When a new line was slated to arrive, we would see slight variations of a figure from one auctioneer to another or even from various periods of development.

One would be have a packaged version of the figure while another would have a loose version. However, it seems things have changed with Transformers: Animated.

In this gallery we see different shots from different sellers of what seems to be an over-saturation of each figure in the same phase of development.

Carded figures are very prominent this time around despite the toyline being pushed back to late June 2008.

Why is this?

It's not exactly known for sure, but Hasbro may be giving the "Transformers" AllSpark Power sub-line a little bit more time to breath and stretch its arms and legs a bit before they make a push with the brand-new Transformers: Animated toyline.