Hasbro MP Prowl and Sunstorm confirmed?

[leej84]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

my thoughts exactly

[jazzcomp]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

Mass production of boxes?

[Sinnertwin]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

This comment amused me

Toysrus Australia charge as much as they can. I doubt the $100 comes from hasbro. Tru is the absolute worst place to buy anything and is mainly for suckers ie 40+ upper middle class women buying gifts for kids with no knowledge or like of toys. Tru australia have been known to price deluxe figures from the same wave at 100% mark up if it is popular. Tru australia are scalpers, no need to worry about scalpers buying them.

I have seen the above with my own eyes before anyone says that is BS.

It's not BS. There are a lot of other factors involved before they ring a sale through their registers.
TrU aren't making $90 a pop on Prowl & that goes for any of their recent MP releases, Metroplex, Bruticus v Grimlock. If you saw what TrU paid for these figures & then compare them to the retail amount being charged, you may be surprised.

[drifand]

The price is what it is, if you missed the boat on takara then you have to decide which one is better for you at this point.

I know for one, you get this here and now and no need to worry about lost shipment and you get to play it immediately.

I rather just buy it or just wait for a takara rerun.
Your choice honestly.

I am unsure about the bigger box, is there a inbox video floating around in YouTube ?

[millhouse]

It's not BS. There are a lot of other factors involved before they ring a sale through their registers.
TrU aren't making $90 a pop on Prowl & that goes for any of their recent MP releases, Metroplex, Bruticus v Grimlock. If you saw what TrU paid for these figures & then compare them to the retail amount being charged, you may be surprised.

The problem, as I see it, is TRU AU just don't have the buying power that they have internationally. Any complaints I see about TRU AU can usually be addressed by that. They generally aren't competitive on price either, but much like EB Games, they're a specialised store, and can't rely on you buying cheap shirts made for pennies in India to make their profit (ala K Mart).

[drifand]

Well Grimlock is sold for AU$170 in Singapore, and we are getting them $130?

What more you want?

[Freya]

You guys seem missing the most important factors, why we paying too much in AUST! its our f*ucken import tax system.

MP Grimlock costing us around $120 from TRU US, So $130 is not bad for him.

And glad I got the Takara version from HLJ, no way i'm paying $100 for Prowl. If I were those people who missed out the Takara version, I will go buy the KO version, and its also better then the Takara version.

[Shirokaze]

The price is what it is, if you missed the boat on takara then you have to decide which one is better for you at this point.

Weren't you complaining about the price of the MP-10 re-release last month? Perhaps you should apply the ''price is what it is'' sentiment to that. It's the same deal really, nobody wants to pay 60% more than the original RRP for anything.

[danny-boy]

Still can't get over the $100 price tag for a MP car. It's highway robbery.

[drifand]

Weren't you complaining about the price of the MP-10 re-release last month? Perhaps you should apply the ''price is what it is'' sentiment to that. It's the same deal really, nobody wants to pay 60% more than the original RRP for anything.

Yes I am, but note, anything released by Hong Kong distributors are not rrp.

this is not 60% above rrp either. And this isn't a takara release.

And no mp-10 has not been relisted.
Unlike in this situation you have a choice.

I agree $100 is not worth it. But it is that price and I won't buy it only because I already have the japan version.

I gladly suck in and pay $250 for a mp-10 now but there isn't any at this price so a big difference here.