Amiibo Thread 3 | Where release dates are made up and preorders don't matter!

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Lucent said:
Yeah I really need Ness. I hope I'm lucky enough to get one from Amazon .
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Yeah, also trying for amazon lol


superNESjoe said:
Intentions do matter. Heck, I've done trades before too, but I don't go stockpiling certain figures for ransom for when I need something else.
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Yeah this is the biggest problem. I also Dont like people buying figures for their friends, makes it annoying for people that take time out of the day to go out and buy something. "Oh sorry that guy just got them all for his friends since they didn't free up time in their schedule like you did... Sorry. Try ordering 3 and trading next time?"

Edit: ordering multiples because some orders are canceled is a legitimate reason to me
 
superNESjoe said:
Not trying to single you out in particular, but you're the most recent one I saw.

People that keep buying extras of figures that the rest of us are already having a hard time getting one of is irritating. I see it every single day here on GAF, a place where people are getting mad about scalpers, and I find it ironic. When Shulk was available again on Gamestop.com there were lots of people on here ordering extras and posting about it. It continued to happen with Rosalina and onward with Ike and now Meta Knight.

If you already have one, and your a gaffer, then you know how difficult they are to get. Why are you ordering more?
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I have been wondering the same. Buying multiples is just feeding the problem.
 
Scofield94941 said:
Ness lucina and robin will sell out in minutes whenever they go up. Thks ks the future of amiibo. Selling out in minutes online and lines waiting for stores to open. This is awful
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It's been like this ever since Nintendo started discontinuing the Trinty. After that it was all down hill.
 
LowSignal said:
The last wave of shulks are for May and with all the cancellations, who knows what will happen. I wouldn't want to promise anyone a spare and then have to back out. I think for the most part people here try to help at a fair price/trade here.
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I really don't mean to be so negative right now either, it's just frustration finally building up. I have helped a few gaffers out and have been helped out by a few so far too.
 
superNESjoe said:
Not trying to single you out in particular, but you're the most recent one I saw.

People that keep buying extras of figures that the rest of us are already having a hard time getting one of is irritating. I see it every single day here on GAF, a place where people are getting mad about scalpers, and I find it ironic. When Shulk was available again on Gamestop.com there were lots of people on here ordering extras and posting about it. It continued to happen with Rosalina and onward with Ike and now Meta Knight.

If you already have one, and your a gaffer, then you know how difficult they are to get. Why are you ordering more?
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to help get them to Gafers so the scalpers dont? i got 3 Lucarios out to Gafers. From the same store a scalper bought the entire stock from Friday morning and he puts them on eBay. I feel your anger may be misdirected. Not to mention no preorder is for sure so some get extras from that.
 
I'm not going to support any side since I'm neutral with people to do whatever they want.

Let says that people stopped buying multiples because y'all said so, then how can other people have any supply to trade other people for their missing amiibo?

I meant extra amiibos being in traders' hands are way better than being in scalpers' hands in some of someone's point of views.

Having ability to trade one amiibo for other amiibo that you really need is way better than buying amiibo at 30-80 dollars, right? Trading could lead to both people helping each other out to complete their collections.

Unless did I missed something?
 
dallow_bg said:
How is a 1:1 trade profiting?
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By getting a figure they missed out on for one the y had the opportunity to buy 2 (or more) of.

I've had opportunities to buy many of the rares in multiples, but I Dont because it feels wrong. Hell working at TRU I've been offered to have one set aside so I don't have to come in early, but I Dont. Stockpiling amiibos for future trades is just as bad.
 
Nathan_Drake said:
to help get them to Gafers so the scalpers dont? i got 3 Lucarios out to Gafers. From the same store a scalper but the entire stock from Friday morning and he puts them on eBay. I feel your anger may be misdirected. Not to mention no preorder is for sure so some get extras from that.
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Not everyone is doing that. There are lots of people ordering extras just to have as trading fodder, not to simply resell or distribute to other gaffers. Even then, the act of ordering extras for that purpose just contributes to the issue of them being so hard to get. I had Meta Knight in my cart within a minute or so of him going live today, imagine if everyone who already has one didn't bother trying to order another and I might have actually got one.
 
Scofield94941 said:
If no one wants to trade then the person will end up scalping it. So saying it is as bad as scalping is almost true
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That's not fully true. Many people right here on gaf have been selling their extras to other gaffers for cost with no mark up.

Not to mention that the trend of buying extras to trade is there directly to combat scalping. It is the only choice that people have now to get older rares that isn't paying someone who is part of the reason why the demand is so high. This is coming from someone who has yet to get any extra amiibros and who hates scalpers.
 
The real issue is that Nintendo is completely fucking up Amiibo stock. We wouldn't have scalpers or people buying multiples for trades if Nintendo fixed this.
 
