Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 10:18PM CDT
Categories: Toy News, SightingsPosted by: D-Maximal_Primal Views: 16,585
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Thanks to a heads up from our fellow fans over at Cybertron.ca, we have news that MPM-5 Barricade has made it to Canadian retail!
The figure, spotted by Cybertron.ca member steamwhistle, was found at a Canadian Toys R' Us, and was sold for $119.99 plus, tax, which is around $95 US dollars. With this figure now showing up in Canada, it should not be too long before he starts showing up elsewhere, though with the American Toys R' Us closing down, where that could be is still to be determined.
Movie Masterpiece Barricade has been a figure many were eager to buy, as he is one of the most memorable Decepticons of the live action franchise, he is the first Decepticon movie masterpiece figure in the new line up started by MPM-3 Bumblebee, and he is the first all original Decepticon movie masterpiece, as Starscream was a repainted version of his leader retail toy.
So with the figure out in the wild, begin your hunt, and let us know if you find him, and what you think of him, in the comments section below!
The figure, spotted by Cybertron.ca member steamwhistle, was found at a Canadian Toys R' Us, and was sold for $119.99 plus, tax, which is around $95 US dollars. With this figure now showing up in Canada, it should not be too long before he starts showing up elsewhere, though with the American Toys R' Us closing down, where that could be is still to be determined.
Movie Masterpiece Barricade has been a figure many were eager to buy, as he is one of the most memorable Decepticons of the live action franchise, he is the first Decepticon movie masterpiece figure in the new line up started by MPM-3 Bumblebee, and he is the first all original Decepticon movie masterpiece, as Starscream was a repainted version of his leader retail toy.
So with the figure out in the wild, begin your hunt, and let us know if you find him, and what you think of him, in the comments section below!
Credit(s): Cybertron.ca
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Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954043)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 18th, 2018 @ 10:22pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 18th, 2018 @ 10:22pm CDT
So I got my own MPM-5 today, and I have some thoughts to give you guys.
I do really like him, he is really cool. The bot mode is gorgeous, and I love how movie accurate he is. The moving mouth is a nice touch, and I love his hands, those are my favorite parts of him.
But I do have a slight issue with the shoulders: they do not want to stay up, and keep falling back down into his torso. I have accepted that they will slump, but it's still a tad disappointing. Also, his weapon is dope as hell, but it doesn't like to stay in position too much. I wish it split in half, it would look better.
His transformation is fun, and probably the best of the 3 so far. Alt mode is standard sweetness.
He and Bee are really close in terms of fun and quality to me, hard to really pick which is better. Bee holds together better in bot mode, Barricades transformation is a bit better, and both have awesome car modes. Probably the thing that would put Barry over the top is the face that his is so stable on his feet, and he feels the heaviest of the 2. He ain't going nowhere despite the smallish look of his legs
I do really like him, he is really cool. The bot mode is gorgeous, and I love how movie accurate he is. The moving mouth is a nice touch, and I love his hands, those are my favorite parts of him.
But I do have a slight issue with the shoulders: they do not want to stay up, and keep falling back down into his torso. I have accepted that they will slump, but it's still a tad disappointing. Also, his weapon is dope as hell, but it doesn't like to stay in position too much. I wish it split in half, it would look better.
His transformation is fun, and probably the best of the 3 so far. Alt mode is standard sweetness.
He and Bee are really close in terms of fun and quality to me, hard to really pick which is better. Bee holds together better in bot mode, Barricades transformation is a bit better, and both have awesome car modes. Probably the thing that would put Barry over the top is the face that his is so stable on his feet, and he feels the heaviest of the 2. He ain't going nowhere despite the smallish look of his legs
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954054)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 18th, 2018 @ 11:21pm CDT
well so much for me getting him.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 18th, 2018 @ 11:21pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954062)
Posted by Emerje on April 19th, 2018 @ 12:35am CDT
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on April 19th, 2018 @ 12:35am CDT
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954074)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 4:19am CDT
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 4:19am CDT
Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954085)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:21am CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:21am CDT
I'm always paranoid of getting sealed MPs off of Ebay... especially if they ship from China....
I ended up getting mine on TFSource for more than I would have liked to pay. Guess I should have checked HLJ. Has there been any confirmation if the Takara/import versions are *any* different than the Hasbro release?
I thought there was talking of Prime/Bee having darker (lighter?) grey plastic?
I ended up getting mine on TFSource for more than I would have liked to pay. Guess I should have checked HLJ. Has there been any confirmation if the Takara/import versions are *any* different than the Hasbro release?
I thought there was talking of Prime/Bee having darker (lighter?) grey plastic?
