"The Wand Company" classic Tricorder
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Oh! Forgot to mention "The Wand Company" sent an update on October 31, presenting a series of close up "beauty shots" of the Tricorder. Here's a link to the browser copy of the information.
Close-up Images of the Tricorder
Pre-orders might start being acknowledged during February.
Close-up Images of the Tricorder
Pre-orders might start being acknowledged during February.
I still continue to believe that this thing will never ever come out. I hope to be proven wrong, but at this point I have all but given up. It has been years.
Remarkable.
I got an email from The Wand Company about the TOS Tricorder. They will be selling it via Amazon UK, and will email registered users when they come into stock. There's a max order of 2 per person. Price will be $350 USD or £324 including VAT.
I've got a few questions about this - if it's just a standard Amazon listing, how does that prevent people who didn't register to preorder from simply buying up the stock? The order limit will be fairly easy to circumvent. Can they do a private listing on Amazon?
Hopefully this means there will be plenty of stock for everyone, but I do worry about scalpers!
I've got a few questions about this - if it's just a standard Amazon listing, how does that prevent people who didn't register to preorder from simply buying up the stock? The order limit will be fairly easy to circumvent. Can they do a private listing on Amazon?
Hopefully this means there will be plenty of stock for everyone, but I do worry about scalpers!
Thanks for posting this update. I intended to do so myself, but I just distracted watching Ashleigh Burton on YouTube react to "Deadpool & Wolverine". Anyway, with so many delays spanning FOUR freakin' YEARS I have my doubts Wand will keep this schedule; but I guess we'll see.
As for scalpers, I'm hoping the listing will be a private one. That is, one that won't just appear for just any ol' schmoe running a general search for "tricorder". The newsletter Wand sent today states it will send a link to people who registered for the updates way back when and in general order to the dates they applied. I guess if somebody shared the link with a friend, that second party could access the listing, or if the link got posted publicly, anybody could access the order page. I dunno' maybe Wand can cross reference the order with a "registered" listing and decline the customer if they are not on it, but that could result in a PR backlash. I honestly don't know.
I'll just keep myself alert for another email from Wand stating something to the effect, "Congrats, Bill, you registered on this date which means you're eligible to place an order. Here's your link." Now watch that the email comes when I visit family in Florida at the end of April.
I'm rather excited by the news that it's coming out, got the email. I know some peeps will be unhappy that the UK is getting it easier than the rest of the world, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles. The Wand Company is a UK firm, and with a nutter in the Oval Office starting Trade Wars with every nation on the planet, the US is going to lose out on things. I hope that people don't take advantage and use multiple Amazon accounts to grab more than two (who needs more than one?). From what I read, the US is still getting a good deal on it, and providing you only order one, you shouldn't be hit by any existing tariffs.
Price-wise, yes, it's expensive - but you know? After five years of development and work, it was never going to be cheap. The fact it does more than just beep but actually has scanning functions... I am very happy about that.
As for the quality, if it matches the Phaser and Communicator, I will be very happy. Both are amazing replicas of classic devices, and I enjoy mine very much. I would love to attend a convention with the gear and uniform, but as I am wheelchair bound now, I think I would cosplay as Captain Pike in his "beep-beep" chair.
I'm disappointed that we're not getting the medical scanner with it - maybe that's something they will do in the future perhaps? Given they have said the Tricorder will be updatable and has a memory card/SIM slot on the hood, they have plans I am guessing for future updates. Wait and see I guess.
Scalpers are going to make a move on this, they are going to try and take advantage. I can see eBay filling up with a number of them this year. I hope, I really hope, that people aren't greedy and try to make money out of this. But I don't have as much faith in human nature as I used to.
I think, however, that this is good news and we should be happy it's finally happening :-)
LLAP
Price-wise, yes, it's expensive - but you know? After five years of development and work, it was never going to be cheap. The fact it does more than just beep but actually has scanning functions... I am very happy about that.
As for the quality, if it matches the Phaser and Communicator, I will be very happy. Both are amazing replicas of classic devices, and I enjoy mine very much. I would love to attend a convention with the gear and uniform, but as I am wheelchair bound now, I think I would cosplay as Captain Pike in his "beep-beep" chair.
I'm disappointed that we're not getting the medical scanner with it - maybe that's something they will do in the future perhaps? Given they have said the Tricorder will be updatable and has a memory card/SIM slot on the hood, they have plans I am guessing for future updates. Wait and see I guess.
Scalpers are going to make a move on this, they are going to try and take advantage. I can see eBay filling up with a number of them this year. I hope, I really hope, that people aren't greedy and try to make money out of this. But I don't have as much faith in human nature as I used to.
I think, however, that this is good news and we should be happy it's finally happening :-)
LLAP
Yeah I think it's a reasonable price. The Factory Entertainment stuff is double what Wand Company are charging.
They said ages ago that they were aiming for around the 350 mark, but I was expecting that to be GBP not USD. So actually it's going to be less than I budgeted for!
They said ages ago that they were aiming for around the 350 mark, but I was expecting that to be GBP not USD. So actually it's going to be less than I budgeted for!
£324 is what it's going to cost in the UK, so it will depend on the exchange rate at the time what the rest of the world pays, that will include delivery fees, local taxes, import duties and possibly tariffs (depending).
Amazon will be removing VAT for anyone ordering outside of the UK, so it will actually be £270 GBP. Plus delivery, etc.
The cost outside the UK will still be dependent on the exchange rate at the time. At the time they sent that email out, it equated to £270 GBP. They also included a caveat about local sales tax and delivery. In terms of tariffs, you will not be hit by them if you order one. If you order two, you will be subject to local tariffs. Given how fluid that situation is at the moment, it could change overnight.
I quote:
"For those buying from the US or other countries, Amazon will deduct the VAT from the price, so it will not be charged, and the price (before shipping and US Sales Tax for US customers) will be £270 GBP, i.e. approximately $350 USD at current exchange rates. (Please note that as the exchange rate fluctuates the exact amount will differ).
Due to the current regulations regarding import duty, a single Tricorder order to the US falls under the “de minimis" rule, so will not incur any import duties (tariffs), although please note that the situation regarding import duties is rather fluid at the moment and might be subject to change.
For other territories, such as Europe, the order may be subject to the corresponding import VAT and duty rate, which Amazon will calculate at the time of ordering."
It's still a cracking deal for the rest of the world, but yes - in essence, it is a rare win for us.
In the US it will be about $350 plus sales tax and delivery, and if you buy two you will be hit with a 25% tariff :-/
yes, thats the plan to my understanding. There is a level of honor system involved.
Does Amazon UK do private listings?
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