Eh, How was he supposed to know? :D
Reminds me of that original G1 Stepper going for extremely high dollars just a little while before the reissue was announced... :rolleyes:
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Eh, How was he supposed to know? :D
Reminds me of that original G1 Stepper going for extremely high dollars just a little while before the reissue was announced... :rolleyes:
If I was him, I would've retracted my bid over the last few days. Oh well, no wonder the yanks are having a financial crisis. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pulse
And geez, I never knew Stepper was -that- in demand. You literally couldn't even sell him these days and the only reason I have the re-issue in my collection is I'm weak and like the Takara TFC packaging. :o
The Stepper Pulse refers to was on eBay Australia (in USD) about 2001. A seller in Melbourne got over $US900 for it. This was back when the exchange rate was hovering around 50c. Long before Stepper - or Jazz - was reissued.
The buyer would have had a few years to enjoy it before the reissue (and Ricochet) came along...
am interested in black megs :)
count me in on a group order
Price for the original Sunstorm will surely go down. But maybe not total bad news for those collectors who collect the different package versions. My guess is they'll be releasing the new ones in new packaging.
In an unrelated conversation with Overdrive, they asked if we were interested in Megs. I mentioned our laws.
So, it looks like Overdrive is more than happy to help, and after our last experience, I highly recommend them.
I'm not interested in either of these products, so won't be managing or even participating. PM me if you need Overdrive's details.
Rk has this up for pre-orders:
1) Encore Reissue Exclusive Black Megatron, US$79.9.
Link Here
2) Encore Reissue Exclusive Sunstorm, US$59.9.
Link Here
Both Feb 2009 arrival.
Unsure as to what difference does Black Megs have with Encore 02, so I might pass on that, plus OZ customs probably won't let it through anyway. Sunstorm looks a bit too orange? Or is it usually that colour? I'm not sure cause I don't have any Sunstorm figures. :p But I'll still get it anyway...:D
Sunstorm is actually more orange than yellow.
These were taken with flash, so the colour should be accurate.
http://inlinethumb40.webshots.com/42...500x500Q85.jpg
He's a kind of amber IMO.
RK has preorders up for Sunstorm
http://www.robotkingdom.com/services...y&II=TFECRSUNS
and for Black Megatron
http://www.robotkingdom.com/services...us&CatID=41_89
Hi Mods, sorry I didn't realise Kyle already started a thread for this, can mods please merge with Kyle's thread? Thanks
Actually, I've been wondering, are these really encore? What are they really? There is no encore number for them is there?
I think these are e-Hobby reissues (ie: reissues of an e-Hobby issue, which was a reissue in the first place)
Sunstorm wasn't originally a reissue. It was a repaint of reissue Thundercracker, but not an actual reissue since the character or toy never existed in the first place. A lot of other e-Hobby toys are reissues of Diaclone or Microman toys, rebadged as Transformers and given new identities and expanding the G1 universe. But toys like Sunstorm, Gadep etc. aren't reissues.
Black Megatron is a reissue of a Microman toy (MC12 GunRobo Black Type) though.
http://www.microforever.com/images/MC12Gun3.jpghttp://www.microforever.com/images/MC12Gun2.jpg
+ 1 for me for Sunstorm :)
mei...can you try asking for the Sunstorm quote per piece and shipping cost individually and/or combined since you have their contacts already?Quote:
Originally Posted by JuzMel
At the current exchange rate Black Megs is close to $150AUD shipped :(
Sunstorm is bright orange. h_d's pic is on the money.
It's not like we'd be able to get it into NSW anyway... :rolleyes:
Unless you had some friends in SA... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pulse
Done :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JuzMel
That's about the same as it would have been last time around. The exchange rates in the last year have been unusually _good_ for importers like us, don't forget that. Yes, I know it sucks..Quote:
Originally Posted by gamblor916
you'd be able to get Sunstorm at least. Don't see what's the big deal with Black megs anyway. (had 2 back in the day and sold them off cos i decided i didn't really like it anyway) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pulse
Does the Megatron Club certificate allow members to import Black G1 Megatron?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pulse
Just asking for others, I don't really want it either. ;)
Wasn't Black Megs released before 9/11? Didn't 9/11 lead to stricter gun laws? (or was Port Arthur the catalyst for that?)Quote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
The permit allows for collecting replica firearms as part of a "MEGATRON TRANSFORMERS" collection. Which would mean the answer should be, "yes", although it hasn't been tested as such.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
You're thinking of air travel safety, methinks. Howard went after the guns after Port Arthur, you're right about that bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pulse
It's to do with the tightening of replica gun laws early last year just before the release of MP-5.Quote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...2-1702,00.html
Two primary reasons:
1. Replicas being modified into actual working firearms. (Mainly airsoft type guns).
2. An increase in the use of replica pistols in hold-ups and causing intimidation.
Given that Black Megatron is the correct size and the actual color of a real Walther P-35 it could prove more difficult to obtain than Masterpiece MP-5 Megtron.
Cool, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirge
I believe it's actually slightly smaller - but it's pretty close. At a glance - and and at the business end of the barrel - you wouldn't notice the difference. The laws are designed to make sure that people don't end up in that situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
Yeah, Australian Customs only really started blitzing Megatron toys from last year. It wasn't so much a change to legislation - after all, I remember the original 1984 Megatron toy being recalled from shelves as it was illegal back then too. But before last year it was relatively much easier to import Megatrons.