griffin
19th May 2017, 11:57 PM
In 2015 there was a small range of toys called Cyber Battalion and Cyber Commander (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Generations#.22GDO.22_Cyber_Series_f igures), produced by the "GDO" (which apparently stands for Global Development Organization - who also did the Asian exclusive Generations toys (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Generations#Asian_market_exclusives_ .28.22GDO.22.29) in 2012).
A second wave of the Cyber series toys was just released earlier this year (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=24090) (Prowl, Jetfire, Movie deco Optimus), and it looks to have re-released a number of the first wave with them.
This gives us ten different toys so far in this series (in two size classes, but much simpler engineering compared to other toys of their size)...
Cyber Commander (large size - about Leader class size)
Wave 1 - Optimus (gen1 colour), Bumblebee.
Wave 2 - Optimus (Movie colour).
Cyber Battalion (small size - about Voyager class size)
Wave 1 - Grimlock, Starscream, Megatron, Bumblebee, Optimus.
Wave 2 - Prowl, Jetfire.
This image shows all but the movie deco Optimus...
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2017/051902.jpg
Since these are released in limited markets (usually a couple of Asian countries and a few South American countries), they have at times been hard to obtain, or only been found at one or two sources. Their rarity in Western markets (like America and the UK) makes them appealing to some collectors, but in turn, their simplicity puts off others who would normally seek out rarities or unusual toys like these.
Anyways, with the second wave currently being released in Asia, what sort of interest would there be by collectors here, if Hasbro Australia was able to release them to our major retailers?
So the poll question is, if all 10 were released here, are you likely to...
- buy most or all, even if they are priced like Voyagers and Leaders.
- buy most or all, but only if cheaper than the equivalent size class.
- buy one or two, no matter the price.
- buy one or two, if they are cheap or on sale.
- not buy any (not interested in these at all).
Hopefully, if we did get them here, and they do well enough, Australia could become a regular home for future GDO toys (and future Asia exclusive toys).
Post your opinions here as well, like how much you think these size classes should be priced here (be reasonable), and if you'd prefer to see these at most retailers, or just as a store exclusive to one retailer, so that it doesn't flood the market too much with a fifth Transformers "toyline" (alongside RID, Generations, Movie line, and Rescue Bots).
I think that a retail price here has to make sense though, as they might be simpler toys, but they are the larger size classes (Voyager & almost Leader size), and Transformers products generally get priced according to size/mass, over complexity or simple gimmicks.
A second wave of the Cyber series toys was just released earlier this year (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=24090) (Prowl, Jetfire, Movie deco Optimus), and it looks to have re-released a number of the first wave with them.
This gives us ten different toys so far in this series (in two size classes, but much simpler engineering compared to other toys of their size)...
Cyber Commander (large size - about Leader class size)
Wave 1 - Optimus (gen1 colour), Bumblebee.
Wave 2 - Optimus (Movie colour).
Cyber Battalion (small size - about Voyager class size)
Wave 1 - Grimlock, Starscream, Megatron, Bumblebee, Optimus.
Wave 2 - Prowl, Jetfire.
This image shows all but the movie deco Optimus...
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2017/051902.jpg
Since these are released in limited markets (usually a couple of Asian countries and a few South American countries), they have at times been hard to obtain, or only been found at one or two sources. Their rarity in Western markets (like America and the UK) makes them appealing to some collectors, but in turn, their simplicity puts off others who would normally seek out rarities or unusual toys like these.
Anyways, with the second wave currently being released in Asia, what sort of interest would there be by collectors here, if Hasbro Australia was able to release them to our major retailers?
So the poll question is, if all 10 were released here, are you likely to...
- buy most or all, even if they are priced like Voyagers and Leaders.
- buy most or all, but only if cheaper than the equivalent size class.
- buy one or two, no matter the price.
- buy one or two, if they are cheap or on sale.
- not buy any (not interested in these at all).
Hopefully, if we did get them here, and they do well enough, Australia could become a regular home for future GDO toys (and future Asia exclusive toys).
Post your opinions here as well, like how much you think these size classes should be priced here (be reasonable), and if you'd prefer to see these at most retailers, or just as a store exclusive to one retailer, so that it doesn't flood the market too much with a fifth Transformers "toyline" (alongside RID, Generations, Movie line, and Rescue Bots).
I think that a retail price here has to make sense though, as they might be simpler toys, but they are the larger size classes (Voyager & almost Leader size), and Transformers products generally get priced according to size/mass, over complexity or simple gimmicks.