What do you pay for New JP MPs?

[GoktimusPrime]

There is no denying MP1 was a superior toy at the time it came out and I'd be amazed if anyone into Transformers at the time did not buy it.

I have both MP01 and Hasbro's MP10 (and I've seen/handled TakTOM MP10 IRL), and I still find MP01 to be the superior figure between the two. But that's not necessarily a criticism against MP10 per se, because obviously that toy was designed w/ the trailer, Roller & Spike, so the cab/robot was always going to be less flashy than MP01 which was only ever the cab/robot. So without having to divvy the budget up with a trailer or Roller, they could focus everything on the cab/robot.

The reason why I skipped TakTOM's MP10 was partially because I already have MP01, but also because of its price (approx. x2.25 the price of what I paid for MP01). But when Hasbro's MP10 came out here for about $35 more than what I paid for MP01, I decided that this was a great price and I bought it at full AU retail. Even better for those who bought it for less.

I wonder if both toys came out at the same time which would people buy?

Depends... if MP10 was sold at TakaraTOMY's price, I would get MP01. If it were at Hasbro's price, I'd get MP10.

All prices above include shipping if applicable, I do not know how much they cost without shipping as at the time when I started logging all my expenses in excel I included shipping on the entry since that is the total I paid for the toy.

Can you calculate what % of what you paid for MP17 was for postage, and then maybe just use that as a guesstimate of what you paid for the rest of your MPs? <shrugs>