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Kinda annoyed I paid full price for X-Spanse now.... but what’s done is done.

I figured Xspanse wouldn't stay full-price. Kinda bummed I didn't wait for Double Dealer, but it's alright.

sol magnus wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:Looks like Doubledealer is sold out already.

That's okay, he's 19.99 at Ollies.

If you have an Ollie's in your state, I suppose that's worth looking into. Not everyone does.

Fair enough. I don't know that you have Ollies in your state, but you might. I was just trying to help.

I appreciate that- really, I'm just jealous that Ollie's isn't available to me , they've had some fantastic deals. Though we are getting a Five Below in my town, which is the first time they've been open in my state. I know they've had Transformers there before.

Since I already have Kingdom Wave 2 on the way/already on my shelves, I decided to get Ultimate X-Spanse as well as FINALLY own a copy of Age of Extinction. Kind of happy to finally own a Collaborative toy since despite me liking Ghostbusters and Back to the Future, I'm not as big of a fan of either franchise as a whole as I am with X-Men (and Marvel in general).

Mindmaster wrote:Kinda annoyed I paid full price for X-Spanse now.... but what’s done is done.

Ditto bro, ditto.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Kinda annoyed I paid full price for X-Spanse now.... but what’s done is done.

Ditto bro, ditto.

If you bought him at Target in the last month or so, they will reverse price match sometimes.

Wow, what a champ, this post made me laugh real hard

william-james88 wrote:Wow, what a champ, this post made me laugh real hard

I'm assuming that was a gag and Ollies didn't really have them, right?

That's absurd. Just...absurd.

What's sad is, just for fun, I did a rough calculation to both rent a car and Drive OR FLY with roundtrip ticket to the nearest Ollies from me which is 2000 miles away (4000 round trip), and I still would end up paying about the same, perhaps a little more than the $600 Haslab price. (If it were real that is), and even then, there would be no guaranty.

But even though it was all done in fun, it does still bring to light the distribution issues and inequality that still exist.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Wow, what a champ, this post made me laugh real hard

I'm assuming that was a gag and Ollies didn't really have them, right?

They shouldn't. At least not this soon. Receipt or it didn't happen.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Wow, what a champ, this post made me laugh real hard

I'm assuming that was a gag and Ollies didn't really have them, right?

They shouldn't. At least not this soon. Receipt or it didn't happen.

That was my thinking as well, way too soon to show up there if they ever do. I wonder how many poor bastards immediately went checking their nearest Ollies.

Sabrblade wrote:Little late for April Fools, ain't it?

Well, so was Unicron for many, so it sort of works.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Wow, what a champ, this post made me laugh real hard

I'm assuming that was a gag and Ollies didn't really have them, right?

Of course, just sharing a good laugh I had. I love the guy's pose too, he made the effort to get a cart and everything, it's all perfect.

o.supreme wrote:But even though it was all done in fun, it does still bring to light the distribution issues and inequality that still exist.

Your right, it would be more fair if any toy not sold at primary retail for full price was destroyed like they do for other collectibles.

Did you guys ever see the video of the tons of lootcrate boxes being destroyed?

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Wow, what a champ, this post made me laugh real hard

I'm assuming that was a gag and Ollies didn't really have them, right?

Of course, just sharing a good laugh I had. I love the guy's pose too, he made the effort to get a cart and everything, it's all perfect.

Definitely an A+ troll job.

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:But even though it was all done in fun, it does still bring to light the distribution issues and inequality that still exist.

Your right, it would be more fair if any toy not sold at primary retail for full price was destroyed like they do for other collectibles.

Did you guys ever see the video of the tons of lootcrate boxes being destroyed?

Really? Wow

william-james88 wrote:Your right, it would be more fair if any toy not sold at primary retail for full price was destroyed like they do for other collectibles.

or failing that, get it right ahead of time. Instead of "Midwest Target" getting 50 Decepticon Clone sets, where fewer people live, and after they dont sell, end up at Ollies to be purchased by scalpers, and sold on eBay, because East Coast/West Coast Targets got 0, how about they spread them out more proportionately - 5 different stores getting-10 each.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:But even though it was all done in fun, it does still bring to light the distribution issues and inequality that still exist.

Your right, it would be more fair if any toy not sold at primary retail for full price was destroyed like they do for other collectibles.

Did you guys ever see the video of the tons of lootcrate boxes being destroyed?

Really? Wow

Yup, here is an example

https://twitter.com/ItchyBacca/status/1 ... stroyed%2F

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:But even though it was all done in fun, it does still bring to light the distribution issues and inequality that still exist.

Your right, it would be more fair if any toy not sold at primary retail for full price was destroyed like they do for other collectibles.

Did you guys ever see the video of the tons of lootcrate boxes being destroyed?

Really? Wow

Yup, here is an example

https://twitter.com/ItchyBacca/status/1 ... stroyed%2F

That's really something. I've hard numerous stories and seen pictures of Loot Crate figures and video game collector's edition statues showing up at thrift stores/charity shops in bulk in some parts of the country and even other parts of the world. I guess with how many companies make these monthly boxes there's only so much you can give away before it has to be disposed of.

Emerje

Well crap. Weird/sad coincidence on X-Panse. Target shipped mine Fedex and it was routed through Indianapolis, I believe the same facility that just had the shooting from a former employee a few days ago.

Hasbro Toy Shop on Ebay has the Masterpiece Movie Series Megatron MPM-8 on sale for $59.99 (62% off) with free shipping. It was at $79.99 for a while, but just dropped today.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-M ... 4392502065

Looks like Target has the Buzzworthy Bee core size Bumblebee and Spike on 50% off through Tuesday. At $15 it was a pass for me, but I might head over tomorrow and pick him up for only $7.50.

https://www.target.com/p/transformers-b ... A-81262959