Target's MP04 Optimus Quality Issues (serious enough to be news-worthy)

[Stompy]

All these QC problems got me worried. Especially the missing wheel. How does that escape QC? Anywya, checked it all, and it seems to be fine. All wheels are in place and the windshield/chest opens and closes all well aligned (unlike my DVD Prime).

[kay-al]

So... we have a missing hydraulic, a missing front wheel, and now a missing thumb. I wonder what will be next?

I got one with a missing front light.....

[Robzy]

So, um... what's the general consensus with this thing?

Is it worth getting? Or are the QC problems just too much, not to mention too frequent? QC problems Vs the price?

At this stage, I'm only considering getting him because the box is so nice (what a ridiculous reason )

I'm very undecided... I'd love to hear what others think in regard to the above questions...

[darockk]

I got one with a missing front light.....

jesus u serious? can i see a picture?

at this failure rate someone can make money by buying a cheap dvd prime and selling off the parts!

[darockk]

So, um... what's the general consensus with this thing?

Is it worth getting? Or are the QC problems just too much, not to mention too frequent? QC problems Vs the price?

At this stage, I'm only considering getting him because the box is so nice (what a ridiculous reason )

I'm very undecided... I'd love to hear what others think in regard to the above questions...

Well put it this way, If you plan on keeping it MISB all its life, it can be missing both legs for all you know but that wont matter one little bit as no one, including yourself, will ever know about it.

[kay-al]

jesus u serious? can i see a picture?

at this failure rate someone can make money by buying a cheap dvd prime and selling off the parts!

I didn't take a photo- once I saw it, I packed, I went, and I exchanged!!!

Even with the exchanged one, the paintjob is crap.....

[Kyle]

So far we have:

a missing hydraulic,
a missing front wheel,
a missing thumb,
a missing front tyre,
a missing front light...

This list is on fire~!

[iceburn]

So far we have:

a missing hydraulic,
a missing front wheel,
a missing thumb,
a missing front tyre,
a missing front light...

This list is on fire~!

Can we have the state and member name beside?

[darockk]

So far we have:

a missing hydraulic,
a missing front wheel,
a missing thumb,
a missing front tyre, ACT, darockk
a missing front light...

This list is on fire~!

well it was actually my friends. I havent opened mine yet and i dont think i want to anymore. They sold out at the target here so there's no returning option for me!

[griffin]

Maybe they are disappearing from the shelves so fast because Target are removing them or exchanging them due to QC problems.
It's almost like these are all the rejected returns from the (first/only?) production run, and Hasbro AU and Target got stuck with them by accident/intentionally by Takaratomy. Or someone at Hasbro told them not to waste throwing them away, that they could make a few dollars selling them off in a backwater western market.