shajaki wrote:I hear you about ordering online, it's pretty much the least exciting thing ever. eBay is a bit more exciting, as in it's usually a stock of one and you're gettin "a deal".
shajaki wrote:But what you describe as "going through the motions" with the modern lines is... kinda how 100% of my collecting goes. Every toy has it's day/week, but then it goes on display like everything else. I find I enjoy them almost as much.
There are a million figures on my hit list, but I mostly only buy stuff when the price is right. But then there's the random finds (like your Nemesis Prime) and because they're unexpected.... they tend to be more exciting? I dunno. Leader Movie Starscream and MPM1 Starscream ended up being my favorite figures of the year so far!ArmadaPrime wrote:I realised that what's gotten me the most excited out of my purchases this year was a classics Nemesis Prime I nabbed off ebay in the spring. Never experienced the mold before and it holds up surprisingly well, but more than that it was totally unplanned. I'd never even considered getting one, but I happened to see it there (for less than retail, on an old and semi-exclusive bot!) and thought "ooh, why not?".
Haha... I didn't mean to imply that my toys are never touched again after shelved. In our "whats on your desk" thread I want to share all the time, but my... desk... isn't desk. It's actually a couch, my computer sits at the end, and it pretty much is my desk. Point is, I'm pretty much surrounded by toys at all times. The new stuff is always within reach and I'm always grabbing something to transform back and forthArmadaPrime wrote:This is interesting though. I'm often much the same: get something, enjoy it, shelve it or box it when something else comes along. Recently though due both to being low on cash and to feeling kinda bad about storing so much away and ignoring it, I've taken to grabbing a random figure out and having it be my 'deskbot' for a while.
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
fenrir72 wrote:Slow day thread. I'll bite! G1 still TOPS the best satisfaction HUNTING hands down at ebay! The most dangerous too to get easily BURNED by fakes!
Jason5billion wrote:Here's a little chant about Transformers that I made up. It sorta dates back to grade school when dudes in my class would chant about cabbages (presumably cooked as opposed to coleslaw) being tasty. Transformers Transformers extremely fun Transformers Transformer give me some.
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
I get the feels from eBay purchases sometimes. But even the best eBay find doesn't compare to finding something great in person. Example, my uncirculated MP-23 Exhaust coin was about as an exciting of a find as my TR Overlord. Why? Overlord was in person, and SUPER new. While the coin was rarer than rare, all I got for 2-3 weeks was a picture and a receipt. Not only that, it comes with a sense of dread....fenrir72 wrote:Slow day thread. I'll bite! G1 still TOPS the best satisfaction HUNTING hands down at ebay! The most dangerous too to get easily BURNED by fakes!
shajaki wrote:But even the best eBay find doesn't compare to finding something great in person.
What kind of shows or conventions do you have in your area Burn?Burn wrote:Won't argue with this. Sadly though, such opportunities seem to be rare around my way.shajaki wrote:But even the best eBay find doesn't compare to finding something great in person.
I still hold out hope though that one day I'll turn up at a garage sale one Saturday morning and find a bunch of G1 figures.
(The best I've done is a movie 1 Optimus Prime and a bunch of Lego)
shajaki wrote:What kind of shows or conventions do you have in your area Burn?
Dang. How big of a city do you live in? Perhaps I'm fortunate, I'm in the capital of my province. Although the city next to us (couple hour drive) is actually much larger and has bigger/better Expo's, and I assume more frequent. It's kind of a Springfield/Shelbyville scenario actuallyBurn wrote:None. The closest annual convention is an eight hour drive away.shajaki wrote:What kind of shows or conventions do you have in your area Burn?
There's regular meet ups around the country, but they normally only take place in capital cities, which the closest being a two hour plane flight away.
I did put the word out on the Australian forums/FB groups, for anyone around my way but got zero response.
As for stores ... there's a comic book shop an hours drive from here but he only does new stuff.
shajaki wrote:. And seriously, I'm met with hostility like 60% of the time. I start by saying its nothing personal and I'm just being proactive, but then they react like I'm attacking their professionalism. And really, if they simply stated in the auction their packaging practices then there'd be no issues.
As a buyer, it's about my comfort level. As I said, its not without reason and I don't approach with rudeness. If you wanna talk professionalism, you should be able to answer a simple question to put a potential buyer at ease. Otherwise you shouldn't be selling things.ExciKaiser wrote:shajaki wrote:. And seriously, I'm met with hostility like 60% of the time. I start by saying its nothing personal and I'm just being proactive, but then they react like I'm attacking their professionalism. And really, if they simply stated in the auction their packaging practices then there'd be no issues.
To be honest, as an occasional ebay seller, if you contact me to teach me my role, you'll probably get the same hostility.
ExciKaiser wrote:If you contact a seller by asking him to package correctly, it means you assume he don't package correctly by default.
Apparently you don't seem to realize it, but it's extremely insulting. Wathever way you present it. Not even mentionning things like "don't take it personally". There's absolutely no way to present this kind of request in a not insulting way.
I can understand you laybe had one or two issue in the past, but really, don't do thing kind of things, you only worsen the relation between buyers and sellers.
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
That is not how I approach the situation. Because they don't detail their packaging practices, I simply ask how. If it's something very sensitive (and really, with TF's it usually isn't) I ask if they can provide more at MY expense obviously.ExciKaiser wrote:If you contact a seller by asking him to package correctly, it means you assume he don't package correctly by default.
That's your opinion. If they're confident in their abilities then they should have no issues answering a question, especially if it's not detailed in the auction.ExciKaiser wrote:Apparently you don't seem to realize it, but it's extremely insulting. Wathever way you present it. Not even mentionning things like "don't take it personally". There's absolutely no way to present this kind of request in a not insulting way.
One or two issues?? Why would you make an assumption like that, when you literally have no idea what my experiences have been like? I have been eBay'ing for years and have had countless issues due to simple carelessness. I'm not on there to waste my TIME or MONEY anymore.ExciKaiser wrote:I can understand you laybe had one or two issue in the past, but really, don't do thing kind of things, you only worsen the relation between buyers and sellers.
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