|
Convention
|
Exclusives produced for that convention
|
Price of exclusive at convention
|
Approximate multiple of price of toy using same
mold at retail
|
Number of exclusives produced
|
Number remaining at convention close, if known
|
Any remolding/retooling done for exclusive?
|
|
BotCon 1994
|
G2 Breakdown
|
$15/$20*$15
is pre-registration before April 30, 1994, $20 is pre-registration
after April 30, 1994. All pre-registrants
got the toy for "free," much like the Primus packages of the Fun
Publications era.
|
3.75/5.0 times*Cost
of combiner limbs back in G1 was about $4. I haven't found a source for
what they cost during G2, but they were the same molds.
(not accounting for the
fact that pre-registration is what you're really paying for)
|
204 |
25
or so *Based
on attendance, assuming everyone got one. |
|
|
BotCon
1995
|
Nightracer
|
$15/$25*$15
is one-day registration, $25 is for the weekend. All pre-registrants
got the toy for "free," much like the Primus packages of the Fun
Publications era. |
6.0/10.0 times
(not accounting for the fact that pre-registration is what you're really paying for)
|
294 |
78
or so *I
was told
that only pre-registrants got one—not
walk-ins. The number 78 assumes
all pre-registrants got just one, but that all did get one.
|
|
|
BotCon
1996
|
Onyx
Primal
|
$35*$35
is the cost of pre-registration. All pre-registrants
got the toy for "free," much like the Primus packages of the Fun
Publications era. |
7.0
times (not accounting for the fact that pre-registration is what
you're really
paying for) |
1700 |
Roughly
1000*Based
on about 400 in attendance at the convention, assuming everyone
got one. 210 were specifically for dealers and VIPs, who I assume all
received one.
|
|
|
BotCon 1997
|
Packrat
|
$40
for 2-pack (includes comic) |
Perhaps
3.7 times, depending on value of comic. |
600 |
>30
*Although
attendence was high enough that they could have sold
out, the link from Dave van Domelin that verifies the $40 price implies
that
the Hartmans weren't yet out of stock when he wrote it, which seems to
be post-convention. A
Private Message from Defensis Prime on the Allspark, dated May 18,
2008, informs me that the extra 30 Packrats produced (above the 570
Fractyls) were sold post-convention as Packrat-only box sets. These
were actually the same boxes as with the two-pack (even included the
comic), but Fractyl wasn't included. |
|
|
Fractyl
|
570 |
>0*Although
attendence was high enough that they could have sold
out, the link from Dave van Domelin that verifies the $40 implies that
the Hartmans weren't yet out of stock when he wrote it, which seems to
be post-convention. |
|
|
BotCon 1998
|
Vice Grip
|
$7*Response
by Jon Hartman later in the thread clarifies some items in this link.
"Deluxe" does not refer to the size class of the toy, for example, but
to the BotCon '98 registration package that includes the smaller toy.
One could get an "Ultra" package, with both the
smaller and larger toy
together, for a total of $32. $2 less than the prices here added
together./
$15*I
consider both sources reliable. I resolve the apparent discrepancy by
assuming that the lower price is a pre-registration price, while the
higher price is what was charged during the actual convention itself.
|
1.4 times |
600
|
0 |
|
|
Antagony
|
$27*Response
by Jon Hartman later in the thread clarifies some items in this link.
"Mega" does not refer to the size class of the toy, for example, but to
the BotCon '98 registration package that includes the larger toy. One
could get an "Ultra" package, with both the smaller
and larger toy together,
for a total of $32. $2 less than the prices here added together./$50*I
consider both sources reliable. I resolve the apparent discrepancy by
assuming that the lower price is a pre-registration price, while the
higher price is what was charged during the actual convention itself.
|
1.8 times |
600 |
0 |
|
|
BotCon Japan
1998
|
Barbearian/Grizzly-1
|
~$66.30(?)*See
data for Double Punch below. Although it doesn't explicitly say
Barbearian was the same price, the original toys from these molds were
in the same wave and were the same retail price, so it seems reasonable
that they would cost the same at the convention, as well. |
4.4
times |
600 |
*Note
from Hooper X dated 2/19/2008 notes that Japanese dealers had "tons of
them pretty much every year [for a time]... they actually handed out
one of each to people in the hotel lobby at BC05 rather than carry them
back to
Japan." He also notes that one of these dealers was the person who organized
BotCon Japan 1998, making it fairly certain that he was sitting on
quite a few at the end of the convention.Unknown,
but >0 |
|
|
Double Punch
|
~$66.30*Quote
from ATT by Randy Para, dated January 26, 1999: "Double Punch is a much
better toy
than Scorponok. His colors are much more pleasing to the eye than
Scorponok's, making him almost worth the price of admission alone. But
as with all Botcon Exclusives he has a hefty price. He was priced at
7800 yen at the show."
