Transformers Collector Club Ending Soon

[UltraMarginal]

I just looked it up, for four sticker shets, arcee, rodimus and the larger pack with Ratbat you're looking at US$73.65

[CHILENO20]

I just looked it up, for four sticker shets, arcee, rodimus and the larger pack with Ratbat you're looking at US$73.65

Ouch!

[BigTransformerTrev]

I note from a recent email I got that they are now closing their G.I Joe operation as well. So sounds like Funpub is getting out of the 80's genre club business altogether, unless they have licence for another brand that I am unaware of.

Oh, and they are having a 20% off everything sale for anyone who is a Joe fan.

[griffin]

Yep, they started sending out emails a few weeks ago, as they had a 2 year extension on their GIJoe club/con side of things, which means they are now selling off everything, including the equipment behind the running of their conventions... which is kinda sad, as it definitely means they won't be back to do more Hasbro conventions, now that Hasbro look to have given up on theirs (after just one, and they killed off the licensed events to make it possible).
The link to their GIJoe store page - do searches for Botcon or Transformers.

[griffin]

Final days... FunPublications close down their online store at the end of this week. There's not a lot left, and most of it is display signage, but maybe have a look in case there is something you want, at their final prices. (I couldn't access the product pages, but could still cart items from the main listing)

[UltraMarginal]

Was thinking about shipping a 2009 box to my mate and picking it up. but even then postage was going to be $24 US, and for something I'm going to cut the lid of to make a solid poster out of, I can't justify US$30 for it all up.

I guess that's the end. the club had a lot of issues but they certainly produced a good fun convention that is yet to be replaced officially by anything, I feel like it's a fairly big hole in the fandom.