The Unofficial Transformers Club and Convention Exclusive Data Sheet
This page attempts to consolidate all the data I've gathered on pricing and availability of convention and club exclusives over the past few years into one page.  There are still a few gaps, and I would greatly appreciate any information anyone is able to provide. Please send me an e-mail through the blog link.

Hyperlinks to sources are provided where possible, but many of my sources are simply not accessible online, and are thus referenced in notes.  In many cases, there are various factors that should be taken into account with regard to how an exclusive should be assessed, and these are noted, as well.  In an effort to keep this page comparatively simple and easy to navigate, I have placed notes within mouseover text that only becomes visible if you hover your cursor over the appropriate text.  Places where such notes are available are marked with an asterisk (*).

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

 Free to convention attendees*Source: Message in the BotCon 2009 forum of the Official Transformers Collectors Club by member "Star Saber" dated 6/9/09.

N/A

 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 (not accounting for the fact that pre-registration is what you're really paying for)

 294 78 or so (I'm 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 1090 (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*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 (Uncertain, but attendence was high enough that they should have sold out)

 

BotCon 1998

Vice Grip

 $8/$12*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. Source for these prices: Message in the BotCon 2009 forum of the Official Transformers Collectors Club by member "Star Saber" dated 6/9/09. However, I note that Star Saber calls these prices "pre-order" vs. "at the convention," which may not be the same thing as what I understand re: the usual "1st one at reduced price" model or ~$20 (discrepancy between sources) 1.6/2.4 (or 4.0) times (depending on source) 600 0

 

Antagony

 ~$50 (may not be exact price)*Source: Message in the BotCon 2009 forum of the Official Transformers Collectors Club by member "Star Saber" dated 6/9/09. Note that Star Sabre says this is the "pre-order" price, by which he may or may not mean the same thing as the "1st one at reduced price" model used in other pre-FP BotCons. 3.3 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 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 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)

 

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 Probably sold out.

 

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.

In 2005, Fun Publications took over the organization of BotCon, and instituted several changes in how exclusives were sold. First and foremost, whereas registration for the convention itself had, for most of the previous years, been a separate charge from the costs of the exclusive toys, registration was now bundled together with a box set of 5 or more toys.   This should be kept in mind when considering the cost of these sets compared to the retail version.

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 2005

Deathsaurus

 $265 for set of 7 (for club members.  $50 more for non-members). Loose sets available for $140.*Because registration for the convention (with boxed set of toys) plus joining the Transformers club costs $10 less overall than the “non-members” price for registration with the boxed sets for most members, I do not list non-member prices. For boxed sets, it should be noted that the cost of attending the convention is included in the price. A purchase of a boxed set is required before a loose set may be purchased. Between this and the relative scarcity of loose sets, just going with loose set numbers is not a reliable measure of how the toys compare to their retail counterparts. 4.1 times (assuming all figures smaller than a deluxe count at the “basics” $7 price-point) / 2.2 times 1250 each of the first 7, sold in 800 box sets, and 450 bagged sets There were a number (believed to be several hundred) of boxed and bagged sets still available after the convention. It is believed that these may still be purchased at the Transformers Club Store.

New head

Fallback

 

Ricochet

 

Ironhide

New head

Dirge

 

Buzzclaw

 

Chromia

 

Flareup

 $65 for 2-pack*Source: BotCon 2005 comic (the prices from the comic for BotCon 2006 are known to be erroneous, but I'm pretty sure the prices in the 2005 comic were correct).

3.8 times

500 each of Flareup and Ratchet, which were sold together in a 2-pack 0*All of the Flareup/Ratchet sets were sold off at the convention, except for a small number mistakenly held back (40 Flareup/Ratchet sets), which were subsequently offered online to convention attendees only. Source: E-mail from Brian Savage to Transformers Club members, dated September 30, 2005.

New head

Ratchet

New head and weapon

Virulent Clones

 $35 for 2 Virulent Clones*Source: BotCon 2005 comic (the prices from the comic for BotCon 2006 are known to be erroneous, but I'm pretty sure the prices in the 2005 comic were correct).

