MP sideswipe - checking condition

[SleeplessKnight]

Mine wasn't too bad. Nothing I couldn't live with. However I know that if I got a particularly bad paint job, I'd probably be trying to pawn it off for cheap myself. You gotta ask yourself, if the seller thinking the same thing?

[UltraMarknus]

$65 not a bad price? Whaaaaaaat? Send him my way lol.

[chroma23]

i just called the seller, he is willing to take photos of the problematic areas and let me decide if i would proceed with the trade or not, so we will see what happens. if its not as bad as the one in the youtube review, i will prolly take it

for those of you who PM me to forward the seller to them, the seller is outside of north america so dont bother

and the reasoning for my $65 offer in terms of pricepoint: unlike what ebay and north american market and online prices indicate, in hong kong sideswipe MISB (not sure if piledrivers or coins are included) is selling locally for around $100-110USD, so given that i think $65 for a loose one is fair in my opinion.

i wouldnt conclude just yet that the seller is trying to pawn off a really bad dud for cheap. however, i would question or not so sure if $65 is worth it for a masterpiece figure with such QC issues (in a general sense). i certainly wouldnt pay current north american market prices for it, MISB or loose

[ConvoyGTR]

Mine looks pretty much like in the review, except there a spot near the back where it looks like the painter ran their nail over the part, then tried to cover it up with the wet paint in the surrounding area. You'll know pretty much the QC right away with proper pics.

[chroma23]

guess i got lucky, the paint job is better than the one on youtube. there are paint flaws for sure but i can live with it i guess, considering the $65 price

thank you all for your insights

[laffy]

wow mine just has a very small smear by the back lights.... as to keeping him or getting him all i can say is if you do not have one get one as in the near future hes only going up in price....

[ConvoyGTR]

I don't see any flaws especially compared to my Sideswipe. For one, it looks like the hood and roof are pretty much the same shade of red, unlike mine. Think you got a pretty good deal on that MP.

[protoform_ironhide]

Originally Posted by chroma_cg

thanks all for the input, after watching this youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zccRbM_Uzfs

i kinda freaked out at how bad the paint job QC was on the door panels and throughout in vehicle mode. i have decided to cancel the trade and skip this MP altogether, if all sideswipes would have this type of paint issues

im not a terribly picky person, but i was hoping for a better qc for a MP figure. fyi i offered $65 for the trade, but it seems the me that its more worthwhile to spend the money on something else, like a third party product with better QC (unless the seller assures me that the paint job is not as bad as the one on the youtube video)

thanks again to all for your time

PS is MP red alert any better or is he just as bad?

Woah.... that paint job does look shitty there in that video... color seems mismatch on most panels.. It's like they brush painted it instead of spraying it. I even see couple of big dirt nibs on the hood.. that's shitty to pay so much for something this crap.......