OK, so lets think about worst case scenario for a second. If we did have to find another supplier cause Hasbro stopped the big guys from shipping outside America who would we go to?

My first instinct is not Takara as Generations figures can be pricy, I personally would pay $25au for a Hasbro Generations Deluxe locally but not ~$35au on the internet for a Takara Deluxe.

That leaves Hasbro HK. Hasbro HK's supplied retailers price after shipping is about the same as buying from Big W or Kmart (if they actually have the same figure). Would people be willing to spend that much again on Transformers? I think there are a lot of fans here that have gotten used to paying $13 per Deluxe and wouldn't be willing to spend the extra to either get the toy locally let alone from HK.