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ScottyP wrote:You know, I'm probably skipping this. It's like fighting the urge to breathe, but $165 is a lot of money for a new box.

New box what you need new box for if you all ready own figure,.

No need buy this figure again I will stick with original good luck who does want him and to buy in store

ScottyP wrote:You know, I'm probably skipping this. It's like fighting the urge to breathe, but $165 is a lot of money for a new box.

ScottyP was Shajaki the whole time!

Kurona wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You know, I'm probably skipping this. It's like fighting the urge to breathe, but $165 is a lot of money for a new box.

ScottyP was Shajaki the whole time!

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You know, I'm probably skipping this. It's like fighting the urge to breathe, but $165 is a lot of money for a new box.

ScottyP was Shajaki the whole time!

I could care less about the box. I saved $30 bucks on Takara MP Thundercracker with a banged up box. I started collecting MP late in the game and the only reason it was still available was because of all the picky mint box collectors lol. Thanks guys.

Rated X wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You know, I'm probably skipping this. It's like fighting the urge to breathe, but $165 is a lot of money for a new box.

ScottyP was Shajaki the whole time!

I could care less about the box. I saved $30 bucks on Takara MP Thundercracker with a banged up box. I started collecting MP late in the game and the only reason it was still available was because of all the picky mint box collectors lol. Thanks guys.

Who said anything about mint boxes or being MISB/MIB collectors?

I actually just bought a MP Dirge with a dinged up box. THAT I'ma open too.

shajaki wrote:I actually just bought a MP Dirge with a dinged up box. THAT I'ma open too.

I just paid for a MP Ramjet with a dinged up box! He's sure as hell not staying in the box either.
I also paid for a MP Dirge, but that's through Premium Collectables so the chances of it even arriving, let alone in mint condition, are pretty remote. **** you PC.

shajaki wrote:

Rated X wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You know, I'm probably skipping this. It's like fighting the urge to breathe, but $165 is a lot of money for a new box.

ScottyP was Shajaki the whole time!

I could care less about the box. I saved $30 bucks on Takara MP Thundercracker with a banged up box. I started collecting MP late in the game and the only reason it was still available was because of all the picky mint box collectors lol. Thanks guys.

Who said anything about mint boxes or being MISB/MIB collectors?

I actually just bought a MP Dirge with a dinged up box. THAT I'ma open too.

So let me get this straight....

Youll buy the exact same toy to get a box variant, but you dont care if the box is damaged?

You hinted you were a box completionest on the Black Convoy reissue takara thread...

If it's more than $130, I'm going to pass and stick with my YOTH. I don't see Roller pictured in this release.

Man, this is tempting, but I don't know if I can justify the price tag to myself. They are doing a regular mass-retail release of this, right? If so, there might be hope of a sale. Might pick it up then.

Rated X wrote:So let me get this straight....

Youll buy the exact same toy to get a box variant, but you dont care if the box is damaged?

You hinted you were a box completionest on the Black Convoy reissue takara thread...

Jeezus you like to twist things....

Yes, I collect box variants. If it's new, I'll open it gauranteed. If its simply a box variant, I might still open it if I want to display a second one for any reason.

Yes I care if the box is damaged, BUT it's not the end of the world if it is. The way I am with my MP collection is, I need the box and it needs to be complete, and if I had to put a number on it, it'd have to be 7/10 condition.

All that said, I'm not buying Dirge to keep MISB. This hasbro MP-10? I'll likely be leaving sealed. I don't currently see a reason to open it. So yeah, I'll try to get a mint box. But I will take whatever I can get.

SpaceKaseJase wrote:If it's more than $130, I'm going to pass and stick with my YOTH. I don't see Roller pictured in this release.

YOTH aside, there's no reason to believe Roller isn't included.

EmirateXaaron wrote:They are doing a regular mass-retail release of this, right? If so, there might be hope of a sale.

Regular mass retail release.... in the sense that all the other TRU MP's are. So he could prove quite tricky to find. I would seriously advise against the "wait for a sale" strategy.

shajaki wrote:Regular mass retail release.... in the sense that all the other TRU MP's are. So he could prove quite tricky to find. I would seriously advise against the "wait for a sale" strategy.

