william-james88 wrote:While I completely understand why people would pass on an item like this, it is too bad all the same.
I didnt think Hasbro would ever reissue this guy and thus I bought a G1 version (less equipped but a lot cheaper than this). And there are many fans who are now just willing to move on from G1 and want updated forms, which makes sense since that is what Hasbro has been doing pretty intensively these past 2 years.
But now Hasbro will read these boards (since it is one of their main indication of what this particular market may want), see the low interest, and it will reflect in sales as G1 rereleases ALWAYS do. And they will further make up their minds that there isn't much of a market for G1 rereleases and we lose again.
Sometimes, we are our own worst enemies.
I feel that they can only really draw that conclusion on the big ticket items. When the price tag starts hitting the $200 range, you are naturally dealing with a severely limited market. The smaller, and thus cheaper, G1 reissues have always flown off the shelves. Hasbro should focus on them, and leave the big ticket items for convention specials.
Take that with a grain of salt though. I may be the only person on these boards who, even as a wee child when it was first released, never once had the slightest bit of interest in tripticon. I've always thought he was ridiculous.