Thanks to forum members Mecannibal V and Nevermore, we have a couple of quick updates for the upcoming Hasbro Masterpiece Bluestreak. Toys “R” US Canada has added a pre-order listing and both that and Toys “R” Us Australia have newer looking pics. See the listings below.
- Toys “R” Us Canada – Transformers Masterpiece – Bluestreak Figure – $89.99 CAD (about $74 USD)
- Toys “R” US Australia – Transformers Masterpiece – Bluestreak Figure – $129.99 AUD (about $102 USD)
Read on for the new images.
rayken
Glad i already got a Takara imported for only ~40$ shipped
But WTF Australia TRU 102$… they must be crazy, no one is gona buy this shit.
Mirage232
No kidding. Pretty much zero reason to wait for anything from Hasbro at this point, aside from some recolors of the seekers.
Autovolt 127
This is the first I'm hearing of licensing issues.
DukeFett
We have no idea how much the price of Prowl was affected by Nissan US's licensing.
That's just a completely false statement. The Hasbro MP Prowl is just as good as the Takara one. You know they're all made in the same factory right? It's just a different box.
tunaflash
Something probably won't tab together well. The Takara ones are almost always better produced.
JT-bob
Los Angeles, and I didn't track pricing on either of them carefully but I remember the mold enjoyed a cheaper price for a time and then jacked up. If Hasbro thought they could get away with charging more, they would. But the Seeker molds are also considerably bigger and more parts than the cars too, so it's apples and oranges you're comparing there.
That's a logical fallacy, you already know how much they charged for Prowl, it was less, and we have no Bumblebee to compare to Takara's pricing.
Yeah, that's why I used the past-tense "could have gotten" since after they come out they get more expensive; although with the rise of the knock off version which is half the price and nearly identical the aftermarket pricing on Bluestreak normal edition isn't particularly more than the Hasbro release right now.
Here's the thing, after Hasbro's Prowl came out to thundering prices, it proved that if you pre-order and pre-pay through someone like Anime Export you can save considerably on the Takara release over the Hasbro release on these MPs, and at that point it stops making sense to wait and hope for the best.
iacon45
I can definitely see your points as well. Something else I have noticed with TRU is they even up the prices multiple times on certain currently still available (at times) and not just MP TFs but also with some of the Legacy Power Ranger items. I remember the Legacy Dragon Dagger started out $79.99 and then jumped to $99.99 to even a few sporadic places charging $119.99 for it. I think TRU did the same thing with Hasbro's original MP-10 release
monish
Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure what he was referring to.
emoo
Yeah I could see them doing that.
Jersey_Steel
He is referring to when they first come out in Japan. If you try to get one now it is about the same price as the domestic release
monish
I'm curious where can I purchase one cheaper from japan with the current currency exchange rate with delivery?
BB Shockwave
100$? 90$?
Great. That's what waiting for the release "helped" me. Now I cannot even go back and buy the Takara version, because 50% of them on ebay are actually KOs. peachy.
MpCollector81
Whoa! $89.99? Seriously!?
Mattel was sure up to some shenanigans with Mattycollector, but wow, this is getting to be too much.
Who's in charge at Hasbro?
Raiyuki
I really hope they don't put such a stupid price when it hits the US; I was really looking forward to getting a Hasbro Streak to complement my Takara one.
Being in the US I don't have Streak yet but more than likely he'll be nigh identical to Takara's. I have both versions of Prowl and the differences I noticed were the windows being a little more opaque like the recent Grimlock (and I'd like to point out that my Takara Silverstreak has that as well; it's not noticeable unless you've seen both versions side together) as well as the info stamp inside his foot. I'm certain Streak will have these same differences in comparison to his Takara counterpart.
Faelon
Is there any difference at all between this Hasbro release and the Takara Tomy? I mean at least with some of the previous ones we have seen some color or paint variations or a difference or extra accessories? Grimlock's Crown. Rodimus's little slavebot, The seekers having very different (and often more interesting) paint schemes, etc.
monish
I'm waiting on him too. If I cant get one locally I'll probably get the Takara release.
Lazerwave
No Devastator yet?
monish
Purchased! Anyone who wants to get it can use promo code cineplexfeb to save 10 bucks.
RKillian
Surely you're not suggesting that TRU might be responsible for its self-inflicted wounds?
Apparently you missed the part where TRU's MP distribution sucks. It's OK, it's only happened with about 3/4 of their MPs so far.
Shin-Gouki
So 7.5% of what it costs to get into Botcon