Originally Posted by Suba-Saab
Andrew,
Do you think TFC 21 Blaster will eventually gain the same momentum as TFC 10 Soundwave has now? Soundwave always had such broad appeal for TF collectors and the casual TF fan. I'm wondering if the same holds true for Blaster.
I'm still on the fence about doubling up on TFC 21. Doubling up on e-Hobby Twincast is a no brainer because e-Hobby releases appreciate in value quickly.
There is no doubt. After buying so many figures, I get a "feeling" about certain ones. I'm pretty sure Monk can say the same thing. TFC 21 is one of those.
TF collecting is at its highest point ever. There are so many toys being offered, it'll make your head spin.
US: Cybertron, Alternators, Beast Wars, Universe, Star Wars ...
Japan: Galaxy Force, Takara reissues, TFC reissues, e-Hobby, Binaltech, bottle caps, PVCs ...
(can't forget the recently ended lines like 2005's Robot Masters, Energon, Super Link)
even though the mainstream flood of toys, Blaster was a G1 main character. He's not some lame 2 episode guy like Hoist, Grapple, Inferno, Smokescreen, Skids, etc ... Look at the highest priced TFC's:
00 Prime, 01 Jazz, 06 Megatron, 09 Starscream, 10 Soundwave, 12 Minibots ... what do they have in common? They were in the G1 cartoon almost everyday.