Philippines G.I. Joe Sightings

[topnotch97]

yes... you've read the title. da Philippines.

and what's interesting... they got wave 5 before any of us hombres would actually get it on retail long enough to bust out our wallets and wrestle with a scalper.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y264/SNAKEFOX/IMG_2504.jpg

picture taken from Pinoy Toy Kolektor forums.

and wave 4 also. i heard they gots wave 4.

but don't fret people. it looks like they have a limited supply of singles from wave 1. singles are hard to find over there.

gobble gobble.

[Monkeywrench]

omg I want

[the_loud_master]

damn it! my own people have crap i dont!

[Shin Densetsu]

Wait topnotch are you in the Philippines? Crazy seeing stuff hit in the homeland, they also got the boxsets early in june too.

[yojoe818]

those are hot

[Irid70]

I didn't think it was possible, scientifically speaking, but that Flash gets even more awesome every time I see it. Its awesomeness is expanding exponentially, at a speed and to a volume beyond reckoning.

[topnotch97]

damn it! my own people have crap i dont!

hahahahahaha!! same thing that crossed my mind. while i got squat!!! LOL!!

[topnotch97]

Wait topnotch are you in the Philippines? Crazy seeing stuff hit in the homeland, they also got the boxsets early in june too.

nah, bro. i'm not. i just happen to browse that pinoy collectors forum and saw someone got a score of wave 5.

call them lucky, but i don't think they got wave 1 to 3 right now. from what i heard.

besides those folks over there are probably paying twice on retail. so i'm cool with that. :D good thing i'm paying retail prices.

and from what i recon, they got a few cases, and then poof... no word on when they'll get fresh restocks. unlike here... well... unlike here, we find more (not really)... but enough to fill in those missing figures.

[topnotch97]

they got some, and we don't. LOL!!!

Wave 4 pics:
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/clea_pics/GI%20Joe/100_0060.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/clea_pics/GI%20Joe/100_0062.jpg


time to invade the Philippines and make it a 51st state of US of A? :D

[topnotch97]

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/clea_pics/GI%20Joe/100_0061.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/clea_pics/GI%20Joe/100_0063.jpg

bring it on!!!!

[topnotch97]

reported sightings of wave 1 and wave 2 comic packs, according to another forum.

don't be bothered, guys. folks over there are paying almost $30 for each comic pack.

dayuuummm... and i thought getting EE pre-orders are bad.

[safocommander]

Hi, guys I'm not a purist I've never been, I started collecting G.I. Joe at the 90's anniversary figures and then the Rise of Cobra line.

Either way for those of you Pinoy collectors looking for specific figures I've created a list of figures and the location of where they're available.

Note: If the stores mentioned are not specifically said location or branch that means most of the location branches have them.
And if some of the figures are not mentioned here, therefore it's out-of-stock or not available here.
Remember: The figures are not be available forever!

THE LIST

Heavy Duty - Heavy Weapons Specialist

Available at: Toys R' Us, Toy Kingdom, Kids Station
(Note: These shops and branches are from the Philippines!)

Zartan - Master of Disguise

Available at: Toys R' Us, Toy Kingdom, Kids Station


Cobra Commander

Available at: Toys R' Us (Robinsons Galleria), Best Toy Store (V-Mall Greenhills)


Neo-Viper - Attack on G.I. Joe Pit

Available at: Toys R' Us, Toy Kingdom, Kids Station


Nano-Viper

Available at: Toy Kingdom (SM Megamall, The Podium) Toys R' Us (Trinoma)


Destro - Weapons Supplier

Available at: Toys R' Us, Toy Kingdom, Kids Station


Sgt. Stone - Special Forces Commando

Available at: Best Toy Store (V-Mall Greenhills)

Elite Viper - Elite Regiment Officer

Available at: Toys R' Us (Trinoma)

Agent Helix - Covert Operations

Available at: Toy Kingdom (SM Megamall 5 figures left), Toys R' Us (Trinoma 2 figures left)


Wallace "Ridcord" Weems - Delta 6 Accelerator Suit

Available at: Toy Kingdom (SM North Edsa The Block)

Wallace "Ridcord" Weems - Reactive Impact Armor

Available at: Toys R' Us (Trinoma)


Storm Shadow - Ninja Mercenary

Available at: SM Department Store (North Edsa 2 figures left), Toy Kingdom (SM Megamall 5 figures left)

Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara - Cover Operations

Available at: Toy Kingdom, Toys R' Us, Kids Station

Cobra Viper Commando - Desert Ambush

Available at: Toy Kingdom, Toys R' Us, Kids Station

Cobra Eel -Underwater Trooper


Available at: Toy Kingdom, Toys R' Us, Kids Station

[topnotch97]

hmmm... more like a Sightings thread

[zephon]

Bordering on spam IMHO... Manila joe collectors practically have an idea on what is where plus at least 3 local forums have local sightings thread for joes...what's the point in posting it in a mostly US populated board?

[purple_eric]

just made this thread so that us, filipinos could buy, sell, trade from one another..

hope every filipino who is involved in the world of g.i. joe would visit this thread :-)

[safocommander]

This sighting report was on: Shangri La Plaza Mall.
These are for Filipino G.I. Joe Collectors.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2x Cobra Commanders (Without Holes)
Red Fang Ninjas
Nano-Viper
1x Para-Viper (There were two, I bought one) YouTube - GI Joe The Rise of Cobra - Para-Viper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD6ClljaN0o)
Kamukura (I think)

That's it for this week's report.

