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Transformers ID and Pricing Guide other than G1?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:13 pm
by WheelJacked
Forgive me if this is in the wrong forum. It's toy related even though it is a book. Anyway, I just picked up Mark Bellomo's amazing guide to all things G1 Transformers. This is more than I could ever ask for in a research material. My question is, however does such a guide exist for TF's outside of G1? I'd love to see this continued into G2 and all the way up through Beast Wars, RID, and the like. Any suggestions?

Re: Transformers ID and Pricing Guide other than G1?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:15 pm
by Valandar
To my knowledge, there isn't one other than certain websites - and most of those don't have pricing guides.

I also would NOT trust a price guide for anything anymore. In these days of Ebay, prices can vary as much as 50% - 150% in just a few months.

Re: Transformers ID and Pricing Guide other than G1?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:21 pm
by WheelJacked
Valandar wrote:To my knowledge, there isn't one other than certain websites - and most of those don't have pricing guides.

I also would NOT trust a price guide for anything anymore. In these days of Ebay, prices can vary as much as 50% - 150% in just a few months.

Thanks for the info. Although I should probably clarify that the pricing aspect of the guide isn't what I was looking for. The identifying TF's aspect, along with tech specs, and bios on the figures is what I'm really looking for.

Re: Transformers ID and Pricing Guide other than G1?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:26 pm
by Valandar
Well, if you don't mind a website instead of a book, there's this page:

http://www.tfu.info/

All the way up to current figs, and each page includes a robot mode shot, head closeup, shots from the comic and / or cartoon (if any), alt mode(s) shot(s), accessories, Bio (if any), Tech Specs (if any), as well as a list of when it was released, any repaints or remolds (or what it's a repaint or remold of), any times the name was re-used, and more. Note that any figure that does not have a toy (like G1 Arcee or half the G1 Comic Wreckers) will not be listed - it''s about the toy, first.

Oh, and it includes Go-Bots and Rock Lords, too, though not any other line like the Convertors or what have you. And not all of the Rock Lords.

There are a COUPLE gaps, but it's otherwise remarkably complete.