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Originally Posted by Pascal
Same scalper bought all 3 Devastators from my WM. Scooped for Starscream this morning, scooped for Devy tonight!
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Considered these have been done befoe in the Encore line, etc. I don't know how much scalpers can get out of them from collectors. Not to mention loose, MIB and even MISB G1 original can still be had at different price points. I supposed for the people who haven't had one yet and want a N.American original packaging look a like mint one there is a niche market to be exploited but I don't see a great demand. Personally, I have 2 loose G1 Devastators this new one is not a must have for me. I bought Starscream simply because it comes with a mini Megatron gun. I still have an original Hot Rod so I will definitely skip that one as well.
I now have Starscream and all 4 mini cars. The quality of cardboard box and the card backs are not there: it is very thin compare to the originals or even the some of the Japanese reissues. Even my 2 sets of Dollarama KO Devastator have better card back. That partially explained why a lot of these new one have damaged packaging.
And, Starscream (and the others) doesn't come with the red tech. spec. decoder so the whole nostalgic thing is gone IMHO.
