The Energon Pub

"But the robuts....must kill Fry..."

Guess the hypno-toad is telling me the wrong thing.

Yeah, it was fun, and I enjoyed sharing and chatting with everyone. Quite reasonable prices all around.

Wow, the guy next to me had prices that just beat the crap out of everyone. He was selling a Joe /Cobra 5 packs for $20 each, many Star Wars coin figs for less than MSRP. He has some hookup in California that supposedly they bid on these huge amounts of them, and then he sells them off at cons. He was making it a huge deal that he was under MSRP on so many things, but of course, variants and rarities he did go up a bit on...

He saw my Gold Destro price and told me that he has a source that is getting him a bunch of both kinds for $30 each... Told me mine was way over-priced because he was seeing them online for less than BIN $60 for the pair, which I guess were auctions I was missing because I never saw any, which is possible, they would be most desired.

He is quite generous with his prices, but then he tries to push his morality off on others, which is what started the shouting match that was uncomfortable for anyone in the area at the time.

Then he followed the guy out to fight... Oh boy. Came back in saying the guy kept walking. It was a little frustrating, I like what he was trying to do in general, if I were buying stuff, I would have loved his booth, and many did, but he was always making sure to over inflate himself to others...not needed.

What a day. That and being teased by GOBOTS of all things...

i for one would like some details of the 'fight'.
it happened while the toddimus and i were out on the food run

yesterday was awesome. gotta go back next month. it was good to see everyone.


one quick question, who had a BW2 megastorm? i regret not buying it. and i want it.

It really wasn't a fight, just a shouting match and some posturing. It was unfortunate, because we had a nice crowd there.

The guy that TT24 is talking about is a bit of a loudmouth, and has always been. I do question his credibility...I hardly see anyone having that much access to new and hot stuff able both access and resell for such low prices. Something is fishy there.

Or, I could be wrong and the guy is totally legit. But I have a hard time seeing how someone who is honestly getting them at dirt-cheap prices(in California, nonetheless, wouldn't shipping be a major factor here?), and taking them to a show to undercut everyone by 30%. It isn't so much that he is doing it, but that he openly and verbally antagonizes his competitors. I've heard the guy arguing loudly with people before. So, it is unfortunate.

So no posts from tfpredaking or rodimusconvoy yet? I thought that they would like my fart joke...heheheh tacos rule.

So, I did manage a nice haul at the con, plus some new movie figures thanks to Todd and Chad.

I got:

SDCC Rodimus x2(One courtesy of jsmith, the other courtesy of TT24) Thanks!
SDCC Menasor(In trade with jsmith, Thanks and enjoy the 20th Ann. Prime!)


Legendary Comic Book Heroes: Witchblade, Ripclaw, Madman, Savage Dragon(variant), and Superpatriot(variant), the last two courtesy of TT24. Again, thanks. Pitt is so worth it.

Marvel Legends Hulk-Buster Iron Man from a dealer.

And courtesy of Kevin from Mirage's Boxes, I got a loose/complete G1 Scourge! Thanks man!

Movie figures from tfpredaking: Target Exclusives G1 jazz and Starscream x2 each. Thanks!

Movie figs from RC13: Deluxes Longarm and Payload, Real Gears Power-Up and Meantime. Thanks!

Figs from noob: DC Superhores Cyborg Superman!(Excellence!!), Marvel Showdown Yellow Daredevil, Phasing Invisible Woman. Thanks!

You guys rule. Can't wait for next month.

Ok so at the con this weekend some of us got to talking about how our wives or girlfrieds were kinda freaked out by the fact we are meeting guys on the interent.

How do you guys deal with it?

I do by telling her that i could be meeting girls on the internet...like when I met her..

FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

It was cool meeting all you guys I hadn't met, and nice seeing those that I do know. Yeah, the tacos were good. I would have posted sooner, but I was too busy opening up all of my new stuff I bought a Classics Jetfire from Loudmouth for $10. Yeah, I can't figure out how he sells his stuff for that cheap. well, I should get to work

PorQPine wrote:So no posts from tfpredaking or rodimusconvoy yet? I thought that they would like my fart joke...heheheh tacos rule.

