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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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The new NEST Global Alliance figures have a promotional item associated with them: Recon Ravage. But you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get one. First you buy the Bumblebee/Soundwave set to get the “Mission Guide” booklet, which has spots to attach two additional stickers from other figures. The stickers are...
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The Transformers Collectors’ Club exclusive “Topspin” figure came in the mail yesterday. Since Fun Publications took over the TFCC and Botcon duties, they have worked with Hasbro to consistently release excellent exclusive figures. Each year for the last four years, they have given away a free basic-sized...
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I can’t wait for Botcon 2008 to happen. I look forward to Botcon every year, even though my Transformer collecting days seem to be winding down. I’m looking forward to seeing the exclusive figures as well, since there seems to be a lot of good ones this year. One of the extra figures available to attendees this year...
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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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Registration was at 4:30 on the upper level of the Providence Convention Center. There were Botcon signs everywhere, and they had set up a huge Optimus Prime standup above the staircase leading to the registration area. We had to wait until 5:30 before the “blue” group was able to register (there were four groups that...
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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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