BannersID Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Never mind, seller sold 2 and has 42 left. No wonder they sold out so fast on TRU. Geesh, guys like that make me wish they had a cap on how many of one item can go to either one house hold or per credit card. Would at least give other people a fighting chance cause I'm sure he'd use multiple cards and probably multiple mailing addresses anyway. I used to baulk at stuff like the menagerie back in the heyday of star wars figures. After awhile of insisting on driving around for a 50 or 60 mile radius for weeks on end spending countless hours and tons of cash on gas to get a figure at "retail" I finally caved and started picking up figures (the harder to get ones) from resellers (also known as Toy Pirates) only in the rarest cases do they ever really get more than a couple bucks more than retail for a fig and in the end i don't spend 50 plus dollars in gas to find a fig at "cost". as for a cap on buying well it just seems silly in the end the most determined will find a way around and the average joe collector who may want multiples or to army build has to jump through his own hoops and hassle to do it. I guess if someone has the capital and will to have an ebay store devoted to mini-figures and wants to buy up figures from TRU it sells figs and encourages the line, that means longevity for the line, that's good. knowing someone out there has the persistence to make sure he has these items in his store for a couple bucks over retail and saves me untold hours and cash in gas also good. For the record I do frequent the Menagerie for my own collection and they have always been bar none the most dependable, consistent and professional dealings I've had on ebay. Any way if the guy wants to spend his time effort and money so he can eek out a few bucks and I don't waste my time having to hunt down my next grail more power to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I would totally take you up on your offer MisterMiracle for a Sentinel pack, but as it stands right now, my minimate cash reserve had to go to another endeavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 PM Sent, MisterMiracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geohound Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well! My Taskmaster got here today. Couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioad Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) The Ryu and Setinal set are back up at TRU.com (for now) Edited March 23, 2012 by pioad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tones Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) The Ryu and Setinal set are back up at TRU.com (for now) gone again, but Taskmaster is back up Edited March 23, 2012 by tones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vox Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I don't know of any other thread in the collecting world where this would make total sense: *They're Up *They're gone *Up again *Gone again *Up *Gone Dammit! But here, with TRU and these exclusives it makes perfect sense. I'm still trying to stay positive with this one. Good luck everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I used to baulk at stuff like the menagerie back in the heyday of star wars figures. After awhile of insisting on driving around for a 50 or 60 mile radius for weeks on end spending countless hours and tons of cash on gas to get a figure at "retail" I finally caved and started picking up figures (the harder to get ones) from resellers (also known as Toy Pirates) only in the rarest cases do they ever really get more than a couple bucks more than retail for a fig and in the end i don't spend 50 plus dollars in gas to find a fig at "cost". as for a cap on buying well it just seems silly in the end the most determined will find a way around and the average joe collector who may want multiples or to army build has to jump through his own hoops and hassle to do it. I guess if someone has the capital and will to have an ebay store devoted to mini-figures and wants to buy up figures from TRU it sells figs and encourages the line, that means longevity for the line, that's good. knowing someone out there has the persistence to make sure he has these items in his store for a couple bucks over retail and saves me untold hours and cash in gas also good. For the record I do frequent the Menagerie for my own collection and they have always been bar none the most dependable, consistent and professional dealings I've had on ebay. Any way if the guy wants to spend his time effort and money so he can eek out a few bucks and I don't waste my time having to hunt down my next grail more power to him. I respect your opinion . It's odd though that the persistence that he shows doesn't extend to the Minimate shelf-warmers ....my heart is gladdened that the few bucks he eeks from the tripling/quadrupling of the TRU exclusives' retail price doesn't bother you because it doesn't bother me either because..... ......I've got mine at retail ....I got lucky.....