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954086)
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:22am CDT
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:22am CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954087)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:25am CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:25am CDT
On-topic... I'm almost liking the Movie MPs better than the Mainline (G1) MPs... I'm really digging the fine detailing on them (though I'd wish they'd pull a bit more paint detail out). Although Sunstreaker still blows my mind for being able to convert between both lambo modes, and how neatly his backpack fits together.
I do wish Barricades "weapon" mode did something cleaner with the rear window piece. But he's other wise super solid balance wise (more so than Bee) and his range of motion is really fun. Though I am starting to wish more had an ab-crunch.
I do wish Barricades "weapon" mode did something cleaner with the rear window piece. But he's other wise super solid balance wise (more so than Bee) and his range of motion is really fun. Though I am starting to wish more had an ab-crunch.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954088)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:27am CDT
That was my main hesitation... ebay was the first place I looked (surprised BBTS didn't get any) though I did recently see a case of Studio series thundercrackers in San Jose, CA.... so I'm going to be a little miffed if Barricade suddenly shows up. Live and learn I guess.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:27am CDT
william-james88 wrote: We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
That was my main hesitation... ebay was the first place I looked (surprised BBTS didn't get any) though I did recently see a case of Studio series thundercrackers in San Jose, CA.... so I'm going to be a little miffed if Barricade suddenly shows up. Live and learn I guess.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954089)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:31am CDT
I haven't noticed my shoulders slump, though they will rotate down depending on how I manipulate the arms (strong ratchets/joints). I *think* the door windows/wings can help a little bit, though I wish between that hinge and the collar/neck area... that all could have clipped in or something.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 19th, 2018 @ 6:31am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:But I do have a slight issue with the shoulders: they do not want to stay up, and keep falling back down into his torso. I have accepted that they will slump, but it's still a tad disappointing.
I haven't noticed my shoulders slump, though they will rotate down depending on how I manipulate the arms (strong ratchets/joints). I *think* the door windows/wings can help a little bit, though I wish between that hinge and the collar/neck area... that all could have clipped in or something.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954102)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 7:28am CDT
Yeah, it's authentic. Are there even kos of barricade out yet?
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 7:28am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Yeah, it's authentic. Are there even kos of barricade out yet?
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954112)
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 8:24am CDT
They were out right before the official ones were, and were sold online, still are. Do you have a link to the listing you could share?
Here are a few to show:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw72Na1HKk%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sweq5ayBdp%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20SwqaJai-2O%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw7p1arnyF%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%200005.m1851%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 8:24am CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Yeah, it's authentic. Are there even kos of barricade out yet?
They were out right before the official ones were, and were sold online, still are. Do you have a link to the listing you could share?
Here are a few to show:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw72Na1HKk%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sweq5ayBdp%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20SwqaJai-2O%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw7p1arnyF%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%200005.m1851%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954127)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 9:27am CDT
No, upon further investigating, I did buy a KO. Damn, I haven't had a fail like that in a long time. Guess I should have known. While it has on issue (the roof doesn't connect properly in alt mode) it seems to be much higher quality than my Bumblebee or Prime MPMs.
Damn, that is embarrassing. Oh well, it works well on display, I just feel like a bit of an idiot.
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 9:27am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Yeah, it's authentic. Are there even kos of barricade out yet?
They were out right before the official ones were, and were sold online, still are. Do you have a link to the listing you could share?
Here are a few to show:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw72Na1HKk%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sweq5ayBdp%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20SwqaJai-2O%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw7p1arnyF%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%200005.m1851%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
No, upon further investigating, I did buy a KO. Damn, I haven't had a fail like that in a long time. Guess I should have known. While it has on issue (the roof doesn't connect properly in alt mode) it seems to be much higher quality than my Bumblebee or Prime MPMs.
Damn, that is embarrassing. Oh well, it works well on display, I just feel like a bit of an idiot.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954137)
Posted by zhaobinis1 on April 19th, 2018 @ 10:51am CDT
Posted by zhaobinis1 on April 19th, 2018 @ 10:51am CDT
Here is how you can do to get a refund without shipping back the KO figure:
1) When receive your figure, click return.
2) Fill in reason as "KO" or "not authentic".
3) Take pictures of your KO figure. There are 2 places you can easily see that are proves of KO. 3.1) The "POLICE" print was misprinted on the trunk while it should be on the spoiler. This could have been fixed but you will still see marks on trunk. 3.2) In the crotch there are 2 C shaped parts that you won't see the opening, while on official figures you will. Basically KO put these parts on the wrong direction.
4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
5) An Ebay employee will be assigned to your case and usually they will ask you to DESTROY the figure and sign something to prove you did it. Then they will refund you at sellers cost.
