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Canadian Sightings & Provincial News => Ontario => Topic started by: Bandalero on March 25, 2008, 01:04:50 PM

Title: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: Bandalero on March 25, 2008, 01:04:50 PM: I don't get it, hopped across the street to Heroe's World during lunch to see if they had any 25A stuff because I'm really looking for a loose Battle Armor CC and Torpedo.

It was impressive to see their display - a half wall of carded joes up to the current wave - something I haven't seen since the 80s, then I saw the price tags. $19.99 per figure!?! Are you kidding me? Not only is our dollar roughly on par with the States, and taking into consideration cross-border taxes et. al., how can they seriously mark up the price by 300%?

The comic pack waves were all there too for $29.99 and I was too scared to even look at the Legions 5-pack.

Granted places like this and Toys Toys Toys aren't known for "best deals" but I can't even justify why the 300% markup! I'm so happy the convention is 3 weeks away...
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: freakx2001 on March 25, 2008, 04:50:52 PM: wow thats worst then scalper prices!
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: condor knight on March 25, 2008, 05:50:18 PM: All my 25th figure moc will be selling at 10.00 each except the army builder will be at 16.00 but not the air trooper he will be at 10.00
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: K.B. on March 25, 2008, 06:36:19 PM: Ouch those prices are just retarded...did they have any flints?
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: Bandalero on March 25, 2008, 09:44:57 PM: y'know didn't bother to look carefully through.

But they did have all of wave 3 upwards. 3 Battle Armor CCs and 3 Torpedos...but a little bit of me died inside when I saw the price tag. Don't these guys check out eBay or something?
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: K.B. on March 25, 2008, 11:24:39 PM: That does blow man but if you can, can you see if they have any Flint's? I am i ndesperate need of one
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: morgardee on March 26, 2008, 08:22:38 AM: Quote from: "K.B."
That does blow man but if you can, can you see if they have any Flint's? I am i ndesperate need of one

The Joe meet is only a few weeks away. You have a good chance of finding one there.
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: K.B. on March 26, 2008, 02:27:05 PM: Thats true ...just hoping he wont be going for crazy ebay prices...have you seen those lately? Yikes!!!
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: master_stanley on March 28, 2008, 08:56:03 AM: I will be bringing 3 of my extra 25th guys to the show I have comic 2 pack snake eyes, comic 2 pack hawk and scarlet. They are loose complete with american file cards. I got them in alot from an ebay auction I won since I already have these guys I'm selling them on my table for $6.00 each.
Title: Re: Specialty stores and their prices...yikes!
Post by: Canuklehead on July 13, 2008, 12:55:05 AM: I didn't want to start an new thread for this and "Specialty Shops" seems like the best category...

The Comic Book Shoppe in Ottawa (the one out West on Merivale, by Clyde) had two of the 5-packs (no price marked and I didn't ask) GI Joe team version, a few newer figures on American Cards and a few comic packs out. One of the only places in Ottawa that I could find a healthy stock.