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by **Glitcher** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:30 pm

Tell me this price isn't for real. o_O

Wow! I had a feeling the Classics would eventually raise in value, but not by this much and this soon. Does this mean we'll see prices for them everywhere skyrocketing in the next few years when they're out of production?

by **ThunderZap** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:32 pm

with a price like that, i think i will wait for reissue

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:37 pm

No, what this means is that more idiots from around the world who have no idea of the real value of individual figures will start buying more product cheap in hopes of selling it for such inflated prices as that to become rich quick.

Instead, what will happen is these idiots will sit on a large inventory of figures with no one willing to buy their product for that price.

Slowly, sellers will lower their prices until they find a medium where they can justify keeping a certain price knowing that consumers and collectors will be willing to pay.

So the longer the consumers and collectors hold out from buying from such people, the lower the prices will become.

In the meantime, the seller given in example will have to have a Starscream figure he obviously does not want for himself, take up space in his inventory until he either lowers the price or a fool with money buys it.

Chances are, neither of those will happen, but I can remain satisfied knowing that he is trying to pawn off a rather common figure from a couple months ago rather than a rare figure where other people would actually contemplate buying it for that price.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:38 pm

why so much?! you can find the way better mp ss for nearly half the price.

by **MegatronBomb** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:03 pm

I need Starscream to complete my classics (excluding botcon figures) but ill wait till they are reasonably priced, after all there was alot produced

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:05 pm

And tell me who would honestly be surprised if there was not an even bigger moron who actually pays that much for the figure???

by **schizophrenica** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:07 pm

I'd rather not have a classics ss than get him for taht price..

by **zemper** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:22 pm

this guy is just a seller who just wants to capitalize on the TFTM hype.but that's waaay too overblown, unless he is selling a MP version and forgot to change the pic. but come to think of it, if he sold a BC TC at that price... :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:28 pm

Why pay nearly 100 dollars when some searching in Wal-Mart is all you need? :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **No Death for Prowl** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:57 pm

Looking at this Amazon price makes me feel even better about finding a random Classic Starscream at a K-Mart a few months ago during the small wave of Classics restocks during the Movie line drought.

And while this Starscream is very good, I wouldn't spend more than, say, $20 on him.

And yes, there are a few "sellers"(in quotes since I doubt that they actually sell anything) on Amazon who should really be ashamed. I've seen ridiculous prices like $110 for a Cybertron deluxe figure that isn't all that hard to find as it is.

by **Decatron** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:40 pm

yikes. poor suckers. ;;)

by **Battlewagon** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:47 pm

toy dealers who sell thru amazon always have idiotically high prices.

by **DoubleOScorpio** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:49 pm

The best part about this is that you can pre-order the Takara version (which will hopefully have better paint apps) for $25 from BBTS.

If you are still looking for Classics SS (or Megs or Prime or...), that's the way to go, me thinks.

News Credits: 3 · by **Collector Maximus** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:50 pm

And don't forget Takara is going to release at least 4 of the classics figures also, including Starscream. And that one will cost significantly less than this listing and will bring prices down on the secondary market

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:34 am

No Death for Prowl wrote:Looking at this Amazon price makes me feel even better about finding a random Classic Starscream at a K-Mart a few months ago during the small wave of Classics restocks during the Movie line drought.

And while this Starscream is very good, I wouldn't spend more than, say, $20 on him.

And yes, there are a few "sellers"(in quotes since I doubt that they actually sell anything) on Amazon who should really be ashamed. I've seen ridiculous prices like $110 for a Cybertron deluxe figure that isn't all that hard to find as it is.

im curious to know, which cybertron figure was it? cybertron was a great line, but there was no deluxe figure worthy of that price tag.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:16 am

Man, am I ever glad I bought the classics line in the store when they were new. :shock:

by **5kywarp** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:25 pm

I tend to find Amazon sellers jack their prices up if they know they have the last of a particular item on Amazon.

News Credits: 1 · by **No Death for Prowl** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:27 pm

tom brokaw wrote:
No Death for Prowl wrote:Looking at this Amazon price makes me feel even better about finding a random Classic Starscream at a K-Mart a few months ago during the small wave of Classics restocks during the Movie line drought.

And while this Starscream is very good, I wouldn't spend more than, say, $20 on him.

And yes, there are a few "sellers"(in quotes since I doubt that they actually sell anything) on Amazon who should really be ashamed. I've seen ridiculous prices like $110 for a Cybertron deluxe figure that isn't all that hard to find as it is.

im curious to know, which cybertron figure was it? cybertron was a great line, but there was no deluxe figure worthy of that price tag.

Mr. Brokaw,

I was referring to the seller hotwheelskingdom on Amazon; if you check out Cybertron Soundwave, that seller is asking a paltry $159.99 (plus another $5 for shipping). I've noticed similar prices on other TF figures that retailed at the deluxe level and still are readily available.

Why bother even going through that charade since nobody will take you seriously?

News Credits: 1 · by **Cascadia** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:36 pm

that is nuts...I would not pay that much.

by **MUGENDC5** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:38 pm

WOW!!! I did see this yesterday when I was browsing through Amazon. Thats just plain nuts!!! :shock:

I hope know one in this board bought this. ;)^

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:56 pm

Probably Smokescreen or similar.

Really funny considering SS is still findable here.

by **Maniac23** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:58 pm

I have been seeing this kind of pricing on amazon.co.uk, even respectable retailers such as Toyzandgamez.com (who sell on amazon) jack up the prices of their Transformers at the tail end of their book stock. For example on their website they had Masterpiece Starscream at £72.99 but yet on amazon they charged £86.99.

There's one retailer called Toy-Town that has absurd prices for Transformers.....£65 for Alternator Grimlock, £80 for Leader Class Brawl and even upwards of £50 for some deluxe Classics figures. I used to buy quite a lot of my Transformers through amazon but not now after seeing these sickening attempts at screwing consumers over......£80 ($160) for Cybertron Megatron? when i could get the Galaxy Force version for half that from Xybertoys.

Some new examples are the movie double pack of Prime and Bumblebee £72.99 ($150 basically) Barricade and bumblebee £52.99....it gets worse.

News Credits: 2 · by **Galaxy_Convoy** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:06 pm

No Death for Prowl wrote:
tom brokaw wrote:
No Death for Prowl wrote:Looking at this Amazon price makes me feel even better about finding a random Classic Starscream at a K-Mart a few months ago during the small wave of Classics restocks during the Movie line drought.

And while this Starscream is very good, I wouldn't spend more than, say, $20 on him.

And yes, there are a few "sellers"(in quotes since I doubt that they actually sell anything) on Amazon who should really be ashamed. I've seen ridiculous prices like $110 for a Cybertron deluxe figure that isn't all that hard to find as it is.

im curious to know, which cybertron figure was it? cybertron was a great line, but there was no deluxe figure worthy of that price tag.

Mr. Brokaw,

I was referring to the seller hotwheelskingdom on Amazon; if you check out Cybertron Soundwave, that seller is asking a paltry $159.99 (plus another $5 for shipping). I've noticed similar prices on other TF figures that retailed at the deluxe level and still are readily available.

Why bother even going through that charade since nobody will take you seriously?

Thats hilarious. $160 for Cyb. Soundwave? I mean, I just saw one of those two days ago at a bulk stock store for $20. Those poor buggers who actually pay those astronomical prices.