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Raymond101 wrote:I picked up one Bumblebee despite there being like 2 - 3 more on the shelf. What right do I have to rob a kid of an awesome figure? And to add insult to injury, if I bought an extra one, keeping him MISB so I could sell him later - what a joke and an insult to a CHILDREN'S toyline. I don't see why anyone would want another duplicate - if you wnat a duplicate, get one that is an unpopular, unplayable figure - honestly!

I've never bought a double figure, ever, in my life (I'm 18). A waste of my own money and taking away another kid's right to fun (where Scalpers and many collectors are trampling on). Especially in such a heated time where it's very difficult to find a 08 bumblebee - I see young 'uns desperately trying to find this figure with their dads. Had the shop not been empty of other customers I was considering telling the shopkeeper to display the Bumblebees more conspicuously.

come on, be a good sport. Be thankful you're getting one at all. Keeping one as MISB to me is just telling of why kids hate collectors. These are meant to be played around with!

Who gives a crap about children?? We have just as much right to these toys as they do. If they are too slow to get to them before we do then thats their own fault. Kids are too spoiled these days anyway.

Having two of each figure isnt a bad thing, and if i had the money id do the same, and if there was only two left on the shelves and a kid came up behind me and wanted one, id still buy both for myself.

Freaking kids need to learn that life sucks just like it does for the rest of us.

No, we need to learn these freaking toys are kid's toys. Holy **** I'm disappointed in how many people are approving of 08_bumblebee_scalper's self-admitted baiting. Oh yeah, and the other guy who took a photo of like 8 MISB Bumblebees and posted them on this forum a short while ago. Do you admire what he did, huh? Teaching the bratty kids a lesson in life. What a great teacher, he's doing them a **** favour by buying all the toys he can before they even wake up...

You people make baby Jesus cry because he didn't get his own Bumblebee.

Sonray wrote:

Raymond101 wrote:I picked up one Bumblebee despite there being like 2 - 3 more on the shelf. What right do I have to rob a kid of an awesome figure? And to add insult to injury, if I bought an extra one, keeping him MISB so I could sell him later - what a joke and an insult to a CHILDREN'S toyline. I don't see why anyone would want another duplicate - if you wnat a duplicate, get one that is an unpopular, unplayable figure - honestly!

I've never bought a double figure, ever, in my life (I'm 18). A waste of my own money and taking away another kid's right to fun (where Scalpers and many collectors are trampling on). Especially in such a heated time where it's very difficult to find a 08 bumblebee - I see young 'uns desperately trying to find this figure with their dads. Had the shop not been empty of other customers I was considering telling the shopkeeper to display the Bumblebees more conspicuously.

come on, be a good sport. Be thankful you're getting one at all. Keeping one as MISB to me is just telling of why kids hate collectors. These are meant to be played around with!

Who gives a crap about children?? We have just as much right to these toys as they do. If they are too slow to get to them before we do then thats their own fault. Kids are too spoiled these days anyway.

Having two of each figure isnt a bad thing, and if i had the money id do the same, and if there was only two left on the shelves and a kid came up behind me and wanted one, id still buy both for myself.

Freaking kids need to learn that life sucks just like it does for the rest of us.

are you a father?? if your are damn man!! how culd you say something like that!!! i've been in the position where there were 2 figs left on the shelve!! a little kid and his mom coming up behind me and the little one almost in tears cause he saved up to buy a certain figure!! hell i met him in the parking lot and gave him one!!! my son asked me why i did that? i asked him how he would feel in the other kids shoes? then he understood and thanked me!! its part of being a part of the older generation!!!!!

Oops, according to some people in this ego-wank of a thread, I've made a bad mistake because I only bought one 08 Bumble and didn't BUY all that were on display at my store!

Oh noes! I'm an insult to the discipline of collecting plastic toys with moving joints!

Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:

Sonray wrote:

Raymond101 wrote:I picked up one Bumblebee despite there being like 2 - 3 more on the shelf. What right do I have to rob a kid of an awesome figure? And to add insult to injury, if I bought an extra one, keeping him MISB so I could sell him later - what a joke and an insult to a CHILDREN'S toyline. I don't see why anyone would want another duplicate - if you wnat a duplicate, get one that is an unpopular, unplayable figure - honestly!