I highly recommend you destroy the figure like I did, not keeping it to yourself. KO in my opinion does too much damage to TF collectors community and they should not exist. I am OK with slightly modified/improved KO but a pure bootleg like this should be destroyed and not entering the market to confuse people.
1) When receive your figure, click return.
2) Fill in reason as "KO" or "not authentic".
3) Take pictures of your KO figure. There are 2 places you can easily see that are proves of KO. 3.1) The "POLICE" print was misprinted on the trunk while it should be on the spoiler. This could have been fixed but you will still see marks on trunk. 3.2) In the crotch there are 2 C shaped parts that you won't see the opening, while on official figures you will. Basically KO put these parts on the wrong direction.
4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
5) An Ebay employee will be assigned to your case and usually they will ask you to DESTROY the figure and sign something to prove you did it. Then they will refund you at sellers cost.
I highly recommend you destroy the figure like I did, not keeping it to yourself. KO in my opinion does too much damage to TF collectors community and they should not exist. I am OK with slightly modified/improved KO but a pure bootleg like this should be destroyed and not entering the market to confuse people.
Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Yeah, it's authentic. Are there even kos of barricade out yet?
They were out right before the official ones were, and were sold online, still are. Do you have a link to the listing you could share?
Here are a few to show:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw72Na1HKk%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sweq5ayBdp%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20SwqaJai-2O%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw7p1arnyF%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%200005.m1851%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
No, upon further investigating, I did buy a KO. Damn, I haven't had a fail like that in a long time. Guess I should have known. While it has on issue (the roof doesn't connect properly in alt mode) it seems to be much higher quality than my Bumblebee or Prime MPMs.
Damn, that is embarrassing. Oh well, it works well on display, I just feel like a bit of an idiot.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954143)
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:09am CDT
This has me super curious. If its illegal, then how come there are tons of listings, which describe the item to be a KO? Shouldnt E-Bay take them down? I get the idea that shipping an inauthentic product if they advertize it as authentic is illegal, but if they give the customer all the info regarding the legitimacy, does that give them a free pass (from e-bay)?
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:09am CDT
zhaobinis1 wrote:4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
This has me super curious. If its illegal, then how come there are tons of listings, which describe the item to be a KO? Shouldnt E-Bay take them down? I get the idea that shipping an inauthentic product if they advertize it as authentic is illegal, but if they give the customer all the info regarding the legitimacy, does that give them a free pass (from e-bay)?
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954150)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:19am CDT
Seller did nothing wrong. He had it listed as a KO. I'm the idiot that missed it. It was a noob mistake, one I thought myself long since passed.
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:19am CDT
zhaobinis1 wrote:Here is how you can do to get a refund without shipping back the KO figure:
1) When receive your figure, click return.
2) Fill in reason as "KO" or "not authentic".
3) Take pictures of your KO figure. There are 2 places you can easily see that are proves of KO. 3.1) The "POLICE" print was misprinted on the trunk while it should be on the spoiler. This could have been fixed but you will still see marks on trunk. 3.2) In the crotch there are 2 C shaped parts that you won't see the opening, while on official figures you will. Basically KO put these parts on the wrong direction.
4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
5) An Ebay employee will be assigned to your case and usually they will ask you to DESTROY the figure and sign something to prove you did it. Then they will refund you at sellers cost.
I highly recommend you destroy the figure like I did, not keeping it to yourself. KO in my opinion does too much damage to TF collectors community and they should not exist. I am OK with slightly modified/improved KO but a pure bootleg like this should be destroyed and not entering the market to confuse people.Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Emerje wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:$119.99 plus, tax
well so much for me getting him.
What's your limit? HLJ has him for pre-order for $77 plus probably another $6 or $7 for the slowest shipping option.
Emerje
Also, I found mine in eBay, sealed, for only $58 shipped.
We are talking different currencies here. Is $77 US plus shipping and import fees to Canada so much better than 120 Canadian? Also iron, are you sure that was not a KO? Sounds like the price those KOs are going for.
Yeah, it's authentic. Are there even kos of barricade out yet?
They were out right before the official ones were, and were sold online, still are. Do you have a link to the listing you could share?
Here are a few to show:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw72Na1HKk%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sweq5ayBdp%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20SwqaJai-2O%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%20Sw7p1arnyF%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FHasbro-Transfor%20...%200005.m1851%3C%2Fa%3E%3F
No, upon further investigating, I did buy a KO. Damn, I haven't had a fail like that in a long time. Guess I should have known. While it has on issue (the roof doesn't connect properly in alt mode) it seems to be much higher quality than my Bumblebee or Prime MPMs.
