G1 Collecting Again (Sort of) . . . .

Easterling Capt · 05-28-2009, 06:42 AM

I say Triggerhappy and Slugslinger are just as bad as Misfire. The small gun part for Triggerhappy and Slugslinger is easaly lost. The decepticon TM all have very fragile TM partners in the crotch that gets easalie brooken. Scourge is expensiv like hell and Cyclonus is expensiv to. cheapest one is probbaly kup.

Superquad7 · 05-28-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Easterling Capt

I say Triggerhappy and Slugslinger are just as bad as Misfire. The small gun part for Triggerhappy and Slugslinger is easaly lost. The decepticon TM all have very fragile TM partners in the crotch that gets easalie brooken. Scourge is expensiv like hell and Cyclonus is expensiv to. cheapest one is probbaly kup.

Yeah, and I hope I can find these three soon. I actually have Slugslinger and Triggerhappy, but I don't have their guns. I'm more likely to find a better deal on them complete than to just buy the guns. Cyclonus I have, though Nightstick's gun handle isn't the best. A friend gave me Cyclonus and another friend gave me Nightstick

I got Hot Rod and Kup both as a kid, and picked up TM Blurr later along with the other Autobot TMs.

Easterling Capt · 05-28-2009, 04:09 PM

you should get those double jr TM to, those really rock. Spinster is awesome.

Superquad7 · 05-28-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Easterling Capt

you should get those double jr TM to, those really rock. Spinster is awesome.

I think I'm only missing some of the guns there. One of the difficult things right now is that my G1 collection is at my parents' house (7 hrs away). For the most part, I know what I have and what I don't, but it's hard to do inventory this way

The Jr. HMs are a bigger gap. I recently got Nightbeat, and I have Siren (incomplete), but that's it.

Doug · 05-28-2009, 04:45 PM

I own some G1 reissues. I can't afford the originals.

Superquad7 · 05-28-2009, 07:59 PM

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I own some G1 reissues. I can't afford the originals.

I think if I were just getting back into TFs cold turkey, I'd feel the same way. Like I said, I got back into things in 2000 and was able to get quite a few things, even though I still have some gaps. The reissues have lowered some of the orignials' pricetags, but the ones I'm after aren't reissued. Thus, they command a higher price.

flywheels · 05-28-2009, 09:40 PM

Prices seem to be all over the place. I saw a Bludgeon recently sell for over $200 and another one in similar condition for less than $100. That seems fairly 'normal' though w/ eBay...you never know what you'll get.

Good luck w/ the hunt!

26_Mirage · 05-28-2009, 10:50 PM

As much as I love the MPs and BTs/ALTs nothing can hold a candle to my G1 stuff. Most of them aren't mint but they're the ones I had & played with as a kid. Everytime I go through my G1 stuff looking for a part or something I get a rush of great childhood memories.

I can still remember just about every purchase. (...big sigh...).

Thanks for the flashback SQ7. Best of luck on completing your collection.

26_Mirage

Superquad7 · 05-28-2009, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by flywheels

Prices seem to be all over the place. I saw a Bludgeon recently sell for over $200 and another one in similar condition for less than $100. That seems fairly 'normal' though w/ eBay...you never know what you'll get.

Good luck w/ the hunt!

Man, ain't that the truth! Thanks for the sentiment, buddy! (btw, holler at me sometime soon!)

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Originally Posted by 26_Mirage

As much as I love the MPs and BTs/ALTs nothing can hold a candle to my G1 stuff. Most of them aren't mint but they're the ones I had & played with as a kid. Everytime I go through my G1 stuff looking for a part or something I get a rush of great childhood memories.

I can still remember just about every purchase. (...big sigh...).

Thanks for the flashback SQ7. Best of luck on completing your collection.

26_Mirage

Thanks, buddy!

The cool thing about my adult collecting is that there is typically a story behind each piece. I have very few "mint" figures, but that's not why I collect em

It's another reason why I enjoy loose figures

hotspot17 · 05-28-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by flywheels

Prices seem to be all over the place. I saw a Bludgeon recently sell for over $200 and another one in similar condition for less than $100. That seems fairly 'normal' though w/ eBay...you never know what you'll get.

Good luck w/ the hunt!

Yeah, I was also watching that Bludgeon that recently ended at $250. Wasn't not happy that he ended so high since I need him.

As far as my collection, I'm down to like about 40 figures to finish up. Though not including actionmasters, visiting a friend just recently got me wanting them now. Seems like it never will stop. Even after that, I'm debating about following other collectors like puffmarko and devstar into turning my collection into an all jap mib set.