TRU Australia selling Movie G1 styled Jazz for $49.99?
Monday, October 1st, 2007 6:52PM CDT
Category: Toy NewsPosted by: i_amtrunks Views: 8,967
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So heads up, this is not a rare or exclusive figure, and should not be priced at $49.99. It is not a shelf sticker price error, if taken to the register, G1 Jazz will ring up as $49.99.
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Posted by Bed Bugs on October 1st, 2007 @ 7:12pm CDT
I feel sorry for you guys considering he's only $10 or $12 over here.
Posted by Cyber-Kun on October 1st, 2007 @ 7:14pm CDT
Posted by i_amtrunks on October 1st, 2007 @ 7:17pm CDT
TRU usually are fairly good on prices for Transformers, $26 is the normal Deluxe price point...
I'm hoping it is a genuine big blunder, and not something they did on purpose...
Posted by Liege Evilmus on October 1st, 2007 @ 7:58pm CDT
I'm not exact on the conversion rates, but I feel it safe to say "YIKES"
USD these are only $9.99, I should drop ship a bunch of the out to you guys.
However there would be a price, you'd have to wave them over your head doing a "HA HA HA HA" dance
Posted by i_amtrunks on October 1st, 2007 @ 8:15pm CDT
Liege Evilmus wrote:Isn't this a Target exclusive, or is that only in The US?
I'm not exact on the conversion rates, but I feel it safe to say "YIKES"
USD these are only $9.99, I should drop ship a bunch of the out to you guys.
However there would be a price, you'd have to wave them over your head doing a "HA HA HA HA" dance
Usually if something is a US Target exclusive, it's an AU Target exclusive, but it appear it isnt this time. Other stores will probably get the G1 Jazz's, but not many stores have restocked yet.
Posted by Burn on October 1st, 2007 @ 9:10pm CDT
Regular price
26.00 AUD = 23.1626 USD
Regular US Price
9.99 USD = 11.2162 AUD
So an extra $14 for shipping when you factor in GST as well ...
What I think has happened though is someone's gone to enter "G1 Jazz" and already found it sitting in the computer from when the Collectors Series reissue was out a few years ago and have simply used that price.
Posted by i_amtrunks on October 1st, 2007 @ 9:31pm CDT
Burn wrote:49.99 AUD = 44.5346 USD
Regular price
26.00 AUD = 23.1626 USD
Regular US Price
9.99 USD = 11.2162 AUD
So an extra $14 for shipping when you factor in GST as well ...
What I think has happened though is someone's gone to enter "G1 Jazz" and already found it sitting in the computer from when the Collectors Series reissue was out a few years ago and have simply used that price.
That would certainly explain it...
I hope TRU fixes this up soon, because he actually looks pretty spiffy, and I want one to replace the horrible plain grey version I already have.
Although People are buying them at double the price, for reasons unknown... so TRU may just let them be...
Posted by Burn on October 1st, 2007 @ 9:38pm CDT
I had a lovely fight with a K-Mart worker when Cybertron Scouts were scanning as Star Wars Transformers.
I just couldn't get it through their heads that it said "Cybertron" and NO WHERE on the packaging did it say "Star Wars".
Posted by voice of hoist on October 1st, 2007 @ 10:00pm CDT
Here's hoping I'm wrong.
Posted by i_amtrunks on October 1st, 2007 @ 10:17pm CDT
voice of hoist wrote:I thought I'd read somewhere that it was a TRU exclusive in Australia.
That'd suck.
Verily.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on October 1st, 2007 @ 10:59pm CDT
PayPal works for me. I_AMTRUNKS, BURN, anyone else over there, let me know if I can help you guys stick it to the man!
Last week, I saw a bunch at one store, this week not so much. Supplies may be limited, but I'll still see what I can do for you.
Posted by Burn on October 2nd, 2007 @ 12:54am CDT
Trust me. Postage between America and Australia is NOT cheap.
Posted by skippytron on October 2nd, 2007 @ 2:24am CDT
Posted by Silver Galvatron on October 2nd, 2007 @ 3:43am CDT
Posted by JustMike on October 2nd, 2007 @ 5:32am CDT
Posted by Liege Evilmus on October 2nd, 2007 @ 8:29am CDT
Burn wrote:ahhhh I think you'll find it might be a bit more than $10 to ship something via air from the US to Australia.
Trust me. Postage between America and Australia is NOT cheap.
No, I did this twice recently, it's not that much if I use standard shipping. Priority is like $20-$30, and UPS is around $100.
But regular mail, is just around that rate, it takes a while though.
I do alot to Asia too, and that rarely ever sets me back much either.