Silverwing wrote:Also, I feel compelled to give the obligatory:
One for each year of the Movieverse's decade strong tenure. Here's to a few more explosive years!
DeathReviews wrote:So - people 'aren't willing to spend $80 for Rodimus', eh? Is THAT why it's constantly sold out on Hasbro Pulse and everywhere else? Except for Amazon and Ebay where you can enjoy the markups?
(Kingdom Rodimus) is a figure most fans want (especially anyone over 30) but aren't willing to spend their money on...
DeathReviews wrote:Availability seems to be subjective by region, because he's nowhere to be found in some places that's for darn sure. But, I'll concede the point that there ARE places where you CAN buy Kingdom Rodimus at retail price, or really close to it.(Kingdom Rodimus) is a figure most fans want (especially anyone over 30) but aren't willing to spend their money on...
My overall point was that it's not really accurate to say that customers 'aren't willing to spend' $80 for Rodimus, because they very clearly ARE....
william-james88 wrote:(remember, deluxe Soundwave, not warrior Soundwave, which is not a good toy)
Thank you for posting this. I remember a post like this from last year which gave me some ideas for the kids
I don't get the Commander Class designation for Rodimus Prime. As far as I can tell it shouldn't cost more than a Leader Class like Optimus Prime, which also came with a trailer and is roughly the same size in robot mode. For $80 this is a pass for me. For $40 or $50 I'd definitely consider it as I don't have a Rodimus Prime in my collection.
That said, I was definitely willing to shell out $80 for Jetfire and Sky Lynx. Those are big, beefy, and fun figures!
BATTLEMASTER IIC wrote:Thank you for posting this. I remember a post like this from last year which gave me some ideas for the kids
I don't get the Commander Class designation for Rodimus Prime. As far as I can tell it shouldn't cost more than a Leader Class like Optimus Prime, which also came with a trailer and is roughly the same size in robot mode. For $80 this is a pass for me. For $40 or $50 I'd definitely consider it as I don't have a Rodimus Prime in my collection.
That said, I was definitely willing to shell out $80 for Jetfire and Sky Lynx. Those are big, beefy, and fun figures!
blakeberrins wrote:Saying something is sold out on Hasbro Pulse is like saying the sky is blue. Their stock count is ridiculously low for being the brand site.
Hasbro's direct-to-consumer brand site is relatively young, and it doesn't do nearly the volume that the big box retailers do. With the notable exception of Lego, most other toy retailer D2C sites aren't even managed by the brand. To my knowledge, Hasbro, Mattel, Super7, and NECA all use Shopify fulfillment. I love Pulse and even pay the subscription fee, but comparing it to other retailers is apples-to-oranges.
BATTLEMASTER IIC wrote:Thank you for posting this. I remember a post like this from last year which gave me some ideas for the kids
I don't get the Commander Class designation for Rodimus Prime. As far as I can tell it shouldn't cost more than a Leader Class like Optimus Prime, which also came with a trailer and is roughly the same size in robot mode. For $80 this is a pass for me. For $40 or $50 I'd definitely consider it as I don't have a Rodimus Prime in my collection.
That said, I was definitely willing to shell out $80 for Jetfire and Sky Lynx. Those are big, beefy, and fun figures!
cloudballoon wrote:BATTLEMASTER IIC wrote:Thank you for posting this. I remember a post like this from last year which gave me some ideas for the kids
I don't get the Commander Class designation for Rodimus Prime. As far as I can tell it shouldn't cost more than a Leader Class like Optimus Prime, which also came with a trailer and is roughly the same size in robot mode. For $80 this is a pass for me. For $40 or $50 I'd definitely consider it as I don't have a Rodimus Prime in my collection.
That said, I was definitely willing to shell out $80 for Jetfire and Sky Lynx. Those are big, beefy, and fun figures!
The logic is simple: Hasbro simply can't give us this much at Leader price nowadays.
My POV on RP is that it's nearly MP-10 era Masterpiece level of engineering at today's Commander Class price point. Is it perfect? Not really. Its lazily designed gun/rifle can't store inside the trailer, and Hasbro could have included a fishing rod for Hot Rod as an accessory to replace any of the various flame effects. However I'd argue it's the most fun to transform & pose of the 3 Commanders. That make the price much easier to swallow as we can't just compare size/plastic weight at a similar Class anymore.
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