West Virginia Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by PinkDoors, Jul 19, 2003.

  1. Pale Horse

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    Two Powerizer Primes at TRU South Charleston right now...

    But God be with you to put up with the attitude from the cashier who rang me up, lol!

    Target gave me the crap about not pulling, and my wife got so steamed about it(she worked for that company for 6 years as well, right beside me) that I had to get her out of there, lol.
     
  2. LogicalLuke

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    So did you get the Megs or Ermine or the store scalpers? That is the store he hunts the most. You HAVE to be there as soon as they open on truck day, waiting for the doors to open before his greasy filth can run to the transformer aisle. Yes, he will literally run to beat you. What a loser. :lol  I'd say your cashier was one of the scalpers, hence the attitude.
     
  3. Pale Horse

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    Actually, the Cashier may be one of the scalpers...

    The female in the trinity of crack plastic hoarding. My wife hates to go in there bc of all of her snide comments when I ring up, lol. And she has literally gone to the point of just saying "hey" and then slamming my toys in a bag. She crammed them today, she did!

    And I wasn't there at opening. From the number of Bees on the shelves, I could deduce that there had been 2 cases of Tf Prime figures put out, and someone bought 2 Cjc, 2 Wjs, and 2 Soundwaves. As for the Voyagers, they bought all the Megatrons...

    And I suspect it prolly was who you said. But I finally got a Cliffjumper for my friend who I wanted to get it for the day Ermin hugged them all out of the case at target! Man was my pal excited when I called to tell him!

    Looks like Soundwave doesn't stand a chance of hitting the shelves...not here anyway...

    Also, I regret to inform everyone that it looks like after a 3 month hiatus, the Backroom buyer at our local Target MAY have returned to work there. I couldn't tell for sure if it was him back there. His absence accounts for why the last wave of Generations clogged the shelves instead of languishing in the back while the boxmates showed up once a week like the rest.

    Reading the above, I just don't know how I'd feel if the peg destroyer took off running to beat me to the Tfs. That sounds...so pathetic...
     
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    He is. Oh so truly pathetic. However if he sees me anywhere around he runs away, so maybe I show up more we'll have more luck. :lol  I was sitting at TRU one morning and he got almost to the parking lot, shoots up toward the Hampton Inn and pulls a U-turn in the middle of the small street there and gets out of dodge quickly. Over 50 dollars. Pathetic is kind compared to what he really is. I live 40 mins away though so I only can make it twice a month.
     
  5. Pale Horse

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    Well, Like, do you want me to keep my eys open for anything for you?

    U looking for any figures if I go up there? I usually go a couple times a month.

    EDIT: Got some info. I just wanted everyone to know that the local stores are probably getting shipments in of the various classes of PRID next week. Target is being doucherific but everyone should start getting cases around here right now.
     
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    Not really other than Soundwave, Ratchet and ARcee deluxes PH. It'll probably be awhile for the other two but I know I'll have a time getting them. Appreciated, same goes for you.
     
  7. Pale Horse

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    I just saw powerizer Megatron and Prime at TRU in Charleston, along with cliffjumpers and Wheeljacks!!

    And even though I want multiples of the powerizers, and wanted to get them to go with the set I ordered from BBTS last week, I left them...

    The reason WHY I left them? Now pay attention, class. AKA Ermin the peg destroyer, Cat Piss Jack and Target and TRU BR scalplets.

    I left them bc right now these figures are scarce and since I already have some on the way, I decided to give someone ELSE a chance to own them!

    You see, when you are willing to SHARE things, and make sacrifices, it means you aren't SELFISH! And when you aren't SELFISH, you aren't a DOUCHEBAG.

    Finally(and this is the point of the lesson so pay attention), when you aren't a DOUCHEBAG, you may eventually have FRIENDS! Having FRIENDS means you will have real people to share time with, laughing, talking, maybe even helping each other from time to time. And this, my students, is called "being human"...

    Another consequence of "being human" is that you may someday "grow up" and actually get "married"...but that's for another lesson. It will involve what it means to have something to offer BESIDES your GIANT ROOM OF GONDOLAS PEGGED WITH TRANSFORMERS.

    Lesson ended.
     
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    Well then you have my thanks cause I bought the megs, prime and wheeljack this morning. I left a wheeljack and a bunch of cliffjumpers and bumblebees.
     
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    I may import the takara version of megatron... I really don't like that grey
     
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    citadel/Games Workshop Boltgun metal. Paint him up, save 50 bucks. Good show earlier btw. You're definitely no "Cat Piss Jack" by a longshot. :lol  One of their brains would have exploded doing something like that.

    I got my F.E. O.P. today from ebay, not even gonna bother be disappointed with the Puketizer Prime. I hope they do re-release them for people but I love lording it over "peg destroyers", because they'll never get one unless they do. :ev: 
     
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    We should be helping each other out around here as much as everyone in the other sightings threads helps one another...especially with the kind of hoarding and BR dealing going on.

    As for the hoarders, I hope they choke on the knowledge that some of us will allow other people to own figures.

    And for us, I will say that the best way to overcome something you hate, is to be the opposite.
     
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    WHOOO!
    My walmart in Summersville got PRID in!!
    Picked me up Megs for $20. The Deluxe were still sealed in the case, and I had all I wanted so I left them lol
     
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    Yes!!! Congrats! Very pleased for your find, Sir...
     
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    I had a lot of fun at the lake (Battle Run campground I think) there when I was younger, really pretty girls up in that area.
     
  15. Pale Horse

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    Has anyone seen PRID at the Nitro or the Barboursville Walmarts?
     
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    I'd check Cross Lanes, as they do pretty decent on stuff sometimes.
     
  17. Pale Horse

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    Finally scored Soundwave at the Target near the Huntington mall!!!

    Guy went back and checked and brought him out! He was one of 3 figs in the backroom.

    Toys R us in the same area has the Voyagers right now!

    That's all I saw out there. Happy hunting!

    Funny thing I saw today:

    At the Walmart at the Huntington Mall, there was a DOTM card with no figure or plastic on a peg, lol.
     
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    Told ya. :)  That Target is better than Charleston's too btw but has become rather hunted now. Way more than it used to be. At one time it was always a sure bet, now kinda 50/50 but still leaps and bounds better than C-ton's. Nice haul.
     
  19. Pale Horse

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    Even though I didn't get anything there, that TRU is light years above C-town in stock. You can tell things actually, like, make it to the shelves.

    I may just have to go out there more often since I am utterly wasting gas and time week in and out in the local area. And the employees in both Target and TRU didn't even act hostile bc I was shopping for their precious Transformers.

    I can't recommend that TRU over Charleston enough!

    I used to think I was just being paranoid about the employees at Southridge who give me so much CRAP for even asking about Transformers being in store buyers and the theory I had that someone with a butt load of money was buying every single copy of new releases until it was confirmed, and then I realized that yes, they really are THAT serious about it.
     
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    Ok guys, I have a strange question and I hope someone will help me out. Is Soundwave supposed to have some waist rotation? And is the upper torso supposed to be able to pivot back and forth on a hinge?

    I need to know because if he isn't supposed to be able to turn at the midsection where the black area is then mine is defective!!!