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by **Transfaner** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:59 pm

A guy on ebay is selling MIB headmaster heads, 5 out of 6 of them he has up right now. Seems legit but I never heard of them before. Are these the real thing?
http://stores.ebay.com/MUGEN-ROBO-SANCTUM

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:14 pm

I've heard of these, I think that they were a real limited run and are pretty rare to find in good condition.

They were just the heads so you could attach them to your existing bodies and give them near perfect stats.

They were also pretty cool looking molds if I remember correctly.

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:33 pm

Those price are pretty high, I've seen a set go for like $1400. The white versions (same figures, all in white) go for like $8000 a set. Supposedly these were given away with G1 Sparkabots back in Japan.

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:52 pm

Yep, they're real.

Kirk: http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1987/kaku.html

Lione: http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1987/lione.html

Loafer: http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1987/loafer.html

Rodney: http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1987/rodney.html

Shuffler: http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1987/shuffler.html
What is this thing? An elephant, a pig?

Trizer: http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1987/trizer.html

Pretty spiffy looking guys, really nice Japanese exclusives, but the animals steal the show in my opinion.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:03 pm

God, I wish they would reissue the headmasters. The prices are rediculas! They gotta be the most overpriced G1 figures out there.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:09 pm

Nice find. To rich for my blood. Still if you have it and are a fan of ultra rarity...

News Credits: 1 · by **Repair Bay** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:42 pm

OMG I have always wanted these guys. I have never seen auctions of them before, though. It would probably be Takara's best move ever to reissue them, as well as the other Headmasters figures. I always figured that when I got them I would try myself to KO them, as far as I'm concerned, it would only be fair to repro such rare figures (as long as the seller were to note in BIG BOLD LETTERS that they were repros).

I really wish I had the money for these guys.

And to answer your question, Duke of Luns, Shuffler is supposed to be a rhino.

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:03 am

Repair Bay wrote:OMG I have always wanted these guys. I have never seen auctions of them before, though. It would probably be Takara's best move ever to reissue them, as well as the other Headmasters figures. I always figured that when I got them I would try myself to KO them, as far as I'm concerned, it would only be fair to repro such rare figures (as long as the seller were to note in BIG BOLD LETTERS that they were repros).

I really wish I had the money for these guys.

And to answer your question, Duke of Luns, Shuffler is supposed to be a rhino.

Here is why it makes no sense to reissue these things:

The only reason that most people want them is because they are rare. They're pretty cool, but there are far better Transformers out there. If Takara reissued them, they would warm shelves until the end of time. A few people would buy them because they actually like them, but most people would see little use for a set of Headmasters. It would, most likely, kill the market for the originals as well.

So, by reissuing the figures Takara:

1) Makes the people who spent years and thousands of dollars looking for these figures feel like chumps.

2) Puts out a product that very few people want (see God Ginrai reissue and Stepper Reissue) now that they're no longer rare.

Reissue the popular figures, but leave the figures that are ONLY popular because of their rarity alone.

by **Bonger** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:50 am

Professor Smooth wrote:
Repair Bay wrote:OMG I have always wanted these guys. I have never seen auctions of them before, though. It would probably be Takara's best move ever to reissue them, as well as the other Headmasters figures. I always figured that when I got them I would try myself to KO them, as far as I'm concerned, it would only be fair to repro such rare figures (as long as the seller were to note in BIG BOLD LETTERS that they were repros).

I really wish I had the money for these guys.

And to answer your question, Duke of Luns, Shuffler is supposed to be a rhino.

Here is why it makes no sense to reissue these things:

The only reason that most people want them is because they are rare. They're pretty cool, but there are far better Transformers out there. If Takara reissued them, they would warm shelves until the end of time. A few people would buy them because they actually like them, but most people would see little use for a set of Headmasters. It would, most likely, kill the market for the originals as well.

So, by reissuing the figures Takara:

1) Makes the people who spent years and thousands of dollars looking for these figures feel like chumps.

2) Puts out a product that very few people want (see God Ginrai reissue and Stepper Reissue) now that they're no longer rare.

Reissue the popular figures, but leave the figures that are ONLY popular because of their rarity alone.

Someone needs to make a post of the month award and give the first one to you. I couldn't agree more.

News Credits: 1 · by **Repair Bay** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:33 am

Professor Smooth wrote:
Repair Bay wrote:OMG I have always wanted these guys. I have never seen auctions of them before, though. It would probably be Takara's best move ever to reissue them, as well as the other Headmasters figures. I always figured that when I got them I would try myself to KO them, as far as I'm concerned, it would only be fair to repro such rare figures (as long as the seller were to note in BIG BOLD LETTERS that they were repros).

I really wish I had the money for these guys.

And to answer your question, Duke of Luns, Shuffler is supposed to be a rhino.

Here is why it makes no sense to reissue these things:

The only reason that most people want them is because they are rare. They're pretty cool, but there are far better Transformers out there. If Takara reissued them, they would warm shelves until the end of time. A few people would buy them because they actually like them, but most people would see little use for a set of Headmasters. It would, most likely, kill the market for the originals as well.

So, by reissuing the figures Takara:

1) Makes the people who spent years and thousands of dollars looking for these figures feel like chumps.

2) Puts out a product that very few people want (see God Ginrai reissue and Stepper Reissue) now that they're no longer rare.

Reissue the popular figures, but leave the figures that are ONLY popular because of their rarity alone.

Perhaps you are right. Logic has defeated me once again! But still, I would love a reissue of these guys either.

by **Dagon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:43 am

Bonger wrote:
Professor Smooth wrote:
Repair Bay wrote:OMG I have always wanted these guys. I have never seen auctions of them before, though. It would probably be Takara's best move ever to reissue them, as well as the other Headmasters figures. I always figured that when I got them I would try myself to KO them, as far as I'm concerned, it would only be fair to repro such rare figures (as long as the seller were to note in BIG BOLD LETTERS that they were repros).

I really wish I had the money for these guys.

And to answer your question, Duke of Luns, Shuffler is supposed to be a rhino.

Here is why it makes no sense to reissue these things:

The only reason that most people want them is because they are rare. They're pretty cool, but there are far better Transformers out there. If Takara reissued them, they would warm shelves until the end of time. A few people would buy them because they actually like them, but most people would see little use for a set of Headmasters. It would, most likely, kill the market for the originals as well.

So, by reissuing the figures Takara:

1) Makes the people who spent years and thousands of dollars looking for these figures feel like chumps.

2) Puts out a product that very few people want (see God Ginrai reissue and Stepper Reissue) now that they're no longer rare.

Reissue the popular figures, but leave the figures that are ONLY popular because of their rarity alone.

Someone needs to make a post of the month award and give the first one to you. I couldn't agree more.

Same here. Excellent reasoning.
The problem is then we get reissue after reissue after reissue of Prowl and Jazz and Starscream. I'd like reissues that aren't as common on occasion, like the Encore Skylinx and Omega Supreme. Not all the time, but once in a while.