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10-12-2009, 11:39 PM
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#11 | | Allied decepticon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Undisclosed location, upstate new york. Collection Count: 112, I had a sale. | this was just curiosity on my part. I needed some info, so It's probably not news, moreso rumors... | 
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10-12-2009, 11:40 PM
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#12 | | O.G. Autobot Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 520 Location: Okie Homie Collection Count: A bit more than 25 yrs. ago! | Did anybody mention the Leader Class Wheelie and Scalpel yet? Well, there you have it wukka wukka.............Ok ok I made that up, but could you imagine?  | |
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10-12-2009, 11:45 PM
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#13 | | Terrorcon Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,917 News Credits: 1 | there was also the recent Leader class Bumblebee rumour.
I've got a bad feeling that one could turn out to be legit. | |
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10-13-2009, 12:06 AM
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#14 | | Generation All Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5,604 Location: Orlando, FL Collection Count: 5000+ News Credits: 3 | Quote:
Originally Posted by $shockwave$  We fans are like th 40 or 50% of hasbro's sells. Whilst the other percent of general consumers are the ones paying. | Pretty sure Hasbro has indicated the collector market is more in the range of 10%-20% of sales, making fan impact even LESS important in the grand scheme.
Leader class Blackout, Grindor, and (to a lesser extent) Bumblebee are all ideas floated by fans - nothing more. The only things we can conclusively say are coming are Leader Starscream and a repainted Leader Prime (because there's always one).
Everything outside of that is just people making crap up. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Yet another WTH moment with a fellow collector seth: Man, I can't believe you buy reissues.
ams: Well, I also have the G1 originals, and since the reissues are made by Takara, they're official... and sometimes significantly improved.
seth: Don't you feel like it takes away from the authenticity of your collection?
ams: Dude, you own three different unlicensed City Commander toys and a half dozen fake third-party Prime trailers. WTH? | | |
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10-13-2009, 12:09 AM
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#15 | | Supreme Dude Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 900 Location: In your imagination Collection Count: Growing every week News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by ams Pretty sure Hasbro has indicated the collector market is more in the range of 10%-20% of sales, making fan impact even LESS important in the grand scheme.
Leader class Blackout, Grindor, and (to a lesser extent) Bumblebee are all ideas floated by fans - nothing more. The only things we can conclusively say are coming are Leader Starscream and a repainted Leader Prime (because there's always one).
Everything outside of that is just people making crap up. | I thought it was less than that. 
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10-13-2009, 06:09 AM
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#16 | | Korpiklaanicon Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 425 Location: Orange County, CA Collection Count: 53 | Did you really just use 'dubious' and 'chock'? Check out my comics The Dirty Boys - Recent update: Project #025 - October 9, 2009  By the Pit - Recent update: Chapter #007 - October 16, 2009 | |
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10-13-2009, 02:47 PM
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#17 | | MP Grimlock > All Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,260 Location: Boise,ID Collection Count: 1000+ | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lookout I'm not quite sure this is the right forum, it looks like I'm getting some minor negativity... | Don't worry too much about it, some people just like the get up on their sarcastic high horse and don't provide any useful info to people who might not post here 24/7.
But addressing your original post, rumors are fun but unless something posted by Hasbro or a test shot is seen from overseas I typically take everything I read online with a heaping bowl of salt. | |
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10-13-2009, 03:17 PM
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#18 | | Autobot Spymaster Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 173 Location: Indianapolis, IN Collection Count: 37 (TFTM, RotF, Masterpiece) | So, here's a question:
Assuming that fans and collectors are 20% of the Transformers market, what prevents Hasbro from creating and selling limited edition molds/super-accurate repaints?
I mean, let's say Hasbro says "We're want to release Leader-Class Blackout/Grindor. It'll be an online-only exclusive, and cost $50-$75. Before we make it, we need a minimum of X numbers of preorders, where X is the amount it takes for them to break even." It's how most of the small, specialty manufacturers did it, and Hasbro has done it before (the Cloverfield monster). They don't need to make packaging for it and can ship it in a brown cardboard box (like the scale Balrog from NECA), charge more for it because it's a "limited edition", and ensure that they'll sell out of almost everything they make.
Moreover, who here wouldn't pay an extra $10 for a super-accurate Leader Prime repaint? I'd be all over that.
Just a thought. | |
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10-13-2009, 03:47 PM
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#19 | | Generation All Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5,604 Location: Orlando, FL Collection Count: 5000+ News Credits: 3 | I don't disagree at all, but I don't think there will ever be new molds for exclusive, limited run toys. The only example I can think of where a mold was created and then used ONLY for exclusive pruposes (no mass retail release) is the Aveo Swerve... and that was commissioned and paid for by a major auto maker.
While I do think Hasbro could (and should) provide at least a few HTS exclusive repaints during every line, the chances of an all new mold (particularly a large leader class) being created as an exclusive is close to, if not entirely impossible. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Yet another WTH moment with a fellow collector seth: Man, I can't believe you buy reissues.
ams: Well, I also have the G1 originals, and since the reissues are made by Takara, they're official... and sometimes significantly improved.
seth: Don't you feel like it takes away from the authenticity of your collection?
ams: Dude, you own three different unlicensed City Commander toys and a half dozen fake third-party Prime trailers. WTH? | | |
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10-13-2009, 03:53 PM
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#20 | | May be tripping balls Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,842 Location: Staring at the refrigerator Collection Count: Um... this is going to need a trip into the attic | Quote:
Originally Posted by MonkeyBusiness Moreover, who here wouldn't pay an extra $10 for a super-accurate Leader Prime repaint? I'd be all over that. | *raises hand*
I'm not even planning to pay full price for Leader Prime, I'm sure as hell not paying extra.
Incidentally, if there is another Leader coming, my money's on it being a Prime repaint. Black, blue, some sort of desert camo, whatever. I guess Prime molds sell. 
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