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The phrase "Japan never got that mold" means "TakaraTomy never officially released it in Japan domestically". The Japanese collectors who would have bought them online would have had to import the Hasbro versions, which isn't the same thing as TakaraTomy releasing them over there themselves.Rated X wrote:The whole "Japan never got that mold" concept is getting kind of silly. Almost all serious collectors of Takara figures buy their stuff online. This seems to render the term "Japanese Exclusive" pointless.
Do BBTS or TF Source have Japanese branches? If not, then any Japanese collector would be far wiser to give their money to a more local online retailer like Hobbylink Japan or Red Mercury instead of the more expensive (for the Japanese) American websites.Rated X wrote:I just think it's silly to say "Japan never got that mold" when half of the collectors in Japan probaly obtained it online from BBTS or TF Source.
The $100 price comes from the American online retailers importing the figures from Japan to sell to us. For Japanese collectors to purchase either of these domestically would cost them about $50-$60 instead.Rated X wrote:Unless they are taling about Japanese kids not getting that mold in toy stores ? But $100 a figure, I dont think the target of the Cloud line is kids walking into an Asian toy store.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:The phrase "Japan never got that mold" means "TakaraTomy never officially released it in Japan domestically". The Japanese collectors who would have bought them online would have had to import the Hasbro versions, which isn't the same thing as TakaraTomy releasing them over there themselves.Rated X wrote:The whole "Japan never got that mold" concept is getting kind of silly. Almost all serious collectors of Takara figures buy their stuff online. This seems to render the term "Japanese Exclusive" pointless.
American collectors say the same thing about things that Hasbro hasn't released in the U.S., and their getting them online isn't the same thing as Hasbro releasing them over here themselves.Do BBTS or TF Source have Japanese branches? If not, then any Japanese collector would be far wiser to give their money to a more local online retailer like Hobbylink Japan or Red Mercury instead of the more expensive (for the Japanese) American websites.Rated X wrote:I just think it's silly to say "Japan never got that mold" when half of the collectors in Japan probaly obtained it online from BBTS or TF Source.The $100 price comes from the American online retailers importing the figures from Japan to sell to us. For Japanese collectors to purchase either of these domestically would cost them about $50-$60 instead.Rated X wrote:Unless they are taling about Japanese kids not getting that mold in toy stores ? But $100 a figure, I dont think the target of the Cloud line is kids walking into an Asian toy store.
Yet, not everyone wants to pay import prices.Rated X wrote:My point is that at the click of a button, anyone living anywhere can buy any mold.
Japan did get ROTF Bludgeon, but not the Megatron version of it from Generations GDO. That's what's new about this for them.Rated X wrote:I think anybody in japan who relished the ROTF Bludgon mold that much didnt have a hard time obtaining the original Bludgon toy.
Again, not everyone is able to pay import prices, or is willing to spend hundreds of dollars on something they could get for a lot cheaper if it were a given a domestic mass retail release.Rated X wrote:Maybe ten years ago before the internet was big, The term "exclusives" would be Meaningful. Now it just means a repaint you buy online that maybe a handful of hobby shops in japan sell to walk in customers.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Mkall wrote:It's a good homage, but I don't have any interest in it.
fenrir72 wrote:G1 SS has a painted face?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Manterax Prime wrote:Why do I feel that this Starscream could actually beat Megatron?
Burn wrote:Let it be known, I murdered Amelie.
Accidentally.
That particular one might have been a custom paint job.Windsweeper wrote:Looking at that pic, I wish they released all the G1 seekers with painted faces.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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