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Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

If it is an Encore like they claim it is, they will accept all preorder requests until the item is shipped to them. After that, they will try to get more in, and that means no guarantee that the hardcore collectors will get a chance to obtain a "mint" box.

That is all I can tell, and I hope that reassures things for you. Plus, I have 100% decided that once TFsource has it up for preorder... I am going to do what it takes to get mine. Mostly because I missed out on getting Twincast in a mint box, and I am even pondering if missing out on Sixshot was a wise move.

Oh, and also... The latest Kerokero Ace that debuts the new Transformers manga is out.

Fortress Maximus. This is tempting...

Sabrblade wrote:Question. How long should it take until Encore Fort Max's preorder sells out?

I really really want it, but it's just not in the budget right now (and I don't think I've ever paid that much for just one figure).

And, is it even the slightest bit possible for the price to go down at all? Or even go on sale?

I know that this is world's better than the prices of a vintage Fort Max, but it's still out of a good price range for me.

It's enough to make a guy wish he had been alive in the 80's when Fort was only $99.99.

When you do the math and adjust for inflation, a Fort Max from 1987 is worth about $214 of today's dollars. So even then Fort Max was expensive.

Back then, for the Price of Fortmax ($ 100.00), you can purchase 3 full grocery carts of food. Now, For that amount, barely 1 full.

fenrir72 wrote:You have the link?

Go to eBay and type in "Transformers Nucleon Convoy." There are 3 of them on now.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: I remember a few years back when some jerks repainted a couple of Godginrai's black and sold 'em as limited pieces?

1 of those is actually on eBay right now.

Wait. Those are the actual legit figs sold by Takara around early 2000+

The scammers, iirc,colored Ginrai black or was it Godbomber? Anyways thanks for the link, the fig btw ain't really that rare 'cause back in Japan, he can still be found around $ 200 w/o shipping.

All preordered. I'll likely cancel Fort Max if they confirm that they'll be doing a reissue of the RID version. I like his color scheme better, especially on Cerebros/the Emissary.

I'm contemplating canceling my Hasbro preorders of the new FoC stuff as well now that I've preordered the Takara versions. I'll leave them for a bit though and wait and see what the real differences are before doing so though, but I suspect Takara's will be superior (as usual).

Supreme Convoy wrote:Fortress Maximus. This is tempting...

It is a definite for me, as it is one of the reasons why I decided to start collecting Transformers once again. But what has me curious is if they are going to be using the original box art or use the Grand Maximus pose - Like Kabaya did with their DX set.

Either way... Cave into the temptation.

fenrir72 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: I remember a few years back when some jerks repainted a couple of Godginrai's black and sold 'em as limited pieces?

1 of those is actually on eBay right now.

Wait. Those are the actual legit figs sold by Takara around early 2000+.

I thought that, due to the packaging, but when you mentioned black Ginrai I immediately thought of that.