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gigz: Jan 6, 2004; Property of CloudGC. If I post something retarded, tell him so I can be punished. Thanks.

I agree. gently caress the thrill of the hunt. I've been checking Wal-Mart twice every day, and all they have is loving Scorponok in vast abundance.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 19:10

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Revolver Bunker: May 12, 2004; 「この一撃にかけるっ!」

The Most Dangerous Game posted:

I agree. gently caress the thrill of the hunt. I've been checking Wal-Mart twice every day, and all they have is loving Scorponok in vast abundance.

Your name fits your opinion quite well. Also the thrill would be better if gas wasn't 3 bucks per regular gallon and the stores weren't 10 miles apart from each other.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:03

Keldroc: Apr 19, 2004; Most...illogical.

This would be why I ordered a case from BBTS and said "gently caress the hunt." Yeah, it's a few bucks more than store price, but how much money are you going to spend on gas driving from store to store? Furthermore, how much is your free time worth?

If I happen to find something in a store, I totally grab it, but it's just too frustrating to try and figure out when stuff is shipping, when individual stores will get the stuff, and when/if the store will even let you buy it or put it on the shelves.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:09

Sigma-X: Jun 17, 2005; "thats pretty much it, we all got high, it was sweet you should of been there"
"god damnt knuckles, your plan didn't do anything"

Keldroc posted:

This would be why I ordered a case from BBTS and said "gently caress the hunt." Yeah, it's a few bucks more than store price, but how much money are you going to spend on gas driving from store to store? Furthermore, how much is your free time worth?

If I happen to find something in a store, I totally grab it, but it's just too frustrating to try and figure out when stuff is shipping, when individual stores will get the stuff, and when/if the store will even let you buy it or put it on the shelves.

Yeah but there isn't a case that has 1 of everything new and a bunch of dreadwings. The closest I can get is a case without dropkick, 2 dreadwings, and 2 guys I already have. For $90.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:11

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Online Encyclopedia

Keldroc posted:

This would be why I ordered a case from BBTS and said "gently caress the hunt." Yeah, it's a few bucks more than store price, but how much money are you going to spend on gas driving from store to store? Furthermore, how much is your free time worth?

Well, luckily for me, Flagstaff isn't that big of a town; Target and Wal-Mart are the only places that carry Transformers (other than a Kay Bee Toys at the mall, and gently caress paying their markup), and not only are they both on my way to/from work, but they're pretty much right across the street from eachother, so I'm really not expending that much extra gas to check them.
It's just my time that's being wasted because even though they've got 11 of Wreckage on the pegs, they think it's a good idea to put out another 4 of Wreckage and a couple Protoform figures and let them warm the pegs.

I can't wait for Hasbro to update their site. I'm going to use the promotion code TRANSFORMBK and get free shipping on an order of $25 or more (and I'll be spending, like, $40, getting Bumblebee, Payload, Longarm, and Dropkick). Hell, it'll even end up being cheaper than Target or Wal-Mart, since I won't be paying sales tax.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:36

404GoonNotFound: Aug 6, 2006; The McRib is back!?!?

Xenomrph posted:

I can't wait for Hasbro to update their site. I'm going to use the promotion code TRANSFORMBK and get free shipping on an order of $25 or more (and I'll be spending, like, $40, getting Bumblebee, Payload, Longarm, and Dropkick). Hell, it'll even end up being cheaper than Target or Wal-Mart, since I won't be paying sales tax.

Dammit, Bumblebee and Arcee alone will be like 5 dollars short. Anyone got any other handy coupon codes for when they finally show up?

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:38

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Online Encyclopedia

404GoonNotFound posted:

Dammit, Bumblebee and Arcee alone will be like 5 dollars short. Anyone got any other handy coupon codes for when they finally show up?

Toss in, like, Legends Barricade or something. He's really classy and a lot of fun.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:43

MB13: Jan 13, 2006; Kickass

All this talk of ordering cases reminded me that Entertainment Earth carries cases of figures.

Might want to keep an eye on it for when things come in stock.

Transformers page here.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:51

GreatMrPopo: Apr 17, 2003; i love kami-sama

Well, I just got a new phone for it's mp3 playing features, lo-and-behold, it has a camera as well! Fantastic! So i decided to take a picture of my meager collection, which started roughly 2.5 years ago.

First transformer ever was Swindle, the Alternator, who is pictured here with Barricade and his little pal Frenzy. Swindle was given by a friend for xmas, after he found out I never really had Transformers as a kid.

