WTB: Hard to find Amiibos

Orrimarrko · Dec 30, 2014

Hey Guys,

Like many, many others, I'm kicking myself for not purchasing the Villager and Wii Fit Trainer Amiibos that I had in my hand one morning at Target.

I didn't know they would be part of the scalper's paradise, or I would have just gotten them that morning.

So, I have two boys, and we're trying to collect these darn things (along with Skylanders and Infinity...yes, I'm an idiot - but what fathers do for their kids.) I've wised up and pre-ordered Wave 3, but have missed out on some of these puppies.

Here's what I'm looking for:

Marth (1 sealed US version)
Villager (1 sealed US version)
Fox (1 sealed US version)
Captain Falcon (HOPEFULLY ALL SET ON THIS ONE)

Rosalina (x2; at least 1 sealed US version)
Meta Knight (x2; at least 1 sealed US version)
Lucario (1 sealed US version)
Shulk (1 sealed US version)

I also missed out on ALL of the exclusives, because I didn't even know about them - and of course, they're all sold out.

So, anyway, I'm not expecting charity or anything, but if anyone is able to help me out with any of these, I'm sure we could work out something.

I'm ONLY looking for US versions of these - no JPN, EUR, AUS, or whatever.

Thanks in advance for reading, and hopefully someone can help out an old dude.

Thanks,
Orri~

mjmjr25 · Dec 30, 2014

Fox is still mostly available at retail stores. The others not so much.

Of the others - i'd check all local gamestops for Pit and Captain Falcon --- i've heard they are steadily being restocked.

Marth, Villager and Trainer...you're likely stuck paying the premium now :/

Orrimarrko · Dec 31, 2014

mjmjr25 said:
Fox is still mostly available at retail stores. The others not so much.

Of the others - i'd check all local gamestops for Pit and Captain Falcon --- i've heard they are steadily being restocked.

Marth, Villager and Trainer...you're likely stuck paying the premium now :/

Thanks Mike. Yeah, Fox was usually around 1 or 2, here or there. Now he's gone everywhere I go.

If the stores here got Captain Falcon and Pit, they're never hitting the shelves. I have a couple of friends who work at different locations, and they've never even seen a Captain Falcon, but one saw one Pit (but it was a pre-order for someone.)

As for the first three, I don't mind paying a reasonable premium for US figures, but some of them are a bit over the top.

GeePM · Dec 31, 2014

I JUST bought my C.Falcon today. Got lucky and got the last one at Gamestop. Buncha fuckin pokemon nerds were buying them and I got to the last one.

CORY · Dec 31, 2014

I have this amiibo for sale if you want:

aoiddr · Dec 31, 2014

Since Amiibo aren't region locked, you can still find some of the rare ones on the foreign Amazon sites. Amazon UK and France are mostly out of stock on them, but Amazon Germany still has most of the hard to find ones. So you can order from them with your normal Amazon account and it'll ship to the US.

Zangrief · Dec 31, 2014

They seem like the physical manifestation of a fool and his parted $$.

Orrimarrko · Dec 31, 2014

aoiddr said:
Since Amiibo aren't region locked, you can still find some of the rare ones on the foreign Amazon sites. Amazon UK and France are mostly out of stock on them, but Amazon Germany still has most of the hard to find ones. So you can order from them with your normal Amazon account and it'll ship to the US.

Aside from the packaging, are they identical?

Thanks.

Orrimarrko · Dec 31, 2014

Zangrief said:
They seem like the physical manifestation of a fool and his parted $$.

Not arguing with you, as I've been a fool many times over, but it is what it is.

No different than paying inflated prices for any video game.

Orrimarrko · Dec 31, 2014

CORY_POOOOOOOOON! said:
I have this amiibo for sale if you want:

Wasn't that the rare, special edition - Nintendo's current attempt at screwing us over? No longer packed with lube...

Zangrief · Dec 31, 2014

Orrimarrko said:
Not arguing with you, as I've been a fool many times over, but it is what it is.

No different than paying inflated prices for any video game.

I'm just glad I'm not 'in the game' with these consoles, otherwise I'd likely be throwing elbows at you in line.

aoiddr · Dec 31, 2014

Orrimarrko said:
Aside from the packaging, are they identical?

Thanks.

Yep, the only difference is the outside packaging is branded for a different country. The actual plastic figures, like the Disney Infinity ones, work anywhere.

Orrimarrko · Jan 1, 2015

aoiddr said:
Yep, the only difference is the outside packaging is branded for a different country. The actual plastic figures, like the Disney Infinity ones, work anywhere.

Hmm...great to know. Thanks man!

Shivan128 · Jan 2, 2015

Orrimarrko said:
Aside from the packaging, are they identical?
Thanks.

No they are not. On the bottom of the figure, the Japanese versions have an additional text, "Nintendo/Intelligent systems." This is one way to determine if you got a US version figurine, if that's what you're ultimately looking to find out. (this is what i found on reddit anyway)

Edit: the us vs japanese figures are the same

Orrimarrko · Jan 2, 2015

Shivan128 said:
No they are not. On the bottom of the figure, the Japanese versions have an additional text, "Nintendo/Intelligent systems." This is one way to determine if you got a US version figurine, if that's what you're ultimately looking to find out. (this is what i found on reddit anyway)

What about European versions?

Orrimarrko · Jan 8, 2015

Looking for the Villager and Fox US versions at this point.

If you can help, that would be great.

Thanks,
Orri~

Weevus · Jan 9, 2015

I got super lucky in a Best Buy a couple weeks ago and found a Little Mac. I should have bought a fox too, didn't realize those were going to be hard to find.

snes_collector · Jan 9, 2015

Hey man I have Fox, I'll send you a pm.

Shivan128 · Jan 12, 2015

Orrimarrko said:
What about European versions?

Sorry I take it back, I have compared the US/Jap versions of the same figure (i.e. Marth vs Marth) and they are the same.

Orrimarrko · Jan 12, 2015

Shivan128 said:
Sorry I take it back, I have compared the US/Jap versions of the same figure (i.e. Marth vs Marth) and they are the same.

So opened Amiibos are indistinguishable from each other? Confirmed?

Thanks.

Shivan128 · Jan 12, 2015

Orrimarrko said:
So opened Amiibos are indistinguishable from each other? Confirmed?
Thanks.

The only thing that distinguishes the region is the packaging. The writing underneath the base is exactly the same on Marth, I can not say they are the same for all the others, but it's probably safe to make that assumption.

US Marth:

Japanese Marth:

Orrimarrko · Jan 12, 2015

Awesome - thank you!

I was planning on opening the Villager/Marth/Wii Fit Trainer that I ordered from Amazon.de, so this is great news.

Thanks again!

Shivan128 · Jan 12, 2015

Orrimarrko said:
Awesome - thank you!

I was planning on opening the Villager/Marth/Wii Fit Trainer that I ordered from Amazon.de, so this is great news.

Thanks again!

I can't say for European figures, but they are probably the same.

TikTekTak · Jan 12, 2015

I just checked on my EU Marth. The underside is 100% the same.

Orrimarrko · Jan 12, 2015

Excellent Smithers...excellent...

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