Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
The cost of Transformers for Americans means sweet FA to me. I'm sorry, but for me the cost of a Hasbro Transformer is comparable to a TakaraTOMY Transformer -- and for approximately the same price I'd rather get the Takara version if I happen to prefer it over the Hasbro version.

If the Hasbro versions were substantially cheaper for me like they are for Americans, then I may reconsider getting Takara versions. But they're not.

So as long as I'm earning my wage in AUD I'm always going to be looking at it from an Australian perspective... unless the price of Transformers here becomes cheaper and more comparable to what Americans pay. And that's not taking into account other factors like differences in average wages, cost of living etc.
The point I was making was that the reason Tomy's toys have more paint is that they COST MORE in their INTENDED MARKET.

That's got very little to do with the skewed view we have in Australia, and PRETENDING that it does is ridiculous. It might ENCOURAGE you to buy the Henkei toys, sure. That's fine, that's valid.

But that has nothing to do with the fact that Tomy doesn't put more paint on the toys out of a sense of customer satisfaction.

And as for the Quality Control thing, it works both ways. I've hardly EVER had to return a Hasbro toy. But I've had Tomy toys broken STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. All the anecdotal evidence I've ever heard put Tomy's quality control way bellow Hasbro's. But you know what? It's anecdotal.

LIke the tyre cracking? My Wild Ride's tyres cracked. he's a Japanese release. My Super X-Brawn's tyres never cracked -- or haven't yet.

Anecdotal.

Finally... will you please stop calling them "Takara". Takara doesn't exist any more. The company is named TakaraTomy in Japan, but as you point out you live in Australia. You have an Australian perspective. You only see things through an Australian point of view. In Australia the company is *TOMY*. Tomy is its international trading name. Look at any of your movie toys. Do you see the name Takara on them? Nope, nowhere.

Tomy.
--Jhiaxus.
(Seriously, dude. I get it... you look at it from an Australian perspective, that doesn't change the simple fact that neither the toys from Hasbro nor the toys from Tomy are made for the Australian market.)