Thanks to Icespark for letting us in on the next Toys R Us exclusive Transformer, Masterpiece Starscream! More info:
Trnsfrmrs Mstpc Strscrm
Item: 376475
Vendor Style: B4702
Stay tuned for more info!
by Shin Densetsu under Transformers Masterpiece
Exodus
Haha
Matrix1981
While I don't agree with the current going price I don't blame the sellers. Distribution was absolutely brutal for Starscream. I feel like it could have helped with a "2 per person" limit but only minimally. Oh and like double the production.
HandlesIT
In mid November you wanted to buy one off anybody for $65 plus shipping, but you weren't going to be able to pay them until December. Even at that time your request was unrealistic. Here is your quote.
So, the real question is how much do you expect to pay for it now? SureShotSniper responded with MISB for $120 plus shipping. And your snarky response after that was.
So again, how much do you expect to pay? Quit wasting time and name a price.
Sylent
I can certainly see why someone would TRY to charge $150. I went through hell to get him. At Emerald City, I saw a vendor trying to get that much for him, and he sat on a shelf collecting dust the whole show.
When he first came out, I saw it for $80 at local toy shows, which seems like a steal now.
sleepingtiger
whois looking for pity? I am certainly not, but just explaining why i understand why someone would charge $150.
Fallout
but you made the choice to go to the effort to track down this toy. you can't look for pity because you made the choice to waste time on a toy instead of something else.
peaces
people always want something for free. and it's really annoying.
sleepingtiger
If it makes you feel better, i sold mine MISB for $80 (or something like that) shipped. It was on BST for a good month before it sold. The $80 didn't cover for the gas, time and effort I made to find Starscream. And that's not including the cost of the toy itself.
I don't know how many phone calls I made. The 2 hours of me driving across town. The stress of traffic here in Dallas. Most importantly, the 2hrs I lost that I could of been playing with my 2 children, fishing or just plan relaxing from a hard days work.
So I would totally understand why someone would charge $150.
MpCollector81
Angry posts like this calling people you don't even know assholes, because they've priced a toy you want to buy too high may just may inadvertently cause sympathy for you to evaporate- even in this relatively polite fan forum.
Its such a wild concept to grasp- and I've certainly been accused before of some pretty out there thinking!
03Mach1
Pretty sure that was the point.
peaces
this just gets weirder and weirder.
Deceptigtar
65 shipped is less than what it retailed. Why would anyone sell it for that?
getoninja
I'll give you $65shipped and money is no object
KingStyle
I have an extra I'm willing to part with since I have the Takara version.
Chucez
Shouldn't this back and forth be in the Toy Discussion section? Arguments about secondary market pricing aren't really news worthy.
edit: Ah – I see I am guilty, and I got sucked in. I disappoint myself…
SPLIT LIP
That's the fandom for ya, no in between. People think that just because you don't want one thing, you must want the complete polar opposite. "You don't want to pay outrageous scalper prices? Clearly you're unreasonably expecting someone to sell it to you at a loss for half retail price."
JediTray
People are such assholes.
I never, EVER said I was expecting to get a Starscream for $65. Everyone knows that is completely unrealistic. I just hope for a little fellow collector understanding is all. There is a big difference between making a deal and being a jackass. Higher than $65? Of course. It unfortunately has to come with the turf. $200? No fucking way. Might as well get the Takara.
fake
Oh yes. I was just waiting to get rid of mine. I will give it you for 30 bucks if you come here to pick it up.
XXLMagnus
Yeah, just to clarify, TCracker said there would be re-issues of MP-13 and MP-11 in they year, following up on the re-issues of Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus …
XXLMagnus
I fucking hate scalpers … But the TRU SS saga has opened my eyes to the reality that when something is primarily bought by scalpers to begin with, you're basically fucked … Take me for example, I wanted a cheap MIB Screamer to serve as a back up in case the ol lady attacked my TF display (which has happened unfortunately, but that's another story) … Well after searching in vain at local TRUs and the Internet … I was only able to nab one for like $125 … Still $75 cheaper than Takara but at this point I'd never left go of it for less than $150 after all this bs/$$ I had to go through just to get the damn fig in the first place …