The "look at what i passed up" thread.

DHeezy81 · 06-23-2012, 10:41 PM

The same SW figs that have been there forever. A single Cap movie figure that made it's way to the shelf all by it's lonesome.. Clearance Green Lantern figs, the same 3 Renegade Joes that are always there. Stores around here really F'n blow!

DogFashionDisco · 06-23-2012, 10:42 PM

edit* Nevermind, I'm going to go back soon and snag some pictures. Crazy shit, I say....

D00MTR0N · 06-24-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DHeezy81

Stores around here really F'n blow!

stores everywhere blow.

Bubba304 · 06-24-2012, 11:57 PM

I'm Kicking myself for passing up the first series of the new marvel legends, Had a few chances to buy Thor, Hope, Ghost Rider, and Steve Rogers in the wild....but thought I'd see them around longer....nope! had to pay almost double now per fig on Ebay....only need Ghost Rider and Thor now. All I really Want is a Terrax!!! If I could buy the just arms I totally would.

trebleshot · 06-25-2012, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bubba304

I'm Kicking myself for passing up the first series of the new marvel legends, Had a few chances to buy Thor, Hope, Ghost Rider, and Steve Rogers in the wild....but thought I'd see them around longer....nope! had to pay almost double now per fig on Ebay....only need Ghost Rider and Thor now. All I really Want is a Terrax!!! If I could buy the just arms I totally would.

Funny you should mention that. We have thread just for that kind of request:

BAF Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure Exchange - Toy Discussion at Toyark.com

Bubba304 · 06-25-2012, 08:54 AM

i forgot all about it...thanks for the reminder!

DogFashionDisco · 06-27-2012, 07:36 PM

I saw this today, totally fucking awesome, but too rich for my blood.

Peteparker · 06-27-2012, 09:56 PM

Is $250 what that goes for on eBay? Geez!

DogFashionDisco · 06-28-2012, 12:23 AM

Ebay? No clue. This was about $250 at the retail store I've been hitting up. No idea what the actual value is though because I'm not a Transformer fanatic, but I'm pretty sure this is a pre-orange-cap version, sealed, BUT STILL NOT WORTH IT FOR ME. I will say that it is an amazing figure considering its time, and the fact that it predates the issues with toys looking like weapons is ridiculously awesome. I mean FUCK, this old school figure is a gun, and a realistic one too. That is some crazy shit.

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Originally Posted by Peteparker

Is $250 what that goes for on eBay? Geez!

trebleshot · 06-28-2012, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Peteparker

Is $250 what that goes for on eBay? Geez!

That's about normal for a MISB G1 Megatron these days. Higher, if it's AFA-graded.

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

Ebay? No clue. This was about $250 at the retail store I've been hitting up. No idea what the actual value is though because I'm not a Transformer fanatic, but I'm pretty sure this is a pre-orange-cap version, sealed, BUT STILL NOT WORTH IT FOR ME. I will say that it is an amazing figure considering its time, and the fact that it predates the issues with toys looking like weapons is ridiculously awesome. I mean FUCK, this old school figure is a gun, and a realistic one too. That is some crazy shit.

There is no "orange cap" version of G1 Megs. As you said, his G1 toy pre-dates the laws that cover toy weapons. But he was one of the reasons those laws came into effect.

And yes, he is an awesome figure for his time (limited articulation, but that's how it was with most G1 TFs.). And the stock and silencer parts turn him from a standard Walther P38 into the gun used on the "Man from U.N.C.L.E." TV series.

If anyone is interested in getting him, I would recommend trying to find his more recent Takara reissue as it might be cheaper and it includes all of the accessories that the Japanese version had (which was not included in the US version). Not to mention the fact that the original Microchange toy was a working BB gun in Japan, so all the Megatron ones released over there have working BB gun parts (and come with pellets). The US release of Megs had the BB gun parts stripped out.

DHeezy81 · 06-28-2012, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

I saw this today, totally fucking awesome, but too rich for my blood.

What boggles my mind is. Why on earth would they slap a fuckin price tag on that beauty??? They know enough about it to ask $250 for it, but not enough to not put a sticker on a 30 yr old box??

Pros From Dover · 06-28-2012, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DHeezy81

What boggles my mind is. Why on earth would they slap a fuckin price tag on that beauty??? They know enough about it to ask $250 for it, but not enough to not put a sticker on a 30 yr old box??

Boy, now there is a good question.

kdawg01970 · 06-28-2012, 03:41 PM

I passed on all kinds of things today @ TRU: expendables minimates, lightning gremlin, glow in the dark robocop, 3 red ninjas, 2 hawkeyes, 2skrulls and yeah i got beat by 5mins to the black widow.

jetsandheels · 06-28-2012, 03:46 PM

I passed up on a transformers prime bumblebee.

Hopefully I'll come across one again.

Tiberius · 06-28-2012, 03:50 PM

That is all I ever see. WALLS OF FE BUMBLEBEEEES

DogFashionDisco · 06-28-2012, 03:50 PM

I looked it up on ebay and there are listings for a version of it with an orange cap on the tip of the barrel, so I assumed this version predated that one. Then again, I know nothing about Transformers.

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Originally Posted by trebleshot

That's about normal for a MISB G1 Megatron these days. Higher, if it's AFA-graded.