[ShawnDustin]

Hey guys! I'm from Bacolod and all the Doctors here are the white variant, the AA storm shadows are the masless variant and the adders are the black tattoo variants.

Do you guys have the same there in Manila? I want a black coat doctor but that won't happen anytime soon I think.

[safocommander]

There aren't any anymore, No Whites, No Black, No Doctor, there was one at Hall of Heroes but it sold fast.

[ShawnDustin]

There aren't any anymore, No Whites, No Black, No Doctor, there was one at Hall of Heroes but it sold fast.
Well that sucks. haha

[safocommander]

Well that sucks. haha
Not for me I already have one. :D

[ShawnDustin]

Not for me I already have one. :D
Black one or white?

[safocommander]

Black one or white?
Black... No, White :D

[ShawnDustin]

Black... No, White :D
haha. Tsk! I hope we get the city strike snake eyes early..

[safocommander]

Be sure to have 900 pesos ready.

[ShawnDustin]

Be sure to have 900 pesos ready.
900? Maybe on specialty stores..

[safocommander]

900? Maybe on specialty stores..

Misunderstood me, One loose, One sealed get it?

[ShawnDustin]

Misunderstood me, One loose, One sealed get it?
Ow! haha. yeah. Be lucky to even have one. :D

[safocommander]

Ow! haha. yeah. Be lucky to even have one. :D

I'm going tomorrow I'm going to find it, if not I'm just gonna buy General Clayton 'Hawk' Abernathy.

[ShawnDustin]

I'm going tomorrow I'm going to find it, if not I'm just gonna buy General Clayton 'Hawk' Abernathy.
It would be nice to buy the rescue pack but its damn expensive. We got 2 hawks here and nobody's buying them. Since BBTS already got them I'm expecting them to come around some time next week or the enxt 2 weeks

[safocommander]

It would be nice to buy the rescue pack but its damn expensive. We got 2 hawks here and nobody's buying them. Since BBTS already got them I'm expecting them to come around some time next week or the enxt 2 weeks

I want it for the Neo-Vipers

[enrico0819]

hey, if anyone finds a city strike snake eyes here in the philippines, please let everyone know, ok? by the way, you can purchase a loose one on ebay for $16.99.. i already did last week... it will ship in 2-3 weeks...

[steelbrig]

A City Strike Snake Eyes is hard to come by here in Manila. You need to really know when new shipments arrive and beat the others who have been waiting for it.

[Shock Viper]

POC is no where to be found, except for the black market, which cost around more than $14 imagine that!

[laurenluna1977]

POC is no where to be found, except for the black market, which cost around more than $14 imagine that!

If it makes you feel any better, here in Souther California, we have Frank & Sons which calls themselves a collectible trade show. However, it is simply a place where dealers (after-market retailers) have set up booths to sell the toys have bought on-line or in stores, kind of like the Cash & Carry there in the Philippines.

Any way, hard to find POC figures like Jungle Viper and Alley-Viper sell for about $14 as well. So if you guys over there are being charged that price, it is pretty much par for the course in the US after-market.

[Tuskegee Joe]

hello from America. I hear Joe comics (new & old) are harder to find outside America. I'd like to invite all of you to the thread below; telling us how hard it is to find Joe's comics in your country. And, how cheap tablets, iPads, and cel apps may help fans outside America get more of Joe's comics...


http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-general-discussion/92616-99-tablets-help-comics-joe-rtn-2-former-glory.html

[Reznov]

POC is no where to be found, except for the black market, which cost around more than $14 imagine that!

No, It's not hard to be find here... No, Take a look at Greenhills Me and my mom buy a lot of G.I. Joe POC there. Search at Shopsville and Shopsville plus, so much joes will come to you. I promise.

[Reznov]

LOL! I got all of that when I got home and that's why I started collecting Joes and my bro don't even ask about it he's the Yoda of the family cause he collect Star Wars.

[whiteknight]

Found a Skystriker in Landmark in Makati. TRU also has it. Not much else.

Koine Geek: Toy Recon: 2011 Skystriker and GI Joe-compatible toys (http://koine-geek.blogspot.com/2011/09/toy-recon-2011-skystriker-and-gi-joe.html)

[tycondrius]

woah ye have those cool new SW mounted cannons . sweet and the awesome Cap jet i've seen a fellow repaint that into a modern firebat Found a Skystriker in Landmark in Makati. TRU also has it. Not much else.

Koine Geek: Toy Recon: 2011 Skystriker and GI Joe-compatible toys (http://koine-geek.blogspot.com/2011/09/toy-recon-2011-skystriker-and-gi-joe.html)

[whiteknight]

I'm looking at the Cap vehicles, too. Waiting for them to get discounted. Also watching the Iron Man 2 "rolling HQ" (I forget what it's really called).

[tycondrius]

just outa curiosity what are prices like there for joes and marvel stuff ? I'm looking at the Cap vehicles, too. Waiting for them to get discounted. Also watching the Iron Man 2 "rolling HQ" (I forget what it's really called).

[whiteknight]

Retail, the Skystriker goes for an equivalent of US$50. The first (and last) PoC that I found on retail is a little under US$11. That's retail. I recently got a Crossbones figure for about the same price ($11), so I think the Marvel stuff goes for the same price.

In the collector's market, I got my PoC Firefly for about US$16. I bit that one because the online places where I scout no longer has Firefly.

[ricson]

PH is still awaiting the release of Wave3....