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[Papa Juggs]

That's pretty uncommon. Good grab.

Are you saying it's not all mass produced and there is some sort of rarity scale?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Are you saying it's not all mass produced and there is some sort of rarity scale?

Like you would not believe.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Like you would not believe.

Why is that so?

Enlighten me further please.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Why is that so?

Enlighten me further please.

There was limited retail stock of certain Amiibos. You only see at most 10 in a store or catalogue - out of over 30 which have been released in sets.

Just to annoy us me further, America gets a special Amiibo that no one else does.

 

[Papa Juggs]

There was limited retail stock of certain Amiibos. You only see at most 10 in a store or catalogue - out of over 30 which have been released in sets.

Just to annoy us me further, America gets a special Amiibo that no one else does.

So I guess you get to buy that one off Ebay for a 3000% markup?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

So I guess you get to buy that one off Ebay for a 3000% markup?

Um ... maybe 500% if I'm picking the right auctions. But yeah, it is a pain. Which is why there are people who hate Amiibos and/or Nintendo.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Um ... maybe 500% if I'm picking the right auctions. But yeah, it is a pain. Which is why there are people who hate Amiibos and/or Nintendo.

So people hate it because they love it and have to spend more money on it? lol

How about just stop buying into it?

Out of curiosity how many do you have?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

So people hate it because they love it and have to spend more money on it? lol

How about just stop buying into it?

Out of curiosity how many do you have?

No, that's not it.

The retail price of Amiibos in this country is 17-18 dollars. Depending on the retailer.

People buy them at retail price and then try to pawn them off for 30-50 depending on the rarity. That sort of market rubbish is caused by the lack of supply that Nintendo apparently perpetuates. That includes ceasing production of those which are impossible to find in stores anymore. That is why people get annoyed.

I ... have every one that has been released in Australia. That is around 40 at this point. I have preordered over 10 more that will come out in the next few months. Because I'm pathetic.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Because I'm pathetic.

Well at least somebody else doesn't have to say it for you

Will you be buying the American only ones? Seems like since you've already gone this far it's worth completing the collection.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Well at least somebody else doesn't have to say it for you

Will you be buying the American only ones? Seems like since you've already gone this far it's worth completing the collection.

I've started bidding ...

 

[funk44]

No, that's not it.

The retail price of Amiibos in this country is 17-18 dollars. Depending on the retailer.

People buy them at retail price and then try to pawn them off for 30-50 depending on the rarity. That sort of market rubbish is caused by the lack of supply that Nintendo apparently perpetuates. That includes ceasing production of those which are impossible to find in stores anymore. That is why people get annoyed.

I ... have every one that has been released in Australia. That is around 40 at this point. I have preordered over 10 more that will come out in the next few months. Because I'm pathetic.

I don't get it... What do they do???

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

I don't get it... What do they do???

It takes less than five minutes to use the most common search engine in the world.

They unlock features and bonus content in some games, for starters.

 

[Papa Juggs]

It takes less than five minutes to use the most common search engine in the world.

They unlock features and bonus content in some games, for starters.

Yeah I've done a search but don't understand how it works.

Do you just touch it to your Nintendo and it reads an RFID chip or something?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Yeah I've done a search but don't understand how it works.

Do you just touch it to your Nintendo and it reads an RFID chip or something?

Oh, that.

Aye ... my bad.

The one time I have actually done it, the device tells you to rest the amiibo on the marker on the screen. For the 3DS, the lower screen. For the Wii-U, I'm assuming the gamepad.

The 3DS and WU gamepad have built-in NFC censors.

 

[GoldenHodge]

Oh, that.

Aye ... my bad.

The one time I have actually done it, the device tells you to rest the amiibo on the marker on the screen. For the 3DS, the lower screen. For the Wii-U, I'm assuming the gamepad.

The 3DS and WU gamepad have built-in NFC censors.

For the 3DS, I think only the New Nintendo 3DS has the NFC sensors not the original 3DS.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Ok now I understand. Do you have to take them out of the box to do that?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

For the 3DS, I think only the New Nintendo 3DS has the NFC sensors not the original 3DS.

Makes sense.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Ok now I understand. Do you have to take them out of the box to do that?

Some people have managed to avoid taking them out. I'll have to look it up.

edit: They may or may not be full of crap. There is a security thing at the bottom of the box that stops people being scam artists.

 

[Premiers04]

Look better outside their boxes anyway.

 

[manureid]

Bit blurry.

 

[Mister Carlton]

Look better outside their boxes anyway.

You take them out of the boxes. *heavy breathing*

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

You take them out of the boxes. *heavy breathing*

I take my doubles out of their boxes. : shrugs :

 

[weekend at bernies]

Golden Axe

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Need to get Legend of Illusion and then I'll have all 3 games.

 

[Quivorir]

Holy ****ing shit I remember that game. That was amazing.