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General => News => Topic started by: spiked_spiegel on January 27, 2011, 15:25:07
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Hello,
Playmobil's head office in Canada moved from Toronto to Missauga as such they emptied out their warehouses, as such they have sent a lot of their older stock found to various shops in Canada.
My local Toyshop (www.playvaluetoys.com) has received a lot of interesting older sets. The prices are lowered too, I have been checking the store each day (both in person and online) and they seem to be getting quite a few great items in. I don't know their shipping costs but it's a great store and I figured if people were looking for slightly older harder to find items it might be here and at a good price.
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:o Thanks for sharing this! They have some good prices.
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I have used Playvalue Toys on a number of occasions. Foe Christmas I picked up a new 3286 Pirate Flagship and last week I got 5778 Pirate Skull Ship at a reasonable price. Shipping to Montreal (150 km away) is 14$ CDN which is very reasonable as well.
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thanks for the link, i found a few things i was looking for that i had missed, including the ranger with the beaver dam.
http://playmodb.org/setpics/5895.jpg
kaeth
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Thanks for the link. I've inquired if they will supply to the UK.
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Good to hear. The store's family run and is really nice so I'm happy. I wasn't 100% sure if I could post a message like this. So I feel more at ease now. :)
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Thanks for the link. I've inquired if they will supply to the UK.
I found this in the shipping section:
International Orders:
Due to the high cost of international shipping, we are unable to ship to countries other than Canada and the United States.
Anyway, saw a lot of nice sets for reasonable prices. I would be tempted to put in an order, if they would ship to Holland.
Thanks for the tip, anyway!
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Thanks for the information. They do have a great discontinued selection :wave:
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Is this dollar amount Canadian or USD? ???
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I don't know but shipping to the US is expensive!!
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Not that it matters much these days but the prices are in Canadian dollars. Bonniebeth, compared to shipping rates in the US, shipping for Canadian companies is outrageous. I ordered 9 Roman legionnaires from Playmobil Canada nd paid 15$ shipping, shipping for PM US is a third of the price. It is so much cheaper I use PM USA and ship to friends and family in the US.
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I ordered from PlayValue.com this past November with no problems and great shipping price and my order arrived within 24hours! I actually started a Thread about this place back in the Fall....I keep my eye on this place as well!
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I've heard from them and as the items I'm wanting are small they're willing to ship them to me but have warned that the Canadian shipping costs are high. I need to convert them to £s before I make up my mind.
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Shipping to the West Coast of Canada is pretty high too, but that's Canada Post for you. I played around with their site earlier this month and it seems to go up in increments based on $ value of your order. If you're ordering a larger set, you may be able to add in some smaller ones with no increase in shipping, at least that seemed to be how it worked for me.
Looking at the discontinued church/wedding stuff there, I'm wondering if Playmobil's kicking themselves for discontinuing it just before the upcoming royal wedding in England. Also, I may need a piano.
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I found this store previously via an internet search and was very disappointed to see they didnt ship beyond the US. Canadian shipping to overseas is REALLY expensive.
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Is this dollar amount Canadian or USD? ???
The dollar amount is in Canadian - it is a Canadian shop - so it will be more money in the USA as the american dollar is worth less than the Canadian dollar.
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Hello,
Playmobil's head office in Canada moved from Toronto to Missauga as such they emptied out their warehouses, as such they have sent a lot of their older stock found to various shops in Canada.
My local Toyshop (www.playvaluetoys.com) has received a lot of interesting older sets. The prices are lowered too, I have been checking the store each day (both in person and online) and they seem to be getting quite a few great items in. I don't know their shipping costs but it's a great store and I figured if people were looking for slightly older harder to find items it might be here and at a good price.
Playmobil always sends its discontinued stock to Playvalue. They have some type of cooperating agreement.
The shipping is expensive. You can easily spend more money by waiting for the stock to be discontinued and sent to Playvalue than by buying it from Playmobil.ca and getting free shipping.
Now, if a person lived by the store, then it would be a different story as you wouldn't have to pay shipping.
