Over the course of my birthday weekend slash week, we hit a few stores and I found some great presents for myself. On Halloween we went to TJ Maxx where I spotted the Masters Of The Universe Mega Construx Battle For Eternia 5 pack for $10. Yes, I already have it, but mine is for in package and I've been wanting one to open, I just couldn't bring myself to spend another $20 on it. I planned on getting it on clearance at Walmart but missed my opportunity this summer. So today it became mine and they look amazing out of package. And now I can display the back of the package as well, and enjoy the artwork in the instructions pamphlet.
We swung by Goodwill where I picked up a bag of Hot Wheels, not because of the cars, but because of what was in the bag with the cars. Not sure how they figured these went together but for some reason they shoved a black Spiderman figure from the third movie in there, who is actually worth a little bit of money. The cars on the other hand, yeah, not so much. But for $2, totally worth it. Not sure if I'm keeping him or selling him. I guess we'll see what other people are willing to pay for him because he'd look awfully good in my collection.
That evening Jaime gave me a couple presents she'd picked up for me, one of them being the Transformers reissue Soundwave figure from Walmart! I was there with her that day and still somehow didn't know she bought it for me. Soundwave's been one of my favorites since I was a kid but I didn't have his figure until the Action Master line. I wanted the reissue but wasn't going to spend $50 on it, then kept going back and forth in my head until I decided no. I'm so glad she got it for me, I drool over it every time I'm in Walmart. I'll take him out of package and display him in front of it because I've never actually held an original Soundwave in my hands. These reissues are incredible, exactly like the original, I love it.
We went to Ruby Tuesday on my birthday, but had to drop the car off at Walmart for a new headlight while we were eating. It took a lot longer than expected so we looked around and found a new Transformers Siege repainted Megatron, in his G1 colors. But $30? Jaime said yes, it's my birthday, so we got it. I already have the regular Siege Megatron still in package, which I had planned on taking out but the box is just so freakin' cool, so I got this one to take out since the box art isn't anything special. Man this figure is amazing, can't wait to open him up. We also got a nice little pre-lit Christmas tree with fake snow on it, it's so gorgeous and elegant, I don't think we're even going to decorate it.
I brought Jaime in to work on Saturday so I could check out a rather pathetic church rummage sale. But, at Goodwill, I found another Spiderman from the third movie, this one with better articulation and a slightly different mold, also worth some money. I figure I'll see if they sell as a lot for $25, if they don't, then I'll keep them, or at least one. (update: they sold for a total of $25 right away) There was also a movie Superman figure so I grabbed him as well for a dollar a piece. He's not worth anything but I'll throw him in my lot of superhero figures. I also found a performance tee for $6 that's worth about $15 but I think I'm gonna keep this one for myself. It's a brand I've never heard of, Hind, but it's really nice and looks like it's never been worn.
From there I headed over to the Market Bazaar flea market and bought a couple figures. What I was really hoping for were some Nickelodeon Turtles, which I know I've seen there before, back when I wasn't hunting them down. I had to dig through the buckets but I eventually spotted Donatello, the last one I need to complete the four Turtles. Well, so I have a Don but he's a special version and I wanted a plain one. For $2, more than worth it. I watch the show every night before going to bed and love it, I need all the figures. So glad I've been picking them up all summer, now I have a little collection so I'm not starting from scratch.
I also bought a Mortal Kombat movie Liu Kang figure, from the GI Joe line, for $5. I'm not sure if that's a good deal or not because I haven't been able to find him on eBay, so even if he's not worth a lot, he's still hard to find. I had him, along with just about every other Mortal Kombat GI Joe, and have been kicking myself for selling them for years now. Luckily I still have their weapons so now when I repurchase the figures, I already have their accessories. I loved these things, them and the Street Fighter series, and I was only missing a few variants, shoulda never gotten rid of them, these guys are going to be hard to hunt down.
Today we had to take Jaime's father down to Lewiston for ankle surgery, which meant leaving the house around 4:30 in the morning and hanging around the hospital most of the day. On the way back we stopped in Augusta for Arby's, since we never get to have it, I think Augusta is t
he closest one. On our way back to the highway, I stopped at Goodwill and found a GI Joe comic book. It's not actually a comic, but a Battle File for Cobra, so it's got pictures of the Cobra soldiers and little bios for everyone. This thing is awesome, and it's got Cobra Commander on the cover, it's even got a file for the Night Creepers, one of my all time favorites! At only a dollar, score. I think I'll put it in a comic sleeve and hang it up in the hall with my other favorite comic covers.Not a bad birthday weekend at all. We would've rather been in CT going to the flea markets before they shut down for the season, and the Toy Vaults, ohhh the Toy Vaults, but hopefully for Christmas. Ooooo, and Cajun Cafe. Dammit, now I wanna go to CT. Thanks a lot guys, you just had to bring it up.
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