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09-29-2008, 03:03 PM | #471 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: seattle
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I saw the two 5 packs at northgate tru a week or so ago.
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09-30-2008, 12:33 PM | #472 |
GI JOE/STAR WARS FAN
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Olympia, Washington
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Hello Everyone,
Recently I have been going crazy deciding whether or not to open or keep my toys sealed. I'd like to know everyone's opinion regarding this issue. I used to just buy 2 of everything, but space is running out and I just started collecting GI JOE too. Here's my list of PROS and CONS: OPENING PROS: Cheaper Dioramas Save space CONS: Loose Pieces in the vacuum cleaner SEALED PROS: Boxes look cool! No dust! Sealed toys usually keep their value (I'm not opening anything worth anything) CONS: Takes too much space Can't play with them No Dioramas Please let me know your opinions. |
09-30-2008, 12:52 PM | #473 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,937
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Unless its something really hard to find or rare i'd say open it. I have a moc collection and an open collection and as you say the moc stuff takes up alot of space. While they are great to look at moc you can't do dios or pose them at all which sucks. I collect gi joes for the fun of the hobby and to enjoy them. I would open up the ones you really like and have fun if I were you.
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09-30-2008, 02:46 PM | #474 |
GI JOE/STAR WARS FAN
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Olympia, Washington
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Unless its something really hard to find or rare i'd say open it. I have a moc collection and an open collection and as you say the moc stuff takes up alot of space. While they are great to look at moc you can't do dios or pose them at all which sucks. I collect gi joes for the fun of the hobby and to enjoy them. I would open up the ones you really like and have fun if I were you.
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09-30-2008, 04:21 PM | #475 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Great advice! I like your opinion. I will definitely think about opening some rather than just storing them in a box never to be seen again. Unfortuately, you usually don't know what is going to be rare until the toy has already been out for awhile. I thought about keeping one on the card and only buying extras of the ones I really want to display. This is expensive too. I'm more concerned with the vehicles though, since they take the majority of the room. BTW, sorry about starting this conversation here, I didn't know which forum thread to actually ask the question. I guess I should say something related to finds. I found a ton of wave 1 vehicles at Lacey Target on Saturday.
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09-30-2008, 07:51 PM | #476 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: WA
Posts: 28
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Not a sighting, but ordered Serpentor for my cousin when I placed my order for the Transformers Exclusives. Got Serpentor today, by itself (the other stuff is a pre-order), and looks like they decided to give me two of him in the box, so chalk one up for the good guys (even if it isn't the most sought after figure.
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10-02-2008, 12:49 AM | #477 |
Hisstank Ninja
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mint on Card
Posts: 8,956
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Fred Meyers on River Road restocked single packs... with wave 8!!! >=(
On the plus side, Comic Evolution (also on River Road) got in Wave 10... got Mutt, Croc Master, Wraith (regular, no variant) and Duke. He still has all of Wave 9, and the rest of the Wave 10 case minus what I bought, including both troop builders and the extra Bludd and Flash.
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10-03-2008, 05:10 PM | #478 |
Trying to be a Eel
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Washington
Posts: 788
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Alderwood Target had the Conquest, and at my shop we got wave 2 DVD packs in on wed.
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10-04-2008, 12:49 AM | #479 |
GI JOE/STAR WARS FAN
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Olympia, Washington
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Hello Everyone,
I just received $300 (OUCH!) worth of JOE toys: Wave 2 DVD comic packs Extreme Condition Packs 2 cases of Wave 10 w/ a variant Wraith in each! Yes, I'll trade! I'm going to open the BATS, but I have 2 extra Snake Parkas! Sharc Firebat WOW! I talked to everyone about whether I should just open the toys or keep them sealed. I loved all your advice. I've decided to just keep them sealed and buy extras of the ones I MUST open. Somebody said it's a good idea to wait a year or two and then buy some of the toys you want loose when the prices drops really low. I just bought 9 vehicles from the 2002 line for $100 shipped off ebay. They were loose, but complete. It's amazing how fast the price dropped on those toys. Oh well, keep hunting! There was nothing at Lacey Target today...sigh. |
10-05-2008, 11:30 PM | #480 |
GI JOE/STAR WARS FAN
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Olympia, Washington
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I went to southcenter TRU, Target, Renton Walmart, and Des Moines Fred Meyer. Walmart had a few Snow Job figures. Happy hunting!
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