-Kanrabat- wrote:Autobot N wrote:Like those $170 Trainbots. Really wish they were cheaper, now they're out of my price range-Kanrabat- wrote:SpikeyTigertron wrote:https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810211686/
wonder why he costs so much more on TakaraTomy Mall
Because Japan.
ALL Transformers cost more in Japan for reasons.
Those don't count, being Japan exclusives. But if you compare the base prices of SS and WFC toys, they are more expensive in Japan...
....wait....
I may be talking out of my ass here. Japan display their prices WITH the sale tax included. That's why they seems more expensive. Furthermore, the base prices get cheaper when you checkout at Amazon.jp. The sales tax is removed.
So does that mean Mandarake is screwing foreign orders over?
Mandarake is not a retailer in the proper sense that it gets a toy from the distributor (supplier), they are a collectible second hand store. So we can't apply the same principles. And this Victory Saber isn't sold at Japanese big box retail either so it's in it's own pricing category as well.
Anyways, for those curious about the situation generally, toys at Japanese retail have always been more or less the same price as toys in the US.
If anyone wants more info on this, here is a link I keep handy explaining it: takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-p1740815.php#p1740815