Yeah, well RC13 got it so bad that we are just now regaining consiousness

It was a lot fun to meet all of you and to see some of you again (TT and Laura, I'm looking at you ). I see too much of Boon, Todd, and Andrew Next month should be fun and I'm really looking forward to it.

Big thanks go out to inazuma1977 for hooking me up with a Nightbeat and Wiretap!! And TT as well for hooking me up with a SDCC Silver Destro! Thanks Guys

PorQPine wrote:The guy that TT24 is talking about is a bit of a loudmouth, and has always been. I do question his credibility...I hardly see anyone having that much access to new and hot stuff able both access and resell for such low prices. Something is fishy there.

It isn't so much that he is doing it, but that he openly and verbally antagonizes his competitors. I've heard the guy arguing loudly with people before. So, it is unfortunate.

Yeah, I'll be curious to talk to Dennis from wonderworld about it (the guy he was "fighting" with). Especially considering I don't think Dennis had a table there, and he was just buying?? Does anyone know for sure? I'll probably talk to him Wed and see if I can get the "poop, the whole poop, and nothing but the poop"... oh wait, the guys that went to On The Border all ready got that, guess I should stick with the scoop

PQP, realize that you and only you can prevent toilet humor

noob wrote:i for one would like some details of the 'fight'.
it happened while the toddimus and i were out on the food run

It was filled with accusations of sodomy.

PorQPine wrote:The guy that TT24 is talking about is a bit of a loudmouth, and has always been. I do question his credibility...I hardly see anyone having that much access to new and hot stuff able both access and resell for such low prices. Something is fishy there.

I remember him once saying something about his stuff falling off the back of a truck.

ionacus wrote:one quick question, who had a BW2 megastorm? i regret not buying it. and i want it.

That was jsmith.

Joe, raise your price on Megastorm. Demand suddenly skyrocketed!!!

Two Bodies, One Mind!! We posted at the same time again. Thats happened before

I'm of course talking about RC13, Tony squeezed a post in before mine

sparty2304 wrote:Ok so at the con this weekend some of us got to talking about how our wives or girlfrieds were kinda freaked out by the fact we are meeting guys on the interent.

How do you guys deal with it?

I do by telling her that i could be meeting girls on the internet...like when I met her..

FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

Well, my wife just likes to yank my chain about it more that anything. I tease her about a lot of things too, so it's nice that she has a lot of ammo to fire back... lots and lots of ammo actually (this is me shell-shocked)

She surprised me last night by saying she wouldn't mind helping me man the table sometime!! The moment of clarity for me though was when she said she wanted to see me actually sell a toy But she may be there next time

tfpredaking wrote:

sparty2304 wrote:Ok so at the con this weekend some of us got to talking about how our wives or girlfrieds were kinda freaked out by the fact we are meeting guys on the interent.

How do you guys deal with it?

I do by telling her that i could be meeting girls on the internet...like when I met her..

FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

Well, my wife just likes to yank my chain about it more that anything. I tease her about a lot of things too, so it's nice that she has a lot of ammo to fire back... lots and lots of ammo actually (this is me shell-shocked)

She surprised me last night by saying she wouldn't mind helping me man the table sometime!! The moment of clarity for me though was when she said she wanted to see me actually sell a toy But she may be there next time

When i told my wife that some of the guys had their women witht them she said she may like to come next time...so she may come next time too.

make a fart joke in front of tfpredaking? be glad that the internets does not yet have smell-o-vision

methinks that dennis and that guy have some sort of history, no way something like that would have happened with some guy just browsing around the con. tfpred, make it so, gets the scoop.

and no fisticuffs? just the sodomy? i mean accusations.

sparty2304 wrote:Ok so at the con this weekend some of us got to talking about how our wives or girlfrieds were kinda freaked out by the fact we are meeting guys on the interent.

How do you guys deal with it?

I do by telling her that i could be meeting girls on the internet...like when I met her..

FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

Hasn't been an issue with me...yet. Everyone here has been awesome!!!

Well, it's not like you were inviting any of us to your home...that I could see a bit of hesitation with, even though, once you meet us, we are pretty nice, down to Earth folks.

