compared to a few years ago, the yamato V2 valks with PT are so cheap at around $90. true they're expensive for a toy but it doesn't have a huge audience like hasbro's transformers. There are too many cool toy choices in Japan.
take a Yamato VF-22 and compare it to a Bandai VF-25G, which do you think is a better deal? I personally like the VF-25 design more but there's no question in my mind that Yamato has a better product.