2.5 times

 800 Virulent Clones (sold in 400 2-packs) 0*All of the Virulent Clone sets were sold off at the convention, except for a small number mistakenly held back (20 Virulent Clone sets), which were subsequently offered online to convention attendees only. Source: E-mail from Brian Savage to Transformers Club members, dated September 30, 2005.

 

Flamewar

 Free to attendees buying the BotCon 2005 boxed set. N/A Unknown *Since Flamewar was a "free" toy given to attendees only, it is assumed that more were made than were given away, but these will never be sold separately by the convention owners.Unknown

 

BotCon 2006

Optimus Primal

 $249 for set of 5 (for club members.  $50 more for non-members). Loose sets available for $129.*Because registration for the convention (with boxed set of toys) plus joining the Transformers club costs $10 less overall than the “non-members” price for registration with the boxed sets for most members, I do not list non-member prices. For boxed sets, it should be noted that the cost of attending the convention is included in the price. A purchase of a boxed set is required before a loose set may be purchased. Between this and the relative scarcity of loose sets, just going with loose set numbers is not a reliable measure of how the toys compare to their retail counterparts. 4.6 / 2.4 times 925 each of the first 5, sold in 750 box sets, and 175 bagged sets 38 box sets left. 0 bagged sets left.

New head

Cheetor

New head

Rhinox

 

Rattrap

 

Dinobot

 

Buzzsaw

 $45.99 for 2-pack

3.6 times

 500 each of Buzzsaw and Laserbeak, which were sold together in a 2-pack 0 Buzzsaw/Laserbeak 2-packs left

 

Laserbeak

 

Waspinator

 $95.99 for 2-pack

3.2 times*Note that electronics present in the retail Cybertron Defense Red Alert are not present in Megatron, which uses the same mold.

500 each of Waspinator and Megatron, which were sold together in a 2-pack 0 Megatron/Waspinator 2-packs left

 

Megatron

New head

Tigatron

 Free to attendees buying the BotCon 2006 boxed set. N/A Unknown *Source: Message in the BotCon 2009 forum of the Official Transformers Collectors Club by member "Star Saber" dated 6/9/09. Apparently FP started to offer leftover Flamewars to people who got the 2006 attendee box set after the Tigatrons were nearly gone. 0 New head
In 2007, there were exclusives declared "sold out" before the convention even started for the first time ever.  This trend has continued in subsequent years, warranting the addition of one additional column, and a modification of the "number remaining column." (Links in this table all valid as of April 25, 2008.)

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. (Sold out date if known to have sold out before the convention)

Date Pre-registration forms posted

Any remolding/retooling done for exclusive?

BotCon 2007

Bugbite

$279 for set of 5 (for club members.  $50 more for non-members). Loose sets available for $179.*Because registration for the convention (with boxed set of toys) plus joining the Transformers club costs $10 less overall than the “non-members” price for registration with the boxed sets for most members, I do not list non-member prices. For boxed sets, it should be noted that the cost of attending the convention is included in the price. A purchase of a boxed set is required before a loose set may be purchased. Between this and the relative scarcity of loose sets, just going with loose set numbers is not a reliable measure of how the toys compare to their retail counterparts.

4.65 / 3.0 times Either 1500 or 1450 each of these, sold in 1100 (or 1050) box sets, and 400 bagged sets.*The number of box sets was given as 1050 at www.botcon.com on May 4, 2007. Also, an e-mail from Brian Savage was sent that evening, confirming the number 1050 and revealing the number of loose sets at 400. NOTE: This number represents an increase from the number of 200 loose sets originally printed on the BotCon 2007 brochure. However, all is not so tidy. When BotCon finally took place at the end of June, the certificate that comes with the box sets said that the number of such sets was 1100, and this number has been used in various (unofficial) places since. Attempts to clarify whether the number of box sets is, in fact, 1050 or 1100 have not met with definitive success, although I have come to believe that 1100 is the correct figure. The number of loose sets, 400, seems not to be in question. Box sets sold out by May 4, 2007

Loose sets sold out by May 15, 2007 *Source: BotCon.com announcement on May 4, 2007 in regard to the box sets. Then, on May 15, 2007, BotCon.com was updated to reflect that the loose sets had also sold out. This is the first time in BotCon history that sets sold out even before the convention had taken place.

