Man that just goes to show, once Titans sell out (initially), their prices skyrocket. Glad I have them all
. Anyway...wow...Even for an import LG43 Dinosaurer, some places had them for as low as $120 USD at one point. (Not to mention all the Infamous Ollies $40 Hasbro Trypticons, because of the whole TRU going out of business fiasco).
While I do agree that $300 is quite a bit to pay, I don't think it's necessarily the worst toy ever. For some odd reason, i got one fairly early on, but it didn't have the hip issue, maybe it was one of the very first fixes? I don't know...
Anyway... I'm probably more lenient because I enjoy these characters. Even with all the flaws. I'd say Siege Omega Supreme is by far my favorite, with Scorponok being a close second. Trypticon is probably a distant 3rd followed by Fort Max and Metroplex. I'd say the most recent (Ark), is my least favorite, even more so than T30 Metroplex. Habro/TT get points for trying, and I actually think Mainframe is an excellent, and quite versatile deluxe figure. I probably like Mainframe more than The Ark itself.
. But the Ark just seems like either they could have done more with it, or charged less. I paid full price at Target (with a 5% discount). But for what you actually get, I would say it's worth more in the $100-$120 USD range, certainly not $170.