The Struggle is REAL
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 12:22 pm
Hey fans, I thought of startign thsi thread to speak of our current inner debates on what toys to get and the inricacies of having it fit either a budget, or a collection constraint or simply wanting somethign that we arent really sure we need or will still like once we have it in hand.
My current struggle is with the Japanese imports and trying to save money depending on the retailer. I know I am getting MP Cheetor, for sure and depending the price, I will probably get the E-Hobby Bat Optimus Primal. I am also interested in Legends Super Ginrai and Brainstorm but here is the deal:
The cheapest Bat Optimus Primal will be avalable at HLJ (who locally distribute E-hobby exclusives) so its from them I will be getting it. They also have cheetor, ginrai and brainstorm, but those 3 are all much cheaper (by 10$ at least) at Anime export. But combining shipping lowers the shipping cost up to a certain weight (of which I am still not sure of).
And the price at Anime Export for Ginrai isnt that bad though still pricier than PMOP (especially when actoring shipping) but you do get more out of it. However PMOP might get god bomber to combine with him, and same with Super Ginrai. But which will look better then? If Hasbro's looks fine, then I dont mind going the Hasbro route, it would be less costly. But I cant wait to see what it will look like because by then, Super Ginrai might be sold out and I would hate to pay the higher cost of dealing wtih the secondary market.
As for Brainstorm, I dont know if the Walgreens exclusive will get to Canada (through a different retailer). I could get the Takara one, but he costs more due to coming with an extra accessory (along with shipping and all that). I like how different th takara one looks to the generations voyager which would make me feel like I really have very different versions of the same character, but then again I find he looks better with a faceplate than with a mouth.
Am I the only one who over thinks things like this? Let me know what your current struggles are.
My current struggle is with the Japanese imports and trying to save money depending on the retailer. I know I am getting MP Cheetor, for sure and depending the price, I will probably get the E-Hobby Bat Optimus Primal. I am also interested in Legends Super Ginrai and Brainstorm but here is the deal:
The cheapest Bat Optimus Primal will be avalable at HLJ (who locally distribute E-hobby exclusives) so its from them I will be getting it. They also have cheetor, ginrai and brainstorm, but those 3 are all much cheaper (by 10$ at least) at Anime export. But combining shipping lowers the shipping cost up to a certain weight (of which I am still not sure of).
And the price at Anime Export for Ginrai isnt that bad though still pricier than PMOP (especially when actoring shipping) but you do get more out of it. However PMOP might get god bomber to combine with him, and same with Super Ginrai. But which will look better then? If Hasbro's looks fine, then I dont mind going the Hasbro route, it would be less costly. But I cant wait to see what it will look like because by then, Super Ginrai might be sold out and I would hate to pay the higher cost of dealing wtih the secondary market.
As for Brainstorm, I dont know if the Walgreens exclusive will get to Canada (through a different retailer). I could get the Takara one, but he costs more due to coming with an extra accessory (along with shipping and all that). I like how different th takara one looks to the generations voyager which would make me feel like I really have very different versions of the same character, but then again I find he looks better with a faceplate than with a mouth.
Am I the only one who over thinks things like this? Let me know what your current struggles are.