by GrimlockUK » Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:16 am
I'm fairly new to all of this, apologies if this has already been answered. I did try searching but didn't find what I was looking for. Just joined the site tonight.
About me: I have been collecting a few of the Transformers from the Masterpiece line, trying to make a display of the 1986 film and am trying to stay cartoon film accurate rather than go original thinner G1 toy line. Also like the build quality better, especially since I broke my original Prowl pretty much out of the box when I was young. I have MP-36, MP-13, MP-10 to name a few, went Gigapower for Dinobots cause they are solid!
My Problem: I get that I am late to the party, but I never know about re-issues or re-releases of the Takara Masterpiece line, so I end up spending too much on eBay when purchasing. An example was Soundwave. I ended up buying him but then a re-issue happened a couple of months after my purchase and I could have saved $80. I want to buy more Transformers, have Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker on my list, but on eBay they are way more than advertised on other sites like TFSource or BBTS (if they were in stock).
Question is, is there a known release schedule somewhere where I can track if the old MP's are being re-released, extras made, upcoming stock available? Is there a better place to shop than eBay? Love BBTS but they only seem to have a limited selection. Same happened with Gigapower. I now follow them but missed their version of Sludge when it came out.
Cheers for the help!
