Where do you normally buy your Transformers from?

[5FDP]

Yeah, I'm an online shopper too I find it to be easier than driving all over the place. Also, it's pretty much the only way of purchasing G1 toys unless your lucky enough to find some at a market / fair / garage sale (but even then the condition is usually below what I would accept).

[LordCyrusOmega]

I usually buy from local stores but lately have been buying more from online sources.
Choice is i'd rather buy from stores. i like the process of see it online, hit the stores, get frustrated cause i can't find it, find it, buy it, love it. It's all about the hunt

[gantz]

I get mine

• BBTS
  
  My 2 local Comic Stores
  
  And then retail, such as Target, K-Mart etc

[jaydisc]

If it's available domestically or expected to be, I always wait. However, I have very little interest in domestic releases, so online it is.

[Hursticon]

Why isn't there an 'All of The Above' option?
(I can't vote more than once? I use all sources... )

I basically purchase from where ever I can afford to and depending on availability.

[Jay-Tron]

I'd say 70% to 95% of my buys are from local online shops because I'm so much into G1 and anything that looks similar. But I do on very rare occasions buy at Kmart, Target if I see something interesting. Since when I go shopping I like to have a look just to see what's there that I haven't seen online.

[GoktimusPrime]

Why isn't there an 'All of The Above' option?
(I can't vote more than once? I use all sources... )

I basically purchase from where ever I can afford to and depending on availability.

The question is asking where do you predominantly buy your Transformers from. Many people use multiple sources but tend to have one preferred source.

For example, I'll use online stores like HLJ to purchase stuff that isn't available here. And if I happen to come across something at the Parramatta Fair, and if I can afford it, then I'll grab it. But that doesn't happen often. And sometimes I'll come across members here selling stuff that I'll buy through private sales - but again, it doesn't happen a lot. So I buy the overwhelming majority of my Transformers from local brick and mortar stores like Kmart, Target etc.

So just think about where do you _mostly_ buy your Transformers from. If you can honestly say it's a perfectly even split between all of the above, then click other.

[Hursticon]

The question is asking where do you predominantly buy your Transformers from. Many people use multiple sources but tend to have one preferred source.

Hmm... fair enough, that clarifies it a bit better, though being a bit of an opportunist buyer 'predominantly' is a matter of timing.

So just think about where do you _mostly_ buy your Transformers from. If you can honestly say it's a perfectly even split between all of the above, then click other.

Aww! I already chose Local Stores.

[snazzbot 101]

In terms of quantity - which this poll deals with - I have to say local stores.

I don't go on the Hunt as such - I'm more of an opportunist predator (plus I take public transport and I live in Melbourne: I may as well take my sleeping bag to the platform) but there is something more satisfying about making a physical purchase and having to wait until being home to open it. I regularly buy online and while there is that buzz of making a purchase and getting something I want, the impact doesn't seem to last as long.

[optimus1]

Interesting on how the results are pretty much even!

I get my Tfs from local shops, fairs and online (including the OTCA boards)