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What is their normal shipping rate? They may be my last option for NA Wave Amiibo.
Vaughngief
Member
JacksUsername
Member
I got the Japanese versions of Rosalina and Lucario. Ended up being 20 bucks each plus $16.90 shipping (FedEx Economy). Pretty pricy, but I'm not sure what the difference would be for the NA versions. The shipping cost was the total for both, not $16.90 each.
it's mario, i wouldn't worry
Saint Gregory
Member
No wonder the employment numbers in the US went down last month, everyone has quit their jobs to hunt/scalp Amiibo -_-
FullmetalPain
Banned
Not bad honestly, considering ebay prices.
friskykillface
Banned
The true Walgreens exclusive.
Hero Prinny
Member
I don't get the Walgreen's exclusive jokes.
MADGAME
Member
Doctor Mario. Prescriptons, pharmacy, Walgreens
DragonGirl
Member
I did it this time and am henceforth going to follow this strategy: If a store has an exclusive and you can get it, then get it even if you don't want it. Save that exclusive for future trades. On a whim I nabbed a Ness on the chance I missed Greninja and sure enough, TRU went live during the 2 hour window I was napping. So I hope to trade my Ness for a Greninja. If you can get an extra Greninja, do it and bank it for the future. You won't have a problem trading it.
And Walgreens managed to secure a fair number of exclusive toys in the past year. Little bit of a joke with a little bit of truth...
Prototype Boba Fett
Agent Venom
Four Marvel Funko Pops
Hand of the King Tyrion
billy beane
Banned
So preorders go up on the 25th? All I want is Ganondorf, and I have a feeling he might be rare. Or worse, an exclusive.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Every Zelda character has been a common so far.
If Shiek ended up being common, Ganondorf will absolutely be common too. I would not worry. Zelda character = easy to find.
...unless he ends up as an exclusive. Worst case scenario.
Yeah, I don't know why anyone is expecting Ganondorf to be rare or exclusive. I guess anything is possible, but I highly doubt it.
And what's this 25th thing coming about? First I've heard anything about Wave 5/6 preorders.
It's just like a Tumblr post but on a pillow.
StrikeNinja24
Banned
When I used it around xmas time, it was around 7 bucks for the standard and 14 bucks for faster shipping.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I don't really want to get people's hope high but I think there is good chance that they are going to produce more Ness Amiibo..
If they did for Shulk Amiibo, then it's likely that they would do same for Ness'. Second shipment of Shulk is coming out next month, right?
goldenpp72
Member
Didn't they only get a second batch of shulk because they couldn't fulfill all the preorders?
From a total logistical point of view and on the ideas of scale, I can't see how this starvation around Amiibos can continue after the Smash series runs its course after a handful of more waves. Why? Because right now the simple logistic of production on so many unique Amiibos is a total clusterfuck and there's simply no real scalability to Nintendo's production runs for various reasons. Moreover, the smash line and the various smaller guys inside are not tied to bundles or games, and as such don't have an "expensive supply" line that tends to put itself outside of the interesting returns for scalping.
But when, ultimately, you only have one small series on production runs, there's simply no longer the issue of having a set number of production lines making twenty different amiibo types. Effectively, look at the SM series, which is and was abundant to acquire (tying an amiibo to the bundle also effectively seems to push it out of the reach of scalpers). Similarly, I do not think the Splatoon line will actually be limited long-term due to in part the fact that its unique and only three units and is bundled with the game.
Now, conversely, the Yarn Yoshi is a bit of an anomaly as those are effectively crochets and made in a completely different way, but again the unit will be bundled and I wouldn't be surprised if it also is largely and openly available.
Opinions on my opinion?
But when, ultimately, you only have one small series on production runs, there's simply no longer the issue of having a set number of production lines making twenty different amiibo types. Effectively, look at the SM series, which is and was abundant to acquire (tying an amiibo to the bundle also effectively seems to push it out of the reach of scalpers). Similarly, I do not think the Splatoon line will actually be limited long-term due to in part the fact that its unique and only three units and is bundled with the game.
Now, conversely, the Yarn Yoshi is a bit of an anomaly as those are effectively crochets and made in a completely different way, but again the unit will be bundled and I wouldn't be surprised if it also is largely and openly available.
Opinions on my opinion?
The Lamonster
Member
I hope your opinion about the Yarn Yoshi is correct, because it's the only one I want! Unfortunately a lot of other fans feel the same way, so who knows.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I don't think so but I could be wrong. Also they actually put Shulk (with May release date) up on the website for people to preorder.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I feel like yarn yoshi is going to be atrociously limited and confined to some ancient store like a one day super sale of a resurrected block buster
EroticSushi
Member
I consider us lucky that they didn't do something like this from the start. Wave 1 will consist of this and that character. Now go out and buy every single one trying to get the one you want.
$__$
Really can't decide if i should pull the trigger on Shulk (either importing or just from a scalper). $40 seems so steep though and some have mentioned a reprint, but I'm not holding my breath. Or i guess there's always the chance of getting pre-ordering a potentially rare amiibo and trading.
Seems like the price will only get higher as time goes on too.
Has anyone just taken the plunge and plopped down extra moolah for the amiibo you wanted?
Seems like the price will only get higher as time goes on too.
