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Gaiaknight
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Yea no i was just thinking even if Nintendo sent like 40-50 of each amiibo to each store when they launch i personally think they would still sell out just as fast the hype is just to great here in america for these things there is no way nintendo can catch up over here.
A TRU in my area got over 100 Greninja. Still sold out less than an hour after the store opened even with a 1 per customer limit.
Gaiaknight
Member
damn the amiibo hype is just to big ; ;
first post@@!
Anyway, just when I think NoA hates us all, they surprise us with a little nugget. It totally doesn't make up in the slightest for their past tragedies, but I'll take what I can get.
FullmetalPain
Banned
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Ike + Villager on Amazon.fr
Jesus Christ, is this the new normal with exclusives now? In-store only?
That worked so well for Game Stop!
Everyone has Best Buys / Toysrus' / Game Stops close by their homes!
Everyone has all the free time in the world to wait in lines starting at midnight!!!!
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That worked so well for Game Stop!
Everyone has Best Buys / Toysrus' / Game Stops close by their homes!
Everyone has all the free time in the world to wait in lines starting at midnight!!!!
;_;
I'm not upset lol but I really feel for you guys. I just wanted a few amiibo and I lurk this thread. Sorry <3 Hope some of you can still find some foreign imports
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
I am a man of many talents. Making dumb pictures is one of them.
It may have been during transit. It looks like it had a pretty rough ride. A few pieces were broken off inside the package.
willizle02
Neo Member
Wow.
Gaiaknight
Member
Nintendo cant save the amiibo market over here at this point the hype and demand just cant be filled all we can do is wait it till the hype train dies down and normalizes like skylanders did.
Fox Mulder
Member
They'll brag about meeting demand as people really just stop giving a shit or go import from elsewhere.
I can understand failing to meet demand on day one, but why isnt there a constant flow to restock. Who cares if TRU gets 100 of their exclusive on release day if they never get any in again after selling out immediately.
I more don't get why they can't just open up a website.
announce a wave's preorder is coming and a few days later put it up
have preorders up for two weeks and then close them for good.
figure out how long it would take to make preorder figures and a small wave for stores and then announce a release date for the wave.
after production for that wave is done, then announce the next wave preorder.
it would allow everyone who wants a given figure to get it and there would still be a reseller market due to people who miss out but it will be their own fault for missing out.
I just repeatedly come back to nintendo loves artificial demand, and anyone that wants any of these is programed to order preorders without thinking at this point. that's why they don't do it.
Gaiaknight
Member
Activision had to do the same thing with skylanders series 1 the only way they meet demand was after all figures where out and people didnt buy them anymore. My guess on the restock issue is because of the way the production schedule for these things work i wouldnt be surprised if the only reason we are getting restocks right now is cause there is only 2 amiibo coming out till September and they had time to re-run production of some older figures.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Launching with a 50+ character series while adding several other series during the rollout is still the dumbest idea ever. Amiibo year 1 will have had like what, 75 characters total? Give or take? And that's not including the cards. Absolutely ridiculous.
Doesn't skylanders still get a bit crazy when rare ones come out or something?
for a while there the kaos trap was up at like $40.
Gaiaknight
Member
yea but its not nearly as bad as it was back in series 1 and part of series 2 those were a nightmare. Store shelves used to look like this during series 1 hype
and stores where like that for atleast 2 months it was bad especially for those that worked in retail and got hundreds of calls a day asking about them.
Wow that's pretty bad. They were popular when I worked at Gamestop, but they were never totally sold out, with always a few in store. I would only really get phone calls about specific ones that were rare ones of the batch. Unlike Amiibo, even series 1 would get some pretty good restocks.
Velcro Fly
Member
i've been staying up super late the past month since i don't have to work. i check there, here, and r/amiibo at least once every 30-45 minutes to see if they are up. the thirst is insatiable.
Jeff Vader
Member
I hate seeing the amiibo reddit because every time I do it's always the same thing, missing out on a character cause I was doing something else.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Lee Chaolan
Member
Thanks for the link got one for my friend that's been trying to get mine for the longest time xD
Yeah that Mobile check out was a pain prolly why it was available for so long
Yeah that Mobile check out was a pain prolly why it was available for so long
willizle02
Neo Member
I just got finished paying bills, so I couldn't afford her after all... I was $2 short. ;A;
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Edit:
It's ok though, I was just buying it for a friend. Kinda sucks she won't be able to get it now tho...
willizle02
Neo Member
Goldenelementxl
Banned
Out of stock now. Oh well, I already have one and I have a feeling some of my "trade bait" may be hard to move.
Prices are lower and shipping is faster.
If you check most shipping times from resellers in Japan, they use the cheapest method which takes like a whole month. If they use Prime, it's usually like $30+ per amiibo.
oh well thanks for explaining.
now regarding buying itself, how do you guys manage to get the rare amiibos from amazon.de? most of the time they aren't even available to pre-order or buy from amazon itself
third party sellers offer ok prices,but shipping makes the whole thing too expensive again,
do you guys lurk the site constantly to catch the random amiibo from amazon itself?
I mainly check this thread or Twitter. Sometimes guys like Diggeh will post when something is up on Amazon in EU in here. That helps.
You can also join their LINE group for alerts but I don't bother with that.
If someone is interested.
Anyway, don't know if I should buy the 8 Bit Marios. They seem a little bit clumsy for my taste. :/
Anyway, don't know if I should buy the 8 Bit Marios. They seem a little bit clumsy for my taste. :/
Wait, 80 dollars for all 4 with shipping included?
Consider me sold (irony how I said I had given up on them just a few posts before this, but this is too good of a deal). Message me and I will definitely buy the 4 pack off of you.
Benzychenz
Member
friskykillface
Banned
Looks like they aren't all the same price
Europe turned into scalpers
Europe turned into scalpers
CopperPuppy
Member
Got lucky and was able to import Dark Pit, Palutena, Ganondorf, and ZSS between Amazon.de and Amazon.it.
That said, I don't see Dr. Mario, Olimar, or Bowser Jr. as having gone up anywhere, including Europe. Any word on these?
That said, I don't see Dr. Mario, Olimar, or Bowser Jr. as having gone up anywhere, including Europe. Any word on these?
The12thGripper
Member
It's cheaper. I'm going to start using Tenso to get them even cheaper starting Wave 5b.
Welp, that Best Buy news was a killer for me. Have work that day and I'm already taking off the week before. Decided to import from Japanese sellers on Amazon before that went to hell too much. Ended up being about 2 for the price 3, which is sadly "good" nowadays.
Here's hoping that September is better than this. I'd love to be able to reasonably preorder online again, ala pre-wave 4. :/
Here's hoping that September is better than this. I'd love to be able to reasonably preorder online again, ala pre-wave 4. :/
Lavpa Jasai
Member
If anyone missed getting a WFT when shes been up, I've got one on the way.
I'm still desperately searching for a Lucina, so would love to do a trade here instead of trying on reddit. Or if you'd rather have a Jigglypuff I've got that up for trade as well.
PM me if interested!
I'm still desperately searching for a Lucina, so would love to do a trade here instead of trying on reddit. Or if you'd rather have a Jigglypuff I've got that up for trade as well.
PM me if interested!
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