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What to do with these misfits.

Postby Doubledealer93 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:57 pm

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these are probably the only transformers i am willing to sell because of a few reasons:
1. not in the movie
2. ugly robot and vehicle modes
3. they are out numbering my decepticons from DOTM

how do i go about getting rid of them? all 4 are shelf warmers, bumblebee is just plain ugly, and well, its a bumblebee. the jolt is a piece of crap, and skids and mudflap while fun to transform they are ugly in both modes.
suggestions? i will sell them, but i modified skids' legs to have a working knee so he could move his leg back somewhat.

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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby xyl360 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:07 pm

You can try to sell them, either separately or as a package deal. Mention the Skids modification and you might actually get more for it since it's been 'customized' to improve articulation.

Aside from that, if you do any kitbashing or painting, you might consider making them into something you might like better.

I put a coat of clear red paint on the Prime RiD shadow strike Bumblebee or whatever he's called (the one BBTS made me buy in order to get the figures I actually wanted :P) and he now looks pretty awesome sitting there in car mode, a lot like Knockout actually, due to his new color scheme.
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby Doubledealer93 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:13 pm

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i would rather not customize them. i have better things to customize. i might sell them all as one lot. how much should i list all 4 if all together? buy it now and starting bid price?

edit: the toys are listed. take a look and the thread can be deleted or moved or something.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200798669905?ss ... _500wt_952
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby Mkall » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:41 pm

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Honestly, when I end up with figs I don't want and know that it would be a hassle to get rid of them. I simply bag them up and give them to some local kids that live nearby. That way there are two possibilities:
1) The kids love them - they are enjoyed, played with and more than likely destroyed in the process
2) Kids don't like them - they end up in the bottom of a toy box and are tossed in a garage sale when they move out.

Either way they're no longer my problem.
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby whatzitooya » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:41 am

If I had the money, I would take them off your hands.
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby funklizard » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:54 am

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Doubledealer93 wrote:these are probably the only transformers i am willing to sell because of a few reasons:
1. not in the movie
2. ugly robot and vehicle modes
3. they are out numbering my decepticons from DOTM

how do i go about getting rid of them? all 4 are shelf warmers, bumblebee is just plain ugly, and well, its a bumblebee. the jolt is a piece of crap, and skids and mudflap while fun to transform they are ugly in both modes.

It is possible that your sales pitch may need some refining. ;)

DOTM Jolt is appreciated by some; but IMO he's decidedly inferior to the ROTF/HFTD mold. DOTM Skids and Mudflap seem nearly universally reviled (though I have seen their defenders here); and that Bumblebee is… really only appealing to Bumblebee collectors.

You can't expect to get much for these. It's conceivable you'd come across some DOTM aficionado who would trade something moderately interesting for the lot of them; but I think even that is a long shot.

Giving them away as Mkall suggests is a pretty reasonable option. Alternatively, you could see if whatzitooya has even a dime to his name.
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby whatzitooya » Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:10 am

funklizard wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:these are probably the only transformers i am willing to sell because of a few reasons:
1. not in the movie
2. ugly robot and vehicle modes
3. they are out numbering my decepticons from DOTM

how do i go about getting rid of them? all 4 are shelf warmers, bumblebee is just plain ugly, and well, its a bumblebee. the jolt is a piece of crap, and skids and mudflap while fun to transform they are ugly in both modes.

It is possible that your sales pitch may need some refining. ;)

DOTM Jolt is appreciated by some; but IMO he's decidedly inferior to the ROTF/HFTD mold. DOTM Skids and Mudflap seem nearly universally reviled (though I have seen their defenders here); and that Bumblebee is… really only appealing to Bumblebee collectors.

You can't expect to get much for these. It's conceivable you'd come across some DOTM aficionado who would trade something moderately interesting for the lot of them; but I think even that is a long shot.

Giving them away as Mkall suggests is a pretty reasonable option. Alternatively, you could see if whatzitooya has even a dime to his name.


Well. I do have some, Just not enough to cover the price being asked as well as shipping
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby Mykltron » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:30 am

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xyl360 wrote:Aside from that, if you do any kitbashing or painting, you might consider making them into something you might like better.
Or customise them into something that'll sell better.
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby funklizard » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:35 am

Motto: "Livin' the funk."
Weapon: Stereophonic Sonic Blaster
whatzitooya wrote:
funklizard wrote:Giving them away as Mkall suggests is a pretty reasonable option. Alternatively, you could see if whatzitooya has even a dime to his name.


Well. I do have some, Just not enough to cover the price being asked as well as shipping

Oh, my. I hadn't even looked at the auction. Someone's quite the optimist.
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Re: What to do with these misfits.

Postby tmk9883 » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:22 am

funklizard wrote: Oh, my. I hadn't even looked at the auction. Someone's quite the optimist.


Yowzers. My GF's dad would say he is really proud of those figures.

Whenever I buy a lot of figures or have something I dont want/like, I just give them to my little cousin. He is ten and loves TFs so I can help expand his collection/increase his love of them and replace any damaged ones.

Seeing him happy is worth more than making a couple of bucks.
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