Bishoujo DC General Discussion

[AlexLothos]

Originally Posted by Gothamite

This is amazing, Amazon wants $25,000 for the Ikemen Red Hood.

The only thing funnier than the price is the Item Description.

I had to check on the site myself to see if that was really Amazon or if it was a vendor trying to pretend. As far as I can tell, it's really Amazon.

WTF Amazon?

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by AlexLothos

I had to check on the site myself to see if that was really Amazon or if it was a vendor trying to pretend. As far as I can tell, it's really Amazon.

WTF Amazon?

I finally managed to get through to a chat agent, who unfortunately was based in India. He either didn't understand my concern or was being obtuse. He kept telling me that Amazon doesn't price match when I told him that the MSRP for Red Hood was $90.

Amazon truly blows. I hope Uncle Sam breaks it up into smaller companies.

[AlexLothos]

Originally Posted by Gothamite

I finally managed to get through to a chat agent, who unfortunately was based in India. He either didn't understand my concern or was being obtuse. He kept telling me that Amazon doesn't price match when I told him that the MSRP for Red Hood was $90.

Amazon truly blows. I hope Uncle Sam breaks it up into smaller companies.

Probably was a language barrier and outside the realm of his job description. Sometimes items go super lower than the MSRP (the DCC Gotham Gordon at $25 stands out to me and I regret passing on that one), so maybe the pricing pendulum swings both ways at random?

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by AlexLothos

Probably was a language barrier and outside the realm of his job description. Sometimes items go super lower than the MSRP (the DCC Gotham Gordon at $25 stands out to me and I regret passing on that one), so maybe the pricing pendulum swings both ways at random?

While I've seen Amazon, Walmart, and GameStop sell items for higher than MSRP, this is beyond scalping and even gouging. I mean, you can buy a car for $25,000. The MSRP for the statue when it was announced was $90.

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC178050

[generalszabo]

Why would you contact amazon about this? They can charge what they like surely? If someone drops 25k on this, money isn't an issue to them. There aren't any laws to prevent this, it just means they won't sell it until they drop the price

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by generalszabo

Why would you contact amazon about this? They can charge what they like surely? If someone drops 25k on this, money isn't an issue to them. There aren't any laws to prevent this, it just means they won't sell it until they drop the price

Actually no, there are laws against gouging when an item is not a rare commodity or antique. This was mass produced within the past six years, so it's neither rare nor an antique.

[UnicornPegasus]

Price mistakes happen. And with a retailer like Amazon with so many item listings, they have to rely on customers to report something clearly wrong like that. I work for a similar company and we have reports of stuff like this all the time come in from customers, it’s then my job to get them corrected. Why wouldn’t you report it to Amazon to ensure they correct what is clearly and error? I reported it to them.

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by UnicornPegasus

Price mistakes happen. And with a retailer like Amazon with so many item listings, they have to rely on customers to report something clearly wrong like that. I work for a similar company and we have reports of stuff like this all the time come in from customers, it?s then my job to get them corrected. Why wouldn?t you report it to Amazon to ensure they correct what is clearly and error? I reported it to them.

Exactly, thank you.

Originally Posted by generalszabo

Why would you contact amazon about this? They can charge what they like surely? If someone drops 25k on this, money isn't an issue to them. There aren't any laws to prevent this, it just means they won't sell it until they drop the price

After dealing with several idiots, I finally got a response from someone who knows what he's doing. The matter will be escalated to someone who can adjust prices, similar to what UnicornPegasus does at her company.

Hello _____,

My name is Angel from Amazon.com's Executive Customer Relations. We received your email reply. I'll be assisting you further from here.

I'd first like to extend my sincerest apologies for the experience you had while seeking assistance regarding the pricing concern for the Red Hood figurine. We take great pride in the level of service we provide to our customers and want all your interactions with our customer service team to leave you feeling satisfied with the help you've received. When that isn't the outcome, we handle the issue with the utmost importance. I've reviewed your conversations with our representatives and I've made sure the specialists you spoke to have received the constructive redirection needed.

After taking a look at the item and comparing it to the link you provided, I can understand your concerns about the price and I've made sure the item listing will be checked out. I've escalated the price in question to the appropriate team. The contact I'm awaiting a response from is out of the office until September 6, 2022. Please allow an additional 2-4 business days after that date for me reach back out to you with an update,

I hope you have a great weekend.

[Gothamite]

Amazon has de-listed Red Hood. Turns out they didn't even have him in stock.

What absolute fvckers.

[Gothamite]

Preggers Harley Quinn is back in stock again.

https://www.amazon.com/Kotobukiya-Co...dp/B01COJAHBG/