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Damn, missed it. I really would have liked to have gotten Trypticon at that price. The wait continues, I suppose.

the fact that many places like walmart and Amazon jacked up Devy's price is outrageous. It's like they jumped a week early and then tfsource picks up the slack. This sucks so hard. Amazon has him for $165 and walmart $199.99!! Dammit!

Really sucks since Mom only wants to order off amazon, and this thing will not go down! dammit cyber monday and the following weeks better be bringing some price drops, this is pissing me off

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:the fact that many places like walmart and Amazon jacked up Devy's price is outrageous. It's like they jumped a week early and then tfsource picks up the slack. This sucks so hard. Amazon has him for $165 and walmart $199.99!! Dammit!

Really sucks since Mom only wants to order off amazon, and this thing will not go down! dammit cyber monday and the following weeks better be bringing some price drops, this is pissing me off

I think it's only available from Amazon through other sellers. Maybe Amazon burned through their stock when they dropped the price to $109? Hopefully you can find it at a good price.

On a separate note, TRU has MP Bluestreak at $49.99. Is that a "steal of a deal?"

nycPrime wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:the fact that many places like walmart and Amazon jacked up Devy's price is outrageous. It's like they jumped a week early and then tfsource picks up the slack. This sucks so hard. Amazon has him for $165 and walmart $199.99!! Dammit!

Really sucks since Mom only wants to order off amazon, and this thing will not go down! dammit cyber monday and the following weeks better be bringing some price drops, this is pissing me off

I think it's only available from Amazon through other sellers. Maybe Amazon burned through their stock when they dropped the price to $109? Hopefully you can find it at a good price.

On a separate note, TRU has MP Bluestreak at $49.99. Is that a "steal of a deal?"

I'm hoping that's the case and he will come back and be lower in price again. I so want him.

And I think it was mentioned that Bluestreak was indeed a steal, so I'd jump if you want him

For all those wanting a Platinum Trypticon (G1 rerelease), now is your best chance yet since Amazon has him on sale for $118.99. This was brought to our attention by Alex:

Platinum Trypticon in United States is officially bring sold directly from Amazon for $118.99!!! Please share with everyone the good news as it looks like it's only on sale for the next 15 hours

Grab him while you can!

william-james88 wrote:For all those wanting a Platinum Trypticon (G1 rerelease), now is your best chance yet since Amazon has him on sale for $118.99. This was brought to our attention by Alex:

Platinum Trypticon in United States is officially bring sold directly from Amazon for $118.99!!! Please share with everyone the good news as it looks like it's only on sale for the next 15 hours

Grab him while you can!

Dang, Amazon has a bunch of figures with a nice discount! In addition to Trypticon, they have the platinum triple changers at $35, Silverbolt & Cyclonus at $15, and a few more.

TFSource is getting in on the cyber Monday madness.

http://tfsource.com/cyber-monday/

Most note worthy are UN Menasor and Superion for $100 each.

holy good deals batman! Sounds like some steals to me!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:holy good deals batman! Sounds like some steals to me!

I'm holding out for a Titans Return Trypticon, thanks. By all accounts, Trypticon clobbered the competition in the 'vote to see who gets released next' thing up at Facebook. They haven't released the vote results as of this posting, but I hope it's true...

That's about what he cost in 1986! Deal!

Shockwave7 wrote:I'm holding out for a Titans Return Trypticon, thanks. By all accounts, Trypticon clobbered the competition in the 'vote to see who gets released next' thing up at Facebook. They haven't released the vote results as of this posting, but I hope it's true...

I'm thinking the exact same thing and also holding out. I'm guessing he's not selling well if Amazon dropped his price 2x, once for a few hours and then basically all day today. Maybe everyone is holding out lol

nycPrime wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:I'm holding out for a Titans Return Trypticon, thanks. By all accounts, Trypticon clobbered the competition in the 'vote to see who gets released next' thing up at Facebook. They haven't released the vote results as of this posting, but I hope it's true...

I'm thinking the exact same thing and also holding out. I'm guessing he's not selling well if Amazon dropped his price 2x, once for a few hours and then basically all day today. Maybe everyone is holding out lol

My take on this is that they know full well this is the right price we was supposed to be at or at least anywhere between 120-140$.

william-james88 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:I'm holding out for a Titans Return Trypticon, thanks. By all accounts, Trypticon clobbered the competition in the 'vote to see who gets released next' thing up at Facebook. They haven't released the vote results as of this posting, but I hope it's true...

