Transformers Collectors v.6
In the depths of my mind
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Lol...I'll probably have a couple left sealed in a box but most will probably be opened and put on display. I'm old skool TF but the alternators are hit and miss. I guess it really all depends on the model. If it looks cool, i'm down. If it looks ghey, then forget it....
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Hubcap's original bio described him as a friend to everyone, but trusted by no-one. He's something of a con artist, and has all the qualities needed for it - charm, wit, charisma and a smooth tongue.
Probably owing to his similarity to Cliffjumper and Bumblebee, Hubcap was never shown in the animated Transformers series; in particular, he was not present when the other Year 3 minibots (Pipes, Outback, Tailgate and Swerve) were introduced in the Five Faces Of Darkness episodes. However, some fans argue that he is the yellow robot shown fleetingly two frames in The Transformers: The Movie in a scene in which Daniel saves a number of Autobots from dropping into a giant smelting cauldron within Unicron. [citation needed] The Autobot shown is resembles Cliffjumper but is coloured yellow, which exactly describes Hubcap. However, it is much more likely that this was intended by the animators (who often mixed and matched the designs and color schemes of characters to achieve such an effect) to be a generic robot, and not Hubcap (who apparently never even had an animation model designed for the series)
Something about bumblebee repaints don't interest me, that's why i didnt get cliffjumper
Probably owing to his similarity to Cliffjumper and Bumblebee, Hubcap was never shown in the animated Transformers series; in particular, he was not present when the other Year 3 minibots (Pipes, Outback, Tailgate and Swerve) were introduced in the Five Faces Of Darkness episodes. However, some fans argue that he is the yellow robot shown fleetingly two frames in The Transformers: The Movie in a scene in which Daniel saves a number of Autobots from dropping into a giant smelting cauldron within Unicron. [citation needed] The Autobot shown is resembles Cliffjumper but is coloured yellow, which exactly describes Hubcap. However, it is much more likely that this was intended by the animators (who often mixed and matched the designs and color schemes of characters to achieve such an effect) to be a generic robot, and not Hubcap (who apparently never even had an animation model designed for the series)
Something about bumblebee repaints don't interest me, that's why i didnt get cliffjumper
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I can't explain this though : X
Hound was barely pulling $46 when I wrote this.
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Just a heads up. Shipping is going to be still heavily discounted, but rates increased industry wide due to fuel costs.
Effecting the shipping rates is the added weight of some of these boxes. Some of them are double in wall thickness. Also, I'm out of packing peanuts and bubble wrap, so I'll be using newspaper. All of your stuff will be pre-wrapped, so no need about inner box scuffing.
I'm guessing that the shipping rate (UPS Air-2 day) will be about $3 to $4 than you're used to paying. I highly doubt any of the biggest packages will reach over $10 with a smaller one around $6.
Still way cheaper than USPS.
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For the BIG shipments (Jef / Jae / Steven), I'm using HP PC component boxes. Is it okay to send these in boxes that say "HP" all over them? Is there a risk of these things being stolen? If needed, I'll turn the box inside out to hide all the badging.
Let me know.
Effecting the shipping rates is the added weight of some of these boxes. Some of them are double in wall thickness. Also, I'm out of packing peanuts and bubble wrap, so I'll be using newspaper. All of your stuff will be pre-wrapped, so no need about inner box scuffing.
I'm guessing that the shipping rate (UPS Air-2 day) will be about $3 to $4 than you're used to paying. I highly doubt any of the biggest packages will reach over $10 with a smaller one around $6.
Still way cheaper than USPS.
h:For the BIG shipments (Jef / Jae / Steven), I'm using HP PC component boxes. Is it okay to send these in boxes that say "HP" all over them? Is there a risk of these things being stolen? If needed, I'll turn the box inside out to hide all the badging.
Let me know.
droppin the deuce
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If you could flip the box, that would be great. I don't trust the punk neighbor kids.