What was the first Transformer you purchased on eBay?
shajaki wrote:Your very first eBay purchase! Another good one!
I guess my answer to this could also in part answer the question of what really kicked off my "adult collecting" habits.
It was this guy:
Well, actually, not this exact guy. This is BT-07 Smokescreen. I'm talking about BT-01, the first Binaltech figure. My BT-01 is currently in attic storage, so I can't take a picture of him.
Anyway, this was my very first eBay purchase, as well as my first "adult" Transformer. What I mean by that of course, is this was my first figure that wasn't part of the main line, past or present.
Binaltech was something amazing. An actual licensed scale model vehicle, with a detailed interior no less, that was fully transformable into a robot that was NOT a brick. More than anything else we had gotten (if I remember right, this was a few months before the first Masterpiece was released), this figure was a sign of the advancements made in the art of transforming toys. In many ways, the Binaltech line still holds its own today, though it has been some what lost in the shadow of Masterpiece figures.