if hasbro/takara released it...

[kristofferrer]

if hasbro/takara later released a figure of a character that you already purchased from a 3rd party manufacturer (such as Fansproject)... would you still buy hasbro/takara's version?

let me know if i should be adding more options

[KillinSpoon]

Ermm.. Tough question.
Instantly I thought 'hell yes' but the more I think about it, I probably wouldn't buy them apart from the completionist in me.

[kristofferrer]

Ermm.. Tough question.
...completionist in me.

I'm with you there - I'm a completist myself.

[Golden Phoenix]

It depends on how good it is.

That being said, already having a similar figure isn't an issue. I treat a figure as if it will be the only one of that character I will have.
So it wouldn't really matter.

[KillinSpoon]

It depends on how good it is.

That being said, already having a similar figure isn't an issue. I treat a figure as if it will be the only one of that character I will have.
So it wouldn't really matter.

I understand that, but what if Hasbro/TT released an inferior classics Magnus(with armour), would you buy it? Knowing that you already have the bees knees of Magnus'(or is that Magnii?)?

Obviously if you don't have the sets you would grab them in a heartbeat.
I honestly don't know what I would do in this situation though. If I had a considerable amount of cash I would probably drop it and get him.
Though it is really situational as to whether I would pass or not. :/

[kristofferrer]

I understand that, but what if Hasbro/TT released an inferior classics Magnus(with armour), would you buy it? Knowing that you already have the bees knees of Magnus'(or is that Magnii?)?

Obviously if you don't have the sets you would grab them in a heartbeat.
I honestly don't know what I would do in this situation though. If I had a considerable amount of cash I would probably drop it and get him.
Though it is really situational as to whether I would pass or not. :/

an example could be the fansproject defender warbot vs Botcon/Classics springer.

[Golden Phoenix]

I understand that, but what if Hasbro/TT released an inferior classics Magnus(with armour), would you buy it? Knowing that you already have the bees knees of Magnus'(or is that Magnii?)?

Obviously if you don't have the sets you would grab them in a heartbeat.
I honestly don't know what I would do in this situation though. If I had a considerable amount of cash I would probably drop it and get him.
Though it is really situational as to whether I would pass or not. :/

It is sort of like what SharkyMcShark said: if it is a new mould then I will treat it as if I didn't have the FP one.
If the mould is bad, then I will skip it. If it was good in its own right (but not as good as the FP one) then I would consider getting it.

I look at it as if they were from different series. So while I have ROTF Leader Optimus Prime, that wouldn't stop me getting DOTM Prime if I thought DOTM Prime was good enough on its own.
(For the record, I don't think it's good enough on its own, but its just an exampe)

[kup]

I voted other as there are factors to consider.

However..

In a reverse scenario, I own both the official Botcon and Universe Springers which I bought before the 3rd party explosion but I wasn't satisfied with them as neither fully represented the character. After Hasbro made that silly remark that there was no need for a triple changing Springer because both those toys represent each of the alt modes, I was very annoyed. When FansProject Defender was announced, I was very happy because finally someone was giving me the figure that I wanted as Springer not just some 'make do' repaints.

So, if Defender had been released before the Hasbro Classic Springer repaints, I wouldn't have bothered with Hasbro's offering. On the other hand, if Hasbro does release a proper triple changing Springer, I would indeed buy it even if it's design is inferior to Defender. however that would not demean my perception of Defender in any way as I still think he is a fantastic toy and would be happy to own both.