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Thank goodness I'm not a MP completionist lol

On the topic of G2 MPs, an MP G2 Megatron would be amazing. As would a Laser Prime, though TBH the FansHobby version looks to be perfect anyway, so how they'd top it I'm not sure.

nycPrime wrote:Thank goodness I'm not a MP completionist lol

MP711 is one of the few times I'm not cursing that fact

Hi guys how can I tell the difference between ko ratchet and orinal masterpiece ratchet?

That's a bit of hard one since The boxes are mainly the same. The ko will probably be duller in The box.

As for ratchet himself, the Autobot symbol will be crooked some reports of dirt on him, tight tolerances and he feels lighter than the official like a ko

Thank you I am nervous to buy him on eBay

Is the seller from China? That's usually a red flag for a KO. Also if it seems a bit on the cheap side.

How much should he cost?

$80-100 $75 at the least.

How much for hot rod?

Assuming you mean MP-28 rather than his earlier Hot Rod/Rodimus MP-09 incarnation, he's one of the standard Autobot Cars; so around 60 is normal.

Youll know if hot rod is a ko. He comes with a plastic mp-10 matrix while the official has none

Overloaded wrote:How much should he cost?

Overloaded wrote:How much for hot rod?

You need to go here:



This is essentially a second hand store in Japan. Some stuff is new/sealed if noted, but everything I've seen is at least MIB. The prices generally speaking are outstanding, and they don't sell KO's. I've bought from them many times, and highly recommend

shajaki wrote:This is essentially a second hand store in Japan. Some stuff is new/sealed if noted, but everything I've seen is at least MIB. The prices generally speaking are outstanding, and they don't sell KO's. I've bought from them many times, and highly recommend

Agreed! I've got eight packages coming in the mail from there. Their products are great, well packaged, and their staff is super helpful. They put up transformers stuff every single day, I check them a couple times a day, there are some super deals to be found there. It's pretty amazing what isn't worth much on there and sells for big money on eBay.

Emerje

shajaki wrote:

Overloaded wrote:How much should he cost?

Overloaded wrote:How much for hot rod?

You need to go here:



This is essentially a second hand store in Japan. Some stuff is new/sealed if noted, but everything I've seen is at least MIB. The prices generally speaking are outstanding, and they don't sell KO's. I've bought from them many times, and highly recommend

What does shipping to the US cost? Comparable to the other big Japanese toy stores?

nycPrime wrote:What does shipping to the US cost? Comparable to the other big Japanese toy stores?

Sorta. They don't offer unregistered SAL and box size seems to be a bigger factor in the price than weight. A carded Deluxe figure or a regular MP car might be around $8 or $9, larger MP cars (Ironhide/Inferno) $11 to $13, larger Voyager size boxes can be $15 to $18. If you buy from their SAHRA store (on the left side under shop choose SAHRA) the shipping is shown right there on the item page. Also, if you see something you like be sure to scroll down a little to see other options in different conditions, the prices can be substantially different just for having rough corners or open tape on a perfectly fine figure. Also handy for checking shipping on non-SAHRA items if you can find an equal item from SAHRA.

Also keep in mind that SAHRA items come directly from a warehouse and are updated in real time. Find something you like, put it in your cart, and pay right there and then. The other stores are physical storefronts and sometimes items have sold out without being updated on the site. If you order from a non-SAHRA storefront try not to be too excited until it ships. Once they locate the item they'll send you a bill.

Emerje wrote:Sorta. They don't offer unregistered SAL and box size seems to be a bigger factor in the price than weight. A carded Deluxe figure or a regular MP car might be around $8 or $9, larger MP cars (Ironhide/Inferno) $11 to $13, larger Voyager size boxes can be $15 to $18. If you buy from their SAHRA store (on the left side under shop choose SAHRA) the shipping is shown right there on the item page. Also, if you see something you like be sure to scroll down a little to see other options in different conditions, the prices can be substantially different just for having rough corners or open tape on a perfectly fine figure. Also handy for checking shipping on non-SAHRA items if you can find an equal item from SAHRA.

Also keep in mind that SAHRA items come directly from a warehouse and are updated in real time. Find something you like, put it in your cart, and pay right there and then. The other stores are physical storefronts and sometimes items have sold out without being updated on the site. If you order from a non-SAHRA storefront try not to be too excited until it ships. Once they locate the item they'll send you a bill.

Awesome thanks!

I take it these are all knock offs then

Overloaded wrote:I take it these are all knock offs then

You can even see it in the name, most write TAKASA TONY

william-james88 wrote:

Overloaded wrote:I take it these are all knock offs then

You can even see it in the name, most write TAKASA TONY

I feel so dumb nearly bought them

Overloaded wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Overloaded wrote:I take it these are all knock offs then

You can even see it in the name, most write TAKASA TONY

I feel so dumb nearly bought them

Don't worry about it dude; it's an easy mistake to make -- heck, that's why the KO company chose that name; it's easy to not notice those substituted letters and hence a lot of people get tricked.

Kurona wrote:

Overloaded wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Overloaded wrote:I take it these are all knock offs then

You can even see it in the name, most write TAKASA TONY

I feel so dumb nearly bought them

Don't worry about it dude; it's an easy mistake to make -- heck, that's why the KO company chose that name; it's easy to not notice those substituted letters and hence a lot of people get tricked.

Think I will go back to collecting Lego

Overloaded wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Overloaded wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Overloaded wrote:I take it these are all knock offs then

You can even see it in the name, most write TAKASA TONY

I feel so dumb nearly bought them

Don't worry about it dude; it's an easy mistake to make -- heck, that's why the KO company chose that name; it's easy to not notice those substituted letters and hence a lot of people get tricked.

Think I will go back to collecting Lego

While MPs are not cheap, Legos can be expensive too

Emerje wrote:

nycPrime wrote:What does shipping to the US cost? Comparable to the other big Japanese toy stores?

Sorta. They don't offer unregistered SAL and box size seems to be a bigger factor in the price than weight. A carded Deluxe figure or a regular MP car might be around $8 or $9, larger MP cars (Ironhide/Inferno) $11 to $13, larger Voyager size boxes can be $15 to $18. If you buy from their SAHRA store (on the left side under shop choose SAHRA) the shipping is shown right there on the item page. Also, if you see something you like be sure to scroll down a little to see other options in different conditions, the prices can be substantially different just for having rough corners or open tape on a perfectly fine figure. Also handy for checking shipping on non-SAHRA items if you can find an equal item from SAHRA.

Also keep in mind that SAHRA items come directly from a warehouse and are updated in real time. Find something you like, put it in your cart, and pay right there and then. The other stores are physical storefronts and sometimes items have sold out without being updated on the site. If you order from a non-SAHRA storefront try not to be too excited until it ships. Once they locate the item they'll send you a bill.

What if you want them to ship it all at the same time? Do you have a few days to lump in items together and then ship em all together?

Also, I dont see what you are talking about on the left to pick Sahra. Can you show a screenshot? Looking forward to seeing if I could get an MP Starsabre for a good price.

On my computer I scrolled down and saw other options besides Sahra. Some of the cheaper options was for heavily damaged boxes. I assume the item is still ok? For some things I don't care about the box.