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LOST Cybertronian wrote:Nope, children deserve that figure as much as any collector.

Honestly once I found+bought my desired TF toy that was hard to find.

I could care less who buys the duplicates. as I don't care nor imagine to care who holds it in their hands.

Your not doing anybody any favours by hideing it in the back of the pegs for other collectors.To be honest. Your intentions are noble but slightly misguided. IMO


A little off topic but slightly similar in nature. An odd thing i do is buy multiples of vintage figures. One prestine and one beater and display the beater one that people can play with when they see my collection and the mint one hidden in the back. Swoop for an example is one that EVERYONE grabs immediatly and starts fartin around with it. If it breaks then it breaks. Does anyone else do that?

I'll hide a tf that is rare behind lc or in the back of the row it's in. The only time that i ever hid a tf in a different department was when i found a rts lugnut but i forgot my wallat at my house. I put the lugnut on the top shelf by the pillows. A half hour later i come back to the walmart and get to tf shelf and over hear a kid yelling "I WANT LUGNUT!". His mom asked him why he only wanted lugnut? He replied "I want to see how fast he'll fly if i drop him from our deck.". As soon as i heard that i ran to the pillow isle grabbed lugnut and went checkout. The kid followed me to the checkout and as soon as he saw that i had lugnut he ran past me and tried to take lugnut out of my bag. Thankfuly im about 6 feet tall so i just lifted the bag over his head and put the bag in my moms cart and we ran to our van and got out of there.

Back on topic i have only bought 2 tfs one to stay in the box and the other to display.

t$money$49 wrote:I'll hide a tf that is rare behind lc or in the back of the row it's in. The only time that i ever hid a tf in a different department was when i found a rts lugnut but i forgot my wallat at my house. I put the lugnut on the top shelf by the pillows. A half hour later i come back to the walmart and get to tf shelf and over hear a kid yelling "I WANT LUGNUT!". His mom asked him why he only wanted lugnut? He replied "I want to see how fast he'll fly if i drop him from our deck.". As soon as i heard that i ran to the pillow isle grabbed lugnut and went checkout. The kid followed me to the checkout and as soon as he saw that i had lugnut he ran past me and tried to take lugnut out of my bag. Thankfuly im about 6 feet tall so i just lifted the bag over his head and put the bag in my moms cart and we ran to our van and got out of there.

Back on topic i have only bought 2 tfs one to stay in the box and the other to display.

You should have said to the kid "whats it like to want kid?" and dangled it just over his head to make him jump and grab for it. Then pull it away from him.
All while his mom wasn't looking till he went into a temper tantrum and his mom gave him **** for acting like a maniac......HA! And do it repeatedly. That would have been funny.

GuyIncognito wrote:You know what kids deserve?

Spankings

Starscream's Girl wrote:

freaky777 wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:I don't hide figs. But if I see a figure that I want and know it's a rare one on top of that, I will only buy one. Cause I only need one. But if I don't have the money, I will past it up and once I get the money, if I go back to the store and see the figure is still there, then I know it was meant to be. Like my Leader Ironhide. I found him a month before I got him and they only had one of him. Didn't have the money at the time and didn't know he would be a rare one within my city. After I saw the movie, July 1st, I went back to that store, wanting a leader Ironhide more then anything. And there he was, the same one I saw before, the only one. So I got him. It was meant to be.

You live in an ideal world. What you've said reminds me of fairytales.

Everyone is different. Thats what makes this world the way it is.

I didn't mean it in a bad way. Haha I mean it's nice to have nice ideals that's all.

I actually don't know how to describe what I wanna say but trust me it's a good thing.

GuyIncognito wrote: McDonald's when they're out of McNuggets.

ok, ok, hiding toys from children is all well and good, but MCDONALDS ARE OUT OF MCNUGGETS!!!!!

it is truly a sad day

freaky777 wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:

freaky777 wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:I don't hide figs. But if I see a figure that I want and know it's a rare one on top of that, I will only buy one. Cause I only need one. But if I don't have the money, I will past it up and once I get the money, if I go back to the store and see the figure is still there, then I know it was meant to be. Like my Leader Ironhide. I found him a month before I got him and they only had one of him. Didn't have the money at the time and didn't know he would be a rare one within my city. After I saw the movie, July 1st, I went back to that store, wanting a leader Ironhide more then anything. And there he was, the same one I saw before, the only one. So I got him. It was meant to be.

You live in an ideal world. What you've said reminds me of fairytales.

Everyone is different. Thats what makes this world the way it is.

I didn't mean it in a bad way. Haha I mean it's nice to have nice ideals that's all.

I actually don't know how to describe what I wanna say but trust me it's a good thing.

Hehehe. It's hard to take how things are when it's on the net, if you know what I mean. lol. I do the whole meant to be thing to help control my TF spending, lol.

