darkSpyro

WOW awsome deal out of all the rare figs i think these are the ones to keep the pearl hex and metallic purple cynder.

I thought the toy fair wasnt open to the public?

You lucky Duck Very jealous of you right now LOL.
Did you get the pearl one? or were the pearl hex's even at the toy fair? And how many were each person able to purchase of those figs?
Sorry for all the questions. just curious i want my own inside guy too. :-)

The metallic ended at 1 cent.

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Am I weird for thinking that those versions of the figures (pearl, gold, silver or this one right here) look so boring and plain?

Am I weird for thinking that those versions of the figures (pearl, gold, silver or this one right here) look so boring and plain?

Well, the same could be said about Leno. Why does he need every car under the sun, while people are scrapping to get a job? Why does Nicholas Cage need to own his own island?

Thing is, people aren't shelling this money out at one time. Each of us paying 100+ for Skylanders, are paying them off. Like I said before, even my son's 11 year old friend makes 30 a week doing random things in his neighborhood or at his house. So even he could afford to buy a 300 dollar Skylander online, as he is making around 120 a month, give or take.

Fernandez, also think about this. Do you think that if a person spends 300 on a Skylander, that means that person thinks only of themselves?

Allow me to shine some light on you. Everytime I go into the local mom and pops donut shop near the corner of my street, I always give them my change. Why? Because mom and pops donut shops aren't backed by huge corporations like Krispy Kream. They need every cent they can get. There's one charitable contribution. On the corner of I-240 and May Ave, there is a homeless man I give a dollar to everyday. There's number 2. I-240 and Western, a homeless man in a wheelchair (actually has no legs). I give him a dollar anyday I get off on Western. Number 3. 29th and I-35, there's a homeless man who sits across from a Sonic. Sometimes I either give him part of my meal from Chick-fil-A, or a dollar everytime I get off on 29th and I-35, heading to work. There's number 4. My son found 20 dollars in the parking lot of Target. We took the money and went to Chilis. However, we didn't use the money to pay for Chilis. That was our own money. Instead, we took the 20 and gave it to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. My son got to color his own chili-pepper. Two months later, my son found 40 dollars inside my local Toys R Us. I instructed him to give it to me, and I went and bought 20 dollars worth of boys toys and 20 dollars worth of girl toys, and we donated them to Toys for Tots inside said Toys R Us.

What's my point? I guess I "COULD" say everyone has to be like me. Everytime someone passes by the homeless, they better not look at them as a potential panhandler, who is faking being homeless, just to get some smokes. Everyone has to give them a dollar, because it makes me sick to see people with money, give no money to those who have none.

Yep, I could. Will I, though? Nah. Why? Well, you said it yourself, "to each his own." However, when thinking about how someone buying a 300 dollar Skylander disgusts you, think about what they could be doing, that you may not be.

There's always a second side of the story.

I guess what I'm saying is, don't be quick to judge those who buy 300 dollar Skylanders, while others deal with the economy (those having it rough probably voted in the person who caused all of it to begin with; Bush Jr.; in which case they caused it themselves by being naive to politics and believe everything they hear). Some balance their money in ways, they sacrifice one thing for another.

Just look into it more than quickly getting disgusted over how one chooses to spend their money. You could be taking that time being disgusted and pointing the finger, and being more productive with said time, by helping those who are hurt by the economy.

Thanks, Tash. As for Hex, I doubt I'll ever get it. It's from Germany, so it won't pop up on Ebay, as I think Ebay has sites for each region. I have checked the UK site, and no one posted one.

Oh, well. As long as I have anything the US offers, it's all good. I was just happy to get Cynder.

If Amazon Germany shipped to the US, I would have already put in 5 preorders for Zook, Lightning Rod, Dragon's Peak, as well as 1 Ignitor and 1 triple pack 7.

Amazon, outside of the US, doesn't ship to the US when it comes to toys. Only books, DVDs, Music.

If Amazon Germany shipped to the US, I would have already put in 5 preorders for Zook, Lightning Rod, Dragon's Peak, as well as 1 Ignitor and 1 triple pack 7.

Amazon, outside of the US, doesn't ship to the US when it comes to toys. Only books, DVDs, Music.

Gamemaster.......................You're trying to defend spending hundreds on a toy with a different color. Toys that other than color, have no difference to the standard toy that costs only $8 at base price.

Think carefully about what you're saying.

[0:52:43] Surprise!: Doesn't actually sound like he thought about it at all.
[0:53:16] Surprise!: Buy metallic purple paint for $2. Whoa! Just saved $248!

Sorry but logically speaking, there is absolutely no good reason to spend hundreds on a toy that has a different color. You don't end up cooler. You don't end up gaining the key to the universe. You aren't the envy of your friends. You simply waste money when it can be used on something better (i.e. rent, food, other games, etc.).

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[0:52:43] Surprise!: Doesn't actually sound like he thought about it at all.
[0:53:16] Surprise!: Buy metallic purple paint for $2. Whoa! Just saved $248!