Here we have Scourge, again given to me by the same friend a year later, in all his black-Optimusy glory. And then there's the other barricade there, just chillin'.

Tigahawk, Tarantulas, and Rattrap, duking it out. Tarantulas and Tigahawk were gifts from the same friend, be cause he came into possession of them from another friend, but he had already owned these figures. Rattrap is a Bday gift from my gf.

My latest addition, got him last week, surprised the TRU in manhattan still had him.

Mini-cons of some sort, I forget their names, but i do know who they are...at least the firetruck. Not too sure about the little missile carrier. Both were pilfered from my GF's older brothers' stash from when they were kids.

And last but not least, my favorite of them all, the Commerative Edition Soundwave that came out with the classics. Another gift from my GF. Also in there are Ravage, Laserbeak, Frenzy or Rumble (the blue one), and an Insecticon called Bombshell I think.

For a while, all I had were the 2 transformers my friend had given me. I got the bulk of them whithin this year and later half of last year.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:53

snortpocket: Apr 27, 2004; Oh... my podcast... it's so good... ungh.... it's the best.... podcast ever.... oh god.... UNNNGGGGGHHHH

http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/

Apparently this just sold on eBay for a cool million (legitamcy of bid to be determined). Bit of a sad story attached, the guy who started the collection was infected with HIV by a hemophilia treatment in 1983. He stopped collecting as there would be no kids to ever play with the toys. He died of AIDS in '98.

Still, that collection made me

# ? Jul 19, 2007 20:54

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

GreatMrPopo posted:

Mini-cons of some sort, I forget their names, but i do know who they are...at least the firetruck. Not too sure about the little missile carrier. Both were pilfered from my GF's older brothers' stash from when they were kids.

Not Mini-cons. Micromasters!

The fire engine is part of the 'Rescue Patrol' team and called Red Hot. The green one is called Flak and is from the 'Battle Patrol'.

The_Doctor fucked around with this message at Jul 19, 2007 around 21:12

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:01

The Rage: Jun 28, 2007; This cat is wizard

snortpocket posted:

http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/

Apparently this just sold on eBay for a cool million (legitamcy of bid to be determined). Bit of a sad story attached, the guy who started the collection was infected with HIV by a hemophilia treatment in 1983. He stopped collecting as there would be no kids to ever play with the toys. He died of AIDS in '98.

Still, that collection made me

Yeah, turns out the dude wasn't serious about buying it.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:07

Counter Punch: Nov 5, 2004; by elpintogrande

GreatMrPopo posted:

Both were pilfered from my GF's older brothers' stash from when they were kids.

There's a special place in hell for people like you.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:08

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Online Encyclopedia

Counter Punch posted:

There's a special place in hell for people like you.

Is it the same place they keep child molesters, and people who talk at the theatre?

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:17

Captain Invictus: Apr 5, 2005; It costs you four hundred thousand dollars to change this avatar...for twelve seconds.

I voted for Soundwave, as there is really no other option here.

Come on, it's obvious they'll make him a communications vehicle of some sort, or one of those planes with the frisbee on top. gently caress if I can remember the name right now.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:22

Sigma-X: Jun 17, 2005; "thats pretty much it, we all got high, it was sweet you should of been there"
"god damnt knuckles, your plan didn't do anything"

Captain Invictus posted:

I voted for Soundwave, as there is really no other option here.

Come on, it's obvious they'll make him a communications vehicle of some sort, or one of those planes with the frisbee on top. gently caress if I can remember the name right now.

an AWACS.

Personally I'd rather they made him something that is designed to deploy other things. They don't have to be tapes, he doesn't have to be a tapedeck, But being able to deploy a variety of small friends would be awesome.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:29

Xenomrph: Dec 9, 2005; AvP Online Encyclopedia

Sigma-X posted:

an AWACS.

Personally I'd rather they made him something that is designed to deploy other things. They don't have to be tapes, he doesn't have to be a tapedeck, But being able to deploy a variety of small friends would be awesome.

Something like a communications APC, maybe?

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:33

dearcatawait: Dec 9, 2005

There's no way I would ever have sex with any of you losers

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# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:35

The Rage: Jun 28, 2007; This cat is wizard

dearcatawait posted:

There's no way I would ever have sex with any of you losers

Cool, thanks for the update.

# ? Jul 19, 2007 21:37

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."