[Pricing Error] Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime - $76 Delivered (Pre-Order)

gooddealmate on 02/01/2013 - 03:40
Last edited 04/01/2013 - 08:54 by 1 other user

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These are selling for around $200- $400 in Australia… get in there quick, won't last long at this price.

  • $220 @ Ebay AU
  • $369 @ Mightyape
  • $422 @ Fishpond

Price is £34.99 (£29.16) after VAT removal, + £19.30 delivery = £48.46 x 1.5626 (gbp-aud) = $75.72

Pre-order - Estimated delivery: 25 Jan 2013 - 13 Feb 2013

Box Contains
1 x OptimusS Prime figure
1 x Autobot Roller
1 x Spike Witwicky mini-figure
1 x Energon
1 x Instructions

I've put my affiliate link there if you'd like to help out… cheers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AJJ6H0E/ref=as_li_qf_s…

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  • Moots on 02/01/2013 - 03:46

    Boxed-product Weight: 2.1 Kg

    wow.

  • CVonC on 02/01/2013 - 03:47

    omg…

    but it's a new item and nobody has got it yet….

    hmmm…

  • Tal_Shiar on 02/01/2013 - 03:52
    +1

    aww no starscream one:(

  • BH1 on 02/01/2013 - 04:31
    +20

    Sooo tempting If I were still a kid…. Ohh Wait a minute….. Click :)

  • mad__llama on 02/01/2013 - 04:42

    Umm, guess I'm gonna be the first one to call it: pricing error!?!

    I've just got my money back from HN after the the ASUS slate debacle - fool me twice, shame on me…

    • cynic on 02/01/2013 - 05:15
      +5

      At least Amazon don't take your money until the item ships :)

  • windwai on 02/01/2013 - 04:43

    I had one … 20 years ago. hmmm dont see much different.

  • marantz on 02/01/2013 - 05:01
    +5

    Just woke up and though I'd check ozbargain…. and bought this.
    Happy new year to me :)

  • Jkho on 02/01/2013 - 05:02

    Thanks OP, ordered one just now :)

    I'm not a collector, just a huge Transformers fan growing up… are you guys planning on opening it or leave it new in box ?

    • marantz on 02/01/2013 - 05:05
      +9

      Now you got me thinking I should've bought 2… 1 to open and 1 for collecting :P

      • Jkho on 02/01/2013 - 05:24

        lol, do it !!

      • ilikeit on 02/01/2013 - 10:13
        -1

        I have 3 already. One original in a box - mint, one Takara Tomy unwrapped in plastic for my son when he's older and another Takara Tomy for me to play with alongside my original Megatron pistol.

    • giventofly on 02/01/2013 - 09:55

      I'll leave it in the box until I have a nice glass cabinet for all my other model cars…

    • robbyjones on 02/01/2013 - 17:18

      Ha ha, this reminds me of The Big Bang Theory. :)

  • teehee on 02/01/2013 - 05:38
    -1

    Hm dunno if there would be a market for this if you're planning on reselling at a profit

  • dreambuds on 02/01/2013 - 06:31

    thanks op! great find!

  • highon2str on 02/01/2013 - 06:36

    Still my childhood hero. Got one, thanks!

  • matt_will_fix_it on 02/01/2013 - 07:11

    Good price!

  • TheSly on 02/01/2013 - 07:16

    Should go well with my bumblebee, thanks for the link.

  • punky on 02/01/2013 - 07:26
    +1

    Well done mate. Not a transformers collector but still got one for my childhood dream.

  • timmy_tam on 02/01/2013 - 07:32
    +3

    so tempted! also my childhood hero, but my new year resolution was to spend less, especially on impulse ozbargain bargains…….cursesssss!

  • danallraj on 02/01/2013 - 08:02

    Thanks OP. just ordered two. One to open and one to keep mint in box next to my wife's limited edition 25th anniversary care bear collection…, hahahah. Hopefully we'll get them.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/01/2013 - 15:18
      +1

      did she reveal that she had a limited edition 25th anniversary care bear collection before or after the marriage?

