Many New In Hand Images of Takara Golden Lagoon Convoy Optimus Prime Exclusive

Nathaniel Prime wrote:I'd make the matrix gold chrome instead of gold plastic.

shajaki wrote:

Nathaniel Prime wrote:I'd make the matrix gold chrome instead of gold plastic.

While I don't have this MP-10 yet, I'm sure the Matrix is diecast painted gold. Every MP-10 Matrix thus far has been diecast, not plastic.

Sabrblade wrote:I went with TFSource for Starscream since I never got any notice about BBTS putting up their preorder for it until well after said preorder had sold out.

Marcdachamp wrote:Did I miss the boat in preorders for the Autobots team? What’s the price point on that? I don’t care to own Perceptor, but I’d love to have Beachcomber and Seaspray.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And here we have the next figure: Soundwave, from the Titans Return figure, NOT the Bumblebee retool:

https://twitter.com/ripetakobozu/status/1088382917347180544

Via Nathaniel Prime in the Siege thread.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And here we have the next figure: Soundwave, from the Titans Return figure, NOT the Bumblebee retool:

https://twitter.com/ripetakobozu/status/1088382917347180544

Via Nathaniel Prime in the Siege thread.

If Takara Tomy wanted to put out a "Golden Lagoon" edition of Soundwave at this size, why not use the far superior Masterpiece mold? It worked out well for Optimus Prime. Then again, it's weird they relegated poor "Golden Lagoon" Starscream to an undersized Deluxe mold that's not even very screen accurate anyway.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:As someone who just sold off my GL Starscream last week, all I can say is "whew".

o.supreme wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:As someone who just sold off my GL Starscream last week, all I can say is "whew".

I would never sell mine since he (as Sunstorm) is an integral part of one of my Combiners... but I never looked at after market prices once I got him initially. Would you care to give a rough idea of what he sold for? .

Immortal Starscream wrote:just now saw these were up on pulse myself. sadly, all except prime are sold out

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

And they were Japanese convention exclusives produced in limited quantity.

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

And they were Japanese convention exclusives produced in limited quantity.

And how does that affect the price on these? Different production run, so the limited availability of the originals is irrelevant and in poor taste to use that to jack up the price.

Basically. poor attempt at scalping unsuspecting buyers.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

And they were Japanese convention exclusives produced in limited quantity.

And how does that affect the price on these? Different production run, so the limited availability of the originals is irrelevant and in poor taste to use that to jack up the price.

Basically. poor attempt at scalping unsuspecting buyers.

Except the original price was about $40 and that was 3 years ago, I think, so not really jacking anything up.

Edit: I found my order, only 2 years, but BBTS was charging $45, so no markup over original at all.

Overcracker wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

And they were Japanese convention exclusives produced in limited quantity.

And how does that affect the price on these? Different production run, so the limited availability of the originals is irrelevant and in poor taste to use that to jack up the price.

Basically. poor attempt at scalping unsuspecting buyers.

Except the original price was about $40 and that was 3 years ago, I think, so not really jacking anything up.

Edit: I found my order, only 2 years, but BBTS was charging $45, so no markup over original at all.

Which brings me back to: these are $45 simply because they are golden and shiny. No real reason for them to be twice the price of a regular CW deluxe. Even today.. when the originals can still be found on Ebay for 50 to 60 US.

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

And they were Japanese convention exclusives produced in limited quantity.

And how does that affect the price on these? Different production run, so the limited availability of the originals is irrelevant and in poor taste to use that to jack up the price.

Basically. poor attempt at scalping unsuspecting buyers.

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:$45 for a deluxe?

And using molds that already exist?

Am I missing something?

Its all golden and shiny and from Japan. Look, its shiny!!!!!!!

And they were Japanese convention exclusives produced in limited quantity.

And how does that affect the price on these? Different production run, so the limited availability of the originals is irrelevant and in poor taste to use that to jack up the price.

Basically. poor attempt at scalping unsuspecting buyers.

What do you mean by "different production run"? These aren't new. Takara didn't just suddenly make more of them. They're leftovers that got sold out within an hour after they were first put up on Hasbro Pulse.