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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Eruptor Figure [CLOSED]
Cazper8771 Green Sparx Gems: 268
#1 Posted: 14:16:15 21/11/2014 | Topic Creator
Has anyone else seen this, or know where or how to get one?

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nocturnalnathan Gold Sparx Gems: 2137
#2 Posted: 14:32:51 21/11/2014
Wow, that's awesome! I'd be willing to bet that it's just employee exclusive or something like that though. It doesn't even look like it would work with any Skylanders game, since the pic makes it look like Eruptor doesn't even have a base.
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#3 Posted: 18:04:18 21/11/2014 | Topic Creator
I don't know but that's the guy from Coin Op Tv. He does a lot of videos on skylanders so im sure activision just sent it to him.
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#4 Posted: 18:09:59 21/11/2014
It looks totally cool, though. I want one! smilie
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#5 Posted: 18:11:46 21/11/2014
Holy crap!! That's awesome, anyone found it yet???
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#6 Posted: 19:55:51 21/11/2014
That looks pretty cool. I just hope it's not yet another US exclusive.
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Cazper8771 Green Sparx Gems: 268
#7 Posted: 21:10:44 21/11/2014 | Topic Creator
I haven't seen anyone that found it. I'm just gonna assume these won't be for sale.
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#8 Posted: 21:55:26 21/11/2014
CoinOP Tv in his video showed the bottom of the packaging that showed "Not For Resale". So it may be just an exclusive if you are in the know...
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#9 Posted: 22:32:39 21/11/2014
Damn. Why, Acti, why must you tease us with awesome looking figures that aren't available to the public? D:

It's a plain toy that does nothing in the game (confirmed by Coin Op TV).
I still want it, though. smilie
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Aura24 Platinum Sparx Gems: 6561
#10 Posted: 23:41:16 21/11/2014
Here's my copy of the figure I got. I noticed that Eruptor has glitter on his yellow 'hands'

[User Posted Image]
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#11 Posted: 00:01:39 22/11/2014
Does he show up as special series 1? Or maybe even special Eon's Elite?
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#12 Posted: 00:02:18 22/11/2014
It's a cool employee and friends of Activision promo figure production! These would definitely be shelf warmers if they ever saw a retail release.
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#13 Posted: 00:02:56 22/11/2014
Quote: CattyNoir
Does he show up as special series 1? Or maybe even special Eon's Elite?


There's no base under him. He's not playable, just a figure.
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Cazper8771 Green Sparx Gems: 268
#14 Posted: 00:19:41 22/11/2014 | Topic Creator
Quote: Aura24
Here's my copy of the figure I got. I noticed that Eruptor has glitter on his yellow 'hands'

[User Posted Image]


How did u get one r u media or
Do u work there???
spyroflame0487 Emerald Sparx Gems: 3866
#15 Posted: 00:33:34 22/11/2014
Quote: Aura24
Quote: CattyNoir
Does he show up as special series 1? Or maybe even special Eon's Elite?


There's no base under him. He's not playable, just a figure.


oh wow, I think is the first time they've ever done that! Pretty neat.

I'm assuming these will probably be passed out to the balloon wranglers and such who work at the parade. Likely wont be sold and will probably just handed out to special people.
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#16 Posted: 00:39:09 22/11/2014
wow! that's... erm... eh... well?
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#17 Posted: 01:11:36 22/11/2014
Quote: Matteomax
Damn. Why, Acti, why must you tease us with awesome looking figures that aren't available to the public? D:

It's a plain toy that does nothing in the game (confirmed by Coin Op TV).
I still want it, though. smilie


eBay scalpers are going to love this one!!
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#18 Posted: 03:46:44 22/11/2014
Quote: Aura24
Here's my copy of the figure I got. I noticed that Eruptor has glitter on his yellow 'hands'

[img]*image*



How did you get one? Thanks for sharing!
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#19 Posted: 04:13:49 22/11/2014
Quote: Cazper8771
How did u get one r u media or
Do u work there???


Quote: SparCrux1101
How did you get one? Thanks for sharing!


