Eeeshh-- Automated is selling TFLE Decepticon- $5995 and Combo- $5295 on Ebay

Thats their floor model.

#4 11 years ago

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Quoted from flipperfingers:
When this guy is going cheap, or relatively so, you know there's a huge problem. He's usually higher than the balls on a giraffe. The ads say that these are new. Am I to assume that this means NIB? I've spoken to the owner on the phone before and he seems very cagy with his answers, so I don't really know what to expect. He's got 98% positive feedback on EBAY, so he's probably not too bad. However, the wording on his ads is a bit questionable. He lists that Decepticons as "new" and the Combo as "brand new". Then you look at the ads and they're loaded with grammar, word usage, and mechanics errors. If I'm not mistaken, this is a pretty big distributor, and the person assigned to make the ads should be a bit more careful.
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Anyway, when you take EBAY fees into account and if these truly are NIB, he must be losing his tail on these. Of course, I suppose this serves him right when he hordes NIB games in hopes of doubling up in a year or two.

Wow. That should just about kill the secondary TF market.

#5 11 years ago

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Sincerely sorry, Hwawonyu. I wasn't even looking closely at the posts here. I just happened to browse EBAY pins, which I tend to do about once a week (I don't know why. I have one that I just got recently and I'm really only "allowed" one at a time.) I happened to notice this and it really stood out to me. That's all.

#6 11 years ago

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Quoted from LesManley:
Wow. That should just about kill the secondary TF market.

I freaked at first thinking the same but the combo is the floor model and its more popular. The other one may be NIB but at 5995 that sounds right.

#7 11 years ago

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Quoted from flipperfingers:
Sincerely sorry, Hwawonyu. I wasn't even looking closely at the posts here. I just happened to browse EBAY pins, which I tend to do about once a week (I don't know why. I have one that I just got recently and I'm really only "allowed" one at a time.) I happened to notice this and it really stood out to me. That's all.

Nah your all good. I freaked too but after looking at the details its not crazy. Thats what a retailer would sell an open box for.
Basically NIB is 5995 plus shipping. And I knew you had no intentions. All good

#8 11 years ago

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Quoted from DCfoodfreak:
I freaked at first thinking the same but the combo is the floor model and its more popular. The other one may be NIB but at 5995 that sounds right.

Is it? He says brand new in his description, which is "New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items). See the seller's listing" He also talks about having lower numbers 1-20 for a couple hundred bucks more.

#9 11 years ago

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They do have it listed as:
Condition:New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items).

If it was a demo that would be fraud in my eyes.

#10 11 years ago

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I just got a quote for a nib combo for 5495 Stern still had 20 or so combos when i was there with a friend picking up Avengers.

#11 11 years ago

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I called to get a shipping quote... they are NIB. Same price off Ebay if you pay with a CC

#12 11 years ago

6S3NC3

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They were looking to make a killing on them and sell for top $ when the price shot up. That did not happen so they are cutting there losses to put the money elsewhere. This is going to kill the price for TFLE owners.

#13 11 years ago

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Quoted from Monster_Bash:
I called to get a shipping quote... they are NIB.

Are you sure the $5200 price is NIB?

#14 11 years ago

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The number is in the add....call. The guy i talked said I needed to talk to a Mike Jr. tomorrow for a shipping quote. But he did confirm that had a few NIB combos...and they were indeed NIB

Quoted from DrStarkweather:
Are you sure the $5200 price is NIB?

#15 11 years ago

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I think if you check around thats about the right price.. No distributors have ACDCs or TRONs but Xmen, TFLEs and even some Avatars are still available it appears..

#16 11 years ago

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Guys, keep in mind the LEs have kept going up in price as each one has been released. These prices are pretty much what they were selling for when they came out. Automated won't lose a dime on these sales.

#17 11 years ago

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Quoted from Rarehero:
Guys, keep in mind the LEs have kept going up in price as each one has been released. These prices are pretty much what they were selling for when they came out. Automated won't lose a dime on these sales.

I believe pre order was 5800 on TFLE combo and 6300 on Auto/Dec. Looks like more or less the same money is being lost on xmen selling in the low to mid 5s

#18 11 years ago

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$5295 for TF LE combo NIB. If preorder was 5800 that's a bit less.

#19 11 years ago

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If people are on the fence, seems like a great price for a really fun game. I love mine so far. Looks and plays great.

#20 11 years ago

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wow, if he's selling them at that price, they must have dropped even more.

#21 11 years ago

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Probablly just wanting to cut bait and move on. Probablly had them over a year. If a used car wason a lot that long, prices would be slashed

#22 11 years ago

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NIB for $5295, no way I would pay that for HUO. I now think the same will happen with XM . Look how many Magneto he has for sale.

#23 11 years ago

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
wow, if he's selling them at that price, they must have dropped even more.

STERN STILL HAS 20 to build. DISTROS HAVE HAND FULLS OF THEM. This is what the game sold for last December anyway.

#24 11 years ago

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ChadNC

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I paid 5600 for a DEcepticon with 20 plays from Chris Hutchins almost a year ago. Prices have went up and down a few times on this pin..

#25 11 years ago

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AkumaZeto

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They made to many of them for Christ sake 300 designer and 500 combos. You could get a pro last October for 3900-4000. Price didnt go nutso till acdc.

#26 11 years ago

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ChadNC

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Quoted from AkumaZeto:
STERN STILL HAS 20 to build. DISTROS HAVE HAND FULLS OF THEM. This is what the game sold for last December anyway.

Thats probablly theonly reason they hinted about the code....To move the combos in the warehouse. I heard it was more than 20 but either way it doesnt matter...I still think its agreat pin. Hard to complete

#27 11 years ago

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Quoted from AkumaZeto:
They made to many of them for Christ sake 300 designer and 500 combos. You could get a pro last October for 3900-4000. Price didnt go nutso till acdc.

Actually just 250 on designers..125 each

#28 11 years ago

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There was 45 or so but they got built during the first and 2nd wave of acdc pros.

#29 11 years ago

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Sterns fault in my opinion . A good code release and telling a top distributor it was coming would make everyone more money.

#30 11 years ago

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Quoted from flipperfingers:
He's usually higher than the balls on a giraffe.

Best comment ever. lol

#31 11 years ago

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Quoted from AkumaZeto:
STERN STILL HAS 20 to build. DISTROS HAVE HAND FULLS OF THEM. This is what the game sold for last December anyway.

And yet they still won't update the code to make it better.

#32 11 years ago

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This shouldn't be that surprising. As mentioned a few months back, one distributor had a NIB Decepticon for $5000.00.

#33 11 years ago

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Well crap that puts mine at 4800. Thanks Stern. I will pay you back buy not buying NIB on pre orders anymore.

#34 11 years ago

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