& it looks like you'll be getting yours your way It must however bother those people that continually get disappointed & I'd rather discuss 'Minimates' that we all have rather than some of us have. If however you're serious that this equates toencouraging the longevity of the Minimate line ....then one of us is deluded...... & more & more I'm guessing it's me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BannersID Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I used to baulk at stuff like the menagerie back in the heyday of star wars figures. After awhile of insisting on driving around for a 50 or 60 mile radius for weeks on end spending countless hours and tons of cash on gas to get a figure at "retail" I finally caved and started picking up figures (the harder to get ones) from resellers (also known as Toy Pirates) only in the rarest cases do they ever really get more than a couple bucks more than retail for a fig and in the end i don't spend 50 plus dollars in gas to find a fig at "cost". as for a cap on buying well it just seems silly in the end the most determined will find a way around and the average joe collector who may want multiples or to army build has to jump through his own hoops and hassle to do it. I guess if someone has the capital and will to have an ebay store devoted to mini-figures and wants to buy up figures from TRU it sells figs and encourages the line, that means longevity for the line, that's good. knowing someone out there has the persistence to make sure he has these items in his store for a couple bucks over retail and saves me untold hours and cash in gas also good. For the record I do frequent the Menagerie for my own collection and they have always been bar none the most dependable, consistent and professional dealings I've had on ebay. Any way if the guy wants to spend his time effort and money so he can eek out a few bucks and I don't waste my time having to hunt down my next grail more power to him. I respect your opinion . It's odd though that the persistence that he shows doesn't extend to the Minimate shelf-warmers ....my heart is gladdened that the few bucks he eeks from the tripling/quadrupling of the TRU exclusives' retail price doesn't bother you because it doesn't bother me either because..... ......I've got mine at retail ....I got lucky.....& it looks like you'll be getting yours your way It must however bother those people that continually get disappointed & I'd rather discuss 'Minimates' that we all have rather than some of us have. If however you're serious that this equates toencouraging the longevity of the Minimate line ....then one of us is deluded...... & more & more I'm guessing it's me . lol, yes I am serious. sales translate to longevity. And without a doubt the menagerie doesn't triple their money in most cases unless product, packing , ebay and shipping are free? last time I looked packs are roughly 8 with tax, if you've ordered from that store before the shipments always come in new packing and USPS runs roughly 2 bucks for a single fig, the auction has free shipping how much could the net really be unless there is a direct vein to TRU (which I doubt anyone has) look at the feedback thread the store supports I can't be the only one who is ok with toy pirates. we all do what we must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) I agree that in some cases, "toy pirates" help to get product to folks who otherwise would have difficulties, driving around town, etc. But, in this case, ToysRUs was giving collectors the opportunity to avoid that by picking these figures up online. And one retailer buying 50 packs of this set may mean that a couple more extreme army builders didn't have a chance to gobble them up instead (thus, keeping them out of anyone's hands but their own at any price). But the more likely scenario is that 10+ collectors didn't have an opportunity to pick a pack or three up for retail plus tax plus shipping cost instead. I'm not really running down Menagerie's case about this. Like I posted before, it is a policy by TRU that allows this to happen, and whether it be flippers or hoarders/army builders buying them up, fewer collectors are getting anything by there being no limit whatsoever to what folks can buy. TRU is getting them sold, so if that's the bottom line from their POV, then that's that. But they are making those who miss out get more annoyed and frustrated with the whole scenario. And some of the old fogey Minimate collectors among us are disproportionately a part of that group. Does the benefits of their process outweigh the cons? Maybe. But it's not a win-win situation for TRU or the Minimate brand in general. But as for profit, I agree that it's a risky move from MM's point of view, and I don't imagine they're rolling in money or anything (though if they sold all that they listed for those prices, they really would be rolling in cash, despite the issues you point out). But the feedback issue doesn't prove much to me, because if you buy from them, then you implicitly agree with their process of selling, and it would be odd to give a seller bad feedback for flipping if you agree to bid on the auction in the first place. I'm sure they are very good to their customers, and any seller who does that deserves the positive feedback that they've earned for it. Edited March 24, 2012 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaqualizer Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I was able to buy two of the taskmaster sets from tru off of ebay. Package arrived today! I was so excited...opened the package..i got one taskmaster set! What a friggin bummer. I looked on ebay again and there's no more. Sooooo i guess atthe worst case scenario i'll get a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You guys can just wait till these hit retail and try and find them that way you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) You guys can just wait till these hit retail and try and find them that way you know. No, I can't. I'm still waiting to find the Magik, Fantomex, and Crossbones waves at my local Toys R Us stores. My local one plus two others (60 and 90 minutes away) never received anything from those waves. So TRU.com or other collectors are my only hope. TRU.com isn't much of a help. It's actually very frustrating with the whole in