I'm thinking the exact same thing and also holding out. I'm guessing he's not selling well if Amazon dropped his price 2x, once for a few hours and then basically all day today. Maybe everyone is holding out lol

My take on this is that they know full well this is the right price we was supposed to be at or at least anywhere between 120-140$.

Interestingly enough, Hasbro will reveal the result tomorrow. Let's see if we regret passing on trypticon at $120.

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:I'm holding out for a Titans Return Trypticon, thanks. By all accounts, Trypticon clobbered the competition in the 'vote to see who gets released next' thing up at Facebook. They haven't released the vote results as of this posting, but I hope it's true...

I'm thinking the exact same thing and also holding out. I'm guessing he's not selling well if Amazon dropped his price 2x, once for a few hours and then basically all day today. Maybe everyone is holding out lol

My take on this is that they know full well this is the right price we was supposed to be at or at least anywhere between 120-140$.

Interestingly enough, Hasbro will reveal the result tomorrow. Let's see if we regret passing on trypticon at $120.

I dont get why one would have to pass or not depending on the result. These two toys are for totally different collections. Any modern fan who is used to articulation would probably not see the appeal to G1 Trypticon and any fan of the G1 toys looking for a G1 trypticon in their collection wouldnt be satisfied by the new titan. What I am trying to say is that these are two different toys for two different collections and I dont see why one would replace the other or getting one is dependent on another existing or not. Each will intereact with the toys of their own generations anyway. At least thats how I see it.

For me, the reason I am not too excited about Titan Trypticon is because his transformation wont be that interesting or involved. It's a very basic Transformer, just as Metroplex was. That of course can have tremendous appeal to some.

Those who missed out before have no more excuses. The usually super expensive HA Soundwave and Barricade 2 pack is on sale for a reasonable 100$US + shipping. Way better than the 200$ or 150$ it usually go for.

So if you dont want KOs and want a very premium paint job, this set is for you:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

william-james88 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:I'm holding out for a Titans Return Trypticon, thanks. By all accounts, Trypticon clobbered the competition in the 'vote to see who gets released next' thing up at Facebook. They haven't released the vote results as of this posting, but I hope it's true...

I'm thinking the exact same thing and also holding out. I'm guessing he's not selling well if Amazon dropped his price 2x, once for a few hours and then basically all day today. Maybe everyone is holding out lol

My take on this is that they know full well this is the right price we was supposed to be at or at least anywhere between 120-140$.

Interestingly enough, Hasbro will reveal the result tomorrow. Let's see if we regret passing on trypticon at $120.

I dont get why one would have to pass or not depending on the result. These two toys are for totally different collections. Any modern fan who is used to articulation would probably not see the appeal to G1 Trypticon and any fan of the G1 toys looking for a G1 trypticon in their collection wouldnt be satisfied by the new titan. What I am trying to say is that these are two different toys for two different collections and I dont see why one would replace the other or getting one is dependent on another existing or not. Each will intereact with the toys of their own generations anyway. At least thats how I see it.

For me, the reason I am not too excited about Titan Trypticon is because his transformation wont be that interesting or involved. It's a very basic Transformer, just as Metroplex was. That of course can have tremendous appeal to some.

I hear what you're saying, which I agree with from a collector's point of view. But I consider myself more of a causal fan. My attachment is solely to the G1 cartoon that I grew up watching. I haven't seen 1 episode of any other Transformers cartoon and don't read the comics. As a casual fan, I'm really only interested in having 1 toy per character, and preferably an updated toy vs an 80s reissue. As long as it resembles the G1 character, I'm happy. I personally don't care as much about sophistication of the transformation.

So in the case of trypticon, I would hate to spend $120 + tax on a reissue and then learn that an updated version that I would find more fun to play with is coming out relatively soon. If i knew that a titan version would never come out, I'd be perfectly happy with the reissue.

nycPrime wrote: As a casual fan, I'm really only interested in having 1 toy per character, and preferably an updated toy vs an 80s reissue. As long as it resembles the G1 character, I'm happy. I personally don't care as much about sophistication of the transformation.

