Mp-10 Is Getting Ridiculous

[Waxpython]

I mean really now http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290853458688 who in the right mind would bid on that ? i get it he's a good figure but with no metal, electronics , finger atriculation , and smaller than mp-1.

He's not worth more than 130 dollars ( the price i got him for ) especially considering he's still available for that price in Melbourne i seriously believe people are buying into the hype if you have mp-4 or mp-1 theirs no point in purchasing him just get the nemesis prime version or wait for the inevitable perfect edition re release.

What do you guys think ? do i have a point or am i the minority here ???

[Bidoofdude]

I think it's pretty safe to say that most wouldn't get it anyway, since most of us who want one have one. I still don't and I think it's worth the $150 myself.
I'll be getting mine soon (hopefully) so yeah.
I don't think that many would be enraged by this, since it doesn't apply to many.


(also, maybe put this in the venting thread, rather than start a whole topic/0

[1orion2many]

I do want one but I have MP-01 and MP-04 already so it hasn't been high on my buy list. I didn't even see it in the shops in Perth TRU's. If they wish to bring these items in limited numbers to Australia that's fine, I won't run around like a blue-arse fly as this just ends up being a waste of petrol, I also won't pay scalper prices for something that should have been readily available on the shop shelf. If it gets restocked and sells at a reasonable price I will more than likely pick it up, If it doesn't I'm sure my life won't come to a screeching halt because I don't own an MP-10.

[UltraMarginal]

I do want one but I have MP-01 and MP-04 already so it hasn't been high on my buy list. I didn't even see it in the shops in Perth TRU's. If they wish to bring these items in limited numbers to Australia that's fine, I won't run around like a blue-arse fly as this just ends up being a waste of petrol, I also won't pay scalper prices for something that should have been readily available on the shop shelf. If it gets restocked and sells at a reasonable price I will more than likely pick it up, If it doesn't I'm sure my life won't come to a screeching halt because I don't own an MP-10.

What he said, but I'm leaning more towards picking one up with all the new MP's being more in scale. (even though scale isn't that big a deal in transformers.) also, all the podcasts I listen to rave about it so my curiosity is gradually going to get the better of me.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think $150 is a fair price for that toy (less is always better of course ), but not more than that.

[KalEl]

Honestley the mp-10 mold is far superior in most ways, a perfect evoloution of the mp01/04 mold. very much worth getting.
I was very content paying 250 for the takara release and 150 for the domestic

[Waxpython]

mp-10 would be perfect if he were in scale and had metal.

[Slag]

mp-10 would be perfect if he were in scale and had metal.

i think the reason they re-released him was to bring OP into scale with the rest of the line (not counting Mega and Ultra..........yet)

nice pic BTW

[KalEl]

mp-10 would be perfect if he were in scale and had metal.

mp-10 is more in scale with the line than mp01 ever was, especially now. why does it need metal?

[GoktimusPrime]

Honestley the mp-10 mold is far superior in most ways, a perfect evoloution of the mp01/04 mold. very much worth getting.
I was very content paying 250 for the takara release and 150 for the domestic

I got MP01, then skipped MP04 because I didn't want to pay $200 (or $250 if that was the price at Target (I don't remember, but that sounds about right)) for the same toy with a trailer (and no Roller). I skipped MP10, because while it was a whole new mould with trailer and Roller (and Spike), I couldn't justify paying $245 for it. When it came out here for $150 I accepted it and paid it.

mp-10 would be perfect if he were in scale and had metal.

MP04 was bigger and had metal, but no Roller (or Spike) and it was about $250. MP10 is smaller and plastic, but it's a $100 cheaper. For me, Hasbro's MP10 was justified because it was a mould that I didn't already own, and at a cheaper price.

mp-10 is more in scale with the line than mp01 ever was, especially now. why does it need metal?

I know I was put off by the smallness at first mostly because of TakaraTOMY's price. I don't mind if they want to make smaller MPs per se... I just didn't like the original price... MP04 originally retailed for about $200, and MP10 for $245... I personally didn't think it was worth paying that price for a for MP10 - even with Roller and Spike, it was a smaller and fully plastic toy.

The colours do look nicer on metal, but it's not so much that it "needs" to be metal per se, but metal is a more expensive material. If a toy is going to be all plastic, then it ought to be relatively cheaper than a toy that uses die-cast metal parts IMHO. That's why I didn't get into collecting Alternators -- when those toys first came out, they retailed for approx. the same price as Binaltech. For nearly the same price, I might as well just get die cast metal Binaltechs! So for me it's not just about "metal vs plastic," but rather value for money.

Having said that, I think Hasbro's MP10 is reasonable value and worth paying $150. To put things in perspective, Hasbro's MP Grimlock sold for about the same price... that was expensive. But I think it's decent for Optimus Prime.