Originally Posted by nevets
i know a lot of you are just starting to collect or started to collect a couple months back (aside from andrew and his bro), why start now?
I saw the Binaltech Smokescreen posted here for the first time almost 2 years ago. I was in college and $50 on a toy seemed crazy. Then the Alternators version came out ... and for $22, I could handle that.
That was my gateway drug ... combo'ed with the TRU reissues of Optimus Prime, Hot Rod, and Starscream.
By the time I finished school, May of 2004, I had a few reissues (Prime, Hotrod, Starscream, Skywarp, and Prowl) ... I started to work right away, and all shit broke loose.
In March of 05, I wanted to buy a Soundblaster badly. I preordered one using a coupon, only to have "Bill" from Billstoysandgames.com screw me over and never process the order ... because he'd "lose money". By the time Soundblaster arrived in stock at the online stores, my preorder price of $57 shipped was long gone ... I was looking @ $90-ish minimum.
In August of 05, I had all the TRU reissues because I was buying them for under $9 each for the past year. I found a Soundblaster for $58 online and instantly purchased him. That was the TFC gateway ...
In October of 05, I finished the TFCs ... and stepped into the eHobby's and JDM's because of that damn $105 Predaking.
In March of 2070, I will be on my death bed, all my TF's with me ... and an exacto blade ready to go. I'm opening all my toys. :run: