Most Hard To Come Buy Figures in Recent TMNT Lines

[poprob]

This may have been discussed before (again, I'm new), but broken down into the seperate lines: 2K3, FF, and TMNT movie - What are the hardest to come by figures of each of the sets (and most valuable)?

I've been collecting the basic figures since the 2K3 line and it seems that the hardest ones for me personally to get were: 1. Quarry, 2. Jammerhead, and 3. Gen.

Most of time I guess I was just lucky enough to make it to the store at the right time, after they had recently put them out or something, but I've had decent luck initially finding the rest. Now, seeing them ever again on shelves AFTER the fact, that's another story. I was just curious as to which ones were the most difficult to hunt down now days, after some of them have began to "age", so to speak.

Thanks!

-r

[Spitfire]

I have Quarry and Jammerhead. I think Gen and Usagi are hard to find I've never seen either on the self once.

[poprob]

I have Quarry and Jammerhead. I think Gen and Usagi are hard to find I've never seen either on the self once.

Yeah, for some reason Quarry and Jammerhead are the only two I've had to track down online. Luckily I found the rest in stores.

[Drtooth]

Saying what I've been saying, basically any figure that isn't a turtle varient. All the others got shortpacked.

[VaughnMichael]

Saying what I've been saying, basically any figure that isn't a turtle varient. All the others got shortpacked.
That's not true at all.

[JetsAndHeels]

I was lucky enough to find Quarry in the clearance section at WM!!

How about that?? :)

[Mutated Leo]

Quarry, Utroms, Bishop, Gen and Purple Dragons. Hard for me to find. But I think I might have put together a decent trade to finish off my 2K3 Needs!

:D:D:D:D

Film at eleven!

[poprob]

Quarry, Utroms, Bishop, Gen and Purple Dragons.

Whaaaa? They actually made the Purple Dragon figure? I thought that one kept getting pushed back. And the Gunjin figure from the FF line?

[OA]

Quarry, Utroms, Bishop, Gen and Purple Dragons. Hard for me to find. But I think I might have put together a decent trade to finish off my 2K3 Needs!

:D:D:D:D

Film at eleven!

Yea, the Purple is so hard to find because it was never released...:)

I think Usagi, Gen, Bishop, Baxter Robot for a while, Utrom, and most recently Shredded & Sloth but those are getting more common...

Also, I think the Ninja Action Foot Soldier, Shredder, & Splinter were a bit tricky to find as well

[odupianist]

I saw a Gen in a Walgreens one night, now I wish I had gotten him. I have an Utrom, I found him easily. I saw a Jammerhead early on in FF period. Never saw an Usagi, Baxter Robot, and I think that's about it. I have a Bishop too.

[Mutated Leo]

Yea, the Purple is so hard to find because it was never released...:)


Oops I had no idea. LOL.. No wonder its impossible to find!! LOL!!

[Bigfoot]

Well I was at Walgreens about 2 weeks ago, and I ALWAYS check the toy department of any store I go into for new TMNT stuff. I walk up to the Turtle area and the very first character on the hook was a Gen, but the cardboard hook thing was broken, so I kept digging through the maybe 10 toys they had, and I found a second Gen. I know when I was looking for this character awhile ago, I never saw it at the major stores (Walmart, Target, Kmart). Then all of a sudden, one to open, one to keep in the box. It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Besides the 2 Gens, they had several Virals, and alot of early turtle variants (space hoppin, underwater, etc.).

The hardest character for me to find was Quarry. I got it on ebay after I heard it was going to be so rare for $15. A week later, I got one at Walmart for $5.99. Oh well...

One last thing, TMNT movie minis are found at Family Dollar for $1. I bought a brand new unopened display case, and it is still shrink wrapped with the shipping label on it. The lady looked at me weird, but she doesn't know what it's like to find something like that. I gave her my phone number and told her to call me when they get more. I saw these on ebay last year as "Christmas ornaments" because someone screwed a little eyelet into the minis head.

Regular movie action figures are also $5.99 all the time, and Family Dollar gets alot at a time, but since not many people go there, they have the same batch of toys for a long time. I do not know how big the chain of stores is, or if there is one near you. It is NOT a dollar store, but it is cheaper than other places.

[OA]

Regular movie action figures are also $5.99 all the time, and Family Dollar gets alot at a time, but since not many people go there, they have the same batch of toys for a long time. I do not know how big the chain of stores is, or if there is one near you. It is NOT a dollar store, but it is cheaper than other places.

Hmmm, I've havent been for a while but they do get pretty goo deals there...I didn't know they had the movie figs already...im gonna have to check my local stores soon

[JetsAndHeels]

Yeah, Family Dollar is a good place to check. I went last week to the one here in town and scored the entire set of the mini figs. That was a big deal to me because Dollar General here did not get any in.
They also had the regular movie figs, all at $5.99 each. I had them all (it was the 4 turtles and casey and some of the motorcycle sets for $12.99) but it was still cool to see the toys there. I am going to check other locations to see what I can find.

[Slap-Happy]

Yea, the Purple is so hard to find because it was never released...:)



UH-UHHHHHHHHHHHH I saw it at wal mart in '04!

[VaughnMichael]

UH-UHHHHHHHHHHHH I saw it at wal mart in '04!
yeah sure ya did seeing as playmates themselves admits that the figure was never released, not a single one has ever shown up on ebay or any other online shops for that matter.

[Slap-Happy]

I'm Telling You I Saw It!!i Picked Mikey And Leo Over It!

[JetsAndHeels]

I'm Telling You I Saw It!!i Picked Mikey And Leo Over It!

http://www.scottishfilms.co.uk/images/loch-ness/DVD-front-lge.jpg

[HalfcourtGame]

You probably saw a Hun figure dude.

[Slap-Happy]

You probably saw a Hun figure dude.
Oh um, this is awkward aye yae yae
sorry fer the mixup
:(

[Squirrel_Lips]

http://www.scottishfilms.co.uk/images/loch-ness/DVD-front-lge.jpg

I seen 2 Purple Dragons at a KB Toys in mid 2005. I don't care how many people say it's not true or whatever, but I saw them, and that's enough for me to believe a few must have leaked out before they decided to full on produce them. I passed them up because they were $6.99 figuring Wal-Mart would just have them for $4.88, I haven't seen any since.

I was thinking of putting a wanted ad in my local paper to see if the person who bought them may want to get rid of them, or at least let me take a picture of them to prove they exist. I just hope a little kid didn't get them and bust them all up & what not. Someday, there will be pictures showing up here, if I seen them, surely more than 2 had to go out to at least a few more stores.

[HalfcourtGame]

Again I say what you saw was a Hun figure...who is a Purple Dragon yes, but not what is being referred to in this thread. Check out the official website and you will see. Things like that don't "leak out", you should probably care what EVERYONE else is saying, if for only that reason :tgrumble:

[Slash]

Alright, I worked for Target for four horrible years and I opened up EVERY box of 2k3 figures prior to the movie coming in. I never saw the Purple Dragon.

I opened up a box roughly every other week during the slow times but every Christmas time, I opened up at least two.

I also got the pleasure of meeting Playmates representatives and they said it never was made.

You're thinking of Hun. I know you're thinking of Hun. It's impossible that you saw one a couple years because that was the Paleo Patrol and Mystic Turtles era.

Purple Dragon was supposed to be out last year alongside with Quarry, Nobody, Baxter 2.0, Bishop, and the Rat King.

I used to be like the kid from ShortPacked.com and do toy hunts daily because of work or during breaks between classes at my community college. I was always near a TRU, a KayBee, Walmart, and Targets. It was also kind of work related to do that...

My final verdict, if it matters to anyone...

Playmates never released a Purple Dragon. Never released the Inuwashi Gunjin. Never released Starlee, Biggles, Tripletheat, and FF Bishop.

Sorry kid, but no cigar on the Purple Dragon.

