MISB Question

[Galvatran]

I preordered my MP Soundwave before it first came out, so mine was the first TakaraTOMY issue and it wasn't double taped. I'm not even sure why this matters.

Seek to understand the position of a MISB Collector. You may not agree with or appreciate their collecting habits but at least you'll have a better understanding why it matters to these collectors.

I would have thought a person like yourself who has been actively collecting Transformers toys for several decades and been in regular contact with the local Transformers fandom would have conversed with a few MISB Collectors by now.

[Meister]

Thanks for the responses

The double tape on the plastic enclosure did look the same but it’s not like I’m an expert on tape.

I guess I just got a dodgie feeling about it all, buying something brand new and then seeing the double tape on the box and then after looking inside seeing double tape on the plastic enclosure as well, didn’t feel like I got a new product, and that’s not even taking into account MISB preference

I’ll probably shoot TLTC an e-mail to see if they are aware of any double taping but I doubt I will get anywhere with it.

If anyone has encountered the double tape on the inside plastic enclosure, please let me know, it might not fix the disappointment but at least i can take solace in the fact that I wasn’t ripped off

Thanks again

[Jetfire in the sky]

I purchased case fresh MP Skywarps when I was living in China. I even opened the cases myself, the Skywarp I had, the box was double taped on the top not the bottom, and the inner tray is all double taped. I have just double checked the box to make sure.

Edit: I just remembered this had JP and CN separate instructions in their own baggies. The tape looks identical all over.

[High_Q]

The only MP of mine that's double-taped (double-taped on both sides) is MP-24 Star Saber, which I got from Amiami. As far as I can tell, none of the sticky tapes on that box were cut, so i can only guess that it was double-taped in the factory just to make sure both ends are secure.

I bought my MP-28 from TLTC, and it was single-taped on both sides.

[DELTAprime]

Meister, see my response in the TLTC thread.

The TLDR is that it's a normal part of the QA.

And no it doesn't matter where you buy them from. I've gotten plenty of Takara items from Japan that are double taped.