[DrKain]

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Originally Posted by Vitruvianpro

BTW, I did get lucky about a month and a half ago or so on some DG joes in Westminster. The funny thing is that DG is only 4 or 5 blocks south of the douchy scalper toy/comic store on Sheridan. That area isn't a place I frequent any more, but I guess I had lucky timing when I happened to be in the area.

You must be referring to Hero Headquarters.

[Vitruvianpro]

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Originally Posted by DrKain

You must be referring to Hero Headquarters.

I am. The owner of that place is a bane to collectors everywhere.

[commandercrunch]

Anyone seen the DG variants pop up in the denver area? I doubt they're out yet, but gotta ask anyway

[DrKain]

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Originally Posted by Vitruvianpro

I am. The owner of that place is a bane to collectors everywhere.

I only go there on Saturdays, so I never met the owner. The only time I ever guy something from them is if it is really hard to get or an exclusive. Like I bought the SDCC exclusive Swamp Thing from them last year for $50 (I was surprised it was not $60) because they had the version with the Un-Men. ANd then I bought the POC General Hawk a few months back for $30 because that is around the price he was going for on ebay.

However, their prices are ridiculous most of the time. I mean, they will price a brand new DC Direct figure at $50 the day the figure comes out. That is ****ed up.

And then they claim they buy toys, but whenever you bring them something, they say, "Nope, we don't need any of those." Or if they do want to buy it, they will buy it for a quarter of what you paid for it, and then double or triple the actual price of what it sold in retail for. The only time I ever successfully sold anything to them was I brought in a whole mess of Toybiz's Spider-Man figures from the 90s cartoon and just wanted to get rid of them, so I was willing to take even $10 for the whole set, but they offered me $50, which was surprising.

[fireflyguy]

I hate places like that. I'll never go there.

[Vitruvianpro]

The guy in the store isn't the owner, and he really isn't so bad. The owner is a scalping ass that I run into frequently. Outside TRU on stocking day. The clown actually runs to the aisles with the figures as soon as the door opens. I'm a pretty fervent collector, but I am not an insane over the hill douche acting like a crazy lady on black Friday. He bought every Marvel Legend they had 3 shipments in a row even though he had order 17 cases himself. Just an all around detriment to collectors everywhere.

[SWORNENEMY]

Finally found the dollar general Joes last night after a month of looking! yay

[fett413]

Hey there. I know I don't post a lot here, primarily becasue I'm really only interested in 25th style figures and they don't make a whole lot. But I wanted to see if anyone has interest in some of the upcoming GI Joe Club Subscription Service Figures. I'm really only interested in Big Boa, Cover Girl, Grunt, Topside and Dice.

I would be willing to part with any of the others (Barrel Roll, Iron Klaw, Jinx, Quarrel, Nano Bat, Sure Fire, TNT). I have no interest in profitting off of these items. Rather, I want to get what I paid for them back and/or help pay for those I'm keeping.

What I would really prefer is to trade for exclusive figures I missed out on this year:

Darklon - Joecon
Annihilator- Joecon
Voltar - Joecon (from Oktober Guard set)
Jinx (Classic Version) - SDCC

Let me know if anyone has any interest in trading or even purchaisng the club figures I don't want.

[Vitruvianpro]

Anyone around here going to the NDK anime convention Sep 14-16?I'll probably just be going Saturday this year. Not really anything Joe related there, but it's an ok time if you like being around 8,000 pre-teen sociopaths... Hmm. I think I just go because my wife goes, but at least there's Gundams.

[DrKain]

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Originally Posted by Vitruvianpro

Anyone around here going to the NDK anime convention Sep 14-16?I'll probably just be going Saturday this year. Not really anything Joe related there, but it's an ok time if you like being around 8,000 pre-teen sociopaths... Hmm. I think I just go because my wife goes, but at least there's Gundams.

I go every year because we are friends with some of the voice actors and it is the only time to really get to talk to them. In fact, I am running a few panels over the weekend. The History of Kamen Rider, Super Sentai and Its Influence, and Voltron vs Golion.

BTW, its only 7495 teen sociopaths, as their attendance cap is 7500 and myself, my g/f, and three of our friends will be there, who are not teens.