Hell I ordered an extra Shulk just in case I miss out on one of the future Amiibo too. I don't see anything wrong with it, you aren't scalping it. People trade stuff with eachother all the time, it's been done since the beginning of mankind. :S
 
I have 3x pits 2x lucario, 2x Captain Falcon, 2 Rosalina, 2x Toon link, 1x sheik, 2x shulk, 1x villager and 1x Little mac as Spares to trade or sale at MSRP when the time is right. I have always bought extras for Gafers who are legit because I like the community. I don't see anything wrong buying a spare or two for a brother or sister here.
 
btkadams said:
The real issue is that Nintendo is completely fucking up Amiibo stock. We wouldn't have scalpers or people buying multiples for trades if Nintendo fixed this.
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So true. I should be able to walk in and buy any of them, no limited normals. If they must have that rare collector element then have chase variants like skylanders.
 
Koppai said:
Hell I ordered an extra Shulk just in case I miss out on one of the future Amiibo too. I don't see anything wrong with it, you aren't scalping it. People trade stuff with eachother all the time, it's been done since the beginning of mankind. :S
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That's basically the same thing. You got an extra of something you know a lot of people are trying to get and you're withholding it to benefit yourself, not another collector. You may not be charging $60 for the Shulk, but your charging another rare figure valued at $60. Either way it makes it so the people who don't have extra rares or $60 aren't getting that Shulk they should have been able to buy for $13.
 
TI82 said:
By getting a figure they missed out on for one the y had the opportunity to buy 2 (or more) of.

I've had opportunities to buy many of the rates in multiples, but I Dont because it feels wrong. Hell working at TRU I've been offered to have one set aside so I don't have to come in early, but I Dont. Stockpiling amiibos for future trades is just as bad.
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That doesn't sound like profit, which means you end up with more than you started with.
Both parties are getting a figure they missed out on. Even trade.
 
IntelliHeath said:
I'm not going to support any side since I'm neutral with people to do whatever they want.

Let says that people stopped buying multiples because y'all said so
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That's just it right there. Let's say that for some odd reason ever single person that comments in this thread agreed, not to buy multiples anymore. Nothing would change. Others are still going to do it. Now I didn't get two, but somebody else did. If you see the action as ethically wrong then fine, but most of us simply don't.

Nothing is going to change. The only realistic solution is for stores to limit purchases. Most actually are now. I had to drive 15 miles between two Targets to get my two Rosas. Best Buy just didn't handle this the right away. It should have been a 1-2 limit.
 
btkadams said:
I have been wondering the same. Buying multiples is just feeding the problem.
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Not really, in terms of people here on GAF, its actually helping.nobody can wait 24 hours for these things to go up. So when gaffers come across available amiibo and scoop them up, essentially they are giving others a chance to get what they didn't have time or means to get. The current situation is so fucked that GAF sitting by and saying buy one only won't help since it just leaves more for scalpers. The more people who buy these with the intention of helping others/trading 1:1 the better at this point. It may sound counter productive at first but since there is no sure way of obtaining amiibos, I feel it offers a little bit of security for the community as a whole.
 
dallow_bg said:
That doesn't sound like profit, which means you end up with more than you started with.
Both parties are getting a figure they missed out on. Even trade.
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Its not a monetary profit but its an inventory profit if its one you really wanted but missed out on. Maybe wouldn't have missed out on it if people weren't buying multiples though.
 
TI82 said:
Its not a monetary profit but its an inventory profit if its one you really wanted but missed out on. Maybe wouldn't have missed out on it if people weren't buying multiples though.
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That assumes there's enough for everybody if they just bought 1.
Which isn't the case. There's always going to be people missing out.
 
What will you guys do if no one wants to trade or you cant get a good trade? You will sell it on ebay. Buying for trade is just as shady because you dont know if people will want it.
 
While I still have pre-orders for a few various ones, who knows if they will even be filled, I've been importing the ones I want from Japan and Euro, despite the added shipping costs... just been growing tired of the hoops.

Is there a dedicated place for trades etc,
 
superNESjoe said:
That's basically the same thing. You got an extra of something you know a lot of people are trying to get and you're withholding it to benefit yourself, not another collector. You may not be charging $60 for the Shulk, but your charging another rare figure valued at $60. Either way it makes it so the people who don't have extra rares or $60 aren't getting that Shulk they should have been able to buy for $13.
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I think you should just calm down. I imported Villager & Marth for like $42 right when reports of them getting rare or discontinued popped up. So far I have not missed out on any other amiibo due to friends or me being able to order them. I will sell it to someone later on for what I paid for it if I get all the amiibo that I want. You really shouldn't be judging others that way. People won't want to help you later on if you have such a negative attitude about it.

