Actually, we get inventory quite often before the yanks do, and we even get stuff that they don't.
And as for prices, as I was reminded lately, they charge that much because people pay it. If people stopped buying locally and imported instead, or really cut down on transformers, they'd lower their prices so that they'd make sales again, but that ain't gunna happen. Also seems to buffer us from exchange rate decreases.
As for animated toys, I look forward to seeing a G1 arcee style car.![]()