Trying to complete this list by my first year of collecting Transformers.

[kaiden]

I started collecting Transformers since August of 2009, and it is my aim to complete the Takara Henkei Classics by my birthday in July.
I'm really trying to keeps cost down on this one though as I want to start collecting a few other toylines. So any help is appreciated.

C-01 Optimus Prime
C-06 Skyfire
C-15 Inferno
C-16 Dinobot
D-04 Ramjet
D-07 Cyclonus

-wanted but not necessary-

Skywarp
Thundercracker
Dirge
Thrust

[jaydisc]

eBay Seller sinne (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574719522&toolid=10001&campid=5336433113&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%2Fdorocsb2010%2 Fm.html%3F_nkw%3Dhenkei%26_sacat%3D0%26_trksid%3Dp 3911.m270.l1313%26_odkw%3Dtransformers%26_osacat%3 D0%26bkBtn%3D1), albeit a bit of a noob has the best prices on Dinobot (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574719522&toolid=10001&campid=5336433113&customid=&icep_item=250588539688&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229515&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg) AND Ironhide (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574719522&toolid=10001&campid=5336433113&customid=&icep_item=250583961902&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229515&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg), and that's even without combined shipping.

For my recent quest, I got Ironhide (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574719522&toolid=10001&campid=5336433113&customid=&icep_item=260543241894&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229515&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg), Ratchet and Minibots from Rei-jinn (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574719522&toolid=10001&campid=5336433113&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%2Frei_jinn%2Fm. html%3F_nkw%3Dhenkei%26_sacat%3D0%26_trksid%3Dp391 1.m270.l1313%26_odkw%3D%26_osacat%3D0%26bkBtn%3D1) who offered me combined shipping for 3 deluxes at US$22 which I thought was very reasonable. He has Jetfire and Inferno too, but a bit steep on Inferno.

Also, I got my Smokescreen from TF-Toys and he has a pretty decent rate for Inferno (http://www.tf-toys.com/detail.asp?catid=46567&pdtid=360545&searchKeyword=henkei&searchPageSize=10&searchPageNo=1) and his shipping was also very reasonable ($9 for one deluxe by itself)

[jaydisc]

Some more thoughts:

Prime is getting very rare and expensive. I had to pay A$65 for my recent acquisition and that was with a man on the ground running in China. There seems to only be one eBay seller with them and he's asking US$50 plus expensive shipping (>USD20). He doesn't combine or negotiate shipping either.

And as you know, Cyclonus has become quite expensive (although rumored for re-release), but the surprising one is Ramjet and how rare he's become.

I've got a Henkei Thrust for A$100, which is my cost unfortunately, but with Generations Thrust recently announced, it seems the bottom has fallen out (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400105345348&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT) of the price of that figure, so you can likely do better from someone willing to take a loss or who got it cheaper than I.

[kaiden]

yeah i was quite annoyed i missed getting the ones jgon was selling in december :/

[loophole]

have you checked out shin tokyo in the city im pretty sure they have a couple there thats on your list