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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 10, 2020 22:33:57 GMT -5
So I mean honestly what is the problem. I’m not into NECA but I see a ton of people complaining about how they handle all their lines and releases. Is it true that they basically have done nothing to protect their releases from bots? That’s what I see a lot of people say? Not making enough product? I see a ton of criticism. Its a line that has been hit hard by scalpers making it very difficult for the average collector to obtain at retail. Anything that goes up on Target is gone in seconds. They have been selling Walmart exclusives on their site which has been slightly better but shipping costs have skyrocketed. It’s just became way to stressful and expensive to collect this line anymore.
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Post by dizcoduck on Aug 10, 2020 22:34:06 GMT -5
Had Shredder in my cart today and couldn't complete the checkout. Switched to using my phone and could get to the shipping cost but still couldn't checkout. It was like $23 or something ridiculous. I got 2 of Tokka/Rahzar & I think it was only $18 to ship. LMAO what a joke. Typical Neca BS.
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Post by arthur214 on Aug 11, 2020 6:37:31 GMT -5
I reminded myself about this presale every day once it was announced... except for yesterday 😣
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Post by Chip on Aug 11, 2020 8:53:40 GMT -5
So I mean honestly what is the problem. I’m not into NECA but I see a ton of people complaining about how they handle all their lines and releases. Is it true that they basically have done nothing to protect their releases from bots? That’s what I see a lot of people say? Not making enough product? I see a ton of criticism. They can't handle the demands for the TMNT line. Plain and simple. They have horrendous mass retail practices and the big retailers don't give a Chocolate Shark about their stuff anyway because the sections are a mess, randomly stuck in the back of their electronics dept, and rarely stocked properly. Their normal online pre-orders have had no real barriers or limitations so the scalpers who pay for bots are easily able to snag everything within seconds leaving people completely in the dust, then right to eBay for 3x the cost. and sadly, people end up paying that so it just keeps the cycle going Then they have the balls to charge $22 to ship one single figure which should cost nowhere near that amount in the real world....I have no clue where they are getting that number from...but it doesn't help their cause charging that much for shippingThe bottom line, is that NECA doesn't make enough of these toys to satisfy the demand, and the only time they did a pre-order right was with the Tokka/Rahza pack....and even that they upcharged it to what they would have sold it for in stores but without paying that retailer "middle man"
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 11, 2020 10:39:50 GMT -5
Randy kind of explained why he’s not doing anything about the bots on Target. Essentially, every time he cancels an order, Target marks it as a negative against NECA as a seller on their website. So it’s a vicious circle with the bots, and he gets nowhere with it other than hurting NECA as a seller. Which really explains why all of the pre sales go the way they do even outside of NECA because Target sucks and the sellers can’t help without biting their nose to spite their face.
NECA doesn’t sell anything the way they do Turtles. They don’t make toys with that kind of demand. So they’re not going to change their entire business model to fit one license that has gone Beanie Baby for them. Likewise, collectors shouldn’t be expected to deal with how everything has gone down. The scalpers have ruined everything, for collectors and NECA.
I’m not even sure how much deeper they can go with the movie stuff. Seems like they’ll announce April today, and I want Keno and Vanilla Ice. I’d circle back and buy unmasked Casey, but that’s kind of it for me, I think. I’m totally done with the Animated stuff outside of Android Krang and an Usagi if they can ever make him. There is very little motivation for me to keep buying, and I have thousands worth of NECA figures. I’d rather give them all my money for Back to the Future and focus on Turtles with S7. The whole experience has been exhausting.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Aug 11, 2020 10:44:43 GMT -5
Randy kind of explained why he’s not doing anything about the bots on Target. Essentially, every time he cancels an order, Target marks it as a negative against NECA as a seller on their website. So it’s a vicious circle with the bots, and he gets nowhere with it other than hurting NECA as a seller. Which really explains why all of the pre sales go the way they do even outside of NECA because Target sucks and the sellers can’t help without biting their nose to spite their face. NECA doesn’t sell anything the way they do Turtles. They don’t make toys with that kind of demand. So they’re not going to change their entire business model to fit one license that has gone Beanie Baby for them. Likewise, collectors shouldn’t be expected to deal with how everything has gone down. The scalpers have ruined everything, for collectors and NECA. I’m not even sure how much deeper they can go with the movie stuff. Seems like they’ll announce April today, and I want Keno and Vanilla Ice. I’d circle back and buy unmasked Casey, but that’s kind of it for me, I think. I’m totally done with the Animated stuff outside of Android Krang and an Usagi if they can ever make him. There is very little motivation for me to keep buying, and I have thousands worth of NECA figures. I’d rather give them all my money for Back to the Future and focus on Turtles with S7. The whole experience has been exhausting. WE NEED TATSU!
