Thrift Store finds!

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by hiway7, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. hiway7

    hiway7 Well-Known Member

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    I can't believe my wife's (mine) luck. The other day she comes home from the thrift store and says she found something that looked awesome and couldn't pass up. So that piqued my interest.

    She hands me this bag, note the price $2.95:

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    At this point I'm just blown away at what an epic find she had. Then she tells me there are TWO MORE BAGS in the car. I think I felt like those super nintendo kids from years ago. What a find!

    The next bag looked like this, also note the price $2.95

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    By this time I'm looking for the hidden camera.. It felt like I was being punk'd

    The third bag was $2.95 as well, it looked like this:

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    And here's the group that I got for less than the price of a deluxe figure.

    G1 Scorponok, Trypticon, Crosshairs, Headstrong, Divebomb and Rampage.
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    I also got a super gobot in there too but he was kinda lame.. LOL

    I might wanna trade the predacons.. The good news Scorponok was about 90% complete, Trypticon was just the figure and the battery door but absolutely no corrosion. I was amazed how shiny/nice they all are and how stinking lucky I am. My wife rules.
     
  2. IcedPhoenix

    IcedPhoenix Well-Known Member

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    Oh to hell with you!
    Lol, that is seriously a great find! Now I want a trypticon even more now.
     
  3. moreprimeland

    moreprimeland Optimus told me to do it!

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    Dang!! :jawdropper:  I never have THAT kind of luck. Kudos to your wife :thumb 
     
  4. xterry

    xterry Well-Known Member

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    WOW@!!!!!WTF!!!That is the thing that I always dreaming about
     
  5. Doug

    Doug Well-Known Member

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    $2.95 for a loose Trypticon? Talk about luck being on your side.
     
  6. xion14

    xion14 Well-Known Member

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    I once had that kind of luck. But it got taken dang.
     
  7. Abrogate

    Abrogate Nondescript Former Poster

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    :jawdropper: 
     
  8. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    This!!!! my best thrist store find is a complete movie 1 Megatron
     
  9. hailstarscream

    hailstarscream UNICRONIAN

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    i'll give you $15 for trypticon. that's like 500% profit :sly2: . dam that's a great find. why can't all wives be like yours:lol .
     
  10. Dolza_Khyron

    Dolza_Khyron Well-Known Member

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    all i found was a broken gameboy, with 5 games *though i am unable to test them...* :lol 

    some small figurines, and a hulk pc game lol; no transformers today. :(  also; which super gobot?
     
  11. OMEGAPRIME1983

    OMEGAPRIME1983 Well-Known Member

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    DAMN!! I'm going to thrift stores from now on!! THRIFT STORES FTMFW!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  12. ThaConqueror

    ThaConqueror Rock! Robot Rock!

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    All that for the price of a legends figure*...I don't even want any G1 toys and I hate you in the "lucky bastard" kind of way.

    *legends in australia that is
     
  13. tide

    tide NEON PRIDE

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    oh to hell with ya, i only have that kind of luck in my dreams.

    like literally,the other night i dream i walked into an out of the way secondhand shop and start finding stuff like BW cryotek, G1 devastator, G2 pyro just sitting around gathering dust.
     
  14. Superquad7

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    Wow, congrats! :) 

    I've never had that kind of find either. :( 
     
  15. Junkacon

    Junkacon Scrap Metal

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    Awesome find! (gj wifey)
     
  16. AutoBobby

    AutoBobby The Collector

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    The best thing I ever found was a near complete Leader Class Cybertron Galvatron for $1.99.That pales in comparison to your wife's find.
     
  17. Orodruin

    Orodruin @deathformer TFW2005 Supporter

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    Man I bet even Rework would be jealous of that one. Awesome score, especially Scorponok!
     
  18. SydneyY

    SydneyY @syd_tfw Veteran TFW2005 Supporter

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    Awesome, congrats :)  They look so clean, too. I wonder where they come from....hopefully not an angry ex of a TF collector!
     
  19. Abrogate

    Abrogate Nondescript Former Poster

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    Exactly :lol 
     
  20. Sideswipe1954

    Sideswipe1954 Well-Known Member

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    I can not tell, is that actually Zarak with Scorponok? All in all an amazing haul at an even more amazing price