New Images of Transformers Masterpiece MP-44 Optimus Prime 3.0 from Wonder Festival 2019 Winter

The more i see of him the more i like him. Hopefully we will also get an Ironhide/Ratchet version 2.0, the current mold looks horrible. They are just too lanky and the panels on the waist plus the back - it all just looks like a mess.

The more I see of him the less I want him. I am VERY happy with my MP-10.

I'm sort of waiting for it to go on sale and then consider picking it up. I do like it, but that price is terrible.

Rodimus Knight wrote:I'm sort of waiting for it to go on sale and then consider picking it up. I do like it, but that price is terrible.

MPs go on sale routinely? I doubt this guy will be able to get for cheaper than the $320 you can get him for right now on Amazon Japan.

PadForce wrote:Yeah obv sale would be ideal.

I assume it wont reach sale in the UK..

If by sale you mean "being sold in the UK" your best bet is import sites as Tru was the only one to sell Masterpieces. If you mean reduced prices...good luck with that... Will is right, amazon jp is the best option here.

PadForce wrote:The more niche masterpieces (typically repaints) do tend to end up on sale. I guess price for MP 44 will mean lower stock will be reserved by the importers and it is less likely to go on sale. Never know though, might be surprised if people decide against shelling out so much £££ for a new version of a done to death character.

Yeah, you'd think, but so far there is only evidence against it. People are still calling foul for a $50 Optimus G1 cab and yet at the same time people are trying to find one. Same with all those G1 bees sold on e-bay for $20. There was diselief at the price of MP Megatron and MP BW Dinobot followed by both toys selling out Dinobot selling for a freakish amount on the secondary market. And what about Siege Shockwave who is being atacked with torches and pitchforks for being a leader price? That toy is hard to find too since a bunch of fans nabbed him. And now we have Optimus Prime, the main character of the franchise, if only a small bit of fans who know him want him that will still be a bunch of sales.

If those expensive statues have a market, then a $400 fully transforming toy does too.

william-james88 wrote:

PadForce wrote:The more niche masterpieces (typically repaints) do tend to end up on sale. I guess price for MP 44 will mean lower stock will be reserved by the importers and it is less likely to go on sale. Never know though, might be surprised if people decide against shelling out so much £££ for a new version of a done to death character.

Yeah, you'd think, but so far there is only evidence against it. People are still calling foul for a $50 Optimus G1 cab and yet at the same time people are trying to find one. Same with all those G1 bees sold on e-bay for $20. There was diselief at the price of MP Megatron and MP BW Dinobot followed by both toys selling out Dinobot selling for a freakish amount on the secondary market. And what about Siege Shockwave who is being atacked with torches and pitchforks for being a leader price? That toy is hard to find too since a bunch of fans nabbed him. And now we have Optimus Prime, the main character of the franchise, if only a small bit of fans who know him want him that will still be a bunch of sales.

If those expensive statues have a market, then a $400 fully transforming toy does too.

Yes i agree.. its whh im not holding out hope of getting a discount. Ill potentially see what the importers put it on at and then see how i am feeling.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The mess of the hitch area is a lot less visible with all that blue on it

Plus it's in a place no one normally look.

Disdain for this kind of behaviour is nothing to do with being a Takara purist, and everything to do with respect for the law.

I can’t afford a Ferrari, but that doesn’t justify me stealing one!!!

It’s theft, pure and simple. It’s like buying a knock-off DVD. The price that Takara is charging is immaterial. It doesn’t matter if MP Ratbat costs $1000 or $1, if it’s a KO it’s illegal, and by owning one, you’re a party to that.

Justify it to yourself all you want, but don’t expect everyone to agree with you.

And your Jaguar example doesn’t prove anything. You’re essentially saying “someone else got away with it, so I should be able to, also.” So by your argument, does that mean I’m allowed to burgle your house, just because other burglars have occasionally gone unpunished?