They must be really reducing the production numbers on these MP toys now, to not only justify the excessive prices (as limited edition pricing), but to also make sure that they don't "shelfwarm" forcing retailers to discount it back to a more affordable price, which collectors would then learn to wait for in future (losing the retailers money, and cutting back on future orders, which affects TakaraTomy on later products).

Just like the 3rd Optimus and some of the bigger Beast MPs, I just can't justify spending that much money on a "toy" that will probably only be transformed twice and then put on display in the Masterpiece shelf for the rest of its life. For me it has to have play value if it doesn't have size value.