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Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:29 am

Hi, everybody.
My brother wants to start collecting transformers. Please tell us which collection to start with. What year should I start collecting it?

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jul 22, 2020 12:11 am

Start now with the toys available, it's much easier and less costly. Go to Walmart and check out the Netflix Transformers toys in the toy aisle along with the Studio Series toys. Depending on what he likes (characters, designs) the toys to get would be within those two lines.

Wed Jul 22, 2020 12:18 am

william-james88 wrote:Start now with the toys available, it's much easier and less costly. Go to Walmart and check out the Netflix Transformers toys in the toy aisle along with the Studio Series toys. Depending on what he likes (characters, designs) the toys to get would be within those two lines.

I thought that the collection should be collected in specialty stores or toy stores

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:03 am

Where are you located? There are no stores devoted to toys left in the United States, only Walmart and Target ( and a few regional stores). Most specialty stores are currently closed

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jul 22, 2020 5:51 pm

mmabel1212 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Start now with the toys available, it's much easier and less costly. Go to Walmart and check out the Netflix Transformers toys in the toy aisle along with the Studio Series toys. Depending on what he likes (characters, designs) the toys to get would be within those two lines.

I thought that the collection should be collected in specialty stores or toy stores

Those stores will have the same stuff found in the toy aisle of Target and Walmart.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:32 am

william-james88 wrote:
mmabel1212 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Start now with the toys available, it's much easier and less costly. Go to Walmart and check out the Netflix Transformers toys in the toy aisle along with the Studio Series toys. Depending on what he likes (characters, designs) the toys to get would be within those two lines.

I thought that the collection should be collected in specialty stores or toy stores

Those stores will have the same stuff found in the toy aisle of Target and Walmart.

Not to knock down specialty stores one would find in malls, but I'd give those an initial pass for current figures, because they have a markup (i.e. they cost slightly more) due to higher overhead and rent, at least in the U.S., and are also sliiiiightly behind. Don't know about Australia (I'm guessing from your signature).

Could you tell us a little bit more about your brother? Like what are his interests, what is he looking for in figures? Above all, has he seen the movies?