One of my friends at work knew I collect
TF's and he told me "I have some at home from my childhood collecting dust" and offered them to me because he does not collect toys. I was thinking they were going to be junkers, incompletes, and other battle damaged bots. So I said hell yeah man.
He brought me Skylynx in yesterday morning before my graveyard shift ended and he had it in a bag with the original box and styrofoam insert (I was like... DAMN! in my head) when I got home and opened it, the toy is mint! Bone white, barely any scratches, tight joints, electronics still work, only missing instructions and a couple of stickers peeling, but that was it. Box is in great condition with a 2inch tear on the front right corner and another one that has been taped ont the left side. I was so amped, and I couldn't believe he just gave it to me.
This morning before my shift ended and he gave me two more boxed
G1's, Metroplex and Jetfire. I was thinking to myself, I wonder if these are in similar condition as the Skylynx? So I got home, opened those babies up and I was buggin out. I couldn't believe how mint these
TF's are.
Jetfire's box is pretty flimsy but still holding up after all these years. The toy is bone white, barely any scratches, again a few stickers peeling, no instructions, no gun clip, armor has only a couple stress marks and no broken clips. The insert has some empty spots and I circled them to see if anyone here on the boards knows what was there.
Metroplex's box is in similar condition as Skylinx's box and is only missing instructions. He is bone white, no stickers peeling, tight joints, comes with Slammer, Scamper, Six Gun, and even comes with a Mirage decoy. My Metroplex did not come with a decoy when I bought it and even had spot for it in the styrofoam insert.
I am truly amazed at how my friend kept his toys in near mint condition for all these years, he said he had smaller guys to give me too, but his mom gave them away to family overseas (dammit) He has a couple more to give me and I will add pics when I get them. I'm thinking how I should repay him or at least some kind of a small token of apprecaition for the hook ups but he insists he wants nothing. The guy is a super friendly, humble, and is extremely generous. I just can't believe he gave me all these! THANK YOU MAN FOR THE MADD HOOK UPS
and now some pics....
