Quote Originally Posted by millhouse View Post
When they're significantly more expensive (Prowl) or difficult to find (Soundwave), you might as well collect the Takara ones, which are easier to get hold of, generally with more accessories available (even if they're Amazon exclusives in Japan), often with higher quality paint/quality control (compare the recent Grimlock re-releases from Hasbro and Takara).
Seriously! Someone at Nexus was selling a TT Prowl for $75 and got haggled down to even less. Buyer went off to get the money and i remarked to the seller "You should have kept it $75 and told him to visit TRU and pay $100 if he doens't like it!"