Flagbearers Online @ Toys R Us

[TheMainMan]

Looks like they have all 5 Flag Bearers on line now at www.toysrus.com


For those of you who do not have one close by.


-TMM

[Cavalier]

http://heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?p=269288#293532

[Multicron]

[Ah, beat me to the post.]
Woo!

No more trying to get them of of eBay scalpers! I wonder how long they'll last.

[TheMainMan]

Sorry, didn't get all the way through since I read the New Hamshire one as well.

[Riptide]

Alocar is already "temporarily unavailable"

[LilMoochie]

Vydar's gone, too. BOOO! :( I looked Sunday and I think they were all there, I just didn't have a chance to put in the order. Oh travesty of travesties.

EDIT: Einar gone too as of 11:30 EST

[markwars]

It was nice while it lasted...for five minutes. :(

[netherspirit]

It was nice while it lasted...for five minutes. :(

Utgar and Jandar are still available. ;)

[markwars]

Somehow that's not tempting me. :P

[Draconious]

I cannot believe some one actualy bought all of the ullar and vydar ones... likely to put up on ebay... so if you see a lot of those from one seller, boycott him LOL :P

I shoulda bought that Ullar I put in my cart asap, but no I had to spend hours looking for a toys r us coupon code... never found one... and missed out.

[yagyuninja]

Laglor, why must you tease me so?

[Uprising]

Same thing happened last year when they first came out. TRU puts em' online, next thing you know you couldn't order any. Silly TRU.

EDIT: I just noticed the massive amounts of Flag Bearers on e-bay right now. :shock: It's anarchy.

[NecroBlade]

Hahaha, I got my Acolarh/Laglor order in just in time, then!

[kenjib]

Same thing happened last year when they first came out. TRU puts em' online, next thing you know you couldn't order any. Silly TRU.

EDIT: I just noticed the massive amounts of Flag Bearers on e-bay right now. :shock: It's anarchy.

There we go with some nice evidence for my argument against eBay scalpers in that other thread- buy them all so that folks who want to use them can't get them, and then sell them back to those same people at a marked up price. Anyone buying on eBay would have bought them direct from TRUS if possible. These scalpers are providing neither goods nor services and are not really contributing to the economy in any productive way.

[LilMoochie]

I called my local TRU and while they have none onsite, there are a bunch at the regional (Richmond, VA) warehouse, with no way to order them to my store. They'll be delivered when they're delivered.
We've also got to figure that the ebay market will eventually be saturated enough that the prices will come down. Right now it seems that you couldn't give away Gladiators and Agents because of their ubiquitous presence.

EDIT: And let's remember... it isn't like these figures are going to revolutionize the way we play HS. For me it's 85% desire to complete my collection and 15% because I'm going to play the buggers. Like I'm really going to draft Acorlah 50 times in the next 3 months?

[Retlaw]

Hahaha, I got my Acolarh/Laglor order in just in time, then!

Don't count on it -- I ordered the Flagbearers from TRU on-line last fall when they first came out. They sent 2 of them, then finally a third and then finally in January they sent an e-mail cancelling the other two.

I sent Hasbro customer service a rather long e-mail about TRU and asked them not to do exclusives with them for several reasons:
1) poor customer service
2) limited number of stores (for example, I live just west of Indianapolis and there are only 3 TRU within 50 miles of me -- compare to Walmart which has 20 stores within 30 miles of me)

[Uprising]

Hahaha, I got my Acolarh/Laglor order in just in time, then!

Don't count on it -- I ordered the Flagbearers from TRU on-line last fall when they first came out. They sent 2 of them, then finally a third and then finally in January they sent an e-mail cancelling the other two.

I sent Hasbro customer service a rather long e-mail about TRU and asked them not to do exclusives with them for several reasons:
1) poor customer service
2) limited number of stores (for example, I live just west of Indianapolis and there are only 3 TRU within 50 miles of me -- compare to Walmart which has 20 stores within 30 miles of me)Same thing happened to me as well. I ordered at like 8:20am EST the day they started showing up, and I only ever saw 3 of the 5. I finally had to cancel the rest of my order send the 3 I did receive back. They just shouldn't have them online unless they have the supply for it. Obviously they didn't. Then again, you might luck out Necro.

[markwars]

Hahaha, I got my Acolarh/Laglor order in just in time, then!

Don't count on it -- I ordered the Flagbearers from TRU on-line last fall when they first came out. They sent 2 of them, then finally a third and then finally in January they sent an e-mail cancelling the other two.

I sent Hasbro customer service a rather long e-mail about TRU and asked them not to do exclusives with them for several reasons:
1) poor customer service
2) limited number of stores (for example, I live just west of Indianapolis and there are only 3 TRU within 50 miles of me -- compare to Walmart which has 20 stores within 30 miles of me)Same thing happened to me as well. I ordered at like 8:20am EST the day they started showing up, and I only ever saw 3 of the 5. I finally had to cancel the rest of my order send the 3 I did receive back. They just shouldn't have them online unless they have the supply for it. Obviously they didn't. Then again, you might luck out Necro.

And me as well. I never was sent the Acolarh...though I got the other four I ordered.

[Hahnarama]

Hahaha, I got my Acolarh/Laglor order in just in time, then!

Don't count on it -- I ordered the Flagbearers from TRU on-line last fall when they first came out. They sent 2 of them, then finally a third and then finally in January they sent an e-mail cancelling the other two.

I sent Hasbro customer service a rather long e-mail about TRU and asked them not to do exclusives with them for several reasons:
1) poor customer service
2) limited number of stores (for example, I live just west of Indianapolis and there are only 3 TRU within 50 miles of me -- compare to Walmart which has 20 stores within 30 miles of me)

Hey brother did you get the ones you were missing? As of Sat the TRU up here by me had 2+ sets of them. Let me know.

[NecroBlade]

Perhaps we should send TRU a message about not allowing people to order more than, say 5460974958?

[NecroBlade]

My order shipped! :excited:

[insomnimaniac]

Same thing happened last year when they first came out. TRU puts em' online, next thing you know you couldn't order any. Silly TRU.

EDIT: I just noticed the massive amounts of Flag Bearers on e-bay right now. :shock: It's anarchy.

There we go with some nice evidence for my argument against eBay scalpers in that other thread- buy them all so that folks who want to use them can't get them, and then sell them back to those same people at a marked up price. Anyone buying on eBay would have bought them direct from TRUS if possible. These scalpers are providing neither goods nor services and are not really contributing to the economy in any productive way.

I don't really want to get into the middle of the Ebay scalpers but, what is the difference from ebay sellers buying product from TRU to sell (and may not make any money) and House Mouse? I'm not negatively talking about anyone, for the record, HouseMouse has been great to us.

[Dennys]

I called my local TRU and while they have none onsite, there are a bunch at the regional (Richmond, VA) warehouse, with no way to order them to my store. They'll be delivered when theyre delivered

Not necessarilly true.. let me check my contacts and I'll get back to you... store managers have some tricks they can do. Key thing is, is the item Authorized at the location (some stores are not allowed to carry certain lines of products). Marketing/shelf space decision. If it is authorized, the manager should be able to push an order.[/quote]

[Retlaw]

Hey brother did you get the ones you were missing? As of Sat the TRU up here by me had 2+ sets of them. Let me know.

Yep, I ended up getting them off of Ebay last November -- actually got a set of 5 for less than retail and then sold the extras. My son was happy since they were part of this Christmas. But thanks for asking.

[yynderjohn]

Woo hoo, Toys R Us in Buffalo, NY had 2 full sets of Flagbearers, which I promptly snatched up for myself and a buddy :banana:

[Hahnarama]

Hey brother did you get the ones you were missing? As of Sat the TRU up here by me had 2+ sets of them. Let me know.

Yep, I ended up getting them off of Ebay last November -- actually got a set of 5 for less than retail and then sold the extras. My son was happy since they were part of this Christmas. But thanks for asking.

Good deal. Just watching your back.

PLH

[CreamyPretzel]

kenjib wrote:

"I don't really want to get into the middle of the Ebay scalpers but, what is the difference from ebay sellers buying product from TRU to sell (and may not make any money) and House Mouse? I'm not negatively talking about anyone, for the record, HouseMouse has been great to us."
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There really is NO difference. Well, maybe ONE big difference. House Mouse is also selling them on ebay. And they get them direct from the manufacturer. So who is worse, the eBay seller, who is selling at whatever the market will bear, but paying retail to get them, or House Mouse, who is paying wholesale and getting whatever the market will bear? I will go with the guy making the least profit.

[insomnimaniac]

CreamyPretzel,
I actually wrote that, not Kenjib. Housemouse has to purchase the Flagbearers from TRU not from the distributor. Hence, the reason I posted that question. I posted that in response to Kenjibs post.

[HouseMouseGames]

CreamyPretzel,
I actually wrote that, not Kenjib. Housemouse has to purchase the Flagbearers from TRU not from the distributor. Hence, the reason I posted that question. I posted that in response to Kenjibs post.

OK, it's probably time for HOUSE MOUSE to weigh in on this issue. Just like you, I buy the flag bearers at retail from TRU. And just like you, I pay sales tax (7.75% in California). And just like you, I have to drive a couple hundred miles to round them up. But note that I am NOT selling them on Ebay. The few that I've found go primarily to my international customers at a price of $20.99 each, which is essentially break-even after factoring in sales tax and driving costs. It is not my intent to make a profit on these. Instead, as I mentioned at Xmas, I'm essentially performing a pass-thru service for my international customers who have no other way to get flag bearers except on Ebay. Would any of my "across the pond" customers like to voice their opinions on this issue?

[CreamyPretzel]

Sorry, Insomnimaniac...my mistake. However, I am not just talking about the flag bearers. She says on eBay she is an authorized Heroscape reseller. That implies that she orders direct, when it come to other Heroscape items that are not exclusives. If she buys everything retail, then re-sells, then she is no different from other eBayers. If she buys direct and sells on eBay, then she has a definite advantage, as well as the ability to see a higher profit margin.

I guess it really doesn't matter. eBay is supposed to be an auction site, and no one holds a gun to anyone's head and makes them buy anything. The people who complain are the ones who weren't quick enough to get into a TRU and get the Flag Bearers.

By the way, I do sell Heroscape items on eBay, with the same name.....creamypretzel. I walked into a TRU in my area last Friday and saw 2 of each Flag Bearer on the shelf. I did NOT buy them all up. I bought 2 Einars....one for me, and one to sell cheaper than anyone else on eBay so that someone who missed out on the TRU website, or has no TRU near them would get a decent deal. I checked all the prices on eBay, and started my "BUY IT NOW" Einar Flag Bearer cheaper. I then continued to drop the price every few hours until it finally sold. I got 22.99 for it. After eBay fees and PayPal fees, and my cost, I profitted 5.85, which helped me pay for the one I kept. I try to sell cheaper than anyone else on eBay when it comes to Heroscape items, because I don't worship money, and because I am just looking to make a few bucks to help my Heroscape habit. Most of what I sell is not new, but used items like terrain or figures of my own. And when I sell something with a BUY IT NOW option, I always try to be the cheapest out there. When I sell at auction, I have no control over the final price, and have sometimes lost money, like the other day when someone got 100 of my grass and rock hexes for 5.75. Oh well.

[CreamyPretzel]

And by the way.....I was not complaining about House Mouse...I was just stating that there IS a difference between buying retail and reselling at auction, and buying wholesale and reselling at auction.

[insomnimaniac]

CreamyPretzel,
I actually wrote that, not Kenjib. Housemouse has to purchase the Flagbearers from TRU not from the distributor. Hence, the reason I posted that question. I posted that in response to Kenjibs post.

OK, it's probably time for HOUSE MOUSE to weigh in on this issue. Just like you, I buy the flag bearers at retail from TRU. And just like you, I pay sales tax (7.75% in California). And just like you, I have to drive a couple hundred miles to round them up. But note that I am NOT selling them on Ebay. The few that I've found go primarily to my international customers at a price of $20.99 each, which is essentially break-even after factoring in sales tax and driving costs. It is not my intent to make a profit on these. Instead, as I mentioned at Xmas, I'm essentially performing a pass-thru service for my international customers who have no other way to get flag bearers except on Ebay. Would any of my "across the pond" customers like to voice their opinions on this issue?


Didn't mean to upset anyone and here is the exact reason I really didn't want to get involved, but it was a question I had. I don't sell on ebay and my wife has purchased from you (housemouse). But when the statement of "Anyone buying on eBay would have bought them direct from TRUS if possible," quoted from Kenjib, I questioned the difference. Like I said I don't really want to get into the middle of the Ebay scalpers but, what is the difference from ebay sellers buying product from TRU to sell (and may not make any money) and House Mouse? I'm not negatively talking about anyone, for the record, HouseMouse has been great to us.

The underlined is because I remember your post about you saying that you felt embarrassed or upset (something along those lines) that you had to sell them for more because of the search.

I am in no way discrediting you (www.housemousegames.com) or anyone in that matter. Once again, your service to the gaming community is great to those of us fortunate to have a TRU near by or not.

CreamyPretzel,
Once again, it doesn't matter to me if someone sells on ebay or not. Sure the buyer is the one who determines the final price unless it is a "Buy Now" option. Don't apologize, I just didn't want to get Kenjib in trouble because of a statement that I made.

[UtgarsWorstFear]

Posted this in the wrong place kinda:


Ok, something weird is going on here...
As im typing this there are no flagbearers on my toysrus page. I sent my buddy the url on msn along with "they took off the flagbearers!", but when he clicked the url it showed 3 of em-utgar, jandar, and einar. Just yesterday I went to the site and saw all 5 and rejoiced, but now I cant see any and my bud only sees 3. can i get an explanation here pls?

[Sargent_Drake_8]

Heeey! that's my avi! find your own!

[UtgarsWorstFear]

Sorry about that. I had the new version of him, but the pic had to many pixels or whatever. Ill change it if you really want me to.

[NecroBlade]

I literally got them in 2 days. :shock:

[LilMoochie]

Show off... I think I'll repaint my Sporaticus to be Laglor since no one would miss him. :buttkick:

[kenjib]

Show off... I think I'll repaint my Sporaticus to be Laglor since no one would miss him. :buttkick:

That is an awesome idea! Behold the awesome power of...

LAGLORTACUS!!!

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m102/kenjib_2006/heroscape/laglortacus.jpg

[NecroBlade]

I'm so scared right now. :shock:
:unsure:

[Revdyer]

kenjib, that is beautiful.

[UtgarsWorstFear]

Heeey! that's my avi! find your own!

hows this for an upgraded avatar? lol

[LilMoochie]

Show off... I think I'll repaint my Sporaticus to be Laglor since no one would miss him. :buttkick:

That is an awesome idea! Behold the awesome power of...

LAGLORTACUS!!!

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m102/kenjib_2006/heroscape/laglortacus.jpg

If all order markers are placed on Crappy Live Action Kids TV shows,

and at least one marker is placed on Laglorticus, then they're all still crappy and annoying. http://www.bebereviews.com/doodlebops.jpg

[LilMoochie]

Now ALL the flagbearers are unavailable at ToysRUs.com. I'm not sure it makes that much difference because the Ebay prices have really leveled out since their release. I picked up all five for less than $75 incl. shipping. After tax and shipping it would have been MORE expensive to get them at TRU.com. The only way I could have got them cheaper is through a Bricks and Mortar, and even then not much cheaper. Sporaticus is saved from the repaint!

[ChilliDog]

Show off... I think I'll repaint my Sporaticus to be Laglor since no one would miss him. :buttkick:

That is an awesome idea! Behold the awesome power of...

LAGLORTACUS!!!

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m102/kenjib_2006/heroscape/laglortacus.jpg

ROFL :rofl:



Sorry for the pointless post but that was just so great.

[SSJ3Godzilla]

They may all be out online, but I just got all of mine last week at Toys R Us in Jenson Beach, FL.

:unsure:

[vernz]

Now ALL the flagbearers are unavailable at ToysRUs.com. I'm not sure it makes that much difference because the Ebay prices have really leveled out since their release. I picked up all five for less than $75 incl. shipping. After tax and shipping it would have been MORE expensive to get them at TRU.com. The only way I could have got them cheaper is through a Bricks and Mortar, and even then not much cheaper. Sporaticus is saved from the repaint!
there still there if you have them in your wish list i looked today but i think there site isnt working right today cause when u search for heroscape it only pulls up the master set

[Zorgophlats]

Picked up Jandar, Utgar, and Vydar at the TRU in Orland Park, IL next to Orland Square Mall. That's all they had. Still have about 5 each on the shelf at the time of this post.

Saw them on the shelf when they first came out. Didn't have any money. :duh: Found them today and still kicking my arse that I didn't catch 'em all.

(I'm ashamed of myself for typing that last bit :oops: )

[Draconious]

They are all back at TRU.com again... :) 12.99 and suposedly free shipping... upto 20$ I guess that means less than 20$ is free shipping or they worded their free shiping weird... I guess whoever bought 60 sets last time sent them back because they were not selling on ebay ;).

[Silent']

They are all back at TRU.com again... :) 12.99 and suposedly free shipping... upto 20$ I guess that means less than 20$ is free shipping or they worded their free shiping weird... I guess whoever bought 60 sets last time sent them back because they were not selling on ebay ;).


Free shipping is on "bill me later" only. You will see the charges at check out and when you receive your statement in the mail the discount will be applied.
I was able to get all 5 for 60 bucks.

[HouseMouseGames]

They are all back at TRU.com again... :) 12.99 and suposedly free shipping... upto 20$ I guess that means less than 20$ is free shipping or they worded their free shiping weird... I guess whoever bought 60 sets last time sent them back because they were not selling on ebay ;).

Thank you for posting this news item. THIS TIME :) I managed to get all of the sets.

[Draconious]

I also noticed my TRU's are FLOODED with LOTS of flag bearers again... I am thinking they are goign to be as common as the lava sets... too many in the stores etc ;). I am also expecting them to give them away free with the new SotM master sets when they are released (like they did when the flags first came out).

[Finrod]

I also noticed my TRU's are FLOODED with LOTS of flag bearers again... I am thinking they are goign to be as common as the lava sets... too many in the stores etc ;). I am also expecting them to give them away free with the new SotM master sets when they are released (like they did when the flags first came out).

With lava, the thing that still baffles me is the inconsistency in pricing.

My local TRU has lots of lava, at $18.99 each. The next-closest TRU has just a few laval left... and they only charge $14.95.

At least the flagbearers have a consistent price.