3 of each onscreen. XTB will offer a deal like that making them about $133 which seems a little easier to swallow.
     
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  11. G1Dan

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    #CRACKTHEEGG
     
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  12. Big Hache

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    This thread has turned folks into Lilliputians and Brobdingnagians.
     
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  13. luckyman76

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    It's just that simple. Everyone has fixed costs and if they get out enough new product during the year they have more bites at your money. Because they can't get their sh1t together they only have a few and this is what they do to make up for it. That is the truth behind the pricing strategy. This is a niche market that has elastic pricing because of perceived scarcity and lack of competition supported by wealthy demand. For them it is like drinking from a waterfall. They aren't having to work very hard to get your money like a Hasbro/Takara is in other markets. Completely different trains of thought. That is why Takara is so misguided in this arena and I think maintains the MP line for branding. The movies have driven the commercial sales and the MP market drives some profits but mostly diverts attention back to the main lines to keep them fresh and alive. It doesn't work with me but plenty of you have become interested in the main line and Legends so it accomplishes their goal. Think about the lack of G1 MP offerings you see and the massive increase in Legends. With a weakened XTB/KFC, due to focus, in time we may be down to just FT. In 2016, I thought the G1 MP market would be dead by 2020. It's not dead but you definitely see the funeral coming.

    Perhaps more than any other company XTB/KFC is the most frustrating company because it had the ability, like FT, to put out almost a figure a month or every other month at one point that did reach a good quality level. FT definitely managed to nail quality more over time and more consistency but XTB/KFC was definitely going in that direction and just took a nosedive. You cannot put out a roster of close to 20 characters and put out 3 figures a year. Doesn't work. Still waiting on the other two Junkions that should have followed the others. No reason for them to be delayed further. As to Dr. Egg, I imagine at some point this will be blown out in 3 packs at $299 a year down the road like the Sweeps were. They need to be taught this lesson because they don't have Maketoys' or Fansproject's fear yet.
     
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    I've paid off my pre-order at ShowZ for it. I like the look of it, I love the sounds and movement features, and that fact that the control for it comes as the spaceship is a really nice little touch. I have the money to buy it, so I have.
     
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    Hope you enjoy and it suits your needs. It looks like an interesting piece.
     
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  16. Trent

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    Hardly. Dramatic would have been me letting loose my full Australian profanity vocabulary. But I save that for the real problem, our Prime Minister. This was merely a polite way of saying I’ll pass.
     
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    COVID-19 affected/affects everyone in very different ways. XTB/KFC were affected uniquely and are still recovering. That said, I'm not worried at all for them, especially given upcomubg products, both shown and known and yet revealed.
     
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    For 1/6 the price, that is more than worthy to be a replacement. Dr. Egg is not 6 times better than that. I would hesitate to say Dr. Egg is twice as good as the official.
     
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    Found this in the back of the instructions for andreas (shiny paint version) DSC_0537.JPG
     
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    Just cancelled my preorder with showz. I just can’t justify that price. I’ve scratch built enough electronics to know the price increase they bring can usually be measured in single digits. I’m sure they spent a significant amount of r&d money, but it’s for a feature I don’t need. Under $100 I would have bought 3, but I’ve got too many other figures coming up that I actually want. Debating now if I still want the rest of the junkions.
     
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