    • SydStrand on 02/01/2013 - 17:11

      There's no real point to keeping these MISB outside of aesthetic value (but the box itself isn't very pretty either). They're not limited edition, they're just a cheaper, mass production run of the MP-10 cast for western markets so there will be a good number of them floating around. It won't appreciate in value.

  • tatnal on 02/01/2013 - 08:24

    My order is coming up undeliverable to my address (VIC). Am I doing something wrong?

    Fixed. Didn't like PO Box. Great deal.

  • livid2 on 02/01/2013 - 08:24
    +2

    Just bought one for my 5 month old son. Serves me right for checking OzBargain first thing in the morning. …I hope he will grow up liking transformers!

    • Tal_Shiar on 03/01/2013 - 00:11

      My autobot sensors are detecting an awesome dad

  • Grimr on 02/01/2013 - 08:26

    Glad I preordered one of these last night before they hit Ozbargain.

    These are $150 at Toys R Us Australia if u can find them on the shelf. This price is a steal.

    For anyone hesitating, this is a huge "toy", only looks similar to the one that came out in the 1980s, its infinitely better and while its a transformer its actually designed for adult collectors.

    There is speculation low price as Toys R Us UK dumped the order they made to Amazon.

    There is suspicion deal wont go through, but if it does u scored one of the best pop culture collector pieces to come out in years!

  • CVonC on 02/01/2013 - 08:33
    -1

    ordered.

    now to wait a month and a half for confirmation if this was a scam or not -_-

  • vietbargain on 02/01/2013 - 08:46
    +10

    i had three new years resolutions:

    1. lose 10% body weight
    2. get a better job
    3. stop impulse buying on ozbargain

    guess which one has failed already ….

    • novastorm on 02/01/2013 - 08:50
      +10

      Well technically, all three! :) unless you've already lost 10% and got yourself a better job in 2 days! :)

      • [Deactivated] on 02/01/2013 - 15:21
        +1

        Kind sir

        Technically, you automatically fail your NY resolution once it hits 01/01/2014 unless you achieved it

  • stumo on 02/01/2013 - 08:48

    Is it only this one? Is there a matching baddie too!

  • morphio on 02/01/2013 - 08:49

    whoops! ordered one on impulse.

  • dirtybird on 02/01/2013 - 08:51

    Good luck if you ordered one they've been pimping this on various sites for a couple of days now.
    Hopefully its what you expect (2x AA battery?), they have enough stock and its not a pricing error.
    At least its with Amazon so what the hell, got to be in it to win it.

    • goober on 02/01/2013 - 09:06

      which sites? Link please?

      • dirtybird on 02/01/2013 - 10:45

        allspark.com and seibertron.com
        Check the collectors sites.

  • giventofly on 02/01/2013 - 08:55
    +17

    Thank you SO much, OP. I had one of these (Assuming it's Metal with a plastic trailer?) but I gave it away to one of my neighbours who was a foster kid from Africa.

    When Transformers came out, I searched eBay to see if I could get one back and was blown away by the price.

    If this is the same one, I'll be as happy as Abdi (the African kid I gave Optimus Prime to)

    Happy New Year indeed!

    • [Deactivated] on 02/01/2013 - 11:03
      +3

      You are a good kindhearted person. Happy new year.

      • giventofly on 02/01/2013 - 11:20

        Aww, thanks :)

        Happy New Year, to you, too.

  • shole on 02/01/2013 - 09:06

    is this the Hasbro or Takara version?

    • zzyss on 02/01/2013 - 10:45

      Hasbro. There was a rumour that UK would be getting a low-priced version and this only confirms it.

  • Twisty on 02/01/2013 - 09:12

    How tall is it?

    I had one of these when I was a kid, still got it in the box with but its missing his hands and the box has seen better days, also got megatron

  • ajdj10 on 02/01/2013 - 09:15
    +1

    Need a real life size version of Omega Supreme.

    • CVonC on 02/01/2013 - 15:28
      +1

      Metroplex mate. Metroplex.

  • RickyNelson on 02/01/2013 - 09:15
    +1

    Does it transform to a truck?
    What is the dimension? How tall is it?
    Cannot find it from Amazon.

  • unexpectedpanda on 02/01/2013 - 09:19
    +4

    A heads up that this is very likely the incoming Hasbro version, not the Takara (which is the version in the OP's MightyApe and Fishpond examples).

