[Jason Abbadon]

Checked Target this morning after work- wave 5 revision case, but no new wave.

[darksied2012]

Just picked up psylocke sweeeet!! Also found some older mu at my local family dollar picked up thor there. If anyone has a mu grey hulk for sale please let me know he was hard to get when he came out and I really need him thanx.

[Exodus]

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Originally Posted by flaccideagle

I hear you man.

I hate the price increases too, and think they're ridiculously overpriced for what they are at 8.99(MU is mostly same the buck with few new parts added!)

But here in Spain they are 15-16euros at retail...

that's about US$19.50 each figure....

Ouch....

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Originally Posted by D00MTR0N

dude you seem to forget that the price increase here does not reflect in what people make income wise,prices on almost everything have jumped through the roof yet no one makes enough to buy inflated gas or food let alone toys.

And yes Doomtron has a great point. But oh well:P

[Jason Abbadon]

Quote:

Originally Posted by darksied2012

Just picked up psylocke sweeeet!! Also found some older mu at my local family dollar picked up thor there. If anyone has a mu grey hulk for sale please let me know he was hard to get when he came out and I really need him thanx.

Crap- I just saw that bozo an hour ago!
He's in the revision cases.

Super lame figure though.

[darksied2012]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon

Crap- I just saw that bozo an hour ago!
He's in the revision cases.

Super lame figure though.

yeah hes not great looking at all, but im one of those people who complete waves regardless, and he escaped me, and its driving me nuts.

[SH0CKWAVE]

Quote:

Originally Posted by flaccideagle

I hear you man.

I hate the price increases too, and think they're ridiculously overpriced for what they are at 8.99(MU is mostly same the buck with few new parts added!)

But here in Spain they are 15-16euros at retail...

that's about US$19.50 each figure....

i was in Madrid for my honeymoon last September and it never crossed my mind to hunt for MU!! who knew?!

que locuras, tio.

[Shin Densetsu]

They've been trickling into Target, some on endcaps, but as usual I haven't seen them. I just got the Daredevil pack with the best Daredevil so far. So I might pass on Shadowlands Daredevil.

[g1fanatic]

An interesting article about toy prices and what we may expect in the near future...

Should you invest in toys?- MSN Money

[flaccideagle]

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Originally Posted by g1fanatic

An interesting article about toy prices and what we may expect in the near future...

Should you invest in toys?- MSN Money

interesting. This same scenario played out in 1999-2001ish, with wall street in a bit of a panic about dotcoms and toy companies panicking about video games, as they are in 2012. They jumped up the prices in 2000, thinking parents and collectors "will just buy them anyway" and it came back and bit them in their asses. Almost every major retailer had intense clearance sales in 2001 and scaled back almost every line.

And then in 2002, we saw a HUGE price *decrease* across the board... first Hasbro then Mattel followed suit... As well as a huge quality decrease as well.

[flaccideagle]

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Originally Posted by SH0CKWAVE

i was in Madrid for my honeymoon last September and it never crossed my mind to hunt for MU!! who knew?!

que locuras, tio.

Madrid is much better toy hunting than where I live (Barcelona is even better ), and things are not as expensive in some shops, but still it's expensive.

Here people buy far, far less toys for kids, and they are def considered "luxury" items to adult collectors. They are imports, like how Japanese stuff is for the States. Some friends who have seen my collection in the states think I'm crazy or rich or both (and I have very little compared to some of you guys.)

Things balance out though: My wife and I can go out to eat at a good restaurant, have good food, and have a ton of beers or glasses of wine, for under $15. Can't often do that in most of the states.

[fosterlager]

I hear that. I was lucky to get valentine's day dinner in at under $75.

[MGTAJ]

Quote:

Originally Posted by flaccideagle

I hear you man.

I hate the price increases too, and think they're ridiculously overpriced for what they are at 8.99(MU is mostly same the buck with few new parts added!)

But here in Spain they are 15-16euros at retail...

that's about US$19.50 each figure....

Yeah, everywhere except America has always had this issue, they can be thankful its still cheaper for them than elsewhere in the world

[quipp209]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LapuLapu

Someone at marvelous news posted that they have found them at Lodi , im from near Tracy so Im hoping it will be here soon.

Damit I just was at lodi target yesterday I must have missed them

[Tiberius]

Quote:

Originally Posted by D00MTR0N

dude you seem to forget that the price increase here does not reflect in what people make income wise,prices on almost everything have jumped through the roof yet no one makes enough to buy inflated gas or food let alone toys.