* Source: Two e-mails from Brian Savage dated March 31, 2007. The first tells club members that "The forms will be up VERY, VERY, VERY soon!" The second, less than three hours later, notes that faxes are coming in at the rate one every 3-4 minutes (implying that the forms are already out).March 31, 2007

 

Dirge

 

Dreadwind

New head

Thrust

New wings

Thundercracker

 

Alpha Trion

 $89 for 2-pack 3.0 times*Note that electronics present in the retail Vector Prime are not present in Alpha Trion, which uses the same mold. 1400 each of Alpha Trion and Weirdwolf, which were sold together in a 2-pack. Unknown number (definitely more than 20, but possibly upwards of 60-70) of Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf 2-packs left*An e-mail from Brian Savage dated July 13, 2007 indicated that a "very limited number" of Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf sets would go up for sale at the club store on Monday. The Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf sets went up sometime between 3:00 & 4:00 pm, PDT, on Monday, July 16, 2007. I personally ordered a set at that time. There were still 19 sets left in the store according to a shopping cart check at 6:30 am, PDT on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. A post on the Official Transformers Club message boards suggests that there were 60-70 sets available the day before, but could not be more specific.

New head

Weirdwolf

 

Huffer

 $47 for 2-pack

2.0 times

 1400 each of Huffer and Springer, which were sold together in a 2-pack. 0*An e-mail from Brian Savage dated July 13, 2007 indicated that a "very limited number" of Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf sets would go up for sale at the club store on Monday. No mention of the Springer/Huffer sets indicates that they sold out at the convention.

 

Springer

 

Clear Mirage

 Free to attendees buying the BotCon 2007 boxed set. N/A Unknown Unknown*Since Mirage was a "free" toy given to attendees only, it is assumed that more were made than were given away, but these will never be sold separately by the convention owners.

 

BotCon 2008

Evil Jazz

$285 for set of 6 (for club members.  $50 more for non-members). Loose sets available for $189.*Because registration for the convention (with boxed set of toys) plus joining the Transformers club costs $10 less overall than the “non-members” price for registration with the boxed sets for most members, I do not list non-member prices. For boxed sets, it should be noted that the cost of attending the convention is included in the price. A purchase of a boxed set is required before a loose set may be purchased. Between this and the relative scarcity of loose sets, just going with loose set numbers is not a reliable measure of how the toys compare to their retail counterparts.

3.9 / 2.6 times 1150 each of these, sold in 950 box sets,*Source: Certificate of authenticity packaged with BotCon 2008 box set. and 200 bagged sets. Box sets sold out by February 25, 2008 (if not earlier).*On February 15, 2008, a notice went up at BotCon.com indicating that all remaining box sets were to be sold to attendees only, and that any non-attendee orders made after February 14th would be put on a waiting list, and filled if sets remain after the convention. A post made on the TFW2005 boards, dated February 25, 2008, cites an e-mail from Angie at FP saying that the sets had sold out that day. This is the same date as the last two figures of the box set, Starscream and Razorclaw, were revealed at BotCon.com. The "SOLD OUT" announcement was not made official until February 28th, at which point Brian sent out an e-mail with this information to TCC members, and the announcement was posted at BotCon.com. The text of the e-mail contains this additional announcement: "If you have sent in a registration since February 14, we will be emailing or calling you to find out which package you want to switch to." This makes it seem possible the sets were sold out as early as the 14th. However, several people have indicated that they registered later than this date, and were charged or otherwise received confirmation for the boxed set, so this seems unlikely.

Loose sets sold out by February 13, 2008.

*Source: E-mail from Brian Savage dated January 31, 2008.January 31, 2008

New head

Evil Grimlock

 

Evil Goldbug

New head

Evil Optimus Prime

 

Good Starscream

 

Good Razorclaw

 

Good Megatron

 $116 for 3-pack

 

4.2 times*Note that electronics present in the retail 2-pack Energon Megatron are not present in Shattered Glass Megatron. For the purposes of determining value, Energon Megatron has been valued at $15, but it should be noted that this mold has never been available separately in the US.

