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Originally Posted by Marcotron
With the price hikes on top of price hikes being what they are, this is actually pushing me towards trying to get masterpiece figures.
Why pay a premium for something that isn't perfect, and made with retail sensibilities in mind, when you can wait and maybe find a deal on the most perfect figure they can make...
The price hikes are making third party toys seem more reasonable.
I recently got some Wei Jang OS figures of Ironhide, Ratchet, Inferno and Bumblebee, and I'm really impressed with them. They look perfect, added die cast too, and they're bigger than the "deluxe" size of most masterpieces.
My Earthrise list of wants/needs is basically Hoist and the Quintesson. I might get Starscream as a replacement for my classics figure, but that's only if he's on sale.
For me, it's also a space issue. I've got 1 detolf shelf for the original decepticons. Choices must be made. They are already cramped in there.
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Yep, I got the Black Apple (MPM04) Optimus at around $120 CDN at the time and it's absolutely phenomenal - hard to compare anything mainline in terms of price to that figure. And good on you to set limits on buying for a single detolf shelf - you're probably gonna be glad you did in the future.
As for all the prices hikes and I hate to say it my friends, it's hardcore fan price gouging at its best.
The Transformers franchise/IP isn't exactly the hottest thing right now. Besides the recent announced Netflix show, what's gonna be driving sales in the short term and foreseeable future? A short lived mediocre series, another movie?... Also with the changing face of retail, consumer (kids) habits changing and the inevitable reduction in shelf space dedicated to TFs (reason for the poor distribution in recent years), prices need to go up to sustain corporate profits at the product line level (remember public companies are beholden to their shareholders first, not their fans).
So if revenues fall margins need to increase to offset that shortfall, simple as that. And who bares the brunt of that increase - well, you guessed it - the forever faithful hardcore TF purest...you're welcome Hasbro!