Gas here [in my area] is 1.18/L so...4.72ish a Gallon? Taxes in my province is 12% too. So over 12 dollars per figure. Mcdonalds here is 6-7 dollars with taxes for DOLLAR MENU SHIT. Everyone has it rough dude but if you want to see inflated prices, go to Canada. Also curious as to what your minimum wage is in your state too dude.

[Fedup23]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fosterlager

I hear that. I was lucky to get valentine's day dinner in at under $75.

Even normal restaurants where my wife and I could escape for 35 bucks, we cant get a meal for less than 50 bucks anywhere. Prices do what they do... go up! I cant complain too much.. there are many people worse off so...

IMO if $9 figures are too much this year then you shouldnt have been buying $8 figures LAST year. (unless your situation has changed in a major way)

[MGTAJ]

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Originally Posted by Fedup23

IMO if $9 figures are too much this year then you shouldnt have been buying $8 figures LAST year. (unless your situation has changed in a major way)

This. Inflation and time value of money will lead to price increases every year. Unless you haven't had a payrise to match inflation, there should be no severe need to gripe and moan if your situation is exactly the same.

[Tiberius]

I would slap a baby in the face for 8.99 for MU figures.

[D00MTR0N]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiberius

Gas here [in my area] is 1.18/L so...4.72ish a Gallon? Taxes in my province is 12% too. So over 12 dollars per figure. Mcdonalds here is 6-7 dollars with taxes for DOLLAR MENU SHIT. Everyone has it rough dude but if you want to see inflated prices, go to Canada. Also curious as to what your minimum wage is in your state too dude.

in all honesty im not here to debate who has it rougher man,I get it,canada over charges,we here in the states are starting to see it now and are not used to it hence the complaints,but I get a little tired of the "now you know how we feel" stuff,moving on.

[quinten182]

Post this stuff in the In Stock thread! :P

I'm not being a nazi, I don't care how many threads there are really.. I just check that thread every day and hate when I miss out cuz it's elsewhere! lol

[SoundWave88]

Went to Target, nothing new, would be happy with a revision case. I did see these a month ago at lcs.

Due to inflation, I rarely go out and enjoy a night on the town, don't go out to eat as much, don't go to the movies unless its something I really want to see, (and about 4 movies this summer). So I drink at home, cook more often, use redbox, and buy older comics for a Buck. Now I can afford to buy MU and Transformers....whenever they decide to stock them. I also use bbts cause hunting MU sucks on a budget (gas prices) and part of town.

[Jason Abbadon]

Totally feel ya, Soundwave- and yes, BBTS is often cheaper than hunting endlessly for months before buying a fig online anyway!

[MeLikeJinx]

Before I used to just pay mark-up for only the really HTF figs at my LCS and then hunt for all the other figs from that wave at retail. But now I cannot even find any of the figs at retail. LOL.

I already bought my Psylocke from my LCS, but I still want a Storm. The only wave my Target got a bunch of was the Magneto/Iceman/Astonishing Wolvie wave... they had bazillions of that wave. But after that... nothing new since Christmas.

[SH0CKWAVE]

Quote:

Originally Posted by flaccideagle

Madrid is much better toy hunting than where I live (Barcelona is even better ), and things are not as expensive in some shops, but still it's expensive.

Here people buy far, far less toys for kids, and they are def considered "luxury" items to adult collectors. They are imports, like how Japanese stuff is for the States. Some friends who have seen my collection in the states think I'm crazy or rich or both (and I have very little compared to some of you guys.)

Things balance out though: My wife and I can go out to eat at a good restaurant, have good food, and have a ton of beers or glasses of wine, for under $15. Can't often do that in most of the states.

Madrid is a phenomenal city. my wife and i stayed @ my friend's studio on Arenal - at la Puerta del Sol, in the heart of town. we had the time of our lives. so many shops, but i never found toys. the thought never came to mind! we ate the best food ever. i speak Spanish, so i was home. i've never been to Barcelona nor Sevilla, but i will. You are a lucky man. My wife and I were so smitten that we didn't want to come home to Los Angeles. I still have "Spain withdrawals." We plan to live there for a couple of years in the future, if time and luck permit.

highlights: Mahou Beer. Malasaña nightlife. Real Madrid @ Bernabeu! HALA MADRID!!