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Terrsolpix wrote:There's no feeling quite like missing something that eventually became your holy grail due to you not getting back into collecting until it was no longer available. Generations Meteoplex is something that will drive me insane. I got back into collecting riiiiight after he became old enough to have a price increase online. I'll give an arm and a leg for one, and since the DNA Design Metrocannon hands are coming out soon, I've got to get one quick. HURRY!

I really can't believe how he's skyrocketed in price. I remember him being sold by the pallet at Costco for 70 CAD. Now he's 4 times that

shajaki wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:There's no feeling quite like missing something that eventually became your holy grail due to you not getting back into collecting until it was no longer available. Generations Meteoplex is something that will drive me insane. I got back into collecting riiiiight after he became old enough to have a price increase online. I'll give an arm and a leg for one, and since the DNA Design Metrocannon hands are coming out soon, I've got to get one quick. HURRY!

I really can't believe how he's skyrocketed in price. I remember him being sold by the pallet at Costco for 70 CAD. Now he's 4 times that

4 times? Please tell me your joking. In USD it's around 360 if you're LUCKY.

Terrsolpix wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:There's no feeling quite like missing something that eventually became your holy grail due to you not getting back into collecting until it was no longer available. Generations Meteoplex is something that will drive me insane. I got back into collecting riiiiight after he became old enough to have a price increase online. I'll give an arm and a leg for one, and since the DNA Design Metrocannon hands are coming out soon, I've got to get one quick. HURRY!

I really can't believe how he's skyrocketed in price. I remember him being sold by the pallet at Costco for 70 CAD. Now he's 4 times that

4 times? Please tell me your joking. In USD it's around 360 if you're LUCKY.

You dont have to be lucky at all. Thats pretty high for him, you can get him for less than that right now.

Here he is for 350: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Ge ... SwZVlXvGj7

Here he is for 330 and you can make a best offer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hasbro-Transfor ... SwGtRX1jT5

And here is the best one yet, an SDCC version on bid with only 12hrs left currently at less than 200$: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRANSFORMERS-ME ... SwzaJX333B

Thanks to a hint from shajaki, one of my top Holy Grails is on it's way!

The HD DVD Toshiba Transformers Movie special ultra limited edition voyager Starscream is coming to me! For only 126$CAN. SHIPPED! Let's hope I'll be spared the custom fees.

Oh god, that mold. I actually like the colourscheme on that particular figure, and the robot mode isn't bad at all, but the jet mode is a bloody travesty.

Black Hat wrote:Oh god, that mold. I actually like the colourscheme on that particular figure, and the robot mode isn't bad at all, but the jet mode is a bloody travesty.

Granted, the jet is not the sleekest and those giant canons are a joke. But the overall Transformers is so fun and clever that it's one of my favorite mold ever!

It also inspired me for a LOT of customs. Check-out my lab!

Black Hat wrote:Oh god, that mold. I actually like the colourscheme on that particular figure, and the robot mode isn't bad at all, but the jet mode is a bloody travesty.

I actually really love that mold. The "Deep Space" Starscream is among my most favorite TF's period. At the time, and even now, I thought it was a truly unique figure. From his stature to his transformation (which was a crazy fresh take on the traditional Seeker by the way) I was so taken that for good or bad I haven't bought another movie Seeker since.

shajaki wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Oh god, that mold. I actually like the colourscheme on that particular figure, and the robot mode isn't bad at all, but the jet mode is a bloody travesty.

I actually really love that mold. The "Deep Space" Starscream is among my most favorite TF's period. At the time, and even now, I thought it was a truly unique figure. From his stature to his transformation (which was a crazy fresh take on the traditional Seeker by the way) I was so taken that for good or bad I haven't bought another movie Seeker since.

Yeah, I have kind of a love-hate relationship with the mold. I have 2007 Movie Thundercracker, and I adore the robot mode- the deco, the headsculpt, the everything. Sure he could do with proper hands, but the triple-missile-pod-things are awesome. But the jet mode just kills it for me. The leg kibble doesn't bother me so much- it's the arms underneath the wings. They just completely ruin any illusion of the thing flying. A shame because like I say, I REALLY dig the robot mode. But then I am a stickler for good alternate modes, especially jets, and so I'm always disappointed when the alt mode sucks.