Much like how coinoptv got his.
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#20 Posted: 05:27:27 22/11/2014
This is the best looking skylander I have ever in the package! Has that "I'm really there" feel to it!
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chaosworrier Yellow Sparx Gems: 1555
#21 Posted: 11:16:06 22/11/2014
I am (optimistically) predicting that if they have gone to this level of design, it will become a publicly available toy on, or soon after, the parade day.
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#22 Posted: 16:52:16 22/11/2014
Quote: skylander_chaos
Quote: Matteomax
Damn. Why, Acti, why must you tease us with awesome looking figures that aren't available to the public? D:

It's a plain toy that does nothing in the game (confirmed by Coin Op TV).
I still want it, though. smilie


eBay scalpers are going to love this one!!


oh yeah, they are gonna get rich fast with this one...
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#23 Posted: 17:31:21 22/11/2014
Quote: CountMoneyBone
Quote: skylander_chaos
Quote: Matteomax
Damn. Why, Acti, why must you tease us with awesome looking figures that aren't available to the public? D:

It's a plain toy that does nothing in the game (confirmed by Coin Op TV).
I still want it, though. smilie


eBay scalpers are going to love this one!!


oh yeah, they are gonna get rich fast with this one...



thanksgiving? more like "Thanksgettingbrokebiddingontheeruptor"
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#24 Posted: 18:17:41 22/11/2014
Quote: ZapNorris
Quote: CountMoneyBone
Quote: skylander_chaos


eBay scalpers are going to love this one!!


oh yeah, they are gonna get rich fast with this one...



thanksgiving? more like "Thanksgettingbrokebiddingontheeruptor"



are you gonna buy it?
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#25 Posted: 19:12:27 22/11/2014
Quote: Aura24
Quote: Cazper8771
How did u get one r u media or
Do u work there???


Quote: SparCrux1101
How did you get one? Thanks for sharing!


Much like how coinoptv got his.



Well how did CoinOpTV get one?
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#26 Posted: 19:27:28 22/11/2014
^

Aura do you do media stuff?
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Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#27 Posted: 20:18:12 22/11/2014
She's the admin of the Skylanders Wiki, people...

On topic, I'm pretty sure that this'll be given away to the balloon handlers.
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Aura24 Platinum Sparx Gems: 6561
#28 Posted: 20:23:36 22/11/2014
Quote: ninja9351
Well how did CoinOpTV get one?


Quote: SparCrux1101
^

Aura do you do media stuff?


As most of us already know, Coinoptv got his stuff from Activision. I'm getting the same. And I am sort of a media person, but not in any connection with a company.
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newkill Emerald Sparx Gems: 3975
#29 Posted: 21:41:13 22/11/2014
People that are partner with Activision and that do Skylanders videos receive stuff like this from time to time. They received most of Wave 1 when the game was released, Elite Spyro and Elite Chop Chop.
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chaosworrier Yellow Sparx Gems: 1555
#30 Posted: 22:53:51 22/11/2014
I see a huge difference between doing a limited run of an existing item and the packaging being the standard packaging plus an identifying circle versus designing a completely different toy, packaging artwork, etc.

The latter is an exceptionally non-trivial exercise. I am not saying that it is impossible that it was done for a limited number of "VIPs" but it is far more likely it was done to generate revenue.
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#31 Posted: 00:36:25 23/11/2014
Quote: chaosworrier
I see a huge difference between doing a limited run of an existing item and the packaging being the standard packaging plus an identifying circle versus designing a completely different toy, packaging artwork, etc.

The latter is an exceptionally non-trivial exercise. I am not saying that it is impossible that it was done for a limited number of "VIPs" but it is far more likely it was done to generate revenue.


No way...this clearly looks like a non-game unplayable promo giveaway. You have to take off the Skylanders fan blinders off and see this for what it is...fancy packaging aside, it's a cheap paperweight thing that'd have trouble moving off the shelf at the dollar store beyond the first week of sales. The production cost of this thing is a fraction of other VIP and employee figures that had chips and worked in the game. Considering that the figure packaging has the words "Macy's" on it, it probably was also given to liaisons that work on the Macy's side for the Thanksgiving Day Parade. If meant to generate revenue, royalties would have to be paid to Macy's. It's the same rationale as to why Kickoff Countdown was not called Word Cup Countdown...the guys at FIFA would have wanted their cut for figure sales. Activision could have easily produced an extra 500 of these guys just for collectors...rather than mark them for resale, they could have sold them as a charity figure through a special website, but they have their reasons for not making things like this available outside a special few "friends and family" as I like to call it.
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#32 Posted: 01:50:23 23/11/2014
This would have required:

  1. Development and production of a separate mould
  2. Graphic design an production of specialist packaging

That is expensive and non-trivial. Adding a RFID chip is (pardon the pun) as cheap as chips.