I agree with what most people are saying here, and think that anyone who truly wants a certain figure should get it and will look through the pegs to find it. I don't mind having to do that, as long as I get what I'm looking for.

t$money$49 wrote:I'll hide a tf that is rare behind lc or in the back of the row it's in. The only time that i ever hid a tf in a different department was when i found a rts lugnut but i forgot my wallat at my house. I put the lugnut on the top shelf by the pillows. A half hour later i come back to the walmart and get to tf shelf and over hear a kid yelling "I WANT LUGNUT!". His mom asked him why he only wanted lugnut? He replied "I want to see how fast he'll fly if i drop him from our deck.". As soon as i heard that i ran to the pillow isle grabbed lugnut and went checkout. The kid followed me to the checkout and as soon as he saw that i had lugnut he ran past me and tried to take lugnut out of my bag. Thankfuly im about 6 feet tall so i just lifted the bag over his head and put the bag in my moms cart and we ran to our van and got out of there.

This is an instance where I approve of hiding figures. A kid who wants a certain figure just to destroy it definitely does not "deserve" (using the term loosely) the figure.

decepta-scott wrote:Have you ever spent so much time hunting down a rare figure that after you finally find it you have a powerful compulsion to by that figure when you see it for a second time? I do and I dont know why.
I dont by multiples though but I will take that rare figure and hide it behiend a few other figures of the same brand. That way a child wont come by and mindlessly point and say "oh mom I want that one!!" simply because he likes the color or something. If someone is looking for a specific figure, they will look through the figures no doubt and find the gem I have hidden for them. Anyone else do that?

yes, I do, but not to hide it from kids!
I do it, because it usually takes more than 1 day to get all the money I need for that one rare figure, and walmart will only hold it in the back on layaway for 24 hours. at least, by MY house it does. regaurdless, if that little kid wants human alliance jazz, and has the money right there, though It may seem like a waste to me, It's in my morals to let him have it... Then I run away with it!
JK I let him buy it.

I don't move any TFs around on the shelves but I do find some of the rare ones shoved behind others often, or some tucked in behind the leader ones on the bottom all the time.

I don't see an issue with moving them around as long as a person keeps them in the Transformers Aisle. What ever the order, there still in the right area and I'm fine with that. Its when you find them tucked in behind the camping section or somewhere way out of the way that I call wrong!

GuyIncognito wrote:Hiding the good/rare figures in the back does not deprive anyone of anything. It just makes it more likely that good/rare figures go to those who are willing to look for them, (snip)

Like the imaginary scalper 90% of members here have nightmares about.

And don't talk about what kids "deserve". You know what kids deserve? Food, clothing, shelter, a decent education, a good home and a loving family. The idea that they "deserve" all the best toys smacks of the sense of entitlement that has become like a cancer in this country, where everyone thinks they're "entitled" to this, that, or the other thing. That's the kind of thinking that leads to grown-ass adults throwing fits in McDonald's when they're out of McNuggets.

But it's not the same thing, I don't think anyone has said that kids are entitled to rare/good toys. It's just that really it doesn't matter if a kid being rushed out of a store, a collector who's going to pop it open, and let it collect dust in a bookcase, or a greedy scalper gets it. In the end of the day it could go to anyone who does or doesn't deserve it and nothing you do can change that.

Decepta-Scotty: Hey man, your intentions are a little more clear once you elaborated, and that's cool. Just your first post made you sound like someone who deliberately hides toys so kids can't have them. That's all.

Nekoman wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Decepta-Scotty: Hey man, your intentions are a little more clear once you elaborated, and that's cool. Just your first post made you sound like someone who deliberately hides toys so kids can't have them. That's all.

Oh man Im loving the name decepti-scotty!! Why didnt I do that instead?
I would never hide a figure from a child though. Finding a much sought after figure is the best feeling in the world and one of the main reasons I collect today.
I could never debrive a kid of that feeling.

Air Commander Starscream wrote:I hate to say it but I picked up a second Warpath Yesterday to keep minty fresh . I did however leave the Wheeljack behind for another collector.

Two things. First off dude, Will you PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE WITH SURAR AND ENERGON ON TOP go get me that wheeljack and sell it to me for price plus shipping and gas? I needs me wheeljack!!!!!

Second where the HELL do I buy one of those starscreams? What line is he from and are those his real stats?

decepta-scott wrote:

Air Commander Starscream wrote:I hate to say it but I picked up a second Warpath Yesterday to keep minty fresh . I did however leave the Wheeljack behind for another collector.

Two things. First off dude, Will you PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE WITH SURAR AND ENERGON ON TOP go get me that wheeljack and sell it to me for price plus shipping and gas? I needs me wheeljack!!!!!

Second where the HELL do I buy one of those starscreams? What line is he from and are those his real stats?

Starscream's real stats are 36-26-36. He's the Jessica Rabbit of Decepticons.

craggy wrote:Starscream's real stats are 36-26-36. He's the Jessica Rabbit of Decepticons.

LMAO!!!