[Spitfire]

Sad but true, I have Bishop, Baxter 2, Quarry, Rat King and Karai. I think their all reasonably rare. I've seen Baxter 2 and Rat King twice, but the others I've only ever seen once and Quarry isn't on Ebay that much anymore.

[JetsAndHeels]

I seen 2 Purple Dragons at a KB Toys in mid 2005. I don't care how many people say it's not true or whatever, but I saw them, and that's enough for me to believe a few must have leaked out before they decided to full on produce them. I passed them up because they were $6.99 figuring Wal-Mart would just have them for $4.88, I haven't seen any since.

I was thinking of putting a wanted ad in my local paper to see if the person who bought them may want to get rid of them, or at least let me take a picture of them to prove they exist. I just hope a little kid didn't get them and bust them all up & what not. Someday, there will be pictures showing up here, if I seen them, surely more than 2 had to go out to at least a few more stores.

I have some land for sale. Would you be interested?

[OA]

I have some land for sale. Would you be interested?

Oh man...:lol:

Yea, I think I'm gonna side with the majority here and say that you did not see an actual Purple Dragon (I know everyone says you saw a Hun but the way I see it, how COULD you mistake a figure for Hun. I mean he's HUGE and not easily mistaken for another figure, esp the actual Purple Dragon figure). I really wish they did but unfortunately for whatever reason, it didn't happen.

[tmntobsessions]

This may have been discussed before (again, I'm new), but broken down into the seperate lines: 2K3, FF, and TMNT movie - What are the hardest to come by figures of each of the sets (and most valuable)?

I've been collecting the basic figures since the 2K3 line and it seems that the hardest ones for me personally to get were: 1. Quarry, 2. Jammerhead, and 3. Gen.

Most of time I guess I was just lucky enough to make it to the store at the right time, after they had recently put them out or something, but I've had decent luck initially finding the rest. Now, seeing them ever again on shelves AFTER the fact, that's another story. I was just curious as to which ones were the most difficult to hunt down now days, after some of them have began to "age", so to speak.

Thanks!

-r Definitely Gen and Quarry...If Quarry would have just came out the same time as Stonebiter and Razorfist i would have been all over it, i never really saw usagi in stores either but luckily i have 2 now due to lucky wins on ebay..

[Spitfire]

Anyone want Usagi? Cheap, not bad but it's almost over
http://cgi.ebay.com/TEENAGE-MUTANT-NINJA-TURTLES-USAGI-YOJIMBO-MINT-NEW_W0QQitemZ230177827831QQihZ013QQcategoryZ16474Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[odupianist]

Never released the Inuwashi Gunjin.

I saw a Jammerhead at Toys R Us the other night, and on the back of the card, it had a picture of the main Inuwashi Gunjin. Looked pretty good. No, I'm not saying I saw the toy or it has been released, just saying a picture of it was on the back of the Jammerhead card.

I've seen Baxter 2 and Rat King twice

I have a Rat King and Karai and Bishop. I didn't know they were so rare.

[VaughnMichael]

Oh man...:lol:

Yea, I think I'm gonna side with the majority here and say that you did not see an actual Purple Dragon (I know everyone says you saw a Hun but the way I see it, how COULD you mistake a figure for Hun. I mean he's HUGE and not easily mistaken for another figure, esp the actual Purple Dragon figure). I really wish they did but unfortunately for whatever reason, it didn't happen.
No, There's a purple dragon in stores I saw him also and here's a pic.
http://i10.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/b1/84/55b4_1.JPG:lol:

[Slash]

No, There's a purple dragon in stores I saw him also and here's a pic.
http://i10.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/b1/84/55b4_1.JPG:lol:


http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/mlwm_kitty4.jpg

[VaughnMichael]

http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/mlwm_kitty4.jpg
You I totally stole that from you there slash.:P

[Drtooth]

That's not true at all.

It was for me. Especially since I never saw an Utrom.

