[cjflan33]

This has got to be a BBTS thing. Cancellations, a pallet hidden in the back, something.

[wehrmanm]

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Originally Posted by jscott991

I think the HasLab price was 229.99.

If BBTS gets Hiss Tanks about six months later than customers and sells them for 369.99 (or whatever), then a lot of people (including me) are going to be very disappointed in the prices their extra tanks will fetch.

Yeah, I have mild hopes of getting someone to wildly overpay for the extra HISS Tank I bought to sell, but hey, that's the risk of speculating on the profit margins of toys.

This is 9 months after the Skystriker initially shipped, so we'll have some time to resell before then (assuming it repeats).

[probilio]

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Originally Posted by jscott991

Right now, if you look at Aliexpress and some sold eBay listings, it seems like Hiss Tank preorders are around $550-$600+.

Yes, but that is before they are available. Those vendors are capitalizing on the pent up anxiety some have about not getting one. Those listings have been up since the Haslab closed. I wonder how many they are really selling at that price. Once EBay is flooded with them, the price will drop and stabilize just like it did with the Skystriker. I think there is more desire for the HISS than the Skystriker, but I also think that most people who really wanted one already got one. There will be a short scramble once the HISS hits, but it will settle. I can't believe there are 1000s of people waiting to pay $500+ for a HISS. I bet half of the original backers are speculators.

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by cjflan33

This has got to be a BBTS thing. Cancellations, a pallet hidden in the back, something.

Might not be limited to just BBTS but e-trailers in general. Pulse point blank said they will never sell a Haslab project after the campaign closes. There?s always going to be leftover so it?s probably what they had left after fulfilling orders, addressing any returns etc

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by probilio

Yes, but that is before they are available. Those vendors are capitalizing on the pent up anxiety some have about not getting one. Those listings have been up since the Haslab closed. I wonder how many they are really selling at that price. Once EBay is flooded with them, the price will drop and stabilize just like it did with the Skystriker. I think there is more desire for the HISS than the Skystriker, but I also think that most people who really wanted one already got one. There will be a short scramble once the HISS hits, but it will settle. I can't believe there are 1000s of people waiting to pay $500+ for a HISS. I bet half of the original backers are speculators.

There are 16 active listings and 98 sold listings. The average price is $567 for those 98

[Kendiesel937]

I'm not surprised. Smaller toy stores do orders to resell. I wonder if they negotiated a break with Hasbro though to order a couple hundred or something.

[jscott991]

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Originally Posted by Jeffrozup

There are 16 active listings and 98 sold listings. The average price is $567 for those 98

Thank you. You made my point more clearly than I did.

[probilio]

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Originally Posted by Jeffrozup

There are 16 active listings and 98 sold listings. The average price is $567 for those 98

Well, as my Uncle Mel used to say, "We'll see."

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by probilio

Well, as my Uncle Mel used to say, "We'll see."

You weren?t wrong. There?s always a drop when more are available but I don?t anticipate that drop for awhile. When they start arriving people will pay more initially because they can get it now. Some would rather pay more and wait 2-3 days instead of paying MSRP and waiting a year.

The one advantage the HISS will have is the classified line is strong and they?re adding figures to compliment it. I see it staying around the $500-600 range for rest of 2023.

[jscott991]

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Originally Posted by Jeffrozup

The one advantage the HISS will have is the classified line is strong and they?re adding figures to compliment it. I see it staying around the $500-600 range for rest of 2023.

I hope so. I want to dump at least two sets (minus Cobra Commander).