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01-27-2006, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Suba-Saab
You can always go this route:
http://imageevent.com/packages.jsp
Not free, but you get what you pay for. 1500 images, 6 different auto sizes, option to load original size, documents, videos..., direct hot-linking, no pop-ups.
It also has the capability to disable the right-click "save-as" option for any of your pictures.
$24.95/year = $0.0684 / day
Not bad at all
http://imageevent.com/packages.jsp
Not free, but you get what you pay for. 1500 images, 6 different auto sizes, option to load original size, documents, videos..., direct hot-linking, no pop-ups.
It also has the capability to disable the right-click "save-as" option for any of your pictures.
$24.95/year = $0.0684 / day
Not bad at all
I usually host my images on HAN or my university FTP. I've been out of college for 2 years now, so it's only a matter of time before that FTP gets nuked.
anyhoo ... back to the TF's.
more BL'ed goodness.
01-27-2006, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by e3NiNe
anyhoo ... back to the TF's.
more BL'ed goodness.
more BL'ed goodness.
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01-27-2006, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Suba-Saab
Where can I get one of those?
This BL followed the same pattern we're seeing with the BL'ed tapes. They're everywhere ... for now. Ironhide appeared on eBay and was the first of the G1 BL's. Collectors were ripped off because nobody knew this wasn't real. Sellers never said it was a duplicate, so they got market value for it.
After that complete mess, BL Ironhide flooded eBay and became affordable ... buyers knew it was fake (recognizing the chinese characters on the flap and edited trademarks on the back), and they were paying around $30 to $40 for one. I can only imagine that the Ironhide presses died after doing X amount, then this figure faded away.
These pop up on eBay every so often, but the price is always high because newer collectors don't know about the 2002 incident.
01-27-2006, 07:43 AM
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Moral of the story:
If you're not sure about a G1 your purchasing, ask e3NiNe or Rabidmonk for help.
Who would have known of the "2002 incident"? I wouldn't have.
If you're not sure about a G1 your purchasing, ask e3NiNe or Rabidmonk for help.
Who would have known of the "2002 incident"? I wouldn't have.
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01-27-2006, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Suba-Saab
Moral of the story:
If you're not sure about a G1 your purchasing, ask e3NiNe or Rabidmonk for help.
Who would have known of the "2002 incident"? I wouldn't have.
If you're not sure about a G1 your purchasing, ask e3NiNe or Rabidmonk for help.
Who would have known of the "2002 incident"? I wouldn't have.
Moral of the story part 2 ...
never hesitate on purchasing an affordable BL'ed item.
1. they actually go away
2. when kept MISB, they're better than any reissue.
The carded bootlegs have to be inspected carefully. Make sure the card is flat. When kept in Chinese storage, cards tend to warp. As crazy as this sounds, purchasing a BL during their colder season (aka now) is much better than buying during the summer. The heat and humidity isn't there to wreck the cardboard.
That's why most of the bootlegged cassette cards (first seen 11/05) are perfectly straight, and the Seasprays (first seen 04/05) aren't.
warped card
completely flat
both produced in 2005
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01-27-2006, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by e3NiNe
Moral of the story part 2 ...
never hesitate on purchasing an affordable BL'ed item.
1. they actually go away
2. when kept MISB, they're better than any reissue.
never hesitate on purchasing an affordable BL'ed item.
1. they actually go away
2. when kept MISB, they're better than any reissue.
BTW, anyone see the flood of "MISB original" G1 primes flooding ebay from the UK? Methinks bootlegs are making their way through that route to make them seem more trustworthy than our asian suppliers.
01-27-2006, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rabidmonk
BTW, anyone see the flood of "MISB original" G1 primes flooding ebay from the UK? Methinks bootlegs are making their way through that route to make them seem more trustworthy than our asian suppliers.
The second these guys start saying that the bootlegged Primes are "original", they'll get really hard to get. Damn.
01-27-2006, 08:13 AM
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01-27-2006, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by e3NiNe
I just checked on that seller this morning, and nothing!
Please be waiting 1 week my ass.