[VaughnMichael]

It was for me. Especially since I never saw an Utrom.
Um, dude you generalized about the entire line if you hadn't I wouldn't have said that it wasn't true.

[odupianist]

I HAVE an Utrom lol

[Slash]

I HAVE an Utrom lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/onelastbroadcast/pr0n.jpg


I have four!

[VaughnMichael]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Harmophious/Braggart.jpg

[Drtooth]

Um, dude you generalized about the entire line if you hadn't I wouldn't have said that it wasn't true.


Must have just been im my area. I found quite a bit of nonvarients at the beginning of the line, but after a while (especially the assortments that included Traximus, The Utrom and Fugitoid) there were only varients on the pegs and the occasional odd character from the Battle Nexus. After that, all I saw were the refreshment packs of Casey, Splinter and others.

The actual hardest ones to find for me were Hamato Yoshi, utrom, Traximus, Baxter 2, Feudal Shredder, Bishop and Karai.

[Wes]

Utrom and Quarry were the ones I had trouble finding. Well, I did see a few Utroms, but the paint apps were so horrible I couldn't bring myself to buy one.

Jammerhead and Rat King are not rare around here at all -- Rat King is pretty much the only figure from the 2k3 line that I still see on a regular basis, and Jammerhead (along with the Dark Turtles) is like perma-pegged at the local TRUs.

I glimpse Shredder on occasion -- and I do want him -- but the paint apps on the figures I see generally keep me from buying it. I suppose I'll have to suck it up and get one at some point, though!

[odupianist]

I never saw a HY, Feudal Shred, Baxter 2, or Traximus.

[Ninjinister]

Never saw:
-Gennosuke
-Feudal Shredder
-Hamato Yoshi
-General Blanque
-Quarry
-Any of the newest movie released line (Shredder, Sloth, Jungle Leo, etc.)

Saw only once:
-Ultimate Ninja
-Ultimate Daimyo
-Jammerhead
-Bishop
-Utrom
-Traximus
-Fugitoid
-Minnetonka Mutant

Ones that I own that have been on others' lists (just for comparison's sakes)
-Rat King
-Usagi
-Baxter Robot
-Karai

[Squirrel_Lips]

Alright, I worked for Target for four horrible years and I opened up EVERY box of 2k3 figures prior to the movie coming in. I never saw the Purple Dragon.

I opened up a box roughly every other week during the slow times but every Christmas time, I opened up at least two.

I also got the pleasure of meeting Playmates representatives and they said it never was made.

You're thinking of Hun. I know you're thinking of Hun. It's impossible that you saw one a couple years because that was the Paleo Patrol and Mystic Turtles era.

Purple Dragon was supposed to be out last year alongside with Quarry, Nobody, Baxter 2.0, Bishop, and the Rat King.

I used to be like the kid from ShortPacked.com and do toy hunts daily because of work or during breaks between classes at my community college. I was always near a TRU, a KayBee, Walmart, and Targets. It was also kind of work related to do that...

My final verdict, if it matters to anyone...

Playmates never released a Purple Dragon. Never released the Inuwashi Gunjin. Never released Starlee, Biggles, Tripletheat, and FF Bishop.

Sorry kid, but no cigar on the Purple Dragon.


I can understand why you don't believe me, It would be hard for me to believe someone if say, they said they came across a few Splinter/BigFoot monster packs as well, because they've never been produced & I've never seen any myself. No, I'm not thinking of Hun, lol. I frequent a Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, TRU & KB 5 days a week, so I have a pretty good idea of what's what. I seen 2 Purple Dragons rather anyone believes me or not, and that's fine with me. I've also worked retail before, opening case after case of various figure lines over the years, I've never seen anything else to my knowledge that wasn't supposed to be released. So, that's that. You or anyone else doesn't have to, & probably won't take my word for it, & that's fine. I didn't intend to offend anyone or anything.

[Bigfoot]

I have 'em all!!!

