Transformers Collector's Club is now selling Botcon CW Ratchet
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Posted by kurthy on September 15th, 2017 @ 8:27pm CDT
Posted by Etseterrestrial on September 15th, 2017 @ 8:38pm CDT
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:03pm CDT
I want him the most of all.
Also. Shhhhh! Don't announce it!!! I was hoping no one would notice so that I could take my time and save up a little...
Posted by ScottyP on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:25pm CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
I want him the most of all.
Also. Shhhhh! Don't announce it!!! I was hoping no one would notice so that I could take my time and save up a little...
Nah, they need more ebay listings for it to show up so they know how much to jack up the pricing for their hoard of leftovers.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:28pm CDT
Etseterrestrial wrote:I always wanted to buy a chunk of white plastic for $150!
Seriously? Who in their right mind would pay that kind of money for that?
Sajakiiiiiiiii?
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:42pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
I want him the most of all.
Also. Shhhhh! Don't announce it!!! I was hoping no one would notice so that I could take my time and save up a little...
Nah, they need more ebay listings for it to show up so they know how much to jack up the pricing for their hoard of leftovers.
For real though. Never been to BotCon, and never bought exclusives until this year. If I buy this (and let's be honest; I'm a sucker for combiners, so I probably will) will I get the head for Medix? I don't completely understand how these figures work. (I do already have the Medix sticker sheet on the way.)
Posted by kurthy on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:44pm CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:ScottyP wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
I want him the most of all.
Also. Shhhhh! Don't announce it!!! I was hoping no one would notice so that I could take my time and save up a little...
Nah, they need more ebay listings for it to show up so they know how much to jack up the pricing for their hoard of leftovers.
For real though. Never been to BotCon, and never bought exclusives until this year. If I buy this (and let's be honest; I'm a sucker for combiners, so I probably will) will I get the head for Medix? I don't completely understand how these figures work. (I do already have the Medix sticker sheet on the way.)
The description isn't conclusive. Call on Monday.
Posted by WreckerJack on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:53pm CDT
Etseterrestrial wrote:I always wanted to buy a chunk of white plastic for $150!
Could always find an CW First Aid and strip the paint off it.
Posted by Un_Chakal on September 15th, 2017 @ 9:54pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 15th, 2017 @ 10:10pm CDT
It does not.DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
Posted by X3ROhour on September 15th, 2017 @ 10:55pm CDT
FUDGE YOU!
r there people this stupid?
of course there are. Why would i even question it?
Posted by Sabrblade on September 15th, 2017 @ 10:59pm CDT
For which item?Z3ROhour wrote:$150
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 15th, 2017 @ 11:11pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:For which item?Z3ROhour wrote:$150
The Botcon unpainted Ratchet.
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 16th, 2017 @ 1:06am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It does not.DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
The fuq?!
How in the hell am I supposed to get that head? What is the damn point, even? Why offer the item if it can't even be used to its fullest extent?
Posted by Gunmetal on September 16th, 2017 @ 8:39am CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It does not.DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
The fuq?!
How in the hell am I supposed to get that head? What is the damn point, even? Why offer the item if it can't even be used to its fullest extent?
I think TRU was selling unpainted Medix's. They're probably sold out now...
https://m.toysrus.com/product?productId=64630156
Posted by Sabrblade on September 16th, 2017 @ 8:39am CDT
Buy a CW First Aid and paint it yourself?DecepticonFinishline wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It does not.DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
The fuq?!
How in the hell am I supposed to get that head?
It's just the First Aid head, so even if Ratchet came with it, you'd still have to paint the head to make it look like Medix anyway.
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 16th, 2017 @ 11:26am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Buy a CW First Aid and paint it yourself?DecepticonFinishline wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It does not.DecepticonFinishline wrote:Does this come with the head for Medix?
The fuq?!
How in the hell am I supposed to get that head?
It's just the First Aid head, so even if Ratchet came with it, you'd still have to paint the head to make it look like Medix anyway.
