Our local TRU is doing a reset. They put the price tags up for the GL stuff and the cars are now $4.99 with tax will be $5.34 :(...... Still Under Five Dollars:jest::eek: Oh well less for me I will be really picky now....

Our local TRU is doing a reset. They put the price tags up for the GL stuff and the cars are now $4.99 with tax will be $5.34 :(...... Still Under Five Dollars:jest::eek: Oh well less for me I will be really picky now....

Are you saying TRU raised the price of Greenlight cars from $3.99 to $4.99?

If that's true, it's only a 25% increase in price. If your wages increased 25% it shouldn't be a problem.

Just be selective and only buy the Green Machines......leave the rest on the pegs for us.:dude:

If you only buy Green Machines , you would be like most people (me included ) & buy NONE!! I have never found one at retail , only can get them on ebay ..

GLs are more like $2.50 cars, NOT $5 cars... too out of proportion, minimal feature (only open hood, NO opening doors or trunk, lack of undercarriage detail, painted details as opposed to separate components).... I only buy one or two per release.... which is generous.

When there are companies putting out nearly fully featured and nicely detailed cars for the the same price (or less), like M2 and Shelby, why should we be giving GL a cultish obama like support when they are underperforming?

Simple.... GL *MUST* do better.

Are you saying TRU raised the price of Greenlight cars from $3.99 to $4.99?

If that's true, it's only a 25% increase in price. If your wages increased 25% it shouldn't be a problem.

Just be selective and only buy the Green Machines......leave the rest on the pegs for us.:dude:

Go look Ray they are $4.99 now.Never saw green at TRU. Only 25% drop in the bucket... I will buy 75% less of the bucket....

GLs are more like $2.50 cars, NOT $5 cars... too out of proportion, minimal feature (only open hood, NO opening doors or trunk, lack of undercarriage detail, painted details as opposed to separate components).... I only buy one or two per release.... which is generous.

When there are companies putting out nearly fully featured and nicely detailed cars for the the same price (or less), like M2 and Shelby, why should we be giving GL a cultish obama like support when they are underperforming?

Simple.... GL *MUST* do better.


Not trying to cause any problems, but as for me, I would gladly pay that for the detail and castings that GL puts out over a JL or Shelby (I havent seen the M2's in person yet). I was really looking forward to the Shelby cars when they were first announced, however after purchasing a few, I feel they are an inferior product. Maybe its just all the ones that I happened to buy, but the chassis' do not sit flush, the doors close either not enough or go in bast the rest of the car. IMHO, they are sub par quality of what could be a very sweet line of diecast. Now, I've always been a JL guy, and its nice to see that they are starting to slowly come around, but the fact that it took them a while to finally get their business back together, and the crazy price increases that seem to happen everytime you turn around, I have quit buying JL's and probably won't be buying anymore anytime soon. They are more (or were, but still are in some stores) expensive that GL's and MANY of them have NO opening parts. When I do buy something now, its GL all the way for 1:64 stuff. There is nothing on the market at the moment that can compare. Sure they may be a little bit pricey for alot of peoples likes, however, they are still not produced in nearly the quantity that JL's are, making them worth the price to me, not mention they are all serialized, whereas JL/RC2 has been pretty tight lipped on production numbers in the past. I'm off my soapbox now (flame suit on):thumbsup:

GLs are more like $2.50 cars, NOT $5 cars... too out of proportion, minimal feature (only open hood, NO opening doors or trunk, lack of undercarriage detail, painted details as opposed to separate components).... I only buy one or two per release.... which is generous.

When there are companies putting out nearly fully featured and nicely detailed cars for the the same price (or less), like M2 and Shelby, why should we be giving GL a cultish obama like support when they are underperforming?

Simple.... GL *MUST* do better.

I have seen your comments before and agree with you to a point. The wheels (for the most part) are out of proportion. Generally speaking, they are too large and too wide for the castings. As for the casting proportions, they are almost spot on. I measured a GL Dodge Charger SRT8 and dimensionally, the scale is 1/63.5 based on the length, and 1/63 based on the width. Pretty darn close to 1/64 IMHO .

As for the detailing under the car, it is no different than a Shelby Collectibles or JL. SC cars that I have only are painted plain silver underneath which is comparible to the MCG4 and down GL releases which were painted a dark grey. The newer cars are raw zamac just like JL. When you speak of detail, are you talking about paint detailing only? Or details like suspension components, frame rails, drive shafts, exhaust, etc...? Because if it is details, I just don't see a significant difference.