Damn, that is embarrassing. Oh well, it works well on display, I just feel like a bit of an idiot.
Seller did nothing wrong. He had it listed as a KO. I'm the idiot that missed it. It was a noob mistake, one I thought myself long since passed.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954151)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:20am CDT
Yes, as long as it is listed as a KO, it's all good.
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:20am CDT
william-james88 wrote:zhaobinis1 wrote:4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
This has me super curious. If its illegal, then how come there are tons of listings, which describe the item to be a KO? Shouldnt E-Bay take them down? I get the idea that shipping an inauthentic product if they advertize it as authentic is illegal, but if they give the customer all the info regarding the legitimacy, does that give them a free pass (from e-bay)?
Yes, as long as it is listed as a KO, it's all good.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954159)
Posted by zhaobinis1 on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT
That I am not sure. The one I bought did not say KO. It might even related to where you ship from.
Posted by zhaobinis1 on April 19th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT
william-james88 wrote:zhaobinis1 wrote:4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
This has me super curious. If its illegal, then how come there are tons of listings, which describe the item to be a KO? Shouldnt E-Bay take them down? I get the idea that shipping an inauthentic product if they advertize it as authentic is illegal, but if they give the customer all the info regarding the legitimacy, does that give them a free pass (from e-bay)?
That I am not sure. The one I bought did not say KO. It might even related to where you ship from.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954268)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 19th, 2018 @ 4:39pm CDT
Thank you for this list and the directions. The one I got was not labeled a KO anywhere, and the listing said "authentic." And I checked, and mine has the signs of the KO. So now I am super pissed at this seller, he is about to hear from me, and I am very loud
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 19th, 2018 @ 4:39pm CDT
zhaobinis1 wrote:Here is how you can do to get a refund without shipping back the KO figure:
1) When receive your figure, click return.
2) Fill in reason as "KO" or "not authentic".
3) Take pictures of your KO figure. There are 2 places you can easily see that are proves of KO. 3.1) The "POLICE" print was misprinted on the trunk while it should be on the spoiler. This could have been fixed but you will still see marks on trunk. 3.2) In the crotch there are 2 C shaped parts that you won't see the opening, while on official figures you will. Basically KO put these parts on the wrong direction.
4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
5) An Ebay employee will be assigned to your case and usually they will ask you to DESTROY the figure and sign something to prove you did it. Then they will refund you at sellers cost.
I highly recommend you destroy the figure like I did, not keeping it to yourself. KO in my opinion does too much damage to TF collectors community and they should not exist. I am OK with slightly modified/improved KO but a pure bootleg like this should be destroyed and not entering the market to confuse people.
Thank you for this list and the directions. The one I got was not labeled a KO anywhere, and the listing said "authentic." And I checked, and mine has the signs of the KO. So now I am super pissed at this seller, he is about to hear from me, and I am very loud
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954278)
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 5:14pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 5:14pm CDT
Can you show us your listing and seller DMax, to show us who to avoid.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954327)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 19th, 2018 @ 10:09pm CDT
This seller: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fusr%2Fzhoooliming%3F_t%20...%207675.l2559%3C%2Fa%3E%26
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 19th, 2018 @ 10:09pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Can you show us your listing and seller DMax, to show us who to avoid.
This seller: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fusr%2Fzhoooliming%3F_t%20...%207675.l2559%3C%2Fa%3E%26
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954335)
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 10:57pm CDT
Yeah that sucks. But there is definitely something fishy about a listing which states that the item is unbranded.
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2018 @ 10:57pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:william-james88 wrote:Can you show us your listing and seller DMax, to show us who to avoid.
This seller: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fusr%2Fzhoooliming%3F_t%20...%207675.l2559%3C%2Fa%3E%26
Yeah that sucks. But there is definitely something fishy about a listing which states that the item is unbranded.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954404)
Posted by Emerje on April 20th, 2018 @ 6:58am CDT
Though I doubt eBay will care about the unbranded bit when the picture shows branding on the KO box, which is all the more misleading.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on April 20th, 2018 @ 6:58am CDT
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:william-james88 wrote:Can you show us your listing and seller DMax, to show us who to avoid.
This seller: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fusr%2Fzhoooliming%3F_t%20...%207675.l2559%3C%2Fa%3E%26
Yeah that sucks. But there is definitely something fishy about a listing which states that the item is unbranded.
Though I doubt eBay will care about the unbranded bit when the picture shows branding on the KO box, which is all the more misleading.
Emerje
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954792)
Posted by Seibertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 2:10pm CDT
eBay will take them down if you report the listings. There's a link on every listing that says "Report Item". Here's an example of how the form should be completed with the correct options to notify eBay of the problem listing.
