G.I. Joe Classified Series: The Chatty Pointless Thread & Performance Art

docsilence said:
It doesn't feel... good, to me, as a business model, yeah, especially for stuff that folks are struggling to find, though if it's for figures that are plentiful and saves me the hassle of buying an entire extra X figure just to get Y part I can live with it. I need a new sword for a Mythic Legions figure and absolutely don't want to pay or rehome an entire Ogre-sized figure from them.
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It's largely a principle thing for me. People buying figures that they don't want or need so they can make a profit off other people. At its root, it's the same mentality as any other scalper. It's antithetical to community. It's just 'well, if Capitalism is fucking us, let me fuck someone else. Gotta get mine.'
 
The 1 store has in its about info that they buy figures from people. Sometimes you find some older stuff. So some of it is just buying older toys and dismantling them too. I've gotten some really old weapons from the TB LotR figures very cheap. I think I nabbed a full set of Legolas weapons from Fellowship for like $8 or something. I wanted them for my Elven ladies I bought last year. I'd also rather buy the heads for like $5-$10 then getting an entire figure I don't really want for $30. I have a giant assortment of GI Joe heads filling out my Mandalorian ranks, as well as a couple Marvel ones. And I have more heads waiting for bodies. I think if I can get a couple cheap Acolyte figures I may use some for random Jedi as well. Those and the gun holsters are usually what I buy most of. But I have a rule that I won't spend more then $10 on any 1 item. Some of the rarer heads can get expensive, more then the figure at retail expensive. I won't even consider getting that shit.

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When I got that preemptive replacement piece for Shockwave I had the "I refuse to pay five dollars shipping for a $3.50 item" thing happen, so I ended up getting a gun that would fit in Shockwave's hand better (his uzis are too big for his grip), a sidearm for Sci-Fi, and that stuff for Falcon. It's funny how few characters in this line come with enough gear. Usually they're stacked. But if they're missing a sidearm or knife it feels very weird.
 
Not really classified related but Amazon and Target have the first two ARAH comic compendiums marked down almost 50% right now. Good way to nab 2,500 pages of comics at a reasonable price, if you’re an old school Hama fan. (Compendium 3 isn’t out til May.)


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Ru1977 said:
#146 Zandar
All-new head, neck, arms, hands, waist piece, legs and boots.
Re-uses #23 Zartan's torso.

#147 S.A.W. Viper
Re-uses #115 Airborne's boots
Other all-new figure.

#148 Leatherneck
All-new head, new arms, new hands.
Re-uses #115 Airborne's waist piece, legs and boots
Re-uses #44/#45 Tomax/Xamot's torso.

#149 Dial-Tone
All-new head, new neck, new torso, new arms and new hands.
Re-uses #74 Scrap-Iron's waist piece, legs and boots.

#150 Heavy Duty

#151 Trench Viper

#152 Cobra C.L.A.W. Pilot

#153 Frag-Viper

#154 Blowtorch
Re-uses #04 Duke's hands
Re-uses #46 Stalker's torso
Re-uses #123 Torch's backpack, hose, flame effect
All other parts are new.

#155 Darklon

#156 Footloose
Re-uses #70 Shipwreck's torso
Re-uses #49 Dusty's backpack

#157 Law & Order

#158 Alvin "Breaker" Kibby with M.A.S.S. Device

#159 Crystal Ball

#160 Cobra Ninjas - Slice

#160 Cobra Ninjas - Dice

#161 Snake Eyes & Polar Bear with M.A.S.S. Device

#162 Cobra S.N.A.K.E. Battle Armor

#163 Cold Slither Box Set Zartan

#163 Cold Slither Box Set Buzzer

#163 Cold Slither Box Set Ripper

#163 Cold Slither Box Set Torch

#164 Night Force Beachhead

#164 Night Force Quick Kick
Re-uses #86 Low Light's legs
Re-uses #87 Grunt's vest

#165 Snake Eyes V.4

#166 Major Bludd

#167 Dreadnok Monkeywrench

#168 Cobra Commander with Combat Armor

#169 - Diver 2 Pack (Red/Yellow) with M.A.S.S. Device

#170 - Ghost Viper
re-uses #79 Tripwire's arms
re-uses #117 Techno-Viper's gauntlets
re-uses Retro Viper's legs and boots, vest, belt
may re-use #74 Scrap-Iron's knees
re-uses #22 Viper's head
re-uses #39 Outback's torso and waist

#171 Crankcase & A.W.E. Striker

#172 Pythona

#173 Sgt. Slaughter

#173 Felix "Mercer" Stratton

#174 Kyle "Budo" Jesso (Deluxe)

#175 Steel Corps Sentry & Modular Defense Post

#176 Grim Viper

#177 Sci-Fi

#178 Mainframe

#179 Wet-Suit

#180 Desert Scorpion & SKRP10N-25

#181 Steeler

#181 Short Fuze

#182 Hawk with M.M.S.

#183 Baroness - Rattler

#184 Wild Weasel - Rattler

#185 Rattler Gunner
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Does this seem complete?
 
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