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by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:14 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/G1-TRANSFORMERS-STA ... dZViewItem

Well ****, if a loose classics is 36 bucks with hours left....

My local walmart and target have tons of these....

Or are people really thinking this is a reissue?

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:12 am

The description suggests to me it's the G1 reissue, though I haven't measured either toy to know its exact length or height.

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:21 am

That pic is no reissue.

No wonder TF prices are through the roof. Look at the numbner of bids by people who can't tell the defference. :sad:

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:17 am

I know. Do you think the bidders have assumed the picture is a mistake and that they are actually bidding on a reissue, or are they just stupid?

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:22 am

Could there be THAT many stupid people. I am utterly confused. I'm gonna ask the seller if its a reissue or classics and I'll keep you posted.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:25 am

Bonger wrote:Could there be THAT many stupid people.

This is Planet Earth.

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:26 am

Leonardo wrote:
Bonger wrote:Could there be THAT many stupid people.

This is Planet Earth.

LMAO

I want o just email all of them and tell them I'll send em each a classics "reissue" screamer for 30 ;-)

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:30 am

Bonger wrote:
Leonardo wrote:
Bonger wrote:Could there be THAT many stupid people.

This is Planet Earth.

LMAO

I want o just email all of them and tell them I'll send em each a classics "reissue" screamer for 30

Do it. What have you got to lose? The meek may inherit the Earth, but the bold will inherit all their money.

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:32 am

lol. See, this is why I have to pay 30 dollars for Galvatron's orange cannon. If they cannot tell the diff. between a classics and a G1, why the hell are they buying TFs?

I'm just confused.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:38 am

There is a small possibility that the receipt from whichever store they bought the product says "reissue" on it and the seller is just going off that. Maybe. Possibly.

What? I'm just trying to give them some credit, okay?

by **Bonger** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:44 am

Leonardo wrote:There is a small possibility that the receipt from whichever store they bought the product says "reissue" on it and the seller is just going off that. Maybe. Possibly.

What? I'm just trying to give them some credit, okay?

Mmm, I can't eait to get their response to my question. I am all set to report him to ebay. ;-)

by **Rainbow Starscream** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:51 am

Looks like a bidding war to me. I laugh at these type of auctions. People are idiots.I could have hooked the high bidder up with one MOC for $10. There's a million of C-Screamers in my hometown.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:06 am

Agreed, there's plenty of them over here, too!

by **Dagon** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:16 am

Leonardo wrote:
Bonger wrote:Could there be THAT many stupid people.

This is Planet Earth.

True that. And truth to the comment about people not knowing what they're bidding on. That's why that one seller had the KO Devastator for $200 when it's $1 of cheap plastic. I would wonder if there's a bunch of people out there who know nothing about these toys trying to stockpile them and sell for even more after the movie comes out. Like a clueless person would buy that KO Devastator and then in July try to sell it for $400 as some kind of flawed investment.

by **SauronTD** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:56 am

Looking at completed auctions he is going for more than I would have thought. MOC seems to be 20-25 bucks. He never seemed that rare to me.

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:04 pm

Serves them right for being stupid. It's not that hard to find out pricing on these things. :roll:

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:22 pm

Bonger wrote:
Leonardo wrote:There is a small possibility that the receipt from whichever store they bought the product says "reissue" on it and the seller is just going off that. Maybe. Possibly.

What? I'm just trying to give them some credit, okay?

Mmm, I can't eait to get their response to my question. I am all set to report him to ebay.

What did you ask him, if you don't mind my asking?

In any case, My walmart has like 10 of these on clearance for like 5 bucks, no way he is worth $41.00

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:27 pm

I haven't seen a CL-Screamer in a long while, which is ashame, b/c I'd like to get one to repaint into Thundercracker.

News Credits: 1 · by **Repair Bay** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:40 pm

Caelus wrote:I haven't seen a CL-Screamer in a long while, which is ashame, b/c I'd like to get one to repaint into Thundercracker.

what? repaint? why don't you just wait for the enormously overpriced Botcon figure? :lol:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:48 pm

Caelus wrote:I haven't seen a CL-Screamer in a long while, which is ashame, b/c I'd like to get one to repaint into Thundercracker.

Yup, me too! I have enough Ramjets and Skywarps to do a Dirge and either Thundercracker or Thrust. I have an extra Screamer, but I was hoping to keep him mint on the card. I also have an extra Magnus/Skywarp, but again, I want to keep one mint in box.

If I do Thrust, I'll have one custom delta wing non-cone-head figure to make... :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **pittsburg_22_m** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:35 pm

I paid $12 for a MIB (YES MIB, NOT MINT WITHOUT STUFF...haha) from BBTS. A friend bought me a MISB one the other day at walmart and is sending it. There are like 10 on the shelf so I told him to send me more but he don't want to send em all....bastard! lol

by **Gutter Bunny** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:01 pm

i almost feel sorry for the person that paid $41 for one. almost.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:05 pm

classic idiot bidding on eBay of a shelf warmer

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:37 pm

Anybody who sees these still in the stores and doesn't buy them
and sell them on ebay is, well, I don't know.
I found one in a Walmart recently and sold it on ebay for over 20 dollars in sealed package. If I could find more I would definatley do it more often. It's like getting 10 for virtually no work,just waiting.
Buy them up, sell them on ebay and finance your desired purchases with them. It's just smart.
These have been around long enough that you can't consider it scalping. Maybe nobody in your area wants it, but somebody does. Don't feel bad about taking somebodies money either.
If they didn't want it that bad they wouldn't bid that high.

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:04 pm

DISCHARGE wrote:Anybody who sees these still in the stores and doesn't buy them
and sell them on ebay is, well, I don't know.
I found one in a Walmart recently and sold it on ebay for over 20 dollars in sealed package. If I could find more I would definatley do it more often. It's like getting 10 for virtually no work,just waiting.
Buy them up, sell them on ebay and finance your desired purchases with them. It's just smart.
These have been around long enough that you can't consider it scalping. Maybe nobody in your area wants it, but somebody does. Don't feel bad about taking somebodies money either.
If they didn't want it that bad they wouldn't bid that high.

I sgree completely.