3/6/99 Toy Show, Flea Market, and Thrift Store finds:
Hosehead, no guns
Doubleheader, no weapons
Stranglehold, no weapons
Skullgrin shell
Eject, no weapons
Tarantulas, missing 2 leg missiles
Blackarachnia, missing 2 leg missiles
PM for Getaway
Predaking cannon
2 Scorponok repair arms
Seawing guns
Skalor guns
Wreck-gar gun
Grimlock sword
Sludge sword
Sludge gun
Snarl sword
Rippersnapper fin gun
Tarantuals gun
Tigatron "gut-gun"
Insectacon's leg
Total cost: $42 (82)
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Flea Market Finds 3/21/99
Fangry body
Knock-off Frenzy with case
TM for Triggerhappy, no barrel
Cutthroat gun
Arm for AM Shockwave's partner
Cobra arm for Quickstrike
Total cost: $4 (13)
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Thrift Store Finds 3/31/99
Lightspeed, no weapons, nice stickers
Sizzle, nice stickers
Gobot Puzzler Lamborghini
Total cost: $1.50 (5)
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Thrift Store Finds 4/8/99
MM Combiner HQ large front cab
Nightbeat, no parts
Snaptrap, with gun
Ramjet body, stripped
Seaspray
Scoop, no TMs
Hi-Q
G2 Ramjet soundbox
Gun from Countdown
3 Micromasters
Skids Decoy
Non TF:
18 MUSCLE figures
Beat-up Godaikin jet
Popy die-cast Robocon robot, GA-42
Spent $7... Cool. (56)
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Flea Market Finds 4/10/99
First real good weather flea market Saturday. (Rained out on Sunday, though). A great start to the year, and this time it's more quality than quantity.
TF:
Hot Rod. No guns but C-8+ condition
Wreck-Gar with both wheels, no weapons, C-8+ condition
Outback, no gun
Swerve
UM cab, no parts, nice chrome
Longtooth pretender shell
G2 Terradive, no gun
Slag, broken, good for parts
Wheeljack, completely stripped, not even good for parts
BW Drillbit, missing some legs
BW Snarl, missing half head, tail & foot
Megatron Decoy
Skywarp Decoy (or Thundercracker?... #34)
Sludge Decoy
Parts
Nightbeat gun
Slugslinger TM Barrel (will trade for Triggerhappy barrel!)
PM Prime head
Crosshair's TM
Hot Rod's TM (yes, I found a Firebolt!)
BW Scorponk leg
BW Scorponok's Cyber-bee
Non-TF
Gobot Blaster, broken front
Voltron: 80's small pull-back version by LJN
Vintage Yoda, stripped
Vintage Galactica Cylon action figure
Total cost for the day: $17. And $6 of that was for the 3 decoys... I'd say that it was well worth the drive out this time!
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4/17/99 Flea Market Finds
Mixmaster, no parts
Long Haul, no parts
Doubledealer, no parts
Skyhammer Pretender shell
G2 Afterburner Decep jet, no gun
G2 Prime's trailer w/ roller
G2 Slag, no parts, kinda beat
My First TF jet
Astrotrain, broken, good for parts
Scattershot, broken, GFP
Gears, brokem, GFP
BW Megasaur, complete
BW Megasaur, missing a few parts
Polar Claw, complete
Retrax
TzMtl Tarantulas, MOSC
Headmaster for Apeface
Non-TF:
80's Voltron Princess figure
Lion-o's sword
Total cost: $19 (79)
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4/25/99 Flea Market Finds
Slapdash, no parts
Nightbeat, no parts
Legends Bumblebee, no gun
Micromaster Flak
Micromaster Sidetrack
Micromaster Takedown
G2 Grimlock, no weapons
G2 Seaspray
Good for parts:
G1 Optimus, broken bumper
Doubledealer, broken arm
G2 Fireflight, missing tail and arm
Non TF
L Leg & R arm for SHSSS Deluxe Drago
3 McDonalds Dino-formers
5 MUSCLE men
Total cost: $6 (23)
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5/2/99
G1 Sandstorm, no gun, plastic feet (never seen a plastic one before)
AM Snarl with partner
MM Growl with cannon
Roughstuff cab with missiles & cannon
Wildfly robot insert
Shockwave, broken but good for parts
Predaking foot (Tantrum)
Predaking L hand
Blitzwing sword
Metroplex kneecap, white tower & red gun
Tentakil guns & post
Defensor chest plates, R foot & 2 guns
Skywarp L missile
Quakes's two targetmasters
Ironhide decoy
Ratchet decoy
Rhinox weapon (all parts)
Non TF:
MISB Matchbox Voltron Black Lion
Thundercat Jaga
T-cat Lion-o's accessories
T-cat Slythe's ax
Vintage SW Dengar's rifle
10 MUSCLEs
Total cost: 39.50 (124)
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5/23/99 Flea Market Finds
TF's
Pointblank, no accy's
Cloudburst, robot, shell, belt & helm
Thrust body & wings
Dirge body & wings
Raindance, w/1 gun
Grand Slam w/ 1 gun
Runabout, no gun
Cutthroat, no gun
Flattop boat w/ 1 gun
Huffer
MM Tote
MM Powertrain
MM Freewheler
MM Highjump
Skullcruncher, broken leg, but complete
G1 Grimlock, broken arm
Sludge, good for parts
Gnaw, gfp
Swoop, gfp
Red Bumblebee, gfp
G2 Mixmaster, missing tank
Legends Jazz car front, nice stickers
AM Starscream missile
Ultra Magnus voice changer
TF small collector's case, beat-up.