Many (most?) of these items were available at Winners this fall for a lot cheaper than Playvalue sells them for.
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The prices Canadian versus USA dollars is under a $1.00 additional, but the prices are a little on the high side to start, then add shipping,..... :o 1 CAD = USD 1.00365
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The prices Canadian versus USA dollars is under a $1.00 additional, but the prices are a little on the high side to start, then add shipping,..... :o 1 CAD = USD 1.00365
1.00 CAD = 1.00428 USD
Canada Dollars United States Dollars
1 CAD = 1.00428 USD 1 USD = 0.995736 CAD
Yes, I would have to say that your shocked mouth 'emoticon' hits the nail on the head - the prices are high. They may be about 30% cheaper than Playmobil.ca prices, but they are still high. (Canadians check Playmobil.com usa for prices, then check our dollar to theirs then sit back and think about it - kind of like the magazine and book pricing conspiracy which puts books at a lot more in Canada than the usa but yet our dollar is higher ...).
Maybe we should be boycotting Playmobil until they drop the prices. And while boycotting make it quite clear that we won't accept prices higher than the USA and contact the media about it - the press loves a sensational story and I am sure Playmobil would hate any bad press.
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1.00 CAD = 1.00428 USD
Canada Dollars United States Dollars
1 CAD = 1.00428 USD 1 USD = 0.995736 CAD
Maybe we should be boycotting Playmobil until they drop the prices. And while boycotting make it quite clear that we won't accept prices higher than the USA and contact the media about it - the press loves a sensational story and I am sure Playmobil would hate any bad press.
The currency ratio is changing so rapidly almost minute to minute! Playmobil has a MSRP, but doesn't care about higher prices, just if a dealer is selling too cheap with discounts & gets complaints from other dealers, like what happened years ago to Ridge Road Station.
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The currency ratio is changing so rapidly almost minute to minute! Playmobil has a MSRP, but doesn't care about higher prices, just if a dealer is selling too cheap with discounts & gets complaints from other dealers, like what happened years ago to Ridge Road Station.
What happened with Ridge Road Station? I presume they were selling Playmobil too cheaply?
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Playmobil does not like companies to have a competitive advantage. All stores have to sell at a set base price. Now it would seem that Geobra does not even want stores to sell at all and makes the relationships strained. I guess it only helps their bottom line in some weird logic kind of way. If you buy on the web you could buy from a dealer and Geobra gets 50%-ish of the sale. Now if you go directly to Playmobil.com they get 100% of the same sale with most of the increase being profit.
You can not set up a web store at all with out a physical store front location that is approved
Toy costs $10 to make
sell to store for $20 = $10 profit for Geobra
store sells for $40 = $20 profit for store
Now if you buy it direct
toy still costs $10 to make
sell for $40 = $30 profit for Geobra, that is 3X more profit
Now this works as long as you have brand recognition and it stays healthy. The Brick and Mortar shops are closing at a fast rate the brand could lose new valuable customers. The old customers who are actually buying for kids will only buy for so long until they move to older aged subjects. If Geobra does not have its products in high end stores and only in TRU's (that is a different market that usually shops for price not quality) sooner or later you lose new clients. This is happening in the US and I do not know about other markets. A company need to keep its products in the face of new clients. I guess they can turn to TV ads.
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It was in early 2008 I found RRS by accident while searching for Playmobil on line. I was catching up on the fire fighting theme. Their prices averaged a 25% -35% discount off of Playmobil's on line shop prices with free shipping, but these discounts were only offered on internet purchases. I bought quite a lot from them in that year. Then all of a sudden their prices reflected a higher retail price than even Playmobil on line showed. I called & asked what happened to the discounts & I was told by a phone order processor that Playmobil had gotten complaints from competing dealers, that RRS was selling below their contracted retail prices with shipping benefits, & they wanted actions taken. When RRS's franchise renewal came up for consideration they were told that their pricing would need to follow the Playmobil franchise rules, or the contract would not be renewed. Their sales have continued to decline, & the inventory was not turning over as it had in the past so we have lost another brick & mortar PM dealer.
