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05-19-2009, 10:46 AM | #21 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: McKinney TX
Posts: 701
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I have to say I find this whole Best of 80's hunt funny. I posted a long time ago when GSTG had them for $28 plus shipping. Everyone was like I will get it in the store. The price is too high, and so on. Now people are spending two or three times that for a pack. I even left two or three on the shelf back in Jan because I thought no one even needed these. Guess I was wrong on that.
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05-19-2009, 10:55 AM | #22 |
G.I.ジョー!!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 995
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When did Best of 80's set become a holy grail all of a sudden? The prices are insane now. I can't believe most people are paying $50+ just for the Alpine figure and maybe the last MASS piece. Hasbro was quoted saying more will arrive on shelves, but who's fooling who. The factories in China right now are full on churning out the ROC stuff right now.
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05-19-2009, 12:55 PM | #23 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Portland, Texas
Posts: 213
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I started this thread as a way to connect reasonable "haves" with reasonable "have nots" to trade. Yes, some sellers are asking unreasonable prices, but greed is the part of our capitalist culture. I hope that more arrive at retail, but I cannot find the source of this rumor. I would love to have confirmation. If you have confirmation, please post it hear. |
05-19-2009, 12:58 PM | #24 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 987
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I'm still looking to trade/sell my complete set.
Extreme conditions/Ultimate Battlepack/Eels offers will receive more attention from me. |
05-19-2009, 01:07 PM | #25 |
I Brake For Asari!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Thessia
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Need: DVD 5 Set, or at least Beam Emitter, CC, and/or Alpine-complete. Also interested in the DVD itself.
Wanting to trade if possible. Haves: All carded and in VG condition (I hate saying Mint-no real dings or crunches-some may have superficial scratches from shipping): Cobra Army builders 25th and modern-all but EEL, black mask Trooper W13, and Diver. Lady Jaye, SE w/Timber 25th. I have multiples of some Cobra army builders if needed-just looking for a reasonably fair trade mostly, and would rather trade with one person if possible.
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05-19-2009, 01:20 PM | #26 |
G.I.ジョー!!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 995
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To me, this is just a final play for them to sell what's left on the shelves to make way for the movie merchandise. |
05-19-2009, 01:33 PM | #27 |
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 1,697
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Alpine is selling for $50+? MAN. I sold one from the first pack I opened for $8 about two months ago. No wonder it sold so fast.
By the way, I have the only Best Of pack on ebay right now, and I believe it ends tonight if anyone is interested. UserID Robowang. (And I had even offered $60 + shipping here last week!) |
05-19-2009, 02:01 PM | #28 |
cobra lackey
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: nyc
Posts: 3,140
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For various reasons, I started buying the 25th Anniversary toys late so this set probably came and went through web vendors before I even knew it was available. Here in Texas (other Texans feel free to correct me), we seem to get waves later (1-3 months) than most of you if we ever get the waves at all. I never saw this set on the shelves. The local folks I trade with never saw it. Sets 1-4 are still collecting dust on the shelves here.
I started this thread as a way to connect reasonable "haves" with reasonable "have nots" to trade. Yes, some sellers are asking unreasonable prices, but greed is the part of our capitalist culture. I hope that more arrive at retail, but I cannot find the source of this rumor. I would love to have confirmation. If you have confirmation, please post it hear. |
05-19-2009, 02:49 PM | #29 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 987
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The rumor came from Hasbro themselves. During the last Q&A session the toy sites submitted, the Best of 80's set was asked multiple times. Every time, Hasbro was quoted as saying as soon as inventory clears on the current sets on shelves, we'll send out more of set 5 that's sitting in warehouses.
To me, this is just a final play for them to sell what's left on the shelves to make way for the movie merchandise. "(1)JBL:Is there some way you can make the MASS Device beam emitter and Alpine more available to fans? Despite the assurances that the "Best of the 80's" DVD Battles pack shipped in good numbers, there are still a great many fans that have not been able to find one of these at retail, and the secondary market prices are reflecting the demand definitely outstripping the supply. H:Unfortunately this is out of Hasbro control. Hasbro produces the sets and sells them to retailers.presumably, once some of the earlier sets sell through, the "back room inventory" that contains the Best of the 80's pack will become more available. Thanks for the patience and support of the DVD battle packs!" I guess you can interpret this however you like. I read this as: Hasbro has already sold/shipped whatever they produced to the retailers. The retailers may/may not have more in their back rooms; Hasbro pretty much has no way of knowing this. And Hasbro has no intention of producing more of the set. Last edited by samjjones; 05-19-2009 at 02:58 PM.. |
05-19-2009, 02:59 PM | #30 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 180
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i have a complete alpine and the mass pieces, want 45.00 shipped within the u.s priority with del comfirmation.
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