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I meant to say earlier, my Target finally got wave 2!  A single box of deluxes.  That said, I bought every single concept bumblebee they had. All 2 of them. Also, my target had only received one variety of cases before this, so they also go the first swindle to show up in the store. I felt really bad about getting the 2 bumblebees, afraid I was depriving a little kid of a cool toy. At 8 when the store opened, so huge 400 lb. dude headed for the transformers, saw nothing new (they opened up the new case, but only used half of the stuff from it, and just so happened to only put out, IIRC, wreckage and scorpy), and then hurried off to the trading cards, where he grabbed whole boxes of something. I'm thinking he was a scalper, considering the cards thing. If not, mr. fat dude, I'm sorry, but my mom is getting your bumblebee (painted black).
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EDIT: NM, didn't read that last line  FOUR Walmarts, a TRU, a Target, and an almost-overheating car, and not a SINGLE Wave 2 figure. Hell, there was only one store with more than the pegwarmers. And yet, I'm still THIS close to heading out to that new Breaux Bridge one, steaming wreck of an engine or not. 404GoonNotFound fucked around with this message at Jul 18, 2007 around 20:58 |
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The_Doctor posted:Elgin, St. Charles, etc? You can't go five minutes out there without coming across a Target, Super Target, Target Greatland, etc. You could hit five without venturing off Randall Road for a 20 minute stretch. Hi folks! /wave edit: I pretty much live right between a SuperTarget and a Greatland out here on Randall. Their selections are currently horrible. No sign of Wave 2 yet. api call girl fucked around with this message at Jul 18, 2007 around 22:23 |
| # ? Jul 18, 2007 20:48 |
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Some of these people buying tons of these toys are morons Do you think any other TF line is ever going to see the kind of production numbers that the movie toys are?
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 20:56 |
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Hagetaka posted:Some of these people buying tons of these toys are morons This isn't new, the exact same thing happned with comic books in the nineties. It was impossible to find a copy of Death of Superman because everyone assumed it was going to be worth millions of dollars down the line.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 21:04 |
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Updated List. Alt Richochet - $20 Armada Blurr - $10 Armada Unicron - $38 Beast Wars Optimal Optimus in box - $55 (box was opened but twist ties still intact) Beast Machines Optimus - $7 Classics Ramjet - $10 Classics Astrotrain - $10 Classics Grimlock - $10 Cybertron Crumplezone - $14 Cybertron Excellon - $8 Cybertron Armorhide - $8 Cybertron Cannonball - $9 Cybertron Smokescreen - $9 Cybertron Optimus/Megatron (Beast Wars remakes) - $12 for both Cybertron Vector Prime - $22 Cybertron Clocker - $6 Cybertron Metroplex - $22 Cybertron Hardtop - $6 Cybertron Hardtail (Lugnutz) - $6 Cybertron Ransack GTS - $7 Cybertron Primus - $22 (open no box, bunch of mini-cons included) Cybertron Brakedown - $8 Cybertron Optimus Prime - $45 Energon Jetfire - $20 Energon Arcee - $12 Energon Omega Supreme - $70 ( i know, but i can get this on ebay) Energon Galvatron (has box) - $45 Energon Towline - $10 Movie Starscream - $15 Movie Jazz - $6 Movie Brawl - $6 Movie Blackout - $15 Movie Wreckage - $6 Movie Scorponok - $6 Movie Ironhide - $15 Movie Ratchet - $15 Movie Optimus Prime (Leader) - $30 Movie Bumblebee - $5 (hood stuck) Updated the list, added in a bunch of things and lowered prices all around. COme on guys! Help me help you!
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 21:23 |
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JohnThermos posted:Tempting but I can't really pay that for Cybertron repaints of toys I still see on pegs locally. Yeah.. If I want a huffer, I'll repaint my little armorhide that I have sitting here on my stereo.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 21:28 |
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I went out to Wal-Mart to find out how much the Constructicons were (about $30) and they had Rumble and Ravage (about 5 of each) for $20. I don't get paid until Friday, and even then I'm trying to save my money, but still. If any goons want to come here to Texas (specifically Mckinney, I believe) that Wal-Mart has a few.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 21:28 |
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Rhyno posted:Updated List. I'd buy more but I sent the last of my spendable money to you for Swindle. Seriously I did. I get paid on the 25th but that may be past when you need the money. If not then I'd be happy to buy more.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 21:57 |
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Rhyno posted:
I take it this is the orange Unicron you mentioned earlier? If so, give me a day, and I'll paypal the money tomorrow. Is he loose or in box? I'd like Galvatron too, but I may not have enough for that, so I'll find out. You wouldn't happen to have an Energon Grimlock, would you? 
