I need to vent!

[kup]

and this is why i wont collect G1

Oddly enough the 'Geewun' years 1984-1986 toys are generally rather cheap and affordable. The really expensive ones are toys from 1987-1990, particularly 1988 Pretenders and Micromaster transports which I don't understand why since those toys 'Ruined Transfromers forever' and didn't even appear in any fiction.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think it's because so few people bought them that they're hard to find on the secondary market.

[dirge]

Oddly enough the 'Geewun' years 1984-1986 toys are generally rather cheap and affordable.

Wasn't always the case, but the plentiful reissues have driven prices down quite a bit

The really expensive ones are toys from 1987-1990, particularly 1988 Pretenders and Micromaster transports which I don't understand why since those toys 'Ruined Transfromers forever' and didn't even appear in any fiction.

I think this is because 1) the numbers produced were so much lower, 2) the number of losable accessories some of the Pretenders and the Micromaster transports have and 3) an expectation that these toys will never be reissued.

Good luck with Pipeline & Gusher, kup.

[kup]

Wasn't always the case, but the plentiful reissues have driven prices down quite a bit



I think this is because 1) the numbers produced were so much lower, 2) the number of losable accessories some of the Pretenders and the Micromaster transports have and 3) an expectation that these toys will never be reissued.

Good luck with Pipeline & Gusher, kup.

I am not sure, I have seen much rarer toys go for a lot less and it only takes one guy with a massive max bid to drive the price up insanely. I think that there are more than a few people out there who are basically at the same stage of completing G1 as I am and everytime any of these toys show they dump ludicrous amounts of money at it. As Fatbot mentioned, this wasn't the case just a couple of years ago.

There are also other strange oddities like why are Autobot Targetmasters relatively cheap when compared to their Decepticon counterparts? They seem to be as common as the other aside from the '86' Decepticon targetmasters.

[Doubledealer]

I've been training a new employee at work over the past few days (he's been 'learning' off what I do). Today I asked him several incredibly basic questions on what he thinks he has to do (which I had demonstrated several times) at certain points during the day. Answers were always: "I don't know" or "Errr". I honestly don't know where we find these people, let alone how they get them past the interview stage. Ima shatter his blardy iphone if he doesn't start paying attention soon (those things should be banned at the workplace for some people imo, they're obviously just too addictive for them to ignore). Why is it so hard to find people with a good work ethic these days?? /rant

[MV75]

I'm free right now as of last friday. Hire me instead.

[Golden Phoenix]

I've been training a new employee at work over the past few days (he's been 'learning' off what I do). Today I asked him several incredibly basic questions on what he thinks he has to do (which I had demonstrated several times) at certain points during the day. Answers were always: "I don't know" or "Errr". I honestly don't know where we find these people, let alone how they get them past the interview stage. Ima shatter his blardy iphone if he doesn't start paying attention soon (those things should be banned at the workplace for some people imo, they're obviously just too addictive for them to ignore). Why is it so hard to find people with a good work ethic these days?? /rant

We have the same problem. I swear we need an IQ test or something

[Doubledealer]

While IQ certainly comes into it, I find poor attitude is far more intolerable. I'd much prefer someone who isn't the brightest spark but is really willing to learn and shows improvement, asks questions and shows they WANT to be there over someone with more knowledge and a terrible work ethic. Obviously you have to find some kind of a balance but so many people that come through our doors don't give a toss, are so obviously just there for the money and have no pride in what they do. Drives me nuts!

[Maxiewolf]

I wonder how these people get jobs in the first place... are these like first jobs for them or are they coming from somewhere? I mean there where trainees at where I used to work.. who.. right up until I quit could not get through an hour of the day without asking me how to do the most basic of things... and when one of these people gets offered senior sales position over you.... you really have to wonder why...

... Course the same people out there getting jobs.. the very concept drives me nuts when Centrelink ask me why havent I got a job.. I dont know sirs.. apparently my IQ is higher than Room temp.

[GoktimusPrime]

I just noticed that one of sifun's holy grails is Car Robot Fire Convoy and God Magnus. I used to have a spare God Fire Convoy set MISB, but in 2001 I traded it with a MISB MW Optimus Prime and a huge lot of loose G1 toys with a dude in Canada who promised me a complete Fortress Maximus. I got NOTHING. The dude legged it. Even walked out on his partner and her children... she told me that she and her father are trying to pursue him because he owes her family thousands of dollars. So compared to her problem mine seemed small. But yeah... not happy!!

Wow... a retro-ventage!