The era of the toy (G1, BW, Unicron Trilogy etc)
The toyline (Titanium, Alternators, Bot Shots etc)
It’s a new figure that pays homage to a pre-existing toy/character (G1, BW etc)
Love for a specific character (you want every Grimlock, Shockwave etc)
The toy/character appears in comics/cartoons/movies/games
The figure is rare and hard to come by
The figure is of sufficient quality and complexity
To complete specific sets (sub-groups, toylines etc)
The Alt-Mode
Price
Other
If I ever gave a crap about what other kids at school thought of me, I would've stopped playing with toys, reading comics and watching cartoons a long time ago. Thankfully that never happened.
I'll keep it simple, the TF's I choose to collect is based on how cool I think they look... in both robot form and vehicle form.
Looks like you won't be falling head over heels to acquire the (Hasbro/Fun Pub's) evil Decepticon CORKOR, who's maniacal deeds includes inefficiently producing Energon cubes by syphoning the native aromas from wines; leaving a harmless, however entirely unpleasant momentary experience.
変われ! ヘッドマスター! Kaware! Headmaster!
戦え! ヘッドマスター! Tatakae! Headmaster!