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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun May 13, 2012 11:20 am

Fellow fansite Ozformers is reporting that Hasbro's Masterpiece Optimus Prime 2.0 is scheduled for an Australian release this Fall. The figure will be a Toys"R"Us exclusive priced at AU$150.00.

griffin wrote:Just rang up Hasbro Australia, asking if we will be getting the Masterpiece Optimus Prime here, since it will be in America soon (a ToysRUs exclusive).

From the product manager (via Customer Service, who put me on hold to ask) I was told that it was offered to retailers here, but none would take it at this time...

I've now rung up ToysRUs, just in case... and it was lucky I did.

This isn't going to help Hasbro's image here, but they gave me the wrong information. (looks like the retailers know more about Hasbro's products than Hasbro does)

Masterpiece Optimus Prime WILL BE HERE.
ToysRUs have two shipments coming in. One in late September (in stores early October), one in November (in stores for Christmas).

Price will be AU$150.

Here's a few images from the Seibertron.com BotCon 2012 gallery:

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sun May 13, 2012 11:27 am

excellent news! from what I understand our Aussie fellows get even less than the UK, and at even higher prices. As it is, it's still exorbitant, but then maybe not if the US release is around $100 (and I expect any UK release will be about the same...£100 that is, not the exchange rate equivalent of $100, which is a fair bit less) and it saves on importing the thing.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun May 13, 2012 3:41 pm

craggy wrote:excellent news! from what I understand our Aussie fellows get even less than the UK,

Bad bad info there mate. We've gotten a lot more stuff than you guys over the years. We've even been used as testing grounds for Takara exclusives.

$150 is a fairly decent price. When Target had Takara's MP Ultra Magnus he was around the $100 mark. So given that this is TRU, and their price for MP's is normally around $200, this isn't so bad.

by **CrimsonPrime** » Sun May 13, 2012 5:28 pm

Good news for me

. Not cause I want it, I already have MP-10 but atleast to those who waited for the US release didnt get that much discount. I mean come on...From 250$ to 100$ and it still includes the huge trailer!? Atleast if it's 150$ or so it's good ~_~

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sun May 13, 2012 6:29 pm

This isn't going to help Hasbro's image here, but they gave me the wrong information. (looks like the retailers know more about Hasbro's products than Hasbro does)

It's not the first time this has happened.

by **User897** » Sun May 13, 2012 7:13 pm

Yes but, when will it be released here in the States?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun May 13, 2012 7:40 pm

User897 wrote:Yes but, when will it be released here in the States?

Probably about the same time.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Sun May 13, 2012 7:50 pm

and TRU scalpers everywhere salivate at the chance to buy every single one and charge regular MP prices for it...

yay TRU... :HEADHURTS:

by **CrimsonPrime** » Sun May 13, 2012 8:15 pm

LiKwid wrote:and TRU scalpers everywhere salivate at the chance to buy every single one and charge regular MP prices for it...

yay TRU...

Lol that's why I never buy from eBay. Heck I just recently got interested in MP-08 Grimlock and I didnt give up until I found one in a retail store at a decent price

. I just refuse paying money for those scalper jerks on eBay >.>...

by **User897** » Sun May 13, 2012 8:30 pm

Yikes. That reminds me, I'm in a new town in a new state. I have NO idea what the scalper scene is like here yet.

:-s

Website · by **DMSL** » Mon May 14, 2012 10:55 am

Great news, now how about The Netherlands? Barely any product on the shelves and what is there is months old and overpriced. Same goes for Star Wars, where are those vintage figures? Lazy Hasbro gits /endrant

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon May 14, 2012 11:56 am

DMSL wrote:Great news, now how about The Netherlands? Barely any product on the shelves and what is there is months old and overpriced. Same goes for Star Wars, where are those vintage figures? Lazy Hasbro gits /endrant

Don't you know by now Europe never gets the same treatment as the US? We only get the first half of the basics, that's it. If anything, try Germany or the UK, I heard they had MP Rodimus Prime on their shelves (the UK is still drowning in them I believe).

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:24 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
DMSL wrote:Great news, now how about The Netherlands? Barely any product on the shelves and what is there is months old and overpriced. Same goes for Star Wars, where are those vintage figures? Lazy Hasbro gits /endrant

Don't you know by now Europe never gets the same treatment as the US? We only get the first half of the basics, that's it. If anything, try Germany or the UK, I heard they had MP Rodimus Prime on their shelves (the UK is still drowning in them I believe).

Yup, MP Rodi costs 50 euros over here (Germany that is) But thing is the stuff over here is also pretty old, like first half of DOTM old. But I did see some Prime Cyberverse just recently.

News Credits: 36 · by **Pretender Skywarp** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:34 pm

Still got MP Roddy round my way too.

I'll have to get on to TRU-UK and see what they know....

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:56 pm

Burn, time for you to rejoice. :DANCE:

by **quickmixed** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:10 am

This is pleasing news. $250 for Takara's or $150 for Hasbro's. I dont own MP10 as of yet, so I will wait for a comparison review and decide then.

I've been waiting for this figure to drop in price and if Takara's isnt $100 dollars better, then this is a definite buy for me.

by **Breakdown 2099** » Thu May 17, 2012 5:41 am

User897 wrote:Yikes. That reminds me, I'm in a new town in a new state. I have NO idea what the scalper scene is like here yet.

Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg&ob=av3e

you'll get the idea...

by **Breakdown 2099** » Thu May 17, 2012 5:51 am

LiKwid wrote:and TRU scalpers everywhere salivate at the chance to buy every single one and charge regular MP prices for it...

yay TRU...

Maybe... I remember walking into a few toys r us' down here in Oz and seeing quite a few MP TRU exclusive Grimlock's staring back at me, same with Ghost MP Starscream. Admittedly they wanted something ridiculous for him when he was first released, now he's down to $100 and still sitting there. Same with Rodi... $60 and still warming the shelves, probably waiting to hand the matrix back to prime when he comes in

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 17, 2012 6:20 am

Mindmaster wrote:Burn, time for you to rejoice.

nah, while it's nice that this will work out cheaper than importing from Takara (as I normally do with MP's) i'll still believe the price (and availability) when I actually see it in my closest TRU.