Bonger wrote:YouFearGalvatron wrote:pittsburg_22_m wrote:Bonger wrote:pittsburg_22_m wrote:The pic showed red, no mention of blue. I got a blue one in the mail. A bit ticked. Stickers were a bitch to put on, god i hate stickers...lol. Its a big cheap plastic sword. I guess I knew that but it still feels like I flushed $60 down the toilet....lol.
Big cheap plastic sword? Do you reckon it is lacking in quality or just ticked over the blue?
I'm not sure how much quality rating one can give to a 3 piece plastic sword...lol.
The blue doesn't bother me that much. Not enough for it to sway my overall opinion. I would guess its the same quality as the real thing. Its just a big plastic sword and $60 seems overkill in relation to other things I could've spent $60 on (like one of my 3 G1 Superions...lol...thats another story...ha.)!!
I look at the sword as an accessory, and like all accessories, they are a luxury.
Leather is a luxury in your car. The Super God Sword/Master Sword is a luxury for Fort/Brave Maximus' hand.
$60 is cheap compared to the real thing...
Ahhhhh....smell that? That is the smell if imitation leather!
*inhales*
Sweet penny-pinchingness.
ROFLMAO
It is for this reason that I am seriously considering getting a "Galactic Man" or "ShackWave", as opposed to a genuine "Shockwave", because even a broken, tired, near-death example that happens to wear purple and have a Decepticon logo on his chest will run me AT LEAST $150 on ePay. This is not a series II or III figure we are talking about here: This is an ANCIENT 1984/85 series I figure that has been through more sets of hands than Madonna. So, odds are, he will be loser than the morals of an ancient Roman.
Hell I have 3, yes, THREE C8+ Scorponok bodies, and finding him on ePay is a cinch compared to a TRANSFORMABLE, much less COMPLETE Shockwave.
In all honesty, all I want for my G1 collection is Shockwave, Scourge, and Cyclonus, all C9+ and complete.
I have almost every piece I want. My total count now is 35, plus two protoforms I really should throw away of give to GoodWill. I also have a WST Convoy VS Megatron 2-pack coming, so that's 37, and a WST Hot Rod, 38, and of course, the taking-my-sweet-ass time MISB Star Convoy reissue that one day that just might get here, so that makes 39. Add in some more 6 Titaniums, a couple Alternators, just a few more Masterpieces, and, honestly, I am done.
That is one of the few blessings of NOT being a completionist. I know EXACTLY what I want. I don't need to keep collecting like many. Hell, just go to Plastic Crack, a Transformers Blog, to see how terrible it can be. The dude has over 2,000. He collects repaints and variants, for crying out loud. Just stupid if you ask me.
I once had a collection well over 130. G1s, G2s, BWs, Transmetals, RiD...lots of Microbots, btw...I was OBSESSED with the higher numbers, not the QUALITY of my collection.
So, what the heck does this have to do with this thread on the Super God Sword/Master Sword? Simple: For me, $50-60 for a sword, an accessory for my Brave Max, is worth it to me.
As is MP Megatron, MP SS, MP Prime, the Predaking re-issue giftset, the purple Galvatron D-62 re-issue, etc. It is all about what YOU as a collector want to make of it.
This is why the "I must have them all!" mentality scares me: 1. It is VERY VERY VERY expensive to get every one, of literally THOUSANDS released, all-told, and
2. It, IMHO, is just lame, like some p***ing contest for adults. Kind of like "My Dad can beat up your Dad", "My car is faster than your car", etc.
It is the epittomie of all that sucks with ANY fandom. The people who make it into a relegion.
For me, I LOVE TFs, but, in the end, it is just a hobby.
/End rant
I wish I hadn't trashed mine as a kid. 
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