The Energon Pub

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:23 am

Maniac23 wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:Less than 20 sterling a piece! Wow, that a steal! And that's including Prime! Prime Masterpiece?

Taken altogether, i'd say, it's ok to be raped for Decepticharge and Swerve. The average still won't cost too much.

No, no it's the Prime Alternator. I have the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime and intend to get the Masterpiece version at some point.

Nevertheless, Prime Alternator is still an expensive piece in our place. Usually double the price of other alternators.

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:23 am

Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Too late for that.

by **Maniac23** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:41 am

Auto Bot wrote:Nevertheless, Prime Alternator is still an expensive piece in our place. Usually double the price of other alternators.

I can get Alternator Optimus for £20 from Argos here in the UK so i don't consider him a great catch. However Mirage, Camshaft , Hound and Sideswipe are catches in this particular lot. I would expect to pay about £50+ for Mirage and Camshaft, probably £40 for Hound. Sideswipe is £40 from xybertoys.com.

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:57 am

Mirage is really hard to find.

by **Bonger** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:10 am

Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Haha, I live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

by **neliz** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:58 am

Bonger wrote:
Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Haha, I live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

Yeah.. the thrill of buying and then the feeling of guilt when you look at your bank account.. all the good things you could've done with the money

by **Bonger** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:02 am

neliz wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Haha, I live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

Yeah.. the thrill of buying and then the feeling of guilt when you look at your bank account.. all the good things you could've done with the money

Yeah, then I console myself by telling myself its kinda like an investment. If I run into trouble I can atleast get my money back on them of not turn a couple of bucks on top of it. :grin:

I don't know why my gf never believes that one. :???:

by **neliz** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:06 am

[quote="Bonger"I don't know why my gf never believes that one. :???:

[/quote]

Mine too.. well I think she does anyway.. so she is still willingly helping me buy them.

am I fooling her?
Are Hasbro/Takara devil spawn and making me invest all my money in worthless plastics?

by **Bonger** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:44 am

neliz wrote:[quote="Bonger"I don't know why my gf never believes that one.

Mine too.. well I think she does anyway.. so she is still willingly helping me buy them.

am I fooling her?
Are Hasbro/Takara devil spawn and making me invest all my money in worthless plastics?[/quote]

I question that too at times.

Then I rememeber why I collect these. It is really one of the few things that physically connect 29 year oldme with 8 year old me. Most everything else has ben lost in a blurr of memories. Yet, things like the first time I went to the ty store and my mom bought me a Mixmaster, and when I first saw Fortress Maximus sitting on the shelf in TRU live on crystal clear in my memories. (Touching huh? Now wipe your eyes. ;-)

)

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:02 am

Bonger wrote:
neliz wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Haha, I live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

Yeah.. the thrill of buying and then the feeling of guilt when you look at your bank account.. all the good things you could've done with the money

Yeah, then I console myself by telling myself its kinda like an investment. If I run into trouble I can atleast get my money back on them of not turn a couple of bucks on top of it.

I don't know why my gf never believes that one.

Maybe she took up finance or economics or something.

by **Bonger** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:10 am

Auto Bot wrote:
Bonger wrote:
neliz wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Haha, I live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

Yeah.. the thrill of buying and then the feeling of guilt when you look at your bank account.. all the good things you could've done with the money

Yeah, then I console myself by telling myself its kinda like an investment. If I run into trouble I can atleast get my money back on them of not turn a couple of bucks on top of it.

I don't know why my gf never believes that one.

Maybe she took up finance or economics or something.

Alas, she just took Micro and Macro and is thinking of switching from Pre-med to Econ. I might be on trouble. :shock:

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:27 am

Bonger wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Bonger wrote:
neliz wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Wes Crayon wrote:Reading the amounts that you guys are spending on these things is making me want to get out of collecting NOW... while I still can.

Haha, I live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

Yeah.. the thrill of buying and then the feeling of guilt when you look at your bank account.. all the good things you could've done with the money

Yeah, then I console myself by telling myself its kinda like an investment. If I run into trouble I can atleast get my money back on them of not turn a couple of bucks on top of it.

I don't know why my gf never believes that one.

Maybe she took up finance or economics or something.

Alas, she just took Micro and Macro and is thinking of switching from Pre-med to Econ. I might be on trouble.

Find a safe underground bunker for your TF collection. Do it now. Do it fast! Hurry! :grin:

by **MaP_Prime** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:13 am

My Classics Voyager MEgatron showed up in the mail toady!

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:23 pm

Had a batch of KOs land today. G1 Shockwave with different head and electronics that won't switch off, had to take the batteries out before the cat savaged me, Raiden/Trainbots quite nice aside from the fact that mine came with two right hands :-x

and an oversized RM Reverse Convoy, pick of the bunch this one, joints are tighter than the original and he can go toe to toe with Classics Prime. More indepth commentary in the KO thread when I can be bothered to take some pictures.

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:33 pm

i got the most movie-accurate optimus of them all...

the keychain!!!!

by **SauronTD** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:44 pm

Just scored a G1 Jetfire off ebay. I'm offically calling it quits for the time being. In the past month I've spent around 500 bucks on TFs. Been selling to so that kinda makes up for some of it.

News Credits: 3 · by **The Dark Knight** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:04 pm

Transformers Movie Brawl (Leader)

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:42 pm

Saw some Classics at the mall. But lately, just Astrotrain and Mirage. Fast disappearing!

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:46 am

I've got lots of stuff heading my way very soon. I'm gonna try to borrow a friend's camera to take some pics when it all comes in. Nearly all of it's personal grails. OOOH, hurry and get here stuff!!

by **Starscream227** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:33 am

Flux Convoy wrote:I've got lots of stuff heading my way very soon. I'm gonna try to borrow a friend's camera to take some pics when it all comes in. Nearly all of it's personal grails. OOOH, hurry and get here stuff!!

The waiting is the hardest part. :cry: