How much are you spending this year?

tekering · 01-01-2013, 04:07 AM

JimTheJIRRMan is going a year without Transformers, and we'll see how well he fares and how much money he ends up saving.
Most of us, of course, don't have the motivation or the willpower for such an endeavor, so instead I suggest this:

Use this thread to track your purchases in 2013.

Try and keep a record of everything Transformers-related you buy this year, and record your expenditures in this thread.
Let's see how much we actually spend on this hobby, and whether or not we can help each with personal goals like cutting back or downsizing our collections.
I know I'm damned near out-of-control, but it's difficult to evaluate how far without an objective frame of reference... That's what this thread is for.

tekering · 01-01-2013, 04:08 AM

1/1: $135 - Mastermind Creations Reformatted R-01 "Terminus Hexatron" (TFSource pre-order)
1/3: $97 - The Allspark Almanac, vol.1+2, plus The IDW Collection vol.8 (Amazon pre-order)
1/4: $105 - Transformers Animated storyboards and animation model sheets
1/5: $32 - TakaraTomy TA-39 Animated Jetpack Bumblebee
1/8: $166 - Shapeways upgrade parts by Calloway75 and Fakebuster83
1/10: $80 - ART Feather Bumblebee
1/18: $67 - ToyWorld TW-02 "Aurora"
1/20: $30 - Animated Sentinel Prime & Waspinator
1/23: $55 - Animated Shockwave (and some 3rd-party Japanese TF comics)
1/26: $175 - TakaraTomy Arms Micron AM-30 Rumble, AM-31 Frenzy, AM-32 Wildrider, and MP-13 Masterpiece Soundwave
1/27: $185 - Mastermind Creations Reformatted Feral Rex R-02 "Talon Aerial Assaulter" & R-03 "Bovis Supply Specialist" (BBTS pre-order)
1/28: $130 - TakaraTomy Generations TG-03, TG-04, TG-05, TG06, TG-07 Fall of Cybertron Bruticus
1/31: $138 - FansProject Function X-02 "Quadruple U" & X-03 "Smart Robin" (BBTS pre-order)

2/1: $107 - ToyWorld TWH-01 "Hardbone"
2/2: $145 - FansToys FT-03 "QuakeWave"
2/3: $120 - FansProject Causality CA-09 "Car Crash" & CA-10 "T-Bone" (BBTS pre-order)
2/10: $337 - Planet X TX-01 "Project Genesis"
2/24: $18 - TakaraTomy Arms Micron AM-34 Jet Vehicon General
2/25: $34 - MP-15 Masterpiece Rumble & Ravage
2/26: $123 - Perfect Effect Motobot PE-DX02 "Aranea" and Dr. Wu DW-TP01EX Wheeljack Upgrade Kit
2/27: $123 - TakaraTomy Generations TG-08, TG-09, TG-10, TG-11, TG-12 Fall of Cybertron Deluxes

3/2: $35 - Universal Studios "Transformers: The Ride" deluxe Evac
3/9: $22 - Keith's Fantasy Club CST-01J "Rhinohorn" Justice Version (BBTS pre-order)
3/13: $47 - Jim Sorenson's The Ark II and Activision's War For Cybertron for PS3
3/24: $76 - TakaraTomy Generations TG-14 Fall of Cybertron Soundblaster, MP-16 Masterpiece Frenzy & Buzzsaw
3/27: $248 - The IDW Collection vol.2, plus 18 back issues of the Transformers Collectors' Club magazine (2009-2011)
3/29: $20 - Chevrolet Universe Swerve

4/6: $110 - IDW Robots in Disguise, Autocracy, and Rage of the Dinobots trade paperbacks, plus The IDW Collection vol.2
4/17: $20 - Perfect Effect SFX PE-11 "Scouting Force X" oversized KOs
4/27: $253 - TFC Toys Uranos F-16 Falcon, AV-8B Harrier II, Fans Want It FWI-3 "Jet Power Upgrade Kit" (Robot Kingdom pre-order)
4/28: $180 - TakaraTomy Transformers Encore Fortress Maximus
4/29: $62 - TakaraTomy Transformers Go! G11 "Hunter Optimus Prime" and G13 "Hunter Shockwave"

