Amiibo Discussion Thread 2: I Got 99 Pre-orders But A Rosalina Ain't One
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MADGAME
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WTF did Amazon just change the layout of the Amiibo pages? I used to be able to view them all on one page, but as a few minutes ago it appears each character has it's own individual page.
Edit: When I pre-ordered sonic it said Feb. 28th but I just received an email confirmation saying March 11th.
Edit: When I pre-ordered sonic it said Feb. 28th but I just received an email confirmation saying March 11th.
I honestly expected that but thanks for checking, much appreciated!Sorry man. Friend ran back to the store and it was gone
Virginia? What town was it located in? I could be near you/there.
Ugh, I'm really not interested in a full collection or reselling online, but I placed a preorder for him just in case someone else here misses it and needs a blue blur
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Diggeh
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believe #wave4 #pleaseunderstand #exclusivetoArby's
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Diggeh
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Oops sorry
No problem! We gotta stick together!
Sterling. There were a ton of Bowsers and not much else, though it looked like they could have had other wave 3s, saw a few empty racks.
Well I went last night to the Huntsville Toys R Us, and the very knowledgeable lady said they were allowed to sell Toon Link and Bowser, but they hadn't come in yet, and that I should call at 10:00 this morning.
Well I did that, and the guy I talked to had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. He had never heard of Shiek, and didn't know what Toon Link looked like. He said, "Is that like an anime Link or something?". Anyways, he couldn't find any of them, so he told me to try again later...
Well I did that, and the guy I talked to had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. He had never heard of Shiek, and didn't know what Toon Link looked like. He said, "Is that like an anime Link or something?". Anyways, he couldn't find any of them, so he told me to try again later...
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
I think I might just no open my Shiek till I get a second. hmmmmm :T
Thats what I told myself about Little Mac, but then, when I did get my second, I didn't want to open it either haha
An artificial shortage is still a shortage. It will depend on how many buyers there are, how much stock is out there, and how much people are willing to pay.
It doesn't sound to me like there were more Sheik at these Toys'R'Us than Villagers for example. With more scalpers, the problem could very well get worse.
Hero Prinny
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so like hows the wave 3 amiibos at gamestop? i got quite a few of em pre ordered for pick up in store.
True, I'm just thinking of the knock-on effect when people like the genius in SalvaPot's post end up holding the bag on all those Bowsers. Some people get smarter, but the majority give up. Short-term, yeah, you're right, it could still get worse, but I don't think it's going to sustain itself for more than a wave or two more.
KirbYuuYuu
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I just got the alert now for Sonic, after preordering him....
pete_clarf
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Not that my case is the last word, but I zoomed to Target right after reading that (I work about two minutes away from a Target) and there was no Rosalina.
Fedora Royale
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Sonic amiibo pre-ordered on Amazon!
You and everyone, the inventory tracker is dead right now.
There's anecdotal evidence of people giving up, yes. You have to determine whether demand is there because people really want the items or not. It being very hard to find Little Mac didn't dissuade me because it's a really cool looking figure. Most of the figures that come out are really cool looking.
In the end it's all about supply and demand. I don't see the return period scalpers have access to killing the market.
Byron Bluth
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Any sightings of Wave 3 in Canada?
We may be misunderstanding each other, I was talking about the scalpers getting discouraged, not the buyers. I guess in the end it's a factor of whether demand stays strong (so far that appears to be the case, not disagreeing with you there), the supply (which to me is the real X factor), and the number of scalpers jumping into the game. I was just talking about the third factor, though you have a good point about the return period and it's something for which I hadn't factored. I'm used to dealing in vintage goods where we don't have that kind of luxury.
The whole thing sucks as a collector, but it's fascinating to watch from a market perspective.
PS Sweet avatar, hope we go all the way this year.
MLBiimos! Nintendo needs to repair relationships and get an MLB game, stat!
Oh good lord I would kiss my wallet goodbye.
esmith08734
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Giancarlo Stanton comes painted in gold and is a 7 figure income exclusive.
Thanks!
I would buy the entire Nationals' roster and every inner circle Hall of Famer (and Pete Rose).
I'm picturing an amiibo-styled Jayson Werth and it's glorious.
iKnackwurst
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This is the same Store on the evening of launch day, just from a different angle. It's hard to make out stock changes but i think they sold at least 2 Rosalina. Not bothering to count the other 5 because they all seem really common:
Shelf in a local store. Fun fact: That was once the PSP/Vita shelf. You can still see some games on the far left.
