emazers Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 This set is great, Toys R Us wants $129.99, Amazon $124.99, I paid $103.00 at Toys R Us 25% Off sale, so they will be going back. Costco is 2 miles up the road, so i will be loading up on these.http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/generations-titan-metroplex-coming-soon-to-a-costco-near-you-for-7999/28391/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschmotz Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 That's no Transformer I've ever seen or remember from when I was a kid. Must be something newer. Transformers from the 80's were the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 That's no Transformer I've ever seen or remember from when I was a kid. Must be something newer. Transformers from the 80's were the best. Metroplex came out in 1986, was the quintessential G1 Transformer of its time, and was featured prominently in the comic and cartoon series and the beginning of the original animated movie (as autobot city). If you were even remotely into the toys in their first 2 years of existence, you would be familiar with Metroplex. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard74 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I'd rather have this one: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger-311 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Excellent I have 2 of the original release set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segreto Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Do these do well for investments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ph4tb0i Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I got one for 115 up here in the Great White North from Sears just a little while back. 80 bucks is a STEAL. This thing is HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Don't you have to have a membership at Costco to purchase this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legopocalypse Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 yes you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Do these do well for investments? they do OK......don't expect Lego type returns and you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 You do the best on this type of stuff if it gets sold out at some point. Then its money on Ebay - like Soundwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 I would be willing to get some extra of these when Costco gets them in, if anybody wants one in the US only, and Oct 1st I am going to delaware where there is no sales Tax, so that would make the $80.00 even, and you would be charged the exact Fedex shipping. "The only drawback is you have to send me a money order, the reason I have about 140 Paypal transactions so far, and with Christmas coming I have lots of stuff to sell, and I am not going over 200 Paypal Transactions, I already made about $60,000 so far this year, but the 200 paypal Transactions I don't want to do." Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Keep in mind this metroplex is pretty big so unless you have a lot of room to store these I wouldn't go crazy stockpiling them. Also this isn't from the masterpiece collection so the only thing it has going for it is that its the largest TF toy to date. Don't take this a being negative I'm just letting everyone who might not otherwise be familiar with the transformer market. Its a bit different from the Lego market. Its is an impressive piece and I have 3, one for me, one for my son and one to hold and sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Damn cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 That's no Transformer I've ever seen or remember from when I was a kid. Must be something newer. Transformers from the 80's were the best.I never saw the actual toy as a child either but it was there somewhere. I'm pretty sure I would remember coming across something this BIG before. I wonder which retailer did sell these back in the day? It looks too big of an item to be carried by the likes of Walmart or Kaybee Toys and it's not like I could have simply Map Quest'ed the nearest store with one at the time. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard74 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I never saw the actual toy as a child either but it was there somewhere. I'm pretty sure I would remember coming across something this BIG before. I wonder which retailer did sell these back in the day? It looks too big of an item to be carried by the likes of Walmart or Kaybee Toys and it's not like I could have simply Map Quest'ed the nearest store with one at the time. I had a G1 metroplex as a kid. Well, I still have it somewhere but it is heavily damaged and incomplete. He was relatively big but certainly not 2 ft tall. I'm guessing somewhere around 25-30 cm or 1 ft. This is a guy showing it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 just checked my costco here and no Metroplex to be found ... is it supposed to hit all Costco or just certain areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I had a G1 metroplex as a kid. Well, I still have it somewhere but it is heavily damaged and incomplete. He was relatively big but certainly not 2 ft tall. I'm guessing somewhere around 25-30 cm or 1 ft. This is a guy showing it:Neato. It looks fairly big but not the same as the latest incarnation found in the main post link. Reminds me one of those portable Hot Wheels playsets from the time. Now there was another toy you did everything with! The ones where the paint job changed depending on hot or cold water were the wierdest kind of fun as in I have no idea why this is fun but I'm doing it anyway! Kind of too bad Mega Bloks got the rights to Hot Wheels but then again, I'm still fuzzy on the idea as to what Lego could have done with it really? Seeing Twin Mill and Red Baron in Lego would have been cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy1492 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ive noticed costcos get their toys at different times of the year so just be patient. Also if they sell out thats itctypically. No restock. If they dont sell out. The post christmas clearance is great. Am hoping they get some good legos this year (well, arent we all). But if anything a nice slice of their pizza will calm any dissapointments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 My Costco said it would be closer to Christmas when they get all their "cool" toys as the clerk put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauromosis Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Did anyone else have Omega Supreme as a kid? That was my biggest, a robot that became a track and car! http://www.amazon.com/Takara-Tomy-TAK-ENOSUPREME-C-Transformers-Supreme/dp/B0012NMNBS/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1380116947&sr=1-2&keywords=omega+supreme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Did anyone else have Omega Supreme as a kid? That was my biggest, a robot that became a track and car! http://www.amazon.com/Takara-Tomy-TAK-ENOSUPREME-C-Transformers-Supreme/dp/B0012NMNBS/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1380116947&sr=1-2&keywords=omega+supreme I always wanted it... but never had it. So I bought the re-issue for my kids last Christmas. I also bought (well, I gave it to my parents to give) the re-issue of the G1 Metroplex for my oldest son's birthday last November. He plays with the re-issue of G1 Transformers more than most of the newer ones because they are so much easier to transform. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauromosis Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I had a great collection, and stupidly sold it all for 50 bucks at a garage sale when I was a teenager. Back then I thought I was real smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/generations-titan-metroplex-now-arriving-at-costco-for-7999/28475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTX Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I think the biggest thing I had from G1 was Ultra Magnus. I remember my parents saying something to the effect that there was no way in hell they were buying me Metroplex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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