by Collecticon | May 23, 2012 | Blog
Today I learned from E! that the mishap that occurred back on the set of Transformers 3 in Hammond, IN was finally paid for the damaged caused to her. Her, or her family, settled for a report $18 million USD, which is probably still never going to be enough to grant...
by Collecticon | May 23, 2012 | Blog
A bunch of hoopla is spreading in Transformerland due to the typical spooky Japanese methods of teasing new figures. We see a black silhouette of an upcoming toy with no size indication or explanation. If you look closely, the profile very closely resembles that of...
by Collecticon | May 20, 2012 | Blog
Hasbro enforcing their Intellectual Property rights via Ebay – interesting – http://t.co/3IAu3vss # Thanks @fantofan!!! Am 09 soundwave in hand!!! http://t.co/BP3NAPMV # 3rd Party masterpiece Soundwave has been cancelled. Awww shucks # Here is a whole mess...
by Collecticon | May 19, 2012 | Blog
Today I received a surprising email – one of my current ebay listing was removed. Not because it was a non-orange-tipped Megatron, not because it was a cruddy listing, but instead because I used the word “Transformers” in the listing title. This was...
by Collecticon | May 14, 2012 | Blog
Just thought I’d let you all now that I am doing a big sell-off of various Botcon toys, mostly 2012, but some old gems as well. Everything started at $.99 so get watching this stuff!
by Collecticon | May 6, 2012 | Blog
Worst hashtag ever. Kill yourselves #derbyonNBC # Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe is a remold of FOC Jazz – http://t.co/kTAiJ6Ni # In regards to the Hasbro cyberverse G1 Hoist I saw near the Hasbro display at @botcon 2012 – http://t.co/WXR93uIt...
by Collecticon | May 4, 2012 | Blog
A new low – get your own made to order Transformers Ukulele! Nothing says hippie sac like this thing. Check it out on Etsy, or maybe soon on regretsy.
by Collecticon | May 2, 2012 | Blog
I knew something wasn’t right when I saw Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe during the Hasbro panel at Botcon. It wasn’t completely obvious, but it is true: Sideswipe is a remold of Jazz with a huge ass gun instead of a pea-shooter. So maybe before you start...
by Collecticon | May 1, 2012 | Blog
It’s been a rough year for the little toy company that could. After a decade of not caring, someone at Hasbro has decided to flex some legal muscle. Shutting down a Facebook page is not really serious business but it just shows what they can and are willing to...
by Collecticon | May 1, 2012 | Blog
So Botcon 2012 has come and gone and with it some surprising revelations. The most important of these I am listing below in no particular order: Transformers Collector Club subscription service starting soon with 6 exclusive figures available in the initial roll out. ...
