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09-06-2017, 09:52 PM | #11 |
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09-06-2017, 10:31 PM | #12 |
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Oh darn. What a problem. It's not like they sell normal toys at $5-10 markups and horde exclusives to justify the higher prices.
I'm so whelmed.
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09-06-2017, 11:36 PM | #13 |
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Hopefully we get the Legacy Shogun Megazord before this happens.
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09-06-2017, 11:39 PM | #14 |
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I'm honestly surprised that this hasn't happened sooner. Their price gouging is ridiculous.
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09-06-2017, 11:49 PM | #15 |
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I don't see TRU going away completely though, there's a chance that they might end up closing all brick and mortar stores and being an online retailer ala Amazon.
Even if they do file for bankruptcy today, the liquidation process takes time to go into effect so it's not like we'll see them up and leave overnight. One thing is certain: we'll definitely see some of their less successful stores shutting down, along with the loss of many jobs in the future. That's the thing that sucks the most about this. Last edited by Kiryu; 09-06-2017 at 11:53 PM.. |
09-07-2017, 07:31 AM | #16 |
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You can still find legacy stuff at Barnes and Noble, last time I was there they had the Ninja Megazord. This is sad but yeah not too surprising,
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09-07-2017, 04:17 PM | #17 |
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They are blaming Babies R Us...so I expect any free-standing BRUes to shut down first. It's hard to nail down exactly how many there are because some of them are 50/50 BRU/TRU stores. I know my city has one of the free-standing stores...and I think it's one of the first against the wall. The other 50/50 store is in a thriving shopping area and should be safe for now.
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09-07-2017, 05:33 PM | #18 |
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09-07-2017, 06:00 PM | #19 |
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I see some people making snarky remarks about TRU being overpriced. Brick and Mortar's are in trouble, if TRU goes down....gmaestop? COme on, Gamestop overprices everything by 3-5 dollars.
TRU has mostly SRP, except they do kind of jack the prices up for exclusives. If TRU goes down, that is a major blow to the industry. Amazon is a monster and TRU helps Amazon have those sales everyone loves to wait on. SOmeone posted above. it is really the Babies R Us...so I am hoping that is it just that. These snarky remarks.....some people just poses little common sense. A lot of companies like NECA, Barbies, Bandai, Jakks...ect would be in a lot of trouble without an outlet like TRU. |
09-07-2017, 07:41 PM | #20 |
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I loved TRU as a kid, who didn't?
As an adult collector though? They're a last resort, their selection for Transformers is awful (to be fair, it's pretty awful everywhere now), their prices are too high, and I hate how many exclusives they get..that never show up or sell out instantly.
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