PIC HEAVY!!- Phil. Xmas Holiday

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23rd January 2010, 10:14 PM
liegeprime

PIC HEAVY!!- Phil. Xmas Holiday

PHils Holiday-Pic HEAVY warning!!!!
Erm not sure where to post this so I put it here, mods feel free to move it around just please dont delete hehehehe:D:D

Well, I�ve been saving up my Annual leave last year so I can get some holidays during Xmas season in the Philippines. Luckily my leave got approved. Expensive though the airfare, I certainly was excited. Last 2008 when I went for a holiday, there were lots of toy/hobbyshops that have sprouted up adding more choice for the local toy collectors. Price wise, they are, shall we say a little bit less than our retail here. Also December was Xmas Toys and gifts fair time. SO many toys and geek stuff so overloading to the senses I ended up forgetting to take a lot of pics. I also went to a mini meet with members of TFPH � Transformers Philippines at the fair.

This year there are indeed some more changes namely with the addition of R-Toys. This shop alone is a very good resource of TFs toys, great robots etc. I avoided going to the department store shops � TRU, Toy Kingdom, SM as they usually have only the latest TFs. I�m more after older TFs resulting in me not getting to buy much, if any at all as I wanted to concentrate on what I have on my list. Also, since its Xmas season, there were lots of �tiangge� (flea market stalls) in the malls which were selling lots of other stuff . I ended up buying more Phil Handicrafts :P for my house rather than toys hehehe.

Anyways enough rant. Here are the pics of my meager TF haul, and some shots of the toyshops and from the fair at Megatrade Hall, some Xmas d�cor from local municipal hall, our backyard ( newly relandscaped � Storm Ondoy really messed it up) etc etc. Pardon if some are blurry I don�t have a very good camera  which is why I failed to capture the excitement and ambiance of being there, sigh. Anyways, still enjoy the pics guys.

Xmas d�cor at the hall
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My meager haul � TF wise
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Xmas toys and gifts fair � the hall where the toys are Mega 3
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Greenhills Toyshops

R-Toys
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Greattoys � the shelves are so closed together it was hard to take pics
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Shoppesville Plus Toyshop level � one round hallway of toyshops next to each other
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SM megamall shop
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I didn�t take pics of a lot of other shops as I think these are already too much hehehe.

and if those pics kinds crosseyed you due to the blurriness , calm them up with these last pics of our ancestral house backyard, newly landscape (courtesy of moi). Relax. Cheers Guys, thanks for your patience. :D
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23rd January 2010, 10:39 PM
OrionPax

:eek: HOLY- . There's a whole shopping complex dedicated to the sale of toys?
23rd January 2010, 10:51 PM
MV75

Awesome yard there. :)
23rd January 2010, 11:04 PM
Kyle

Quote:

Originally Posted by liegeprime

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Love this pic! :D

The toy shops are so nice!
23rd January 2010, 11:12 PM
liegeprime

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle

Love this pic! :D

The toy shops are so nice!

Kyle : Hehehe me too, :D I was too busy looking around the toy fair I almost forgot lunch, this was taken around 4 pm (late late lunch eheheh- better late than never). Funny how you dont feel hunger when around toys. Luckily entrance to the toyfair was just $1.25 worth(conversion $1 = Php.40) and a once off payment...just get stamped so you can easily slip back in.

MV75: Thanks - we usually eat lunch there as there's always a cool breeze and our backyard mango is in fruit, so its really a nice time

OrionPax: it's one round level of toyshops (shoppesville Plus) but there are a lot more shops I didnt take from other floors and other malls ( which I didnt get to go as I was dead tired after a whole day of roaming around greenhills. Not so young anymore , sigh.

Thanks for viewing guys:)
23rd January 2010, 11:29 PM
iceburn

nice pics....
23rd January 2010, 11:59 PM
Sam

What an exciting place that must have been!
24th January 2010, 12:09 AM
kup

OMG Overlord!
24th January 2010, 12:22 AM
liegeprime

Quote:

Originally Posted by kup

OMG Overlord!

yeah, I know:(, My baggage was already full and my debitcard was maxxed out:o, but Im sending my friend money to buy it for me and keep it til I comeback next year hehehe. there is a boxed one as well but was beyond my budget :D
24th January 2010, 12:23 AM
loophole

thats like geek heaven :eek: looks like you had a good time i know i would of :D
24th January 2010, 12:41 AM
MV75

How much were the predakings? (Reissue boxes I just see there). :)
24th January 2010, 10:17 AM
liegeprime

Cant recall exactly some of the prices, sorry for the blurry pics, but those predakings IIRC are around $300 the other one was slightly worth less, I think it was due to the box being faded and all.
24th January 2010, 11:23 AM
Zippo

I think I need to change my Singapore plans and go there instead.
24th January 2010, 12:07 PM
gamblor916

Holy cow, amazing stuff!
24th January 2010, 12:22 PM
1AZRAEL1

Man I would have a field day there. When I win Lotto, I will go over and buy everything in those stores :p
24th January 2010, 03:37 PM
Robzy

Amazing pics!

