Quote Originally Posted by kup View Post
When it comes to MP Grimlock and his crown - You would not get a full $300 figure just for the hat, I certainly wouldn't. If I wanted just the hat I would go for the accessory kit instead or not get one at all.

Buster Prime's gun: Assuming I already own the first release, I wouldn't buy and import a whole figure just for the gun. I would get Buster Prime only if I didn't own the original release which I don't. However If I already owned the original, I would probably look into getting the accessory kit instead as a gun or a crown is not worth the full cost of buying the same high end figure twice.

I am sure that I am not the only one who would see it like that.
I don't disagree with you for a moment. I sure as heck won't be forking out cash for it either and would prefer the accessory kit. Not that I intend to. Don't think a crown is all that cool tbh but that's neither here nor there.

That said, you can't do what you feel. You can't say b/c you prefer things to be a certain way that its a-okay to march out there and steal Hasbro/Takara's IP and directly compete with them using their own product. There's a reason why that Grimlock is an exclusive. Why he's packed in a certain way. You are hurting Takara's ability to sell this exclusive. It doesn't matter what you feel. It's wrong. You'd certainly hate it if someone did the same to something that you designed and invested money in just to watch the sales of your exclusive cannabalised. Just b/c its not the best option for us doesn't make it okay to infringe on Takara's IP. I hope you can see that.