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Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Delicon » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:30 pm

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I've come to realize that almost everything Transformers I've bought on clearance over the years is either something I haven't kept or something that I didn't do much with, such as Alternators Sunstreaker.

I'm not counting things I found at secondary/discount stores that I couldn't find first at regular retail, such as HTS figures.

I have kept a few, such as some Animated figs.

What are your experiences?
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Rated X wrote:The colors look good. Now hopefully somebody makes a robot head for him. Im just not feeling him as an astronaunt Ken doll.

Geekee1 wrote:Somebody needs to pick Pete up by his tube socks and super wedgie him.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby data81 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:59 pm

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DOTM HA Sideswipe, the K-mart exclusive. I thought it would be awesome for $15. I feel like it was an awesome mistake.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Valandar » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:34 pm

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In my case, I got three awesome figures that pretty much kickstarted my TF collection again, back in late December 2004 / early January 2005.

First, at a WalMart, I found 20'th Anni Optimus Prime, in a damaged box, and ended up paying $20 for him. I then paid $7 for Alternator's Silverstreak (also with a damaged box). Then a few days later, I found (at I forget where) Armada Unicron, still on sale, and for only (get this!) $15!

All three have pride of place in my collection. :D
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Shadowstream » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:57 pm

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Can't recall many, but the few notable ones I can are Cybertron Menasor, some movie scouts, a bunch of things I already had(can't recall individual names), and the ones I take the most pride in being FPs G3 Trailer and D.I.A. Commander :grin:
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Autobot Genocide » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:51 pm

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My best instore purchase at one time is ROTF Devastator down from £100 to £30 and ROTF voyager Skywarp & Ramjet down from £18 to £8 each, all 3 are still boxed.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby bvzxa » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:56 pm

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I got Armada Nemesis Prime, Bendy Prime, Powerlinx Demolisher, and Armada Jetfire on clearance at Kmart in 2004. I got the supercons for $6, and I got Jetfire for $12.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Mykltron » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:44 am

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Death Star Darth Vadar. He was half price for weeks and I finally caved cos I felt sorry for him. I don't regret buying him but I do regret buying the Millenium Falcon TF to go with him.

Alternators Prime was half price. I certainly wouldn't pay more for him, his transformation is annoyingly fiddly and he's not very poseable but I don't regret buying him. One day, maybe, I'll repaint him as a Decepticon.

TFA voyager cybertron mode Megatron at half price. I haven't opened and currently feel no inclination to do so.

Classics Inferno and Cheeter on half price. Cheetor is not bad, he gave me something to play with on Christmas day. Inferno is awesome and way better than I thought he'd be.

Seems about half and half. I think I've learnt that impulse buys are a mistake though.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Delicon » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:55 am

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Mykltron wrote:Classics Inferno and Cheeter on half price. Cheetor is not bad, he gave me something to play with on Christmas day. Inferno is awesome and way better than I thought he'd be.


Long before the availability fiasco concerning HTS toys, the first and only time I think I saw Inferno at retail I snagged him...on clearance. I was a happy camper.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Savage » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:44 am

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Years back, I picked up the entire "Machine Wars" run on clearance at a Kaybee Toys. More recently, though still a couple years ago now, I picked up Target Exclusive Fire Fallen on clearance for like $12. I saw a Cybertron Metroplex on clearance at Walmart years ago, not buying him is one of my few collecting regrets.
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Re: Things you bought on clearance over the years

Postby Delicon » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:50 am

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I almost forgot. Around 2005-ish, my local TRU was blowing out the Hasbro reissues, some of them selling for as low as $4. Back then I wasn't collecting for myself but was actually buying and selling things like that to make a little extra on Ebay. I was actually making a killing selling them to people in other parts of the country. The bad news is that I didn't hang on to a few more, their prices are super high now.
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