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Post by Swoop on Jan 9, 2007 20:59:22 GMT
Eh, yet another nail in the coffin for G1 collecting. Seriously, if some wierdo can bootleg a TF to this level of quality, then why the hell can't Takara just reissue them? Not commercially viable. Or the moulds don't exist any more. Or the bootlegs are just based off an actual toy and not a mould. If Justitoys can get Snarl, Slag and Grimlock so accurate at WST size, why can't a bootlegger do the same with Swoop if they see the chance to make a killing? |
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Post by The Virtua Striker on Jan 9, 2007 23:44:11 GMT
What I don't understand is if some wierdo can make a copy of a TF to such a standard that it is not easy to tell from an original, then why can't Takara "copy" it and sell it as a re-issue?(The standard of my Jazz re-issue would suggest that they've bootlegged their own toy - BADLY). Therefore the moulds argument is slightly irrelevant.
And it is commercially viable.
Why?
It's not rocket science - fools are paying £80 for a fake. That is absurd. I wouldn't buy this for less than a score, if that.
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Post by Sunstreaker on Jan 10, 2007 21:59:44 GMT
[glow=red,2,300] Also depends how many have hit the market as well. Are there a lot on ebay at the mo? Or just a couple dozen?
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Post by Starscreams Ghost on Jan 10, 2007 22:18:06 GMT
not even that many
theyre pretty much only being sold by word of mouth from what i gather
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Post by Sunstreaker on Jan 10, 2007 22:25:00 GMT
[glow=red,2,300] Makes sense. That's why they're demanding such a high price. Give it a month or so - see how many have been produced, and whether Hasbro / Takara squash them... if not I reckon we'll see a lot more all going much cheaper.
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Post by timban on Jan 10, 2007 22:28:16 GMT
I've been told that the Swoops should be available more readily by the end of the month. Not sure how much they'll cost though...............£80 is way too much to spend on them IMO considering you can up a KO prime for under £50 now.
I have the Rumble and Ravage sets on the way now so their out (£15.50 for anyone interested). Not sure when the Ratbat sets are out.
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Post by rockystar117 on Jan 27, 2007 4:14:38 GMT
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Post by Claymore on Feb 1, 2007 11:53:01 GMT
I would love to get one of them but think that is way to steap a price
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Post by uzitheklown on Feb 3, 2007 4:22:02 GMT
id love one i jsut want see em come down and when they come out the price of the legits swoops drop back down
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Post by akalaserface on Feb 3, 2007 16:00:57 GMT
That Swoop looks amazing but I do see something that is different. Something in the face I think, I need a real one to compair.
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Post by Toymachine on Feb 3, 2007 20:01:07 GMT
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Post by Starscreams Ghost on Feb 4, 2007 9:47:32 GMT
wow and at twice what they're costing people who ordered on here through me
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Post by Swoop on Feb 4, 2007 12:35:17 GMT
I find it all rather depressing.
We're just going to end up being drowned in real looking KOs.
Thank Christ I got a real Swoop some time ago, is all.
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Post by Starscreams Ghost on Feb 4, 2007 23:12:23 GMT
depressing? yeah a little but i doubt we will be swamped
if there really was a viable market for them them takara would re-do it and from what I understand these ones are being done in very limited quantities
they're nice fillers I'll probably keep a swoop for myself as owning a MIB original is beyond what I'm willing to pay for a toy at the moment due to house hunting but the cassette ko's i'm just ordering for people on the board
we might see a few others but probably not too many
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