Posted by Seibertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 2:10pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:zhaobinis1 wrote:4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
This has me super curious. If its illegal, then how come there are tons of listings, which describe the item to be a KO? Shouldnt E-Bay take them down? I get the idea that shipping an inauthentic product if they advertize it as authentic is illegal, but if they give the customer all the info regarding the legitimacy, does that give them a free pass (from e-bay)?
eBay will take them down if you report the listings. There's a link on every listing that says "Report Item". Here's an example of how the form should be completed with the correct options to notify eBay of the problem listing.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954793)
Posted by Seibertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 2:11pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 2:11pm CDT
ebay wrote:Thank you for taking the time to submit this report.
This information is very important to us, so please be assured that we will thoroughly review it and take action if necessary.
If there's a violation, the action we take depends on how it impacts our community. In some cases, we explain the situation to the seller, and the listing will remain on our website. If the item or listing doesn't follow our rules, we may cancel the listing. We may also restrict the seller's buying and selling activities on eBay.
To protect our users' privacy, we're unable to share the action we take. Thanks for understanding.
Note: You don't need to contact us again. Doing so would create a new report and prolong the process.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954860)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 21st, 2018 @ 5:29pm CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 21st, 2018 @ 5:29pm CDT
The listing you showed was honestly marked as a KO by the seller, why report that one? 
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954910)
Posted by Qwan on April 21st, 2018 @ 8:56pm CDT
Posted by Qwan on April 21st, 2018 @ 8:56pm CDT
A lot of people recently have been getting burned with knockoff versions of the newest Movie Masterpiece Transformer on the market, MPM-5 Barricade. Buying highly-desired figures like this, especially on sites like eBay with individual sellers, can lead to a definite risk of ending up with a counterfeit version no matter how careful you may be.
To help you identify if your own copy of Barricade is a pretender to the Movie Masterpiece throne, Seibertronian zhaobinis1 has you covered with a couple identification tips - plus a guide on how best to refund your purchase through eBay if you did receive a fake! They recommend not shipping the figure back as it's technically illegal to ship counterfeit items like this.
As a visual aid to zhaobinis1's descriptions, we also have an image from D-Maximal Primal showing the misprinted "POLICE" decal (and its clumsy reapplication to the spoiler):
Best of luck to all you buyers out there - hopefully this guide can help keep you alert for counterfeits in your police-bot-acquiring efforts! And of course, our condolences to those who did receive a knockoff. If you have any thoughts or tips of your own to share, let us know in the Energon Pub forums. And as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for any more Transformers news and useful information!
To help you identify if your own copy of Barricade is a pretender to the Movie Masterpiece throne, Seibertronian zhaobinis1 has you covered with a couple identification tips - plus a guide on how best to refund your purchase through eBay if you did receive a fake! They recommend not shipping the figure back as it's technically illegal to ship counterfeit items like this.
Here is how you can do to get a refund without shipping back the KO figure:
1) When receive your figure, click return.
2) Fill in reason as "KO" or "not authentic".
3) Take pictures of your KO figure. There are 2 places you can easily see that are proves of KO. 3.1) The "POLICE" print was misprinted on the trunk while it should be on the spoiler. This could have been fixed but you will still see marks on trunk. 3.2) In the crotch there are 2 C shaped parts that you won't see the opening, while on official figures you will. Basically KO put these parts on the wrong direction.
4) Do not ship it back, as it is illegal to ship inauthentic items. Wait a few days and ask Ebay to step in (there is a button for it).
5) An Ebay employee will be assigned to your case and usually they will ask you to DESTROY the figure and sign something to prove you did it. Then they will refund you at sellers cost.
As a visual aid to zhaobinis1's descriptions, we also have an image from D-Maximal Primal showing the misprinted "POLICE" decal (and its clumsy reapplication to the spoiler):
Best of luck to all you buyers out there - hopefully this guide can help keep you alert for counterfeits in your police-bot-acquiring efforts! And of course, our condolences to those who did receive a knockoff. If you have any thoughts or tips of your own to share, let us know in the Energon Pub forums. And as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for any more Transformers news and useful information!
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954935)
Posted by Rated X on April 21st, 2018 @ 10:06pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on April 21st, 2018 @ 10:06pm CDT
Smh...
Ebay aint the damn police. They aint got no business asking you to destroy something. Id just call the seller out and send it right back to China. He might even send a refund and let you keep it that s**t probably cost him 5 bucks.
Ebay aint the damn police. They aint got no business asking you to destroy something. Id just call the seller out and send it right back to China. He might even send a refund and let you keep it that s**t probably cost him 5 bucks.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954939)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 21st, 2018 @ 10:11pm CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 21st, 2018 @ 10:11pm CDT
Well, I ordered a legit Barricade from HLJ. When it gets here, I'll compare with my KO, then decide which one I'm keeping, which one goes on eBay.
