Masterpiece Convoy 3.0 Revealed

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Originally Posted by Raider

I know one of them and I think it is very believable. Yes the price tag is high but there are a lot of us who are going to prioritise this over other purchases we may have made instead.

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Scott Dwyer of Premium Collectables don't count. :p

I'd better hop off the fence then. I was just getting use to those cast iron pointy tips up my toosh.

Ehobbybaseshop (Hong Kong) has just listed it for $358 USD.


http://ehobbybaseshop.com/index.php?...VCKp2CNPOJFg7Q

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

$600 is already steep for us adults with full time jobs and disposable incomes. If I were a student then this would be absolutely out of my league. It's why I initially skipped Car Robot Brave Maximus, but the Korean version was available when I started working so I got that one; and Brave Max is half the price of MP Convoy Mk 3! :eek: Seriously... the cost of this toy alone is equivalent to my average yearly expenditure on Transformers toys.

Anyway, there are 2 options I can think of for the more budget conscious:
* Pre-order now to get the early bird discount and use one of those services that allow you to pre-order first and then pay back in installments without a fee (Oxipay?). <-- recommend this if you have FOMO
* Wait until the toy is released and see if there are any sales if this toy shelfwarms. <-- recommend this if you accept the fact that you might miss out

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I am fortunately a student living at home, so although I would like to save, I can put more than usual on hobbies and objects of leisure, at least for now.

Or wait for the Hasbro release.

I know I won't. .. but, it's still an option.

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Originally Posted by Bidoofdude

I am fortunately a student living at home, so although I would like to save, I can put more than usual on hobbies and objects of leisure, at least for now.

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So were we all once. :) I would absolutely be skipping this toy if I were in your shoes.

Also, I know this doesn't apply to everyone, but for those who are currently in Japan or have access to a Japanese postal address, Amazon JP has this toy on preorder for just over $400

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

So were we all once. :) I would absolutely be skipping this toy if I were in your shoes.

Also, I know this doesn't apply to everyone, but for those who are currently in Japan or have access to a Japanese postal address, Amazon JP has this toy on preorder for just over $400

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At today’s conversion rate that actually comes out at $448. Decent, but still too high

Well, I can afford him and I want him. But do I really want to support such high prices for MPs?

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Originally Posted by Trent

At today’s conversion rate that actually comes out at $448. Decent, but still too high

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Yeh and if they allowed shipping to Australia it would be great since they only 1,200¥ shipping to the US. Can still ship to a Japanese proxy for free but then you would have to pay significant shipping to Australia. Still not happy with how Amazon packs these though.

Anime-Export has just put up pre-orders for 35,000¥. I reckon NY will come out at 33,500¥ since they like to outdo their competitors on the headline price. NY also allows you to pay around release whereas Anime-Export requires up front payment.

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Originally Posted by DaptoDog

Anime-Export has just put up pre-orders for 35,000¥.

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I've only used them once a long time ago. Is AE still decent and pack their items well?

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Originally Posted by DELTAprime

I've only used them once a long time ago. Is AE still decent and pack their items well?

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I've only used them for MP-711. Their packing was ok, not as good as RK or even NY but better than Amazon Japan.