Is new pricing keeping you away?

[canprime]

Originally Posted by delrue

That's not correct.


MSRP is around: Deluxes are $37, Voyagers are $48, leaders are $77.

You are correct, although LegendaryArticuno was probably thinking of TRU's pricing.


In that case $40 deluxes is probably too low in most new cases (some select older ones are still under $40), $70 Voyagers is nowhere (thank god) and $90 Leaders isn't that far off from TRU's pricing.

[Marcotron]

The retail price of transformers is changing more than gas prices.

[Collectingtoys]

Originally Posted by Marcotron

The retail price of transformers is changing more than gas prices.

Oh man, totally seems like it. Gasoline is $1.95/litre for regular in downtown Toronto today, spend $10 just to start the car & drive to the store.

I'm like this when walking into Transformers section of Toys R Us or Walmart these days.

Feels like when I was a kid in the 1980's, just looking...

[xueyue2]

Originally Posted by Collectingtoys

Oh man, totally seems like it. Gasoline is $1.95/litre for regular in downtown Toronto today, spend $10 just to start the car & drive to the store.

I'm like this when walking into Transformers section of Toys R Us or Walmart these days.

Feels like when I was a kid in the 1980's, just looking...

So funny, man.


Right now with this gas price, drive around and check transformers is a even more expensive hobby.

[Sentinel2002]

This price hike is getting me to step away from mainline and step into 3rd party legends. Not just the prices, I prefer physical retail and the hunt just isn't fun any more.

[cripnite]

Originally Posted by xueyue2

So funny, man.


Right now with this gas price, drive around and check transformers is a even more expensive hobby.

I switched to online shopping a few years back. If I?m there I look, but I don?t make special trips anymore.

[anotheran]

I already thought deluxe prices of $30 last year was high but TRU price of $40+ is ridiculous. I was used to buying Takara deluxes for that prices but not my entire collection.

Not planning to buy any of the buzzworthy lines from TRU. This is probably my last year collecting Transformers. Switching to Legos.

[LegendaryArticuno]

Originally Posted by canprime

You are correct, although LegendaryArticuno was probably thinking of TRU's pricing.


In that case $40 deluxes is probably too low in most new cases (some select older ones are still under $40), $70 Voyagers is nowhere (thank god) and $90 Leaders isn't that far off from TRU's pricing.

Yeah it was TRU, looking at Gamestop's prices it looks like things are relatively normal.

Thankfully, nothing available interests me. I need to save up for when they actually release something that I want .

[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.

[Goaliebot]

Was in Walmart today and tempted by Legacy Bulkhead, but walked away empty-handed as that almost $50 pricetag is just too much. It isn't so much the $50 itself as it is the lack of value for that price. I like the figure, but it isn't near $50 in value to me. I would probably have grimaced and bought at $40, but now...