Starscream's Girl wrote:

craggy wrote:Starscream's real stats are 36-26-36. He's the Jessica Rabbit of Decepticons.

LMAO!!!

......................................You TOTALY have my starscream doncha?..........Ya got two hrs to give him back................Send him home RIGHT NOW and I wont tell him about ironhide..................... Clocks tichin chick......

Kibble wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:You know what kids deserve?

Spankings

Amen to that, little bastards get no discipline today.

wy all the anal comments about this guy hiding a rare figure for other people to find that will actually look after it and take care of it?

i know why the guy hides the things if he finds them and i completely agree with him. Saddest thing i saw was about 5 years ago when i saw a guy who had a G1 grand max with all the pieces and parts....and his 4/5 year old child had destroyed it......my heart just sank and it sickens me to this day

I mean if its a worthless piece of crap toy that comes a dime a dozen then ok let some kid have it. But when its something special such as g1 Black Zarak/fortress maximus/fp city commander/ghost starscream etc or whatever, then you just dont give that to a child who wont understand how important and how special that figure is. Take for example when i saw that grand maximus - scribbles all over the toy in a pen+stickers all torn off+grands pretender shell (well half of what was left) broken in 2 halfs+ gran missing his legs+maximus somehow missing an arm!? the damn toys worth ALOT of money and there not made anymore, there special and something that should be taken care of and well looked after

sorry i dont mean to go overboard its just some responces to what the guys said are just silly

decepta-scott wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:

craggy wrote:Starscream's real stats are 36-26-36. He's the Jessica Rabbit of Decepticons.

LMAO!!!

......................................You TOTALY have my starscream doncha?..........Ya got two hrs to give him back................Send him home RIGHT NOW and I wont tell him about ironhide..................... Clocks tichin chick......

Lol. You are too funny!! Yeah, I got Starscream, MY Starscream!!

Now how did this thread all of a sudden go off topic?? lol.

Swindle01 wrote:wy all the anal comments about this guy hiding a rare figure for other people to find that will actually look after it and take care of it?

i know why the guy hides the things if he finds them and i completely agree with him. Saddest thing i saw was about 5 years ago when i saw a guy who had a G1 grand max with all the pieces and parts....and his 4/5 year old child had destroyed it......my heart just sank and it sickens me to this day

I mean if its a worthless piece of crap toy that comes a dime a dozen then ok let some kid have it. But when its something special such as g1 Black Zarak/fortress maximus/fp city commander/ghost starscream etc or whatever, then you just dont give that to a child who wont understand how important and how special that figure is. Take for example when i saw that grand maximus - scribbles all over the toy in a pen+stickers all torn off+grands pretender shell (well half of what was left) broken in 2 halfs+ gran missing his legs+maximus somehow missing an arm!? the damn toys worth ALOT of money and there not made anymore, there special and something that should be taken care of and well looked after

sorry i dont mean to go overboard its just some responces to what the guys said are just silly

Well there is a HUGE difference between a $12 Kup hanging on a peg in a store and some idiot letting his kids tear up a Grand Max.

Starscream's Girl wrote:

decepta-scott wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:

craggy wrote:Starscream's real stats are 36-26-36. He's the Jessica Rabbit of Decepticons.

LMAO!!!

......................................You TOTALY have my starscream doncha?..........Ya got two hrs to give him back................Send him home RIGHT NOW and I wont tell him about ironhide..................... Clocks tichin chick......

Lol. You are too funny!! Yeah, I got Starscream, MY Starscream!!

Now how did this thread all of a sudden go off topic?? lol.

That will do as well. So, send me YOUR starscream and Ill forget to mention how you were totaly checking out ironhide at the movies a bit ago. If you love starscream set him free. If he comes back to you it was ment to be.......
Your not sending me your screamer are you......

decepta-scott wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:

decepta-scott wrote:

Starscream's Girl wrote:

craggy wrote:Starscream's real stats are 36-26-36. He's the Jessica Rabbit of Decepticons.

LMAO!!!

......................................You TOTALY have my starscream doncha?..........Ya got two hrs to give him back................Send him home RIGHT NOW and I wont tell him about ironhide..................... Clocks tichin chick......

Lol. You are too funny!! Yeah, I got Starscream, MY Starscream!!

Now how did this thread all of a sudden go off topic?? lol.

That will do as well. So, send me YOUR starscream and Ill forget to mention how you were totaly checking out ironhide at the movies a bit ago. If you love starscream set him free. If he comes back to you it was ment to be.......
Your not sending me your screamer are you......

Uh....no! hahahaha....

This thread is kind of silly to me. I guess I just look at this topic a little more black and white. If a child is old enough to know what he/she really wants, they are going to look through all of the shelves. If they are too young to really decide that, the parent is most likely going to buy them what the parent would want if they were a kid again. I don't think putting things in the back of a rack deprives anything from anyone.

PS I have hid a few figures in my day