1) Retail cost of the seekers were $180 each ($60 for three, $300 for the boxset).
2) Right after botcon they shot up to a value of $400 ($200 Thundercracker, $100 Thrust, $100 Dirge)
3) Right after Henkei Thundercracker was announced the value of Thundercracker dropped to ~$75. This was followed by Thrust price increasing to $200 and Dirge $125. Seekers = $400
4) To get Thundercracker & Skywarp shipped to the US cost about $65 each or more so $130 for both.
5) Henkei Thundercracker was QC nightmare
6) Takara announces Dirge and Thrust and the values of the Botcon seekers drop to about $100
7) People see pictures of Henkei Dirge and Thrust and the Botcon seeker values start moving back up.
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9) People receive the Henkei Thrust and Dirge and realize the wings on Thrust look odd and Dirge paint job is not very classic.
10) I believe the Botcon seekers are now sitting at $100-$125 Thundercracker, $150-$200 Thrust, $100-$125 Dirge, Total = $350-$450
So, nothing much has changed except for the value of Dreadwind doubling. Also, some people say that Thundercracker and Thrust were going for $300 each but that was only for a very short amount of time and a handful of auctions.
Powered commander should see similar results. I was told by my supplier that they had cutoff the ordering date as of May 25th or June 4th (today). At least that what he keeps telling me to get me to pay him. ROFL. If that's true and nobody else has any news then it'll be a very limited run and not that easy to get.
1) TFCon Powered Commander = $120 preregisterd + expenses, $160 buy on-site.
2) The secondary market drove the price to over $300 on ebay but people were still getting deals off the thread for $200-$250.
3) D.I.A edition will cost $120-$180 to import. The latest pictures has it more blue in trailer mode but looks similar in robot mode. If it doesn't come with the briefcase that's another plus for TFCon
4) Unless I'm completely wrong, once people realize that they're not going to get a powered commander for $90, the prices of TFCon will shoot back to $250-$300, so you got a good deal at $200.