So in the case of trypticon, I would hate to spend $120 + tax on a reissue and then learn that an updated version that I would find more fun to play with is coming out relatively soon. If i knew that a titan version would never come out, I'd be perfectly happy with the reissue.

Well in that case, you will never regret not getting this toy. Because even if they dont make trypticon next year they will the next. We now know that it is in their heads and at least past the planning stage (and probably design as well, since they have a 2 year productions schedule). So yeah, I would suggest you dont get the G1 toy, he's really more for nostalgia or collectors curious to experience older toys. Skylynx though is a rare exception where the original would be better than the upcoming update if the goal is for it to resemble G1 as much as possible (he was also re-released).

-Kanrabat- wrote:Those who missed out before have no more excuses. The usually super expensive HA Soundwave and Barricade 2 pack is on sale for a reasonable 100$US + shipping. Way better than the 200$ or 150$ it usually go for.

If we were a year and a half ago, I would have jumped on this, but with todays exchange...

Devastator is on Hasbro toy shop on Ebay for $119.99. Everything is 20% off on the ebay HTS

Looks like BBTS is back to their one-day sales. Today's is the iGear Raptor Squadron 3-pack (Coneheads):

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=igr10045&mode=retail

Do people think these are worth $75 apiece? The price aint bad, and while we get plenty of renditions of the original 3, the Coneheads are often passed up...

megatronus wrote:Looks like BBTS is back to their one-day sales. Today's is the iGear Raptor Squadron 3-pack (Coneheads):

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=igr10045&mode=retail

Do people think these are worth $75 apiece? The price aint bad, and while we get plenty of renditions of the original 3, the Coneheads are often passed up...

They actually look really cool, fits my sense of aesthetics pretty well, I'd say $75 isn't bad, especially if you need/like the look of them, I payed $60 for my Salvia Prominon, and these are a little bigger, right? So that seems fair.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:Looks like BBTS is back to their one-day sales. Today's is the iGear Raptor Squadron 3-pack (Coneheads):

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=igr10045&mode=retail

Do people think these are worth $75 apiece? The price aint bad, and while we get plenty of renditions of the original 3, the Coneheads are often passed up...


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They actually look really cool, fits my sense of aesthetics pretty well, I'd say $75 isn't bad, especially if you need/like the look of them, I payed $60 for my Salvia Prominon, and these are a little bigger, right? So that seems fair.

They do look pretty cool and I've seen some nice pics of them before. I think the igear coneheads look better and more interesting than their standard seekers.

If they are MP size/quality they may be worth $75. I think a better question is; if you're jumping in blind would you commit to $225 for three? I'd rather test the waters with one first.

carytheone wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:Looks like BBTS is back to their one-day sales. Today's is the iGear Raptor Squadron 3-pack (Coneheads):

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=igr10045&mode=retail

Do people think these are worth $75 apiece? The price aint bad, and while we get plenty of renditions of the original 3, the Coneheads are often passed up...


*img snip*

They actually look really cool, fits my sense of aesthetics pretty well, I'd say $75 isn't bad, especially if you need/like the look of them, I payed $60 for my Salvia Prominon, and these are a little bigger, right? So that seems fair.

They do look pretty cool and I've seen some nice pics of them before. I think the igear coneheads look better and more interesting than their standard seekers.

If they are MP size/quality they may be worth $75. I think a better question is; if you're jumping in blind would you commit to $225 for three? I'd rather test the waters with one first.

They're voyager size. Reviews have been largely positive. They come as that set, so the question is whether I'm willing to drop 225 on 3. Right now... meh.

megatronus wrote:They're voyager size. Reviews have been largely positive. They come as that set, so the question is whether I'm willing to drop 225 on 3. Right now... meh.

Voyager huh? I < meh

carytheone wrote:

megatronus wrote:They're voyager size. Reviews have been largely positive. They come as that set, so the question is whether I'm willing to drop 225 on 3. Right now... meh.

Voyager huh? I < meh

I concur with the meh. Getting one would be interesting to try out but getting all 3 at once not knowing if I would like it and not having any of the other 3 seekers in that class to pose with just doesnt sound that exciting. Actually, now I am getting a bit puzzled. I knew 3p items were more expensive than Hasbro, 2 times maybe 3 times the price and these are 3 times a hasbro voyager at full retail, each. How expensive was this stuff without the sale?! I dont know, I feel I get more for my money when buying MP 3ps.