Cracks me up how even with shipping, Takara Barricade is cheaper than buying a Hasbro version.
Cracks me up how even with shipping, Takara Barricade is cheaper than buying a Hasbro version.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954965)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:11pm CDT
https://hlj.com/product/TKT10942?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post
.... eh... idk about that.... depends on where you shipping it... It'd be about a wash from me if I ordered it from TFSource https://www.tfsource.com/masterpiece/movie-masterpiece/mpm-05-barricade-hasbro/
Possibly give or take a few bucks... but then TFSource would ship it a lot faster.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:11pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Cracks me up how even with shipping, Takara Barricade is cheaper than buying a Hasbro version.
https://hlj.com/product/TKT10942?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post
.... eh... idk about that.... depends on where you shipping it... It'd be about a wash from me if I ordered it from TFSource https://www.tfsource.com/masterpiece/movie-masterpiece/mpm-05-barricade-hasbro/
Possibly give or take a few bucks... but then TFSource would ship it a lot faster.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954966)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:15pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:15pm CDT
effectively I'd imagine anyone getting him for less than JP list price should be very wary of KO potential. Which goes back to "if it's too good to be true, it probably is". Not that I really enjoy paying a premium to *make sure* mine is legit... but so be it.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954970)
Posted by zhaobinis1 on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:26pm CDT
What I posted is what happened to me. So Ebay will do that.
Posted by zhaobinis1 on April 21st, 2018 @ 11:26pm CDT
Rated X wrote:Smh...
Ebay aint the damn police. They aint got no business asking you to destroy something. Id just call the seller out and send it right back to China. He might even send a refund and let you keep it that s**t probably cost him 5 bucks.
What I posted is what happened to me. So Ebay will do that.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954979)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 22nd, 2018 @ 12:14am CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 22nd, 2018 @ 12:14am CDT
I just avoid buying Transformers (or any collectables) from China (Hong Kong and Taiwan included). The risk of getting a knock off is just too much, even when you try to avoid the auctions for items that are way underpriced (a sure sign your not getting an authentic product).
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1954989)
Posted by Terrsolpix on April 22nd, 2018 @ 12:54am CDT
Posted by Terrsolpix on April 22nd, 2018 @ 12:54am CDT
What would they even ask for? Pictures of you smashing it with a hammer?
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955008)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 22nd, 2018 @ 3:20am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 22nd, 2018 @ 3:20am CDT
Can i have a free KO then? 
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955056)
Posted by Rated X on April 22nd, 2018 @ 7:09am CDT
And I never said they wouldn't. I said they had no business making that request. I see it as an agenda. You really think some 50 year old Chinese toy dealer knows the difference between a in package KO barricade and a real one? The anti-KO crowd seems to be under the impression that these dealers are transformers experts. They just sell stuff for a living. Theres enough high quality KOs out there being marketed and sold as KOs for budget collectors. Im inclined to believe this is more of a case of mistaken identity than deceit. All the ebay dealer probally knows by word of mouth is where he can pick up a pallet of toys to flip for profit. I doubt he knows where they were assembled. Hell its probally the guy who sold him the pallet that lied. So e-bay needs to chill out with all the hate rethoric and remain neutral. Refund the money and stay out of the politics. I dont see walmart asking me to prove I destroyed a bad product to get my money back.
Posted by Rated X on April 22nd, 2018 @ 7:09am CDT
zhaobinis1 wrote:Rated X wrote:Smh...
Ebay aint the damn police. They aint got no business asking you to destroy something. Id just call the seller out and send it right back to China. He might even send a refund and let you keep it that s**t probably cost him 5 bucks.
What I posted is what happened to me. So Ebay will do that.
And I never said they wouldn't. I said they had no business making that request. I see it as an agenda. You really think some 50 year old Chinese toy dealer knows the difference between a in package KO barricade and a real one? The anti-KO crowd seems to be under the impression that these dealers are transformers experts. They just sell stuff for a living. Theres enough high quality KOs out there being marketed and sold as KOs for budget collectors. Im inclined to believe this is more of a case of mistaken identity than deceit. All the ebay dealer probally knows by word of mouth is where he can pick up a pallet of toys to flip for profit. I doubt he knows where they were assembled. Hell its probally the guy who sold him the pallet that lied. So e-bay needs to chill out with all the hate rethoric and remain neutral. Refund the money and stay out of the politics. I dont see walmart asking me to prove I destroyed a bad product to get my money back.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955065)
Posted by Qwan on April 22nd, 2018 @ 7:40am CDT
But Walmart also doesn't let you keep that bad product when they give you a refund, do they? From what I understand, it's legally not allowed to physically return the knockoff toy (admittedly I haven't looked into this - I'm just taking what I've heard at face value). So the only way to ensure that customers aren't abusing the refund system to get free stuff, since there's no way to actually retrieve the product, is to request that the counterfeit item be destroyed.
