MP-18B - BLUESTREAK for August in Japan

[DaptoDog]

Can I cancel my pre-order at RK and not pay anything?

Pretty sure you can't. But I still pre ordered from RK. Seems like the usual Japanese sources (NY, HLJ etc) may not get it so didn't want to risk waiting.

[Tober]

Can I cancel my pre-order at RK and not pay anything?

Usually, yeah. Do it through their contact page.

[Akky82]

Pretty sure you can't. But I still pre ordered from RK. Seems like the usual Japanese sources (NY, HLJ etc) may not get it so didn't want to risk waiting.

Same here, pre-ordered RK.

[drifand]

message premium collectables to see if they can bring in any. I am more comfortable paying Aussie rate at this point. hopefully they do bring in some.

And yes they are bringing it in, just waiting on price.

[Sinnertwin]

for a supposedly limited edition toy, i'm seeing quite a few options online & at reasonable prices too.

[spiderken17]

message premium collectables to see if they can bring in any. I am more comfortable paying Aussie rate at this point. hopefully they do bring in some.

And yes they are bringing it in, just waiting on price.

That sounds good, hopefully they can bring it in.

[drifand]

for a supposedly limited edition toy, i'm seeing quite a few options online & at reasonable prices too.

I personally think Takara has shot themselves in the foot and head. If this is really 2K limit, and they knew people wanted this and yet they still do this.
People will buy the KO almost by default. KO at $50, and can easily happen as they have the mould.

Saying that, prices at RK looks okay, if I am not wrong it will be about $90AU delivered.

[Sinnertwin]

the ko is guaranteed.
It's just a matter of time now

[griffin]

for a supposedly limited edition toy, i'm seeing quite a few options online & at reasonable prices too.

It does make me think that there must be a HK release that isn't limited, for so many dealers to be offering it so cheaply, when they know how much people would be willing to pay for this item if it was indeed limited. Both BBTS and RK would have listed this thing at well over US$100 if it was just the 2000 Japanese units being made.

[griffin]

I personally think Takara has shot themselves in the foot and head.

Absolutely. I hope they don't stubbornly stick to their 2000 limit after seeing it sell out within hours on their own online store website.

I would have preferred to see this one as MP-23, and Exhaust as the online exclusive limited to 2000... as this blue Bluestreak has been the holy grail of Transformers fans since 1984, while Exhaust/Marlboor was something only the more hardcore collectors would chase up or even know about as a pre-Transformers Diaclone toy (along with MP collectors who buy all MPs). So when Ehobby were doing some "Diaclone" redecos in the early 2000s, they were sought after by fans who were familiar with them, but not enough to sell out of many of those very limited toys at the time of their release. (because the original toys are the prize, so those "reissues" were bought mostly by people who could never afford the real ones... like people buying KO Japanese Gen1 toys - they'd support a legit reissue, but until that happens, the KO is the only way many could afford to own that mould)