The Nintendo Amiibo Discussion Thread

[KnightOfTruth]

Yeah, I was going to say that if its NOT bent, its more likely to be a "rare variant" Luckily I was able to pick the nicest one when I got mine (there were a bunch there at the time before media outlets started telling everyone how rare it was)

[Cosmic_Link]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Yeah, I started thinking to just get a few of the figures that I wanted, but I knew I'd end up wanting to get all of them. So now here I am trying to get these things before ebay hawkers snag them all.

I did just find out now that there are notable packaging differences between the European and US amiibo. I've got to decide now how much the "collector" in me cares.

EU Version
US Version

Looks like they have "Super Smash Bros. Collection" listed there (I wonder what it'll say for NON-Smash Amiibos?) and then the "N0.#" for each amiibo with its name on the right side.

I think I really like the European packaging better (surprise, surprise) because:
1) they're numbered and would be useful for ordering them and
2) I like how there's a possibility there will be different "collections" so you can have different poses from different collections theoretically rather than the US where we'll likely just have 14 marios that all say "Mario".

Another notable difference with the packaging is that from what I see on the videos of American's who are removing the foil sticker from inside the box, the US sticker comes off easier than our's... One of mine, I couldn't get the sticker off with a small metal stick like somebody else did... >.< It was like they used the strongest glue in the world that holds the foil sticker on our Amiibos. >.<

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Cosmic_Link

Another notable difference with the packaging is that from what I see on the videos of American's who are removing the foil sticker from inside the box, the US sticker comes off easier than our's... One of mine, I couldn't get the sticker off with a small metal stick like somebody else did... >.< It was like they used the strongest glue in the world that holds the foil sticker on our Amiibos. >.<

Oh, hadn't heard that difference yet. So you're also using the methodology of pulling the foil out from the bottom of the package? I've been trying to decide if I just want to go ahead and do the other (knife along the sides) method so I can actually take the figures and move the figures around rather than having a giant stack of boxes near my gaming setup, but I haven't pulled that trigger yet.

[Thetof91]

A bit or much like mine? xD

But like this one sold for 48 pounds
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3014311963...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

And it not even near bended like mine xD

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Thetof91

A bit or much like mine? xD

But like this one sold for 48 pounds
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3014311963...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

And it not even near bended like mine xD

Yeah, but I don't think its the bend that is causing that to sell mate, its the fact that its a Marth figure. Those are going for around $70-$100 on average over here because they're sold out everywhere. I could be wrong, but if someone is REALLY interested in a severe bend, then yours could be worth even more than that.

[Thetof91]

I don't find it hard to find Marth..
There was like 6 more or something in the Toysrus I was in

[Cosmic_Link]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Oh, hadn't heard that difference yet. So you're also using the methodology of pulling the foil out from the bottom of the package? I've been trying to decide if I just want to go ahead and do the other (knife along the sides) method so I can actually take the figures and move the figures around rather than having a giant stack of boxes near my gaming setup, but I haven't pulled that trigger yet.

I don't know really it just seems that it was near impossible to get the foil off mine it was literally welded to the bottom. >.<

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Yeah, but I don't think its the bend that is causing that to sell mate, its the fact that its a Marth figure. Those are going for around $70-$100 on average over here because they're sold out everywhere. I could be wrong, but if someone is REALLY interested in a severe bend, then yours could be worth even more than that.

The bend on mine is more like the one in the listing.

Also is this true?

Originally Posted by EBAY Listing

Nintendo announced that they are "discontinuing Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and Villager Amiibos."

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Thetof91

I don't find it hard to find Marth..
There was like 6 more or something in the Toysrus I was in

Yeah, but over here in the States its highly sought after. In fact people are buying the ones from Europe and Japan because its so rare over here now.

[Thetof91]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Yeah, but over here in the States its highly sought after. In fact people are buying the ones from Europe and Japan because its so rare over here now.

Crazy :p
Just tell me if you want a lof of them to sell in the USA xD

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Thetof91

Crazy :p
Just tell me if you want a lof of them to sell in the USA xD

I had contemplated it (as it'd fund my other amiibo purchases down the road for sure), but then I'd just be participating in the very thing that I hate about these right now - and that's resellers buying all the stock out from under fans/collectors.

I guess its a bit different getting NOT rare ones from some place and selling them here, but still, seems like quite the murky grey area for me at the moment. It'd be like I'm Luke turning to the power of the Dark Side...