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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 12, 2011 11:52:35 GMT
Can you think of any Transformer toys that have very quickly gone from being the hottest ticket in town to can't shift for love or money?
TRUs Masterpiece Grimlock might be a recent example: couldn't find them anywhere, now swimming in them.
Stepper would be another: the only reissue that has actually depriciated in value.
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 12, 2011 12:19:19 GMT
Windcharger almost got there but I think they are still going for more than retail.
MP Skywarp maybe.
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Post by blueshift on Sept 12, 2011 12:55:02 GMT
I'm sure most of the 'substitute classics' people had before Classics fall into this category. All those Armada / Energon repaints that looked a bit like the originals.
Robot Masters Starscream went from being the top dog to bottom of the heap.
Arguably Botcon + Universe Springers after that 3rd party Springer was released.
That's why repainting as classic figures isn't always a great idea unless it is planned from the beginning. Sooner or later a more bespoke solution will come along and make it totally redundant.
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 12, 2011 13:25:46 GMT
Yup.
Botcon Thundercracker has plummeted in price though it still costs a fair bit so dog meat may be harsh. Henkei Thundercracker too.
Hard to say about Botcon Dirge and Trust. Thrust is clearly the best version of the three thanks to the wings and has kept its price. Dirge was always the cheapest of the set but remains a little unique as it used Ramjets wings so has oddity value.
Botcon Scourge and Sweeps have gone down too despite being fairly good.
Not that Botcon Kup was ever anything but dog meat, but thanks to Gen Kup its now Dog meat thats been in one end and out the other.
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Post by Nigel on Sept 12, 2011 16:21:59 GMT
Tomahawk and Terradive have just become very common and their prices have come down thanks to a surge in grey market imports. Whether they actually become shelfwarmers remains to be seen.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 12, 2011 17:27:37 GMT
I recall the Energon Ultra Magnus affair.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 12, 2011 18:13:43 GMT
A bit of a localised case in the UK though as he's rare as anything elsewhere to this day
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 13, 2011 7:13:39 GMT
RID Storm Jet!
Rare as hen's teeth, then everywhere.
Mine broke out of the package too!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 13, 2011 7:22:22 GMT
Wasn't he in that imported dlx case TRU got here? 1 each of the super car brothers & build team plus a Storm Jet. Ah if only it had had a Mega Octane instead to go with all the Combaticon recolour limbs that were warming the shelves then and for some time after......
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Post by Nigel on Sept 13, 2011 9:02:47 GMT
Built To Rule have gone in the opposite direction. Originally shelf warmers, they sell well now, presumably because it must be hard to get a complete one.
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Post by blueshift on Sept 13, 2011 9:23:44 GMT
Seriously?!
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Post by Nigel on Sept 13, 2011 10:00:20 GMT
I sold four of them at Auto Assembly this year, having taken them unsuccessfully each year. Hmm, I wonder if the high cost of KRE-O was a factor.
I remember selling one without any trouble on eBay last year.
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 13, 2011 15:01:01 GMT
Good thread. I recall paying 40 or maybe more squid for Classics Ultra Mag and Skywarp, then, few months or whatever later, local Woolworths (ah, remember then?) had MILLIONS of them. Actually, it may have been BILLIONS. Son of a....
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Post by blueshift on Sept 13, 2011 15:51:32 GMT
And now that set will cost you at least £100!
Should have bought a pile at the time D:
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 13, 2011 16:08:01 GMT
Yup. Them and the Energon Magnus. And anything RID. and the £8 BW dlx that Woolworths had......
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 13, 2011 20:18:38 GMT
And now that set will cost you at least £100! Should have bought a pile at the time D: Darn tootin'!!! |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 1, 2019 14:46:36 GMT
Exactly.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 1, 2019 15:18:25 GMT
Smite.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 1, 2019 16:44:25 GMT
Why? This is a perfectly reasonable and topical thread.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Mar 1, 2019 16:58:15 GMT
Hot dog what?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 1, 2019 18:32:51 GMT
Why? This is a perfectly reasonable and topical thread. -Ralph If you had posted with some observation about a current toy that hits the criteria instead of just a random reply I would agree with you. THE SMITING STANDS. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 1, 2019 18:35:16 GMT
"You're dog meat, pal!"
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 1, 2019 18:36:00 GMT
NO GLOATING! YOU CAN JUST AS EASILY BE SMOTE! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 1, 2019 18:37:11 GMT
NO GLOATING! YOU CAN JUST AS EASILY BE SMOTE! I am quoting the GREAT Private Hudson! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 1, 2019 18:41:21 GMT
NO GLOATING! YOU CAN JUST AS EASILY BE SMOTE! Hey, is that why Smote was called Smote in the new Star Wars films? Oh no wait, he was called Smithers or something... Something's called Smote in something... What am I thinking of..?!?! |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 1, 2019 22:33:28 GMT
Pinwig is pleased to see the new system working. Ralph will be trained!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 1, 2019 22:42:26 GMT
We must remain ever vigilant
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