Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Kyle]

Just noticed this discussion.

Just some questions about the Cliffjumper upgrade kit.
- Do you guys think this one is legit?
- The seller says that this is from the second production of the kit. I was under the impression that there was only 1 run (hence the price you see nowadays)
- and finally, that's a good price right?

No. There was never a "second production of the kit".

It's a bootleg, and apparently it's a crap bootleg.

Pricing: The REAL one isn't worth that much. I mean, you can spend that much money on better things, or hell, get yourself an extra City Commander set. From what I recall, Fan's Project themselves artificially created the ridiculous prices for the Cliffjumper set that we see now by jacking up the price every time somebody enquired about it. At least, that's what people on the major TF boards reported.

Wouldn't saying that about Fans Project without solid evidence be classed as slanderous? This is more a question for our Legal Eagle on the board.

Thanks 1orion2many.

I would take what "people on the major TF boards reported" with a grain of salt. Many of them still cannot tell the difference between FansProject and TFClub.

To set the record straight:

FansProject = kit designer/maker (Cliffjumper, City Commander, AT/BT Gas Tank)

TFClub = fan club in mainland China
TFC Toys = TFClub's own toy brand (Movie Optimus Prime sword, Allspark Cube, Starscream Coronation kit, Battle Rollar)

FansProject created the 300 Cliffjumper kits, but they weren't the one doing the selling. The 300 kits went to HK-TF, me, a Canadian friend, and TFClub.
Three of the four: HK-TF, me, and the Canadian friend sure as hell did not "jack up the price every time somebody enquired about it", unless you considered my price here on the board USD $24.10 (airmail registered included) to be ridiculous.

If I was to artificially create the ridiculous prices, I would have sold all mine on eBay, not here on the board for USD $24.10 for the fans. I am upset that FansProject's reputation has been dragged down.