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Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:14 am

I added up my TF purchases for the past three months and I was a bit surprised :shock:

. I wanna put a 1 a month limit on myself, but that might be difficult with upcoming generation, pcc, and RtS releases =P~

. maybe 1 a week would be more realistic.

News Credits: 9 · Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:39 am

Some people just don't have the money for that many purchases so maybe it would be insensitive to boast about how many they can buy in one go.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:23 am

hftd firetrap

News Credits: 273 · Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:07 pm

blotbot wrote:I added up my TF purchases for the past three months and I was a bit surprised . I wanna put a 1 a month limit on myself, but that might be difficult with upcoming generation, pcc, and RtS releases . maybe 1 a week would be more realistic.

Come to BotCon sometime and see how many you come home with...

Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:15 pm

No haul, but in looking for toys, I encountered my very first returned toy on a shelf. Not a repack, thankfully, but someone returned a HftD Seaspray after Transforming it halfway and putting it back in the package. And the package wasn't even resealed with tape or anything, just hanging wide open. And the dumb-dumbs at Walmart still put it back on the shelf.

A-freaking-mazing.

In other news, RtS is still non-existent around here. Turned up once at one Target right before Thanksgiving - managed to get a Tracks out of it - but it hasn't been around since. That's a bit annoying.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:27 pm

i've probably been spending way too much lately, and still haven't bought a bunch of stuff i'd have liked

Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:43 pm

Delicon wrote:
blotbot wrote:I added up my TF purchases for the past three months and I was a bit surprised . I wanna put a 1 a month limit on myself, but that might be difficult with upcoming generation, pcc, and RtS releases . maybe 1 a week would be more realistic.

Come to BotCon sometime and see how many you come home with...

Yeah, I would have to save up for at least six months... maybe next year.

News Credits: 15 · Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:34 pm

Mykltron wrote:Some people just don't have the money for that many purchases so maybe it would be insensitive to boast about how many they can buy in one go.

G1 Scavenger is 9 dollars. If you cant afford 9 dollars, you are homeless
G2 Bumblebee is given to me FREE by my BEST FRIEND
So whats to total cost here?
9 dollars + FREE = 9 dollars
Yeah...so, if you don't have the money for that many purchases, you hoooomelesssss
Or your talking to someone else, then...................please start quoting.

News Credits: 9 · Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:09 am

Gyrotron wrote:
Mykltron wrote:Some people just don't have the money for that many purchases so maybe it would be insensitive to boast about how many they can buy in one go.

G1 Scavenger is 9 dollars. If you cant afford 9 dollars, you are homeless
G2 Bumblebee is given to me FREE by my BEST FRIEND
So whats to total cost here?
9 dollars + FREE = 9 dollars
Yeah...so, if you don't have the money for that many purchases, you hoooomelesssss
Or your talking to someone else, then...................please start quoting.

A few years ago the only way I could afford buying a figure was by saving up the two or three pounds of change I'd get after doing my weekly food shopping. I saved up the change for three or four weeks to afford the cinema ticket to see TF 07 but I wasn't homeless.

Gyrotron wrote:

2 toys in 1 week. That's flonkin' rediculous.

A rich kid says it's not, but heres the thing.

That last line suggests you find two figures in a week unaffordable so I was trying to get people to be sensitive to YOU!

News Credits: 104 · Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:58 am

City Commander wrote:I love a good binge. Hopefully a lovely Wheeljack-Wreck Gar-Kup-Perceptor binge for me in a few week!

I am anticipating these as well..
I guess I am selective as in the past couple of months I have not bought many..
Jazz
Tracks
Thunderwing

That is it as it is all that I have wanted.

News Credits: 15 · Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:11 pm

Mykltron wrote:That last line suggests you find two figures in a week unaffordable so I was trying to get people to be sensitive to YOU!

If you read on I said that my friend is giving me that toy, and I believe I said I was buying Scavenger as well.

That line suggests nothing, if you just read one line and say "OH THATS WHAT HE'S SAYING." It's a matter of reading the entire thing, not the cover.

News Credits: 15 · Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:12 pm

Gyrtron wrote: Toy #1: G2 Bumblebee
Faction:
Mood about it:
Comment: My friend sent it to me, so I'm getting it this week or next week.

Toy #2: G1 Scavenger
Faction:
Mood about it:
Comment: It doesn't come with any guns, or parts to transform him into a part of devestator, just the figure. But I'm cool with that. I'm just happy to get it.

See? Each one suggests I am getting them.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:09 pm

Just finished a trade, nothing special:

Universe 2.0 Silverstreak

I already have him, but he's suffering from Sticky Paint Syndrome just like Universe 2.0 Prowl. So I got a new one :grin:

I have plans for my old one, namely repainting him in his Diaclone colors. First I need a home though...

News Credits: 16 · Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:15 pm

Epic Haul! My BBTS Pile of Loot, which just arrived, along with my birthday haul from yesterday

I found Universe Ratchet at a flea market, but when I got it home, I noticed part of the bumper was missing! I can't decide if I want to go back next week to chat up the seller and see if he still has the part. In the end, the trip would cost me $10 in gas, and you can't really see the piece missing in robot mode.

After hitting the flea market, I went to a nearby comic book store that Flux Convoy tipped me off to, as they had some G1 goodness. The store had a few Commemorative reissues, so I took Tracks home. Completely made my birthday.

PCC Searchlight and Backgas courtesy of my girlfriend. Wii Classic Controller courtesy of my mom.

News Credits: 11 · Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:23 pm

^ Awesome haul! I'm jealous of all the new figures...want my Perceptor & Wreckgar! :grin:

I got lucky and found Windcharger this morning. Considered Firetrap too but considering the mold's not that great and it was overpriced, I decided to pass on him for now.

News Credits: 16 · Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:06 pm

Wreck-Gar and Perceptor are the main reason I shipped my POL. Can't wait to tear into them.

Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:05 am

Universe (2003) Ramjet.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:57 am

It Is Him wrote:Wreck-Gar and Perceptor are the main reason I shipped my POL. Can't wait to tear into them.

I bet. I can't wait either but it's going to be at least a couple months before I get mine. I'm waiting for the next wave to come out first. And then it takes a month to ship. :lol:

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Got my Blaster weapons pack from Renderform and my SuperLink Paradron Medic yesterday.

Two really great finds.

Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:19 pm

Just got back from Target they had the new optimus prime. Skipping him in hopes of a nemesis version, also had Bumblebee, wreck0gar, and perceptor, I picked up Perceptor for now. Lo

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:19 pm

cyanloon2383 wrote:Just got back from Target they had the new optimus prime. Skipping him in hopes of a nemesis version,

wtf? thats not right. off with his head.

jk

i do hope we get a nemesis version too. but i will still grab g2 prime.

i picked up TFG soundwave for $3 yesterday. i love tru rewards bucks.

News Credits: 26 · Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:29 pm

I got Human Alliance Sideswipe for $12 on clearance at TRU

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:17 am

again with the tru rewards bucks tfa blurr for .83

Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:25 pm

Protoform Optimus and Protoform Starscream. Or, as I think of them, Optimus Primal and Waspinator taken over by Vok and ungraded into 'Transmetal V' bodies.

They are the only two movie figures I really liked, but I forgot about them until recently.