There is no "orange cap" version of G1 Megs. As you said, his G1 toy pre-dates the laws that cover toy weapons. But he was one of the reasons those laws came into effect.

And yes, he is an awesome figure for his time (limited articulation, but that's how it was with most G1 TFs.). And the stock and silencer parts turn him from a standard Walther P38 into the gun used on the "Man from U.N.C.L.E." TV series.

If anyone is interested in getting him, I would recommend trying to find his more recent Takara reissue as it might be cheaper and it includes all of the accessories that the Japanese version had (which was not included in the US version). Not to mention the fact that the original Microchange toy was a working BB gun in Japan, so all the Megatron ones released over there have working BB gun parts (and come with pellets). The US release of Megs had the BB gun parts stripped out.

That is a really good point. What I think is strange is that someone kept that unopened figure for so long, then one day decided to sell it for 20% of what it is worth. People are really weird.

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Originally Posted by DHeezy81

What boggles my mind is. Why on earth would they slap a fuckin price tag on that beauty??? They know enough about it to ask $250 for it, but not enough to not put a sticker on a 30 yr old box??

D00MTR0N · 06-28-2012, 03:59 PM

the whole toy isle at walmart.

Exodus · 06-28-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

I saw this today, totally fucking awesome, but too rich for my blood.

Whoa that's a tempting figure...I'm all about the G1 and since that one most likely won't get a reissue/remake by Hasbro...was it still sealed in it's box? Tempted to get it...

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Originally Posted by DHeezy81

What boggles my mind is. Why on earth would they slap a fuckin price tag on that beauty??? They know enough about it to ask $250 for it, but not enough to not put a sticker on a 30 yr old box??

No kidding...

DogFashionDisco · 06-28-2012, 08:37 PM

I think so, but it was in a glass case so I didn't get to check.

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Originally Posted by Exodus

Whoa that's a tempting figure...I'm all about the G1 and since that one most likely won't get a reissue/remake by Hasbro...was it still sealed in it's box? Tempted to get it...

No kidding...

trebleshot · 06-29-2012, 06:18 AM

Passed on Avengers 6" figures (none of which were Hulk or Hawkeye). Also passed on all Retaliation, DKR and ASM figures. Also saw clearanced DCUC figures, including All-Star Hal Jordan and Wave 20(?) Sinestro Corps Sinestro. At $11 each, I might actually go back and pick up Hal.

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

I looked it up on ebay and there are listings for a version of it with an orange cap on the tip of the barrel, so I assumed this version predated that one. Then again, I know nothing about Transformers.

Those were probably listings for the MP version. It didn't have the cap in Japan, but importers like BBTS were required to "add" it before sending them out to their US customers.

Of course, some of us were able to find importers who didn't mod our brand new toys or open a factory-sealed box.

MP Megs is good, but there are some minor issues with his mold (mostly fragility and potential rusting/discoloration of the die cast parts). The other thing that might throw people off is that even though MP Megs turns into that Walther P38 better than G1 Megs does, the MP version is comically over-sized.

D00MTR0N · 07-03-2012, 08:43 PM

newest avengers wave,newest star wars wave and newest transformers prime wave at my LCS,all thanks to the distribution joke of 2012.

bmorr · 07-04-2012, 05:01 AM

hey doomtron, any way you can snag a 4" BW?

also, ive never seen a comic shop carry tranasformers, thats crazy!

Optimus Vader · 07-05-2012, 12:31 PM

It was tough to pass on this pink hair dryer.

bmorr · 07-05-2012, 12:45 PM

i passed up on a freshly stocked wave of marvel legends.

Peteparker · 07-05-2012, 01:20 PM

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It was tough to pass on this pink hair dryer.

Lol, we just bought that for my daughter's birthday. The hair dryer really blows!

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trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	Quote: Originally Posted by Bubba304 I'm Kicking myself for passing up the first series of the new marvel legends, Had a few chances to buy Thor, Hope, Ghost Rider, and Steve Rogers in the wild....but thought I'd see them around longer....nope! had to pay almost double now per fig on Ebay....only need Ghost Rider and Thor now. All I really Want is a Terrax!!! If I could buy the just arms I totally would. Funny you should mention that. We have thread just for that kind of request: BAF Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure Exchange - Toy Discussion at Toyark.com __________________

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DogFashionDisco Life Between the Panels Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,900	I saw this today, totally fucking awesome, but too rich for my blood. __________________

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Peteparker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,220	Is $250 what that goes for on eBay? Geez! __________________

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DogFashionDisco Life Between the Panels Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,900	Ebay? No clue. This was about $250 at the retail store I've been hitting up. No idea what the actual value is though because I'm not a Transformer fanatic, but I'm pretty sure this is a pre-orange-cap version, sealed, BUT STILL NOT WORTH IT FOR ME. I will say that it is an amazing figure considering its time, and the fact that it predates the issues with toys looking like weapons is ridiculously awesome. I mean FUCK, this old school figure is a gun, and a realistic one too. That is some crazy shit. Quote: Originally Posted by Peteparker Is $250 what that goes for on eBay? Geez! __________________ Last edited by DogFashionDisco; 06-28-2012 at 12:28 AM..