The International Currency Converter gives
following conversion for 12/11/1998 (closest available figure to
opening date of the convention: 12/12/1998):
1 US Dollar (USD) = 116.77 Japanese Yen
(JPY)
1 Japanese Yen (JPY) = 0.0085 US Dollar (USD).
Thus 7800 yen is roughly $66.30 |
4.4
times |
600 |
*Note
from Hooper X dated 2/19/2008 notes that Japanese dealers had "tons of
them pretty much every year [for a time]... they actually handed out
one of each to people in the hotel lobby at BC05 rather than carry them
back to
Japan." He also notes that one of these dealers was the person who organized
BotCon Japan 1998, making it fairly certain that he was sitting on
quite a few at the end of the convention.Unknown,
but >0 |
|
|
BotCon 1999
|
Windrazor
|
$32*Source:
Message in the BotCon 2009 forum of the Official Transformers
Collectors Club by member "Star Saber" dated 6/9/09. |
3.2
times |
1200 |
100
or so (based on attendance, assuming everyone
got
one) |
|
|
Sandstorm
|
$48*Source:
Message in the BotCon 2009 forum of the Official Transformers
Collectors Club by member "Star Saber" dated 6/9/09. |
3.2
times |
1200 |
100
or so (based on attendance, assuming everyone
got
one) |
|
|
BotCon 2000
|
Apelinq
|
$45/50*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
|
3.0
/ 3.3 times |
1200 |
0
(Uncertain, but attendance was high enough that
they should
have sold out.) |
|
|
Shokaract
|
$50/56*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
|
2.5
/ 2.8 times |
1200 |
0
(Uncertain, but attendance was high enough that
they should
have sold out.) |
|
|
BotCon Japan
2000
|
Choro-Q Optimus Prime (non-transforming)
|
?*Exclusives
were given free to each attendee, but sources disagree as to whether
each attendee got only one, or all three.
|
? times |
1000 |
?*The
number of exclusives seems to intentionally match
the approximate number of attendees, but if each only got one, then
naturally many would be left over.
|
|
|
Choro-Q Clear Mirage (non-transforming)
|
?*Exclusives
were given free to each attendee, but sources disagree as to whether
each attendee got only one, or all three.
|
? times |
1000 |
?*The
number of exclusives seems to intentionally match
the approximate number of attendees, but if each only got one, then
naturally many would be left over.
|
|
|
Choro-Q G2 Megatron (non-transforming)
|
?*Exclusives
were given free to each attendee, but sources disagree as to whether
each attendee got only one, or all three.
|
? times |
1000 |
?*The
number of exclusives seems to intentionally match
the approximate number of attendees, but if each only got one, then
naturally many would be left over.
|
|
|
BotCon 2001
|
Tigatron
|
$41/45*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
(includes comic) |
Approximately
3.5 times, depending on value of comic (note that this mold was never
previously available in the US) |
1500 |
0
(especially uncertain, given the
comparatively low numbers of pre-registrants, but if there were extras,
there were probably not many) |
|
|
Arcee
|
$54/$60*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
|
3.6
/ 4.0 times |
1500 |
0
(especially uncertain, given the
comparatively low numbers of pre-registrants, but if there were extras,
there were probably not many) |
Chest retooled
(holes filled in) |
|
BotCon
2002
|
Tap-Out
|
N/A
(unannounced freebie) |
N/A |
3000 |
Unknown,
but there were definitely quite a few left over. Attendees
at BotCon Europe MMII were given Tap-Outs for
each Rook ordered. |
|
|
Glyph
|
$12
(included comic) |
Approximately
2 times, depending on value of comic (and noting that the original
price of keychains was WAY too high at $7)
|
3000 |
Definitely
quite a few left
over. |
|
|
CatSCAN
|
$30/$35*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
|
3.0
/ 3.5 times
|
1500 |
Probably
sold out. |
|
|
Cyclonus
|
$47/$52*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
|
2.35
times / 2.6 times
|
1500 |
0*Source:
E-mail from "Jeremiah," dated December 31, 2009. |
|
|
BotCon Europe MMII
|
Rook*According
to a post on the Allspark, dated October 22, 2006, Rook was not ready
in time for BotCon Europe MMII, but was distributed to pre-registrants
after the convention.
