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Postby Glitcher » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:08 pm

Evil FurryCon wrote:Finn shops Still have plenty of Starscreams and Bumblebees
for some 13 euros... =)


*groan* Don't say that. Belgium is still lacking half the Classics. Optimus, Megatron, Rodimus, Bumblebee and Starscream are all MIA. Even on european eBays, they cost way more than retail and can only be bought through Paypal - when I can't refill my account just now.
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Postby Evil FurryCon » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:07 pm

Toys sure get distributed oddly and unevenly!

Only alternators ever sold here were Silverstreak and Swindle!
and much later came Prime...
Had to ebay the others. =)

All the classics were in many shops...but not very many of each
and when they were gone they were gone, months ago already,
and no refills but to Bumblebee, Starscream and Ultimate Battle Box and
separate Prime and Megtank!
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Postby Leon S Kennedy » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:46 pm

CRAP!! I was in a store last month that had him for 15$, but I DIDN"T BUY HIM!!! I bought FB Jazz......
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Postby Bed Bugs » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:00 pm

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Leon S Kennedy wrote:CRAP!! I was in a store last month that had him for 15$, but I DIDN"T BUY HIM!!! I bought FB Jazz......


Big mistake. Classics Starscream > FB Jazz
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Postby Liege Evilmus » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:04 pm

This is why you do your best to get the good ones right away!

Saddest part is, this will sell :shock:
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Postby It Is Him » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:34 am

I can confirm that people buy these figures at such ridiculous prices.

Back in early June, I was patiently waiting for Grimlock to come back in stock. It would come in and out of stock every few days, and for a short stretch (at least two weeks or so), there was one for sale for 80.00 from a third-party seller, and then one day that item was gone. I felt bad for the guy who bought it.

Not that this is relevant, but I did eventually get a Grimlock for 9.99 off Amazon. I added Jetfire to get the free shipping. (:
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Postby SephM » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:51 am

Wow that is wayyy overpriced. :? Seeing items like this go for so much makes me happy that all of my Tf/BW figures that i have picked up were not rip offs. But i fear that the figure im after next will cost a hefty price, Misb encore Soundwave, been seeing him for $45+.
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Postby The Chopnel » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:00 am

Evil FurryCon wrote:Toys sure get distributed oddly and unevenly!

Only alternators ever sold here were Silverstreak and Swindle!
and much later came Prime...
Had to ebay the others. =)


Not entirely true :P I got Hound, Windcharger and Sideswipe too, and saw Smokescreen, but didn't buy it.

But I suppose we have so much stuff still on shelves because nobody's buying them. Transformers just aren't very popular around here.
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Postby DevastaTTor » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:20 am

Here's an idea, why not just buy the Takara Classics SS from Big Bad Toy Store for 25 bucks? Paint might be a little different but for the price, who cares? I personally like to go back to these ridiculous posts and add feedback for potential buyers as to where they can find the same thing lots cheaper. I might do that here too.
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Postby Cyberstrike » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:18 am

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No Death for Prowl wrote:Looking at this Amazon price makes me feel even better about finding a random Classic Starscream at a K-Mart a few months ago during the small wave of Classics restocks during the Movie line drought.

And while this Starscream is very good, I wouldn't spend more than, say, $20 on him.

And yes, there are a few "sellers"(in quotes since I doubt that they actually sell anything) on Amazon who should really be ashamed. I've seen ridiculous prices like $110 for a Cybertron deluxe figure that isn't all that hard to find as it is.

im curious to know, which cybertron figure was it? cybertron was a great line, but there was no deluxe figure worthy of that price tag.


Mr. Brokaw,

I was referring to the seller hotwheelskingdom on Amazon; if you check out Cybertron Soundwave, that seller is asking a paltry $159.99 (plus another $5 for shipping). I've noticed similar prices on other TF figures that retailed at the deluxe level and still are readily available.

Why bother even going through that charade since nobody will take you seriously?


Cybertron Soundwave was a voyager not a deluxe, but still it
is way too expensive for that toy.
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Postby rpetras » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:49 am

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And while we are on about crazy prices, I spotted this:
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These guys were all over local shops for $9.99 for a while.
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Postby Maniac23 » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:17 pm

I found a website that was selling Superlink Wingsaber, a figure that i do want to add to my collection. My eagerness fell flat upon viewing the $139.99 price before shipping.

this website was also selling Galaxy Force deluxes for over $100.00, i was pretty shocked by that, £50 for a galaxy Force Exigeyser that i could get for around £15 from another website i frequently buy from.
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