I agree it sounds extreme, but I can at least slightly see the reasoning here, and I don't see any way in which eBay is pushing any "hate rhetoric" or a political agenda here. They're just trying to refund customers who were mislead (by whom doesn't actually matter, they were still mislead), while doing their best to also prevent over-savvy people from abusing the system to get a refund and keep the item.
Posted by Qwan on April 22nd, 2018 @ 7:40am CDT
Rated X wrote:zhaobinis1 wrote:Rated X wrote:Smh...
Ebay aint the damn police. They aint got no business asking you to destroy something. Id just call the seller out and send it right back to China. He might even send a refund and let you keep it that s**t probably cost him 5 bucks.
What I posted is what happened to me. So Ebay will do that.
And I never said they wouldn't. I said they had no business making that request. I see it as an agenda. You really think some 50 year old Chinese toy dealer knows the difference between a in package KO barricade and a real one? The anti-KO crowd seems to be under the impression that these dealers are transformers experts. They just sell stuff for a living. Theres enough high quality KOs out there being marketed and sold as KOs for budget collectors. Im inclined to believe this is more of a case of mistaken identity than deceit. All the ebay dealer probally knows by word of mouth is where he can pick up a pallet of toys to flip for profit. I doubt he knows where they were assembled. Hell its probally the guy who sold him the pallet that lied. So e-bay needs to chill out with all the hate rethoric and remain neutral. Refund the money and stay out of the politics. I dont see walmart asking me to prove I destroyed a bad product to get my money back.
But Walmart also doesn't let you keep that bad product when they give you a refund, do they? From what I understand, it's legally not allowed to physically return the knockoff toy (admittedly I haven't looked into this - I'm just taking what I've heard at face value). So the only way to ensure that customers aren't abusing the refund system to get free stuff, since there's no way to actually retrieve the product, is to request that the counterfeit item be destroyed.
I agree it sounds extreme, but I can at least slightly see the reasoning here, and I don't see any way in which eBay is pushing any "hate rhetoric" or a political agenda here. They're just trying to refund customers who were mislead (by whom doesn't actually matter, they were still mislead), while doing their best to also prevent over-savvy people from abusing the system to get a refund and keep the item.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955069)
Posted by dragons on April 22nd, 2018 @ 8:00am CDT
Posted by dragons on April 22nd, 2018 @ 8:00am CDT
If people want official version pf you you shouldn’t be buying from amazon and eBay they should be buying from official stores bigbadtoystore, TFSource , https://www.manofactionfigures.com, and others buy from eBay and Amazon it’s fifty fifty chance it will be knock off then you will be spending 2 maybe 300 one for knock off and other official release of toy
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955084)
Posted by fenrir72 on April 22nd, 2018 @ 9:00am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on April 22nd, 2018 @ 9:00am CDT
So uou avoid lena like a plague? 
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955085)
Posted by Octobotimus on April 22nd, 2018 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by Octobotimus on April 22nd, 2018 @ 9:47am CDT
destroy it? WTF no! its better to live with your mistake and just enjoy the figure than destroy a perfectly good figure. the only ones that would do this are takara elitists.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955223)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 22nd, 2018 @ 7:54pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 22nd, 2018 @ 7:54pm CDT
OK, day 3 of my ordeal, and the guy first offered me a $5 refund (HELL NO), and now he offered me a $20 refund and will not take it back since postage to China is so expensive. Still pissed
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1955233)
Posted by Qwan on April 22nd, 2018 @ 8:06pm CDT
Posted by Qwan on April 22nd, 2018 @ 8:06pm CDT
That is mega frustrating. Definitely sounds like it's time to get eBay to step in, hopefully that'll help straighten things out a bit.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:OK, day 3 of my ordeal, and the guy first offered me a $5 refund (HELL NO), and now he offered me a $20 refund and will not take it back since postage to China is so expensive. Still pissed
Why not get a refund on the lower-quality, fake figure and then use that money to buy a legitimate one instead, like you intended in the first place? You don't have to be a Takara elitist to prefer having an official, better-quality-controlled, figure over an unreliable nobody's attempt at imitating the original.Octobotimus wrote:destroy it? WTF no! its better to live with your mistake and just enjoy the figure than destroy a perfectly good figure. the only ones that would do this are takara elitists.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1956594)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 27th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 27th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CDT
For those keeping up: My MPM Barricade ordeal has ended. Seller finally surrendered to a full refund and return. But then, to my horror, I discovered that in the time between opening him and 24 hours later finding out he was a KO, I threw away the insert. 
