Transformers Ultimate Fansite
Submit News Contact Us Translate Sign in Join

Seibertron.com Energon Pub Forums

Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Fansite

Skip to content

Takara Tomy Limited

Feel free to discuss anything about any of the thousands of Transformer toys here. Anything from Generation 1 all the way to the soon to be released, the never to be released or the hope to be released is fair game! Want to show off your stuff? Please post your's and see others in the Transformers Collections Forum.

Moderators: robofreak, Counterpunch, Supreme Convoy, Cyber Bishop

Post a reply

Takara Tomy Limited

Postby Spike » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:31 pm

Greetings fellow Transformers nerds!

I really dig the japanese brand of tf.
Takara really pulls some jerky manuvers with DOTM re-releasing the buster prime and jetfire? What does this have anything to do with DOTM? An ok reissue it, but how about the shadow command megatron reissue?
Its like when they released the dmk. Reports coming into the sites of die cast limited edition. Well not so going to release it later for more money? And I see now the limited da-15 jet power prime is being reissued in 2014?

I really dig takara's toys. But business practice is really questionable? Or If they need help with the english get help.
Is this just the way it is .or do they really need help.

tough love takara
Spike
Mini-Con
Posts: 1
News Credits: 7
Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:16 pm
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby Mkall » Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:07 pm

Weapon: Twin Sonic Cannons
So you're getting frustrated because they're re-releasing popular toys that still sell well?

Why?
Image

My Collection! Updated April 21, 2013
User avatar
Mkall
God Of Transformers
Posts: 12,760
News Credits: 32
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 7:50 pm
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 8
Speed: 6
Endurance: 6
Rank: 8
Courage: 8
Firepower: 6
Skill: 10
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby GuyIncognito » Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:13 pm

How is it "jerky" to release lots of cool products?
User avatar
GuyIncognito
City Commander
Posts: 3,523
News Credits: 10
Joined: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:06 am
Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Buy from GuyIncognito on eBay
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby xyl360 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:36 am

It's supply and demand. Takara is just getting more money out of some great and popular molds because they know they will sell.

Nothing wrong with that in my opinion. It's better than them ignoring the demand and forcing everyone to go to ebay etc. to pay an even higher price for a figure that's no longer being produced.

I personally LOVE it when Has/Tak do stuff like this, and wish they'd do it more frequently. There's tons of toys that are extremely popular from the past several lines that never got produced in numbers sufficient to meet consumer demand and that's a shame.
Image
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was, and is yet to come.

And you will know my name is MEGATRON when I lay my vengeance upon you!
User avatar
xyl360
Godmaster
Posts: 1,713
News Credits: 2
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:54 am
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby gavinfuzzy » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:52 am

Motto: "Secrets are the foundations of success"
Weapon: Sub-Machine Gun
Well, unless you are a scalper or a jerk, you would have no problems with toys being re-released, especially if most collectors would not have gotten takara ones the 1st time round due to short supply.
Own an iOS/ Android device?
Want some spare cash on Amazon/iTunes/Paypal?

Swindle some apps that will do that for you!

(Visit these links on your mobile)
Freemyapps: http://tinyurl.com/swindlefreemyapps
Featurepoints: http://www.featurepoints.com (Use referral code MRTG2X)

No really, these apps actually work. Get cash for just downloading other sponsored games.

Add me as a friend on facebook ---> http://www.facebook.com/gavinlimkj
User avatar
gavinfuzzy
Godmaster
Posts: 1,728
News Credits: 8
Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:14 pm
Location: Singapore
Watch gavinfuzzy on YouTube
Strength: 8
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 6
Endurance: 6
Rank: 8
Courage: 8
Firepower: 7
Skill: 7
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby Burn » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:51 am

revnations wrote:I really dig takara's toys. But business practice is really questionable? Or If they need help with the english get help.


Why would they need help with English? It's not the language spoken of their primary market.
Image
User avatar
Burn
HMW Moderator
Posts: 36,856
News Credits: 50
Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:37 am
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby RhA » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:09 am

Motto: "BRING ME DANGER!"
If you dig their products (they are very diggable),reissues are a good thing... Right?
Image
User avatar
RhA
City Commander
Posts: 3,182
Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:37 am
Location: The Underwhere
Strength: 1
Intelligence: 10+
Speed: 1
Endurance: 1
Rank: 10
Courage: 1
Firepower: 1
Skill: 1
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby Erailea » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:30 am

Unless you are someone buying Transformers with the hopes of making a profit later down the line, reissues are great. If there were no re-issues the toy would likely be worth more but... we're talking mass produced toys sold on a global market by a giant of a toy company. They look at the market and decide what's most desired and capable of rendering a profit. I'd imagine they're, generally, not all that interested in making very defined, strict collectables.

Some vintage toys only bring wads of cash because, well, they're toys - they were beaten, battered, destroyed and thrown out. So, over time and production cancelations, their numbers went down. Nostalgia plays it's own hand too.
User avatar
Erailea
Pretender
Posts: 782
News Credits: 1
Joined: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:01 pm
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby Optimum Supreme » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:22 pm

Motto: "You have no chance to survive make your time."
Weapon: Nuclear Charged Fusion Cannon
If TT is jerky for that, then Hasbro's a douchenozzle for twenty bazillion Bumblebees.
User avatar
Optimum Supreme
Pretender
Posts: 722
Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:27 am
Strength: 10+
Intelligence: ???
Speed: 2
Endurance: 10+
Rank: N/A
Courage: 7
Firepower: Infinity
Skill: 4
Top

Re: Takara Tomy Limited

Postby Breakdown 2099 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:58 am

Motto: "Bragging is the right of all awesome beings!"
Weapon: Sawed-Off C02 Shotgun
And i thought the 5mm peg hole saga had people confused...
Wanted:
Both of the McDonalds Prime Breakdown Happy Meal Toys (sealed only)
Breakdown 2099
Combiner
Posts: 458
Joined: Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:00 am
Location: Sydney, Australia.
Top
Post a reply

Return to Transformers Toys Forum

Moderators

robofreak, Counterpunch, Supreme Convoy, Cyber Bishop

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Mindmaster, warzon3 and 4 guests

Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Starscream visits Colorado
The Ultimate Caption Contest
Latest: Starscream visits Colorado (40 entries)
Twincast / Podcast #68
Twincast / Podcast #68:
"ReChrome"
MP3 · iTunes · RSS · View · Discuss · Ask
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Find Seibertron.com on Google Ad Planner

Seibertron.com is an unofficial Transformers fansite. It is not associated with nor endorsed by Hasbro or Takara Tomy. Transformers® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. Visit Transformers.com to view Hasbro's official Transformers website or visit Takara Tomy's official Transformers website. In order to comply with the FTC's endorsement guidelines, we hereby inform this site's viewers that we occassionally receive products, content, or other forms of media from various companies in order for us to provide content of interest.

5,214 pages were recently viewed by 752 unique visitors. This page loaded in 4.45298 seconds and was viewed 1 times on Thursday, May 23rd 2013 11:01pm EDT

© 2013 Seibertron, Inc. DBA Seibertron.com. All Rights Reserved. Established June 2000. Programmed by Ryan Yzquierdo.