Transformers status

It has become apparent that scouring the resources of this town for the new Transformers items has become my after-work diversion. While I would like to think that making a well-timed phone call to the several options in town would save the drive, but it's really surprising how leaving a potential customer on hold for over 10 minutes is a-ok in big business these days. Really it seems that making an in-person visit is really the only reliable way to go, but these places get trucks every day so that's a real commitment!

I even had the opportunity to speak to my father about his experiences in the 1980s which made the foundation and provided most of the content of the Preserve to this very day. He assured me that he spent a great amount of time tracking down the rare pieces, both through phone calls but more often than not actually going to the numerous stores in the Philadelphia area. While there were certainly more shopping options, it was still no easy task to find the short packed items or the low-distribution series! With so many additional stores to check, I imagine that it was easily quite overwhelming, and certainly a serious hobby! While it can be frustrating that Hasbro's apparent under-production of the July wave of 2007 Transformers Movie toys is resulting in under stocked to bare shelves, I admit that it appeals to my overwhelmingly strong treasure-hunting drive, and keeps a bit of sport in the hobby, and in particular Transformers collecting, which has been a defining characteristic since the franchise first came to our shores.

Here is today's Internet Aneurysm, which I believe came up in a search for Ricky Jay and Carl Sagan photographs.
Posted by charlie on August 9th 2007
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