 

 1100 Megatron / Rodimus / Rampage 3-packs 0 Megatron / Rodimus / Rampage 3-packs left*Allspark threads immediately after the convention suggested that the Megatron/Rodimus/Rampage sets definitely sold out. On May 7, 2008, Brian sent an e-mail announcing BotCon merchandise on sale at the club store. The lack of mention of the souvenir sets is taken as evidence that they did, in fact, sell out by the end of the convention itself.

New head

Evil Rodimus

 

Good Rampage

 

Evil Blurr

 $78 for 4-pack

 

3.5 times

 

 1100 Blurr / Sideswipe / Divebomb 3-packs (4-pack if you count Whisper) 0 Blurr / Sideswipe / Divebomb 3-packs left*On May 7, 2008, Brian sent an e-mail announcing BotCon merchandise on sale at the club store. The lack of mention of the souvenir sets is taken as evidence that they did, in fact, sell out by the end of the convention itself.

New head

Evil-turned-Good Sideswipe

 

Good Whisper

 

Good Divebomb

Evil Ricochet

 Free to attendees buying the BotCon 2008 boxed set. N/A Unknown 0*Source: E-mail from Brian Savage dated April 4, 2008, informing club members that the supply of attendee exclusives (i.e. Ricochet) had been exhausted, and that any orders received after April 1, 2008 would not receive this figure.

New head

BotCon 2009

Kup

$295 for set of 5 (for club members. $65 more for non-members). Loose sets available for $199.*Because registration for the convention (with boxed set of toys) plus joining the Transformers club costs $25 less overall than the “non-members” price for registration with the boxed sets for most members, I do not list non-member prices. For boxed sets, it should be noted that the cost of attending the convention is included in the price. A purchase of a boxed set is required before a loose set may be purchased. Between this and the relative scarcity of loose sets, just going with loose set numbers is not a reliable measure of how the toys compare to their retail counterparts.

3.7 / 2.5 times*Retail prices are especially in flux in Spring 2009, so it's worth spelling out that I'm assuming the following: Deluxes@$11 each, Voyager@$20, and Ultra@$27. Note that electronics present in the retail Energon Landmine are not present in Landshark, which uses the same mold. 1750 each of these, sold in 1350 box sets,*Source: Certificate of authenticity packaged with BotCon 2009 box set. and 400 bagged sets. More than 20 box sets*Extras were made available at the club store June 8, 2009. The store only lets you see up to 20 units in a cart, so there's no definitive word on how many more than 20 are left, but based on comments made toward the end of the convention, there can't be too many left over. An e-mail dated May 18th, 2009, said there were less than 60 sets left. Unofficially, I'd say that there were between 30-40 sets left when the convention ended on May 31st.

Loose sets sold out by March 2, 2009.*Source: Announcement at BotCon.com on March 2, 2009. This is a mere 5 days after pre-registration opened up. The same announcement also said that non-attendee sets were also sold out. It was never suggested before this date that non-attendee sets were only available as a limited number, nor had it yet been suggested how many box sets were made, although an announcement at BotCon.com on March 3rd suggests that several hundred box sets remained available for attendees, who were now only allowed one set per attendee. Non-attendee wait lists were announced, however, in case box sets remained after the convention attendees got theirs. Since the sets didn't actually sell out by the end of the convention, it is believed that anyone who asked to be put on the non-attendee wait list was able to get a set. 		*Source: E-mail from Brian Savage dated February 25, 2009, provided a link to members of the Official Transformers Collectors Club before the forms were made available to the rest of the public. The forms were made publicly available about an hour or so later.February 25, 2009 New head

Flak

 New head

Landshark

Thunderclash

Scourge

New head

Razorclaw

 $79 for 2-pack*I was at this convention, and have the sales sheet myself. 2.5 times*Note that electronics present in the retail Cybertron Leobreaker are not present in Razorclaw, which uses the same mold. 2000 2-packs 400-500*On Monday, June 1st, 2009, Pete Sinclair posted on several message boards that Razorclaw and Elita-1 would be available at the club store. This finally occurred on June 8th, 2009. The number is a guesstimate based on an announcement Brian Savage made over the loudspeaker about two hours before the convention ended, saying that there were 500 of these sets left.

