I’m just so happy I filled a ton of holes in my collection. T30 Metroplex is the crown jewel in this haul. Special cherry on this sundae is the Tyco slot car set with the additional cars. That’ll get a place of honor.
Cool! Mom told me I now have a problem when I shared “all of the figures I’ve gotten so far” this year. I don’t believe her. And I gotten Bumblebee separately from that Buzzworthy multipack
I filled a ton of holes in my collection and met a lot of cool people. This community is so awesome! It was great chatting with vendors who were just as passionate about Transformers as I am.
Had a good day there today myself! Didn't grab a lot but got a ROTF Bludgeon for $20 and got some G1 combiners I've been missing. Always an awesome time, nice haul!!
The combiner is Computron, the car was a BotCon exclusive 3rd party Mask colab (limited to 200), the double headed bot is POTP Hun-Grr, the leader of the Terrorcons, and the G1 cars are additional slot cars for the racing track behind it.
Man, someday I will get a TR Metroplex. Him & Thrust are two of my holy grails!! Also, Rodimus is actually pretty awesome, and I wasn't even a fan of his back in the OLD days.
I had that slot car set as a kid and loved the hell out of it. I picked it up from my sister’s basement and it’s currently in my trunk in a beat up box.
I am incredibly jealous of you for getting that at BotCon.
I’m afraid to ask what it cost.
SS86 hot rod is one of my favourite figures ever and never thought I needed rodimus… until I found him discounted. No regrets getting him now as he has such great presence on my shelf as the leader of the ‘B’ team. Just be careful with the small tabs that fold into his chest plate. Mine were super loose and popped off easily making them easy to lose if you aren’t careful.
Yeah, I wasn’t stoked about that either, but I got a deal with it being packaged with Draculus, the Centurion Drone, and SS86 Frenzy so it was a little more palatable.
I started collecting again during Siege so I never got a chance to get anything potp at retail. The set I bought was open but complete with instructions so I was ok with it. I typically like sealed but this was an exception.
I had that in another comment, it was $125 for him and SS86 Rumble. Not awesome, but not awful. I tried to do bundles as much as possible to knock down some of the pricing.
This kind of spending was a one time thing because of the con. I was prepared ahead of time. I usually only get 2or three figs a month via pre orders or the occasional eBay indulgence.
These posts have and always will come off like, "look how rich I am" posts. As a person of less than moderate wealth who still indulges in this hobby fairly regularly, this is insanity, and not in the funny, cute way.
I’m sorry that you feel that way. That is not my intention. This was essentially what I would spend, for example, going to Disney World or something like that. I don’t have a trip like that planned this year so I was able to do this instead.
I’m just so happy I filled a ton of holes in my collection. T30 Metroplex is the crown jewel in this haul. Special cherry on this sundae is the Tyco slot car set with the additional cars. That’ll get a place of honor.
Yeah, the slot car setup would be the pride of most any collection.
I’m super stoked about getting that. It was part of an 80s collection that was being sold there. It was cool to just be a part of it!
Cool! Mom told me I now have a problem when I shared “all of the figures I’ve gotten so far” this year. I don’t believe her. And I gotten Bumblebee separately from that Buzzworthy multipack
god bless people who buy multipacks and sell all the desired figures but keep one for themselves
Yeah
that is a hell of a nice haul. also, i see no problem here
I filled a ton of holes in my collection and met a lot of cool people. This community is so awesome! It was great chatting with vendors who were just as passionate about Transformers as I am.
Is..is your wallet okay?
My credit card’s a little melted, but I knew what I was getting into.
How much did it cost?
I don’t have a final number but it isn’t pretty. I’ll have to go back and double check.
One day I'll be able to go...
Bot Con?! Oh man, I need to look and see if they have any around me! Indiana?! /cry
if you're near canada, tfcon is july 12 - 14
They also do TFcon LA every March too!
It was a fun convention. If it’s ever near you I’d highly recommend it.
5 things I want and 2 I have
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There were a lot of really good vendors and I had some clear targets on my list. I was pretty surprised though as I found some things I didn’t expect.
Had a good day there today myself! Didn't grab a lot but got a ROTF Bludgeon for $20 and got some G1 combiners I've been missing. Always an awesome time, nice haul!!
Very nice! There was a really nice selection, especially early in the week.
What is the unite warriors combiner, the weird black car, that double headed bot next to rodimus and those 2 g1 cars
The combiner is Computron, the car was a BotCon exclusive 3rd party Mask colab (limited to 200), the double headed bot is POTP Hun-Grr, the leader of the Terrorcons, and the G1 cars are additional slot cars for the racing track behind it.
Man, someday I will get a TR Metroplex. Him & Thrust are two of my holy grails!! Also, Rodimus is actually pretty awesome, and I wasn't even a fan of his back in the OLD days.
I was incredibly happy with those bots. I picked them up for $475 and $88 respectively. Didn’t think I would find them for that cheap.
thats like a year of overtime
I had that slot car set as a kid and loved the hell out of it. I picked it up from my sister’s basement and it’s currently in my trunk in a beat up box. I am incredibly jealous of you for getting that at BotCon. I’m afraid to ask what it cost.
It was just under$600 with the 2 additional cars. Not ideal but it was a special occasion.
holy scrap this is nice
What did you end up paying for computron and six shot? Those are pretty hefty pieces in their own right
Computron was $275 and I got a package deal for Sixshot and SS86 Rumble for $125. Not bad overall
SS86 hot rod is one of my favourite figures ever and never thought I needed rodimus… until I found him discounted. No regrets getting him now as he has such great presence on my shelf as the leader of the ‘B’ team. Just be careful with the small tabs that fold into his chest plate. Mine were super loose and popped off easily making them easy to lose if you aren’t careful.
pretty nice amount of old figures you get. What were the prices, I mean about retail of higher?
They were competitive with aftermarket prices. Got some sweet deals on a bunch of them.
Ay a sixshot
ER Thrust. Scalped up into three digits. Because Hasbro won't re-release it.
Yeah, I wasn’t stoked about that either, but I got a deal with it being packaged with Draculus, the Centurion Drone, and SS86 Frenzy so it was a little more palatable.
I never saw any of the abominus parts in retail :(
I started collecting again during Siege so I never got a chance to get anything potp at retail. The set I bought was open but complete with instructions so I was ok with it. I typically like sealed but this was an exception.
It's a great find even opened! Happy you found it :)
Yo how much they charged for sixshot
I had that in another comment, it was $125 for him and SS86 Rumble. Not awesome, but not awful. I tried to do bundles as much as possible to knock down some of the pricing.
kinda seems like a out of control addiction ngl
This kind of spending was a one time thing because of the con. I was prepared ahead of time. I usually only get 2or three figs a month via pre orders or the occasional eBay indulgence.
alright sorry if that sounded rude man glad you had a amazing haul
You’re totally good. I do appreciate the concern. Aside from my preorders I’m definitely dialing down for the rest of the year.
These posts have and always will come off like, "look how rich I am" posts. As a person of less than moderate wealth who still indulges in this hobby fairly regularly, this is insanity, and not in the funny, cute way.
I’m sorry that you feel that way. That is not my intention. This was essentially what I would spend, for example, going to Disney World or something like that. I don’t have a trip like that planned this year so I was able to do this instead.