Has anyone just taken the plunge and plopped down extra moolah for the amiibo you wanted?
MADGAME
Member
I will have an extra NA Shulk to trade when the May batch ships, do you by chance have Meta?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Is Shulk the only amiibo you want? If so then I guess take the plunge but at least try to find one cheaper. I found one on Amazon for $32.
spyroflame0487
Member
Im not sure if Nintendo is doing it (someone from retail could probably let us know) but presumably doing a Skylanders run sort of thing would be fine.
There's a few waves released throughout the year, and then later "waves" are actually made up of different assortments of figures. So for instance, lets say someone like...King Dedede, right? He was in Wave 3 and was out in the winter. Later on, a wave (maybe we'll say a Smash Wave 5) would have new characters (like Ganondorf, etc) and then a few more Dededes packed in.
Then, after all figures are out, another few waves come out with more of the shorter packed assorted characters. So presumably at this point, they could do a whole box full of stuff like the Holy Trinity, and such.
The 3 Pack idea is great if they spin that off into more than just Splatoon. I could see one of the Trinity, of Pit, Mac and Cap, one of DDD, Ike and Meta, and another of Rosie, Shulk and Lucario.
There's a few waves released throughout the year, and then later "waves" are actually made up of different assortments of figures. So for instance, lets say someone like...King Dedede, right? He was in Wave 3 and was out in the winter. Later on, a wave (maybe we'll say a Smash Wave 5) would have new characters (like Ganondorf, etc) and then a few more Dededes packed in.
Then, after all figures are out, another few waves come out with more of the shorter packed assorted characters. So presumably at this point, they could do a whole box full of stuff like the Holy Trinity, and such.
The 3 Pack idea is great if they spin that off into more than just Splatoon. I could see one of the Trinity, of Pit, Mac and Cap, one of DDD, Ike and Meta, and another of Rosie, Shulk and Lucario.
Mystery packs as a collector is a terrifying thing, but I wouldn't actually mind this for the cards. I'm really interested to see how they price the cards and how they're packaged. Perhaps a line of cards would be better than one single thing. Single Pack cards you can see for $2.99, 3 packs (all visible) for like $7.99, a blind package of say 8 for $12.99 and the packs you have a chance of finding rarer villagers/ uh items?
EroticSushi
Member
Anything would be better than what they're doing right now. They just don't seem to care at all with what's happening. They announce a new wave, make three of them store exclusives, produce an insignificant amount of said wave and exclusive, move onto the next wave.
Rinse and repeat.
It honestly baffles me at how bad this has gotten over little figurines. You have people staying up until 3AM, setting alarms for 7AM, lining up for over 3 hours at Gamestop, etc. What a sigh of relief it will be once they finish off the smash line.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
With amiibo, every day is like trying to find a Kaos Trap for under $80 around Christmas.
ProfessorBonkle
Neo Member
Well GAF I got a nice easter surprise today: a NIB Villager 
My mom had apparently gotten it ages ago when it was still kind of rare but not quite a unicorn yet. To say I'm thrilled is an understatement! One less thing I have to worry about in the future now.
My mom had apparently gotten it ages ago when it was still kind of rare but not quite a unicorn yet. To say I'm thrilled is an understatement! One less thing I have to worry about in the future now.Alex Anderson
Member
Well GAF I got a nice easter surprise today: a NIB Villager
That's great! Go Mom
Nebraska Furniture Mart now has most of their amiibo at 8.99, with a limit of one per character per person.
The amiibos currently available @ $8.99:
Toon Link
Link
Sheik
Kirby
Bowser (smash and mario series)
Mario (smash)
Yoshi (mario series)
Luigi (mario series)
Pikachu
Peach (mario series)
Zelda
Diddy Kong
A few more discounted ones:
Peach (smash) - $6.99
Donkey Kong - $6.99
Yoshi (smash) $9.77
The amiibos currently available @ $8.99:
Toon Link
Link
Sheik
Kirby
Bowser (smash and mario series)
Mario (smash)
Yoshi (mario series)
Luigi (mario series)
Pikachu
Peach (mario series)
Zelda
Diddy Kong
A few more discounted ones:
Peach (smash) - $6.99
Donkey Kong - $6.99
Yoshi (smash) $9.77
What about cpt falcon, wft, villager, pit, meta Knight, rosalina, lucario, Dedede, Ike? I wouldn't hold my breath on a reprint of any body. This is Nintendo we are taking about here.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Number 1: those characters aren't GameStop's exclusive
Number 2: I'm pretty sure that GameStop made the deal with Nintendo for second shipments since GameStop probably covered the production costs, like they did with Xenoblade and Metroid Prime Trilogy.
Number 3: Unlike Target, TRU and Best Buy, GameStop is catering to video game enthusiasts, so they know their own businesses (sometime)
Circuit City exclusive
The Lamonster
Member
So right now we have Amiibo for Mario Party 10, Smash, Yoshi Wolly World and Splatoon.
What's next? Wasn't Mario Kart supposed to use the functionality too?
What's next? Wasn't Mario Kart supposed to use the functionality too?
Jawmuncher
Member
I'm ok with Mario Kart just being able to use anything. That needs to be a thing going forward. That and compatibility across multiple games. Hope Wooly World will use a regular yoshi as well.
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