One of these days, a G2 Stunticon/Protectobot will appear in an Ebay junk lot.

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Basketball Jones, Jan 15, 2008.

  1. Basketball Jones

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    Until then, we're just going to have to keep on clicking on photos of beat-up Ultra Magnus cabs, roofless Prowl/Bluestreak/Smokescreen molds, and accessory-less Seeker bodies.

    Such is the nature of collecting.
     
  2. Ktulu

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    Thanks for letting us know
     
  3. Valkysas

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    no.

    I believe the G2 stunticons and protectobots are all accounted for, and none are opened
     
  4. Draven

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    Wrong. A bunch of G2 Stunticons turned up in an auction lot a year or so back. They went for crazy money.
     
  5. Victorysabre

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    :inquisiti  Ermmmmm, k?
     
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    So, what, a month from now ebay user basketball johnson is gonna put some custom painted Protectobot KOs in a parts lot auction or something?

    LOOK!!!!! RARE!!!!
     
  7. Basketball Jones

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    No, I was simply referring to the act of trying to find treasure in another' man's trash on Ebay.

    Besides, there must be more loose samples out there- it seems plausible that some samples ended up in the hands of children, and those children are now college students looking for funds.
     
  8. megamus

    megamus Overworked and Underpaid Veteran

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    I know a lot of people are laughing at this but trust me it is very plausible. I personally found a Optimal Optimus Prototype all black and orange at a yard sale. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

    So don't hate the player.....
     
  9. Prisoner1138

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    It's true, these things could turn up anywhere, you never know.

    That said, here's a thought: How many do you think have been tossed in the trash over time because the person that had them at one point or another saw they weren't the g1 colors and thought they were KO's or something else?
     
  10. Roanstalker

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    Pics or it didn't happen :wink: .
     
  11. aussiehippy

    aussiehippy Au contraire, Blackadder.

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    Draven's right, some dude set up a lot auction at a low price a while ago. Once someone noticed the G2 stunticons in it, it went all round the fandom and ended up going for stupid money.

    The seller didn't know what he had.

    Thread is here, but the auction isn't actually viewable as it's over 90 days old.

    Edit: 666th post WOOT! I bow down to the dark lord and his apprentice, First Aid
     
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    Not true, I've got an open set of each. :D 
     
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    Ok here are the pics because it did happen.
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    It should be noted that the blast shields and the gun came from a production bot. It did not come with accessories. Also the molding was changed for the battery compartment. Other than the color it is exactly the same as the production piece.
     
  14. aussiehippy

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    That looks pretty damn cool!
     
  15. Bumble Prime

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    ooooo fallen optimal optimus.............
     
  16. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    Badass.
     
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    Thats an awesome piece.
     
  18. Razorclaw

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    Wow, that Optimal Optimus is plain awesome. He can be Nemesis Optimal.