    The Hasbro edition tends to sell for $150-$220. Still a great deal!

    Manual here:
    http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/images/instruction-scans/ha…

    Images here:
    http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=1…
    http://www.mintconditioncustom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/0…

  • madturbo123 on 02/01/2013 - 09:20

    Just some quick info for those interested why there's a big difference in the prices. This deal looks to be the hasbro version of the MP-10 which is about $100USD rrp but the one on fishpond is the Takara Tomy which retails at double the price. From the reviews I'm reading only minor differences between the takara and hasbro version other than that its identical. The stand out difference is the brighter blue and painted eyes on hasbro version. Anyways I ordered one for my young boys.

    • aeon on 02/01/2013 - 09:58
      +6

      Good video comparison here between the Hasbro MP-10 (this one), versus the Takara Tomy MP-10:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqQp4nAxZw

      Note these are still much smaller than the original MP-01.

      • CVonC on 02/01/2013 - 15:57

        cheers for that. i don't recall the legs in alt mode being that thick in the original. and i miss the diecast and the rubbable symbols that change colour

  • madturbo123 on 02/01/2013 - 09:22

    unexpectedpanda beat me to it.. Yes according to amazon it is the hasbro version, a quick google on the model number brings this up http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/images/instruction-scans/ha…

    • Twisty on 02/01/2013 - 09:29

      Thanks

  • scottzilla on 02/01/2013 - 09:28

    Thank you OP!

  • krommas on 02/01/2013 - 09:29

    Just bought 2. Only £85 for both delivered so cheaper if you buy more than one!!

    • rockfever on 03/01/2013 - 01:07

      mind if u sell me one mate?

  • Red Hippo on 02/01/2013 - 09:39

    Ordered one and used your affiliate link with thanks.

  • supafly on 02/01/2013 - 09:43

    Ordered….

    "So there i was, tossin' fliff like a sultan man, not even counting it"

  • knackers on 02/01/2013 - 09:45

    I was about to buy this last week for $52 USD

    http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Jetwing-Mov…

    glad i didn't..

  • umoddbro on 02/01/2013 - 09:56

    Ordered! Thanks OP.

  • mcor82 on 02/01/2013 - 10:00

    Good morning ozbargain.. click.. bought! Haha!

  • Frozensage on 02/01/2013 - 10:26

    I bought one a couple of years ago at Toys'r'us for $150~. The thing is half made out of real metal! Definitely an awesome collector's item if u were as crazy for transformers as me. (b4 the movies butchered it)

  • DarKBlooD on 02/01/2013 - 10:34

    Goddammit!

  • greencomet on 02/01/2013 - 10:39
    +16

    Misses: "What are you buying?"

    Me: "Nothing!" Checks out on Amazon

    Misses: "It was the Optimus Prime figure on Ozbargain wasn't it?"

    Me: "Yes" :(

    LOL

    • homersyd on 02/01/2013 - 11:20
      +1

      my misses wouldnt even know who Optimus Prime is…. LOL

      • knackers on 02/01/2013 - 13:15
        +1

        women!

  • zzyss on 02/01/2013 - 10:48

    Word of warning: if this is a Hasbro version in the UK market, there's a chance that we will also get the same version here in Australia under Target or Toys-r-Us, although it may or may not be cheaper than this, but it will be in the same ball-park.

    • ShirokaZe on 02/01/2013 - 11:52
      +2
      1. MP-10 has already been released in Australia.
      2. It retails for $150 and is a Toys R Us exclusive.
      3. All shipments sold out almost as fast as they could put them on the shelves and it's now incredibly hard to find one, making this a fantastic opportunity.
      • zzyss on 02/01/2013 - 13:19

        All the more reason to believe that a cut-priced, mass release one will be made available if Hasbro are able to turn a buck on this thing. I hardly think the risk of pissing off the people who purchased the inflated price TRU exclusive is any disincentive.

        • SydStrand on 02/01/2013 - 17:14

          Won't happen. TRU has had the license to resell Hasbro masterpiece figures for years now, from Rodimus, Starscream etc. All have been the US versions and slightly cheaper than the import cost of an overseas etailer. Amazon has undercut TRU in the past, but this blows it out of the water.

