Amiibo have been on pre-order on Amazon for a while, but they've all now dropped to $19. Which is likely as cheap as it's going to get from experience. You can find each of them at the below links.
They all release on March 26th.
Well, if there's any issues, they would happily refund or exchange it for you.
Yup, if you care about the box order more than the one amiibo, I don't really care about the box though.
Remember when you could get Amiibo for $15? They're going up faster than my salary!
Two thoughts
1) Didn't Target sell them for $14 on occasions?
2) The quality of Amiibo has definitely improved. And I'm happy to pay more for that. Remember the original Marth faces? :) I should note though, I'm not convinced the price hike had anything to do with the quality hike - that's probably a coincidence.
I'm not sure. I got most of mine at $15 from Big W and $9 on sale at EB Games.
Here's one from the archives. It doesn't specifically say which ones, but it was wave 2 of the smash amiibo.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/174165
Take me back to 2014 :P
Found some more concrete proof - https://www.vooks.net/bargain-roundup-second-wave-amiibo-fig…
And some old comments from you @RocketSwitch! - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/173862
(Discovered by coincidence)
@Lockdude: Oh yeah, and the comment below also mentions Big W having them for $14. Boo, missed those sales. But EB Games at $9 was gold!
They've been like this for years now.
Can't recall the series when it changed. From memory started at $17.95
The BOTW series were damn expensive and sold out instantly.
They also went on sale at Big W, Target and EB Games. Got most of them on the cheap.
Definitely grabbing the Banjo-Kazooie one, thanks OP.
I've wanted Banjo in smash since Brawl. My number one all time wish. You better believe I clicked pre-order very quickly :P
Haha same! I was beside myself when they finally got announced for ultimate. Been waiting for him to get added for a long time.
I bought 100 blank NFC tags on Amazon the other day for $40. I'm not much for the statues but I want the functionality.
Even though Banjo Kazooie is great…
My amiibo all set in a display cabinet and some have never been used for the NFC. The each to their own I guess
Yeah, for functionality it's a good choice. But I just loved the figurines. Functionality is a bonus.
Ordered all three. $19 each is cheaper than JB's $21 or EB's $21.95.
Regarding pricing - yeah, the original batch of amiibos were a bit cheaper, and used to drop as low as $14 or $15 at Target and Big W, but since Zelda BotW and Smash Ultimate, they raised the price (and the quality), so $19 is about the cheapest you'll find them unless they're an unpopular figure that'll be discounted later. You might get a better deal on Terry later, but I expect Banjo & Kazooie will be difficult to find after the initial release.
Pre-ordered Banjo but Amazon said they haven't been able to ship my order yet.
Hopefully they eventually do.
I got mine. Boxes were damaged as they were shipped in padded bags, not boxes. Got a refund off Amazon, bought from JB HiFi (price matched Big W's $19) and not have a nice set of the new Amiibo.
Best of luck with your order!
Yikes, fingers crossed my box is okay if it ever does get sent out.
Thanks!
I contacted Amazon today because mine hadn't been shipped yet. They said they had run out of stock, so after a little complaining I got $30 credit.
Pretty ridiculous that they can sell pre-orders on stock they won't even have… No ETA on when they will get more stock from the supplier either.
Welp, guess I'll cancel then and just pick it up from JB instead.
Thanks for the heads up! (and also good work on getting $30 credit!)
Interesting, they finally shipped mine last night
You must have gotten lucky - they offered to ship mine from Amazon UK if I didn't want to wait so I assume they must have cleared out all the stock now.
@3L Milk: Mine also got shipped last night finally arrived today.
Pack is ever so slightly bent on the top but nothing noticeable at all anyway, figurine looks very nice 👍
But I guess you're the real winner here with $30 credit!
@mangobango: Glad to hear yours has arrived! I actually got a notification last night that mine was shipped, so obviously the amazon consultant on the chat had no idea. Can't complain though!
![[Preorder] Banjo & Kazooie, Byleth, Terry Amiibo $19 Each + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/49/609749.jpg?h=55ef09f3)
Amiibo can be a bit of a dice roll from amazon. I've had multiple times where they've just stuffed it into a satchel and the packaging arrived dinted :(. If you order more than 1 you might be ok though since they usually use a box