I don't live in USA but from the website it looks like Macy's does not stock the game-playing figs, right?

To me, that could be a key indicator of why the fig is not game playable - I perceive a good chance that Macy's will stock these as some sort of exclusive.

I accept the premise that being non-playable they are really just dollar crap in disguise but it would not be the first product in the S/Landers franchise which was. Indeed, tree ornaments, anybody?
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#33 Posted: 02:15:47 23/11/2014
That is EPIC!
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#34 Posted: 08:16:21 23/11/2014
Quote: Aura24
As most of us already know, Coinoptv got his stuff from Activision. I'm getting the same. And I am sort of a media person, but not in any connection with a company.


I'm mainly curious as to how they reached out to you. awfully nice of them, what other sweet loot have you gotten?
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#35 Posted: 08:29:55 23/11/2014
The game of Trap Team, Eon's Elite Spyro and Chop Chop, Wave 1 toys, the Thanksgiving Day Eruptor toy here. I've gotten other things as well before Trap Team.
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#36 Posted: 14:07:09 23/11/2014
EBay has one up for a lot of cash.
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#37 Posted: 14:16:37 23/11/2014
Quote: Skylands71
EBay has one up for a lot of cash.


It stands to reason that the first one sold will make a lot of money, but the seller needs to do an auction...once a few more pop up on EBay, he/she will be smacking themself in the head for listing it with the ridiculous Buy It Now price.
Matteomax Platinum Sparx Gems: 5378
#38 Posted: 15:04:45 23/11/2014
I'm sorry, but.. $1,799? Is the seller out of his mind?

EDIT: Well, he accepts offers, but I'm almost 100% sure thay he wouldn't accept anything under $600.. >~>
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#39 Posted: 16:11:21 23/11/2014
Quote: Matteomax
I'm sorry, but.. $1,799? Is the seller out of his mind?

EDIT: Well, he accepts offers, but I'm almost 100% sure thay he wouldn't accept anything under $600.. >~>


Based on what?

Chasing this is a fool's errand.
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#40 Posted: 16:54:57 23/11/2014
^really right!! Wtf?
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#41 Posted: 23:25:35 23/11/2014
Isn't the mold of eruptor itself identical to the one from SSA?
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#42 Posted: 03:10:15 24/11/2014
btw here's video if you havent seen of the figure --



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5X92in8kyo
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#43 Posted: 03:49:26 24/11/2014
Quote: Matteomax
I'm sorry, but.. $1,799? Is the seller out of his mind?

EDIT: Well, he accepts offers, but I'm almost 100% sure thay he wouldn't accept anything under $600.. >~>

He relisted starting low with no reserve.. My max is set at $***.**!!

*toy does not come to life in skylanders video games*
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#44 Posted: 04:06:23 24/11/2014
The "Not for Resale" and lack of a barcode on the package really limits the chances of this seeing a wide-scale release.
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#45 Posted: 05:43:47 24/11/2014
Quote: skylander_chaos
Quote: Matteomax
I'm sorry, but.. $1,799? Is the seller out of his mind?

EDIT: Well, he accepts offers, but I'm almost 100% sure thay he wouldn't accept anything under $600.. >~>

He relisted starting low with no reserve.. My max is set at $***.**!!

*toy does not come to life in skylanders video games*


Well he wisened up and did the exact same thing I would have done if I had one I was looking to unload...3 day auction with low starting value & no reserve...let the bidders at it rather than setting the price!
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#46 Posted: 14:11:19 24/11/2014
Quote: UncleBob
The "Not for Resale" and lack of a barcode on the package really limits the chances of this seeing a wide-scale release.



I'm sure there will be a "knock off" or third party release of something like this! Seeing how it requires no chip or programming and this is the biggest parade in the US...It would make a great tree ornament, but I just love the packaging on this one smilie
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#47 Posted: 21:16:43 24/11/2014
I have been to Gamestop twice in the past week and each time the salesperson said there is going to be a special figure release on black Friday. He did not know who it was just a special figure. Possibility it could be this? Or is the figure already known.
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#48 Posted: 21:36:12 24/11/2014
Eon's Elite Trigger Happy.
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#49 Posted: 22:00:50 24/11/2014
^yep, going to be good day
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#50 Posted: 01:04:20 26/11/2014
Quote: SparCrux1101
Isn't the mold of eruptor itself identical to the one from SSA?


Yes it is...they just removed the stem that is on the left foot that held it on the base.
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