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Originally Posted by canprime
Alas and alack G1 Prime will sell, at least initially. There are scalpers, those who have to have the latest when they see it on the shelf, and as you said those collectors who have stated they want one despite the price. So early on this won't be too hard to sell, I believe, but I hope it ends up like Hot Rod and restocks sit on the shelves.
As for Siege, I am pretty much out except for a reasonable price. I picked up OP & Meg during the BOGO. So they were basically the original $30 each price. Same with a couple of the legends and weaponizers. They at least we're a bit less than regular retail.
Outside of Refracktor and the fembots, the deluxes don't move me to pay anything above old retail ($19.99). Leaders are a wait and see. Magnus doesn't really do it for me. Shockwave and Prime are probably going to be bought when I can, but I will hold my nose while buying!!! ��
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Oh I'll easily admit that I feel dirty to have bought the siege at full price as I didn't want to miss out, the BOGO sales came and gone too fast, first one during times that I couldn't get to the store, and the second one, it was too late, I already had everything.
The leaders appears to be random and low numbers, and I didn't want to miss them so I feel extra dirty for those, but prices aside, I have no regrets having them...
I'm not a true Transformer collectors like most here, as wile I am a fan, and have decent knowledge about the series, etc. I simply collect robots and science-fiction stuff, from Soul of Chogokins, Gundam, Macross/Robotech, Diaclone and a bunch of anything that catches my eye.. for over 40 years. Transformers are the poor man's Macross Valkyries, as I mostly went for the planes, tanks and starships type, but since Combiner Wars and PotP I decided to get a few that I normally wouldn't have bothered with, and the Dinobots are what really pulled me in. For Siege, I just found pulled into getting them as they are part of the original "crew" and G1 main figures done with today's engineering.
Putting G1 Prime next to Siege Prime and it's like comparing a 1930 clucker next to a brand new Acura. Not to say that the clucker doesn't have it's charm, but the reality, it doesn't work as well in just about every way.