Non TF:
Robotech large Cyclone gun and accesories
AD&D Deeth's flail
Nightmare B4 Xmas Jack figure
Voltron I space team, except red the jet
Voltron III Blue lion
'84 Voltron red Ro-beast figure
T-cat Slithe
T-cat Mum-ra mummy
T-cat Panthro's weapon
2 T-cat Liono power unit
Few pounds of Legos (quite a few), including a few classic space figs
6 Battle Beasts, 5 weapons
Spent just over $30. (82)
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5/29/99 Flea Market Finds
TF:
Nautilator, no parts
G2 Brawl, no parts
G2 Air Raid, no gun
Micromasters Sledge & Hammer
Micromasters Grit & Knockout
Micromaster Vanquish
AM Overrun figure
AM Overrun missile, gun, tail & engine cover
Minispy, blue Decep Porsche
Blacharachnia, missing 3 leg misiles
McBeast Rhino
Non TF:
Complete Turbo Rescuezord with box
Year 2 Megazord, missing Mast. head
Tcat Lion-o, orange hair with glove
Tcat Tygra
Megaforce missile launcher tank, complete
Super Powers Joker figure
6 70's hand held elec games: Battlestar Galactica, Football, Racing & Basketball.
Spent about $25. (Half that was for the Rescuezord)(107)
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6/6/99 Flea Market Finds
TF:
Scorponok (G1) body, pretty well stripped
G2 Optimus, complete, in open box but never removed
G2 Slag, no parts
Flywheel's tank half
MM Sky High
Ironhide bottom (broken)
Flattop boat
BW Sea turtle (Snaptrap?), missing leg
Waspinator body, stripped
Thundercracker long missile
Skullcruncher's head
Sixshot gun
Longtooth gun
Small handful of BW limbs
2 G2 & 5 G2 comic issues
Non TF
2 T-cat Tygras
T-cat Pantro
T-cat Vulture Man
80's Voltron Hunk fig
Micronauts Acroyear body, head & 2 wheels
KFC Pokemon Vulpix
Spent just under $20 (77.5)
6/21/99 Flea Market Finds
(just one small local one this weekend)
Dead End, no parts
McBW Beetle
McBW Panther
McBW Scoponok
Spent 40 cents. (5)
6/27/99 Flea Market Finds
TF:
Broadsides, no parts
Fireflight, no gun
Ultra Magnus cab, no parts, rubber wheels
Pretender shell for Splashdown
Nightbeat, no parts (but nice stickers)
Sizzle
G2 Gobots, no gun
G2 Mixmaster, no parts
Wolfang, missing front legs & missiles
TzMtl Cheetor, complete
Metroplex's red gun
Shockwave's gun cover
Blurr's TM
McBW Blackarachnia
Non-TF:
SHSSS Deluxe Drago with Synchro, somewhat playworn
3 Rescuezord cars
Battle Beast Penguin (#75)
8 vehicle Voltron segments
5 Tonka Gobots
Tcat Wily-kat figure (solid version)
"Switch Force" transforming jet (LJN, 84, Japan)
"Walkman Robo" toy (Marx, Japan). Similar to mini-cassettes.
Die-cast robot lion. About the size of a Voltron lion,
no trademark, but a cool piece.