Waryn fucked around with this message at Jul 18, 2007 around 22:08 |
| # ? Jul 18, 2007 22:00 |
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Best... wiki-vandalism... evar.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 22:11 |
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Waryn posted:I take it this is the orange Unicron you mentioned earlier? If so, give me a day, and I'll paypal the money tomorrow. Is he loose or in box? I'd like Galvatron too, but I may not have enough for that, so I'll find out. Armada Unicron is more or less movie Unicron. Energon Unicron is black/green. Now, for a bit of  both of my Unicron boxes were labelled Energon and I had both colors of Unicron.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 22:12 |
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arioch posted:Armada Unicron is more or less movie Unicron. Yeah, as cool as Energon Unicron looks, I just can't see myself spending $70+ on him.  Oh god, I just realized how badly I want RID Optimus and Ultra Magnus. 
Waryn fucked around with this message at Jul 18, 2007 around 22:26 |
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Waryn posted:Yeah, as cool as Energon Unicron looks, I just can't see myself spending $70+ on him. I got both to display Unicron in both forms
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 22:23 |
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Rhyno posted:Classics Grimlock - $10
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:08 |
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Talking with Xeno, I realize I should be clear about something... that wikipedia vandalism I posted up a few posts was not done by me. I was just looking up Omega Prime (about to win an auction for RiD Prime/Magnus I hope!) and found it.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:15 |
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Well, arariel, MrSpanky, and a few of my non-goon friends are about to call up Hasbro and ask about the new wave of movie toys and why it's not on their website. Everyone else should call too. If they get bombarded with contacts about it, maybe they'll get it in gear:quote:How can I contact the HasbroToyShop.com Customer Service Center?
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:20 |
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arioch posted:Now, for a bit of The first batch or so of Energon Unicron consisted of Armada Unicron leftovers in Energon boxes. No idea why they did it though, probably just getting rid of old stock. In other news: A local toystore decided to get rid of their final Primus by unpacking him and displaying him, proudly mistransformed(Legs wrong way around, cannons mispositioned) I almost felt like fixing it. Is this a bad thing?
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:21 |
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arariel posted:Talking with Xeno, I realize I should be clear about something... that wikipedia vandalism I posted up a few posts was not done by me. I was just looking up Omega Prime (about to win an auction for RiD Prime/Magnus I hope!) and found it. I could easily see you doing that and then posting this to give yourself an alibi. No '08 BB today but I did finally get around to picking up ARNNNNN-HAHD. Haven't busted him out yet but he looks nice in the box. Smoke posted:In other news: A local toystore decided to get rid of their final Primus by unpacking him and displaying him, proudly mistransformed(Legs wrong way around, cannons mispositioned) I almost felt like fixing it. Is this a bad thing? Absolutely not  . Proper transformations are the right of all sentient beings.
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Smoke posted:The first batch or so of Energon Unicron consisted of Armada Unicron leftovers in Energon boxes. No idea why they did it though, probably just getting rid of old stock. Of course not, hes Primus, giant battle planet of awesome, he deserves to stand right.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:25 |
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Rhyno posted:Updated List. Whats the status of Ramjet and Astrotrain? My next question is what condition are they in? I can send you a Paypal payment by the end of today, no problem. My e-mail is in my profile.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:26 |
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Speaking of classics Ramjet and Starscream, I'm looking for a couple of those, preferably loose. I'd be willing to trade for some stuff on my list, I've got some $$$ but for the most part I'm broke.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:48 |
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Vaerai Archon posted:Well I checked target today and still no sign of Elita 1 or Skyblast Sigma-X posted:They had a Skyblast at my Target when I checked on Sunday. I can check tonight for you if you'd like. They still had it at Target today, so I picked him up. If you'd like to buy him for cost + shipping, let me know. Otherwise I'm keeping him for myself. Also if anyone finds an Elita 1 I'd love one as well. There are NO wave 2 TFs in my area at all, except for a bunch of Target Repaint Clockers and the one Skyblast I picked up for Vaerai.
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| # ? Jul 18, 2007 23:58 |
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Nothing around me has any 08 Bumblebees. Actually, they don't have any 74 Bumblebees either. The Toys R Us used to have tons of Ironhides, but now that I want to get one, there are none  Nonetheless, I picked up a movie Starscream, so I'm good.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:01 |
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DamnitGannet posted:Nonetheless, I picked up a movie Starscream, so I'm good. He's amazingly badass in both forms, especially since his arms are essentially giant triggers.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:13 |
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Just got off the phone with HasbroToyShop.com's 1-800 number, and they couldn't tell me why some of the new movie toys aren't listed in the online shop despite being searchable at Hasbro.com (I even walked the woman through it, telling her to search for "PAYLOAD" on Hasbro.com), but she said they should be up "very soon". The conversation was pretty funny, too. She tried to talk me into buying a bunch of TF movie toys I already had, including Brawl, Jazz, and Bonecrusher. Listening to her describe each toy to me over the phone while I was staring right at them on my toy shelf was pretty funny, too. "We have Decepticon Brawl... he's this... green military thing, with, like, a big shooty cannon or laser or something, he looks kinda like, a... I dunno..." and I chimed in, "...a tank?" More people should call in. Maybe if they get bombarded with calls, they'll get the message. I really tried to emphasize that I'd much prefer to buy right from their website and give my money to them, but I can't do that if their website doesn't offer them for sale.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:13 |
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Hey, does the movie version of Jazz have a feature where he can split in two? ZING.
