The Energon Pub

by **Lasteye** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:54 am

Let me 1st say that this is my 1st post and I'm so thankful for stumbling upon this forum a few months ago.
I just started collecting again after seeing a picture of a G1 Soundwave and instantly being transported back in time and deciding I need to own that toy again. I think my childhood transformers wound up in a garage sale in the early 90s. All of the weapons are probably still in the air ducts at my old home.

I just wanted to share my latest score with the forum readers.
When I went to my local mall yesterday my eye caught something that looked out of place.
5 Takara Tomy transformers sitting in a case from 2008 all marked $19.99.
Bumblebee C-02, Ratchet C-14, Ironhide C-11, Cyclonus D-07, and Astrotrain D-03 just waiting for a ride home. They had been opened, but it's obvious that the previous owner took great care of these because everything came inluded: weapons, instructions, comic, collectot cards all in place.
I originally just bought 2 until I realized I needed to get back quick to secure the last 3.
After checking out the second time I overheard the cashier ask "didn't we just get these in yesterday?" The cashier then told me that the seller had a Megatron from the line as well but they wouldn't take it because it didn't have an orange tip. :sad:

Thanks for reading.

News Credits: 7 · by **alldarker** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:28 am

That's a VERY sweet haul, dude! Especially Henkei Ironhide and Ratchet; I believe they're pretty hard to come by and they've pretty valuable. They're all much better than the Hasbro versions, that's for sure. Too bad about Megatron, though, although the (arguably better) United Megatron is still pretty readily available.

Was this in a thrift store, or something?