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giantrobotlover8806 wrote:

TulioDude wrote:

giantrobotlover8806 wrote:and whats so special about the Pepsi Edition Optimus Prime?

He is awesome.

but what makes the Pepsi Optimus Prime different from the standard, normal Optimus Prime? other than besides the Pepsi logo?

Well... Nothing.

For me it would be G1 Fortress Maximus. I wish they would reissue him like they have Unicron and Primus...

So I take it Metrotitan isn't as rare as I thought...

iaconportland wrote:For me it would be G1 Fortress Maximus. I wish they would reissue him like they have Unicron and Primus...

personall I don't think fort max is rare. you can literraly find fort max on ebay from time to time in all sort of different conditions.

Any Lucky Draws...... specifically Unicron.

giantrobotlover8806 wrote:you are welcome to mention any very rare and coveted, expensive Transformers items, products.

does it have to be an official Hasbro/Takara product ?

deathy wrote:

iaconportland wrote:For me it would be G1 Fortress Maximus. I wish they would reissue him like they have Unicron and Primus...

personall I don't think fort max is rare. you can literraly find fort max on ebay from time to time in all sort of different conditions.

Yeah, I see your point. I was thinking more valuable to me than rare. I just remember loving that thing to death (quite literally, I played with it so much I think I killed it). If they ever re-issued him I'd probably start dealing drugs or whoring myself out to get the money for it...

Blurrz wrote:Any Lucky Draws...... specifically Unicron.

Was thinking the same, didn't they only make 10 of that figure?



Or maybe the G2 Stunticons or Protectobots.

I think G2 Stunticons (and G2 Protectobots) might just trump Shining Unicron.
Yes, only 10 Shining Unicrons were made, but at least they were let loose in the world, while (except for G2 Breakdown) the G2 Stunticons and Protectobots were never even released; only a couple (reputedly 6?) have ever been made, and hardly any have ever been seen 'in the wild'.

bdougwrx wrote:
Was thinking the same, didn't they only make 10 of that figure?



Or maybe the G2 Stunticons or Protectobots.

Only 10 made. Could've purchased it for about 10 grand.

human alliance mudflap. not expensive but extremely reare in retail

trence5 wrote:

giantrobotlover8806 wrote:you are welcome to mention any very rare and coveted, expensive Transformers items, products.

does it have to be an official Hasbro/Takara product ?

I would prefer if it was that, but you can mention other items as well

I found one REALLY rare one while browsing TF wiki

Only 2 were hand-crafted by the hasbro TF team.
(Yes the winner got BOTH)




Looks flipping awesome! The whole thing is vacuumed-chrome. But like TF wiki says "Unless you are James you will never own one" \

Presented to James for winning some sort of TF video montage competitive thing.

gavinfuzzy wrote:I found one REALLY rare one while browsing TF wiki

Only 2 were hand-crafted by the hasbro TF team.
(Yes the winner got BOTH)




Looks flipping awesome! The whole thing is vacuumed-chrome. But like TF wiki says "Unless you are James you will never own one" \

Presented to James for winning some sort of TF video montage competitive thing.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I THINK JAMES CAN STICK HIS CHROMEFLAKFEST?

Blurrz wrote:Any Lucky Draws...... specifically Unicron.

I'm not sure why, but I really like that paint scheme on Unicron.

RhA wrote:

gavinfuzzy wrote:I found one REALLY rare one while browsing TF wiki

Only 2 were hand-crafted by the hasbro TF team.
(Yes the winner got BOTH)




Looks flipping awesome! The whole thing is vacuumed-chrome. But like TF wiki says "Unless you are James you will never own one" \

Presented to James for winning some sort of TF video montage competitive thing.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I THINK JAMES CAN STICK HIS CHROMEFLAKFEST?

that think looks leaps & bounds awesome. wish I had one.

Like Blurzz said, Lucky Draw stuff is murder...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Lucky-Draw-Gold-Optimus-Prime-Twin-Blaster-/250845244178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a678aab12

Marcdachamp wrote:

Blurrz wrote:Any Lucky Draws...... specifically Unicron.

I'm not sure why, but I really like that paint scheme on Unicron.

Maybe, but he seems to have a large black wart on his right leg.

They should've removed the light up gimmick and cast his right hand in light grey as well.
He looks like he punched through a quintesson and has his hand covered with their green vital fluids.

fenrir72 wrote: Return of Convoy, Zone and Operation Combination figures are also HTF.

