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how many of you repurchase your TF toys by mistakes?

Postby Altertron » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:56 am

i guess most people here have an impressive collection, probably over thousands. some are hidden away, and some are display on shelves. it's safe to say that there's a certain possibility that people will be likely to rebuy the same figure twice or more by mistake. so how do you guys keep track on the figures you already possess and try to avoid repeating the same mistake ever again. ex, do you guys keep track of your existing collection in a computerized database or in some other interesting way? let's say if you want to find a toy in your thousands of collection, how do you search for it?
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Postby GetterDragun » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:04 am

I use an abacus.

I know every TF I have bought and use a spreadsheet to keep count, never bought one I already had unless I wanted a double and I'm almost at 1600.
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Postby Altertron » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:06 am

what's an abacus? is that an database program on pc?
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Postby GetterDragun » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:13 am

Altertron wrote:what's an abacus? is that an database program on pc?


It's a Chinese knock-off of Microsoft Excel. :lol:
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Postby wing0hero » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:23 am

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Re: how many of you repurchase your TF toys by mistakes?

Postby softimus_prime » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:27 am

Altertron wrote:i guess most people here have an impressive collection, probably over thousands. some are hidden away, and some are display on shelves. it's safe to say that there's a certain possibility that people will be likely to rebuy the same figure twice or more by mistake. so how do you guys keep track on the figures you already possess and try to avoid repeating the same mistake ever again. ex, do you guys keep track of your existing collection in a computerized database or in some other interesting way? let's say if you want to find a toy in your thousands of collection, how do you search for it?


i do have a database of my toy lists in my computer with their designated pictures from the web... :grin:
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Postby softimus_prime » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:29 am

GetterDragun wrote:
Altertron wrote:what's an abacus? is that an database program on pc?


It's a Chinese knock-off of Microsoft Excel. :lol:


hehe abacus the so called "first computer"
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Postby Optimist_Prime » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:37 am

Kids these days... :roll:
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Postby Lapse Of Reason » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:47 am

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Nope. I probably have over 600 now, and now accidental repeats. I just remember which ones I have.
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Postby Bonecrusher27 » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:51 am

GetterDragun wrote:
It's a Chinese knock-off of Microsoft Excel. :lol:
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Hey, we invented that long before Excel. Bill Gates knocked us off! :sad:
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Postby softimus_prime » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:54 am

Lapse Of Reason wrote:Nope. I probably have over 600 now, and now accidental repeats. I just remember which ones I have.


wow 600... hmm i wonder how you do the maintenance... :???:
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Postby blkbitcloud1 » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:29 pm

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I dont keep a list.. just go to the basement to see what I have and go from there. I know I dont have 08 BB so I know that one is next(but will get 2 of them!) and will get another Arcee to take out of package.

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Postby Air Commander Starscream » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:05 pm

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Yea I have 500+ maybe in the 600 region now (I have never done a actual count) but I have never had this problem before. I don't really have a photographic memory at all, and I most certainly can not remeber all of their names. But I can remember what they all look like (for the most part).
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Postby Bed Bugs » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:43 pm

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I keep a database in my brain. It's pretty easy to remember everything, and I have a large collection. I won't list them all, but here is a broad count:

Alternators: All of them
Armada: All
Energon: All
Cybertron: All
RID: All of the Autobots
Universe: About half, mostly vehicle repaints.
Beast Wars 10th (American): All BW re-issues and Botcon '06 stuff, except 10th ann. deluxe Megatron
Classics: All, including Botcon '07 stuff
Movie: All first wave Bots and Cons, waiting on '08 Bumblebee and beyond.
TRU G1 Reissue line: 4 (missed this when it was out)
G2: About 20
Titanium 6": All, except G1 Magnus
LOC: All American releases
HOC: All American releases
Random other bits from other misc. lines: About 30

And I did this without even going into my room to take a look. :grin: Makes me wonder if some of you other guys are losing your memory in your old age. :P
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Postby Zeds » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:26 pm

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GetterDragun wrote:
Altertron wrote:what's an abacus? is that an database program on pc?


It's a Chinese knock-off of Microsoft Excel. :lol:


LOL! That was classic. More like it was MS Excel Version 1!
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Postby Tigertrack » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:53 pm

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Bonecrusher27 wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:
It's a Chinese knock-off of Microsoft Excel. :lol:
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Hey, we invented that long before Excel. Bill Gates knocked us off! :sad:


I have to agree with you...



want to do a computerized database with pictures and everything, but it takes so much time! So I use my massively larger brain database. When you look at enough pictures, you pine for certain ones enough, you remember if you have them or not. :-?
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Postby Altertron » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:42 pm

by any chance, can you remember every transformational process of your massive collection?
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Postby Tigertrack » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:23 pm

Motto: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
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Altertron wrote:by any chance, can you remember every transformational process of your massive collection?


With fiddling, yes, most are pretty intuitional, but Alternators, or BT are a trick!
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Postby Counterpunch » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:30 pm

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GetterDragun wrote:
Altertron wrote:what's an abacus? is that an database program on pc?


It's a Chinese knock-off of Microsoft Excel. :lol:


Rep. +1.

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Postby Foallen » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:14 pm

I always know if I have something when I'm at the store. Keep in mind the older figures won't be showing up at the store anyway, so you really only have to watch the newer ones. Even, then, my collection is about 600+ and if I had to, I could probably list them all out manually.

I do keep everything on a spreadsheet, but it's more about keeping count than actually worrying about buying a double. I have a few doubles, but there's a reason for it: either getting the figure in better condition or it was in a 2 for 1 sale and everything I wanted was packed with something I had, etc.

I frequently forget how to transform stuff other than G1 or simple transformers, but I usually can figure it out with some gently pulling. There's been one or two bad cases where I needed to see the picture on the internet to do it, but that's not too common.
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Postby Cliff Jumper » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:46 pm

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I enjoy playing with mine at least once a week. So I've ended up memorizing them all.
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