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-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus is way too small, and unpainted. All these molded details, wasted.

But if I find it on sale, that would be a nice repaint project.

Funny how you are waiting for a sale while the market price for this guy is more than double. Primal is even worse. Very surprised by all this.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus is way too small, and unpainted. All these molded details, wasted.

But if I find it on sale, that would be a nice repaint project.

Funny how you are waiting for a sale while the market price for this guy is more than double. Primal is even worse. Very surprised by all this.

I'm not.
It's the "early bird scalper" syndrome as usual.
Sooner or later, those will be all over the place like a Plague of Egypt.

I'll wait.

Yeah and Prime is even repacked in wave 2. I didn't think this early bird thing would affect the main line.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

kurthy wrote:Worried about the rubber bands breaking down.

Worry in Vintage GI Joe, Masters of the Universe, and so many others.

The band on these toys is not rubber

What is it then, bubble gum?

Anyway, based on all the rubber bands I used in my life, sooner or later those things "dry out" and snap.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

kurthy wrote:Worried about the rubber bands breaking down.

Worry in Vintage GI Joe, Masters of the Universe, and so many others.

The band on these toys is not rubber

What is it then, bubble gum?

Anyway, based on all the rubber bands I used in my life, sooner or later those things "dry out" and snap.

I haven't touched these but I would imagine just soft plastic or maybe nylon like those clear bands.

Emerje

I personally have come around on that Prime. I still think he either needed more paint or $6 taken off the price point, but he has proven to be a very fun figure. I like it, and i am enjoying it quite a bit.

This article is more to shed light on a fact that many people in the west may not know about. As many americans are aware, global distribution will cause local shortages and imbalances in supply and demand. We saw that with Cosmos, where the UK got an ample supply while the rest of the world did not and with Galaxy Shuttle, where Canada got a very healthy supply. But, a Yoda would say, there is another, right now. And it's the voyager class figures from the Rise of the Beasts line, the toyline aimed towards kids which many fans have chosen to ignore.
Of course, not all collectors, and that's where the heat is coming from. Unlike the Rise of the Beasts figures released in the Studio Series line, the mainline toys are not widely available in online collector shops across the world, and not all are on various national Amazon sites either. So, believe it or not, that voyager Optimus and Optimus Primal you may see in your local Walmart are highly coveted, since there is no way but through brick and mortar retail to get them. And we all know how that type of distribution can turn out.
Due to this, both are selling for over MSRP online right now, with Optimus Primal selling for double his price due to being shortpacked. These were both toys which fans laughed out of the room due to lackluster paint jobs and poor sizes. As valid as those points may be, this comes to show that you never know how lucky you may be to have a toy available and you never know what can become a hot commodity in this hobby.

You can see some sold e-bay listings here and in the image below.

I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.

There's a couple of those Optimus Primals in a walmart near my realm right now. Still not interested .