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Mr. Trueblood posted:Hey, does the movie version of Jazz have a feature where he can split in two? Hey, that joke was already made about Final Battle Jazz and since the movie wasn't out in the UK people were bitching about it being a spoiler. ZING.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:17 |
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Waryn posted:I take it this is the orange Unicron you mentioned earlier? If so, give me a day, and I'll paypal the money tomorrow. Is he loose or in box? I'd like Galvatron too, but I may not have enough for that, so I'll find out. Yeah, Orange Unicron, that and Galvatron dibbed for you. Revolver Bunker posted:I'd buy more but I sent the last of my spendable money to you for Swindle. Seriously I did. I get paid on the 25th but that may be past when you need the money. If not then I'd be happy to buy more. I'm just in need of fast cash right now. I'll still have stuff for sale next week. vkeios posted:Is Grimlock still available, if so I'll take him. He's yours! OhMyCod posted:Whats the status of Ramjet and Astrotrain? My next question is what condition are they in? I can send you a Paypal payment by the end of today, no problem. My e-mail is in my profile. Both are in like-new shape. I've only ever transformed them once or twice. FYI - My movie toys have been transformed ONE TIME and have sat since then. Except for Bumblebee they are like new. Just in case any of you are on the fence about the movie guys, buy mine! They are cheap!
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:26 |
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Mr. Trueblood posted:Hey, does the movie version of Jazz have a feature where he can split in two? This one does. Too bad it's on an angelfire site, it'll be dead in no time.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:28 |
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Rhyno posted:
I'll take both of them then! What's your Paypal account ID so I can send you the money (and the total will be $20, right)? I'd love to buy the movie toys but all I want right now is the 08 Bumblebee. (IL goons)I'll be heading up to the Orland Park mall/mall area tomorrow to do some hunting up there as well as my local Target in Lemont. I have yet to hit the Wal-Mart on 75th street and the Target by the Louis-Joliet Mall doesn't have much. Was able to sang a Robo Vision Optimus Prime in the nick of time at the Lemont Target.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:49 |
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Well I love Ironhide, the only minus on him is I definitely need to do something about his lack of facial definition. He has like no face, drat lazy hasbro.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:55 |
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Rhyno posted:Yeah, Orange Unicron, that and Galvatron dibbed for you. Doh, forgot to ask, does Unicron come with Dead End as well? Waryn fucked around with this message at Jul 19, 2007 around 01:11 |
| # ? Jul 19, 2007 00:59 |
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Need a little help from anyone that's done repainting. I bought an extra Real Gear MP3 player because he is Laserbeak, dammit, and I want to repaint this one into Buzzsaw. I can see the screws to take apart parts of his body, but certain hinged areas, namely his wings, just have a little metal bolt through them. Is there a safe way to remove this so it can be reinserted when I'm done? Or am I going to have to do something weird with replacing things? If it's the latter, I'm gonna need instructions. Thanks, guys!
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 01:02 |
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My wife just won an e-bay auction for complete, C-9.5 grade RiD Optimus and Magnus, with packages. They're getting here in 2 days, but they're for my birthday, so I have to wait until August 1st to play with them. 
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 01:05 |
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OhMyCod posted:I'll take both of them then! What's your Paypal account ID so I can send you the money (and the total will be $20, right)? The Wal-mart on 75th street didn't have any in when I was there on Monday. In fact, they chopped down some of their TF stock (they removed a whole huge display rack and its contents). Maybe they've restocked since then though.
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 01:06 |
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Shiftypenguin posted:
Yeah, it is, on the Sunday. Saturday is set-up/dealer day. First and foremost it's an antique toy show, but there's loads of more modern toys too. It used to be the largest in America, now it's lost its edge due to ebay (Why go stand out in the cold at 7am when you can just sell from your armchair? ).http://www.chicagotoyshow.com
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 01:07 |
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SpikeMcclane posted:I meant to say earlier, my Target finally got wave 2! You wouldn't be willing to part with one would you? 
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| # ? Jul 19, 2007 01:08 |
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Hey Rhyno, what carrier did you ship the Alternators through? My local UPS people come at like, 9 am, so I just need to know if I should watch my door, or my mailbox.
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arariel posted:My wife just won an e-bay auction for complete, C-9.5 grade RiD Optimus and Magnus, with packages. You sir, have an awesome wife. 
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