I imagine this is what Heaven looks like! :o
24th January 2010, 08:38 PM
Wheel-J

Nice photos Liege! I was expecting Greenhills is a crowded place especially during the holidays but they seem not. It's been so long since I went there and so amazing to see them again even from the pics. In Christmas 2008 I was at the megatrade hall and there I found about R toys. I bought a couple toys from them for my godchildren and had a little chat with Robert (I was presuming he's the owner/seller). He's a TF fan himself and a very nice guy. If anyone has plans to go there, this card may be useful to locate them. I'm not sure about the email address but the website is outdated.

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And I like the landscaping of your backyard! Good thing there's no water restrictions in the archipelago. :D
25th January 2010, 01:01 AM
liegeprime

Yeah the website is outdated Wheel-J. I got the exact same card hehehehe:D. Greenhills was crowded, BUT I certainly dont mind with these toys around to look at. It's a welcome change of scenery for me.
If you guys do intend to go, its best during the Fair season - June (Phil Toyfair) and December ( Toys and gifts Fair) as you can haggle on the prices, especially if your buying lots from the same seller. At times they're already lower than the retail selling price so its kinda embarrassing to haggle anymore though hehehe.
At the stores the prices are fixed, although there is a discount given for cash payment at Greattoys, not much, just a few hundred pesos (say $5-7) but hey its already less than how much we see it here so its really a bargain. You gotta ask if it's original if you see boxed G1s (the ones already KOed) as they're mixed with the originals, but the salesladies wont lie and tell you if its KO or original. They dont push for a sale anyways.
25th January 2010, 09:09 AM
optimus1

Looks like you found the 1st place I'll go the next time I'm back over in the Phils :D

Last time I was there at Greenhills I found myself MP3 Starscream for a great price and should've gotten the set of WST Dinobots. Oh well, there's always next time!

Great job on the backyard as well :)
25th January 2010, 10:43 AM
kup

Just to get an idea on the prices - How much is it for G1 Overlord? And was he complete?
25th January 2010, 10:58 AM
liegeprime

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Originally Posted by kup

Just to get an idea on the prices - How much is it for G1 Overlord? And was he complete?

G1 Overlord

loose - Php9000 - not sure about completeness I didnt bother to ask
Boxed Hasbro version box sealed complete- Php39000

Conversion rate at that time was Php40.35 = AU$1

Overlord apparently is worth more than Korean Fort Max as he is only Php30000
hope this helps.
25th January 2010, 11:26 AM
kup

Wow! That is pretty expensive. It's similar to Ebay prices.
25th January 2010, 11:29 AM
liegeprime

yeah original G1s always are. But the booktype and newer reissues are cheaper. One store I went to had encore Ironhide for sale at Php500 which made me :eek: Whhhhaaa??! I shouldve waited! Grrrr ah well
15th April 2010, 10:45 AM
jazzcomp

I got a Bruticus set for PHP800. I wanted a Superion set but couldn't find one. Ironhide and Ratchet Encore were PHP500 everywhere.

Predacon and Silverbot for PHP800 as well.

Optimus Prime was PHP1000.

Are there cheaper TFs in greenhills?
15th April 2010, 10:51 AM
liegeprime

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazzcomp

I got a Bruticus set for PHP800. I wanted a Superion set but couldn't find one. Ironhide and Ratchet Encore were PHP500 everywhere.
Predacon and Silverbot for PHP800 as well.
Optimus Prime was PHP1000.
Are there cheaper TFs in greenhills?

Welcome to the forum! btw you Filo? Start a thread in the Members Intro section so everyone can welcome you as well.:D:)
Some are , some aren't. AT times you get discounts like from Greattoys when you buy in cash they gave me 5% for each item. Not sure if this is standard or just during Xmas season. Greenhills has a whole lot of stores which sell from loose to MISB so the chances of you finding stuff is a lot more as well. Shoppesville Plus for exmaple has a whole round floor of collectible stores to choose from, then there the usual Greattoys and the newer RToys, its one toy store next to each other.:D:)