Quote Originally Posted by Zommael View Post
There is a large section of the fandom which, for absolutely no reason I can tell, seem to utterly detest First Edition Optimus Prime. The only justifications I've heard for this extend as far as "it's terrible", "it's that bad", etc. As an owner of FEOP, I have to say it isn't. It's a big, well articulated, fun to transform, toy. It's comparable in size to ROTF Optimus Prime, but nowhere near as complex. It's well and truly a shellformer, but so is half of Beast Wars and RID, and besides, his transformation works pretty well with that. The vehicle mode is accurate, only lacking paint on the windows.

However, retailers seem to have seriously over-ordered on the toy in Australia. If you can get it for a low price right now, I'd say you should, but if not, given the proliferation of the mold, I'd wait a bit and see if it gets clearanced.

Personally, i love the way it looks, first edition that is. Alot more chrome than any other current Optimus figure, however the so called right price.
Target are selling it for $99. I'm not too sure if the original price was more or not. Perhaps some guidance or feedback from other people may shine some light on the current price..

Cheers