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No. Not yet.
Venom now eh?
1/6 Hot Toys - MMS 237D06 - Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale Whiplash Mark II Collectible Figure
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Venom now eh?
No Venom. Maybe a little paranoia........just a little. I'm trying to be a patient gentleman. They just don't wanna make me angry. They won't like me when I'm angry.
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Orders will not be fulfilled most likely.
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Do you have any basis for this? Or are you just guessing?
Obvious troll is obvious.
Edit: I may stand corrected!
Edit: I may stand corrected!
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About big in japan; i recently inquired about AOU ultron and they replied with this:
This certainly doesn't mean their previous hot toys orders will be unfulfilled (the message made it a point to say future ht releases) ; but i've personally never heard about this "no export" policy before and wonder what impact it may have.
This certainly doesn't mean their previous hot toys orders will be unfulfilled (the message made it a point to say future ht releases) ; but i've personally never heard about this "no export" policy before and wonder what impact it may have.
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$300 shipped to the U.S.? Are you kidding me?
That's too good to be true.
I'm just using common sense. As I have been for a while now.
Those orders will not be fulfilled.
That's too good to be true.
I'm just using common sense. As I have been for a while now.
Those orders will not be fulfilled.
I got an email from BIJ bout 2 days ago and they said it was still delayed from hot toys.
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Too good to be true? Several members got Igor for just over $300 shipped from them a few months back.
The reason Whiplash mark 2 is so cheap compared to the USA price is the currency conversion and negotiated price. Adjusting for the 20% discount 31,110 yen the original price is 38,887 [yen 31,110/0.8] yen. This negotiated between Hot Toys and their distributor in japan, which comes out to 381 dollars [yen 31,110/102]. Not far off from the US price right? If you preordered last year when the conversion was 102 yen to a 1 dollar you would have paid the same or more as Sideshow.
Fast forward a year later and the Japanese yen has depreciated significantly to 119 yen to a dollar. So thanks to the dollars increased purchasing power [119 yen to a dollar] we spend $260 [yen 31,100/119] or undiscounted $326 [yen38,887/119]. There’s no magic or funny business here, just the fluctuations in the currency market which neither Hot Toys nor Big in Japan can control.
Fast forward a year later and the Japanese yen has depreciated significantly to 119 yen to a dollar. So thanks to the dollars increased purchasing power [119 yen to a dollar] we spend $260 [yen 31,100/119] or undiscounted $326 [yen38,887/119]. There’s no magic or funny business here, just the fluctuations in the currency market which neither Hot Toys nor Big in Japan can control.
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Hot toys does have a no export policy. It's part of international trade deals and law. That's why sideshow can only fill so many orders to certain countries, Australia for example, and why imaginarium does not sell its amazing 1:1 licensed products in the USA. The nature of the licensing deal means technically they can only sell in the pre-negotiated area. It's in part due to the exact thing that has happened here..the currency flux. And in part because tjeu can undercut other authorized dealers if they don't have the same import costs. Every authorized (key word being authorized) seller and distrubutor has a negotiated price that factors in import costs and shipping so that they can stay competitive in their market.
If you live in the USA and the usa has an authorized distrubutor and retail network (which they do with sideshow) then technically you should only be able to buy product from those dealers. Individual sales are not governed by this as they don't count as "new" sales or competition. That second hand figure was already sold by a retailer. This network allows hot toys to track which market has interest in what, if there's potential for growth, to keep the sales for the distrubutor and retailers on even footing and other business stuff no one here really cares about. When one retailer can offer the same product so much cheaper it hurts sales from another retailer. This can cause an authorized retailer to cancel the account with its distrubutor or with hot toys. There's other stuff that goes into all this. As I've said many times, dealing with licensed products is extremely complicated. The biggest risk for hot toys is that marvel (or any other license holder) can penalize or withdraw a deal becuase of this stuff. It doesn't happen much, but it can. Marvel is part of the who can sell where approvals. It's why King arts can make the same product as sideshow, just an example...because they each sell to seperate markets. If one company is allowed to sel to the others market, even thru a retailer not following the rules and of no fault of the production company, it destroys the credibility of the license.
So the no export rules are there and have been there since hot toys started making official licensed product. Most companies honor the system, but some don't. Hot toys doesn't always keep a tight watch on them, but if word continues to spread that one dealer is under cutting everyone else by selling out of market they will get hammered. And if they continue to do it they will loose their legal right to sell the product.
As for Jeff stating its common sense...sorry bud. If it where being sold for ten bucks sure. Common sense is a good way to judge. This is more about educational and business sense. Even if this doesn't end up honored the will still cost that same price to the local customers. It's the exchange rate that's made the price so cheap for usa buyers. Sideshow just sold a bunch of hot toys figures at half off, with coupon. On the surface that seems way to cheap. But it's not always the case. Before you go around claiming a situation is to good and those buying are lacking common sense (if you say you know it's not a real deal becuase you have common sense that is saying those that thought it was real lack it) you should probably understand the situation and deal first. It's only common sense my friend.
Did any of those people actually receive the figure in hand yet?
Yeah they got them. I missed out on that deal by a day. I got Starboost IronMan from them for $50 cheaper than retail. I ordered it and it was at my house within 3 days. I was blown away how fast it got to me. I paid for the Whiplash 2 in full so I'm just being patient, I'm sure I'll get t as soon as they get them in. Cheers.
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