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Their sales have continued to decline, & the inventory was not turning over as it had in the past so we have lost another brick & mortar PM dealer.
Now it says on the website that RRS is closing its doors because the owners are retiring :'(
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Now it says on the website that RRS is closing its doors because the owners are retiring :'(
It's a shame they didn't sell it to other dedicated toy enthusiasts, or let family members take over.
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It's a shame they didn't sell it to other dedicated toy enthusiasts, or let family members take over.
It is very sad. It seems like selling or a takeover of sorts would be profitable as well :eh?:
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Wow, that really is a shame. I hate to see a family-run business close. :(
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It's a shame they didn't sell it to other dedicated toy enthusiasts, or let family members take over.
That happened locally with TWO of the best hobby shops. The first one, Handicraft Supplies, was closed and all the merchandise auctioned off. It was a sham, actually, as I was at the auction and bought a fair amount, but the auctioneers somehow rigged a deal with Ross Robertson, the owner, and they shut down the auction early announcing all the remaining merchandise had been bought. Turned out it was the auctioneers themselves who took it all. I never bothered to follow up on any of it. I was too angry.
The thing to the auctioneers is that I found out after that Ross didn't think his olde stock in the basement was worth anything because it was old so he threw it all out. A full rental bin in the alley full. I was in the basement shortly before it closed and the whole basement of the store was filled with shelving FULL of old model kits from the 50s and 60s and 70s. At least they auctioneers didn't get any of it.
Anyway, he just closed his doors instead of selling it to his employees or someone else who would have operated it.
Broadway Hobbies and Crafts went the same route. Except the employees approached the owner to buy it from her and she refused to sell it to them. Repeatedly. She kept on telling them that nobody would want such a place. Even though they had everything arranged to buy it. It makes no sense.
So now the city is stuck with one place that's only okay. They cater to RC and that's about it. That was their key selling point when they were in competition but they didn't think beyond their old ways and expand out to cover the models the other places were selling so now we have a pretty poor hobby selection in the city.
As for the prices, maybe that is why Indigo and Chapters now has prices the same as Playmobil instead of being significantly cheaper on the big sets...
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Really sad! It's a shame we aren't real wealthy so we could buy toy stores like this as a Playmofriends investment corporation, investing in mortar toy stores like RRS! :lol:
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Really sad! It's a shame we aren't real wealthy so we could buy toy stores like this as a Playmofriends investment corporation, investing in mortar toy stores like RRS! :lol:
I think you're on to something, bill :!:
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I think you're on to something, bill :!:
Sylvia's gonna shoot me! :0
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Sylvia's gonna shoot me! :0
:lol: Does your fire department have a medic on staff?
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:lol: Does your fire department have a medic on staff?
Yep! 24/7/365 ;)
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Very good then, no need to worry :)9
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Very good then, no need to worry :)9
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Playmobil City EMS is rated one of the best in the world! ;D
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I love the chest hair! :lol:
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Yeah, I modeled it after my self, but wait until he tries to take those electrode patches off,....... :omg:
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Ouch! :0
So you're saying you've got a little hair on your chest, huh? ;)
Wow, we're off topic!
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I love it :inlove: and ooh la la I like the klicky with the chest hair ;)
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Ouch! :0
So you're saying you've got a little hair on your chest, huh? ;)
Wow, we're off topic!
We are, & yep, a lot! :-[
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;D
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Yeah, I modeled it after my self, but wait until he tries to take those electrode patches off,....... :omg:
:lmao:
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I can see how it would be painful, even without the hair. 8}
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With hair is torture 8}! You get these little bald spots :o! Then if they do a 12 lead EKG & you've got hairy legs, chest, & abdomen,......well, let's not go there :no:!
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You sound like you speak from experience. ;)
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Sometimes they have mercy & dry shave ya first >:(!
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itchy!
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Prickly when it grows back out! ;)
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Mr. Porcupine