$20 price increase for masterpiece optimus

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by OMEGAPRIME1983, Oct 22, 2012.

  1. OMEGAPRIME1983

    OMEGAPRIME1983 Well-Known Member

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    Keep an eye on your shelf tags, tru jacked his price up!! Pictures forth coming.

    Edit: second set of numbers shows real price with what I saved; [​IMG]
     
  2. deathsheadII

    deathsheadII Not a Bounty Hunter yes?

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    thats nice of tru
     
  3. wildfly

    wildfly Fermenting pork tube.

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    Is this why orders haven't been filled?
     
  4. Alucard77

    Alucard77 Kaon Gladiator Champion

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    you gotta be f'in kidding me right?
     
  5. Jetbolt

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    As much as I want to get the figure, its not worth it for me at this point. Between the online issues, having issues finding it in stores, and now a price hike, I'm much better off just spending the money on other stuff.
     
  6. ShadowMagnus

    ShadowMagnus Sekai no Hakaishin

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    you got to be kidding.....this totally sucks
     
  7. Valkysas

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    Expected. It's toys r us. They do this with all of their popular exclusives after a while.
     
  8. Omega_Sentinel

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    Toys R Us is a cartel.
     
  9. Liege Prime

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    It's just one of a bunch of price hikes they've been doing. Typical pre holiday season markups.
     
  10. NICKBOT

    NICKBOT Don’t be a jerk...

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    Aw jeez! End of the world! My collection is canceled!!!
     
  11. QmTablit

    QmTablit BotBot in the what, I said BotBot in the what

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    And this is still, what, half what the Takara release cost?
     
  12. Smashs

    Smashs Internet: Pure Truth Moderator

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    Right here.

    I'm still begging TRU to TAKE MY MONEY!
     
  13. NICKBOT

    NICKBOT Don’t be a jerk...

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    I mean yes is it shitty? Of course, but it's TRUs, that's part of the territory. Now if they changed the price on the pre-orders then that's worthy of an outrage.
     
  14. Computron34

    Computron34 Always Tired

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    I would care if I could find the damn guy.
     
  15. primetime77

    primetime77 Well-Known Member

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    whatever happend to that law that requires stores selling things for more than MSRP to clearly state they are doing so and what the MSRP actually is? I bet if that law were still in effect TRU woudln't dare do that as yes while we know its supposed to be $99.99, not everyone who sees it on shelves this coming holiday season (i think we are supposed to see it in larger quantities starting in november) will know they are getting the 20% markup.
     
  16. Scantron

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    Are people actually surprised? TRU has done this with every other MP figure they've had as an exclusive - selling it for one price, then increasing the price after the figure has been out for a bit. Hell, I think it was only last month that this happened for MP TC, with the price going from $69.99 to $74.99 after the figure was out for a few weeks.
     
  17. exclusacon

    exclusacon Expert with the Scopes!

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    Pretty much where I'm at....I'm at the point where I don't even care anymore....if I see it...cool...if i don't... cool
     
  18. T16skyhopp

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    My TRU is a bump up TRU with $87 dollar thundercrackers, $18 dollar TF deluxes and a $28.99 NECA Gordon Freeman. I expect Prime to be at least $150 if I see him.

    I'm too broke for high end stuff at the moment so I was probably gonna pass anyway, so whatevs. Still kinda sucky though.
     
  19. QmTablit

    QmTablit BotBot in the what, I said BotBot in the what

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    You mean apart from scalpers and scalpers calling other scalpers scalpers at local toy shows?
     
  20. BingoBrown

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    Soooo glad I got it with a 20% off coupon for $80 a few weeks ago.

    It should be easier to find now, though. No soccer mom is gonna drop $120 on that thing.