The Energon Pub

[Nemesis Primal]

Combination of shipments from Amazon, Pulse, & eBay over the course of the past week or so has amounted in this:

Not the largest haul, but after the TF drought I've experienced for over a month and a half now, it's a welcome one.

[Autobot N]

[-Kanrabat-]

Oh, you managed to get Siege Jetfire!

Did you had a good deal, or were you forced to pay the eBay ransom?

[Emerje]

Tricranius showed up from Pulse and my Mirage and Grimlock set showed up from Amazon today. Sadly that two pack is molded in really cheap plastic, Grimlock feels like it wouldn't take much for him to break. Mirage feels a little better on the white plastic, but the hole in the center of his back is warped and nothing will stay in it. Doesn't ruin the figure, but a little annoying.

Also got the new Power Rangers Ninjor from Pulse (used him and Cyber Battalion Jetfire to get free shipping on Kingdom Red Alert, he's the last to arrive). I never had the original, this one is cool and in better scale with Ranger figures, but, as expected, only articulated in the shoulders, wrists and ankles. He does have nice ratcheting shoulders though.

Emerje

[Autobot N]

Oh, you managed to get Siege Jetfire!

Did you had a good deal, or were you forced to pay the eBay ransom?

$106 after tax, which was about the highest I was willing to go. I pounced on the offer I mentioned as soon as I was able since I doubted I would find one for a better price. Technically there was a cheaper one, but it didn’t have any accessories and looked to be in worse condition, so I didn’t pay it any mind.

[-Kanrabat-]

Oh, you managed to get Siege Jetfire!

Did you had a good deal, or were you forced to pay the eBay ransom?

$106 after tax, which was about the highest I was willing to go. I pounced on the offer I mentioned as soon as I was able since I doubted I would find one for a better price. Technically there was a cheaper one, but it didn’t have any accessories and looked to be in worse condition, so I didn’t pay it any mind.

I can't call a poor condition and incomplete Transformers "cheaper" unless the goal is to use it as custom fodder.

So in the end, you did good by getting yours complete and in good condition for a price that was basically retail.

[Autobot N]

Oh, you managed to get Siege Jetfire!

Did you had a good deal, or were you forced to pay the eBay ransom?

$106 after tax, which was about the highest I was willing to go. I pounced on the offer I mentioned as soon as I was able since I doubted I would find one for a better price. Technically there was a cheaper one, but it didn’t have any accessories and looked to be in worse condition, so I didn’t pay it any mind.

I can't call a poor condition and incomplete Transformers "cheaper" unless the goal is to use it as custom fodder.

So in the end, you did good by getting yours complete and in good condition for a price that was basically retail.

It ended up being a good deal because the seller was in Korea and said that the shipping was factored into the cost. With that in mind, I probably ended up getting him for retail or less (probably $70 or $80) but with high shipping (compared to most of the other listings which were from Russia and were $130 USD plus $30 shipping).

Initial impressions are pretty great, though his elbow joints are really tight

[Nemesis Primal]

My Target finally had stock again!

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[Cyber Bishop]

One Target down here finally got the wave with Tracks today.. Never have I had such buyers remorse after buying Tracks... I have watched quite a few videos about him and the poor reviews (one even said he wouldn't recommend him at all) and I decided to be faithful and get him anyway.. After trying to get his damn feet right in car mode for what seemed like an eternity I damn near threw it out of the window but finally managed to find that "sweet spot" and finished transforming him.. If you want to know the issues just search on youtube.. Ugh.

[william-james88]

Nice thrift shop find





Both 100% complete

[-Kanrabat-]

Damn! That's one hell of a stroke of luck! Especially at Le Village Des Valeurs, where they often overprice random junk for reasons.

[-Kanrabat-]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

[LinaNui]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

Better than what I did. I bought him and grindor together from bbts since it was the only in stock listing. Now I have 2 grindors lol.

[-Kanrabat-]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

Better than what I did. I bought him and grindor together from bbts since it was the only in stock listing. Now I have 2 grindors lol.

At least that spare Grindor could be returned to some store for another SS leader if they count as "all the same" when scanned.

[william-james88]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

Better than what I did. I bought him and grindor together from bbts since it was the only in stock listing. Now I have 2 grindors lol.

Why not just return the "original" grindor?

[-Kanrabat-]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

Better than what I did. I bought him and grindor together from bbts since it was the only in stock listing. Now I have 2 grindors lol.

Why not just return the "original" grindor?

Yeah, true.
But it would be impossible if the receipt is lost.

Speaking of receipt, I'll keep mine preciously in case a sale comes up in the next 90 days. Club R warranty and all.

[william-james88]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

I'm sure there will be a sale in the next 3 months, so keep your receipt for some cash back

[LinaNui]

Finally managed to get my hands on SS86 Slug. A bummer I had to pay the expensive TrU's 73$+tx price, but at least I got him.

Better than what I did. I bought him and grindor together from bbts since it was the only in stock listing. Now I have 2 grindors lol.

Why not just return the "original" grindor?

Yeah, true.
But it would be impossible if the receipt is lost.

Speaking of receipt, I'll keep mine preciously in case a sale comes up in the next 90 days. Club R warranty and all.

I honestly dont mind having two of him. I might return him to Amazon (where I bought the first) or hold and sell it later.

[-Kanrabat-]

I unloaded some unwanted bots at my Geek Stuff and I got some interesting things.

HftD scout Firetrap, Generations Junkheap, and a complete on card (but used) G2 Hero Optimus Prime! I was looking for that MOFO for a long time.

Also, the aforementioned SS86 Slug from TrU.

[Emerje]

Got my Sideswipe and Skywarp II set Thursday from Amazon, that's it as far as Transformers go. Glad the price ended up dropping to the now standard $47.99 for two deluxes instead of the original ludicrous price of $52.99.

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Gamestop and a really awesome Walmart sale came through for me this week

[TF-fan kev777]

Hauls from the last couple weeks, been too busy to grab photos:
Sideswipe/Skywarp from Amazon
Grimlock/Mirage from Pulse
Wreck-Gar found in Walmart
Jolt from Target
Tricranius from Pulse

Been having fun checking out various figures riding Wreck Gar.

[Nemesis Primal]

(I mentioned I found these already on the Kingdom thread, but regardless)
After bare Target shelves for 2 months caused me to have to get the only Wave 3 figure I was looking for off of Amazon, I was NOT expecting to find fully stocked Kingdom pegs with these fellows today:

[Emerje]

Forgot to post that I picked up Cyberverse Deluxe Cheetor Monday. I wish the torso tabbed together better and the claws could be tabbed to his hands ala Wolverine, but that's probably why you can't. Also over the weekend got SS Jolt from Target.com.

Today I had good luck at Walmart. Picked up their last Cyberverse Deluxe Soundwave (just need Prowl and Starscream now) and found a lone reissue Rattrap, no other BW figures around, which is great as that's the only one I wanted.

Emerje

[Rodimus Prime]

Thanks to a deal with -Kanrabat-, I acquired these elder fellows in a trade.

I've never owned this Scourge mold, but I like him very much. Makes me want to hunt down BotCon Devcon. I wonder how many other figures use this mold...?

Megatron will be completed piece by piece, I'm just glad I got a clean and complete base figure for cheap. And this Cyclonus will now be officially a member of Kingdom Cyclonus's armada on my TF:TM shelf.