5/9: $57 - HeeroToys WST Sideswipe, Red Alert, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm, Dirge and Ramjet
5/10: $26 - Keith's Fantasy Club CST-02J "Justice Ironpaw" (BBTS pre-order)
5/17: $80 - IDW More Than Meets the Eye trade paperbacks

Grimlockimus · 01-01-2013, 04:23 AM

TFC Phantom and Eagle

Just gave in and decided to buy myself some classic looking Aerialbots

Prime Jetscream · 01-01-2013, 04:48 AM

Well, so far, $130 because I plan to get all of Generations Wave 3 and 4. And then I'll probably get most of the Beast Hunters line. Eventually.

tekering · 01-01-2013, 04:52 AM

TFC Phantom and Eagle cost me $80 each, plus $25 in shipping.

[Wing_Saber-X] · 01-01-2013, 05:02 AM

...not sure yet..

miscreant · 01-01-2013, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prime Jetscream

Well, so far, $130 because I plan to get all of Generations Wave 3 and 4. And then I'll probably get most of the Beast Hunters line. Eventually.

Wave 4? You mean Grimlock and Blaster ?

Hyperoptic · 01-01-2013, 05:38 AM

My drunken self is seriously thinking of stopping, selling everything that is not G1-G2, and call it a day. I'm finding the fandom in the Hockey card community to be MUCH more aligned with my vibe.

siccoyote · 01-01-2013, 06:00 AM

Probably will spend too much.

Technically I will still be buying Fortress Maximus as I have to pay the remainder of the price when it's ready to be sent. Then there's MP-10 which I'll be getting end of the month.

Hopefully won't spend as much as I did last year, but then I was making up for 10 years of not really bothering.

UltimusPrime · 01-01-2013, 09:21 AM

Somewhere between 10k-25k If I pace myself.

01-01-2013, 04:07 AM	#1
tekering Constructicon Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 721 Location: Okayama, Japan Collection Count: Does Deathwing Prime count?	How much are you spending this year? JimTheJIRRMan is going a year without Transformers, and we'll see how well he fares and how much money he ends up saving. Most of us, of course, don't have the motivation or the willpower for such an endeavor, so instead I suggest this: Use this thread to track your purchases in 2013. Try and keep a record of everything Transformers-related you buy this year, and record your expenditures in this thread. Let's see how much we actually spend on this hobby, and whether or not we can help each with personal goals like cutting back or downsizing our collections. I know I'm damned near out-of-control, but it's difficult to evaluate how far without an objective frame of reference... That's what this thread is for.

01-01-2013, 04:23 AM	#3
Grimlockimus Wot? Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,436 Location: In Space Collection Count: +400 News Credits: 4	TFC Phantom and Eagle Just gave in and decided to buy myself some classic looking Aerialbots ~Me Grimlock here to save Universe!~ Sales Thread---Feedback

01-01-2013, 04:48 AM	#4
Prime Jetscream Everything fanboy Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 7,485 Location: In a solitary world, knocking over trees with my fists. Collection Count: 400+ News Credits: 3	Well, so far, $130 because I plan to get all of Generations Wave 3 and 4. And then I'll probably get most of the Beast Hunters line. Eventually. "Where is it/you at?" (and similar statements using "at") *IS BAD GRAMMAR.* Thank you for your time.

01-01-2013, 05:02 AM	#6
[Wing_Saber-X] JAFCON CONVOY! Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 13,620 Location: Cybertron Collection Count: I've lost count!! @_@ News Credits: 1	...not sure yet.. STILL Want Car Robots Brave Maximus!

01-01-2013, 04:08 AM	#2
tekering Constructicon Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 721 Location: Okayama, Japan Collection Count: Does Deathwing Prime count?	1/1: $135 - Mastermind Creations Reformatted R-01 "Terminus Hexatron" (TFSource pre-order) 1/3: $97 - The Allspark Almanac, vol.1+2, plus The IDW Collection vol.8 (Amazon pre-order) 1/4: $105 - Transformers Animated storyboards and animation model sheets 1/5: $32 - TakaraTomy TA-39 Animated Jetpack Bumblebee 1/8: $166 - Shapeways upgrade parts by Calloway75 and Fakebuster83 1/10: $80 - ART Feather Bumblebee 1/18: $67 - ToyWorld TW-02 "Aurora" 1/20: $30 - Animated Sentinel Prime & Waspinator 1/23: $55 - Animated Shockwave (and some 3rd-party Japanese TF comics) 1/26: $175 - TakaraTomy Arms Micron AM-30 Rumble, AM-31 Frenzy, AM-32 Wildrider, and MP-13 Masterpiece Soundwave 1/27: $185 - Mastermind Creations Reformatted Feral Rex R-02 "Talon Aerial Assaulter" & R-03 "Bovis Supply Specialist" (BBTS pre-order) 1/28: $130 - TakaraTomy Generations TG-03, TG-04, TG-05, TG06, TG-07 Fall of Cybertron Bruticus 1/31: $138 - FansProject Function X-02 "Quadruple U" & X-03 "Smart Robin" (BBTS pre-order) 2/1: $107 - ToyWorld TWH-01 "Hardbone" 2/2: $145 - FansToys FT-03 "QuakeWave" 2/3: $120 - FansProject Causality CA-09 "Car Crash" & CA-10 "T-Bone" (BBTS pre-order) 2/10: $337 - Planet X TX-01 "Project Genesis" 2/24: $18 - TakaraTomy Arms Micron AM-34 Jet Vehicon General 2/25: $34 - MP-15 Masterpiece Rumble & Ravage 2/26: $123 - Perfect Effect Motobot PE-DX02 "Aranea" and Dr. Wu DW-TP01EX Wheeljack Upgrade Kit 2/27: $123 - TakaraTomy Generations TG-08, TG-09, TG-10, TG-11, TG-12 Fall of Cybertron Deluxes 3/2: $35 - Universal Studios "Transformers: The Ride" deluxe Evac 3/9: $22 - Keith's Fantasy Club CST-01J "Rhinohorn" Justice Version (BBTS pre-order) 3/13: $47 - Jim Sorenson's The Ark II and Activision's War For Cybertron for PS3 3/24: $76 - TakaraTomy Generations TG-14 Fall of Cybertron Soundblaster, MP-16 Masterpiece Frenzy & Buzzsaw 3/27: $248 - The IDW Collection vol.2, plus 18 back issues of the Transformers Collectors' Club magazine (2009-2011) 3/29: $20 - Chevrolet Universe Swerve 4/6: $110 - IDW Robots in Disguise, Autocracy, and Rage of the Dinobots trade paperbacks, plus The IDW Collection vol.2 4/17: $20 - Perfect Effect SFX PE-11 "Scouting Force X" oversized KOs 4/27: $253 - TFC Toys Uranos F-16 Falcon, AV-8B Harrier II, Fans Want It FWI-3 "Jet Power Upgrade Kit" (Robot Kingdom pre-order) 4/28: $180 - TakaraTomy Transformers Encore Fortress Maximus 4/29: $62 - TakaraTomy Transformers Go! G11 "Hunter Optimus Prime" and G13 "Hunter Shockwave" 5/9: $57 - HeeroToys WST Sideswipe, Red Alert, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm, Dirge and Ramjet 5/10: $26 - Keith's Fantasy Club CST-02J "Justice Ironpaw" (BBTS pre-order) 5/17: $80 - IDW More Than Meets the Eye trade paperbacks

01-01-2013, 04:52 AM	#5
tekering Constructicon Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 721 Location: Okayama, Japan Collection Count: Does Deathwing Prime count?	TFC Phantom and Eagle cost me $80 each, plus $25 in shipping.

01-01-2013, 05:38 AM	#8
Hyperoptic G1-Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,933 News Credits: 1	My drunken self is seriously thinking of stopping, selling everything that is not G1-G2, and call it a day. I'm finding the fandom in the Hockey card community to be MUCH more aligned with my vibe.

01-01-2013, 09:21 AM	#10
UltimusPrime Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,718 Location: Tampa Bay , Florida Collection Count: Not Sure Lost Count News Credits: 21	Somewhere between 10k-25k If I pace myself.