Ironhidensh wrote:I agree, "elite" was a bad word choice, but I still don't think this is for the average collector. This is a massive purchase, no matter how special, awesome or once in a lifetime it is, at the end of the day, its more than most car payments
Agreed
Ironhidensh wrote:and almost as much as a house payment.
...eh, not so much. I may be jaded living in CA, but I'm not exactly in *the big city*, but average apartment rent for one bedroom is around $800. Mortgage Payments for a *single-family-home* can range anywhere from $1500 to $2500. Even one of my relatives who lives in Idaho where cost of living is far less, her Mortgage Payment is $800, and she purchased her home 20 years ago. Still. I'm not completely out of the loop. I work in the mortgage industry, I know there are several homes that are paying a $600 mortgage, or less. But of course, those homes/families are not looking at $600 toys to say the least.
Ironhidensh wrote:This is an item that is only for well off collectors.
"Well off" might even be a bad term, but what I'm getting at, is I've seen people justifying skipping actual bills and things that matter, just to buy a fancy toy. That's a bad thing.
I know at the end of the day this is probably arguing minutiae. But we do agree in principal overall, This is not an easily obtainable purchase by any means, especially for 8000 people. I really think it is, ambitious, and amazing, and I'ld like to have one. But while I did just drop $180 (after Tax) on a Grand Maximus, that is a far cry from $575..
I'm not in that place right now, and I was content, on the first day resolving this would be something I just wont have in my collection. I could probably sell off several pieces I have to earn the money, but I really don't think I have anything I really don't want right now. I mean, It probably sounds nuts, but if I had $600 to spend, and someone offered me all 4 Custom built Botcon 2016 Ratchet's, fully assembled, painted, and complete for that price, I'd take that deal, over this Unicron. Just my priorities. Heck I may even take a Flash Sentry at that price. It's much smaller, but there's only ever going to be 75 in existence, as opposed to potentially 8000+ Unicron's...
Bucket/Want List: Botcon 2016 Customization Class Ratchet (G2 Deco), or Customization Class Ratchet (Marvel Comics Deco) **would also be willing to pay for an Unpainted Botcon 2016 Ratchet, TT Legends Fortress Head (only) with working Electronics
Wish List of Modern Combiners: Road Caesar, Monstructor & Dinoking (proper size to fiction), Landcross, Guard City, Battle Gaia, & G2 Defensor. Wish List of Titans:Metrotitan,Majin Zarak