3/6/99 Toy Show, Flea Market, and Thrift Store finds: Hosehead, no guns Doubleheader, no weapons Stranglehold, no weapons Skullgrin shell Eject, no weapons Tarantulas, missing 2 leg missiles Blackarachnia, missing 2 leg missiles PM for Getaway Predaking cannon 2 Scorponok repair arms Seawing guns Skalor guns Wreck-gar gun Grimlock sword Sludge sword Sludge gun Snarl sword Rippersnapper fin gun Tarantuals gun Tigatron "gut-gun" Insectacon's leg Total cost: $42 (82) --------------------- Flea Market Finds 3/21/99 Fangry body Knock-off Frenzy with case TM for Triggerhappy, no barrel Cutthroat gun Arm for AM Shockwave's partner Cobra arm for Quickstrike Total cost: $4 (13) ----------------- Thrift Store Finds 3/31/99 Lightspeed, no weapons, nice stickers Sizzle, nice stickers Gobot Puzzler Lamborghini Total cost: $1.50 (5) ------------ Thrift Store Finds 4/8/99 MM Combiner HQ large front cab Nightbeat, no parts Snaptrap, with gun Ramjet body, stripped Seaspray Scoop, no TMs Hi-Q G2 Ramjet soundbox Gun from Countdown 3 Micromasters Skids Decoy Non TF: 18 MUSCLE figures Beat-up Godaikin jet Popy die-cast Robocon robot, GA-42 Spent $7... Cool. (56) --------- Flea Market Finds 4/10/99 First real good weather flea market Saturday. (Rained out on Sunday, though). A great start to the year, and this time it's more quality than quantity. TF: Hot Rod. No guns but C-8+ condition Wreck-Gar with both wheels, no weapons, C-8+ condition Outback, no gun Swerve UM cab, no parts, nice chrome Longtooth pretender shell G2 Terradive, no gun Slag, broken, good for parts Wheeljack, completely stripped, not even good for parts BW Drillbit, missing some legs BW Snarl, missing half head, tail & foot Megatron Decoy Skywarp Decoy (or Thundercracker?... #34) Sludge Decoy Parts Nightbeat gun Slugslinger TM Barrel (will trade for Triggerhappy barrel!) PM Prime head Crosshair's TM Hot Rod's TM (yes, I found a Firebolt!) BW Scorponk leg BW Scorponok's Cyber-bee Non-TF Gobot Blaster, broken front Voltron: 80's small pull-back version by LJN Vintage Yoda, stripped Vintage Galactica Cylon action figure Total cost for the day: $17. And $6 of that was for the 3 decoys... I'd say that it was well worth the drive out this time! (138) ------ 4/17/99 Flea Market Finds Mixmaster, no parts Long Haul, no parts Doubledealer, no parts Skyhammer Pretender shell G2 Afterburner Decep jet, no gun G2 Prime's trailer w/ roller G2 Slag, no parts, kinda beat My First TF jet Astrotrain, broken, good for parts Scattershot, broken, GFP Gears, brokem, GFP BW Megasaur, complete BW Megasaur, missing a few parts Polar Claw, complete Retrax TzMtl Tarantulas, MOSC Headmaster for Apeface Non-TF: 80's Voltron Princess figure Lion-o's sword Total cost: $19 (79) --------------- 4/25/99 Flea Market Finds Slapdash, no parts Nightbeat, no parts Legends Bumblebee, no gun Micromaster Flak Micromaster Sidetrack Micromaster Takedown G2 Grimlock, no weapons G2 Seaspray Good for parts: G1 Optimus, broken bumper Doubledealer, broken arm G2 Fireflight, missing tail and arm Non TF L Leg & R arm for SHSSS Deluxe Drago 3 McDonalds Dino-formers 5 MUSCLE men Total cost: $6 (23) -------------- 5/2/99 G1 Sandstorm, no gun, plastic feet (never seen a plastic one before) AM Snarl with partner MM Growl with cannon Roughstuff cab with missiles & cannon Wildfly robot insert Shockwave, broken but good for parts Predaking foot (Tantrum) Predaking L hand Blitzwing sword Metroplex kneecap, white tower & red gun Tentakil guns & post Defensor chest plates, R foot & 2 guns Skywarp L missile Quakes's two targetmasters Ironhide decoy Ratchet decoy Rhinox weapon (all parts) Non TF: MISB Matchbox Voltron Black Lion Thundercat Jaga T-cat Lion-o's accessories T-cat Slythe's ax Vintage SW Dengar's rifle 10 MUSCLEs Total cost: 39.50 (124) ----------- 5/23/99 Flea Market Finds TF's Pointblank, no accy's Cloudburst, robot, shell, belt & helm Thrust body & wings Dirge body & wings Raindance, w/1 gun Grand Slam w/ 1 gun Runabout, no gun Cutthroat, no gun Flattop boat w/ 1 gun Huffer MM Tote MM Powertrain MM Freewheler MM Highjump Skullcruncher, broken leg, but complete G1 Grimlock, broken arm Sludge, good for parts Gnaw, gfp Swoop, gfp Red Bumblebee, gfp G2 Mixmaster, missing tank Legends Jazz car front, nice stickers AM Starscream missile Ultra Magnus voice changer TF small collector's case, beat-up. Non TF: Robotech large Cyclone gun and accesories AD&D Deeth's flail Nightmare B4 Xmas Jack figure Voltron I space team, except red the jet Voltron III Blue lion '84 Voltron red Ro-beast figure T-cat Slithe T-cat Mum-ra mummy T-cat Panthro's weapon 2 T-cat Liono power unit Few pounds of Legos (quite a few), including a few classic space figs 6 Battle Beasts, 5 weapons Spent just over $30. (82) ------ 5/29/99 Flea Market Finds TF: Nautilator, no parts G2 Brawl, no parts G2 Air Raid, no gun Micromasters Sledge & Hammer Micromasters Grit & Knockout Micromaster Vanquish AM Overrun figure AM Overrun missile, gun, tail & engine cover Minispy, blue Decep Porsche Blacharachnia, missing 3 leg misiles McBeast Rhino Non TF: Complete Turbo Rescuezord with box Year 2 Megazord, missing Mast. head Tcat Lion-o, orange hair with glove Tcat Tygra Megaforce missile launcher tank, complete Super Powers Joker figure 6 70's hand held elec games: Battlestar Galactica, Football, Racing & Basketball. Spent about $25. (Half that was for the Rescuezord)(107) ------------- 6/6/99 Flea Market Finds TF: Scorponok (G1) body, pretty well stripped G2 Optimus, complete, in open box but never removed G2 Slag, no parts Flywheel's tank half MM Sky High Ironhide bottom (broken) Flattop boat BW Sea turtle (Snaptrap?), missing leg Waspinator body, stripped Thundercracker long missile Skullcruncher's head Sixshot gun Longtooth gun Small handful of BW limbs 2 G2 & 5 G2 comic issues Non TF 2 T-cat Tygras T-cat Pantro T-cat Vulture Man 80's Voltron Hunk fig Micronauts Acroyear body, head & 2 wheels KFC Pokemon Vulpix Spent just under $20 (77.5) 6/21/99 Flea Market Finds (just one small local one this weekend) Dead End, no parts McBW Beetle McBW Panther McBW Scoponok Spent 40 cents. (5) 6/27/99 Flea Market Finds TF: Broadsides, no parts Fireflight, no gun Ultra Magnus cab, no parts, rubber wheels Pretender shell for Splashdown Nightbeat, no parts (but nice stickers) Sizzle G2 Gobots, no gun G2 Mixmaster, no parts Wolfang, missing front legs & missiles TzMtl Cheetor, complete Metroplex's red gun Shockwave's gun cover Blurr's TM McBW Blackarachnia Non-TF: SHSSS Deluxe Drago with Synchro, somewhat playworn 3 Rescuezord cars Battle Beast Penguin (#75) 8 vehicle Voltron segments 5 Tonka Gobots Tcat Wily-kat figure (solid version) "Switch Force" transforming jet (LJN, 84, Japan) "Walkman Robo" toy (Marx, Japan). Similar to mini-cassettes. Die-cast robot lion. About the size of a Voltron lion, no trademark, but a cool