Not all MISB collectors do it to accumulate a few dollars more of value down the road. Some like the look of the figures in the packaging. What people buy with their money and what they do with the figures is their own damned business. Now, inevitably a perfect edition will be dreamt about by TT. It's begging to be done. Plus, it's not hard to imagine a second run of these either. So, I can't see that this figure will accumulate extensive value any time soon.
I think the value will go up opened or in box evertually, but I fully intend to take mine out of the box (when he arrives) and transform him plus pose him for combat with 20 anni Prime.
The value will go up at some point, near or soon, in the US, entirely based on the fact that Hasbro will never manufacture and sell a duplicate version. I'm not interested in spending $100 on this guy... I'd rather spend $20 on a knockoff of G1, to be honest, but... that's not happening. Because of the price and the US's paranoidal (though sometimes warranted) toy policies... I'm never going to own a G1 Megatron toy - MP or original. It makes me sad. But that's besides the point. Because of all this legal red tape (which has lead to modded MP-5s being forced on us - we need to actually put effort into finding the toy unmodded), we won't be seeing G1, Walther P-38, gun Megatrons locally in the US again. I don't mean to be political. Just wanted to explain my thoughts on why, well... I don't think he'll ever be released locally. Ergo, his price will go up. Wow. I'm ranting. Sorry, it's the booze.
Exactly I was never one to keep things MISB, esp Transformers but after seeing the value of toys that were once $20 at $400 keeping things MISB seems like a profitable idea - so now if I just buy 2 of things - one to open and play with and one to keep MISB
Toys' Values wouldn't be as high as they could overtime because of ebay, people know that they can stock up on toys and sell years later. It will be high, but not as high as G1 stuff, because if you knew that you could sell your vintage stuff to the masses, everyone would do that, and since I'm sure people are doing that now, it sorta defeats the purpose of rarity. Look at TRU Soundwave Commemorative Edition. That basically went straight to scalping and the sell value isn't that much higher than retail. A few posts earlier really inspired me to start opening my misb stuff, because, you actually do make more money through you job than actually trying to sell MISB stuff in the future. Thanks guys for opening my eyes...
if youve actually been following the threads/discussion here, in particular the toyark, majority of the posters favor the open/play approach as opposed to the MIB collecting method, hence the snarkiness towards discussions on...'value' *hand gestures*
Buying two of a figure is an expensive undertaking. I did that with Alts, Classics and a select other few, but that gets to be pocket-draining. MP-5 is one of those rarities where I didn't blink twice to order two. One's getting busted open, while the other will be proudly displayed sealed with my sealed MP-1.
Yes I also don't recommend buying everything in twos. MP-05 was my first expensive item to two so I could keep one sealed. Now I do still have both my MP-02 and MP-04 MISB because frankly I don't have remove to display them so taking them out of the box is rather pointless.
Well, he came last week on Monday, and I sold him for a ~$40 profit and shipped him out this Monday. So he instantly jumped up in value quite a bit. At the beginning of April on ebay, he was going for as low as $110 (shipping included) and now the cheapest you can get him is $140. I sold mine for over $150 (shipping included). Why did I sell him? Well I carefully opened the box to inspect him, picked him up, posed him a little, and almost instantly decided that I wouldn't keep him. Awesome detail, but I asked myself, "damn, I paid $115 for this?" Then I put him back and carefully resealed the box. Yeah, I didn't give him a fair chance, but sorry, but I expected a lot more weight/metal and a near flawless paint job (there were a few scratches). Very anti-climactic. If you got one and he met your expectations, fine. I guess my expectations were set too high.
Yeah, I actually got mine off ebay for $40, and this was months after he was off the shelves at TRU. I dont think any of these toys (specifically the Masterpieces) will go up in value much... or at least until they're completely unavailable from online stores like BBTS and TFsource. But there are a lot of idiots on ebay who dont know that and will pay you $50 bucks more for what those MP's are selling for. In either case, there's no way I can afford 2 of anything right now. I'm just thankful I was able to get the ones I loved.
It's funny how so many people instantly assume that when someone buys extra figures to keep MISB, that it must be for resale gain later on. While I'm sure that's the case for some people, it certainly doesn't apply to everyone. I've never really be one to buy multiples of something to keep MISB, but did do it with MP-01/04 and MP-05. And I'm actually considering it with some of the Alternators & Classics as well. Partly due to me just liking back-ups of certain things in case they break or whatever, and partly because I might want these to pass down to my kids one day... if I ever have any. I can think of nothing else that better sums up my childhood than Transformers, and even years from now, I can't see how these things would be any less cool for a child to experience. The play value is not only limitless, but they're oddly educational at the same time. My parents absolutely supported my TF obsession as a kid since they viewed these toys as being puzzles that made me use my brain more than video games or boring GI Joe/He-Man/Star Wars figure ever did. Add to that, I learned how to draw *because* of Transformers. I used to record all the episodes on Beta & VHS on Saturday mornings, freeze frame them afterwards and taught myself how to draw both two & three dimensionally. So to me, these things aren't just toys. They're an experience. You give a kid an action figure that just stands there vs. a warrior robot that transforms and takes time to learn, and it's no contest what will occupy his time more. Anyhoo, I'll veer this back on topic. Yeah... MP Megs going up in value... probably
It's a standalone toy rather than one from an assortment. If it does go up in value, it's unlikely to be any sudden sharp increase. There's a fairly good chance Takara will do the 'perfect edition' thing on it, and even if they don't there's a pretty good chance of them reissuing it anyway. May as well open it and enjoy, it's never going to be that valuable.
I knew for some reason that was your only soul purpose to be on this board is to get an idea of the market for MP05, not for the pleasure of the hobby the rest of us enjoy.
Unless you keep him mint in box and store for an appreciable time, I think there will always be demand for the figure. However with a well established and organized collectors market, I wouldn't bank on this being as valuable as items from 20 years ago before there were serious collectors. I just got the shipping number that mine is coming in the mail. I will play with him and be happy just to have a cartoon Megatron in my collection. Otherwise, its just combustible fire-hazard in my basement.
I'm collecting because of the joy that comes from it. I could careless if my items are worth more or less in the future. I love to collect and I'm passing this down onto my nephew (or son if I have one) one day so he can feel the same way. Why worry if it is going to become more valuable in the future, ther is no way to tell. So just enjoy it and don't worry about it.
I wasn't motivated by making a modest profit, but I certainly wanted to get my money's worth. When I saw the pics of the Masterpiece Megs, I reminisced at when I was a kid playing with my friends with transformers and thought, wow, now this looks like the ultimate megatron, I got to have it. After I bought it but before it arrived, I read some mixed reviews, so I wondered if I'd be able to sell it and get my money back (or possible a profit) if I were not satisfied with it as a number of other people have been. So it was at that time I found this board, joined, and posted the thread. I came here to get an idea of what I could get for it if I were not satisfied with it once I got a look at it in person. I'd have been happier to have kept it had it met my expectations. For $60, it would have met expectations, at $115 it just seems like too much for a toy made with so much plastic and so-so painting (those who say it would be unstable it it had more die-cast, no, quite the contrary, I'd rather not debate this though, I can see how serious and defensive some people can be).
