It's official BotCon Primus package sold out

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Aaron, Feb 28, 2008.

  1. transformers32

    transformers32 Well-Known Member

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    ok i just got another email with a another form on it. I sent my first one on feb 1st and they charged my account already. so what they are telling me that someone who isnt even going to this is getting a set and not me? Did anyone get there email confermation yet? This is bs if i dont get this years set.
     
  2. grayman

    grayman The Alpha and The Omega TFW2005 Supporter

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    Judging by the online fan's reaction to this yer's set, I find it far more likely that scalpers made this set sell out than actual fans. I hope that it bites them in the butt on Ebay. The set is nice, but not sell out this quickly nice.
     
  3. TreKain

    TreKain All Will Be Well TFW2005 Supporter

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    I also would be intested in knowing this.
     
  4. Jaguaratron

    Jaguaratron Well-Known Member

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    Lol, using the attendee figure to shift your barely discounted and very unwanted old stock.....
     
  5. rework

    rework The Voice of Experience

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    Y'know, that's just a ridiculous comment. Care to support it with anything that even remotely resembles a fact?
     
  6. Baccala1976

    Baccala1976 Well-Known Member

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    That's...Just...wrong.

    No one needs to take toy's too seriously to know that was uncalled for.

    FP is trying to do something nice here by offering an older set at a discounted price and people are upset by this???? Why???

    They could have easily said "no more sets, sucks to be you" but instead they're making sure fans are getting something for their trip.

    Curious, how many people who are flaming this are actually going to Botcon?
     
  7. rework

    rework The Voice of Experience

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    Honesly, you people who want to just blame scalpers really don't know the Transformers Collectors market at all.

    Believe it or not, the majority of people with big mouths spouting negativity on this board do not represent the majority of the fandom. They represent only a majority of the less mature fandom with too much time on their hands.

    There are a LOT of very serious toy collectors who will never post on a message board. They are toy collectors, not fanboys (or fangirls). And every one of them I've talked to is happy to be getting this set.

    Now I'm not saying there won't be a lot of extra sets being sold. It happens EVERY year. To say this sell out is all because of scalpers? One guy actually posted 90% of the sales are probably scalpers? That's just stupid.
     
  8. rework

    rework The Voice of Experience

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    I would bet about the same % who've been slamming the toy set all along. I venture the vast majority never had the intention or means to attend no matter what the package was.
     
  9. Baccala1976

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    Agree. Everyone slamming this set and slamming FP for their effort never had any intentions of going to Botcon this year.
     
  10. nkelsch

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    I have seen overwhelming support for these figures and the same handful of people posting over and over and over and over their dislike for them.

    3 people posting 75 times does not equal 75 people posting once.

    And FP could have told people who were too late to sign up for botcon to 'sit and spin' but they didn't. I honestly think people bitching are people who would never attend botcon EVER but are still angry about Botcon seekers and are just looking to nitpick anything about botcon because they feel FP denied them getting seekers.
     
  11. aprim

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    I wonder if Im gonna get eggs tossed at me when I walk away with 3 boxed sets and 1 loose..
     
  12. Baccala1976

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    Not eggs Ant, Rotten vegtables. One person already told me that they would hurl rotten vegtables at me when I walk away with my box sets.
     
  13. Freyabeads

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    NO, First, if you have not checked your spam folder for the confirmation e-mail, check it.
    If you do not have the e-mail, call them, post haste! If your card was charged you should be registered no problem, but you sure want to be sure of that since you paid.
    They are NOT taking sets from those who got registrations in prior to selling out the box sets.
     
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    I have veggi's..But because we spent all our money to get sets instead of bitching about them, at least we'll be fed!
     
  15. rework

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    Appropriately put - As Sit N' Spin IS a Hasbro product!
     
  16. Foster

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    This strengthens my case to not sell non-attendee packages until after Botcon.
     
  17. Freyabeads

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    If it was, and people refuse to buy, the prices will come down.
    Please folks...do not feed the scalpers! :scalper 
    You can tell by the start price if they are scalping or just took a chance on a set they do not want.

    Fans, Collectors, YOU set these prices. If an auction soars due to consumer bidding, well, so be it.
     
  18. rework

    rework The Voice of Experience

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    Agreed 100%
     
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    Very much agreed with.
     
  20. Transfan2

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    This is a good point, there so: I agree as well.

    -TF2