Masterpiece Prowl Found In Toys "R" Us Computers

I suppose this is good news. At that price point though, he better come with twin missile launchers. If they were smart they release them in case assortments including Bluestreak and Smokescreen.

mooncake623 wrote:Meh! @ $59.99 it's cheaper to import it from Japan..

If you know where I can get them imported to the U.S. for less than $60 including shipping, please share!

I got a Takara Bluestreak because I got one through TFSource's Amazon storefront and was able to apply Amazon credit I had. If this is true about Prowl, I'll wait instead of importing.

Wonder if they will continue with the style of packaging found on Hasbro and Acid Storm for these little guys?

I suppose this is better than nothing, but I really would like to have seen domestic releases of the Countach mold, preferably Red Alert.

GuyIncognito wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Meh! @ $59.99 it's cheaper to import it from Japan..

If you know where I can get them imported to the U.S. for less than $60 including shipping, please share!

I got a Takara Bluestreak because I got one through TFSource's Amazon storefront and was able to apply Amazon credit I had. If this is true about Prowl, I'll wait instead of importing.

http://www.anime-export.com/product/17656

here for wheeljack before it sold out. They had Pre-orders for a few weeks.

EDIT: For Prowl I don't mean you can do it now since Japanese retailers are all sold out. but when preorders first went up it can be had for less than $60 shipped.

What is the shipping like to the US from Anime Export? I assume they're in China.

I posted this over on TFW as well, but I have to say there's no way that price is right. Either its a two-pack and the other figure's name was truncated in the computer listing (we all know that happens) or the price is just a placeholder.

All the Takara MPs that Hasbro has released have a price about 40% of the original price. MP10 was about $250 initially, showed up here for $100. Soundwave + tapes ran about $250, here he's $120. The seekers are $125, here they're $60-$75.

This is NOT good news. At all.

TRU EXCLUSIVE GRIMLOCK: Never found at retail.

TRU EXCLUSIVE RODIMUS: Never found at retail.

TRU EXCLUSIVE OPTIMUS PRIME: Never found at retail.

TRU EXCLUSIVE SOUNDWAVE: Never found at retail. Had to BRIBE a TRU manager to get one.

See a pattern here? Only about 5% of us who want Prowl will be lucky enough to find MP Prowl. That includes BRIBING TRU managers.

Most of those who ARE lucky enough to find him will scalp him on eBay.

So, sorry. TRU EXCLUSIVE is BAD NEWS. May as well not release him at all.

For $60, I'd rather buy the Japanese one from BBTS and save myself the stress of finding it at TRU.

Still, I think this is good news. It shows Hasbro is willing to release the Autobot car Masterpiece toys.

jamesbenjamin wrote:I posted this over on TFW as well, but I have to say there's no way that price is right. Either its a two-pack and the other figure's name was truncated in the computer listing (we all know that happens) or the price is just a placeholder.

I agree with this assessment. If Prowl is packaged as a standalone at 59.99, it would be pretty sad to know that TRU MP Rodimus was the same price at retail. Hopefully Hasbro/TRU decided to drop the Sideswipe single in favor of a Sideswipe & Prowl 2-pack. The Soundwave & Cassettes bundle shows there's precedent for that (though with Soundwave, it admittedly made a tad more sense).

Even with a TRU release, though, I wouldn't overlook Takara's Prowl. With Rodimus, MP-10, Soundwave/cassettes, and the various Seekers, I have found the plastic quality and durability (not to mention paint apps) to be far superior on the Japanese versions compared to what Hasbro puts out. For me at least, the price differential is worth it given all that.