|
~$7.81*Post
on ATT says the toy was 5 pounds, and itself gives $7.81 as the
then-current dollar equivalent. The Wayback Machine Archive for the web
page referenced there, sadly, only leads to the Non-Attendee
Pre-Registration Form now. Such non-attendees could get Rook and other
souvenirs for $70, but besides being an inflated price for
non-attendees, it's not just for the figure itself. On the other hand,
because the
Rook toy was not ready in time for the convention itself, attendees
were also given a Tap-Out for each Rook ordered, so one could make a
case that the cost of Rook was actually around $3.90! |
Roughly
retail price*This
claim needs explanation. Original retail price of the keychains was
roughly $7, but I consider this WAY overpriced. Also, if one takes into
account that attendees ended up getting a Tap-Out for each Rook ordered
(as evidenced in the ATT link here), folks who attended BotCon Europe
MMII really got a bargain!
|
3000 |
*According
to an Allspark Private Message from "The Phazer" dated November 1,
2006, pre-registrants could get up to 4 Rooks apiece. A later e-mail
from The Phazer, dated April 25, 2007, suggested non-attendee package
numbers could be as high as the "low hundreds." With only 240
pre-registrants, allowing up to 4 Rooks each and allowing for
non-attendee packages, there would still be lots of
Rooks left
over.Apparently
somewhere around 2000 left over. |
|
|
OTFCC 2003
|
Sideswipe
|
$30/36*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
|
3.0
/ 3.6 times |
? |
? |
Police
lights removed and holes covered with sticker
|
|
Sunstreaker
|
N/A
(free with
hotel registration) |
N/A |
? |
N/A |
Police
lights
removed and holes covered with sticker |
|
Roulette
|
$60/65*In
the pre-Fun Publications era, many exclusives were sold such that the
first toy could be purchased at a reduced price compared to the
“regular” convention price for any extras.
(2-pack) |
3.0
/ 3.25 times |
? |
? |
New head |
|
Shadow Striker
|
? |
? |
New
head |
|
BotCon 2004
|
Action
Master
G2 Breakdown
|
$55
for Saturday morning breakfast (figure free to breakfast attendees)
|
N/A (Action
Masters did cost $4-5 when originally released, but hadn’t been on
shelves in nearly 15 years by this point) |
204 |
N/A*These
were distributed to attendees at the convention breakfast, and never
sold. Presumably, any left over were given to either dealers or friends
of the people running the convention.
|
New
head |
OTFCC
2004
|
Megazarak
|
$40
|
1.6
times*Note
that electronics present in the retail version of this mold (Armada
Megatron) are not present in Megazarak. |
<1400*This
Pre-Registration form was found via the Wayback Machine on October 21,
2006, reflecting the form as it existed on May 29, 2004. It lists
Megazarak as "LE 1400." An Allspark post from Glen Hallit himself
suggests that both toys were produced at less than 1400 units, and that
"Sentinel Maximus' numbers were less than Megazarak." |
*But
to judge from the numbers of Megazarak available on the secondary
market for fairly low prices, I'd say that there were quite a few left
over.Uncertain |
|
|
Sentinel
Maximus*Sentinel
Maximus was not ready in time for the OTFCC 2004
and was eventually shipped at
Hasbro’s own cost to those who pre-purchased it, with labeling calling
it a "club exclusive" and without reference to the convention. However,
it is still considered a convention exclusive
here, due to the convention being the means of purchase of the figure.
|
$45/$50*According
to the OTFCC 2004 pre-registration form, $45 was for the first
Sentinel Maximus to be purchased, but pre-registrants were given the
option of a second Sentinel Maximus for $50. Note that the
pre-registration form says that Sentinel Maximus was to come with a
comic book, and so it is presumed
that not all of this cost was originally intended to be for Sentinel
Maximus, per se. However, the
comic book, Wreckers #4, was never produced.
|
2.25
/ 2.5 times*Note
that electronics present in the retail version of this mold (Armada
Overload) are not present in Sentinel Maximus.
|
<1400*This
Pre-Registration form was found via the Wayback Machine on October 21,
2006, reflecting the form as it existed on May 29, 2004. It lists
Sentinel Maximus as "LE <1400." An Allspark post from Glen
Hallit himself suggests that both toys were produced at less than 1400
units, and that "Sentinel Maximus' numbers were less than Megazarak." |
N/A |
Both Sentinel
Maximus and Apelinq have new heads. |