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 11, 2020 11:42:21 GMT -5
Randy kind of explained why he’s not doing anything about the bots on Target. Essentially, every time he cancels an order, Target marks it as a negative against NECA as a seller on their website. So it’s a vicious circle with the bots, and he gets nowhere with it other than hurting NECA as a seller. Which really explains why all of the pre sales go the way they do even outside of NECA because Target sucks and the sellers can’t help without biting their nose to spite their face. NECA doesn’t sell anything the way they do Turtles. They don’t make toys with that kind of demand. So they’re not going to change their entire business model to fit one license that has gone Beanie Baby for them. Likewise, collectors shouldn’t be expected to deal with how everything has gone down. The scalpers have ruined everything, for collectors and NECA. I’m not even sure how much deeper they can go with the movie stuff. Seems like they’ll announce April today, and I want Keno and Vanilla Ice. I’d circle back and buy unmasked Casey, but that’s kind of it for me, I think. I’m totally done with the Animated stuff outside of Android Krang and an Usagi if they can ever make him. There is very little motivation for me to keep buying, and I have thousands worth of NECA figures. I’d rather give them all my money for Back to the Future and focus on Turtles with S7. The whole experience has been exhausting. WE NEED TATSU! 100%. That was just a flake on my part. That's a big one.
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Post by mrhoss on Aug 11, 2020 18:26:41 GMT -5
I wasn't actively searching for these, yet there they are. The other sets were a complete pain in the ass to find. I was going twice a day to Target at times. I still haven't seen Metalhead or Casey/Raph.
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Post by ckhybrid on Aug 11, 2020 19:26:14 GMT -5
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Post by FFK on Aug 11, 2020 21:38:41 GMT -5
I wasn't actively searching for these, yet there they are. The other sets were a complete pain in the ass to find. I was going twice a day to Target at times. I still haven't seen Metalhead or Casey/Raph. Did you pick up the 2 pack? I have a extra Casey/Ralph
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Post by FFK on Aug 11, 2020 21:41:21 GMT -5
Also does anyone need a 2020 SDCC TMNT set? PM me if you do!
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Post by mrhoss on Aug 11, 2020 22:18:55 GMT -5
I wasn't actively searching for these, yet there they are. The other sets were a complete pain in the ass to find. I was going twice a day to Target at times. I still haven't seen Metalhead or Casey/Raph. Did you pick up the 2 pack? I have a extra Casey/Ralph I have a Casey set coming (not from Walmart).
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Post by WalterF on Aug 12, 2020 12:54:35 GMT -5
They just announced an April 1990 movie figure and she will be doing little YouTube clips for NECA to promote it as they lead to the release of the figure. Pretty cool
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Post by champofakind on Aug 12, 2020 23:08:43 GMT -5
Wife came through again lol. I'm just going to start having her hunt for me...first she finds the cartoon casey two pack and now this today. Also I did get an order in for super shredder..it froze on me luckily I was at work so I just burned about a half hour then tried again and got it.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Aug 13, 2020 1:46:03 GMT -5
I saw on Twitter that there has been a running change to Leatherhead. The newer release has his ankle joints cast in blue rather than flesh-tone.
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Post by mattyicemollie1283 on Aug 13, 2020 9:46:16 GMT -5
So two days ago I found the casey/foot soldier and slash/leatherhead two packs at my local target. They had 4 of each but no april/foot two pack. Is the april two pack being released later?
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Aug 13, 2020 10:08:14 GMT -5
Someone found Super Shredder in the wild... Happy Hunting! Let me know things good for those out and about.
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Post by ckhybrid on Aug 13, 2020 13:40:52 GMT -5
So two days ago I found the casey/foot soldier and slash/leatherhead two packs at my local target. They had 4 of each but no april/foot two pack. Is the april two pack being released later? pretty sure that set releases next week on Target.com and probably in store too.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 13, 2020 14:09:38 GMT -5
Just got an email saying that Metalhead and the replica Casey Jones mask will go on preorder starting tomorrow on the Neca store. Seems like the same process as Tokka and Rahzar with them being up for a week to get your order in.
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Aug 13, 2020 15:20:02 GMT -5
Good move, NECA.
They also said it'll have flat rate shipping cost after the complaints about Shredder, and they also sent out a $5 coupon to people that bought Super Shredder.
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