I've never bought a double figure, ever, in my life (I'm 18). A waste of my own money and taking away another kid's right to fun (where Scalpers and many collectors are trampling on). Especially in such a heated time where it's very difficult to find a 08 bumblebee - I see young 'uns desperately trying to find this figure with their dads. Had the shop not been empty of other customers I was considering telling the shopkeeper to display the Bumblebees more conspicuously.

come on, be a good sport. Be thankful you're getting one at all. Keeping one as MISB to me is just telling of why kids hate collectors. These are meant to be played around with!

Who gives a crap about children?? We have just as much right to these toys as they do. If they are too slow to get to them before we do then thats their own fault. Kids are too spoiled these days anyway.

Having two of each figure isnt a bad thing, and if i had the money id do the same, and if there was only two left on the shelves and a kid came up behind me and wanted one, id still buy both for myself.

Freaking kids need to learn that life sucks just like it does for the rest of us.

are you a father?? if your are damn man!! how culd you say something like that!!! i've been in the position where there were 2 figs left on the shelve!! a little kid and his mom coming up behind me and the little one almost in tears cause he saved up to buy a certain figure!! hell i met him in the parking lot and gave him one!!! my son asked me why i did that? i asked him how he would feel in the other kids shoes? then he understood and thanked me!! its part of being a part of the older generation!!!!!

No im not, and i dont plan to be. Kids these days are spoiled beyond belief and get away with too much. They need to be taught that life sucks and you cant always get what you want. A bad parent suger-coats everything for their kid, a good parents is honest.

Raymond101 wrote:No, we need to learn these freaking toys are kid's toys. Holy **** I'm disappointed in how many people are approving of 08_bumblebee_scalper's self-admitted baiting. Oh yeah, and the other guy who took a photo of like 8 MISB Bumblebees and posted them on this forum a short while ago. Do you admire what he did, huh? Teaching the bratty kids a lesson in life. What a great teacher, he's doing them a **** favour by buying all the toys he can before they even wake up...

You people make baby Jesus cry because he didn't get his own Bumblebee.

These toys ARENT just for kids, anyone who says so is an idiot. They are intended for ADULTS just as much as kids. Anyone can buy them regardless of age, and niether age group takes priority over the other. First come first serve.

And baby jesus? Are you for real?! Take your religious drivel out of here and keep it to yourself if you are.

Oh and i fail to see how the original poster taking a pic of his collection and posting it is baiting...alot of people post pics of their collections, and although i agree that his username is dumb, posting a pic of his toys isnt against any rules and niether is buying 2 08 BB's as MANY collectors do so.

Sonray wrote:

Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:

Sonray wrote:

Raymond101 wrote:I picked up one Bumblebee despite there being like 2 - 3 more on the shelf. What right do I have to rob a kid of an awesome figure? And to add insult to injury, if I bought an extra one, keeping him MISB so I could sell him later - what a joke and an insult to a CHILDREN'S toyline. I don't see why anyone would want another duplicate - if you wnat a duplicate, get one that is an unpopular, unplayable figure - honestly!

I've never bought a double figure, ever, in my life (I'm 18). A waste of my own money and taking away another kid's right to fun (where Scalpers and many collectors are trampling on). Especially in such a heated time where it's very difficult to find a 08 bumblebee - I see young 'uns desperately trying to find this figure with their dads. Had the shop not been empty of other customers I was considering telling the shopkeeper to display the Bumblebees more conspicuously.

come on, be a good sport. Be thankful you're getting one at all. Keeping one as MISB to me is just telling of why kids hate collectors. These are meant to be played around with!

Who gives a crap about children?? We have just as much right to these toys as they do. If they are too slow to get to them before we do then thats their own fault. Kids are too spoiled these days anyway.

Having two of each figure isnt a bad thing, and if i had the money id do the same, and if there was only two left on the shelves and a kid came up behind me and wanted one, id still buy both for myself.

