JULY Acquisitions

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Originally Posted by griffin

One of the stores said that to me, but the other stores were destroying them in their cardboard compactors...
I cant imagine Hasbro would want them back either, because they wouldn't be in a good enough condition to re-issue to other stores, and they have 'BigW' all over them (not stickers either - actually part of the printed exterior image), so no other chain would want to use them.

I think that store might have just said that, to avoid any begging from an interested person if they said it was to be destroyed.

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I worked for target in the toy department about 4 - 5 years ago now and this is true and display items would just be crushed in the cardboard compactor out the back. They never asked for any displays back, We had a cool Playmobile display diorama in a plastic display case that when it was over we put in the bin out the back.
But a lot of the time the posters and displays would just go to the staff there, a mate of mine has all the display items from the first movie, posters cut out etc.

@Griffin: That looks freaking awesome man - Congratulations on such an epic acquisition! :D
@Sky Shadow: I love TF Art and those acquistions of yours mate, make me rather jealous! :p:cool:

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Originally Posted by King Atlas

That cel of drancon looks sweet.

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Thanks! It is! :)

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

@Sky Shadow: I love TF Art and those acquistions of yours mate, make me rather jealous! :p:cool:

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Some art ended on eBay today that I suspect you might have liked, Hursti -

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290585247810

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290585245867

It's original watercolour art from the 1986 picture book Jaws of Terror: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~s...tuff/jaws.html

As an insane Ratchet toy fan, I'm also the incredibly proud owner of the original art to pages 14-15 of this book:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3874/ratcheti.png

The pages as they appeared in the book:

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~s...ws/jaws-14.jpg

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Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

Some art ended on eBay today that I suspect you might have liked, Hursti -

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290585247810

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290585245867

It's original watercolour art from the 1986 picture book Jaws of Terror: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~s...tuff/jaws.html

As an insane Ratchet toy fan, I'm also the incredibly proud owner of the original art to pages 14-15 of this book:

*snip*

The pages as they appeared in the book:

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~s...ws/jaws-14.jpg

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Aww... :(

Man, you're dead right about that as all the pieces you've shown/linked here are absolutely stunning and I'm not even that big of a fan of Watercolours! :eek::cool:

They're all pieces of history too! - Wish I had some free wall space. :o

Finally, I got my Warpaths!!
Took forever to cross the pacific and then even longer to get from Auckland to me ..

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...011Haul10a.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2011Haul10.jpg

Man its been a long .. 4 months

Sky Shadow: That is one sexy picture! :)

Anyway, I picked up DotM Deluxe Topspin today from Target. I know their sale is on Thursday, but I couldn't wait. Plus it's the first time I've seen this toy anywhere and was the last one there. I paid $28, but saves me time/fuel later searching for this toy in the future. Knowing my luck I'm gonna find this toy everywhere for heaps cheap now. Ah well... :p

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...f/26062011.jpg

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Sky Shadow: That is one sexy picture! :)

Anyway, I picked up DotM Deluxe Topspin today from Target. I know their sale is on Thursday, but I couldn't wait. Plus it's the first time I've seen this toy anywhere and was the last one there. I paid $28, but saves me time/fuel later searching for this toy in the future. Knowing my luck I'm gonna find this toy everywhere for heaps cheap now. Ah well... :p

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i bought topspin and jolt today from target as well but went to TRU and grabbed a bumblebee and ratchet ($19ea) and took those back to target and got a refund.

normally i wouldnt have done this but when i asked a staff member what their price matching policy was (they don't anymore) the guy gave me a rude response and it just pissed me off so much.

galaxy force wing saber and starscream came in the mail today. looks great combined with optimus but starscream has terrible shoulder/arm articulation -_-

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Originally Posted by kaiden

i bought topspin and jolt today from target as well but went to TRU and grabbed a bumblebee and ratchet ($19ea) and took those back to target and got a refund.

normally i wouldnt have done this but when i asked a staff member what their price matching policy was (they don't anymore) the guy gave me a rude response and it just pissed me off so much.
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That's funny. Good on you I say.

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Originally Posted by griffin

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bwtruck2.jpg

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Ok I'm going to take a guess and say congratulations on picking up Beast Wars Ironhide, he is a pretty good figure.


...griffin, imagine if they gave you the Jetwing version.:eek: