Headmasters: Much point to buying headless?

[Sky Shadow]

Azrael also helped run a mate's piecemeal-Transformers stall for years, which no doubt helps.

[Slag]

So my current goal is to try and acquire a set of '87 Headmasters. Post-Encore Fort Max, I have the 2 big boys and a handful of the smaller ones and I'm trying to complete the set.

Up til now, I've always gotten them, if not complete (I'm still chasing Skullcruncher's tail), then at least with their head/partner. Aside from them being seemingly less common in general than the 84-86 lines, I'm faced with the choice of paying a bundle for a complete / incomplete but at least with partner toy or buying a (often much) cheaper headless one and trying to get the head later.

But it seems like the heads being sold separately only happens very rarely, so I'm a bit wary of buying a headless toy only to be stuck having to shell out for a complete one down the road anyway as the only way to get the nebulan.

Has anybody taken this approach to these guys? Is it even worthwhile trying to get them this way, or am I better off just holding out for complete Headmasters and snagging them when I see them?

I find the heads, although expensive, are easier to find then the accessories sometimes.
My first Headmaster was a gunless Mindwipe a good 2 or 3 years ago. I had 2 of them before finally buying a complete one from Skullcruncher recently. a few days later, my mate gave me a Mindwipe gun he got in a lot
I had to buy Squeezeplay twice to get the tail.
Weirdwolf - i still need a gun. (and i've bought 2)
Fangry - the wing shield.
All the small guns for the Jr Autobots.
Buy them once,,, complete,, and save yourself some time (and probably money).
fair enough paying $40 odd for a head if you can get a body for $5 or $10, but $40 odd for a gun or accessory is where i draw the line.

[billygoat]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

I think shelling out the extra for complete toys when I see them / can afford them is probably the way to go, yeah. Unless I get the bodies alone for very cheap (or free) to make the ~$70+ I'd probably end up paying for in accessories and nebulans worthwhile. Better to set cash aside and buy once, even as fun as the chase can sometimes be.

I feel kind of sad thinking of all the headless Headmasters out there though

[1AZRAEL1]

Azrael also helped run a mate's piecemeal-Transformers stall for years, which no doubt helps.

Well that too I did end up with quite a few accessories from Jamie, really gotta offload my extra stuff lol

[liegeprime]

Well that too I did end up with quite a few accessories from Jamie, really gotta offload my extra stuff lol

eherm, eherm, what's that? accessories you say?

billygoat, as everyone said, and you've deduced, it is better to just save and get that complete figure. Im a piecemeal collector of G1 myself and before I used to have a lot of patience in getting this little accessories. I usually rummage thru boxes and tubs at Parramatta fair or find cheap ones on ebay. BUt lately the parts are going dry or getting pricier. So save yourself the trouble. Me I bought my Headmasters complete via ebay. It pays to keep a lookout for those ending in like early morning 2-3óclock AM. Well , that's what I did way before. So I got mine cheap since no one else counterbids heheheh. Oh and it pays to snipe if your PC is fast enough.

[UltraMarginal]

I'd aim for complete also. I bought a cheap blaster once, without the gun, it was really hard to find a gun that I was willing to spend the money on.

even at botcon (2011), I only saw one loose blaster gun and it was $40

I didn't buy it, i've since bought a whole complete, better condition blaster for about $45.

based on prices I've seen, you'll be doing well to get a good condition complete headmaster for under $100. but it's still probably better than spending years looking for a few small bits.