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Yes the Alpha MPC have went way below retail price of 79.99 Why you ask? Because it sucks! Toynami has trouble selling these so they have to compromise by lowering their prices. Statistics and numbers don't lie. If Toynami had the chance to get 3 million for one of the Alpha MPC's they would but they can't. So there you have it. Spend your money wisely......

Yes!! I gave mine away to my 8yr. old cousin.

Hey sup, my friend bought an Alpha there. Be careful they are VERY picky about returns. The alphas are pretty cheap on ebay now. heh. I work there the manager is kinda... well... if you come in on saturdays, the manager on saturdays is much nicer. Josh!!??

HA! What a coincidence im waiting to get my ass spanked! Im going to a sex resort for my 23rd birthday! Yeah baby!!

Hey sup, my friend bought an Alpha there. Be careful they are VERY picky about returns. The alphas are pretty cheap on ebay now.

Is anybody else having trouble with Toynami customer service?!?! They suck and their damn product!

You are lucky, I haven't gotten my response yet. It has been 2 weeks...

Yes I have to agree captain america has the upper hand over felix. He sounds more experienced.

What about the size of the Alpha? Dont you think its too small therefore its more fragile. You know? Cuz I think I know but does what I think really matter? Toynami can you hear me?!?!

OMG!!!! Dude check the Robotech forums now!! Some guy is trying to rally some unhappy customers to sue Toynami. This guy sounds serious he is a Law student at Wiltern University. HAHAHAHAA

My friend got his Alpha today!! It was funny cuz his alphs was majorly defective. The head was missing the bottom part of its face!! LOL And that was just the beginning.....it had floppy arms and for some reason his had the right arm attached backwards..

Don't transform it too much cuz if you will more problems will arise.

That folds in to make room for the canopy in robot mode. How do I pop it out again to make it flush in fighter mode? If it is really jammed hard you might have to use a flat head screw driver or butter knife to gently pry it out. If you look closely you will notice two little holes on each side of it. Those holes refect how far in hatch should go. In this pic of my Alpha in Guardian mode, you can see the hatch pushed in. Push it in any farther than that and you will have problems. I made the mistake of pushing it in all the way and it was pretty hard to open it up again. Hope that helps. Can you? It is a nice pic...

Normal manufacturing margins in most industries are between 60-75% Maybe even more than that as for the Alpha. The plastic is so cheap and the toy is small. Toynami made alot off of these Alphas I mean good for them but what about the consumers? So many have mentioned that it is not worth 80 bucks maybe 50 or 60? I think most will agree about this especially when there are other transforming toys out in the market that is way cheaper.

How much would you guess Toynami makes on one Alpha? As in terms of profit.

The Gamestop you went to where is this one at? Well the guy at my local GameStop said that their shippment was in the range of 3000 and above. He is aware of the Alphas problems himself because he said he was a robotech fan too and his own Alpha fell apart as soon as he took it out. He even said several customers came back with their parents complaning even though the purchaser was over 20. HAHA but still no refund. He said at first his manager was accepting exchanges but too many people were coming back so he had to stop all exchanges and refunds. Hence he had to place a sign up. My own Alpha is below 3000 and I had alot of problems with it too so i guess its kind of a gamble.

Well the guy at my local GameStop said that their shippment was in the range of 3000 and above. He is aware of the Alphas problems himself because he said he was a robotech fan too and his own Alpha fell apart as soon as he took it out. He even said several customers came back with their parents complaning even though the purchaser was over 20. HAHA but still no refund. He said at first his manager was accepting exchanges but too many people were coming back so he had to stop all exchanges and refunds. Hence he had to place a sign up. My own Alpha is below 3000 and I had alot of problems with it too so i guess its kind of a gamble.

LOL, went to my local GameStop earlier today and they had a sign next to the Alpha saying that there is no returns after the tape/seal has been open even if the toy is defective!! HAha I talked to the guy and he said that alot of people have been coming back complaining about the toy. He also said that they will NOT be carrying any of the other series.

If you guys havent visited Robotech forums you should hearing so many frustrated fans is kinda funny. Im guessing 70% of the alphas are okay. That is too risky for me to buy another one.

Just checked Robotech.com others are having problems with the Alpha too, the majority of the Alphas are indeed defective. So we arent whinners as some people are saying on the 2005 Boards.

LOL and i thought having both floopy arms was the worst luck. Face lift anybody?

Mods, please close this thread it is making yamato look bad. Geecie30 same thing happen to me too. I will PM you on some options I used to fix it.

Oh my frickin god. Damn arm just broke off on mine. great!!!

Got my Alpha this morning. My sister received it from the UPS guy while i was still sleeping. Didn't even go to the bathroom for my morning pee but just went straight to open my package as excited as I was......took out the Alpha First impressions, nice sculpt, anime color accurate BUT both arms are floopy as hell!!! It aloso had a lot of paint scratches and over spray. My sister sees my disappointed face and laughs. I Hate you toynami!!!!

Can someone post some detail pics of the mini cyclone in its compartment? also any signs on the toy showing a possible hook up hatch for the beta?