>>5828341But its exchange rates and importation cost that do that, 90% of takara's products are just lavish repaints, and aren't held back by western price points since people aren't willing to pay off numbers for products, as well as the fact people, we only have very few examples going above what hasbro has already put out.
I buy whatever looks best, I bought takara devastator for the extra arm ratchets, weapons for individual bots and extra individual box articulation, I bought HASBRO galvatron because its exactly the same as takara, but with a shade of purple I like more KNOWING I'd had to modify it anyway and would rather keep cost down, I bought both uw grand galvatron AND hasbro cyclonus because I like what both did.
The fact is we buy what we like and price is irrelevant, if we want it we'll pay more/less within reasonable circumstances.
Your points are valid but you come across as a hasbro apologist rather than being an inbetweener, the fact is both companies work together to TAKE your money.
You either buy something with a fixed price point to compete with other toy lines that don't do the same thing, or you pay more for the same thing with more paint and or parts, made in the same chinese/vietnamese factories where both are ruined by cheap qc controls to where even glorious online webshop exclusives like the mp coneheads are ruined.
We're collecting shit toys no matter the company, accept that, I buy both because I can, not because I'm a fanboy, at least between the 2 companies.
Kinda wish 3p's got more licenses though, might make changes for the brand and people's perceptions
