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

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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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Comments

  • Boxed-product Weight: 2.1 Kg

    wow.

  • omg…

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

    hmmm…

  • +1

    aww no starscream one:(

  • +20

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

  • 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…

    • +5

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

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

  • +5

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

  • 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 ?

    • +9

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

      • lol, do it !!

      • -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.

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

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

  • -1

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

  • thanks op! great find!

  • Still my childhood hero. Got one, thanks!

  • Good price!

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

  • +1

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

  • +3

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

  • 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.

    • +1

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

    • 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.

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

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

  • +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!

    • My autobot sensors are detecting an awesome dad

  • 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!

  • -1

    ordered.

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

  • +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 ….

    • +10

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

      • +1

        Kind sir

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

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

  • whoops! ordered one on impulse.

  • 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.

    • which sites? Link please?

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

  • +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!

    • +3

      You are a good kindhearted person. Happy new year.

      • Aww, thanks :)

        Happy New Year, to you, too.

  • is this the Hasbro or Takara version?

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

  • 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

  • +1

    Need a real life size version of Omega Supreme.

    • +1

      Metroplex mate. Metroplex.

  • +1

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

  • +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…

  • 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.

    • +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.

      • 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

  • 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…

    • Thanks

  • Thank you OP!

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

    • mind if u sell me one mate?

  • Ordered one and used your affiliate link with thanks.

  • Ordered….

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

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

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

    glad i didn't..

  • Ordered! Thanks OP.

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

  • 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)

  • Goddammit!

  • +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

    • +1

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

      • +1

        women!

  • 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.

    • +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.
      • 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.

        • 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.

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

        • 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.

  • 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.

  • +1

    Super good deal mate. Thanks

  • 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

  • +1

    Impulse bought… =(

  • thx OP, ordered 2….

  • +2

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

  • thanks OP! new toy for the office desk :)

  • 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.

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

    • +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

  • +1

    Bought this and I really shouldnt have.

    I dont get charged until its shipped yeah?

    • Buyers' remorse is not in the OzBargain Creed.

  • +4

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

    • +2

      Power of ozbargain pressure.

      • Me too :(

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

  • Ordered. Thanks for sharing

  • 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."

    • +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).

      • 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.

        • "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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