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Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:15 pm**

hi guys im kinda new here at the forum i just started collecting tf toys and im not sure if this situation happens worldwide but here at the philippines the deluxe barricade is the most "chase" tf movie toy it's like they're putting business up to barricade and luckily i got one with no arm problem what so ever but does this happen to any country or state as well? it's just that he is so dang rare now and everybody's mouth at every toys store just ask "do you have a barricade?" geez! :-x

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Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:24 pm**

i see alot of them over here in cali.

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:28 pm**

what "arm problem"

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:29 pm**

wow i hope that happens here as well, its just like for now if you see a deluxe barricade after like 5 mins it's gone!!

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:36 pm**

Barricade wrote:what "arm problem"

the so called "punching action"

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:59 pm**

In America, there are no shortage of Barricades.

Interesting. Is the Ford Mustang particularly prominent in Filipino pop culture?

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:00 pm**

I bought a Barricade didn't have the punching arm problem, I think you just a got a lemon is all.

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:03 pm**

Basketball Jones wrote:In America, there are no shortage of Barricades.

Interesting. Is the Ford Mustang particularly prominent in Filipino pop culture?

not reaaly it's just that the police vehicle is very eye cathing and here barricade appears at least once a week and people go run for their lives to fight over one...

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:08 pm**

believe it or not there is one store who sell barricade for 2000 pesos it's like 42$ in convertion to dollars and i dont think that's right just because the figure is rare, even before the movie is shown bb and barricade always doesnt show up on the shelves... especially now...

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:11 pm**

were do you get your transformers and how much? those toy kingdoms in the sm malls?

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:19 pm**

Cliffjumper88 wrote:were do you get your transformers and how much? those toy kingdoms in the sm malls?

the mecha of all toy stores greenhills! i even reserved the upcoming 08 bb camaro at my local toy shop...

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:21 pm**

btw toykingdom and toys' are us dont have them anymore bty at sm megamall there was a repeat order of bb and barricade deluxes and there was a mean guy who bought all of the stocks in just one prettey lame huh?

Posted: **Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:08 pm**

Yeah, I've got a Deluxe Barricade. I like it a lot, only problems I have with it are that the punching action is hard to activate - the button is kinda hard to work; and that it's impossible to change it back to vehicle mode - the legs are very stubborn. I mean, you can do it eventually, but.... y'know.

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:51 am**

Basketball Jones wrote:In America, there are no shortage of Barricades.

Interesting. Is the Ford Mustang particularly prominent in Filipino pop culture?

It's the Ford Mustang, plus (a BIG plus) the toy car-mode is very impressive. I have a friend who collects car models, and he simply can't resist Barricade. Never mind if the robot is good or not. The car, the police details, the natural "shine" of black plastic... Unfortunately, it costs a limb in Philippine market. And very hard to find. Most shops will only sell a Barricade, if packaged with, say, 2 or 3 other deluxe figures. And no discounts at that.

So me and my friend just opted to wait for a good timing and purchased our Barricades from Amazon at $9.99, with FREE delivery!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:54 am**

Cliffjumper88 wrote:were do you get your transformers and how much? those toy kingdoms in the sm malls?

Impossible to find BB and Barricade in Toy Kingdom and SM Malls. They're usually flooded with Protoforms. Geezz!

The only way to find them is to go to Hobby Shops. And prepare to be robbed of your month's salary.

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:02 am**

Optimus_Bubutron wrote:
Cliffjumper88 wrote:were do you get your transformers and how much? those toy kingdoms in the sm malls?

the mecha of all toy stores greenhills! i even reserved the upcoming 08 bb camaro at my local toy shop...

I got my 08 BB from Robinsons Galleria.

A few pieces arrived one day (I think 3 pieces). Luckily a friend happens to be at the shop when they arrived. He instantly grabbed one, and called me up thru mobile phone. (I was out of town) By the time i told him i want it, which is about 8 and half seconds later, all BB's were gone. And a few more guys stood by patiently staring at my friend's hand, hoping he'd put it back on the shelf. They'd probably tear each other apart for it.

Sorry guys, i want it. So i got it!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:24 am**

We have tonnes of baricade and bb here in Eire, as a matter of fact it is all some stores have!

Jazz is the tough one to get here, I finally picked one up last week-the first i have seen in the flesh!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:26 am**

I bought a Barricade... hated it, put it online and sold it in like fifteen minutes.

The Cop car's cool in the movie but the robot design and toy are a dud in my opinion.

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:45 am**

I have this thought that mostly left-overs, or slow moving items are shipped to the Philippines. (a common situation with practically any kinds of goods) Hot items are held back for home court.

Which explains why there's BB and Barricade in abundance in USA, while extremely scarce in the Philippines.

And a sea of Protoforms floods the major department store (Toy Kingdom, SM Malls, etc.) offering scarcely anything else.

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:03 am**

barricade i so annoying....

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:08 am**

Auto Bot wrote:
Optimus_Bubutron wrote:
Cliffjumper88 wrote:were do you get your transformers and how much? those toy kingdoms in the sm malls?

the mecha of all toy stores greenhills! i even reserved the upcoming 08 bb camaro at my local toy shop...

I got my 08 BB from Robinsons Galleria.

A few pieces arrived one day (I think 3 pieces). Luckily a friend happens to be at the shop when they arrived. He instantly grabbed one, and called me up thru mobile phone. (I was out of town) By the time i told him i want it, which is about 8 and half seconds later, all BB's were gone. And a few more guys stood by patiently staring at my friend's hand, hoping he'd put it back on the shelf. They'd probably tear each other apart for it.

Sorry guys, i want it. So i got it!

really did they mass produce bb at toys r' us or it all gone now?

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:14 am**

Not mass produced. I think only 3 units of BB 08 came that day. And in a matter of minutes, sold out!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:19 am**

Auto Bot wrote:Not mass produced. I think only 3 units of BB 08 came that day. And in a matter of minutes, sold out!

grrrrrr! why bb why? i hope they'll still produce some and if not, i guess i have to go at ghills again... [/img]

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:50 am**

i suggest you try to visit Robinsons Galleria from time to time. You may get lucky. Php699.75.

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:54 am**

Another good place to scout is an unknown shop in Robinsons Ermita. Right at the entry of the arcade gaming section, there's a toy shop to your right. Not very prominently situated. But offers quite an impressive collection of Deluxe/Scout class.

I haven't seen BB yet in that shop. But they have more Deluxe/Scout than the average Toy Kingdom/SM Malls.