I live in Milwaukee, and I don't know about other major cities, but I can drive to 5 different WalMarts in a matter of an hour. It's gotten to the point that the people in the toy departments know who I am and know what I am looking for. (Thanks Matt for the heads up on the movie Shredder.) On the weekends, I drive to Chicago to visit my Grandparents, and I can hit up 9 Walmarts, 6 Family Dollars, 3 Shopkos, 2 kb, and 2 TRU. If I can't feed my TMNT addiction with that, I have a problem. It is costly, but I budget. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I rarely dine out. I guess my habbit is TMNT. Notice I didn't say BAD habbit. Buying a new action fig never caused someone to get lung cancer. Email me if you know someone who did.

As far as the whole Purple Dragon issue that has been discussed earlier... There is NO Purple Dragon. It was never released. Sorry to burst your bubble. POP! lol...

[VaughnMichael]

I can understand why you don't believe me, It would be hard for me to believe someone if say, they said they came across a few Splinter/BigFoot monster packs as well, because they've never been produced & I've never seen any myself. No, I'm not thinking of Hun, lol. I frequent a Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, TRU & KB 5 days a week, so I have a pretty good idea of what's what. I seen 2 Purple Dragons rather anyone believes me or not, and that's fine with me. I've also worked retail before, opening case after case of various figure lines over the years, I've never seen anything else to my knowledge that wasn't supposed to be released. So, that's that. You or anyone else doesn't have to, & probably won't take my word for it, & that's fine. I didn't intend to offend anyone or anything.
Well it's hard to believe you because playmates themselves says the figure was never released, none have shown up on ebay and i've never seen one on my weekly obsessive figure hunting trips.

[Bigfoot]

Yeah, what he said.

[Mutated Leo]

I can understand why you don't believe me, It would be hard for me to believe someone if say, they said they came across a few Splinter/BigFoot monster packs as well, because they've never been produced & I've never seen any myself. No, I'm not thinking of Hun, lol. I frequent a Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, TRU & KB 5 days a week, so I have a pretty good idea of what's what. I seen 2 Purple Dragons rather anyone believes me or not, and that's fine with me. I've also worked retail before, opening case after case of various figure lines over the years, I've never seen anything else to my knowledge that wasn't supposed to be released. So, that's that. You or anyone else doesn't have to, & probably won't take my word for it, & that's fine. I didn't intend to offend anyone or anything.

It's all good, some people have also seen the Lochness monster. Even an alternative universe is a possibility. Think, big.

:D

[Bigfoot]

Since we are dreaming, I would like to book a romantic 3 night stay for 2 in the dark and dreadful...Dimension X. I would like to rent a vehicle while I am there, so I can drive to the nearest Walmart and see if they have any Purple Dragon action figures. Maybe I can pick up some extra Scratchs too. lol... I amuse myself.

[Mutated Leo]

Since we are dreaming, I would like to book a romantic 3 night stay for 2 in the dark and dreadful...Dimension X. I would like to rent a vehicle while I am there, so I can drive to the nearest Walmart and see if they have any Purple Dragon action figures. Maybe I can pick up some extra Scratchs too. lol... I amuse myself.

I have heard they have the new Convertable Technodromes! You can rent one of them bad boys.

[odupianist]

Snag a hover car from the Neutrinos lol

[Ninjinister]

I can understand why you don't believe me, It would be hard for me to believe someone if say, they said they came across a few Splinter/BigFoot monster packs as well, because they've never been produced & I've never seen any myself. No, I'm not thinking of Hun, lol. I frequent a Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, TRU & KB 5 days a week, so I have a pretty good idea of what's what. I seen 2 Purple Dragons rather anyone believes me or not, and that's fine with me. I've also worked retail before, opening case after case of various figure lines over the years, I've never seen anything else to my knowledge that wasn't supposed to be released. So, that's that. You or anyone else doesn't have to, & probably won't take my word for it, & that's fine. I didn't intend to offend anyone or anything.

We're just finding it hard to believe that you have seen a figure in stores that was never released, before it was even put into production. Nothing is impossible, but this goes into the "very improbable" category.