Transformers Titans Return Legends and Titan Masters at German Retail

Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.

So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices

I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.


/rant

To be fair... the photo looks like its taken in the warehouse store Muller.
that store is extreme expensive for some figures while other stores (like toysrus) are cheaper..

for example Muller sells Combiner Wars deluxe for 30 euro and Voyager for 33 euro.
while Toysrus sells both for 25 and 33 euro.

with these prices you can just as easily import the stuff... 60% needs to be imported anyway because the stores only get like 1,5 waves or so

At those prices, I'm glad I'm almost done collecting the new guys. Still, Rewind soon!

g2jazz wrote:To be fair... the photo looks like its taken in the warehouse store Muller.
that store is extreme expensive for some figures while other stores (like toysrus) are cheaper..

for example Muller sells Combiner Wars deluxe for 30 euro and Voyager for 33 euro.
while Toysrus sells both for 25 and 33 euro.

Print screen from toysrus.at

Not only did we see the new Titans Return Titan Masters at retail, fellow Seibertronian StarblightSkylynx has also provided a video review for the purple t-rex monster thing Crashbash, in English, for all to view! Ranging from paint applications, multiple modes, size comparisons and comments, it adds to the images we had seen already, and you can check it out embedded below.

A photo gallery for Crashbash will come up later today.

If there are any questions regarding Crashbash, feel free to ask

Autobotssuck wrote:Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.
So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices
I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.
/rant

I have a question for all you europeans with these expensive retail toys.At those prices, why not just import the takara toys? And if you are worried about import fees, just stick to Anime Export who know how to deal with that well. Thats what I do when a toy isnt distributed in canada and i am stuck paying stupid prices from people who import Hasbro toys from the states.

Most of my Transformers figures, I buy at a german online shop, which receives them most of the times earlier and cheaper than our local stores.
For example, I preordered TR Optimus and Blaster for around 50€ each. Thats more than 20€ less than at Toysrus in Germany.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.
So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices
I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.
/rant

I have a question for all you europeans with these expensive retail toys.At those prices, why not just import the takara toys? And if you are worried about import fees, just stick to Anime Export who know how to deal with that well. Thats what I do when a toy isnt distributed in canada and i am stuck paying stupid prices from people who import Hasbro toys from the states.

At least for me, the import prices are still higher on the import websites I've visited. For instance, a normal deluxe here costs around £16-18; but importing Takara Super Mode Armada Starscream set me back £23. Only reason I bought Takara Arcee - which I still regret because I really can't bring myself to enjoy the paintjob - was because she was on sale down to normal retail price. So it still works out more expensive; unless you're a huge stickler for Takara loyalty or whatever and you have money to burn, it's not worth doing regularly.

Because although the price was getting closer, it was still cheaper (and easier) to go Hasbro.


But at these prices, the gap is almost non existent, given what Kapow is selling them for, so I might actually go Takara for them now. Except Lavendertron. And Brainstorm because he needs his faceplate.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.
So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices
I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.
/rant

I have a question for all you europeans with these expensive retail toys.At those prices, why not just import the takara toys? And if you are worried about import fees, just stick to Anime Export who know how to deal with that well. Thats what I do when a toy isnt distributed in canada and i am stuck paying stupid prices from people who import Hasbro toys from the states.

Because (for me anyways)importing stuff would be more expensive when shipping is included, also given the exchange rates, even excluding shipping, I would probably save about €3. Also those prices are ridiculous and so much for Ireland being one of the most expensive EU countries to live in.

leokearon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.
So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices
I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.
/rant

I have a question for all you europeans with these expensive retail toys.At those prices, why not just import the takara toys? And if you are worried about import fees, just stick to Anime Export who know how to deal with that well. Thats what I do when a toy isnt distributed in canada and i am stuck paying stupid prices from people who import Hasbro toys from the states.

Because (for me anyways)importing stuff would be more expensive when shipping is included, also given the exchange rates, even excluding shipping, I would probably save about €3. Also those prices are ridiculous and so much for Ireland being one of the most expensive EU countries to live in.

The prices and distribution in Ireland is a complete piss take. Not great either with scalpers about I've never seen vortex.

Prowl4 wrote:

leokearon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.
So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices
I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.
/rant

I have a question for all you europeans with these expensive retail toys.At those prices, why not just import the takara toys? And if you are worried about import fees, just stick to Anime Export who know how to deal with that well. Thats what I do when a toy isnt distributed in canada and i am stuck paying stupid prices from people who import Hasbro toys from the states.

Because (for me anyways)importing stuff would be more expensive when shipping is included, also given the exchange rates, even excluding shipping, I would probably save about €3. Also those prices are ridiculous and so much for Ireland being one of the most expensive EU countries to live in.

The prices and distribution in Ireland is a complete piss take. Not great either with scalpers about I've never seen vortex.

I've seen him in SMYTHS in Waterford, Also at least the sale on makes buying Combiner Wars Toys easier.

So this is where I am coming from guys, here is what it costs to ship a Unite warrior set to america or europe:

Transformers Unite Warriors UW02 Menasor
Unit price 11,240 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 11,240 JPY


Subtotal: 11,240 JPY
Shipping: 4,195 JPY
Grand total: 15,435 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel

15,435 JPY is the same as 104,29£ and 131,87 €, for 4 deluxes and a voyager. Isnt that a better deal then what you guys fnd locally? This is faaaaaaaar from the 29.99 I was reading about so I really wonder why people who only have the 29.99€ fo deluxe option dont just go with japan. And as I said, anime export is very good at helping you deal with customs. Have any of you euopeans used that site?

leokearon wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

leokearon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:Yep, unfortunately, the prices for Transformers toys in Europe have become insane lately, Austrian Toysrus has increased their prices for Combiner Wars deluxes to 29.99€ recently.
So whenever you guys in America feel bad because of a price increase, think of us, European Transformers fans, and just be glad you can get those at much cheaper prices
I'm really thinking about not supporting Hasbro anymore, I'm fed up with those insane prices for less and less plastic.
/rant

I have a question for all you europeans with these expensive retail toys.At those prices, why not just import the takara toys? And if you are worried about import fees, just stick to Anime Export who know how to deal with that well. Thats what I do when a toy isnt distributed in canada and i am stuck paying stupid prices from people who import Hasbro toys from the states.

Because (for me anyways)importing stuff would be more expensive when shipping is included, also given the exchange rates, even excluding shipping, I would probably save about €3. Also those prices are ridiculous and so much for Ireland being one of the most expensive EU countries to live in.

The prices and distribution in Ireland is a complete piss take. Not great either with scalpers about I've never seen vortex.

I've seen him in SMYTHS in Waterford, Also at least the sale on makes buying Combiner Wars Toys easier.

Are vortex and brawl still available? I'm based in Dublin myself.

william-james88 wrote:So this is where I am coming from guys, here is what it costs to ship a Unite warrior set to america or europe:

Transformers Unite Warriors UW02 Menasor
Unit price 11,240 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 11,240 JPY


Subtotal: 11,240 JPY
Shipping: 4,195 JPY
Grand total: 15,435 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel

15,435 JPY is the same as 104,29£ and 131,87 €, for 4 deluxes and a voyager. Isnt that a better deal then what you guys fnd locally? This is faaaaaaaar from the 29.99 I was reading about so I really wonder why people who only have the 29.99€ fo deluxe option dont just go with japan. And as I said, anime export is very good at helping you deal with customs. Have any of you euopeans used that site?

You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

Also I'm very hesitant about buying from Japan. I bought an MP Wheeljack preorder from HLJ and it never turned up. They never responded to any of my emails. I decided I would only ever buy from UK shops from then on.


Saying that, I did recently buy the Sentinel Re:edit War Machine from Anime Export via their ebay shop. So I'd possibly do so rarely, but generally I'd prefer to get it from a domestic shop for the reason stated above. Money isn't always the sole factor in a decision.

Insurgent wrote:
You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

But isnt that tax dependent on the declared value? As I said, Anime Export will help with that if you contact them. Canada has those same importing fees but you can work with the dealers to make the best of it I did. Unite Warriors Devastator cost me nothing in terms of import fees. However, I dealt with Amiami for Shockwave and that was pricey in terms of importing, so I am sticking with anime export now.

That's why I gave a price range. It does vary, but I've found it's generally between 30 and 50 quid. And I was wrong, I used Amiami, and they clearly state they have to mark the full price of the item on the form by law.

And as I said, I'm hesitant to buy from Japan direct regularly, due to being screwed over before. You asked why not, that's why not.


Although I do have a mate who sometimes orders in from one of the japanese stores, as he's a bit of a private trader, so if I'm early enough, he lets me in on his order and we share import fees. That's how I got Takara Dev for £145 total. It's also what I'm doing with UW Computron, Bruticus, MP Primal and have done with a couple others in the past. Ends up being a few pounds cheaper than hasbro. But like I say, I have to be early enough to say I want it for when he puts the pre-order in.

Insurgent wrote:That's why I gave a price range. It does vary, but I've found it's generally between 30 and 50 quid. And I was wrong, I used Amiami, and they clearly state they have to mark the full price of the item on the form by law.
And as I said, I'm hesitant to buy from Japan direct regularly, due to being screwed over before. You asked why not, that's why not.
Although I do have a mate who sometimes orders in from one of the japanese stores, as he's a bit of a private trader, so if I'm early enough, he lets me in on his order and we share import fees. That's how I got Takara Dev for £145 total. It's also what I'm doing with UW Computron, Bruticus, MP Primal and have done with a couple others in the past. Ends up being a few pounds cheaper than hasbro. But like I say, I have to be early enough to say I want it for when he puts the pre-order in.

Oh for sure. Same thing with anime export. You have to be early and you have to pay in advance for something that may take months to come out.So tis a trade off. But the way I see it, since I would be paying that price eventually anyway, might as well pay it now and save.

Thanks for humouring me with this. I really feel that anyone who doesnt want to pay those insane Hasbro prices doesnt have to inorder to get the toys and I was just proposing options. And yes, Amiami will always declare everything so thats why I was recomending someone else.

To be honest, the only reason I'm getting UW Bruticus and Computron is because they are the same price as the hasbro ones going through me mate, otherwise I'd have skipped them. Well, maybe not Computron, but certainly Bruticus would have been skipped. But that Onslought just looks soo mmmmmmmm in that blue. Or purple. I'm not sure, the curse of being colourblind, but whatever it is, it's deep, it's rich, and I wish the Galvatron/Cycllonus/Scourge always used that shade instead of the lavender.


But yeah, if you can afford the pre-order, and you know you want it, and you can find someone who ends up being roughly the same price as Hasbro once all the shipping/import fees etc are factored in, which tbh is getting to be close to Hasbro's price these days, then it's a lot easier to simply choose the one with the deco you like more, rather than hasbro for the sake of it being cheaper.

william-james88 wrote:So this is where I am coming from guys, here is what it costs to ship a Unite warrior set to america or europe:

Transformers Unite Warriors UW02 Menasor
Unit price 11,240 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 11,240 JPY


Subtotal: 11,240 JPY
Shipping: 4,195 JPY
Grand total: 15,435 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel

15,435 JPY is the same as 104,29£ and 131,87 €, for 4 deluxes and a voyager. Isnt that a better deal then what you guys fnd locally? This is faaaaaaaar from the 29.99 I was reading about so I really wonder why people who only have the 29.99€ fo deluxe option dont just go with japan. And as I said, anime export is very good at helping you deal with customs. Have any of you euopeans used that site?

Thankfully here in Ireland we don't have €30 deluxes (unless you are mad enough to go to Argos), generally deluxes are roughly €22/23 so importing is actually more expensive. The only time I import is if it is for something I know I can't get like G2 Menasor and Unite Computron.

I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:
You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

But isnt that tax dependent on the declared value? As I said, Anime Export will help with that if you contact them. Canada has those same importing fees but you can work with the dealers to make the best of it I did. Unite Warriors Devastator cost me nothing in terms of import fees. However, I dealt with Amiami for Shockwave and that was pricey in terms of importing, so I am sticking with anime export now.

I've imported before, and I'll be doing that in the future, too. Not going to pay those insane prices, I've had enough.
But the problem with our customs is that they are highly suspicious of packages arriving from Asia. They caught wind that the packages are often marked as a gift and are declared a lower price, so they open the package and request a bill from buyers anyway. That's why it won't get through the customs most of the time without import taxes, which sucks big-time.

Autobotssuck wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:
You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

But isnt that tax dependent on the declared value? As I said, Anime Export will help with that if you contact them. Canada has those same importing fees but you can work with the dealers to make the best of it I did. Unite Warriors Devastator cost me nothing in terms of import fees. However, I dealt with Amiami for Shockwave and that was pricey in terms of importing, so I am sticking with anime export now.

I've imported before, and I'll be doing that in the future, too. Not going to pay those insane prices, I've had enough.
But the problem with our customs is that they are highly suspicious of packages arriving from Asia. They caught wind that the packages are often marked as a gift and are declared a lower price, so they open the package and request a bill from buyers anyway. That's why it won't get through the customs most of the time without import taxes, which sucks big-time.

Thanks, I was unaware of this newer tactic. That's pretty intense.

Does anyone know if Titans Returns products have been spotted in Malaysia yet? I have a business trip there in 2 weeks and was wondering if it was worth it to try and hunt some down and whether the price would be similar or better than in the US.

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

Congrats, You'll Have to do a review for us, and then have a review off with burn

I haven't seen any Transformers in the stores for a while here in Switzerland. But last time I checked they were a bit cheaper than the German prices. But importing from Japan turned out to be cheaper than buying locally or importing from European or US based retailers. And distribution is horrible anyways, so importing is pretty much a must...

ZeroWolf wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

Congrats, You'll Have to do a review for us, and then have a review off with burn

**cough splutter!**...wha? Burn's done a review? Oh this i must see

now......where is it..

https://www.facebook.com/transformers/p ... =3&theater

Titan Wars Fortress Maximus With Master Sword confirmed for SDCC 2016

Stuartmaximus wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I can now peacefully sleep tonight, Fortress Maximus is in my reach. He is currently in laybuy on a $100 sale and will soon be in my possession.

Congrats, You'll Have to do a review for us, and then have a review off with burn

**cough splutter!**...wha? Burn's done a review? Oh this i must see

now......where is it..

Burn hasn't done his review yet.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobotssuck wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:
You remembering to factor in the 30-50 quid import tax we get stung with as well?

But isnt that tax dependent on the declared value? As I said, Anime Export will help with that if you contact them. Canada has those same importing fees but you can work with the dealers to make the best of it I did. Unite Warriors Devastator cost me nothing in terms of import fees. However, I dealt with Amiami for Shockwave and that was pricey in terms of importing, so I am sticking with anime export now.

I've imported before, and I'll be doing that in the future, too. Not going to pay those insane prices, I've had enough.
But the problem with our customs is that they are highly suspicious of packages arriving from Asia. They caught wind that the packages are often marked as a gift and are declared a lower price, so they open the package and request a bill from buyers anyway. That's why it won't get through the customs most of the time without import taxes, which sucks big-time.

Thanks, I was unaware of this newer tactic. That's pretty intense.

I'm not sure if you've ever ordered from AE before, but they are great. Shipping is fairly inexpensive, pre-order prices are great and I've never been hit by customs from them.

Canadian to Canadian, they are you're best bet for Takara product.