Like, red color and all? All the Medix that currently exist started with a red head?
Posted by YoungPrime on September 16th, 2017 @ 11:54am CDT
I honestly wanted give some respect to them especially with how crappy Hascon turned out to be.
But then they do crap like this which only reminds me why I was "Meh" about them losing their license in the first place.
Good riddance!
Posted by kurthy on September 16th, 2017 @ 12:12pm CDT
YoungPrime wrote:Wow...so this is how their legacy ends????
I honestly wanted give some respect to them especially with how crappy Hascon turned out to be.
But then they do crap like this which only reminds me why I was "Meh" about them losing their license in the first place.
Good riddance!
Yeah, it's kind of sad how ridiculous the prices are, but there are some good deals still like the diaclone stuff. 4 warruders under $40, burnout and lifeticket and $30, zaptrap under $20. The club bonus figures are a good price, too, but anything botcon or tfss related is EXPENSIVE.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on September 16th, 2017 @ 2:15pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 16th, 2017 @ 3:43pm CDT
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:At this point, they really should just slash their prices on everything.
All I saw over the TCC store is garbage. Garbage everywhere. Garbage sold at literally 10 times the prices this stuff should go.
Seriously.
Posted by jaws on September 16th, 2017 @ 6:06pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 16th, 2017 @ 9:00pm CDT
jaws wrote:$150 for a $15 deluxe, are these assholes smoking crack?
But wait, those $15 deluxes are painted, this one isnt.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 16th, 2017 @ 9:08pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:jaws wrote:$150 for a $15 deluxe, are these assholes smoking crack?
But wait, those $15 deluxes are painted, this one isnt.
This make it ultra, extra special.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on September 17th, 2017 @ 4:32pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:At this point, they really should just slash their prices on everything.
All I saw over the TCC store is garbage. Garbage everywhere. Garbage sold at literally 10 times the prices this stuff should go.
Seriously.
I'm not sure I'd call them 'garbage'. However, you're one-hundred percent right that it's overpriced.
Posted by BombshellDaBug on September 17th, 2017 @ 8:20pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:jaws wrote:$150 for a $15 deluxe, are these assholes smoking crack?
But wait, those $15 deluxes are painted, this one isnt.
Kinda makes you wonder what the hell they were thinking when they settled on that price, especially when you consider the fact that there are $6 Titan Masters with more paint on them than that Ratchet figure. $150 for an unpainted Deluxe is a blatant ripoff.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on September 17th, 2017 @ 8:36pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 17th, 2017 @ 8:45pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:william-james88 wrote:jaws wrote:$150 for a $15 deluxe, are these assholes smoking crack?
But wait, those $15 deluxes are painted, this one isnt.
Kinda makes you wonder what the hell they were thinking when they settled on that price, especially when you consider the fact that there are $6 Titan Masters with more paint on them than that Ratchet figure. $150 for an unpainted Deluxe is a blatant ripoff.
That's the point of those figures of "custom class". They come unpainted and even unassembled so you can paint them yourself.
Because when you pay between 75$ to 200$ for a figure, you really want to sloppily and amateurishly paint it, right?
Posted by william-james88 on September 17th, 2017 @ 8:51pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:william-james88 wrote:jaws wrote:$150 for a $15 deluxe, are these assholes smoking crack?
But wait, those $15 deluxes are painted, this one isnt.
Kinda makes you wonder what the hell they were thinking when they settled on that price, especially when you consider the fact that there are $6 Titan Masters with more paint on them than that Ratchet figure. $150 for an unpainted Deluxe is a blatant ripoff.
