GigaPower HQ-05 Gaudenter (MP Swoop)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by unexpectedpanda, Nov 22, 2014.

  1. Blingotron

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    That's unfortunate news. Looks like my PO with TFSource might be the one I keep then. With tax it'd be $216 and i'd get it here far faster...

    The real question now is when Superitor is coming out.
     
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    $210-$230?

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    Did you catch an early PO at TF Source? I'm seeing $240 with a January 2022 shipping date (but that likely could still beat ShowZ shipping overseas). I know my MP-52+SW PO went to Toy Dojo because I wanted local shipping around Christmas, but that was just to avoid the "lost in mail" hassle.
     
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  4. Blingotron

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    Yeah I got mine in at $199.99.

    NY State tax is 8% so i'd end up paying the same or less depending on what ShowZ's final price is. So there's no point buying it from ShowZ now.
     
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    So is there any way of just waiting it out and then get cheaper shipping? I don't care if Swoop is at my house on christmas or not.
     
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    Probably not. Only thing you could hope for is GP delaying him for some reason and then SZ going to a lower price to reflect lower shipping. Pretty unlikely IMO.
     
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    Mmm I will send them a mail then. 200 bucks is ridiculous.
     
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    If anyone is interested in a figure trade I have the red metallic version (never transformed) that I'd be interested in swapping for either the blue metallic or blue chrome version...
     
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    Can anyone who has him tell me what his height in Dino mode on the flight stand in its lowest setting is? Trying to figure out if he’ll fit on my current shelf.
     
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    i really hope they reissue red chrome.....
     
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    14" fits in the standard detolf shelf spacing.
     
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    Damn, don't think it'll fit in my shelf then. May have to shift around.

    Thanks!
     
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    Ho hum. Still no visor face.
     
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    Final price revealed on show.z stock update, $219.99
     
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    Damn man more expensive than all the others
     
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    And with that $219.99 I cancelled at ShowZ. I'll stick with my TFSource PO. Too bad.
     
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    how much was the tfsource one? looks more expensive now but probably wasnt originally
     
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    I pre-ordered when it was $199.99. With NY tax it brings it up to $215.99 plus I have like $5 in credit there. About $10 saved but more importantly it has a shorter trip to my house after they finally get it. Plus since I got burned on Graviter, it had missing chrome pieces that i'm still waiting for from ShowZ, I decided i'd rather have an easier way to be able to either get parts or return it if necessary.
     
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    Crud. Well, it looks like I won the price lottery on 4 out of 5 of these dinos with ShowZ. Not surprising that the final figure ended up near $220 as that's what Superator is already up to for late-comers. I've been worried that Swoop would also end up just as much.

    Still, ShowZ at $220 is about the same as the others. I'm looking at Terry and Baba's prices on Superator and they're at $210 and $225 so when they finally reveal Gaudenter it will likely be the same. You've certainly had a stroke of good fortune locking in a PO at TFSouce for under $200. For any late-comers TFSource/BBTS are all the way up to $240 for Gaudenter today. I'll try to think of ShowZ as saving $20 over the current prices. :sly: 

    I'm just praying I win the QC Challenge as I don't want to be waiting for Giga to supply missing or broken pieces.
     
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    Where is everyone seeing the price? It still says unknown when I went to the page. Which is a bummer because I wanted to pay if off on their 11/11 sale.