Burn wrote:But it was true at the time. How were they to know at BotCon '08 that TT were going to do this?
I still see the BotCon seekers as "exclusives" because TT's Thundercracker is not exactly the same as BC08's. If anything they're varients, and no one's ever jumped up and down before about calling limited varients "exclusives" so what's the problem now?
the most legitimate question in all of this thread.
Hasbro/FunPub is one thing. Hasbro/TakTomy is another in dealings on it's own. Mattel has done this, if not worse to their faithful Hot Wheel collectors (I was one of them), to the point that after 2006, they can't sell out the their RED LINE CLUB memberships like they used to. Mattel had lied to their RLC members about a rewards progarm if you bought an RLC esclusive within a certain timeframe. They said everyone would get a rewards car, but a few did, and a lot didn't.
What de we get, a hobby store color repaint of a Hot Wheels Classics.
It was a hobby store dealer that pointed it out, and Mattel knew it.
They didn't want to admit it, so when the news came out, those who voiced their opinion had their posts deleted, even auctions were removed that stated the truth, and above all, either had posting rights revoked, or banned forever.
Hasbro can do what it wants, but at least Hasbro is a lot better than Mattel when it comes to collectors.
What I hear is "it's not right, it's supposed to be an exclusive." Well that's part of being a collector. I admit, I saw no justification for the set, which in it's heyday in 2007 was going for $750 or more. I was always curious about a possibility of Takara doing the Classics, and my curiosity was right.
But does this mean they will limit TC and SW. I believe t will be similar to the RM release of the tow, but in a far less quantity.
Plus, for those getting excited over this "event", you had better get the jump now, because if BBTS or anyother import toy store gets a hold of it, the cost will be just the same, or maybe if not more than the Botcon versions.
However, the next question is the current value for the Botcon sets, and will the price come down to those that are trying to make a epay profit?
Well case in point, look at Classics Starscream, the Hasbro Version, even loose is at least an average of $18 to $22, which is down from a year ago, when loose was about $25 to $28. Starcream MIB, was fetching close to $40 when people heard it would be discontinued, but with the annoucement of TakTomy's Henkei line coming, the value dropped, but only slightly. Plus the chrome on some of the Henkei has made some people stick to getting the classics version.
Also, we know this isn't a mass release, so that may keep the value for the Botcon set at a respectable level. There are details that we don't know yet, and the stores they are using aren't big like TRU, so how many units will be in production is also another factor to consider.
Now if they follow the RM release, and make it a two-pack, my suggestion would be to jump on it, even if you have to starve, becuase once the big "retailers" get ther hands on it, we will have another thread on how it costs so uch, and more complaining form the left-wing.
I don't envy those who have the Botcon set, becuase I really don't care to feel for Hasbro and their marketing woes on releasing the seekers at mass retail, we know they have taken bigger losses on a whole toyline. TC, Dirge, and espeically Thrust would have flown off the shelf. Ramjet was a bigger loss becuase I have seen him in stores just a few months ago.
With every move TakTomy makes concerning the Henkei line, anyone that does not have the Botcon set should keep a close eye out for either one, becuase you may catch a good deal.
I did for my Magna Convoy set, and got it for half of it's value, so whose to say you might can't get lucky, just search, and you'll get a good deal.
Now that's a thread worth talking about.
I would still be completing the seekers. So, it would never be the only way 
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