Is MP Soundwave confirmed rm599 at Toys R Us? So expensive!

Hehe I also noticed that rm620 sale. If item is hard to find can understand lah, but looks like a lot of stock at the moment.

As for fair price...err... RM499 maybe? But yeah I guess need to factor in the cassette price also...

Ok so this is what annoys me a little:

http://www.toysrus.com/buy/action-figures/...-a4348-19038126

Price in US is only $120. That's less than RM400! Such a big markup for Malaysia right???

Normally I'd agree with you, but there are limits to price variation in today's globalized market, and a markup of over 40% is a little ridiculous. These are toys, not cars with crazy government tax slapped on them haha.

Apparently it's sold out in US for now, second batch is coming late August. If at this point supply is able to catch up with demand, it could easily work out cheaper to buy Soundwave MP on eBay US, even with shipping cost factored in:

RM380 for item + RM80 ~ RM150 for shipping = total cost of between RM460 ~ RM530. That's a saving of up to RM130 on the local TRU price! Will also be interesting to see if local toyshops bring him in. Either way I'm buying, but don't know if can wait so long

Haha so true! I just got mine at TRU in Hartamas. 5 or 6 units of Soundwave MP remaining there. Acid Storm got 2 or 3. And a few units of Ultra Magnus Platinum Edition.

Wife's response when she found out the price was "...Wow. Well it's your money, up to you if you want to spend it on a 5 year old's toys..."

Heheh... women will never understand

Just unboxed my TRU MP Soundwave and realized I'm either blind... or the instructions are missing! Anyone else have this problem? Will need to take it back to TRU tomorrow...

Yeah lesson learned... will do that next time. Hope TRU doesn't accuse me of lying tomorrow

The dilemma of a 29-year-old TF fan:

I love buying the more 'mature' looking Transformers, specifically the Masterpiece series.

But after buying, I don't really know what to do with it.

I feel it's cheesy to display it in my living room or bedroom.

Keeping it unboxed for years is a waste, better just don't buy.

And, I'm too old to play with it for longer than 10 mins.

How like this?

Hehe. I like to admire my TFs, but as for playing... not sure what to do. Don't want to transform back and forth too many times, in case the joints get loose (Masterpiece quite expensive right? ). I used to play make believe Autobot VS Decepticon battles when I was a kid, but can't really do it now la haha...


Yeah I always tell my wife the same thing! They're feats of engineering. This creativity is one thing that we as adults can still easily appreciate. I always wondered what kind of people end up becoming TF designers.

This post has been edited by omichael: Aug 5 2013, 02:54 PM

Come come. Adult toy session

Hehe I guess we all got our weirdness... mine is I like my TF to come in vehicle mode, so I can enjoy transforming it into robot mode just ONE time... then never again. I get pissed off when my TF comes in robot mode out of the box, cause then I miss out on the satisfaction

Yo bro we met at Centerpoint right?? How's life? Ya I have come out 'retirement' for a while because of all the new Masterpiece figures coming out... gotta catch 'em all

Oh wow.... I feel your pain bros but some of these comments are hilarious...

I hope it's ok if I propose a reminder to everyone here including myself:

1. You are a MAN. Unless you are a jobless boy who takes money from your parents or wife/gf, you should be free to spend your hard earned cash however you wish. Hiding things and sneaking around like a squirrel is not healthy for our relationships or our own self respect!

2. But to balance out the above: as MEN we also have a responsibility to spend our money wisely... which includes not getting into credit card debt or blowing big chunks of our savings on freaking TOYS. If we are spending thousands of ringgit on pieces of plastic, but we don't even have a decent house, some good investments, and AT LEAST six months of our income stored away in savings... then there's no wonder our wives/gfs are worried!

The moral of the story, at least for me, is please be a responsible TF collector for your own sake and your loved ones

How much markdown? On which models exactly? I saw thundercracker a few days ago was RM299, but if I'm not mistaken that's the regular price.

I also saw Thundercracker a few days ago at TRU Plaza Damas in Hartamas.

Wow... now for that price legends class also cannot get

What about MP10B? The Nemesis Prime version? Seems to be quite widely available on eBay for under RM400.

No trailer, and the color is of course not the ori red + blue... but at least can still get the MP10 mold.

I clicked on your sig and saw your custom Lego creations... and OMG... your stuff is mind-blowing

Alphaplex is my fav.

Whoever you are, I hope you have a job with Hasbro/Lego...

I also prefer the red & blue... but I don't want the trailer and I don't want to pay more than RM400+ for it.

Sell me your mp10b can?

Just curious - why do some collectors keep their TF in MISB condition?

If for investment purposes I understand... but if you collect for fun, don't you get itchy to hold your TF and transform it at least once?