I would totally kill for that pink colourscheme to be applied to a better Seeker mold though. Even the dated-as-hell Classics Seeker.

Sorry for the necropost on this one, but I'm sure some of you know all about my Titan Metroplex woes. Got back into TF...Just as he was becoming unavailable. looked for almost 3 years as I really never saw a complete one sell for less than $300. Just within the last month I was going to break down and purchase the Legends rerelease for $270 on BBTS, seemingly the last place to get one, but then, as if *fate* knew (or a lot of people just got their tax refunds before me)...I saw him slip away again...

I am not picky about which Metroplex I get, whether the T30 one, or any Takara Version. However...My patience finally paid off. There is occasionally a seller whom I believe, doesn't quite know what they have. I checked feedback, they are reputable, and in my own state, so....I was able to purchase a *NIB* T30 Metroplex for $221 shipped. Finally......It should be here within a week, Hopefully all goes well.

This was probably #3 on my most difficult to obtain list, the others I'm not so much of in a hurry to get because they are smaller items, and convention exclusives, so I'll bide my time.

Finding a grail can be easy... if you don't care about paying the price. Especially for current mainline items. But there's some that even the "rich" have a hard time to get. Like G1 Pretender Metalhawk.

Mine is Power of the Primes Bludgeon. No one touches him ever, i dont want to lose him or degrade the paint apps and he stands next to my 2015 RID Bludgeon

The way i got him was by contacting special online ordering service from a local hobby called Nexus.
They can contact online retailers and get them mailed here free to Iceland free of added extra charge when the toy arrives and i contacted them in October last year.

The ship got delayed through customs until 23rd of December and he finally arrived right before christmas.
I had been anticipating him for so long all year after i heard he was in the toyline but because of the Toys'R'Us bankruptcy being so slow here i never knew why wave 3 never seemed to arrive (we only got wave 1 and 2)

Still need G1 Pretender Bludgeon set, but i cant afford finding him on ebay for ridiculous prices but i can accept a donation.

I can't really say I have this 1 major holy grail figure I want to own that has been released, but here are a few that come close.

Unicron of Light is a fantastic purchase that I never planned to get, and now that I have it, I never want to let it go. I have a Green Unicron!

G1 Jetfire, 100% complete, and white. Such a rare figure to get in this condition, so I feel really blessed to have gotten him for $100 at a local collectors store. He may be the closest I have to a holy grail.

G1 Doubledealer, same as Jetfire really, something so awesome to have and so hard to find in perfect complete condition.

If we can talk about grails that we have gotten that we never thought we would have ever, I can count that insane lot of 100% complete G1 figures that I've gotten in the last 2 years.
Most notably Pretender Bludgeon and Thunderwing, plus so many headmasters!

Big congrats on the Metroplex, o.supreme. It’s double awesome that you found him for a reasonable price.

I’m in kind of the same boat you were in. For me, at the time of his release, I couldn’t afford one at full price, and the only Costco near me never got him at that ridiculously cheap $60 price point. He’s one that I’ve wanted for a while, but I’m really, really not sure about dropping $270 on him. He looks awesome, but my worry is that he’ll just sit on top of my toy cases, and not ever be played with, just like my Fort Max. Max isn’t exactly a fun toy. I do prefer to get some sort of mileage out of my toys,

Thanks All. Cant wait for my Metroplex. Since we are talking about obtainable/unobtainable items, I guess I'll go with Flash Sentry. Not because I like him so much, but as the completest in me would want everything to do with the CW line. I've seen several on eBay, most recently there is one on there for $600.00. (seller marked it down for $550 for a shot time, then went back up). I've seen them for 1K or more, but out of principle, I'd never pay more than $200, so I consign myself to pretty much never getting one.

The others would be the Build-A-Figure Ratchets from BC 2016. In hindsight, if I was smart, I would have taken my entire family to BC, and had us each sign up for the class, and get all 4 different decos. (Medix, G2, SG, and MC)*-The standard Ratchet I already have thanks to UW*- I've seen less expensive ways to make them using stripped down and re painted CW First Aid figures, but I am not that talented. Which is why I've refrained from purchasing unpainted BC Ratchet and sticker sheets, though they can still be found at the moment.