They were wondering how much would it be for people to buy it off them instead of e-bay. They are banking on fans believing that the ratchet head this comes with is seen as more prestigious and official than someone simply 3-d printing their own ratchet head and putting it on first aid.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on September 18th, 2017 @ 7:19am CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on September 18th, 2017 @ 7:56am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:11am CDT
The sale ended last Friday.SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow, looks like the few sales items they had are back to full price
I'm just gonna wait for their next sale, which will give me more time to save up till then.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on September 18th, 2017 @ 10:24am CDT
Posted by joevill on September 18th, 2017 @ 4:23pm CDT
Z3ROhour wrote:$150
FUDGE YOU!
r there people this stupid?
of course there are. Why would i even question it?
Posted by BombshellDaBug on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:13pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:william-james88 wrote:jaws wrote:$150 for a $15 deluxe, are these assholes smoking crack?
But wait, those $15 deluxes are painted, this one isnt.
Kinda makes you wonder what the hell they were thinking when they settled on that price, especially when you consider the fact that there are $6 Titan Masters with more paint on them than that Ratchet figure. $150 for an unpainted Deluxe is a blatant ripoff.
That's the point of those figures of "custom class". They come unpainted and even unassembled so you can paint them yourself.
Because when you pay between 75$ to 200$ for a figure, you really want to sloppily and amateurishly paint it, right?
Don't get me wrong, I totally get the idea behind the custom class. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that they would charge that much for a toy that you have to do all of the work yourself. Especially when there are smaller TFs out there with more paint on them at a fraction of the price the club wants. Sorry, I should have clarified what I was trying to get at. I just don't get why they would charge that much for a toy that the customer has to put all of the effort into applying paint and stickers.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:28pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:Don't get me wrong, I totally get the idea behind the custom class. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that they would charge that much for a toy that you have to do all of the work yourself. Especially when there are smaller TFs out there with more paint on them at a fraction of the price the club wants. Sorry, I should have clarified what I was trying to get at. I just don't get why they would charge that much for a toy that the customer has to put all of the effort into applying paint and stickers.
Oh, we totally got that. And the fact that those ultra expensive toys are "custom class" make things even worse.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 18th, 2017 @ 10:01pm CDT
Posted by X3ROhour on September 20th, 2017 @ 3:36am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:For which item?Z3ROhour wrote:$150
2016 BotCon Exclusive Assembled Class Figure (Unpainted) 1 pc
Posted by kurthy on September 29th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CDT
Today we will begin the final Clearance Sale for all items left in the TCC store. Anyone can order these items.
This is basically going to work like a "Going Out of Business" sale you see in brick and mortar stores.
Today marks the beginning of the final Clearance Sale and everything in the store is 10% off. Approximately every week, the discount will increase 10% until we get to 90% off before the end of the year. Some items only have a quantity of 2 or 3 and are very limited. Some items have a quantity of several hundred. It's up to you to decide the price you want to pay.
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Posted by Grahf_ on September 29th, 2017 @ 2:37pm CDT
There's only a few figures left that I want. I'll wait for them to drop in price and if I don't get them, I don't get them. I'm not going to pay the crazy prices these are listed at now just because they supposedly only have two or three left. As it stands, I can get most of them cheaper elsewhere.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on September 29th, 2017 @ 2:40pm CDT
Alpha Weltall wrote:I just checked out the prices after having read the email. I noticed that if I were to ask for a price adjustment for the figures I bought a few months ago, I'd owe them about $200.
There's only a few figures left that I want. I'll wait for them to drop in price and if I don't get them, I don't get them. I'm not going to pay the crazy prices these are listed at now just because they supposedly only have two or three left. As it stands, I can get most of them cheaper elsewhere.
Pretty much this.
Posted by kurthy on September 29th, 2017 @ 3:27pm CDT
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Alpha Weltall wrote:I just checked out the prices after having read the email. I noticed that if I were to ask for a price adjustment for the figures I bought a few months ago, I'd owe them about $200.
There's only a few figures left that I want. I'll wait for them to drop in price and if I don't get them, I don't get them. I'm not going to pay the crazy prices these are listed at now just because they supposedly only have two or three left. As it stands, I can get most of them cheaper elsewhere.
Pretty much this.