Freaking kids need to learn that life sucks just like it does for the rest of us.

are you a father?? if your are damn man!! how culd you say something like that!!! i've been in the position where there were 2 figs left on the shelve!! a little kid and his mom coming up behind me and the little one almost in tears cause he saved up to buy a certain figure!! hell i met him in the parking lot and gave him one!!! my son asked me why i did that? i asked him how he would feel in the other kids shoes? then he understood and thanked me!! its part of being a part of the older generation!!!!!

No im not, and i dont plan to be. Kids these days are spoiled beyond belief and get away with too much. They need to be taught that life sucks and you cant always get what you want. A bad parent suger-coats everything for their kid, a good parents is honest.

damn man!!! someone put a spur in your sattle huh?? its not sugar-coating!! its called protecting until they can protect themselves!!! from hardasses that can't let the kids have a good time before them!!

Sonray wrote:

Raymond101 wrote:No, we need to learn these freaking toys are kid's toys. Holy **** I'm disappointed in how many people are approving of 08_bumblebee_scalper's self-admitted baiting. Oh yeah, and the other guy who took a photo of like 8 MISB Bumblebees and posted them on this forum a short while ago. Do you admire what he did, huh? Teaching the bratty kids a lesson in life. What a great teacher, he's doing them a **** favour by buying all the toys he can before they even wake up...

You people make baby Jesus cry because he didn't get his own Bumblebee.

These toys ARENT just for kids, anyone who says so is an idiot. They are intended for ADULTS just as much as kids. Anyone can buy them regardless of age, and niether age group takes priority over the other. First come first serve.

And baby jesus? Are you for real?! Take your religious drivel out of here and keep it to yourself if you are.

Oh and i fail to see how the original poster taking a pic of his collection and posting it is baiting...alot of people post pics of their collections, and although i agree that his username is dumb, posting a pic of his toys isnt against any rules and niether is buying 2 08 BB's as MANY collectors do so.

Yeah, the toys aren't just for kids, that's why I bought ONE. If you buy more than one, that's fine by me, if the toy WASN'T being sold out so quickly thanks to loser scalpers and people like the random who bought like 8 Bumblebees!! NOT at this time! Is he a great hero or something to you? After all, he's making kids see the REAL side of life, yeah! I don't care about photos, I care about photos of a collection of unopened toys that should have been in the hands of others (adults and kids) long ago.

Yeah, I am for real. I'm not Christian, but if Jesus was around anyhow... damn. I guess nothing's sacred today... especially when we have to resort to teaching kids lessons by some crazy reasoning of buying toys before they can. What does this kind of method have ANYTHING to do with kids being spoiled anyway?

Are YOU for real? Do you hate kids that much? And I thought I was easily annoyed by bratty whiny kids. And in case you think I'm religious AND have children, I have no gf and I don't have children. Who gives a **** if today's younger generation are spoiled like hell - it's up to the parents to discipline them, not us to make up reasons to 'help' the kids learn. If you want extra duplicates, just say you are greedy. That is all. Then at least we're not raving behind an excuse that kids we don't even know somehow need to be taught a lesson by us.

Crap, if that is your line of reasoning, let's just buy every single toy out of the stores so kids REALLY learn how faggoty adults in the real world can be. Wouldn't that be educational!

Don't we put up with dickheads often enough in our own lives? Why do we want to infect others with so much cynicism? Misery loves company I suppose.

Your rantings arent being taken seriously, so shut up.
The fact is youve gotten all pissed off at a guy who spent HIS OWN MONEY on TWO, yes JUST TWO, of the same figure that will be warming shelves everywhere within a few weeks.

You two seriously need a freaking reality check and stop with all the self-rightious bull.

Whatever, man. You started this argument with me, you can burn youself out with your accusations at me and kids being somehow spoiled.

Raymond101 wrote:Whatever, man. You started this argument with me, you can burn youself out with your accusations at me and kids being somehow spoiled.

Theres no question of "somehow" they totally are, american kids in particular. To deny this fact is a case of ignorance on your part.

