The Transformers VENTING Thread

[The Nemesis]

Originally Posted by savagephil

Isn't kingdom finished after wave 4?

Most lines tend to only run 4 waves with maybe that 1 or 2 figure wave 5 (like PotP Novastar). So probably.


But I don't think they've fully revealed what's in wave 4, have they? I know Waspinator is strongly suspected, possibly Tigatron, what else?

[delrue]

There was also those "Golden Disc" listings that were leaked, although some of those have turned out to be Kingdom figures.


If anything if the next line doesn't have room for more Beast Wars figures they could always fit them into the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line which just seems to be where they're placing figures that don't fit anywhere else.

[ssjgoku22]

What's really grinding my gears right now are the constant cancelations from TRU and the delays from Walmart. This seems to be a Canadian issue as the Kingdom figures and MPM-12 Prime are showing up normally in US retail.

[pandaprime]

I'm really mad at whoever's responsible for ordering action figure quantities from the manufacturing factories because as far as I can tell they are not getting enough supply to meet demand.

With the world so much more connected now you'd think they'd be better at matching supply and demand numbers but no, its so stupid stupid stupid.

Also they are not accounting for poor distribution and slower shipping times which were apparently compensated decades ago with larger stock numbers in warehouses/stores to offset delivery delays? any of this making sense?

[delrue]

They're creating scarcity, or at least a false sense of scarcity. They know exactly what they're doing.

[Soundwaves]

I've had 3 containers in Qingdao that I can't find a vessel for for like 3 months.

It used to cost 4K USD for a container to be shipped, it's now up to 14K just 2 years later.

My broker is at a total loss.

International freight is fucked right now.

[pandaprime]

Originally Posted by delrue

They're creating scarcity, or at least a false sense of scarcity. They know exactly what they're doing.

down with scarcity!

[UnicornIRL]

Originally Posted by Soundwaves

I've had 3 containers in Qingdao that I can't find a vessel for for like 3 months.

It used to cost 4K USD for a container to be shipped, it's now up to 14K just 2 years later.

My broker is at a total loss.

International freight is fucked right now.

This is a serious issue and I feel your pain. I'm in the automotive industry and our lead times for materials have all increased by 1 - 3 months, material costs have doubled, and international freight, like you said, is even worse. We've paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in air freight because it's cheaper than shutting down an automaker while we wait for a container or vessel to have room.

[MapleMegatron]

Originally Posted by The Nemesis

Most lines tend to only run 4 waves with maybe that 1 or 2 figure wave 5 (like PotP Novastar). So probably.


But I don't think they've fully revealed what's in wave 4, have they? I know Waspinator is strongly suspected, possibly Tigatron, what else?

Slammer, Pipes and Shadow Panther

https://www.seibertron.com/transform...evealed/46072/

[canprime]

Originally Posted by UnicornIRL

This is a serious issue and I feel your pain. I'm in the automotive industry and our lead times for materials have all increased by 1 - 3 months, material costs have doubled, and international freight, like you said, is even worse. We've paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in air freight because it's cheaper than shutting down an automaker while we wait for a container or vessel to have room.

I think this is something that really isn't being taken into account, or seriously, by collectors. I think the vocal ones think everything is being exaggerated and it is incompetence that is causing all these problems and greed for the price increases.


I can only imagine how much worse it is for smaller companies who don't have the same cash flow to compete with the big boys. Especially with the stories I read about containers being snatched away at the last minute by someone coming along and offering a lot more money, and so the smaller companies are back to square one and it may take them another month, or more, to get on a boat.


I think people should take a step back and be a bit more understanding about the problems with getting products to shelves right now.


On that note.....Hey EB/Gamestop, where is my ARK????!!!