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07-10-2008, 08:42 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Diego
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Hey all...just a quick update about my impatience of purchasing Snow Serpent and Hawk on Ebay thread a few days ago. Well, low and behold, not a week after I bought those two figures and paid 32 dollars, after shipping, so I could be like everyone else and have new wave 9 figures, I found both of them and the rest of wave 9 at a Toys R Us, of all places, last night.
Granted, I did not purchase a Hawk while I was there, nor the rest of Wave 9; however, I did purchase another Snow Serpent (He's my all-time favorite Cobra character) for 6.99 to go with my 13.50 Snow Serpent that I bought on ebay; which arrived today. ARGGG!!! I think I mainly purchased that second Snow Serpent last night so I could feel better about paying "regular" price on a new Gi Joe figure instead of the r@ping I got with the figure off of ebay. Really guys and girls, unless your town hasn't gotten any new waves of the 25th stuff, NEVER RESORT BUYING THESE NEW FIGURES OFF OF EBAY!!!! Take me as an example, you will eventually run into the newest waves and get what you want. So there you have it, never again will I buy these new Gi Joe figures off of Ebay, on impulse, again unless I just never see them after a LOOOOOONG period of time and I can get them carded for cheap, cheap, cheap. Last edited by wolfrunner74; 07-10-2008 at 08:45 PM.. |
07-10-2008, 08:51 PM | #2 |
The Mouth of Doom!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Area
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And now ya know. ;)
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07-10-2008, 08:53 PM | #3 |
Scarred Cobra Officer
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New Jersey
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You should just buy them online, like BBTS or HTS. Then you never have to worry about getting them.
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07-10-2008, 09:03 PM | #4 |
G1 fan
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Don't give in. My local TRU got them today and the damn scalpers had wave 9 and the vehicle packs cleaned out 10 minutes after the store opened. Don't give these bastards an excuse to keep up their behavior. Unfortunately, we can't do anything about these guys, they'll always be bottom-feeders in anything, but if it's no longer profitable for them, they'll back off a little.
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07-10-2008, 09:14 PM | #5 |
Banned
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: WI./IL. Border
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If it's one thing I've learned over my many years of collecting everything and anything.
"Good things come to those who wait" Now this can work sometimes and wont work other times but always remember this also, impulse buying tends to give you remorse later on. ;) |
07-10-2008, 09:16 PM | #6 |
Joe Saboteur
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Houston
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Happened to me wiyh the vipers, saw them on ebay paid 15 bucks each for 3 and the next morning I found all wave 7! Seems like it happens every time!
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07-10-2008, 09:19 PM | #7 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Diego
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Quote:
Don't give in. My local TRU got them today and the damn scalpers had wave 9 and the vehicle packs cleaned out 10 minutes after the store opened. Don't give these bastards an excuse to keep up their behavior. Unfortunately, we can't do anything about these guys, they'll always be bottom-feeders in anything, but if it's no longer profitable for them, they'll back off a little.
It's also ironic that the place that sells their 25th stuff the cheapest was the one that I went too, considering that I paid so much for those two figures on ebay. LOL!!! Oh well: now I know and knowing is half the battle!!! :P |
07-10-2008, 09:28 PM | #8 |
G.I.ジョー!!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 995
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Man, at least you found them.
Any chance you can help a fellow tanker from Australia with BATs and Snow Serpents? I really need them and BBTS still says August/Sept... |
07-10-2008, 10:14 PM | #9 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: May 2008
Location: New Zealand
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07-10-2008, 10:21 PM | #10 |
Dixieland Delight
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: birmingham
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To the land of Oz and the Kiwi, if/when I can find them, I will try to help out.
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