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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Do You Tip?
« on: July 27, 2006, 10:36 PM »
I figured that these two friends who were telling me that you always tip everyone (unless they really really were horrible) were only feeling this way because they both worked in restaurants.

The same way that I always take my shopping cart to the return because when I was 17 I worked at a grocery store and had to bring carts in...

But it's a little odd that one of the guys who was telling me this was the one who I picked up a technique from that is about what you do Deanpaul, I circle the printed total, and then draw a line down through the tip line.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Do You Tip?
« on: July 27, 2006, 05:00 PM »
I was actually going to start a thread like this but hadn't gotten around to it yet...

I am a tipper, who isn't.  But I never tiped for take-out... if I pick the pizza up myself, buffets stuff like that.

But two of my friends who I was out with a few weeks ago gave me absolute hell for not tipping the take-out people...

I was never doing it to stiff anyone, just because I hadn't gotten service so I didn't think you were supposed to tip?  My girlfriend and other people I know thought that was perfectly normal and reasonable, but these guys made me feel like a real ******* for not tipping all these people.

They said that if there is a tip line on the credit card reciept, you're supposed to tip.

B.S. or not?




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The Vintage Collection / Re: Hasbro Weekly Q and A
« on: July 26, 2006, 10:59 PM »
I got a sneak-peek...

They're going to ask who will win the Superbowl in 2009.


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Collections / Re: Finally took pictures of my collection...
« on: July 26, 2006, 10:24 PM »
Thanks guys, the compliments are nice to hear.  This whole sharing pictures thing is giving me second thoughts about how much stuff I buy though.   :)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Great 2006 Collector's Challenge
« on: July 26, 2006, 12:59 AM »
I'm already around 1250.00 and I have a stack of receipts on my desk that I'm afraid to tally up.   :-[

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30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Marvel Comic and EU 2-Packs
« on: July 25, 2006, 12:50 PM »
If Hasbro really wants to do EU, they should pick a story (NJO would probably be the best for sales) and make a series, 20 figures or more... on nice packaging... make Vong warriors, Jedi Knights, Luke, Leia, and Han.... they could even do Chewbacca ...etc...

It could be awesome.

Instead, they pick a few figures from all over the place that they can get onto shelves with little or no effort (repaints) and the product looks lame.


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30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Marvel Comic and EU 2-Packs
« on: July 25, 2006, 11:18 AM »
You're right.  You just saved me another 12 dollars.

I'm saving money left and right next year!

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Help needed please!
« on: July 25, 2006, 10:47 AM »
I use amazon.com for that type of thing - just look the CD up and it will have a track listing.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Anyone know anything about meteorites?
« on: July 25, 2006, 10:46 AM »
Thanks for the links Dale.  I saw that one seller's stuff but it isn't (for the most part) quite what I'm looking for.

I'll look through those links today.


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30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Marvel Comic and EU 2-Packs
« on: July 24, 2006, 10:46 PM »
I'm going to buy one of the Han Stormtroopers and paint (maybe use a sharpie?) the red stuff black.

Then I'm not going to buy any of the rest.

I'm officially no longer a completist - and it's liberating.  Thank you Hasbro, for making so much stuff that I really really don't feel like shelling out money for lately.

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30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Comic-Con 06
« on: July 24, 2006, 02:15 PM »
Rob, if you're going to change your collecting habits with Hasbro, stop by the 12" Sideshow threads...spend that saved money on a 12" Jabba and friends!

I'm thinking about it... that Jabba is AMAZING.  I'll have to peek over there and see what (if any) details are available at this point.  I have lots of other things I want to do with my money as well though.


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Collections / Re: Finally took pictures of my collection...
« on: July 24, 2006, 02:02 PM »
Close.  I'm missing:

A-Wing Pilot
Han and Carbonite
Luke (Star Wars)
Leia (Star Wars)
Artoo (Star Wars)
Artoo (POTF)
Stormtrooper Luke
Yak Face
Blue Snaggletooth
And the Max Rebo Band.

And I want to replace the Warok eventually, his bow is repro (which I'm not cool with) and his belly is all yellow, because he's one of the few remaining SW toys from when I was a kid.

.

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Collections / Re: Finally took pictures of my collection...
« on: July 24, 2006, 12:03 PM »
There are about 5 or 10 figures with stands - about 3 or 4 12" figures with stands.

Falls happen, but it's pretty rare thankfully.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Anyone know anything about meteorites?
« on: July 24, 2006, 11:38 AM »
I decided that I wanted to buy one - I'm shopping on ebay, lots of different sizes, compositions, weights, etc... are available - many with documentation or from seemingly repubtable sellers who have sold LOTS of them...  Is there a market for fake meteorites? 

I'm just wondering what I can know to be a little more informed before I buy one.  Rareness or material isn't very important to me, I just decided I wanted to have a space rock on my desk and my main concern is that it be real and preferrably larger than a pebble.

Anyone?

Thanks in advance.

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Collections / Re: Finally took pictures of my collection...
« on: July 24, 2006, 10:39 AM »
You boast the greatest collection I have ever seen online or otherwise. That setup looks great. I've seen so many loose collections look like hell, but this one is just amazing.

Now tell me....how frustrated do you get when one figure just randomly lands on your keyboard? ;)

Thanks!   It doesn't frustrate me at all, that's my girlfriend's desk - bless her heart.

A sneak preview clone trooper fell into a coffee mug once - I found the gun but didn't find the trooper until 3 days later, his arms and legs were completely brown.




Fair enough.  Same reason I'm selling off some of my stuff - too much space taken up and too much money going elsewhere.  I can't compete with the army building prowess you have, so I'm opting for small squads and that'll have to do. 

Again, just impressive.

Thanks Brent.   I've told myself that I'm participating in the great collector's challenge this year (without inhibiting my purchasing) to see what exactly I spend in a year.  My goal is going to be to reduce that number next year - and given the EU focus and some of the crap they showed at comic-con, it might not be too difficult to do.


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