GL *WILL* do better. They *KNOW* about their quality issues and are in constant contact with their collector base. Fully opening cars and more pieces is not what every collector wants. In general, I think that the clear plastic on the headlights look cheap and would rather have tampo'ed lights. I don't like seeing the "peg" behind the headlight used to attach to the body. With more parts, it means more things to go wrong with the model, quality wise. If GL is having quality issues now, there is absolutely no need to complicate the matters further with more parts.

Here is a Shelby GT500 I picked up on my last trip to the US. I got it at the clearence price of $1.50 at K-Mart. It is worth $1.50 with all of these defects? You tell me:

Not bad from this angle:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/glhturbo/DSCN4413.jpg

Door gaps aren't equal on this side:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/glhturbo/DSCN4412.jpg

That strut tower brace isn't helping at all:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/glhturbo/DSCN4414.jpg

Although I like the overall appearance of this model, I think that the tires are WAY to skinny. The "stance" from the front and rear looks more like a Toyota Echo than a Mustang.

:dude:If you look closely at said TRU pegs you will see that the only line of GL to go to $5 is the MCG hobby(which contains an accessory,herein lies the extra cost.)I believe wholeheartedly that GL product is on par with anything in the $5 range. Very similar to the JL Gold series packaging and all.I don't know what people want for $5 nowadays when 5 billies doesn't even buy lunch at McD's. It's not a HW folks, it is limited run and that alone costs money. The rest of the GL product is only going up to 4.39 or 4.59. I will continue to buy GL predominently with a few HW and JL when I like the casting! Shelby only makes Ford stuff and while that's fine if you're a Ford guy but that's just not me. Gas is no longer 78 cents a gallon and neither is milk, houses are no longer 100K, cars are no longer 10K. Inflation Happens.

Yep looked closer today just the hobby will be $5....Have youngsters here 78 cents for gas....you mean 32.9 cents a gallon:jest::lol:

Yep looked closer today just the hobby will be $5....Have youngsters here 78 cents for gas....you mean 32.9 cents a gallon:jest::lol:

Were there any new Greenlight on the pegs at TRU today?

:cool:To partially answer you question stutz,my TRU put up 3 new sets of pegs for GL. Like Target,2 pegs per series. 2 for MCGhobby,2 for Black Bandit, and 2 marked "classics". They still have pegs for Corvette,MCGS&C,and BJ. all of the new JL and GL pegs had a little round sticker with 2/13 written on it. From what the manager said those meant not in stock. I know that Hobby and Black Bandit are not out yet so those will be empty for a while. One of the reasons that some cars will be more expensive than others is licensing.
When Barrett Jackson or Speed cars are made, royalties are paid. Just like JL Rock Art or Coke stuff is more expensive.
And no,no fresh stock of new or existing lines.

Thanks for the reply rattlehed.:wave:

kind've odd they are raising prices on something they just liqudated, at least here, after christmas for $1.99. and k-mart has cars a year and a half old that never sold for a $1.99, so they put them back to $3.99.

kind've odd they are raising prices on something they just liqudated, at least here, after christmas for $1.99. and k-mart has cars a year and a half old that never sold for a $1.99, so they put them back to $3.99.
No need to liquidate here,most of our Kmarts are so mismanaged it's not funny! Their stock is sad, on top of that there are a lot of collectors in this area and the older GL stuff always sells. You wont find anything older than MCG4 hanging around here at any store. MCG5 and Speed are getting harder to find too. TRU has had nothing for a long time except vettes.
I doubt that the problems selling product at Kmart are happening in other stores, at least not here.:hat:

The only problem I have with GL is the size of their wheels.

The overall proportions are great on most cars and the tampos have been excellent lately. I also haven't had paint issues with them like I have had in the past. They have come a long way in a short time. I say its mostly because they are in tune to the collectors and listen to them. The wheel size issue has been brought up so many times that I am sure they are at least talking about it.

i can say with the k-marts here has about 30 to 40 on pegs, and 2 weeks ago, the k-mart 70 miles from here had 3 pegs full, about 36 i'd guess. some here go back to the first shipment they got in 2006. they tried selling them at $1.99 and that didn't work. so now they are all lined up at $3.99. at least 5 different series. and, they just hang there. meanwhile, the hot wheels and matchbox, continue to fly off the pegs.
i've no dog in the fight, i don't collect either anymore. just an observation, as i still like keeping up with the stuff. loads of shelby's at $1.00 a piece, although they are selling at tat price. and they just put out maisto stuff from 2 years ago. as with some nascar over 3 years old. guess they found it in storage.

