*checks Shulk*
Apparently the marth amiibo can't be shipped to my address. Maybe bc it's a third party seller?
Not in Japan there not... lol and selling for cost is technically money lost to a scalper I just can't wait till Nintendo starts to make enough to meet demand. It'll start happening eventually and if not there will be so many that profit will be negillible at best but for now its open season sadly. Scalpers really just don't understand there own market. I mean yeah you can make money on these obviously but to what end? few thousand? Tens of thousands? Chump change imo when real money can be made or lost else where seriously let us have our toys for prices if thats what we want. Go make your money on real rare items or in stock market, or other financial avenues like a grown up. Heck I'm pretty certain I made more in stocks last year than anyone profitting off a toy craze expect probably the manufactures of course.
Actually there is no risk with amiibos and if you think Nintendo will put all 49 characters on the same shelf they have now you are nuts. They still wouldn't do it even if they had more space. Some people need to wake up and accept the fact certain amiibos will not hit store shelves again thats just fact. It happens with anything collectible wise and since Nintendo is new to the business don't expect a restock anytime soon. Nintendo also isn't going to be listening to the "minority" of complainers because it is collectors wanting to get their hands on the rares they never planned on buying till they became rare.
Honestly people buying amiibo just because they are rare are just as bad if not worse than scalpers because they are hypocritical.
I just mean they will make more of the coming figures you'd be nuts to think that they wouldn't. It's an absolute gravy train for them with almost 0 risk. Nintendo is great at making demand where they want it. Arguably even better than Apple audience wise. And I bet anything our shelves start looking like those in Europe after Port strikes end + Nintendo sees the profit in there hands at January's end. I'd definitely look to March/April at having far more vast quantity of them. Absolutely irresponsible not too. To think otherwise is abysmally ignorant of them imo.What makes you think they would listen to the minority which is basically collectors clamoring about it because they didn't get them at the beginning and now all of a sudden want them? Nintendo won't do it and its a smart decision none the less.Not what I said at all
They are still on a schedule for about 3 more waves of figures for smash bros you think they are going to delay those waves just for 3 no name figures no one cared much for before they became rare? Don't think so toy supply doesn't work that way. They rather put more Mario, Pikachu, Link, Kirby etc on the shelves than have to reprint those 3 no names.
He ordered them online obviously.
I am not being anything I am being realistic. I have seen post on here about people claiming about buying the ones they only want and their favorite characters. That is good because you are simply not buying the item because it is rare. You are buying the item because you appreciate the character and wish to own it as a collectible. But if you are buying something because its rare it ruins the chance of a true fan of the character who actually wanted it before knowing it was rare.
To the general auidence they are no names. Sonic and Pacman not quite. The rest you stated are no names to the general public.
The legitimacy of this note has not been verified though.
GoNintendo is reporting that GameStop MAY be discontinuing six amiibo figures in their system. (NOTE: I havent verified the legitimacy of this memo myself)
This comes on the heals of Target putting Fox and Samus on their Discontinued list.
Here is what the supposed internal memo says
Amiibo Availability Update
As amiibo characters continue to be big sellers as each new wave launches, it is possible that some may not be available right now due to high demand.
For the time being, the following characters may not be re-stocked once you sell through your current inventory:
Wii Fit Trainer
Villager
Marth
Captain Falcon
Little Mac
Pit
These may become available again in the future, as Nintendo continually strives to have a regular supply of amiibo in the marketplace.
May waves of amiibo are still to come, so be sure to communicate these releases to your customers so that they can reserve the amiibos ahead of time to increase the chance that they will receive the characters they want as they launch.
First off, amiibos?! come on now GameStop
Secondly, dont over-react. Really if you read this several times, were not really learning anything we didnt know already.
All six of these figures are rare and hard to get. The memo uses vague terms like may, time being, it is possible, etc.
This just continues to show that retailers arent getting any solid information from Nintendo either.
Just wanted to share this, in the interest of giving you an informed decision as I can.
I will keep you updated as much as possible!
http://www.amiiboinquirer.com/2015/01/05/report-gamestop-may-be-discontinuing-six-amiibo-figures/
Thank you! I'm guessing I don't pay until it ships correct? So that'll give me time to fall upon a NA one lol
Yet you do not address why does it make it alright for a collector to buy something they never intended to buy simply because it is rare. Buying things because they are rare and truly not appreciating the character and their games. It is just as bad as scalping. I am not talking in anyone's favor but when you are a person that buys an item because it is rare you have no right to be insulting scalpers because that makes you one of them.
You just proved me right again because collectors that buy something that is rare buy an amiibo they never intended on owning therefore taking 1 inventory from the shelf. This prevents a true fan of that character purchasing it. Like I said its just as bad as scalpers but not in high quantities.
I don't agree with the majority of hypocrites hating on scalpers when they take one inventory from the shelf. They bought the figure because its rare not because they truly appreciated it. If they know it is rare they are aware of the low stock of these figures. Low stock of these figures prevent true fans of these characters to go in the store and buy them. Which the so called collector has blocked him from because he bought the last one from the store simply because it was rare. Just as bad as scalping and even worse when making fun of scalpers when they are a rare hoarder.