And while I'm at here's some more stores I visited today:
This one got no new stock because the delivery from Nintendo got delayed:
The only way scalpers can get discouraged is with constant, spaced restocks. For a scalper is easy going on day one and buy 30 figures of each to later resell in the next two weeks and then return what is not sold. But if the same figure its getting constantly restocked every few days, even if its just 10 figures instead of 30, then the scalpers has to be there almost everyday, wasting time and gas in something he has no awareness of.
This happened with Zelda, Diddy and Luigi. At launch all this figures where almost impossible to find because scalpers went and bought all of them, even if they had lost. But then they where getting constant restock at a pace a scalper couldn´t be bothered to follow in a cost-effective way. So now Zelda, Diddy and Luigi are selling for SRP easily enough.
So constant restocks is the way to go. All 4 exclusives are the greatest risk, because they ARE going to be scalped at launch, and the ARE going to sold out at first. I´m fairly confident Lucario and Rosy is going to get restock at least one more time, but meta and shulk I don´t think so...
The fact that sheik seems uncommon means Nintendo has NOT addressed the issue of making more figures, they had only 3 for godsake and this is a Zelda character. We need to help each other to get the figures we need, so far I´m good as long as my Sheik does not get cancelled by BB, but I was not expecting her to be rare and this bothers me.
OrangeAtlas
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Was just at one, didn't appear to even have pegs for them.
The cashier at EB Games told me hopefully Wave 4 preorders will start next Friday. I also asked if there would be additional Shulks for non-preorders and she said she hoped so because she never got in a preorder either. The struggle is real.
Seriously. One well-implemented sports game and the miibo thing will blow up.
Snkfanatic
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Ah nice! I have lived here for a while. Not a bad area.
Hero Prinny
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wow man, I'm so jealous! wish I could find a marth & rosalina.
I have to admit I'm baffled by Sheik, I didn't think that was going to be a rare. I keep hoping that there are signs of Nintendo bumping production up, but it may be a pipe dream. Regardless, I think you're right, we're going to have to work together on this.
ThisBeJason
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Chill peeps. When luigi and Zelda came out, they were thought to be rare. Within a week or two, they're common as heck. Diddy same thing. Now figures like Pit and Little Mac, those are legit rare. Many have never seen them in person at all. Scalpers are just buying all the Sheik, gona sell for a quick but small profit. For now he's uncommon, I wouldn't say rare. Only one store has begun to sell them too.
Oh and if Amazons around the world start selling out of Sheik then I'd start to panic
I'm going to keep babbling about my MLBiimo idea.
Nintendo could make a new Mario super slugger baseball game, and as part of the promotion get MLB to fund a pack-in for the Face of the local team's franchise in the box.
Then the team's can sell additional figures in their team stores (they already sell a bunch of crap).
And have the game launch with the "Hall of Fame" collection based on the first Hall of Fame class:
1. Ty Cobb
2. Babe Ruth
3. Honus Wagner
4. Christy Mathewson
5. Walter Johnson
Trust me
when I say this is a safe investment.
Nintendo could make a new Mario super slugger baseball game, and as part of the promotion get MLB to fund a pack-in for the Face of the local team's franchise in the box.
Then the team's can sell additional figures in their team stores (they already sell a bunch of crap).
And have the game launch with the "Hall of Fame" collection based on the first Hall of Fame class:
1. Ty Cobb
2. Babe Ruth
3. Honus Wagner
4. Christy Mathewson
5. Walter Johnson
Trust me
please MLB
7DollarHagane
Banned
It's really silly that they are stuffing the store shelves with the Mario, Link, Peach, Pikachu, etc commons this time of year.
I feel like they were flying off the shelves because of the holiday season and now it makes sense to ship more of the uncommons from wave 1 and 2 again instead of more commons.
Like take half the reshipment of Marios and make them be Marth, swap peach for wii fit, yoshi for Villager, Pikachu for Pit, and Link for Little Mac.
Makes sense to me
I feel like they were flying off the shelves because of the holiday season and now it makes sense to ship more of the uncommons from wave 1 and 2 again instead of more commons.
Like take half the reshipment of Marios and make them be Marth, swap peach for wii fit, yoshi for Villager, Pikachu for Pit, and Link for Little Mac.
Makes sense to me
esmith08734
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Let me add:
5. Ted Williams
6. Mickey Mantle
7. Cy Young
8. Stan Musial
9. Nolan Ryan
10. Sandy Koufax
No one thought Luigi and Zelda were going to be rare.
I agree for Diddy Kong though.
Oh god, I'd go broke.
I'm in line right now grabbing a drink, there was nothing left. Went to the wrong one and got set back an hour. Supposed to go over to his place, I'll try to see if he had his receipt or not.
He also had Lucario across the street, so I'll head to that TRU. He sent pics I swore he imported. But he wouldn't send me on a ghost chase.
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