Some of these toy lines you mentioned had figures that got re-issues,thus the originals went down in secondary market asking price.

the Return of convoy Starconvoy original 1991 toy no longer commands the huge asking price it once did. as soon as the takara starconvoy reissue came out with the silver colored trailer. the original went major down in price.

The operation combination micromaster combiners teams of 6 members per team no longer have the high asking price it once dd. to make matters worse both hasbro & takara re-issued these micromasters 6-team combiners. so the originals went down in secondary market value.

The 1989 TF victory landcross combiner got a reissue. thus the original no longer gets the huge high commanding secondary price it once did.

I'm not entirely sure how the 1992 operation combinations bruticus is still holding up on the secondary maket. this 1985 bruticus combiner saw the most re-re-re-re-re-re--re-release. I'd imagine all this 20+ re-releases had it's toll on making the operation combination 1992 bruticus toy worth less on the secondary market.

Tidalwavex wrote:I'm not entirely sure how the 1992 operation combinations bruticus is still holding up on the secondary maket. this 1985 bruticus combiner saw the most re-re-re-re-re-re--re-release. I'd imagine all this 20+ re-releases had it's toll on making the operation combination 1992 bruticus toy worth less on the secondary market.

Battle Gaia? He's still commanding top dollar amounts. It's the exclusivity combined with the small target group that does it.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Tidalwavex wrote:I'm not entirely sure how the 1992 operation combinations bruticus is still holding up on the secondary maket. this 1985 bruticus combiner saw the most re-re-re-re-re-re--re-release. I'd imagine all this 20+ re-releases had it's toll on making the operation combination 1992 bruticus toy worth less on the secondary market.

Battle Gaia? He's still commanding top dollar amounts. It's the exclusivity combined with the small target group that does it.

I actually bought Battle gaia from a import toy show in new jersey. I later sold it over a decade ago. the toy had really shinny stickers.

gavinfuzzy wrote:I found one REALLY rare one while browsing TF wiki

Only 2 were hand-crafted by the hasbro TF team.
(Yes the winner got BOTH)




Looks flipping awesome! The whole thing is vacuumed-chrome. But like TF wiki says "Unless you are James you will never own one" \

Presented to James for winning some sort of TF video montage competitive thing.

My first name is James,where do I get one from for free?

OMG,That thing looks so awesome,the chrome metalic vaumized paint brings that toy to a new level of epic awesomeness.

I'm in the minority & I actually think the 2007 leader sized optimus prime toy is leaps & bounds better than the ROTF Leader sized optimus prime toy mold.

there are so many limited ed. figs and lucky draw crap and then there are the tfs, like the ones that suffer from gold plastic syndrome, that are simply coveted if and because they aren't broken yet and because they are cool anyway- like black zarak.

what i have noticed is that each line of tfs has its hardcore fans and each of those said lines has coveted figures

for example:

bw: shokaract, antagony

g1/80s(u.s.): fortmax,scorponok, pepsi prime

g1/80s(aisa): LOTS- grand max, black zarak, raiden, etc

basically it depends on where your interests lie because ill bet an antagony in perfect condition might rival the price of a complete fortmax (out of box). Because the value of fortmax among g1 lovers is roughly equal to the love of antagony among bw lovers. elasticity of demand, look it up, i tried it on myself and determined my elasticity of demand for "ultimate optimus prime" was "very elastic" lol although i already new that in qualitative terms....

also, i think ANY third party figure/accessory, especially the well- established or high quality brands, such as fansproject or the tfc not-contructicons, are consistently some of the most valuable relative to their original price. i mean what did the classics cliffjumper kit originally cost? $20? now its freegin $200+ in only avg condition if you can even find it. look at defender, city commander.... it'll happen with most of them eventually.

Tidalwavex wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Tidalwavex wrote:I'm not entirely sure how the 1992 operation combinations bruticus is still holding up on the secondary maket. this 1985 bruticus combiner saw the most re-re-re-re-re-re--re-release. I'd imagine all this 20+ re-releases had it's toll on making the operation combination 1992 bruticus toy worth less on the secondary market.

Battle Gaia? He's still commanding top dollar amounts. It's the exclusivity combined with the small target group that does it.

I actually bought Battle gaia from a import toy show in new jersey. I later sold it over a decade ago. the toy had really shinny stickers.

Let me tell you this: you'll always have the sticker problem when dealing with vintage unapplied toys, as the adhesive will not last over the course of decades. I've had it with Sky Garry and GaoGaiGar's Big Volfogg.