Page 1 of 1

Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:52 pm
by Blurrz
Is Micron Legend Rampage packaged with a Clear Dark Saber Mini-con Team?...

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:22 am
by Pyrostrata
Blurrz wrote:Is Micron Legend Rampage packaged with a Clear Dark Saber Mini-con Team?...



http://www.transformers-universe.com/in ... 3&pid=9015

Hope this helps!

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:30 am
by Autobot032
Blurrz wrote:Is Micron Legend Rampage packaged with a Clear Dark Saber Mini-con Team?...


No, you haven't been duped.

Yes, he was, according to TFU.info


Availability: This figure was available with Armada Wind Sheer (2003) in 2003. This figure was available in Japan indiviually with Hawk (2003, Japan) and in a multi-pack with Hawk (2003, Japan), Jack (2003, Japan), Shade (2003, Japan), and Mad (2003, Japan).


Hawk: http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/WindS ... dsheer.htm

Jack: http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Jack/jack.htm (Runway from the Star Saber set.)

Shade: http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Shade/shade.htm (Sonar from the Star Saber set.)

Mad: http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Mad/mad.htm (Jetstorm from the Star Saber set.)

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 3:01 am
by bvzxa
Here's pics of the set I have:
Image
Image
Image

At the time I got this off of ebay, no one seemed to bid because the starting bid was $25. Then it ended late at night...lucky me. The color scheme is nicer and more toon accurate. The bonus is the Dark Saber team is clear, not filled in like the US version, but I think the Takara version is what we were supposed to get.

Now I don't know if the Dark Saber team comes clear separately or not.

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:13 am
by Blurrz
Damnit.. mine are opaque..

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:47 am
by Autobot032
Blurrz wrote:Damnit.. mine are opaque..


Then, someone did the ol' switcheroo and resealed the package. That is, if you bought it sealed.

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:25 am
by Overcracker
If they are opaque, someone used the Hasbro version in place of the Takara version. The Saber team was also released alone but they were still translucent.

If they are Translucent then it is correct.

And Rampage had some color changes from his American counterpart.

The Yellow racing stripes are replaced by different All Spark Blue stripes, and the slashed Autobot logo is a darker less vibrant shade of maroon instead of the really bight red used in the Armada toy.

Hopefully they only replaced the saber and not the complete toy.

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:53 pm
by Blurrz
Well that's good that the Takara Dark Saber is clear individually too. Didn't want to fork over the money for another Rampage + DS set. My Rampage is fine, it's just BBTS got fooled by this DS thief! Thief! Thief!

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:22 pm
by bvzxa
Blurrz wrote:Well that's good that the Takara Dark Saber is clear individually too. Didn't want to fork over the money for another Rampage + DS set. My Rampage is fine, it's just BBTS got fooled by this DS thief! Thief! Thief!



I was late to respond. BBTS will look into it for you. They did me a solid many times. I would email them, though I know it can't be replaced. I remember being upset that they showed one Dark Saber set in the Armada catalog as clear. I disliked the opaque set so I took it back many moons ago.

Incidentally, there is an opaque Star Saber set out there. CP knows about it!!

Re: Did I just get duped?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:09 pm
by adamassc
I know the feeling.

I myself was about to send a dirty e-mail to Hasbro about my 3 freebies. I just got them today, so they dodged a bullet of nerd rage from me.