stock, out, in, out. Thankfully other collectors helped me out with those waves. I'm now paying it forward. I found 3 sets of Taskmaster and Sentinel at a local comic shop so I'm helping out some others. Edited March 24, 2012 by MisterMiracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You guys can just wait till these hit retail and try and find them that way you know. Not reliably. Sometime our TRU gets stuff, sometimes it doesn't. Lurch can back me up on that. Hit or miss doesn't begin to cover it. The Cap and Herald sets? Yeah they never showed. Fantomex? Yeah his wave either. On the other hand, we got the Brown Wolverine wave like three times. And that doesn't cover the guys who hit that store every morning looking for collectibles. (Darn grad students, nice enough guys but they make my life difficult)(met them over Christmas) For those of you who can just waltz in and find what you want, I am extremely jealous. On the other hand, TRU is showing my Sentinel as having shipped... can't track it, but it's not canceled. Believe it's coming when it's here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 It's sad to say but if I didn't love minimates as much as I do, the practices of the menagerie would have made me quite collecting them a Long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamsm8 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) So I just got my package in today. FA Ryu is extremely meh - too much white. Well executed, I think, but just a boring design in the first place. However, his Gi will come in handy for creating a custom Dan later on I think. Taskmaster is neat, but the grey instead of white seems like an odd choice - I think it clashes with the very bright orange or the very blue-blue. Spencer is kickass though. His dreads are awesome, and a very neat piece, and that arm! My goodness. And the Sentinel is just a beast. I wanted to get multiples, but I think just having the one, giant Sentinel is kinda neat too. Edited March 25, 2012 by Kamsm8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 So I just got my package in today. FA Ryu is extremely meh - too much white. Well executed, I think, but just a boring design in the first place. However, his Gi will come in handy for creating a custom Dan later on I think. Taskmaster is neat, but the grey instead of white seems like an odd choice - I think it clashes with the very bright orange or the very blue-blue. Spencer is kickass though. His dreads are awesome, and a very neat piece, and that arm! My goodness. And the Sentinel is just a beast. I wanted to get multiples, but I think just having the one, giant Sentinel is kinda neat too. So I just got my package in today. FA Ryu is extremely meh - too much white. Well executed, I think, but just a boring design in the first place. However, his Gi will come in handy for creating a custom Dan later on I think. Taskmaster is neat, but the grey instead of white seems like an odd choice - I think it clashes with the very bright orange or the very blue-blue. Spencer is kickass though. His dreads are awesome, and a very neat piece, and that arm! My goodness. And the Sentinel is just a beast. I wanted to get multiples, but I think just having the one, giant Sentinel is kinda neat too. I'm reminded of the old Robin Williams routine: They say yurr an alcoholic if you repeat yurr self. So they say yurr an alcoholic if you repeat yurr self. Ah damnit damnit damnit damnit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I'm not as think you drunk I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamsm8 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Why does my internet keep doing that to me?! ... wait. No. That was on purpose. It was just so important it needed repeating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Shoryuken! Tatsu maki sen pu kyaku! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BannersID Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Shoryuken! Tatsu maki sen pu kyaku! it took a while for me to latch on, but the clear peg stand is so he can shoot his energy blast with out falling over (theres a hole in the blast piece) prolly old news, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santos L Halper Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) Guess what's back in stock on TRU.com? Sentinel and Taskmaster packs are currently available, get them while they're hot. As of right now there are 142 Sentinel packs and 143 Taskmaster packs available. Edited March 27, 2012 by Santos L Halper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Target: Aquired. Sentinel: Collected. Packaging: Beat to Scrap. TRU Shipping: Intakes Sharply On Exhaust Port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MST3KFan Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Guess what's back in stock on TRU.com? Sentinel and Taskmaster packs are currently available, get them while they're hot. As of right now there are 142 Sentinel packs and 143 Taskmaster packs available. Bought and BOUGHT. Given how sucky my local TRU is about getting anything exclusive in a descent manner, this way has helped me quite a lot in terms of acquiring their exclusive minimates. Now hopefully the next ones with characters like Kingpin, Boom-Boom, Richter and so on will be easy to get online... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOMac Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Just saw these back up. Already got my taskmaster last week but got two sentinels as I love the design. If anyone wants my extra ryu let me know. Super excited and happy I didn't break down and order on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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