And i suppose you think this guy is an idiot too, or somehow making children un-happy by re-painting his 08 BB into a different character? http://seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14197&sid=

Get real already, these little sob stories about kids not getting what they want because an adult collector is willing to put more time and effort into getting something he wants and will enjoy and admire for many years whereas a kid will just play with it and ruin it and get bored with it after three days because they dont appriciate anything is really stupid.

Pfft, im done already with this trite. Poor widdle kiddies awwww

Awww. Sucks to be in America dealing with bratty kids I suppose.

i don't have a problem with anyone buying anything!! i DO have a problem with your screwed up attitude towards kids!! to each his own my man! your the type of guy i'd deck in the parking lot!!

Sonray wrote:
Who gives a crap about children?? We have just as much right to these toys as they do. If they are too slow to get to them before we do then thats their own fault. Kids are too spoiled these days anyway.

Having two of each figure isnt a bad thing, and if i had the money id do the same, and if there was only two left on the shelves and a kid came up behind me and wanted one, id still buy both for myself.

Freaking kids need to learn that life sucks just like it does for the rest of us.

wow, you need to get laid.

non08Bumblebee_Scalper wrote:

megatron7 wrote:yea i have leader prime, i really want protoform prime as well, but i have never seen him in person.

I like protoform in alt mode and robot mode. He moves really well and is very very poseable. I got him off walmarts website. I used the ship to store option and picked it up in about a week.

Gotta Love Site To Store! Nobody else does it...

I wonder why he hasn't gotten Leader Prime yet. I also have Protoform Prime and he is indeed awesome, but I also have Leader Prime and scalewise he is better for your Autobots.

I'm kinda from the same camp as Sonray. Don't like kids, don't want kids, and especially don't want my day and buying habits controlled by somebody else's kids. (Though I guess if ever the unforutate day comes where I do have kids I'll probably be singing a different toon. Though it's a bit different when it's own flesh and blood throwing a temper tantrum in the supermarket aisle and not someone else's. Corporal unishment FTW

Depending on the time and availability, I'd probably get 2 08 Bumblebees if the opportunity presented itself, If for no other reason than to have an extra if my original shipped damaged or I lose those pesky shoulder pieces I keep hearing about.

Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:i don't have a problem with anyone buying anything!! i DO have a problem with your screwed up attitude towards kids!! to each his own my man! your the type of guy i'd deck in the parking lot!!

Why the heck would you visit violence on a man just because of his view on childeren? If someone physically harms or threatens your child, yeah go to town. But would you seriously consider confronting a man just because he doesn't like kids or bought a toy your child wanted? Seriously?

Yeah I think Bigdaddymcqueen went too far.

I actually don't want to have kids at all myself - whether or not they are bratty, there are literally too many kids around these days anyway. I feel a bit selfish to contributing to overpopulation just because I want my own child.

Besides, plenty of lonely orphans who might like a potential parent to adopt them.

Wow. I have no idea how the thread degenerated into this mess. Oh, I admit I was harsh in my comment and take full responsibility for the sledgehammer comment, but this? No. This went well beyond what I said. This is just...wow.

In Before Lock.

I just wanted to show off my collection... damn... lol..

yes i did go to far and i'm sorry i said that!! my bad! i did'nt even have an issue with the guy buying as many bees as he wants, my issue is if you have the choice of helping out a younger one and choose not to do so because of attitude or greed. i did'nt mean it Sonray, my bad man!!

Nevermind dude. I think we all got carried away with NonBumblebee08Scalper's initial posts, and then Autobot032's angry reply, and then my argument with Sonray and his response to you. Let's drop it.

dropped!! but i do agree that the bees will probably be peg warmers sooner or later!! probably later though!!

Thanks for working this out guys, it's nice to see we can remember we're all fans of the same thing once in a while.

GetterDragun wrote:Thanks for working this out guys, it's nice to see we can remember we're all fans of the same thing once in a while.

Yes, but it's also nice to dream of non lethal tasers in a free for all.

Right?

...right?

Um...who's with me?

FINE THEN! *jabs the rest of the posters in thread with taser stick* YOU GUYS SUCK!

Oh, uh...the drooling will subside after about five minutes. Sorry. Eww...might want to get a mop...

*slams door and walks out*