Aah, the joys of uber expensive marked up import prices. At least this time Toys R Us weren't silly enough to make their Hasbro version of this toy that expensive... remember when TRU were selling the Hasbro G1 reissues for about $70 each and for about the same price you could buy the equivalent Takara G1 reissue from local import stores? Little wonder TRU's reissues shelfwarmed so badly! Mind you, it would've been damn hard for TRU to justify that kind of price considering that Hasbro MP Rodimus doesn't come w/ the trailer... still... look at their Ghost Starscream price.

I can understand import store prices being massively expensive -- a lot of that is due to import taxation, levies, excise, duties etc. that the government slaps on as a form of protecting local retailers... but I find it funny when a local retailer (like TRU) sells a similar product for the same price as import stores!