Walmart G1 Astrotrain Reissue Found in US for $50

Emerje wrote:Boooo! Would have possibly spent full price on sight if Astrotrain was in prototype/cartoon/box art colors, but as a standard reissue I can wait for the better price. Hopefully they bring back the mini cars so we'll have something else to look for.

Emerje

His price is a 75% mark up from the original, accounting for inflation. The gap in original value/production cost and new pricing gets larger as these reissues go on. It's getting a bit absurd.

Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

That one was in the Japanese black-and-white colors deco.

Makes Siege astrotrain look worth the money o.o

Pretty sure I got the TF collection and the commemorative versions but either way it's nice to have another US store exclusive that I don't want or need to pay stupid money for.

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

Before saying no, please check the facts.

Sometimes it's hard to tell, I had the 04/05; commemorative series Astrotrain, and I could have sworn it was the same colors as the original toy.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

That one was in the Japanese black-and-white colors deco.

Well pluck my hairs out and call me baldy! I never noticed that the commemorative edition was black and white while the original is white and purple. I always thought they were the same.

ScottyP wrote:^ It made that release a fun novelty. Couple that with its de facto KB exclusive status with the vaporware CE Sideswipe, meaning it was never more than $25 2005 dollars, that made for a fun time.

Sideswipe was the KB exclusive, I got mine from a KB Toys Liquidator store and never saw them at regular stores. Astrotrain was a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive, though I could have sworn I saw him at TRU, but I guess my memory is off.

Emerje

I'm okay with paying the higher price, as long as it means that they will still be making Transformers. The more money they bring in, the longer the toyline will exist - which in my books is a great thing

FYI, for anyone using Brickseek, the Astrotrain UPC is: 630509894437 / SKU: 327496966

cruizerdave wrote:You'd think Walmart and Hasbro would catch on after every year having to mark these down and sell them on clearance.

Just means they sell enough at full price so that anything they sell on clearance is pure profit. These do tend to sell out initial stock pretty quickly with only restock going on clearance in most cases. These probably don't cost much to make, the molds are already made and the packaging isn't that expensive so I'm sure they're making money off them despite how it looks on the surface.

Would be nice if they remembered they had established a lower price point with Hot Rod.

Emerje

youch, that price point hurts.

I want him, but not $50 want. Ugh, 2 $50 Astrotrains in a short time too