I had some neckbeard come in and get pissed at me because he swore the guy on the phone (who he failed to get a name from...) said that we had Sonic amiibo. I work in inventory, the only Sonic amiibo we had were preorders and there were 3 and I picked mine up already. So unless the website just said we had them for some reason, I don't know what to do. I let people know that Meta Knight will be here on the 20th, and I believe we did get about 8 just for the shelf. Best Buy sent a separate box with just preordered amiibo in them.

I also bought extra amiibo for friends if they couldn't secure it or I couldn't get ahold of them at the time. My friends turned around and waited outside Target to get me a Rosalina amiibo. I think amiibo helps foster relationships because it's something that brings us together.
 
superNESjoe said:
Not everyone is doing that. There are lots of people ordering extras just to have as trading fodder, not to simply resell or distribute to other gaffers. Even then, the act of ordering extras for that purpose just contributes to the issue of them being so hard to get. I had Meta Knight in my cart within a minute or so of him going live today, imagine if everyone who already has one didn't bother trying to order another and I might have actually got one.
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Well man I honestly dont know what to say. I guess we have different strategies. I buy extras and send them out. If I dont others will for the same purpose or to profit. I guess if it bothers people knowing the people that are doing it I will just not post about it. I didn't know it was irking some people and that is the last thing I come into the community to do. If it makes some feel better I will just watch for people in need and PM them instead of posting what I was able to gather for the community. It sucks that the lack of supply is keeping from what they want. And that the methods some are trying to take to help mitigate are causing others stress. I get it I really do.
 
superNESjoe said:
That's basically the same thing. You got an extra of something you know a lot of people are trying to get and you're withholding it to benefit yourself, not another collector. You may not be charging $60 for the Shulk, but your charging another rare figure valued at $60. Either way it makes it so the people who don't have extra rares or $60 aren't getting that Shulk they should have been able to buy for $13.
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That higher price is a result of scalpers scalping and people trading is an attempt to avoid scalpers altogether. Any stock that wasn't bought by people looking to trade would have been gotten by scalpers who would then have more inventory to control.

I mean, go to ebay right now and search for "Meta Knight amiibo" with it sorted by newest listing. There are brand new stacks of three of them up for like $70-$80 each.
 
People need to stop blaming others for the shortage of supply. It's silly to blame people who buy an extra here or there for trading fodder just because you can't seem to get one. That's not /their/ fault. It's the fault of the scalpers who buy them in bulk as well as Nintendo for having such a limited supply. If you think a few gaffers getting an extra or 2 is keeping you from getting your figure, you're wrong. If they didn't grab it before you, a scalper probably would have. I understand being frustrated because it is a frustrating situation, but turning on each other is not going to fix the problem.
 
Scofield94941 said:
What will you guys do if no one wants to trade or you cant get a good trade? You will sell it on ebay. Buying for trade is just as shady because you dont know if people will want it.
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Many gaffers sell at cost to other gaffers in the community. I've already said that. Not going to claim that that is what everyone does, but I've seen it happen more then just a few times, and It's how I got my Rosalina.

kierwynn said:
People need to stop blaming others for the shortage of supply. It's silly to blame people who buy an extra here or there for trading fodder just because you can't seem to get one. That's not /their/ fault. It's the fault of the scalpers who buy them in bulk as well as Nintendo for having such a limited supply. If you think a few gaffers getting an extra or 2 is keeping you from getting your figure, you're wrong. If they didn't grab it before you, a scalper probably would have. I understand being frustrated because it is a frustrating situation, but turning on each other is not going to fix the problem.
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Kierwynn confirmed for scalper, everyone get her.
 
There's been heaps of examples of people trading, selling at MSRP or just giving away spare amiibo in this thread. It's not the same as bulk buying and selling and Gaffers should be looking out for each other. Unless you're shopping at the same mall as someone else it's not directly affecting them and we know things will sell out regardless. I'd rather see Gaffers get their collections fulfilled.
 
Two things:

1. DAMMIT I MISSED META KNIGHT PLEASE DONT LET THIS FUCK THE NUMBERS UP AT STORES FOR FRIDAY :(

2. Gaf has been super nice about getting extra stocks for others here. Buying extra stock, with the intent of helping your collection out or trying to get people amiibos that are hard to get is cool. Its just the people buying huge stockpiles to flip for triple or more of the cost that are shit, in my opinion. Even then, its their life.

Seriously though, now i'm super nervous about Meta Knight...
 
I've basically sold Villager, Lucario, Captain Falcon and a few others at cost to people here. I don't know that if I hadn't bought those that they would've gone to actual owners instead of resellers. I do know that helping people here gets them into the hands of people who actually want to own them.

Disappointed about missing Meta Knight but at least I have the Japanese version. Though if I luck into the US version I'd still sell the Japanese one I got at cost.
 
