$1500?! As in one thousand with an extra half-grand tacked on? Who is this for exactly? I'm not the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, an oil tycoon, or an old-monied aristocrat; I'm a middle-aged Transformer collector with a family and life responsibilities. Weird. Baffling.
^ That. I live in Jacksonville and am considering going. But yeah, I'm with Echowarrior here. If the con is relatively close and easy for me to get to, I will go. Botcon '99 is the only time that I was way out of my usual orbit, (I lived in TX then) but I was also working in Des Moines, IA...
I might be tempted if it was just Prime, Roller and his trailer for even like, $25 - $30. But $40+ and I've got to deal with that turd (sorry if you like him) of a Bumblebee figure? Nah, b.
To this day, I have never seen the show, but his toy was cool and a lot of fun. Plus, it was one of the early Japanese-only toys that I purchased new as a collector (from Hasbro Toy Shop!). So there's a certain amount of nostalgia that I feel for him.
I don't really collect Masterpiece anymore but occasionally, there are some releases that I just can't pass up (Skyfire being one of them). I passed hard when the updated MP Optimus was released a few years ago, to the tune of $400 +. However, I would seriously consider picking this up because...
I wish I had more room for him. I passed on the many, many sales and could not commit. Somehow, this pic makes me want him even more now. And oh god, he's still on sale at BBTS: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/156441?o=4
I suppose that my current display could do with...
I hear ya. I bought Wreck Gar and Junkheap, and they're great. Then Axelgrease arrived and I have not been able to put her down, lol. I will definitely pick up Trashmaster.
I dropped my preorder for Nemesis, but I did get the heads up for Armada Prime, SS86 Snarl, and Legacies Devcon, Axelgrease and Beachcomber. Christmas in July!
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