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Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:10 pm

Found a MIB MP-10 Prime at a local toy shop. It's pricey at $300.00 but I could probably talk them down a little. Is MP-10 Prime that big of an upgrade over the original MP Prime and is it worth the money?

Thanks all

News Credits: 3 · Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:32 pm

dinojack86 wrote:Found a MIB MP-10 Prime at a local toy shop. It's pricey at $300.00 but I could probably talk them down a little. Is MP-10 Prime that big of an upgrade over the original MP Prime and is it worth the money?

Thanks all

If that's US dollars, that asking price is too high. I got mine for $200 shipped, but it was a sale. You can do better than $300 either way, though.

As for the second part of your question, it's going to be a matter of personal preference. I think the original looks better in bot mode, myself.

Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:20 pm

The suggested retail price for MP-10 Prime is about $275,-, so that store isn't overcharging by much.
As for its pros and cons over the original MP, consider the following;

He's about 70% the size of MP-1 Prime, for a higher cost. Although that smaller size makes him scale better with MP Rodimus, Grimlock and the Seekers, Megatron will tower over him. Many people consider him a good scale for their Classics/Generations figures.

Also keep in mind that this figure includes his trailer with combat deck and roller. MP-4 also includes a trailer (minus Roller) and it adds to his price considerably.

IMO, the head and torso shape doesn't look as good as MP-1 does, but that's a matter of taste and which look is the definitive G1 Prime for you.

Construction quality and transformation are about on par, and the poseability is slightly improved.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:43 pm

Rushie wrote:The suggested retail price for MP-10 Prime is about $275,-, so that store isn't overcharging by much.

That's still too much.

CapturedPrey has it for $245
BBTS has it for $250
RobotKingdom has it for $228

Don't pay $300 for it...unless of course that's not US currency.