The octane tanker cover is pretty hard to come by, esp with the chrome in good nick. Also it'd be hard to ensure that it's not KO....
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The octane tanker cover is pretty hard to come by, esp with the chrome in good nick. Also it'd be hard to ensure that it's not KO....
Heroic speaks the truth, I myself have been looking for that exact piece for a couple of years now and I'm starting to think I'm going to just have to buy a new complete one. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by gdmetro
Good luck trying to track down the parts, they are not cheap and are hard to find anyway. As SS put it, he is a real richard :p
hey, that's good news that most of it is fine. The guy probably didn't even realise that there should have been other parts to look for :(...
since he's offered to reimburse you for the parts, I think it's probably fair to do a world wide search on ebay, and other similar sites, maybe try that new crave site? show him what a comparable one of each part is selling for and get the cash. the sooner you get it the better, if you wait too long to ask him for it, he may end up telling you he's not doing it anymore. strike while the irons hot in other words, while he still feels bad for it.
I also think if you can't find the individual parts find a listing for the figure that has those parts and include that as the price. if you end up with one or two figures more, let him have thm to give to the kid, as long as you're not any further out of pocket.
As frustrating as it is, it seems the guy is being reasonable and the situation is working out rather well so far.
Above all though, I'd get prices for the parts ASAP and get the money out of him for them as a month or two from now he's probably not going to feel so worried about it. if he does balk at the costs, remind him politely of the highley collectible nature of the figures.
hope it works out.
UM
Even if it was taped to cardboard... those parts aren't tiny (especially Octane's shield - it's pretty big and chunky). It's not like he accidentally chucked out a missile or landing gear. Since he's volunteered to compensate you I reckon you should take him up on his offer. If he complains about the price, then well -- if HE can find them cheaper elsewhere (in acceptable condition), then by all means go ahead and buy them. Otherwise he'll basically need to bite the bullet and just pay up.
The Ocaten accessories are normally worth more than the loose figure itself.
It's going to be pretty expensive and difficult to locate those parts but who knows, you might get lucky.
It's not gonna be expensive for primatives if that other guy keeps his word and pays for them. ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
just found out he lost the spoiler foe the clones as well!! :mad: Quite annoyed now i have to find all the parts grr.
thanks guys for the support! :)
Gotta make him pay for it. He took something that didn't belong to him and lost parts of it, it's only fair that he pays for replacements of those parts.
Hope this helps primatives.... Octanes tanker cvover though - good luck with that... you might be able to chance upon one but it'll always have some chrome wear.
Fastlane's spoiler
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-G1-Trans...item51877b3233
primatives: perhaps you could negotiate with that guy about buying an Octane with spoiler, then selling Octane without the spoiler to recoup some of the cost. Either way, he owes you an Octane shield and if getting it separately proves too difficult then he needs to consider other options.
I think you mean Fastlane. But yes, that would be cheaper than buying a spoiler.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
yes
yes you should
Agree man. Octane shield and tanker cover is pretty expensive...Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
... And spoiler (with a nice sticker on it) is also hard to find.Quote:
Originally Posted by primatives
I feel for you man. I reckon you should tell him to keep the toys and pay you the entire amount it cost you, including shipping. Better to start hunting from scratch then hunt for those hard to find parts...
Actually, I meant to say shield, not spoiler. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
So 1AZRAEL1 mentioned this on the ebay items thread, thought I'd assist by throwing in the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-G1-...item4aa7f177ee
thanks to 1AZRAEL1 for the heads up.
Not as good quality as it should be, but it's something to look at anyway :)
ummm a separate question to primative (from a friend of mine who took interest), the girl must be pretty hot if you allow her to borrow your ebay account?
Haha she is hot, shes my gf :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Saintly
thanks guys for that g1 weapons lot link I am keeping an eye out for it was thinking of bidding 45AU?? or more?? What do u reckon? at least i can get all 3 at once and not have to scour ebay for each part?? what do u guys think?
It's handy tht it's come up, I'm not particularly experienced in bidding for vintage stuff online, I generally bid what I'm willining to spend and then miss out:(. If the guy has agreed to pay for it, maybe you could afford to bid a little higher than you might normally to be confidant in getting it. of course if you're not satisfied with the quality don't bid.Quote:
Originally Posted by primatives
My good friend Nathan who runs roboticplanet just got a complete G1 Octane set in stock.
http://roboticplanet.com/store/index...oducts_id=4614
It might be worth mentioning me (canofwhoopass) too, he might even throw in free first class shipping if you buy a few items :p
Anyway hope it helps
thanks man!! :) does he run it from overhere does he?
Nah man he's in America. Great guy though, I prob bought 1/3 of my G1's from him.
Ok i thought i'd update and post some pics :) Man i ended up with 3 Octanes and 2.5 sets of the Clones. I don't know about you guys but having incomplete bots annoys me and i go and a frenzy trying to complete them. 1 Octane turned out to have very little chrome wear as you can see!
Octanes
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j5...s/DSC_0003.jpg
Hardly any chrome wear
This guy is in really good condition I bought him only with his chrome cover along with another TF. I have compared this with my 2 other Octanes to make sure he is not a knock off and it is identical in every way to the other 2 only thing is that is has 2L and 2R on the rudder instead of 1L and 1R. Also the metal on it is tarnished so I'm hoping that its also a sign that it is legit.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j5...s/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j5...s/DSC_0017.jpg
Clones
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j5...s/DSC_0005.jpg
After all this I'm happy Ive been table to complete these guys would have preferred to not have to go through it as it cost me a little more money even with the money that was paid back to me. but I did end up with one major good looking Octane and the Clones are in pristine condition too
If you don't want the spare clones... :D
Good to see that you ended up getting some after all the trouble you went through.
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Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
im thinking aobut it will let u know :)
Wow, glad that finally worked out for you, thanks for the follow up info.
You'll have to let us know if you plan on selling any of it on, I too would be interested in your spares.
Very glad to see and hear that you've been able to rectify the issue and obtain some very pristine examples of those who were 'taken' from you. ;):)
Those are some lovely looking figures dude, well done. :D