I don’t know if I have huge holy grails. Most of the stuff I want isn’t unobtainable. They just cost more than I’d be willing to pay. Like some of the TF Prime Arms Micron figures. Particularly Breakdown. 1st Edition Prime, Nemesis Prime, Silas Breakdown, Vehicon General, and Final Battle Megatron would all fall in that category for me. Metroplex is big and cool, but I don’t know if I want him bad enough to count him.

If anything I think the TF Animated Botcon Stunticon box set would be my holy grail. I so love Animated, and I adore the toys not just for their screen accuracy, and unique style, but also because I’d the sheer enjoyment I get out of fiddling with them. I’ve wanted that exclusive box set real, real bad.

ok, so my Metroplex came yesterday, and had a chance to really take a look at him, transform him , let my son play with him a bit , then apply the stickers.

I'm so glad I have this now, but I feel I have a bit of a unique perspective. most who wanted this toy got it 5-6 years ago when it was first released, under the former design team. I was just thinking of getting back in, so honestly, until now, I never really handled anything from the former design team.

Now having Metro in hand, saying Fort Max is a straight up copy isn't really accurate. Much was changed from Metro to make Fort Max. To me, metro is a much more loosey-goosey figure that is difficult to stand up under its own legs. Fort Max feels more solid to me. Also in the last few lines, we've seen much more of an effort to have toys in general try to all tab in nicely. Metro has very little of that.

He is an awesome toy, no doubt there, but I feel like he could break very easily, especially in some of the transformations, such as when the back flaps of the legs come out for city mode. Not sure if I am doing something wrong in the transformation, but they feel very tight, and snap hard when coming around.

My holy grail is BM Battle Unicorn and I have never set eyes on it.

william-james88 wrote:My holy grail is BM Battle Unicorn and I have never set eyes on it.

Pish posh. It's so EASY to find.
Proof:

ONE on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Transformers-Or ... SwdKZZ0lgE

Will you dare to bite the bullet?
For when the link is gone, the damn thing cost over 75$US shipped. And for a Canadian, it will be more than 130$CAN shipped..... Jesus....

I'm glad someone posted here, it was during the recent Podcast recording that I realized my true Holy Grail to find:

G1 Deathsaurus.

That guy will be something truly special to me when I get him someday

My #1 Holy Grail is G1 Masterforce Pretender Metalhawk. However, I'm not sure I want to pay the required 2000$+ for him.

-Kanrabat- wrote:My #1 Holy Grail is G1 Masterforce Pretender Metalhawk. However, I'm not sure I want to pay the required 2000$+ for him.

I'm thinking I will get Deathsaurus complete someday when there is an Ebay coupon that can knock a large chunk off his price. Or maybe find him at a TFcon or something.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My #1 Holy Grail is G1 Masterforce Pretender Metalhawk. However, I'm not sure I want to pay the required 2000$+ for him.

I'm thinking I will get Deathsaurus complete someday when there is an Ebay coupon that can knock a large chunk off his price. Or maybe find him at a TFcon or something.

At least you can FIND him. A complete G1 Metalhawk only come every blue moon...

william-james88 wrote:My holy grail is BM Battle Unicorn and I have never set eyes on it.

Sometimes I wish I had bought more than one when they were on clearance at BBTS for $4 in 2005. They were still available at that price as late as 2007! Funny how something BBTS just couldn't get rid of for five years or so is now $75 on eBay.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:My holy grail is BM Battle Unicorn and I have never set eyes on it.

Coming from someone who recently obtained AM Elites...I can't help but think this is a bit of a joke..


Also, just because someone is asking $75, dosen't mean it's selling for that. Looks like they range between $30-$50 when sold

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... rn&_sop=15


It's been such a long time since I went looking for an original series Transformer on eBay...I can't believe the prices now. I remember fretting over getting LioKaiser for $300, or Raiden for about the same amount. I also paid for Raiden with a Western Union wire...a gamble I'll never take again, but glad the seller was honest. Of course this was all between 2000-2002. I can't believe in fact I've had my eBay account for 20 years, as of 2 months ago... Makes me want to sing...