Encore Noise, Graphy, and New Color Frenzy

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by PoweredConvoy, Sep 19, 2018.

  1. Nemisispath

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    Was gonna be enthused about g1 Noise and Graphy potentially going down in price.
    Then I saw \"Limited Item.\"
    Reissues and Encores don\'t really interest me, personally, but I\'m always happy for them to be released, since they have a tendency to reduce the price of the originals.
     
  2. kiyoshioni

    kiyoshioni The Knife

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    More Encore Cassette releases please! Don't we still need the two mass released cassette combiners?
     
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  3. Jacer

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    Yes Please!
     
  4. lazerface

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    I'm excited if we get these in good quality.

    The other ones they just released were not perfect, but I'm happy to have them.

    I've never heard of this online store, and usually try to avoid buying from outside of the U.S., just because I don't like worrying about all the conversion rates and possible shipping complications. Hopefully these are easily available through some other websites.
     
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    shame £55 before shipping to rich for my blood
     
  6. G.B. Blackrock

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    Seriously. You don't know that.

    Even granting the success (if that's the right word, given Walmart.com's issues) of the other G1 reissues, these guys had molds that had to be re-created from scratch (well, the two that actually have been recreated, at any rate). That raises the bar on how well they have to perform at retail.

    Exclusives generate far more income per unit for the supplier.
     
  7. Roadbuster25

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    I hope they offer it as a 4 pack like the other Encore Cassettes. Exclusive? Ugh.... Why couldn't they make the green Unicron an exclusive instead of this?
     
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  8. TacticalBacon

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    Good to see they’re still doing G1 Encore releases even if this one’s an exclusive.
     
  9. Dakota

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    Well to be honest yes exclusive create alot of revenue but that only for a short time since they are limited editions.But if they do a mass retail like normal they can create even more revenue so I know what I'm talking about.
     
  10. ZapRowsdower

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    If I may interject?

    How do you release these NOT as an exclusive? :lol 

    I'm with Dakota: sell these at mass retail, don't make them hard-to-get. Buuuuut.... SCALPERS! :lol  No matter how you sell these, Hasbro no longer ships enough units to stop the rampant scalping! So even IF you wanted to make this mass retail? Yeah, the local scalpers would smell the blood in the water and swarm! :eek: 

    Sadly, these types of releases are seen as nostalgic cash-grabs, NOT legitimate toy releases for kids of all ages. :(  So long as they see these as "adult collectibles", you can bet you won't see trucks filled with these (i.e. like 1-steps), nor reasonable prices (hello, SDCC! :D ).
     
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  11. G1 Cassette Hunter

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    Unless they are having issues with people ordering these, the link no longer loads the product page...the preorder did state through 9/20/18 when I went earlier, so it might have closed. But I am not finding it under closed...
     
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    I KNOW what's going to happen. I'm going to buy these, then Hasbro will do the same thing they did with the other set, and I'll have to buy them again to get the recolors... but if I don't buy them they will never get a Hasbro release.
     
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    Me too am sucker for them
     
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    I wonder if these websites just make random listings and then takara is just like “okay we’ll make that”. This does seem kinda neat. And I’m intrigued what the frenzy deco could be.
     
  15. barrelks

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    Any way for me to get the 4 dino cassettes I'll take. Wish I had gotten the SG soundwave/blaster when it was fairly cheap, as well as some of the other tapes like the ehobby 2-pack. Still need to track down Beastbox and Squawktalk at some point (not sure why I don't have those yet).
     
  16. G1 Cassette Hunter

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    Well folks - this one crashed & burned...

    Sales ToyPanic.com <[email protected]>
    Today, 2:31 AMYou
    Hi Sir,

    With deep regret, we must inform you that we have to cancel your order and refund your deposit payment.

    This is because we were given inaccurate information from our distributor and we will withdraw this item from our website.

    We will cancel the credit card transaction with MOLPay. You should receive the cancellation notice from MOLPay within 3 days.

    We are very sorry for the trouble and if you have any further inquiries, please don't hesitate to let us know.

    Thank you and have a nice day.

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    Well holly shit. I was kinda close to what this was. It is sad though. How long did this last? Like a couple hours?
     
  18. G1 Cassette Hunter

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    for me <12 hours don't know how long it was up before that.
     
  19. ruru

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    So, has it been confirmed that these molds were remade for those last releases in the bumblebee pack? I know someone said that but I wasn't sure if this was a fact or not. If they remade them it makes sense we will see more releases. Sorry if I missed this before.
     
  20. Thundershot

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    Hopefully it’s canceled so TT can give us an Encore 4 pack. Then all they need to do is the final four combiner cassettes and we’re all good
     
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