They keep reissuing the same figures. Give us something to get excited for Hasbro like a combiner gift set that’s not Devastator.
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They keep reissuing the same figures. Give us something to get excited for Hasbro like a combiner gift set that’s not Devastator.
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Odds are the moulds for other G1 toys probably no longer exist, or are no longer in sufficient condition to be reissued, and creating whole new moulds is very expensive. One idea, which I must credit DrLockdown for, is for HasTak to crowdfund new reissue moulds. Yes, this would mean that the reissues would become more expensive, but let's face it, a lot of collectors aren't price sensitive. They will pay big bucks for toys.Originally Posted by danny-boy
Because even a more expensive crowdfunded reissue would probably still only cost a fraction of what collectors are already paying for MISB G1 toys.
For example, let's say TakaraTOMY were to make new moulds based on the original G1 Dinobot toys, and let's say they sold for $200 each. Now considering that a MISB G1 Snarl recently sold for $460 (and that box is badly scratched), paying $200 for a MISB official reissue Dinobot is a bargain.
The advantage of crowdfunding is obviously that collectors have to literally put their monies where their mouths are.
I'm curious to see how well Missing Link Convoy will sell. If that toy does well enough, will TakaraTOMY make more Missing Link toys, allowing us to have G1-accurate figures with full poseability?
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