Plus, we're not in our teens. Those are the folks who really need to worry, those that meet teens or who are teens who agree to meet with others. It's a scary world out there.

You have to start out making relationships somewhere. Just start out with a mutual meet in a store or something, and then you can decide if someone is the kind of person you'd like to associate with more. It also helps that you make sure it is mostly people of your own age range that you are meeting with.

Like that PorQPine...scary fellow there.

tigertracks 24 wrote:

sparty2304 wrote:Ok so at the con this weekend some of us got to talking about how our wives or girlfrieds were kinda freaked out by the fact we are meeting guys on the interent.

How do you guys deal with it?

I do by telling her that i could be meeting girls on the internet...like when I met her..

FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

Hasn't been an issue with me...yet. Everyone here has been awesome!!!

Well, it's not like you were inviting any of us to your home...that I could see a bit of hesitation with, even though, once you meet us, we are pretty nice, down to Earth folks.

Plus, we're not in our teens. Those are the folks who really need to worry, those that meet teens or who are teens who agree to meet with others. It's a scary world out there.

You have to start out making relationships somewhere. Just start out with a mutual meet in a store or something, and then you can decide if someone is the kind of person you'd like to associate with more. It also helps that you make sure it is mostly people of your own age range that you are meeting with.

Like that PorQPine...scary fellow there.

Agreed everyone I have met has been super cool! Most of us regular people with regular lives...just a common interest in Toys...nothing wierd about that right?

PorQPine is a bit different but I would still have him over for tea...lol

jsmith PM me a pricefor that megastorm and i will gather the money for it, and buy it from you at next months show.

tigertracks 24 wrote:Like that PorQPine...scary fellow there.

sparty2304 wrote:PorQPine is a bit different but I would still have him over for tea...lol

Are you sure? Are you reeeally sure?

you are right.. two bodies one mind.. I was going to look for that photo, but I have too much crap to do this morning

I also wouldn't have made him into the joker.. that's awesome!

sorry, PQP. that's just an insanely scary picture

::sniffle:: But I'm only evil on the outside...

Yeah, yeah...keep making fun. I lurk in the shadows of your homes...late at night...in the rain...

PorQPine wrote:::sniffle:: But I'm only evil on the outside...

Yeah, yeah...keep making fun. I lurk in the shadows of your homes...late at night...in the rain...

And (I always feel like)
(PQP's watching me)
And I have no privacy
Whooooa-oh-oh
(I always feel like)
(PQP's watching me)
Tell me, is it just a dream

sparty2304 wrote:
FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

same here.

it was cool to meet all of you yesterday and even cooler to score a '76 bumblebee for under retail! frickin awesome.

inazuma1977 wrote:

sparty2304 wrote:
FYI-Yes I met my wife in the internet..pretty cool huh...

same here.

it was cool to meet all of you yesterday and even cooler to score a '76 bumblebee for under retail! frickin awesome.

I think we may have just missed you there...but I met soo many new people maybe I am forgetting.

It's was very cool seeing / meeting everyone yesterday. Looking forward to the next show.

It's interesting that his stories about connections were in California, when last time we bought stuff acouple shows ago, it was from Texas. "Supplier Discount" more like Five-Fingered Discount. We was selling us $20 Soundwave reissues, $10 Classic voyagers, etc.

yeah, you're right. I forgot he said he was getting stuff from a "guy" down in texas... same story about the storage units though. I need to not buy anything from him anymore.

jsmith41 wrote:It's was very cool seeing / meeting everyone yesterday. Looking forward to the next show.

It's interesting that his stories about connections were in California, when last time we bought stuff acouple shows ago, it was from Texas. "Supplier Discount" more like Five-Fingered Discount. We was selling us $20 Soundwave reissues, $10 Classic voyagers, etc.

Texas, California... He did say his friend owned a puddle jumper and delivered the stuff to him. He also gave me his phone number, because he has a friend in Howell at the Kay Bee outlet, who can get him stuff too.

The fight was just a bunch of posturing, but for some reason neither could let it go. Dumb stuff...

speaking of yesterday, someone mentioned they were looking for a classics starscream? any figures like that i should be on the lookout for for anybody?