Is new pricing keeping you away?

[Tiffster]

Originally Posted by DesertDog

Somewhat. I?ve already acquired most of the figures that I need, the prices just mean I?m far pickier about which redecos I go for. Normally I?d have DK-2 Guard and Lift-Ticket by now but I?m skipping them. Sticking primarily to Masterpiece and Studio ?86 figures aside from vintage G1 and the odd Selects figure.

Ditto. After years of collecting, if amassed multiple versions of many figures. I just want studio series dinos, insecticons and since I started on legacy stunticons I'll complete those. Not much else is enticing. I hope with legacy they pivot now to unicron trilogy etc. So fans who grew up on those can have their nostalgia trip

[Ras]

I was at TRU on the weekend with insecticon and stunticon in my hand. I thought the figures looked great. I checked the price and thought, oh these are voyagers? Nope, with tax each deluxe figure was over $50 a pop. Wow! 2 deluxe figs would be over $100. My collecting was any easy impulse not a big deal affair, but at these prices ya need to think carefully about the money spent. As many have said, at this point I pretty much have decent enough versions of all the characters I’m interested in, so I put the two deluxe figures back on the shelf and walked away. There are a few I’ll still grab, like the reset of the leader Dinos. I’ll continue to follow the hobby and go to cons etc but I’m afraid my collecting days are basically behind me. I got no space for anymore anyway.

[evenstaves]

Originally Posted by Ras

I was at TRU

There's your problem right there

TRU is basically only for the exclusives anymore, and even then i hope EB/Gamestop takes them away

never ever get your retail figs that you could find @ Walmart, Amazon, literally anywhere else but TRU - the price hikes are savage

[RNSrobot]

Originally Posted by evenstaves

There's your problem right there

TRU is basically only for the exclusives anymore, and even then i hope EB/Gamestop takes them away

never ever get your retail figs that you could find @ Walmart, Amazon, literally anywhere else but TRU - the price hikes are savage

It's still 37 plus tax for a deluxe. That's still brutal. But yes Tru is even worse.

[Yonoid]

I just opened a core class spike, I can't believe this costed $20 taxes in. Thankfully I don't even know half the legacy characters coming out so I can easily skip them.

[Skorpulator]

I don't care, I just buy what I want if I like the design. Comparably-sized 3rd party figures cost much more anyway.

[Marcotron]

Originally Posted by Yonoid

I just opened a core class spike, I can't believe this costed $20 taxes in. Thankfully I don't even know half the legacy characters coming out so I can easily skip them.

Spike is literally the only figure I'm willing to buy despite the stupid price.
I've got all the 86 movie bots, but I don't have a Spike/Daniel.
I'd say this SS core version is second best to the one that came with MP Bumblebee (but I don't have that one either).

[imfallenangel]

Originally Posted by Skorpulator

I don't care, I just buy what I want if I like the design. Comparably-sized 3rd party figures cost much more anyway.

Not anymore.

I got a few 3rd party figures that are about the same price but much better for their quality and accessories.

I've never been a 3rd party figures person but I do sort through what's out there and get figures as you say "because I like the design" but I refuse to pay insane prices for things that aren't worth it.

The worst for the pricing difference between them has been more due to the shipping that wasn't free on a few I got, but that hits the same for any older figures that aren't part of the newer stuff that the few places that do have free shipping would have in stock.

[Sun Swipe Prime]

Was in Walmart today and saw the reissue BW Scorponok. Thought I had a nice score until I checked the price, $69.99. Put it back and walked away. If I paid that, I would have felt like I was bad-touched by Uncle Wally. That price is insane.

[Skorpulator]

Originally Posted by Marcotron

I'd say this SS core version is second best to the one that came with MP Bumblebee (but I don't have that one either).

The MP is one is really good despite the unpainted face. Dunno why they keep doing that.