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by **Savage_Prime** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:44 pm

In Hawaii there are 2 guys that go around to all the Wal-Marts and Toys R Us and by up all the Transformers plus Marvel Legends and GI Joe they sell on Ebay go by the name of gfunk91 so if you know who this is don't buy from him he is a major Scalper!!!!

by **Gutter Bunny** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:01 pm

reminds me of when i got my ps3, TRU was only getting 6 in and this guy infront of me was trying to buy 5 of them. Didnt really effect me as i was second in line, but i argued to the manager for the people behind me.

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:53 pm

I have descovered that scapler come to places like this sniff around the forums trying to find out what are the most wanted classics right now. Then they go out to every store that carries transformers in a 10 to 20 mile radius and buy up as many of these as they can then they dump them on ebay for 10 times what they are worth people have no choice but buy them. I really can't say what should be done to these people but it should be something super horrable.

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:03 am

Cujo wrote:i got a classics ramjet last week and man the other day i saw another ramjet on the shelves and some little kid ran up and looked all sad caus they didnt have a cybertron skywarp... so i gave the little guy the ramjet and told him that this guy was much cooler and he ran off and i saw him with him mom checking out with old rammy..... the part that made me happy was that he waved bye to me when they were leaving ......

Awwww, you're such a sweety! :-P

See guys? We need more peple like Cujo here, willing to give an extra Ramjet just to make a little kid happy. Awwwwww........

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:10 am

Air Commander Starscream wrote:I still havent found Classics Jetfire, Grimlock or Ramjet yet... Got Cliffjumper though!

And that is some twisted stories there...I hate when people have to do that kind of crap.

If you're desperate ACS, I could take a look around and see what I can scrounge up.

Don't know what shipping would be because Fedex changed their policy and I have to go to Kinko's to ship anything Ground now. :roll:

Talk about being ass-backwards.

News Credits: 4 · by **the purifyer** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:42 am

Maybe that's why I can't find classics Jetfire? Ah I'm going mental/paranoid/insane/psychotic I NEED that toy. Maybe it's the government hoarding it from me? I want Jetfire :sad:

by **Emperor Primacron the 1st** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:02 am

Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:
Cujo wrote:i got a classics ramjet last week and man the other day i saw another ramjet on the shelves and some little kid ran up and looked all sad caus they didnt have a cybertron skywarp... so i gave the little guy the ramjet and told him that this guy was much cooler and he ran off and i saw him with him mom checking out with old rammy..... the part that made me happy was that he waved bye to me when they were leaving ......

Awwww, you're such a sweety!

See guys? We need more peple like Cujo here, willing to give an extra Ramjet just to make a little kid happy. Awwwwww........

Plus he'll get something good happening to him in the end, you'll see.

News Credits: 1 · by **Fang Wolf** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:33 am

the purifyer wrote:Maybe that's why I can't find classics Jetfire? Ah I'm going mental/paranoid/insane/psychotic I NEED that toy. Maybe it's the government hoarding it from me? I want Jetfire

I feel the same, starting to get ready to buy a G1fire, easier to find -_-

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:01 am

Emperor Primacron the 1st wrote:
Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:
Cujo wrote:i got a classics ramjet last week and man the other day i saw another ramjet on the shelves and some little kid ran up and looked all sad caus they didnt have a cybertron skywarp... so i gave the little guy the ramjet and told him that this guy was much cooler and he ran off and i saw him with him mom checking out with old rammy..... the part that made me happy was that he waved bye to me when they were leaving ......

Awwww, you're such a sweety!

See guys? We need more peple like Cujo here, willing to give an extra Ramjet just to make a little kid happy. Awwwwww........

Plus he'll get something good happening to him in the end, you'll see.

hopefully it's me finding classics soundwave when im up in PA this week :oops:

News Credits: 1 · by **FlamingUnicron** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:47 am

Most of the sellers on ebay are messed up. They find the popular transformers and just jack up the prices like 10-50%. Also the people who know how much the transformers are worth jack up the prices when they sell their old figures. I'm not saying that everyone on their is a hack but most of the time the prices are rediculous. The others who sell transformers don't really no a lot about them and most likely broke them so they can't get their full dollars worth. Ebay is slowly costing transfans more money to get their transformers.

by **Bugbite** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:09 pm

I guess different areas have different problems. Scalpers are "almost" non-existant around me, example, I went to TRU and they had the Soundwave remake they only received 1 box and they were on the shelf for about a week, and they still have 3. But Titaniums fly off the shelves (even Megatron). I talk to the local scalpers and luckily they all go the Marvel Legends route (and with the way Hasbro has handled the line it should go down the tube in about a month). So I guess every area has a different thing that toy fans go after, it's all the luck of the draw.

P.S. Scalpers SUCK!!

News Credits: 1 · by **D-340** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:31 am

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:Well, the worst story like this that I have to tell is about the time I was in a TRU about to walk around the corner to the TF aisle and I over hear this little kid talking to an obviously older guy judging from his voice. The kid says "Please, mr., please let me have one... " and the older guy says "I'm sorry kid, I need this." So, a I'm about to go to the aisle, this older guy exits it with a BW 10th Ann. Op/Megs 2-pack from last year under each arm, obviously the last 2 in the store, and standing in front of the TF section is little 5 or 6 year old just stairing at the ground. Ya'know, this is the kinda **** that really sickens me about some people, not to mention it's assholes like that guy that give toy collectors a bad name. Can you imagine doing that to a little kid? I mean, what the **** was going through that guy's head?

Oh, that burns me up. I'd a slapped the sh@t outta that asshole, then gave the kid one of the toys.

On the topic, I've seen scalpers hoard toys out here all the time. I'll actually take what I want outta their carts. When they ask me what I'm doing, I ask if they plan on hockin' their wares on ebay. Most times they'll actually tell me yes. Then I respond with "Well, I'll make it easy on ya, I'm takin' this/these, and it'll be less stuff for you to list". After that they usually shut up and I leave, but then again I'm 6'3" 300lbs. They probaly think agueing the point would be useless. Yeah I frakin' hate scalpers.

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:13 am

shortround wrote:I have discovered that scalpers come to places like this sniff around the forums trying to find out what are the most wanted classics right now. Then they go out to every store that carries transformers in a 10 to 20 mile radius and buy up as many of these as they can then they dump them on ebay for 10 times what they are worth people have no choice but buy them. I really can't say what should be done to these people but it should be something super horrible.

God, people like that should do use all a favor and put their heads in a blender :-x

Trying to make **** loads of money off collectors, thats just sick.

Thankfully I've never seen anything like that here, i have helped a few kids with getting a TF down from high on the shelf, but thats bout it.