Thanks to the Transformers Facebook page we have an image showing off the San Diego Comic Con version of Fortress Maximus! Fort Max is shown boasting an updated paint job and a Master Sword, just as it had been rumored. San Diego Comic con is going to be the weekend of July 21-24 and will feature Fortress Maximus as well as the Titan Force set consisting of Sentinel Prime, Windblade and Brainstorm. Check out the image below and let us know what you think in the comments section, and as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

Ew. I think that's even worse than the standard retail Hasbro deco. Such a mess.

Takara's Fort Max has the cleanest and most Fort Max-like deco of the three versions.

Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

I really like the massive sword

Seibertron wrote:Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

Not by the looks of it. Master Sword seems to be it

Down_Shift wrote:
I'm not sure if you've ever ordered from AE before, but they are great. Shipping is fairly inexpensive, pre-order prices are great and I've never been hit by customs from them.

Canadian to Canadian, they are you're best bet for Takara product.

You and I are on the same page I was recomending Anime Export to the europeans just a few posts back. They are by far my dealer of choice since they ensure that I dont get problems with customs. They are very accomodating and their prices are the best around. Thats who I am getting Computron, Blurr and MP Primal from, cant wait

Damn, that's a massive butter knife!

Consider me sold; this might just be the version I get!

Seibertron wrote:Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

Unknown? but some 3P's bound to do them

Mindmaster wrote:Damn, that's a massive butter knife!

Consider me sold; this might just be the version I get!

Depending on price between this one, the original, when it's available and where, I want this version too

I don't get it; did they just slap TT's extra effort in the sword onto their retail release, and decide to call it an excluisve?

I'm seeing no obvious deco difference's that make this stand out as being exclusive - he looks as underwhelmingly painted as the standard version, they may as well have just made the sword an exclusive and given it a $50 paint job

Seibertron wrote:Do any of the 3 known versions actually come with his gun(s)?

It really doesnt look like it. That sword is very unimpressive too, there is no deco on it.

william-james88 wrote:That sword is very unimpressive too, there is no deco on it.

And yet it's a "special" exclusive

Lol, I wonder if TT will unveil their master sword during sdcc and show off how much better theirs is, like how they did with devs a year ago

Hasbro needs to stop making these exclusives for the overcrowded SDCC and offer them to the collectors who attend HasbroCon (nee BotCon) instead.

mblase75 wrote:Hasbro needs to stop making these exclusives for the overcrowded SDCC and offer them to the collectors who attend HasbroCon (nee BotCon) instead.

But that's where they're most likely to break even on their exclusives... besides, we can't say what they should or shouldn't do about exclusives for a convention that hasn't even gotten off the ground yet

Wow, I don't know if it is the big head, paint apps, or pose, but SDCC Ft. Max looks like an anorexic Titan...

Quick comparison pic till Logan does a better one.

Not a whole load different. Some extra details here and there, upper chest is white with red detailing instead of gray, lower chest has the sides painted gray instead of blue to break up monotony, inner feet are red, leg cannons seem to have added gray detail, in general quite a bit of added detail across the figure (on the forehead, thing on his left leg, thighs and shoulders).

Agamemnon wrote:Wow, I don't know if it is the big head, paint apps, or pose, but SDCC Ft. Max looks like an anorexic Titan...

I saw that too, I am really wondering if this is a bad angle, but then again we are lookinga t it dead on so what the heck?!

mblase75 wrote:Hasbro needs to stop making these exclusives for the overcrowded SDCC and offer them to the collectors who attend HasbroCon (nee BotCon) instead.

The SDCC toys are for the masses though. You can even buy them on HTS after for al colelctors to get. And Botcon has its own exclusives so I dont see the issue here.

Hmm...yeah, are there any differences between this and the retail version? I'd love to see a comparison shot. (also: I appreciate the new banner, guys )

Agamemnon wrote:Wow, I don't know if it is the big head, paint apps, or pose, but SDCC Ft. Max looks like an anorexic Titan...

It's probably because the ab 'cannons' blend in with the background, making it hard to tell that he has a full abdomen