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I am trying to learn about the transformers re-issues. I have seen auctions for dinobot swoop and Ratbat + Frenzy. These look like american releases. Are they? Where can I get the most uptodate info on re-issues including takara ones?
Are they doing another starscream, prime, megatron? I want some I never got as well as seconds of a couple I do have for display purposes.



Please someone point me in the right direction.

I am Very Sure What you are looking at are knock-offs. Go To Amazon, or Bigbadtoystore, or even HLJ, for Re-issues.

Those are Chinese knockoffs, the general rule of thumb is that if it is in an American G1 box with no Japanese writing on it and it is advertised as a reissue, it is fake, unless in the Toys R US version boxes (which look totally different).

If you want to get reissues, search on ebay using the term "TRU Reissue", or you can buy some just released reissues from Japan, like OPtimus, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave from mos specialty on-line tostores like imageanime.com or bigbadtoystore.co. They are called the "Encore Series".

Here is also a link to a discussion on knock-offs:
http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... ?t=57&sid=

But this looks so good!:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=016

qz33 wrote:But this looks so good!:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=016

you can always just guy them for display only. if you open them, youll be dissapointed.

qz33 wrote:But this looks so good!:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=016

Look at this too. Makes me wonder if the guys selling these know any better.
http://search-completed.ebay.com/search ... age=search

qz33 wrote:But this looks so good!:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=016

If you dont mind having ko's then go for it. Its my understanding that the cassettes didnt have many quality control issues(any?)

I cant say i've heard the same for the swoop ko however.

ahh,
that seller is a piece of **** that sells knock offs.
never buy from that guy
ever. toysarena i think is his stores name

Does anyone know if the encore optimus prime has the long or short smokestacks?

encore has the long, reissue has the short