[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Frank Richards

Congratulations on scoring that Ultra Magnus & Skywarp set !

I remember seeing that set at Target, back in '07, on sale for 25% off, but since I wasn't collecting Transformers at the time (the Unicron Trilogy had temporarily destroyed my interest in the franchise), I stupidly passed on it .
About six months later, when I had decided to resume my Transformers collecting, and was scurrying to snag all of the TF Classics that I had missed, that set was already selling for shocking prices on the secondary market. Lol, I wouldn't dare be impolite enough to ask how much you spent on it.

Of all the toys I've missed or passed on, that set is definitely up there in my top 10 biggest regrets, but I'm happy for you that you've been able to round out your Seekers collection with Skywarp. Happy, but maybe a little jealous, lol .

Thank you Franklin...I appreciate the congrats and kind words!

Getting a hold of Skywarp has been an adventure years in the making. When the set came out way back in 2006, I was living in Hawaii, which at the time, had no Target stores what-so-ever. I picked up Starscream the very first time I saw him back in the islands, and waited patiently in hopes for Thundercracker and Skywarp to one day be released. Fast forward to when the Generations line began to take off and TC finally came out, I snagged him as quickly as I could, and went back to waiting, still hoping Skywarp would come out, not knowing he had been released already.

That's when a co-worker of mine who was much bigger into TF figures than I was asked me if I was willing to split an ebay auction with him, as he was trying to win an Ultra Magnus two pack. Lone behold, and very much to my surprise, did I discover that Skywarp had already been released, and had been a Target exclusive (I had since relocated to AZ.)

Like you said Franklin, the prices on Ebay for this set are borderline obscene, and it quickly got too rich for my co-worker's and I's blood. Knowing that he was out there though, I knew it was only a matter of time. I can't tell you how many times I tried to pick up SW, either loose or new...only to be sniped something ridiculous over and over again during the closing seconds. I began looking for other options. I came very close to picking up the KO version of him, but I hated the chrome. Then the Takara Henkei box set came out, and came close to getting that one too, but I found that I actually preferred the Target Exclusive's deco over the classic scheme, and it seemed a disservice to the seekers I already had, so I passed on that as well.

Then something happened after I got my tax money this month...the set suddenly showed up on Craigslist locally, at a price I could not refuse ($80 dollars.) I contacted the seller, and stared at my email inbox every day for about a week, hoping they would get back to me and tell me it wasn't sold, until finally, I heard from them, and got it into my hands today.

Despite being brand new, Skywarp suffers from the same kinds of QC flaws that seem to plague the Target exclusive TF figures in the past (Animated Sunstorm comes to mind,) such as loose joints, and null rays that fall off his shoulders with some ease, but I don't give a rip, because I'm just damn happy to finally have this guy. Even happier knowing that Hasbro recently announced that this mold will be forever retired in the very near future. (And as you can see, I leave the null rays on the wings anyways so as to not inhibit the articulation, so who cares if they fall off the arms.)