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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Aug 25, 2019 18:09:31 GMT -5
In Canada, it's $29 for Elites, which I think is outrageous. If they were $20, they would move off the shelves a lot faster here
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Post by Nivro™ on Aug 25, 2019 18:14:03 GMT -5
Walmart has them for $15.88 which I think is fair.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Aug 25, 2019 18:22:50 GMT -5
Walmart has them for $15.88 which I think is fair. $15.88 is more than fair! In Canada, they're about $33 with tax...
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Post by Don't Go Down on Aug 25, 2019 18:33:32 GMT -5
They kicked off at $15 so $15.88 is a really nice price point a decade later. When it takes more than a $20 bill to get a single figure I feel like there's a psychological barrier for a cheapskate like me however lol.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Aug 25, 2019 18:35:10 GMT -5
Yeah between Walmart, Amazon, RS and GameStop sales we have it pretty good.
Canada seems to get screwed on MSRP a lot. At least you have healthcare...(I know, toy board, but I have to...)
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Post by mcfclee on Aug 25, 2019 18:36:51 GMT -5
Over here the price point is fine at $30 Australian which is very similar. The issue is we just don’t get any. I end up paying nearly double for every figure I get when I factor in postage.
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Post by PJ on Aug 25, 2019 18:41:21 GMT -5
$15.88 at WalMart $19.99 at Target and Amazon is fine for me.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 25, 2019 18:52:02 GMT -5
Well conversion rate is $19.99 US is about $26.62 Canadian. You're paying just over $2 than retail.
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Post by Don't Go Down on Aug 25, 2019 19:01:42 GMT -5
It's a wild market these days with some walmarts putting out elite 69 at 7 bucks (got miz and Rey for 15 total today) crazy clearance deals like Hacksaw retrofest at gamestop for $5 among other Elites... so I genuinely feel for our Non-States collector friends as pretty close to the $19.99 USD seems to be the best you can get and rarely that even! and shipping is so brutal, we cant even do anything to help ya out!
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 25, 2019 19:04:20 GMT -5
In the UK they're £19.99 and that's very expensive for one figure.
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Post by underoos on Aug 25, 2019 19:06:29 GMT -5
Sucks to be Canucks, especially when were finding elites for as low as 7 bucks
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Aug 26, 2019 12:01:26 GMT -5
In Canada I thought $24.97 was fair. Now they're $29.97
That's actually a huge markup to have happen overnight. I doubt the inclusion of extra hands really justifies it. To buy a whole set of 6 figures would be over $200. Insanity.
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Post by LA Times on Aug 26, 2019 12:24:14 GMT -5
No complaints about the $19.99 MSRP. IIRC, Elites were $16.99 MSRP when Mattels first came out but inflation comes with the territory.
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Post by czw4life on Aug 26, 2019 12:52:28 GMT -5
I used to think jakks CS was pricey at $9.99 but then again I was a kid back then. Since I never find anything I want at retail I pay at least $30 or more a figure now. Luckily there isn't much I want anymore.
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Post by TheLastDude on Aug 26, 2019 14:54:25 GMT -5
While 20 bucks for a collector level figure is the norm nowadays, and most of us have just come to accept it, I really do think 15-17 is the sweet spot.
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Post by joes7164 on Aug 26, 2019 15:29:57 GMT -5
I agree. I don’t mind paying the $16 for an elite figure. Target needs to adjust their prices though. Lol
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Post by rKoNomad316 on Aug 26, 2019 16:42:18 GMT -5
Retail price of $20 I’m fine with for elites. And the current price of elites at Walmart is great, but I don’t see it lasting indefinitely.
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Aug 26, 2019 17:44:42 GMT -5
$15.88 is more than reasonable for elites at Walmart but $7 for E69 yesterday was incredible.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Aug 26, 2019 17:50:33 GMT -5
They kicked off at $15 so $15.88 is a really nice price point a decade later. When it takes more than a $20 bill to get a single figure I feel like there's a psychological barrier for a cheapskate like me however lol. I always hesitate on buying them at Target because it’s still over $20 there while Walmart is back at like 2012 prices
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Aug 27, 2019 19:38:33 GMT -5
It's $29.99 here in Australia
Online? Good luck getting anything under $50
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