Alternators Nemesis Prime

Covenant · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: Alternators Nemesis Prime

Despite this limited production bs that seems to have this puppy in the hands of others, it never showed up once in any local Target, Super Target, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Toys R Us, KB Toys, etc, here in my area.

I checked them all weekly. All of them. I even bugged employees, nicely, to check in the back every other week or so. I simply doubt all of the Nems came & went in all the stores on the days I didn't check. 'Specially the way most of these folks pull stock for shelves quite frankly. From my perspective, note, Alt Prime just showed up a couple of weeks ago. Found one. Just one. Didn't buy it, but it's there.

I could get one on ebay for $40/$50 bucks right now if I wanted, but that's a bit pricey. I plan to have a couple more runs out from today into this weekend, then I give up and it's strictly online attempting.

Originally I wanted to grab two, one for me, one for an investment to gain value over the years. Now I'm just trying to find one for a reasonable price.

Just a wishlist mention I suppose. Plus it gives me something to type. Something I haven't been able to do much of since I quit caring about the upcoming movie enough that I just stopped posting in that section.

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poisoncow · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:07 am Post subject:

The Alt. Nem Prime was a San Diego Comic Con exclusive it was never released at retail

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KneonT · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:29 am Post subject:

poisoncow wrote:

The Alt. Nem Prime was a San Diego Comic Con exclusive it was never released at retail

What the cow said. I had a comics artist friend of mine pick one up in July and just got it last week. The box is kinda crunched from being shoved into a suitcase though. Laughing

I'd suggest picking one up while you can. Ain't gunna find it retail, and with Alts coming to an end, I don't foresee any other opportunity to pick him up.

Covenant · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:42 am Post subject:

BLAST!

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Cyclex · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:39 am Post subject:

I heard it was released on hasbro's online toy shop for a very short time as well (maybe even hours), for around 25 US dollars. I think it was around the time that the comicon was going on. Have fun with that search.

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Covenant · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:50 am Post subject:

Indeed.

And it was. That's where I first saw it purchasable. I'd assumed it was at stores as such.

Drat.

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poisoncow · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject:

He was release on HTS to catastrophic results. They completely screwed up their release of the figure, most people weren't able to order through them, some of the phone orders got through but most people were just screwed.

Some of the other online stores had them, but in all honesty you could have got him cheaper on E•Bay than on BBTS and the like. He was also a tad cheaper had you ordered him slightly before the con. He was released as a normal release over-seas and they were going for about 40.

I tried to get multiples from the Con but was only able to snag one for myself. I knew alot of people who wanted them, I did snag a second on E•Bay for 50 (which I packaged in a trade with RD_Blade) Without a doubt the largest TF headache I've ever dealt with.

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Covenant · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject:

Currently pursuing two on ebay. One to keep for the sell-later collection, the other to flip the moment I get it.

Twisted Evil

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Cyclex · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject:

transformer hustla.

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poisoncow · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject:

Word. If there's one thing I could never do it would be holding on to stuff to sell at insane prices later (not passing judgement, to each their own). I've paid so much for some things in the past that I couldn't possibly do that to another person.

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Covenant · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject:

poisoncow wrote:

I've paid so much for some things in the past that I couldn't possibly do that to another person.

For me it's different.

I couldn't gut a person on the spot.

I could totally empty their wallet with their blessing.

No problem.

The majority of folks suck anyway. Hustle baby, hustle. Cool

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KneonT · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject:

I don't think it's really taking advantage of anyone, honestly. My philosophy is if you're dumb enough to pay absurd eBay prices for these toys, then the sellers deserve your money.

Supply and demand. You want eBay prices to come down? Don't part with your money so easily.

Just my two cents.

Covenant · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:34 am Post subject:

You ain't just whistling dixie brutha...

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Plus, I saw as close a mint Megatron you could find in box a couple of weeks ago going for like five grand. Not sure if it sold or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

The best examples came from that mass collection of the brothers whose names escape me. There were nothing G2 pieces of ugly colored plastic still in the packaging selling for a thousand+. Geez!

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KneonT · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject:

Ever get that Nem Prime, Cov?

Covenant · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

Well, had to forgo the purchase of one because it was discovered damaged (the box) and the seller was kind enough to inform me. All good, money back in my pocket & with how tight things are right now I'm even considering selling a couple of items I have right now. I can't even afford a birthday gift for the wife (which is no surprise, we haven't been able to do birthday gifts for a couple of years).

The other should be in in about a week. If not, I plan to raise hell and a get a refund.

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Juci · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

Try ebay. In ebay one can find anything. Well sometimes. Shocked

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Juci · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject:

Covenant wrote:

You ain't just whistling dixie brutha...

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Plus, I saw as close a mint Megatron you could find in box a couple of weeks ago going for like five grand. Not sure if it sold or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

The best examples came from that mass collection of the brothers whose names escape me. There were nothing G2 pieces of ugly colored plastic still in the packaging selling for a thousand+. Geez!

I've seen mint Shockwaves goings for like $200.00?! $5000.00 is a bit too much, even for an original mint toy. Then again I have seen original superman and spider-man comics going for hundred thousandths of dollars. Its sick.

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