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Fenrir Zero wrote:
Lets just say that I paid a whole lot less than what I would have paid the first time around.

Freaking NICE!
And I bet even with the obligatory DHL shipping (no Amazon.jp deal) and custom fees, the total price would still be lower than anything you could find either at eBay or a local geek store.

Ginrai is one of the best G1 Transformers ever and having a "Nemesis" version of it is really nice!
Will you open this bad boy, apply the stickers, and have fun? I know I would.

Here's my haul





Sadly, those are the bad shoulders for Galvatron. So I will keep this one boxed for now. If ever I find the one with the right shoulders, I'll just exchange it. If not, then I'll have this one.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Fenrir Zero wrote:
Lets just say that I paid a whole lot less than what I would have paid the first time around.

Freaking NICE!
And I bet even with the obligatory DHL shipping (no Amazon.jp deal) and custom fees, the total price would still be lower than anything you could find either at eBay or a local geek store.

Ginrai is one of the best G1 Transformers ever and having a "Nemesis" version of it is really nice!
Will you open this bad boy, apply the stickers, and have fun? I know I would.

Thanks.

And to answer your question... I plan to submit it to either AFA or CAS for grading/preservation purposes. Besides it's rarity and history, it took me 5 years to find a sealed sample in this condition. So I am hoping that it will be something worth passing down when that time comes.

Other than that I also hope to do a Jabba's Palace parody once I finally have the means to display it.

Fenrir Zero wrote:And to answer your question... I plan to submit it to either AFA or CAS for grading/preservation purposes. Besides it's rarity and history, it took me 5 years to find a sealed sample in this condition. So I am hoping that it will be something worth passing down when that time comes.

I'm not a fan of keeping things sealed because I personally think it's kinda like a waste. Still, having a few sealed items ain't so bad, like I do for both Walmart's reissue of G1 Blaster and the TR Hardhead in G1 boxes. It's the cheapest way for me to have an official G1 box and I already have those figures unpacked before.

So if you A.F.A a sealed thing that is in perfect condition, it would only be fair to buy a second one in "poor" condition. Meaning no box (or ruined box) but 100% complete and unbroken. (That is, if you didn't already had it before). This way, you can experience the toy itself.

Having the A.F.A sealed thing inside it's bulletproof casing right next to an unpacked one in action pose (as far that G1 can allow it) would make for a pretty kick-ass display.

Grabbed an extra Magnus at a great price earlier today

Haven't updated over the last two weeks and I have new things coming in the next two days so now's as good a time as any.

From Target.com - Kingdom Tracks, Scorponok and Wingfinger
From Amazon - Kingdom Core class Soundwave
From Hasbro Pulse - TTM "Selects" Soundblaster

Emerje

Pretty big haul today

I always kicked myself for skipping TR Leader Soundwave back then. I finally managed to find a good deal on eBay for both him and Lazerbeak.

For what it is, it's amazing! I'll hunt down the remaining cassettes at my local geek store later.




As for that Figma, this may be the most expensive action figure I've ever bought.... Goddamn customs.....

-Kanrabat- wrote:I'm not a fan of keeping things sealed because I personally think it's kinda like a waste. Still, having a few sealed items ain't so bad, like I do for both Walmart's reissue of G1 Blaster and the TR Hardhead in G1 boxes. It's the cheapest way for me to have an official G1 box and I already have those figures unpacked before.

So if you A.F.A a sealed thing that is in perfect condition, it would only be fair to buy a second one in "poor" condition. Meaning no box (or ruined box) but 100% complete and unbroken. (That is, if you didn't already had it before). This way, you can experience the toy itself.

Having the A.F.A sealed thing inside it's bulletproof casing right next to an unpacked one in action pose (as far that G1 can allow it) would make for a pretty kick-ass display.

That's understandable. And I do agree with the last part.

However... If I was to buy a non-sealed representative, I'd go with the Fans Hobby "MB-06A" Power Baser Black Version figure. It's cheaper than a MIB version of what I own, and would scale better if it was displayed next to the box.

Plus I also need to remember that once I have a place to display it, one of the add-ons I need to invest in is a dehumidifier.

Then again, that is still a ways away seeing that I had to sell the majority of my sealed game collection just to make sure I can offset any unexpected grading fees.

Kinda combined two hauls together since they were so close together, first were items from Amazon (Galvatron), Target (Tracks and Scorponok), and Entertainment Earth (Rodimus Prime). Second one was today from BBTS.

T-Wrecks showed up via UPS. No idea where my CC Rodimus Prime is from FedEx, he was supposed to be here Thursday and the tracking still says arriving Thursday even though it appears to have been sitting in Massachusetts since Wednesday. Same thing happened with my last Target order through FedEx, it just sat in Mass for a couple days, what's happening in Mass?