GLs paint and tampos are very good, but for some details, separate components (lights and bezels, hood ornaments, the engines are a single 'clump' with no detail) would look better, *ESPECIALLY* for this price range. Their proportions as viewed from a 'profile' are quite good, to the point where they are recognized as the actual car it is intended to emulate... for example, the early 70s Camaro is an excellently proportioned casting (despite the lack of detail and awfully exaggerated tractor wheel WIDTHs)

But I am not so sure GL is 'concerned' about over widthed kiddie wheels... MOST of their new releases still have the same problem. I can only think of the 07 Corvette, as well as only a single 07 Mustang rim (among the many they have) being reasonably well proportioned.

The reason why they 'feel' like a higher quality product against some of their competitors is because they are heavier - less openings tend to increase the amount of white metal, and limited use of plastic - NOT because they actually are better in quality or fit in any way.

Sheldon, here we go again.......... Do you EVER post anything positive or helpful? It's the same thing over and over and over......

GLs are more like $2.50 cars, NOT $5 cars... too out of proportion, minimal feature (only open hood, NO opening doors or trunk, lack of undercarriage detail, painted details as opposed to separate components).... I only buy one or two per release.... which is generous.

When there are companies putting out nearly fully featured and nicely detailed cars for the the same price (or less), like M2 and Shelby, why should we be giving GL a cultish obama like support when they are underperforming?

Simple.... GL *MUST* do better.


:rolleyes: :jest: :lol:

& i thought i was way to picky.........LOL

Funniest thing i heard in a long time, only company better as far as quaility is Shelby Collectibles & heck they are (3.99 to 4.99 retail now also), GL out of proportion??? They are a true 64th casting, the tires are to wide on most( but they are changing that on some casts as we speak) but thats the only flaw that i can see and break down every darn 64th scale vehicle i buy with a tape measure and a calculator.

You want out of proportion and scale try, jada, maisto, HW, JL, they make there crap either to small or to big just so it can fit in that damn blister.

When you are talking cars with a production run of 8k or less GL is where its at man, HW heck there P.O.S rlc cars that limited to 10500 and are mainline castings cost u 19.95, jl makes nuttin in that limited of a run nor jada or maisto. Sure M2 is gonna be under $5 but look at there castings, great concept, great detail but as far as casting selection i see nuttin that gonna fly off or even crawl off the pegs. With those cars 80% of todays collectors cant or dont relate to and when it comes to selling replica toys thats what SALES are BASED ON. HW classics.........:jest: , Ultra Hots :jest: are just glorified mainling for 4-5$ when they should cost 1.25 and 1.50 for the ones with rubber. HW 100% LOL they are the same quality as a GL but cost 2x more, JL they are 4.94 + there detail and quality is iffy at best not to mention 95% are 1/72nd scale not 64th scale.

With that being said GL and the Shelby cars are the 2 best companies out there that give u QUALITY castings in TRUE 64th SCALE along with great detail and realism, and between them 2 GL gets the nod because they offer more product on a consistiant basis because the are a toy company kicking out kick AZZ repilicas of REAL CARS and Shelby is a REAL car company kicking out KICK AZZ REPLICAS of there KICK AZZ REAL CARS & they make the $ off there real ones not there toys like GL.

If you want 1/64 cars with muliple parts done in various casts collect the HW legends but they will set u back $20-$30 A CAR, & as far as i know they havent released any in years.

GL maybe $2.50 cars but the rest are 1$ cars then and we know in todays world that aint gonna happen not with $3+ a gallon gas the price increas is not soley on the diecast companies its on the stores as it costs more to get frieght to the store. Heck $5 a gal for milk and $2+ for a dozen eggs like it or not cheap prices for ANYTHING IS GONE.

P.S IF ANYONE CAN GET ME THE SHELBY CARS FOR 1$ EACH lmk I COULD USE SOME. I WILL MAKE IT WORTH UR TIME.