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News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:44 am

Since I spent so much on them as a kid, I'd need to translate this into today's dollars. However, this year alone has been over $350.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:49 am

30,000 in Bison Dollars!

Quick! Change the channel!

by **zemper** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:04 am

Counterpunch wrote:30,000 in Bison Dollars!

Quick! Change the channel!

and maybe add more to that, if you are to spend for your army of Virulent Clones eh?

by **Susinko** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:18 am

Between my My Little Pony collection and my Transformers collection..... Let's just say that Hasbro owns my soul.

by **DREWCIFER** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:24 am

Way Too F#ckin' Much.

:DEVIL:

by **Deceptiwho?** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:08 pm

< Hasbro , :BLACKEYE:

< my wallet

by **scorpio1979** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:04 pm

OptimusPrimeRib wrote:Not sure, but if my wife knew the exact amount she would no doubt beat me.

Hey...are we married to the same woman?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:09 pm

^ Hopefully not. :lol:

I dunno how much I've spent, probably somewhere in the $2000-$3000 range. My girlfriend keeps telling me I should insure them.

by **Ploptimus Prime** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:19 pm

About $1700 since April. Collection now stands at 141 TF's from all lines. Some of them are originals from my childhood, maybe 5 or 6 of them. and that's not counting my 6 original mcdonalds transformers that turn into fries, a quarter pounder, and a box of chicken nuggets. Still my favorites!

by **Glitcher** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:07 pm

Imperious Prime wrote:Been collecting since '84 as well, I'd give you a number, but I'd probably cry when I found out it was more than I paid for my house.

Which begs the question: why spend money on TF toys if you're going to regret it? :-?

So far I've spent about 300 euros and I'm happy with my purchases - even though two of them turned out to be defective at first. Luckily I got them exchanged.

News Credits: 3 · by **Damolisher** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:13 pm

Damn, somewhere in the upper thousands.

by **fanboy999** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:26 pm

roundabouts $500. I focus mainly on the Classics lines and the movie lines. I do have some older TF toys somewhere in my pad, but the old technology kinda bums me out, so I focus mainly on the newer stuff. While I might get blasted for having that point of view, I have to stand firmly behind it. Don't get me wrong; G1 is definitely 'the ****' for starting this wonderful thing that we all enjoy. But, I have to admit, the tech of the 80s and 90s can't touch these newer lines.

News Credits: 3 · by **Damolisher** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:47 pm

^Sixshot and many others would like to have a word with you about that "Can't touch this new stuff" crack.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:13 pm

scorpio1979 wrote:
OptimusPrimeRib wrote:Not sure, but if my wife knew the exact amount she would no doubt beat me.

Hey...are we married to the same woman?

Actually my wife is surprisingly cool about my collecting. When I told her the sad news that I would probably never have complete collection of classics due to the con exclusives she encouraged me to go ahead and get it. Glad I did now. If not for her I would have probably missed out on getting them at their original price, and would now be kicking myself as I selled out even more to get them off Ebay.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:05 am

$500 give or take, plus I traded a lung for MISB Fort Max. Is that a good deal or what?

News Credits: 1 · by **Menbailee** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:52 am

Net or gross? I've aggressively bargain-hunted whenever I've bought TFs, and I've frequently bought lots or even part lots. I can sell off individual and rebuilt toys and recoup most of my losses. I also started customizing, and a good custom can go for quite a bit more money than it cost to create, and I consider the work put into recreational. I thus have more Transformers than I ever had as a kid, and I've lost almost no money doing it. For a while there, I'd even made money! Kids, don't try this at home. I did my buying well before the movie came out, and a lot of my selling just after.

by **Glitcher** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:22 pm

OptimusPrimeRib wrote:If not for her I would have probably missed out on getting them at their original price, and would now be kicking myself as I selled out even more to get them off Ebay.

Actually, I still don't know what the original price for Games of Deception was. Care to clue me in?

by **Icetron** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:29 pm

About $530~ since July, I buy new for movie most of the time, half of them were on sale. Everything else I 'try' to buy loose to save money. I try to get deals on things too.

by **Gutter Bunny** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:36 pm

Glitcher wrote:
OptimusPrimeRib wrote:If not for her I would have probably missed out on getting them at their original price, and would now be kicking myself as I selled out even more to get them off Ebay.

Actually, I still don't know what the original price for Games of Deception was. Care to clue me in?

boxed set: 279 for tfcc members, 329 for non-members
loose set: 179 + above (members only?)

by **Mandamus** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:35 pm

Just since June -over $300 on movie figures. Maybe another $100 picking up Cybertron and Classics on clearance.

I can't even estimate the grand total though.

by **Obsidian_Prime** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:37 pm

July 4 - October 30, 2007 = $950....x3

by **mineralblue** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:49 pm

About $500 since July... pretty much the movie Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class toys except for Swindle and Dropkick...

by **bigbadbarron** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:55 pm

of all the ones i have bought my estimate would be about $500
on the movie toys: $220

News Credits: 1 · by **Cascadia** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:02 pm

break down of numbers

Alt/BT: $1500-1800
Movie: $120
G1: $300

News Credits: 2 · by **Galaxy_Convoy** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:40 pm

This is a question I refuse to ask myself. For if I do, I'll end up realizing what else the money could have gone to. (Such as a car, house, education, etc.) This would probably be followed by a fit of uncontrolable insane laughter along with me finding residence in a wonderful place with pillow rooms and free fancy shirts.