Yes the keyword is IF. But usually that doesn't always happen in toys.

Well TF is a mass produced toys, by a toy company where main aim is PROFIT. They're not ART or highly limited editions where the producers promised to keep them limited (like watches/pens).  When they found out certain mould/toy is highly in demand, there are high chance they will mass produce them again  . Just look at Movie Bumblebee last year (how many of that mould end up in different packaging, from a single carded, to "Evolution of a hero", then repaints somemore). And what about MP01 Prime ? The toy company NEVER promise to keep them limited, to ensure the toy becoming a true "collectable".  Some toy shops might use the same tune when enquired and said 'oh .. this one Hasbro will never reissue again etc etc" to justify their x3 than retail price, and what a typical toy collector (typical= NOT RICH) do ? Nod head and heed the superiority of their comments, since they are in the toy business, hence know better? LOL. Toy shops need to make $$$ too, we understand. but doesn't mean ALL of their product prices are justifiable.

I am talking in the shoes of a typical toy collector that wishes to own their preferred toys at a decent price, NOT those very special ones that is hell-bent on getting specific themed toys (like All Primes, All Megatron only, All G1), even though the price are exorbicant.

I'm sure a $1000++ REISSUE Predaking will seem only reasonable for the "collectors" which one of the two characteristics:

- rich enough to have passion to complete their collection.
- thinking they bought it for $1k++ for the sake of keeping it for a year or two, then "consider" goreng it again for $2k++ (yeah, right. Collect toys to keep , then sell to a large profit margin, and still proudly consider themselves having passion for that specific toylines).

I believe in any toylines, many serious collectors trying to "increase" the toys status qou (to the standard of rolex/art paintings), so what they collected, can really be worth alot in the future . But for the rest of us , ALL WE WANT are toys at a decent price. if serious collectors wanted their toys to be really worth x3 or x10 in the future, why not considering inspecting their toy and ensuring they are virtually flawless like no paint smearing*  etc etc , before pricing them so?

*I'm sure they can't coz its MISB , understood. But then again.. that MISB are one of the tens of thousand toy mass produced in a factory by underpaid workers, so the quality is NOT COLLECTORS worthy grade either.