        • zzyss on 02/01/2013 - 21:24

          Didn't Target sell Masterpieces at one stage? Or was that the Takara ones only?

        • SydStrand on 03/01/2013 - 00:59

          Just Takara, and yes they had it for a short while and only in limited quantities and stores. The prices weren't too hot either.

  • johnno07 on 02/01/2013 - 10:58

    Hopefully this is honoured. If it's not… well at least Amazon doesn't take your money up front and I will save myself $76. Also Amazon will likely give a discount on the real price if this is an error.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/01/2013 - 11:07
    +1

    Super good deal mate. Thanks

  • annoynimous on 02/01/2013 - 11:13

    the americans are paying 34 pounds incl shipping… i would imagine their orders coming in the few thousands

    at 54 aussie with shipping, does it even make this valid anymore? hmmmm

  • gavt on 02/01/2013 - 11:17
    +1

    Impulse bought… =(

  • beany155 on 02/01/2013 - 11:17

    thx OP, ordered 2….

  • tsunamisurfer on 02/01/2013 - 11:17
    +2

    Impulse spending must be stopped….no matter the cost.

  • tangy on 02/01/2013 - 11:24

    thanks OP! new toy for the office desk :)

  • pennyless on 02/01/2013 - 11:25

    Any idea if I can change currency to AU, trying to pay with mastercard with currency converter on and isn't giving me an option. Dont have a 28 degrees card yet and sick of getting $14 charges for conversion.

    • cynic on 02/01/2013 - 11:34

      I had the same issue and ended up having to accept it in GBP.

    • Nousernamehere on 02/01/2013 - 11:54
      +1

      Why would you be charged $14 for currency conversion?! The most you should pay is 2.95% as the international conversion fees, and maybe a little crappier exchange rate.

      In saying that though, love my platinum card not having to pay those fees and being able to pay directly in whatever currency I'm buying :-P

  • save my dollarydoos on 02/01/2013 - 11:26
    +1

    Bought this and I really shouldnt have.

    I dont get charged until its shipped yeah?

    • tsunamisurfer on 02/01/2013 - 12:09

      Buyers' remorse is not in the OzBargain Creed.

  • Black Hole on 02/01/2013 - 11:29
    +4

    I bought it because it has so many positive comments :(

    • Turd on 02/01/2013 - 11:52
      +2

      Power of ozbargain pressure.

      • Twisty on 02/01/2013 - 12:02

        Me too :(

  • AMLagonda on 02/01/2013 - 11:34

    Hmm I didnt really need this 5 minute ago, do I still need it?

  • daicheng on 02/01/2013 - 11:35

    Ordered. Thanks for sharing

  • Snail on 02/01/2013 - 11:40

    I was going to get this but decided against it due to the fact that I suspect it's a new cheaper edition of the masterpiece series. The model number is A0782 and not the MP-10. $76 still could be a good price though.

    It's very possible that it's this product: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=15546036.

    One customer commented: "Not only is it half the size of the other TRUE Masterpieces, (which I do have) You can actually see the cheapness of the material being used coming through. I've seen phoney knock-off TF's that use better plastics than this."

    • aeon on 02/01/2013 - 11:47
      +3

      See this comparison video, as posted above:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqQp4nAxZw

      It is the Hasbro version of the Takara Tomy MP-10. According to the review, it's at least as good as the Japanese version.

      The size they are talking about is probably in comparison to the MP-01 which was much bigger (and also didn't come with the trailer).

      • Snail on 02/01/2013 - 12:09

        OK so MP-10 is made by Takara Tomy, thanks for clearing up that confusion for me.

        Still going to pass on this deal though. After watching the review, I still like the Takara Tomy much more but not going to buy that one either if it's more than double the price.

        • SydStrand on 02/01/2013 - 17:25

          "OK so MP-10 is made by Takara Tomy"

          MP-10 can be made by either Takara or Hasbro… The differences between the US/Japanese MP-10 are minor vs most other launches (eg MP-01) which often cut the smoke stacks as per American safety standards. But if anything, the US MP-10 has the more show-accurate paint job and better eyes.

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