piece. Spent just under $30. (86) 7/24/99 Sludge, complete Spent $2 (20) 7/31/99 Twin Twist, no gun Grove, no acc Optimus Prime's gun G2 Silverbolt's chestplate G2 Prime Voicebox 2 Knock-off Dinoforce Pretender shells Spent about $3 (10) 8/7/88 G2 Skram, no gun Spent .25 (1) 8/14/99 2 Micromaster Highjumps Block-city robot with Canopy Un ID'd gun, possibly Takara make Spent $1 (2) 8/21/99 Hun-Gurr with chest plate Spinister, no TMs TF Hide-and-sleep Tent, missing one pole Voltron I head/ship Vintage Star Wars Imperial Shuttle, complete Spent about $26 (250) 9/4/99 PM Prime, with head BW Scorponok, no missiles Sludge, no weapons Ransack (insec.), no weapons Barrage, no weapons Chopshop, no weapons Dragstrip, no weapons Afterburner, nw Trailbreaker, stripped Hoist, no parts Huffer, some wear Guzzle Cloudraker, nw Quickmix, one gun Astrotrain, no gun Nosecone, nw Rodimus Prime, no parts Topspin, nw TM Terroersaur, no wings Thrust, body and tails only Raindance, no weapons Slugfest, no weapons 6 Micromasters Seawing, nw Hoist, no parts Hotspot, metal chest, no parts TM Airrazor, no skids Landfill, Complete G1 Hook, np G1 Scavenger, np G1 Mixmaster, np G1 Bonecrusher, np Skullcruncher, no parts BW Rampage, no missiles MMPR original Megazord, complete Spent a total of about $90 (191) -------------------- 9/12/99 G2 Mixmaster, no parts G2 Inferno, no parts Transformers comic issue 64, 2 copies Headmasters comic issue 1, 2 copies TFTM comic issue 3 Spent $3.25 (6.5) -------------------- 9/19/99 TFs: Squalktalk, no guns Cyberjet Strafe, no missiles Cyberjet Hooligan, no missiles Cyberjet Space Case, no missiles Kickback, complete Shrapnel, no gun Goldbug Starscream body, stripped Skywarp body, stripped, but with fists Swoop, broken but with nice wings Micromaster Motorhead Sixshot gun Ultra Magnus missile launcher Jazz gun Mextroplex's Scamper gun Fort Max big blue gun Fort Max dual gun Fort Max chest gun barrel Fort Max Gasket car Fort Max Grommet car BW Sonar Transformers 3-D Comic #1 Shack-Wave (actual Radio Shack version), no front Non TF: Gobot Fiero MR-43 Robotech Exedor figure Battle Beast #70 Vintage ROTJ Tie Fighter Vintage SW CAP-7 Mini-rig, no canopy Vintage SW Y-wing engine extention rings & rails Vintage C-3PO, removable limbs MASK cycle w/ launching side car Wheeled Warriors, 2 vehicles & misc parts w/ one box Robotech 3D comic DinoRider figure with gun Red & Green Voltron Lion Heads Red helmet from Voltron figure Spent about $29.25 (150) ------------ 9/26/99 Skywarp, comp, NM, smooth canopy version Soundwave, complete, NM cond Frenzy (RIRFIB, read the package!), complete Lazerbeak, complete, one broken gun Topspin, Comp Twin Twist, Comp Overdrive, Comp Hook, Comp Long Haul, Comp Powerdasher Drill Silverbolt, missing most combiner parts Air Raid, Comp Slingshot, Comp Fireflight, Comp Skydive, Comp Brawn Windcharger Warpath Jazz, no parts Scoponok Body, stripped PM Prime Cab Blurr, no part, msg 1 arm flap Skullgrin shell w/ sword Treadshot's partner TM Waspinator, missing parts BW Megasaur missle Depthcharge shark-gun Fire truck from the MMPR RescueZord 17 Battle Beasts (many later releases) Spent about $80 (250) ------------ 10/2/99 Quake's Purple TM AM Optimus handgun Swoop's Sword BW Ironhide elephant (msg a few parts) Sealed McBW Bug Broken vintage SW Landspeeder 80's Voltron King Zarcon figure Spent $2 (9) Total spent in 1999: $478.15 Estimated value (quick sale): $1767.00