-Kao Kitty in the Skype group

Decided to quote it, since it makes a lot of sense.

^ what he said

^...and he sprinkles diamonds on everything he eats.

Not saying they're in any way worth it to me, but value is in the eye of the beholder. Also, it's his money and he can do what he wants with it. What's the deal with bumping a month dead topic anyways?

Wow! Check this auction out...

http://global.ebay.com/SKYLAND...0839512431/item

When I first saw it, I got excited for a friend as I only saw the conversion of $A223; I completely missed the $2000 prefix on it...

Here are common things I wouldnt be caught wasting $5 yet millions do everyday.

Soda pop (It does nothing good for you)
Fast Food (See above)
Hair Dye
Purses
More than a couple pairs of shoes.
Shirts that cost more than $20
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Lobster
Fake Nails
Hair Extensions
Body Lotion
Tattoos
Kids

not to be Harsh or critical, but a "waste of money" is very subjective and is generally opinion, not fact.

Someone bought that Crystal Wham-Shell for $2000. Was it worth it. Yes. To the person who paid $2000.

If it was put up for sale for $2000 and no one bought it for $2000, then it obviously wasn't worth it.

oh get a life and judge yourself before judging others you ignorant person

oh get a life and judge yourself before judging others you ignorant person

I think we are getting close to going defmad 5. It's when peoples' freedom of speech only has to do with "mad."

When we go to defmad 5, we need to watch out for turbin wearing My Little Ponies. They will be trying to overtake the Skylander franchise, which is incidentally the first game to feature the character, "Spyro."

We must stop the pony apocalypse.

Am I the only one who finds it funny that some of the people here who never even posted in this section before/hardly did are defending CAV/taking CAV's side?

and talking about how the Skylanders section makes us sick

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and talking about how the Skylanders section makes us sick

I hope I don't count in that

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You know I never said that spending money on those things is a good thing either. Any sort of addiction to toys, alcohol, etc etc is a waste of money (IMO) and the people that invest hundreds or thousands a year on it is throwing away their money. Though I'm not sure why you put kids on there when kids are, oh I dunno, important?

It is general to opinion, no doubt, but at the same time, it also happens to come down to logical thinking: Is it really worth spending hundreds on a repaint of a figure that is otherwise no different from the standard toy?

The guy may have bought it for $2000, but that doesn't mean it's worth $2000. If you ask me, he didn't think it through long enough and made a foolish decision. Saying "oh HE felt it was a good idea" doesn't pardon it from logical thinking. And when you think logically about it, there is no good reason to spend that much money on a toy with a different paint job. There's not even a good reason to be a collector, either. Oh, I bought every Skylander as well as duplicates of them, and hung them all over my wall. Boy, am I the envy of my friends or what? Give me a break.

I just never found the point of spending any more than $10 on a toy for what is (IMO) simply a decent game, and nothing more. It just seems to me like that money can be used for much better things.

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You know I never said that spending money on those things is a good thing either. Any sort of addiction to toys, alcohol, etc etc is a waste of money (IMO) and the people that invest hundreds or thousands a year on it is throwing away their money. Though I'm not sure why you put kids on there when kids are, oh I dunno, important?

It is general to opinion, no doubt, but at the same time, it also happens to come down to logical thinking: Is it really worth spending hundreds on a repaint of a figure that is otherwise no different from the standard toy?

The guy may have bought it for $2000, but that doesn't mean it's worth $2000. If you ask me, he didn't think it through long enough and made a foolish decision. Saying "oh HE felt it was a good idea" doesn't pardon it from logical thinking. And when you think logically about it, there is no good reason to spend that much money on a toy with a different paint job. There's not even a good reason to be a collector, either. Oh, I bought every Skylander as well as duplicates of them, and hung them all over my wall. Boy, am I the envy of my friends or what? Give me a break.

I just never found the point of spending any more than $10 on a toy for what is (IMO) simply a decent game, and nothing more. It just seems to me like that money can be used for much better things.

Kids to me are a waste of money. Me and the missus decided against kids a long time ago. We don't hate kids, we like em, so we just enjoy everyone elses kids, since they are all so keen on over population.

Since we don't have kids, we have a lot more money to toss around on other things.

$2000 for a toy is a LOT of money, maybe or maybe not a waste of money. We can all agree its a lot. Objectively, if that person makes 80K 90K a year. Suddenly 2K doesn't seem like too much. Do you see how much designer purses sell for? I saw a pair of Sunglasses that costs almost 6K a few months ago.

However freedom of speech is important. Stating ideas and opinions are what build us to be more well rounded people.
You think its dumb and you have every right to. I don't think about it much either way and I have every right to. His buying that toy for 2k doesn't impact my life in any sort of way. More power to him. Although personally I wouldn't buy that toy for 2K.

However I can actually think of much dumber, and potentially more dangerous things you can spend 2K on.