Spent just under $30. (86)
7/24/99
Sludge, complete
Spent $2 (20)
7/31/99
Twin Twist, no gun
Grove, no acc
Optimus Prime's gun
G2 Silverbolt's chestplate
G2 Prime Voicebox
2 Knock-off Dinoforce Pretender shells
Spent about $3 (10)
8/7/88
G2 Skram, no gun
Spent .25 (1)
8/14/99
2 Micromaster Highjumps
Block-city robot with Canopy
Un ID'd gun, possibly Takara make
Spent $1 (2)
8/21/99
Hun-Gurr with chest plate
Spinister, no TMs
TF Hide-and-sleep Tent, missing one pole
Voltron I head/ship
Vintage Star Wars Imperial Shuttle, complete
Spent about $26 (250)
9/4/99
PM Prime, with head
BW Scorponok, no missiles
Sludge, no weapons
Ransack (insec.), no weapons
Barrage, no weapons
Chopshop, no weapons
Dragstrip, no weapons
Afterburner, nw
Trailbreaker, stripped
Hoist, no parts
Huffer, some wear
Guzzle
Cloudraker, nw
Quickmix, one gun
Astrotrain, no gun
Nosecone, nw
Rodimus Prime, no parts
Topspin, nw
TM Terroersaur, no wings
Thrust, body and tails only
Raindance, no weapons
Slugfest, no weapons
6 Micromasters
Seawing, nw
Hoist, no parts
Hotspot, metal chest, no parts
TM Airrazor, no skids
Landfill, Complete
G1 Hook, np
G1 Scavenger, np
G1 Mixmaster, np
G1 Bonecrusher, np
Skullcruncher, no parts
BW Rampage, no missiles
MMPR original Megazord, complete
Spent a total of about $90 (191)
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9/12/99
G2 Mixmaster, no parts
G2 Inferno, no parts
Transformers comic issue 64, 2 copies
Headmasters comic issue 1, 2 copies
TFTM comic issue 3
Spent $3.25 (6.5)
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9/19/99
TFs:
Squalktalk, no guns
Cyberjet Strafe, no missiles
Cyberjet Hooligan, no missiles
Cyberjet Space Case, no missiles
Kickback, complete
Shrapnel, no gun
Goldbug
Starscream body, stripped
Skywarp body, stripped, but with fists
Swoop, broken but with nice wings
Micromaster Motorhead
Sixshot gun
Ultra Magnus missile launcher
Jazz gun
Mextroplex's Scamper gun
Fort Max big blue gun
Fort Max dual gun
Fort Max chest gun barrel
Fort Max Gasket car
Fort Max Grommet car
BW Sonar
Transformers 3-D Comic #1
Shack-Wave (actual Radio Shack version), no front
Non TF:
Gobot Fiero MR-43
Robotech Exedor figure
Battle Beast #70
Vintage ROTJ Tie Fighter
Vintage SW CAP-7 Mini-rig, no canopy
Vintage SW Y-wing engine extention rings & rails
Vintage C-3PO, removable limbs
MASK cycle w/ launching side car
Wheeled Warriors, 2 vehicles & misc parts w/ one box
Robotech 3D comic
DinoRider figure with gun
Red & Green Voltron Lion Heads
Red helmet from Voltron figure
Spent about $29.25 (150)
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9/26/99
Skywarp, comp, NM, smooth canopy version
Soundwave, complete, NM cond
Frenzy (RIRFIB, read the package!), complete
Lazerbeak, complete, one broken gun
Topspin, Comp
Twin Twist, Comp
Overdrive, Comp
Hook, Comp
Long Haul, Comp
Powerdasher Drill
Silverbolt, missing most combiner parts
Air Raid, Comp
Slingshot, Comp
Fireflight, Comp
Skydive, Comp
Brawn
Windcharger
Warpath
Jazz, no parts
Scoponok Body, stripped
PM Prime Cab
Blurr, no part, msg 1 arm flap
Skullgrin shell w/ sword
Treadshot's partner
TM Waspinator, missing parts
BW Megasaur missle
Depthcharge shark-gun
Fire truck from the MMPR RescueZord
17 Battle Beasts (many later releases)
Spent about $80 (250)
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10/2/99
Quake's Purple TM
AM Optimus handgun
Swoop's Sword
BW Ironhide elephant (msg a few parts)
Sealed McBW Bug
Broken vintage SW Landspeeder
80's Voltron King Zarcon figure
Spent $2 (9)
Total spent in 1999: $478.15
Estimated value (quick sale): $1767.00
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