What state are you in? Because my Amazon orders are definitely subjected to NC sales tax these days.griftimus prime wrote:no shipping
no tax
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ScottyP wrote:What state are you in? Because my Amazon orders are definitely subjected to NC sales tax these days.griftimus prime wrote:no shipping
no tax
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MrBlack wrote:Preordered. Hell, I even kicked in the $6 to get one day shipping.
The Takara one looks better, period. Better joints, better detailing, guns, the whole package. But, I'm almost always going to have Devastator in his combined form, so whether or not Scrapper has elbows is largely irrelevant (if anything, it will keep Devy's heel more stable). Same for guns. More detailing would be nice, but not worth what I'm sure will be a decent markup.
ScottyP wrote:What state are you in? Because my Amazon orders are definitely subjected to NC sales tax these days.griftimus prime wrote:no shipping
no tax
deal
MenaceRX wrote:They already killed it. Only goes to a page that forwards you back to Amazons home page now.
william-james88 wrote:MrBlack wrote:Preordered. Hell, I even kicked in the $6 to get one day shipping.
The Takara one looks better, period. Better joints, better detailing, guns, the whole package. But, I'm almost always going to have Devastator in his combined form, so whether or not Scrapper has elbows is largely irrelevant (if anything, it will keep Devy's heel more stable). Same for guns. More detailing would be nice, but not worth what I'm sure will be a decent markup.
What about the retractable visor? And the purple hands? So far, the markup on the UW toys was pretty low with the exception of Defensor who is an exclusive figure.
Here is the example with Menasor:
On TF Source, 4 deluxes come to 66$ and while they dont sell the voyager alone, his individual cost would be 25$ so alltogether before shipping and taxes it comes to 91$ US.
You can preorder Takara's Menasor right now for 11,240 JPY, which is 90.95$ US, so the exact same price.
So currently, the markup on the Unite Warriors version for the non exclusive combiners is 0%. Any extra fee comes through the way of shipping but that varies depending on location. For example, in Canada, it costs the same shipping from the US as Japan (sometimes cheaper from japan even since they have options we dont have).
If that markup is the same with Devastator then you can bet your sweet mother's cooking that I will jump on Takara's version since there is no point me paying the same price for Hasbro's when it comes with subpar articulation and paint apps as well as not getting any extra accessories or the retractable visor. It's not even about which is version I like better at this point, I am simply getting literally more with Takara by spending the same amount of money. Of course, there are 2 assumptions for this to happen. That the markup is the same as the previous UW releases and that the shipping is the same price if I were to choose Hasbro or Takara (which it has been thus far in my case).
D-BagTron wrote:Can anyone share their experience ordering SDCC Metroplex online?
Was the it only available through Hasbro Toy Shop like SDCC Devastator will be?
It seems to be more convenient to preorder him now than to gamble on HTS.
I love the paint apps on SDCC's Dev but I could without the headache of ordering him...unless some of you out there have a different opinion. Please share!
SDCC Dev is $179 right? $149 + $6 shipped looks pretty good rt now.
Takara Dev is beautiful but y'all know he is going break the bank extra hard.
Them guns, them elbows, and those purple hands tho...Takara wins the comparision but I can't see paying $200 for him at retail...unless any of you can sway me.
Please share!
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Eat my ass funpub.
Burn wrote:And this is for taking Nemesis Maximo seriously.
*high fives Silly in the face*
carytheone wrote:I can't be assed to do any better right now.
Nemesis Maximo wrote:There's a little pee coming out of me right now.
Flux Convoy wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:There's a little pee coming out of me right now.
Go see Ratchet
Wheeljack808 wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:There's a little pee coming out of me right now.
Go see Ratchet
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D-BagTron wrote:Williams-james88 thank you so much for the info.
I believe I will go for both Hasbro's and Takara's Dev. I'm having a hard time fighting the devil on my shoulder on this one. I'm just going to bite the bullet and spend the cash. Cop Hasbro now, recover, then get Takara. Takara releases later anyway right?
Sorry for all the ignorance fam. 37 yr G1 fan but only jumped in the game at Combiner Wars.
Deep down, I knew I was going to get 2 of this guy. So much for budgeting...
william-james88 wrote:We dont know how much Takara's will be and I would be really surprised if he would cost more than the SDCC version when released at amiami or HLJ (especially considering that Superion and Menasor sell for the same MSRP price as Hasbro's versions).
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
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