Gotcha. I might watch the SDCC stuff, see how quickly he's selling. If I pass on my SDCC chance, I'll probably go for him if I find him in any of the local TRUs.

I enjoy the hunt for masterpiece figures.

These items will also be available at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide later this year.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Optimum Supreme wrote:

These items will also be available at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide later this year.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Give me 5 mins

Hasbro Masterpiece MP-10 Optimus Prime is now in Toysrus Stores in Canada. This particular sighting by cybertron.ca member MULTIPLEX comes from a store in Kitchener Ontario. His price is now $229.99 CDN. While the price looks really high, especially compared to the initial release of $100 in both Canada and the US, the price of subsequent releases have increased. This is comparative to the recent Hasbro Asia rerelease which priced the toy at $160 USD which converts to around $200 CDN (and using Hasbro Canada's 20$ off coupons will get you to enarly tha same price). It is easy to assume that this toy will thus have a similar $160 USD price point when released in the US.

Another fun tidbit is that Hasbro keeps the original Takara numbering of MP-10 and while that could have worked with their own reset (with MP-01 being Acid Storm), the previous release in this Hasbo MP line was Bumblebee at MP-08. Might there have been an additional MP release planned between Bumblebee and Optimus, sporting the MP-09 numbering? Feel free to speculate.

If you want a quick refresher on what MP-10 has to offer, please check this recent ad from Hasbro starring Seibertron's own podcasting star XRotorstormX.

Kinda wish I waited. I ponied up 160 for the Asia reissue. As we've discussed, the packaging for that is terrible. I wonder if the legs on the reissue tab better in truck mode.

nycPrime wrote:Kinda wish I waited. I ponied up 160 for the Asia reissue. As we've discussed, the packaging for that is terrible.

yeah it looks designed to be discarded like a Rescue Bot package. I always found that a super odd choice.

nycPrime wrote:Kinda wish I waited. I ponied up 160 for the Asia reissue. As we've discussed, the packaging for that is terrible. I wonder if the legs on the reissue tab better in truck mode.

You bought toy for package art no offense but that's waste of money

are there any major differences between this one and the old Hasbro MP-10 that got released?

dragons wrote:

nycPrime wrote:Kinda wish I waited. I ponied up 160 for the Asia reissue. As we've discussed, the packaging for that is terrible. I wonder if the legs on the reissue tab better in truck mode.

You bought toy for package art no offense but that's waste of money

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. I purchased Asia reissue of MP-10 about 1.5 years ago, and it's my only copy of MP-10. As previously discussed, the packaging for that reissue is terrible. If I had known they would reissue MP-10 in the US, and if I can pay approximately the same price as I did for the reissue (lotta IF's), I would have waited for this reissue. If nothing else, I would get a nicer box. The only boxes I keep are MPs and box sets.

ZachimusPrime wrote:are there any major differences between this one and the old Hasbro MP-10 that got released?

None. Its Hasbro's intention to have it be the same as possible it seems.

And NYC, the MP boxes are the only ones I keep too. Especially since Takara usually makes them so easily stackable/storeable and compact. Oh and I also keep the Korean Boxes for the Beast Wars Neo toys. Hasve ou seen those? They look so epic I cant get myself to get rid of em. Look up Sonokong Beast Wars Neo and be ready for a seizure.

william-james88 wrote:

ZachimusPrime wrote:are there any major differences between this one and the old Hasbro MP-10 that got released?

None. Its Hasbro's intention to have it be the same as possible it seems.

Thanks

dragons wrote:You bought toy for package art no offense but that's waste of money

Just because it doesn't reflect YOUR PERSONAL collecting habits doesn't make it a waste.

shajaki wrote:

dragons wrote:You bought toy for package art no offense but that's waste of money

Just because it doesn't reflect YOUR PERSONAL collecting habits doesn't make it a waste.

For real. I already have a Hasbro MP-10, but I'm probably gonna sell it, and buy this new offering, simply because it has a much better box.