I am trying to learn about the transformers re-issues. I have seen auctions for dinobot swoop and Ratbat + Frenzy. These look like american releases. Are they? Where can I get the most uptodate info on re-issues including takara ones?
Are they doing another starscream, prime, megatron? I want some I never got as well as seconds of a couple I do have for display purposes.
Please someone point me in the right direction.
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by gogleman374 » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:14 pm
I am Very Sure What you are looking at are knock-offs. Go To Amazon, or Bigbadtoystore, or even HLJ, for Re-issues.
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by GetterDragun » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:16 pm
Those are Chinese knockoffs, the general rule of thumb is that if it is in an American G1 box with no Japanese writing on it and it is advertised as a reissue, it is fake, unless in the Toys R US version boxes (which look totally different).
If you want to get reissues, search on ebay using the term "TRU Reissue", or you can buy some just released reissues from Japan, like OPtimus, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave from mos specialty on-line tostores like imageanime.com or bigbadtoystore.co. They are called the "Encore Series".
Here is also a link to a discussion on knock-offs:
http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... ?t=57&sid=
If you want to get reissues, search on ebay using the term "TRU Reissue", or you can buy some just released reissues from Japan, like OPtimus, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave from mos specialty on-line tostores like imageanime.com or bigbadtoystore.co. They are called the "Encore Series".
Here is also a link to a discussion on knock-offs:
http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... ?t=57&sid=
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by Ninja Sixshot » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:29 pm
you can always just guy them for display only. if you open them, youll be dissapointed.
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by Xgamer » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:30 pm
Look at this too. Makes me wonder if the guys selling these know any better.
http://search-completed.ebay.com/search ... age=search
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by Gutter Bunny » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:31 pm
If you dont mind having ko's then go for it. Its my understanding that the cassettes didnt have many quality control issues(any?)
I cant say i've heard the same for the swoop ko however.
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by decepticonjon » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:46 pm
ahh,
that seller is a piece of **** that sells knock offs.
never buy from that guy
ever. toysarena i think is his stores name
that seller is a piece of **** that sells knock offs.
never buy from that guy
ever. toysarena i think is his stores name
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by decepticonjon » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:04 am
encore has the long, reissue has the short
Mykltron wrote:Surely it's not THAT hard to train monkeys... Is it? Maybe the monkeys were trained by monkeys who hadn't been trained properly.
G1Blaster wrote:Saying an album is ten times better than St. Anger is like saying you'd rather be hit in the head with a bat instead of kicked in the nuts.
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