Me, too. Waiting for the prices to drop on everything. If they're bought before the price becomes worthwhile to me, then oh, well.
Posted by kurthy on September 29th, 2017 @ 3:28pm CDT
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Alpha Weltall wrote:I just checked out the prices after having read the email. I noticed that if I were to ask for a price adjustment for the figures I bought a few months ago, I'd owe them about $200.
There's only a few figures left that I want. I'll wait for them to drop in price and if I don't get them, I don't get them. I'm not going to pay the crazy prices these are listed at now just because they supposedly only have two or three left. As it stands, I can get most of them cheaper elsewhere.
Pretty much this.
Me, too. Waiting for the prices to drop on everything. If they're bought before the price becomes worthwhile to me, then oh, well.
Ugh, double post. Admins?
Posted by Munkky on September 30th, 2017 @ 11:29am CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 30th, 2017 @ 11:37am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 30th, 2017 @ 11:40am CDT
I know of a couple of folks who did.Kurona wrote:So did anyone end up making Modulus?
I plan to make one myself in the future, but with Medix replaced by a TCC stickered up version of TFSS Bluestreak.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on September 30th, 2017 @ 4:27pm CDT
Munkky wrote:Like others on here I may wait until the prices drop more before I buy anything in the sale. However, I'm not really sure if I actually need anything on the site. Sure I would like to have the BotCon Cybertron's Most Wanted set...or at least just Megatron and Oilmaster. And I wouldn't mind owning Predacus and that Voyager Toxitron, but I can't decide if there's really a place for any of that stuff in my collection, or if it would be a waste of money even if they're still available nine weeks from now and I do get them for a 90% discount.
There are a few items I do have a place in my collection, but not a 'lot'.
I mean, the Games of Deception set. Once I would've snapped that up. Now? I own Thundercracker, Thrust, and Dirge from it. Got them a lot cheaper, too.
Posted by kurthy on September 30th, 2017 @ 4:31pm CDT
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Munkky wrote:Like others on here I may wait until the prices drop more before I buy anything in the sale. However, I'm not really sure if I actually need anything on the site. Sure I would like to have the BotCon Cybertron's Most Wanted set...or at least just Megatron and Oilmaster. And I wouldn't mind owning Predacus and that Voyager Toxitron, but I can't decide if there's really a place for any of that stuff in my collection, or if it would be a waste of money even if they're still available nine weeks from now and I do get them for a 90% discount.
There are a few items I do have a place in my collection, but not a 'lot'.
I mean, the Games of Deception set. Once I would've snapped that up. Now? I own Thundercracker, Thrust, and Dirge from it. Got them a lot cheaper, too.
I do want the rainmaker set, but it'll never get to a price range I'm happy with.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on October 2nd, 2017 @ 4:28pm CDT
Alpha Weltall wrote:I just checked out the prices after having read the email. I noticed that if I were to ask for a price adjustment for the figures I bought a few months ago, I'd owe them about $200.
There's only a few figures left that I want. I'll wait for them to drop in price and if I don't get them, I don't get them. I'm not going to pay the crazy prices these are listed at now just because they supposedly only have two or three left. As it stands, I can get most of them cheaper elsewhere.
I noticed that the GI Joe/Transformers Crossover figures base price seems to have jumped up a bit prior to the sale.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on October 2nd, 2017 @ 7:14pm CDT
Rodimus Knight wrote:Alpha Weltall wrote:I just checked out the prices after having read the email. I noticed that if I were to ask for a price adjustment for the figures I bought a few months ago, I'd owe them about $200.
There's only a few figures left that I want. I'll wait for them to drop in price and if I don't get them, I don't get them. I'm not going to pay the crazy prices these are listed at now just because they supposedly only have two or three left. As it stands, I can get most of them cheaper elsewhere.
I noticed that the GI Joe/Transformers Crossover figures base price seems to have jumped up a bit prior to the sale.
Same, here! What the hell, Club?