New head

Elita-One

Banzai-Tron

 $69 for 2-pack*I was at this convention, and have the sales sheet myself.

2.2 times*Note that electronics present in the retail Energon Mirage are not present in Banzai-Tron, which uses the same mold.

1400 2-packs Roughly 8-18*On June 8th, 2009, packs including Banzai-Tron/Skyquake sets (in addition to other BotCon 2009 items) were made available at the club store. The earliest announcement of these sets I can find is posted that day at 1:06 pm, PDT. As of 1:14 pm, PDT, there were 8 of these sets left in the club store. An eyewitness account at BotCon 2009 suggested that the club store was down to their last case of Banzai-Tron/Skyquake sets. A case contained 18 sets.

Skyquake
Sweeps $49 for 3 Sweeps*I was at this convention, and have the sales sheet myself. 1.5 times 1000 3-packs 0

New head

Leozack

 Free to attendees buying the BotCon 2009 boxed set. N/A Unknown Unknown*Since Leozack was a "free" toy given to attendees only, it is assumed that more were made than were given away, but these will never be sold separately by the convention owners.

The following exclusives are not connected to any particular convention, but were released through the auspices of the Official Transformers Club run by Fun Publications.

Exclusive name

Month of initial release

Price of exclusive at initial release

Approximate multiple of price of toy using same mold at retail

Any remolding/retooling done for exclusive?

Skyfall

May 2005

N/A (or $20)*Membership incentive figure, sent to all members whose dues were paid as of March 18, 2005. Members have the option of buying it through the club store for $20.

N/A if included with club membership.  2.9 times if bought from store.

 

Landquake

May 2006

N/A (or $20)*Membership incentive figure, sent to all members whose dues were paid as of March 15, 2006. Members have the option of buying it through the club store for $20.

N/A if included with club membership.  2.9 times if bought from store.

 

Astrotrain (with Mini-Cons Astro-Hook, Astro-Line, Astro-Sinker, and Starcatcher)*2000 produced (Source: e-mail to club members dated 11/28/06) Not yet sold out as of 2/9/09

March 2007

$87

2.7 times

New head for Astrotrain only

Airazor*2000 produced (Source: e-mail to club members dated 11/28/06) Not yet sold out as of 2/9/09

March 2007

$42

4.2 times

New head

Breakaway

June 2007

N/A (or $20)*Membership incentive figure, sent to all members whose dues were paid as of March 16, 2007. Members have the option of buying it through the club store for $20.

N/A if included with club membership.  2.9 times if bought from store.

 

Topspin

June 2008

N/A (or $20)*Membership incentive figure, sent to all members whose dues were paid as of March 16, 2008. Members have the option of buying it through the club store for $20.

N/A if included with club membership.  2.9 times if bought from store.

 

Seacons set (6 figures)*1500 produced (Source: Post by Pete Sinclair at the TFW2005 boards on May 23, 2008) The club store listed these as "sold out" on October 17, 2008, but a few more units were made available on the 20th, which quickly sold out as well. An e-mail dated October 23, 2008, made the "SOLD OUT" status official.

October 2008

$119

Modern-day retail value uncertain.  Approximately 2.6 times if limbs are considered as “basics” (i.e., $7 retail price-point)

 

Nightbeat*1200 produced (Source: Post by Pete Sinclair at the TFW2005 boards on May 23, 2008) Not yet sold out as of 2/9/09

October 2008

$48 (includes comic)

4.4 times, given comic's online individual price of $3.99.

New head

Heatwave

Late May 2009

N/A (or $20)*Membership incentive figure, sent to all members whose dues were paid as of March 16, 2009. Members have the option of buying it through the club store.

N/A if included with club membership.  2.0 times if bought from store.

New head for combined mode