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Wolfman Jake wrote:You know, I wonder if that mistransformation is on purpose. It does show off the Volkswagen symbol when that part of the hood isn't properly tucked away, and Volkswagen isn't called out anywhere else on the front of the box. Might this be part of the licensing deal between Hasbro and VW?

Probably

Oh boy! Another chapter of who the hell is actually in the exosuit!
Though, actually now we've had the exosuit officially released as both Spike and Daniel now.

Will people actually pay this price?

Ironhidensh wrote:Will people actually pay this price?

somebody will

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Will people actually pay this price?

somebody will

But not more than that one person

william-james88 wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Will people actually pay this price?

somebody will

But not more than that one person

of course theres always that one person who will pay it

Wow, that's quite the jacked up price. People could have imported him for around US$45 shipped when he first came out in Japan.

Emerje

Railbomb wrote:Oh boy! Another chapter of who the hell is actually in the exosuit!
Though, actually now we've had the exosuit officially released as both Spike and Daniel now.

Huh? I thought the exosuit that came with Bumblebee was Spike since they were together in the movie, and Daniel was with Arcee. What's the other release of the exosuit coming from? Which masterpiece was that?

Okay... WHAT THE FOK ARE THEY SMOKING?

skywarp-2 wrote:

Railbomb wrote:Oh boy! Another chapter of who the hell is actually in the exosuit!
Though, actually now we've had the exosuit officially released as both Spike and Daniel now.

Huh? I thought the exosuit that came with Bumblebee was Spike since they were together in the movie, and Daniel was with Arcee. What's the other release of the exosuit coming from? Which masterpiece was that?

this one

Bumblebee21 wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:

Railbomb wrote:Oh boy! Another chapter of who the hell is actually in the exosuit!
Though, actually now we've had the exosuit officially released as both Spike and Daniel now.

Huh? I thought the exosuit that came with Bumblebee was Spike since they were together in the movie, and Daniel was with Arcee. What's the other release of the exosuit coming from? Which masterpiece was that?

this one

THe one that came with the Takara Bumblebee was Daniel. This Hasbro Bumblebee has him labeled as Spike instead.

I remember a pages long debate over who was in the exo-suit of Takara's MP Bee. This one is named right on the box, in English.

Regardless, they're both indistinguishable pieces of melted butter, so who cares

shajaki wrote:who cares

Fanboys with way too much free time?

shajaki wrote:I remember a pages long debate over who was in the exo-suit of Takara's MP Bee. This one is named right on the box, in English.

Regardless, they're both indistinguishable pieces of melted butter, so who cares

Some people

shajaki wrote:Regardless, they're both indistinguishable pieces of melted butter, so who cares

But how does it taste on toast

It's a business. Incentive for Hb to release these plastic crack is that enough suckers fans who'll gobble them. Made more sense to buy the figs when they were first released in Japan/Asia.

Seems like them corporate slugs at Hb saw how many fans imported them so they ,Hb, sold these domestic releases to TRU at such a high mark up.

I have been pilloried for encouraging fans to support the Hb products such as the Titans series so as to "incentivize" Hb to release more cityformers but the pricing really takes the cake.

I mean, if it the same m0r0ns who greenlighted the gosh d@mn awful gold colored YOTH Laser Primes and slap on them astronomical prices in the hopes more moneybags fans would bite the bait?

fenrir72 wrote:I mean, if it the same m0r0ns who greenlighted the gosh d@mn awful gold colored YOTH Laser Primes and slap on them astronomical prices in the hopes more moneybags fans would bite the bait?

Just so you know, its not the same people or even the same business entities. The YOTG toys were done by Hasbro Asia while the TR toys were designed by Hasbro proper (headquartered in the US).

Hellscream9999 wrote:

shajaki wrote:Regardless, they're both indistinguishable pieces of melted butter, so who cares

But how does it taste on toast

fenrir72 wrote:I mean, if it the same m0r0ns who greenlighted the gosh d@mn awful gold colored YOTH Laser Primes and slap on them astronomical prices in the hopes more moneybags fans would bite the bait?

I bought them.

They will probably be purchased by those who end up getting a $20 off your order of $100 or more coupons that tend to come out from time to time from TRU.

Black Bumblebee wrote:They will probably be purchased by those who end up getting a $20 off your order of $100 or more coupons that tend to come out from time to time from TRU.

Do those coupons exist in canada? I never saw them and I have been collecting for a few years now. If they only exist in the states, then they would be of no use for this toy since he will be 65$ there anways.

fenrir72 wrote:snip

Did you recently suffer a brain injury?

$65 US is about $88 AUS here, Takara's was $100 here so it's cheaper...

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:I mean, if it the same m0r0ns who greenlighted the gosh d@mn awful gold colored YOTH Laser Primes and slap on them astronomical prices in the hopes more moneybags fans would bite the bait?

Just so you know, its not the same people or even the same business entities. The YOTG toys were done by Hasbro Asia while the TR toys were designed by Hasbro proper (headquartered in the US).

I said if. But in the end, everything/all roads end up at Pawtucket RI

Btw as of today CAD 120= US$ 92.64. Lucky us for snagging the HJP/Asia releases.

Addendum:

Price reference November 2014 first release

6000Y (discount at 5400Y) at present US$57.80 = CAD 74.94

SteveGo wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:snip

Did you recently suffer a brain injury?

Who you anyway?

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