Koppai said:
I think you should just calm down. I imported Villager & Marth for like $42 right when reports of them getting rare or discontinued popped up. So far I have not missed out on any other amiibo due to friends or me being able to order them. I will sell it to someone later on for what I paid for it. You really shouldn't be judging others that way. People won't want to help you if you have such a negative attitude later on.
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It's your choice, clearly, but there's nothing wrong with my voicing why that practice is frustrating.

Nathan_Drake said:
Well man I honestly dont know what to say. I guess we have different strategies. I buy extras and send them out. If I dont others will for the same purpose or to profit. I guess if it bothers people knowing the people that are doing it I will just not post about it. I didn't know it was irking some people and that is the last thing I come into the community to do. If it makes some feel better I will just watch for people in need and PM them instead of posting what I was able to gather for the community. It sucks that the lack of supply is keeping from what they want. And that the methods some are trying to take to help mitigate are causing others stress. I get it I really do.
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No, because what you're doing is helping. I wasn't trying to complain against what you or others that are actually trying to help out are doing. I was just countering by saying not everyone is doing what you're doing. Case in point the person I quoted above you in this post. They didn't pick up an extra figure for the community or to help out, they got it to help themselves in the future. When someone has 3 Pit or 2 Meta Knights and they see here everyday people looking for those and they don't want to sell it to them than they are adding to the problem. Is it their choice? Absolutely. Is it reasonable to expect? Sure, what you have is rare and it's yours to do whatever with. But it's still frustrating and I don't get why people are all upset with me for saying that.

Ultimately no one is to blame for anything other than Nintendo, because if [BLANK] didn't buy them then a scalper would. This isn't a gaf-wide blame, it's a frustrated vent. There's no way I'm saying something that many other amiibo-gaffers weren't already thinking.
 
People really need thicker skin about scalping. Nintendo creates this situation and there is a dock labor strike going on. This is the situation, so deal with it.

I'm glad there's this site where people are watching each others back. I've sold and received at cost, and it's nice to see others do it as well.
 
This is where any of the unbought ones would be right now if everyone just bought 1 for themselves. Just what incentive do you think these sellers would have to lower their prices if they controlled even more of the stock? Check the sold history, people have bought them for $70+ already.
 
I could also just cancel the order and completely screw over a GAFfer on purpose. That's how you are making it seem. I probably won't miss out but it's more of a just in case thing for me anyways. I mean I could have just took it and scalped it on ebay instead.

When we were doing the pricing the tags said Wii Fit Trainer amiibo Mario, etc. for each tag. What the heck is going on lol. :S
 
:lol at anyone giving anyone else a hard time grabbing extras for any reason what-so-ever.

Scalping, trading, whatever. Get gud or get out.
 
Scofield94941 said:
If no one wants to trade then the person will end up scalping it. So saying it is as bad as scalping is almost true
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Wait, what? How does that make sense?? I've bought spares, and when I've seen no-one needed an extra Diddy or something simply gone back with my receipt AND RETURNED IT.
Your leap in logic is kinda insulting and comes from zero evidence :/

Einbroch said:
:lol at anyone giving anyone else a hard time grabbing extras for any reason what-so-ever.

Scalping, trading, whatever. Get gud or get out.
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I swear...
I'm about to go out and buy a whole armful of Amiibo and burn them just to spite those complaining.
 
rjinaz said:
That's just it right there. Let's say that for some odd reason ever single person that comments in this thread agreed, not to buy multiples anymore. Nothing would change. Others are still going to do it. Now I didn't get two, but somebody else did. If you see the action as ethically wrong then fine, but most of us simply don't.

Nothing is going to change. The only realistic solution is for stores to limit purchases. Most actually are now. I had to drive 15 miles between two Targets to get my two Rosas. Best Buy just didn't handle this the right away. It should have been a 1-2 limit.
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Exactly, I would agreed with you there. I'm guilty of buying extra for my friends because they can't be there at opening hours due to their jobs. Do anyone here actually expect people to take their day off so they can pick up amiibo?

Right now I can understand that people are reaching to their limit point where they just want to vent their feeling about Amiibo and their opinions. Some characters were sold out pretty fast online just made people even more paranoid and starting to have panic attacks right now because they fear that they will never complete their collection or getting their favorite characters.

Retailers really need to set up a limitation for amiibo, and Nintendo really need to step out and starting to communicate with business and customers. Their silence on Amiibo is really hurting themselves in a long term because customers are getting frustrating with their silence and they really want to see everyone to take action.

Honestly, It should be 1 for online website and 2 in-store preorder.
 
akileese said:
You can. I'm staring at it debating it right now. I legit do not think I'll be able to get one this week. Ah hell, it's only money.
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Yep. I actually stared at one in my cart for the longest time. I've spent enough on amiibos. That being said, I do expect d3 to be very rare. That price is not going to last long. You can't get it anywhere at cost online at this point. Probably next week, once people discover d3 is not in stores everywhere, that price will be 30-40.
 
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