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My wife's gonna freak, but she'll get over.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:18 am
by alh77
I got the TRU commemoratives I'd been seeking on Ebay for the low price of $30.68 apiece shipped. I think that's not a bad deal considering there was another auction with two less figures that went for over $900 last week that got to be too rich for my blood. Patience persevered! But like I said, my wife's gonna freak when this shows up at our doorstep.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:20 am
by alh77
Woops! I put this in the wrong forum. I meant for it to be in the Toys forum. Can someone move it there please?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:23 am
by Cyber Bishop
alh77 wrote:Woops! I put this in the wrong forum. I meant for it to be in the Toys forum. Can someone move it there please?


Sure can!

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:38 am
by waaaaghlord
Nice haul. Now all you need is a junker vintage Skywarp to get a decent nosecone from. And replacement missiles/launchers for some of those if you want to go for full authenticity. I could have done with picking up more of the early releases while they were at retail but one way or another the core G1 cast will come into my possession over time.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:10 am
by --B--
Yeah, your a dead man.

I've never spent that much on that big of a haul. Even though it actually saves you in the long run, I have to buy piece by piece to keep things below the radar.

Although, I don't buy a lot of TF's, I'm very choosey, so I'd never really have a reason to buy that many at once :-?


Wait, what the hell was the point of me posting again? :P

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:26 am
by decepticonjon
--B-- wrote:Yeah, your a dead man.

I've never spent that much on that big of a haul. Even though it actually saves you in the long run, I have to buy piece by piece to keep things below the radar.

ditto, i believe i'd get my head split open if i pulled off that move

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:28 am
by Sid Burn
--B-- wrote:Yeah, your a dead man.


Thats ridiculous, he scored huge here. If he had slowly purchased these over time they would have cost him over $1500 easily. Lot buys almost always end with a bargain.

Plus they make him happy, so why should his wife be upset about that, unless he spent his kids college tuition or something? I cannot stand grown men scared of women.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:28 am
by alh77
After I explain that I bargain shopped...maybe she'll understand. :-?

I just said she'd freak, I didn't say I was scared of her.

The way it averages out, the only one I spent way over on is Rodimus Major (Hot Rod). I got all the seekers under their retail price. I got OP and UM under retail price. The other cars are just over by a few cents. Astrotrain is 6 bucks over. It was at 510 until the last minute when someone tried to snipe it. I hate it when people do that.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:33 am
by scorpio1979
[quote="Sid Burn ..I cannot stand grown men scared of women.[/quote]

You've never been married have you? :lol:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:41 am
by Sid Burn
scorpio1979 wrote:
"Sid Burn ..I cannot stand grown men scared of women.


You've never been married have you? :lol:


Guess again, I am married. My wife and I simply treat each other with respect. Neither of us has any authority over the other.

Men who let women call the shots have no one to blame but themselves. If they grew a set, they could have maintained a partnership rather than a authoritarian/subordinate relationship.

I am not talking about being the dominate presence either. Just an even partnership where both opinions carry the same weight.

I dont know where all the men with balls went.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:26 am
by scorpio1979
for the record I was joking. But not all women are reasonable. Take my wife ,for instance, she uses the "clothes are a need" argument WAAAAAAY too far. I agree that you need 1 pair of shoes...not 25. Which is where her unreasonableness comes in. She "needs" her 26th pair of shoes more than I "want" a Transformer... But for the most part she's awesome and I think slowly becoming a fan in her own right

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:30 am
by schizophrenica
Boys will be boys and women will be mons.....women... :grin:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:47 am
by Bonecrusher27
Sid Burn wrote:
Men who let women call the shots have no one to blame but themselves. If they grew a set, they could have maintained a partnership rather than a authoritarian/subordinate relationship.

I am not talking about being the dominate presence either. Just an even partnership where both opinions carry the same weight.

I dont know where all the men with balls went.


This is where I really miss the Philosopher's Forum... :(

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:07 am
by Grimlock_CA
That is a true steal man!

In all honesty I am engaged and my wife to be loves that I have hobbies and fully supports them (if the bank account will ;) )

But I can understand why some one would be pissed at that but thats not a purchase thats an investment!

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:57 am
by Silent Darth
Sid Burn wrote:I dont know where all the men with balls went.


Isn't this the point where you get banned for being "overly opinionated or flaming other users?"

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:00 am
by Liege Evilmus
Hey, when she kills you can I get your figures?

Re: My wife's gonna freak, but she'll get over.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:05 am
by Gojira Prime
alh77 wrote: But like I said, my wife's gonna freak when this shows up at our doorstep.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011


Dude, YA THINK! If I had that delivered to my house, my mom would go into cardiac arrest!

BTW: you're missing one.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:06 pm
by alh77
Which one?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:07 pm
by alh77
Liege Evilmus wrote:Hey, when she kills you can I get your figures?



Didn't say she'd kill me. She just won't be happy mostly because it's "cluttering"

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:16 pm
by craggy
Silent Darth wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:I dont know where all the men with balls went.


Isn't this the point where you get banned for being "overly opinionated or flaming other users?"


I think people would only start getting banned if we posted pics to prove we had some.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:40 pm
by nintendofreakgcn
Hey, when she kills you can I get your figures?


Well, she's clearly going to beat him to death with Ulta Magnus, so you won't be able to get that one.

I'm joking, of course. No woman knows who Ultra Magnus is, so she'd have to beat him to death with Optimus Prime. :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:25 pm
by Lapse Of Reason
alh77 wrote:Which one?


They appear to be all there, unless you decide to count Soundwave and Pepsi Prime. I think they did come out under to commemorative series banner (at least Soundwave did).

So yeah, if you spot one missing - which one?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:38 pm
by Elvaan
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:42 am
by MagnusPrimal
Sid Burn wrote:
scorpio1979 wrote:
"Sid Burn ..I cannot stand grown men scared of women.


You've never been married have you? :lol:


Guess again, I am married. My wife and I simply treat each other with respect. Neither of us has any authority over the other.

Men who let women call the shots have no one to blame but themselves. If they grew a set, they could have maintained a partnership rather than a authoritarian/subordinate relationship.

I am not talking about being the dominate presence either. Just an even partnership where both opinions carry the same weight.

I dont know where all the men with balls went.


Are you independently wealthy, where your wife wouldn't care if you dropped over $600 at once, on Transformers? 'Cause that sort of thing doesn't really show the partner much respect. Not saying someone shouldn't do it, but it's bound to be a shock to the unsuspecting partner.
And it's a joke. Lighten up.

PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:44 am
by MagnusPrimal
Nice haul!
I think I have all of the commerative reissues that I wanted. No, I missed (passed :BANG_HEAD: ) on Ultra Magnus, but I bought the older Takara reissue, so at least I have him. They're great, aren't they?