Metals Dinobot question??

[sideswipes brother]

I am keen to finish off my Metals collection and am missing about 3 members. One of those members is Dinobot TM2.
After doing some research i have found that it is rare to find him for under $150 bucks as seen in this auction.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Transform...item519e0937eb

Is there any reason why this figure is almost as much as X-9 Ravage?? The same goes for TM2 Blackarachnia.

[Verno]

It would just comes down to old-fashioned popularity, wouldn't it?

[sideswipes brother]

It would just comes down to old-fashioned popularity, wouldn't it?

That being said, then why doesn't the Hasbro TM2 Dinobot fetch that price?

[Verno]

Good point.

Maybe it's just another one of those TF mysteries. Like 'Why do people like Shattered Glass' or 'Why didn't they give me a Henkei Rhinox'.

[GoktimusPrime]

I guess people like the exotic Japanese packaging (which is admittedly nicer looking than Hasbro's IMO) and the lenticular tech specs car (which is kinda moot if you can't read Japanese ) ... but the toy itself looks the same to Hasbro's version to me, so IMO just get the cheapest version you can find - Hasbro, Takara, Sonokong... wateva.

[Hursticon]

I believe it comes down to the fact that it is just far & away easier to find and acquire a Hasbro version than the Takara, there might also be a perception that Takara's will have a superior build quality (Taking into account TM Megatron).