So the guy gave me a $30 refund out of $52 and told me to keep it.
At least when I get the real thing he'll have 2 weapons now. and I will keep the KO in alt mode most likely beside his real buddy. I'll probably get him from TFsource once Greatshot comes in stock, since Barry is already in stock.
So the guy gave me a $30 refund out of $52 and told me to keep it. At least when I get the real thing he'll have 2 weapons now. and I will keep the KO in alt mode most likely beside his real buddy. I'll probably get him from TFsource once Greatshot comes in stock, since Barry is already in stock.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1956597)
Posted by Qwan on April 27th, 2018 @ 7:16pm CDT
Awwh no! At least that's a decent amount, not as good as a full refund but better than $5
I'm glad things mostly worked out, at least. Still sucks that you had to go through that whole ordeal though.
Posted by Qwan on April 27th, 2018 @ 7:16pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:For those keeping up: My MPM Barricade ordeal has ended. Seller finally surrendered to a full refund and return. But then, to my horror, I discovered that in the time between opening him and 24 hours later finding out he was a KO, I threw away the insert.
At least when I get the real thing he'll have 2 weapons now. and I will keep the KO in alt mode most likely beside his real buddy. I'll probably get him from TFsource once Greatshot comes in stock, since Barry is already in stock.
Awwh no! At least that's a decent amount, not as good as a full refund but better than $5
I'm glad things mostly worked out, at least. Still sucks that you had to go through that whole ordeal though.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1956618)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 28th, 2018 @ 1:33am CDT
Just an FYI, if you don't mind the slow shipping option, you can get a Takara Barry from HLJ fo r almost 30 bucks less than the domestic online retailers. That's the route I went after discovering my stupid mistake. I still can't believe I didn't read the description.
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 28th, 2018 @ 1:33am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:For those keeping up: My MPM Barricade ordeal has ended. Seller finally surrendered to a full refund and return. But then, to my horror, I discovered that in the time between opening him and 24 hours later finding out he was a KO, I threw away the insert.
At least when I get the real thing he'll have 2 weapons now. and I will keep the KO in alt mode most likely beside his real buddy. I'll probably get him from TFsource once Greatshot comes in stock, since Barry is already in stock.
Just an FYI, if you don't mind the slow shipping option, you can get a Takara Barry from HLJ fo r almost 30 bucks less than the domestic online retailers. That's the route I went after discovering my stupid mistake. I still can't believe I didn't read the description.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1956637)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2018 @ 10:19am CDT
I'll keep this in mind for when I go to order him. Thanks!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2018 @ 10:19am CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:For those keeping up: My MPM Barricade ordeal has ended. Seller finally surrendered to a full refund and return. But then, to my horror, I discovered that in the time between opening him and 24 hours later finding out he was a KO, I threw away the insert.
At least when I get the real thing he'll have 2 weapons now. and I will keep the KO in alt mode most likely beside his real buddy. I'll probably get him from TFsource once Greatshot comes in stock, since Barry is already in stock.
Just an FYI, if you don't mind the slow shipping option, you can get a Takara Barry from HLJ fo r almost 30 bucks less than the domestic online retailers. That's the route I went after discovering my stupid mistake. I still can't believe I didn't read the description.
I'll keep this in mind for when I go to order him. Thanks!
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1959274)
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 13th, 2018 @ 4:06pm CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 13th, 2018 @ 4:06pm CDT
One of these is official, one is not.
Let's play, spot the KO.
Let's play, spot the KO.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1959276)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 13th, 2018 @ 4:15pm CDT
I'm guessing the one on the right
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 13th, 2018 @ 4:15pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:One of these is official, one is not.
Let's play, spot the KO.
I'm guessing the one on the right
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1959278)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2018 @ 4:29pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2018 @ 4:29pm CDT
I'm gonna guess... the handsome one!
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1959289)
Posted by william-james88 on May 13th, 2018 @ 7:05pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 13th, 2018 @ 7:05pm CDT
No fair, the real tell tale sign is in car mode.
Re: Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Sighted In Canada (1959303)
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 13th, 2018 @ 8:44pm CDT
I know, and the kicker? I took these pics like a week ago, and I can't even remember which us which.
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 13th, 2018 @ 8:44pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:No fair, the real tell tale sign is in car mode.
I know, and the kicker? I took these pics like a week ago, and I can't even remember which us which.
