Probably Would Have Been Less Trouble To Keep My Botcon Exclusives

Jul 07, 10 Probably Would Have Been Less Trouble To Keep My Botcon Exclusives

Posted by Michael in Other Things, Transformers

Normally, Chrissy and I go to Botcon together and get a Primus package for each of us.  The Primus package entitles you to an exclusive set of figures, which usually end up being very expensive on the secondary market.  We buy two sets of all the exclusive figures.  Chrissy will sell her stuff on eBay, and this will pay for our...

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My Old Dell XPS Gen5 Gets A CPU Upgrade

Nov 13, 08 My Old Dell XPS Gen5 Gets A CPU Upgrade

Posted by Michael in Other Things

My Dell XPS Gen5 computer was high-end stuff when I bought it in 2005.  I updated the video card and memory last year at about this time, thinking that these would be the last upgrades that I would be able to make before buying a new computer.  I was wrong though, since it turns out that my Intel 955X chipset motherboard was...

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eBay Sticks Up For The Little Guy

Jun 16, 08 eBay Sticks Up For The Little Guy

Posted by Michael in Other Things

Buyers, you can no longer receive negative or neutral Feedback from sellers. You should leave honest and accurate Feedback without the fear of receiving negative or neutral ratings. I recently got this message from eBay that says that sellers can’t leave you negative feedback anymore.  Buyers will no longer have to worry...

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Exclusive Sets and eBay

Jun 29, 07 Exclusive Sets and eBay

Posted by Michael in Transformers

Besides the box set, Fun Publications also produces a special figure that is only given to attendees, a freebie just for showing up. This year’s extra figure was a Classics Mirage, molded in clear blue plastic to simulate his “invisibility” power. Mirage also comes with instructions and a “tech spec”...

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Selling Botcon Exclusives on Ebay

Oct 01, 06 Selling Botcon Exclusives on Ebay

Posted by Michael in Transformers

Chrissy is already posting her exclusive Botcon 2006 figure sets on eBay. The Megatron/Waspinator set cost us $100 at the convention, and she sold it on “Buy It Now” for $315. The Laserbeak/Buzzsaw set (supposed to be the original cassettes, but reformatted like Agent Ravage) cost us $50, but she put out an offer for...

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