The Decision Thread

[lancalot]

So here is my decision to make :
I have reissue Fort Max on Pre order which should ship in a couple of weeks, while I was waiting for it I threw a bid at an original Fort Max on evil bay and somehow won it for a fair price, it was shipped on Friday so will be here shortly.
The cost for both of these combined is quite a chunk of change so I have to decide whether to keep both which limits my purchases for a while or do I sell one off? And then which one to sell?
I have always craved an original as it's a grail but the reissue would be so minty for display
Any thoughts on this tough one?

Too me the orig always going to be better ...and better in value as a collectible in the long run as well ... but if it badly beaten up then the reissue ... so it just depends on the orig condition .

[Kazza]

So here is my decision to make :
I have reissue Fort Max on Pre order which should ship in a couple of weeks, while I was waiting for it I threw a bid at an original Fort Max on evil bay and somehow won it for a fair price, it was shipped on Friday so will be here shortly.
The cost for both of these combined is quite a chunk of change so I have to decide whether to keep both which limits my purchases for a while or do I sell one off? And then which one to sell?
I have always craved an original as it's a grail but the reissue would be so minty for display
Any thoughts on this tough one?

But could you actually afford to keep both?

[Starscream77]

Well yeah I could but not sure it's worth having both when I could spend that on other TFs I don't have.

[Trent]

I would keep the reissue and sell the original. Unless the original is one you had from when you were a kid I don't see the point. I'd rather have a fresh minty new one with everything than an old one. To me people wanting the original is purely a financial decision, if its original, it's worth more. If you gave someone the choice of 2 Fort Max' 1 an original and 1 a reissue, for the same price, with the knowledge that both will henceforth forever sell for the same price, most would pick the reissue.

[M-bot]

Yeah, I'd go the reissue as well. Not to dis G1 originals, which are awesome and have their place in collections, but minty trumps age for me.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'd go for the reissue. The reissue is gonna offer you infinitely better value for money than the original.

I would keep the reissue and sell the original. Unless the original is one you had from when you were a kid I don't see the point. I'd rather have a fresh minty new one with everything than an old one. To me people wanting the original is purely a financial decision, if its original, it's worth more. If you gave someone the choice of 2 Fort Max' 1 an original and 1 a reissue, for the same price, with the knowledge that both will henceforth forever sell for the same price, most would pick the reissue.

^Totally agree. And resale value only matters if you actually intend on selling the toy later on!

[GoktimusPrime]

After my recent issue with Myer, my local store has offered to give me a "better deal" on my next purchase. I was initially going to buy BH Voyager Optimus Prime at Myer under their current 20% sale, but after the way I was treated, decided not to and went and preordered a TakaraTOMY version (which has way nicer colours IMO) from HLJ.

So should I:
a) Get a Hasbro Voyager BH Optimus Prime with a further discounted price (e.g. maybe $35 or less?) - Myer's sale ends tomorrow.
b) Stick with getting the TakaraTOMY version and save my offer from Myer for a future TF release later down the track.

As I've preordered the TakTOM version, I'm getting it for the discounted price of 3200JPY (about $31) -- so including postage I'm guesstimating it'll cost approx. $45, which still below full AU RRP for this toy.

I'm leaning toward option B, but I'm curious to know what others would do if they were in my shoes.

[Bidoofdude]

I think you're in for a treat with the takara. Especially with the price. I'd stick with that personally.

[Sinnertwin]

B.
Save the other for another day.

[SuspectimusPrime]

I think you're in for a treat with the takara. Especially with the price. I'd stick with that personally.

Agreed. Hasbro's snot-coloured green sword is far from deserving the name Star Saber.