I forgot to mention the other day when listing my hauls that I found Authentics/Evergreen Barricade at Five Below. Doesn't seem like he was in their system and the cashier didn't ask what the price was supposed to be so she rang it up at $2.50, half price. He's alright, much better articulation than I expected, even has ball jointed ankles. These have come a long way since the first wave, that's for sure! Funny thing is he basically has a simplified version of Kingdom Track's leg transformation (the side panel spins around, just it's the back of the car instead of the front) and it does it SOOOOOO much better than Tracks. I just wish he had a black windshield instead of gold (which is the accurate color), the little holes from the hinge show up and it looks like eyes like something from Cars. Would love to see someone custom paint this to match the official art, all the details are molded in. Maybe I should buy a second one.

Emerje

I went TF hunting and of course, all the standard stores were wastelands.
So off to my local geek store I went.

I found a Beast Wars Snarl (20$can) and BW Snapper (15$can). A steal compared to eBay.

They are very nice, my fave being Snapper.

Am incomplete haul this week as my Amazon shipment is delayed, but got a couple more Siege guys I've been wanting, and of course the new Bee, who is simply wonderful!

New beast arrival

Kingdom Rodimus Prime finally showed up on Saturday from Target after a few shipping delays (was due on Thursday).

This morning I found a Cyberverse 1 Step Wheeljack on clearance at Walmart for $5, its second markdown. Probably would have already sold, but I found it laying on the shelf in the collectibles section rather than the clearance section.

Emerje

T-Wrecks arrived Friday and I managed to find High Octane Bee and Stinger yesterday.

Just pre-ordered Black Zarak

Not sure what is going on with the price but thought better take advantage

omgfridge wrote:Just pre-ordered Black Zarak

Not sure what is going on with the price but thought better take advantage

Welcome to Seibertron!
I'll just point out that the Haul Thread is for things that you just got in hand. Not ordered.

As for that price, may be an Amazon fluke. Your preorder may get cancelled. Fingers crossed!

Regardless, excellent choice. It's a miracle you found a place where the preorders were still open!
Now to wait until the end of the year for ours to arrive...

Nice big haul today. My Amazon order with Wingfinger and Kup arrived, and I got another Grapple to replace the one I gave to my son. All three at less than retail price. Can't wait to make the Fossilizer combiner!
My larger haul from TF Source got here in just one day! The best part is, I didn't pay a dime for any of it since I had traded it some Titans Return figures and had a lot of store credit!

Got some new stuff in

Two packages came over the last two days. Picked up Cyberverse Iaconus on Amazon after all the talk of him lately and him being on sale. Personally I think he looks a lot better facing the other way and I think all of the production pictures have him facing the wrong way since, you know, rockets don't face forward. The same goofs also left his rockets off of his bot mode pictures so they botched both of his stock photos.





Also got the Tiger G2 game. Been considering it at full price, but it was on sale for under $7, half off. Probably wont open it, I just like the looks of it and it's in good condition (for Amazon).

Surprisingly my Kingdom Netflix Spoiler set came in a day early from Walmart. After FexEx delayed my last two packages through them it was nice to see something show up earlier than estimated. Haven't opened it yet.

Emerje

Today I unloaded some stuff at my Geek Store and came back with quite a haul! Well... If I go the official way, I barely got nothing with that ROTF Deluxe Soundwave (blue). G1 Megs (loved, but fine) is for a fellow Seibertronian.
The bigger chunk of the haul is... well...



Then, I went to Toys R Us. Of course, no relevant Buzzworties.
Before I miss out forever, I got the SS62 Soundwave "on sale" at 28$CAN (I could have had it at 15$CAN a few times if I wasn't sleeping on it) and the Cyberverse Sinister Strikeforce pack on clearance at 53$CAN. I would have preferred Slipstream instead of Thrust, but having the classic trio in these pretty transparent colors is fine enough.

I had a great run around several Targets, and my BBTS package arrived

Went flea market hunting today and I scored myself a PCC Icepick 100% complete for 5$CAN! I had it before but now I have it back. I also found that infamous Baroness Bike set for 13$CAN more than the full price plus taxes it was at Toys R Us. Expensive, but WAY better than Ebay.

And finally at Walmart, a Cyberverse Battlecall Megatron because clearance and why not.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Went flea market hunting today and I scored myself a PCC Icepick 100% complete for 5$CAN! I had it before but now I have it back. I also found that infamous Baroness Bike set for 13$CAN more than the full price plus taxes it was at Toys R Us. Expensive, but WAY better than Ebay.

And finally at Walmart, a Cyberverse Battlecall Megatron because clearance and why not.

It's going to be interesting to see in the next maybe 10 years what figures the pandemic has made rare and valuable. Baroness aside I've never seen that Megatron in a store. Walmart passed on stocking those in stores and I only saw Wildwheel and Meteorfire (I'm sure Bee sold out) at Target, never saw Megatron and Starscream.

Emerje