Passing the Primes of my life

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  1. Gestalts Vault

    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    27 G1 Optimus Primes
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    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    3 near mint boxes. Nothing cut or torn off. Barely there flap creases.
    1 box w/ portion of flap cut off.
    1 box w/ flap taped back on
    1 box missing both flaps
    1 tray

    6 "pre-rub" cabs (Not just missing rub sign, hole is not as deep for head screw, smokestacks have squared off connection point)
    Of the 6:
    1 has very good paint & chrom but terrible stickers.
    1 Has very good paint, pretty good chrome.
    1 has serious chrome wear.
    2 have broken bumpers
    1 has a good bumper but broken legs (Bumber swaps are tough).

    4 MINT "purple" cabs (No descernable paint/chrome wear)
    4 Nearly mint "purple" cabs, if you swap some stacks from others they could possibly be mint
    12 more "purple" cabs in good-very good condition. 8 missing rub signs. 1 w/ broken stacks 4 w/ broken bumbers, 1 missing metal chest (long story.)

    1 "gray" (Metal sides) trailer unbroken.
    2 "gray" trailers broken hinges & firing tabs.
    1 unbroken "blue" trailer
    1 broken tab "blue" trailer
    1 broken hinge "blue" trailer (Hinge attached to peice that broke along seam, could be glued)
    2 gray rollers unbroken
    1 gray roller w/ one broken axel
    1 gray roller w/ two broken axels

    14 unbroken (Good door hinge, good firing tab, good robot) "Purple" trailers.
    2 "purple" trailers w/ good hinges but broken firing tab. (door removed)
    3 "purple" trailers w/ broken hinges. (door removed)
    12 "purple" rollers

    2 good trailer doors.
    3 doors w/ one broken clip
    1 door w/ both clips broken.

    7 solid hoses of equal length & diameter.
    2 "hollow" hoses (fake)

    3 Gray missiles
    2 "bloated" guns
    1 "bloated" pump

    40 black missiles
    13 pumps
    6 nozzles
    15 guns
    13 R. fist
    11 L. fist
    5 instructions
    5 roller wheels
    1 used missile sprue.
     
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    WOW that's alot of Primes!!
     
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    Cujo United States Air Force

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  5. Renidragon

    Renidragon Toys on my table!

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    I don't even have one. :( 
     
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    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    Those are just my "for sale" ones.
    I'm keeping my MISB purple, MIB gray and loose blue. Can't justify keeping more than that
     
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    masterjetfire Dying Grad Student

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    nice, must have costed a fortune
     
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    Dropshot Transform your destiny

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    Holy f*ck!!!You are a certified madman!!
     
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    Greyryder Kitbashed

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    Aren't the "purple" ones from G2?

    Anyway, I want a blue Roller. My Encore Prime came with a silver one.

    That's an impressive collection. I don't have that many Primes in total, let alone that many versions of the coolest Prime ever.
     
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    I think I can match you :) 
     
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    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    From what I can tell, I have a feeling you can.
    Other than my 30 G1, I only have 4 G2 (My MISB tape broke :(  ) MISB Machine Wars and at least one loose one from every other series. MIsB 07 Movie & MIB Titanium 6". Oh, I have an MISB Primal but it's Universe, I don't want it.
     
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    ultraconvoy Banned

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    sorry to be rude.
    I love the pics!
    you should get your g1 prime AFA because the tape tends to fall off.
     
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    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    That's why I'm hesitant to mail it to AFA. I understand AFA will be at comic con. Is it worthwhile to bring like 20-30 items to them that way?

    Mine is actually Gig Trasformer Commander with Series 3 graphic on back. Do they do those?
    Thanx!
     
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    jorod74 Psycholagnist (Ret.)

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    Just sayin'...that kind of image breeds scorn and hate, lol.

    i used to wonder as a kid why i could never find a good toy on my shelf and lo! behold, the last 5 months of the factory's production is in the picture.

    impressive, but saddening to me. i will feel joy because in my house (and budget) There can be only ONE!
     
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    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    Hello,
    Actually, by "purple" I mean the Navy blue version that 95% of G1 Primes come with. However, if you look at the last 3 open trailers, there were some with Royal blue innards and roller.
    G2 Prime also has Royal blue but not the same hue and since you can't remove those two peices off the insides of the trailer without puncturing or removing the sticker from the outside it's difficult to fake. Unfortunately, there are repros of that trailer sticker so now it is possible. However, once you have a genuine Royal blue & a G2 you can compare the difference.
    Mine were acquired by people selling Prime without mentioning the color inside the trailer so I don't think a seller would go to the extent of swapping innards from a G2, applying a repro label and then not even mention it as "blue" to maximize sales.

    The blue version is considered rarest. Maybe 1 of 100? Gray is second @ maybe 1 of 25.
    I target gray & blue because they haven't been KO'd and they're rare. They also come with genuine pre-rub cabs, not just removed rub sign.

    Hope this helps!
     
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    diablien Banned

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    Damn so you are selling this stuff? Sad! You could take some RAD photos with this many primes!!!! I'd love to shoot them before they go. Where are you located?
     
  17. Gestalts Vault

    Gestalts Vault Well-Known Member

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    Just north of Los Angeles.

    Another MIB 100% complete just arrived today!
     
  18. ultraconvoy

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    so how much you looking to get for the lot?