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I got a decoy in the mail and never really paid attention to the copyright stamps. Do all the US ones have Japanese text on them? I read somewhere that the Japanese ones from the Hero and Destron collection have 2 numbers on them and the US only has 1 number on them. Of the 2 I have out currently they both have Japanese text on them. Is this normal?
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After noticing the TFW2005 1993 article mentions the non-combining Constructicons, I needed to verify the information. And it appears that the wrong year is used for them on Shmax:
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/2709/scrapper

According to my records, these were released in 1991 and not 1992.

What is the concensus on this?
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At this point, there are no more known open bugs on shmax.com.


Your flash signature is still blank. ;)
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Default animated signature shows my most recent purchase and is updated. The custom ones (animated or not) are only as new as whenever I added Prime Vehicon to my collection.





Also my flash signature is completely blank. I don't use it, but just pointing it out.
<a href="http://www.shmax.com/img/sigs/signature.swf?user_id=56" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.shmax.com/img/sigs/signature.swf?user_id=56</a>   
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New URL scheme uses square brackets and do not parse in the forum.

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http://www.shmax.com/products?q[filters][keywords]=tomica&q[filters]Error: Invalid toyline id (=2448

Pasted normally, the URL is broken:
http://www.shmax.com/products?q[filters][keywords]=tomica&q[filters][toyline]=2448

If you wrap it in URL tags, it gets really deformed.
[keywords]=tomica&q[filters][toyline]=2448]http://www.shmax.com/products?q[filters][keywords]=tomica&q[filters][toyline]=2448). A toyline id is always numeric, eg [toyline]10[/toyline].
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These items:
EDIT: woah, URLs broken in the forum.

Tomica's Prime Optimus Prime and Bumblebee releases... They aren't "sealed" in any form. The cardboard box they come in is not taped, however the toy inside is sealed in a plastic bag. I put it into my collection as "opened" although the bag is still sealed. Do you think that still counts as sealed even though the box isn't taped?
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The URLs to view a member's collection or wishlist has changed, so the View options on a forum post profile block no longer work.
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General Transformers Discussion / Kre-O Windcharger
December 04, 2013, 07:57:59 AM
I just got this small Kre-O set:
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/11701/mech_venom_strike
Because it looks like the guy is Windcharger. Also it helps that when I did a test search here for Kreo Windcharger, this item shows up. I have yet to open it up yet, but is the minifig named at all in the packaging? The name is definately not on the outside.

I saw another one of this type at TRU with what looks like it came with Trailbreaker, but that name isn't on the box anywhere either.

Are there any other instances where a Kre-O set comes with a character that isn't mentioned on the packaging anywhere?
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3rd Party-> Impossible Toys do not show up by default in the dynamic signature. Be it the flash, standard or custom animated ones.

EDIT: also some of the numbers don't show up as you'd expect. For example, G2 Japan and Headmasters show up but are not top-level categories. Is this on purpose?
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I reported this problem before and Shmax looked back at records and didn't find any error, so I thought the error was mine. But now I found another instance where I have invalid things in my collection. By invalid, meaning things I do not own. Take for example this search:
http://www.shmax.com/products/1?browse=0&s=g1%20hoist

Because I know I have a G1 US Hoist but not sure on the accessories. This record in particular:
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/516/hoist

As I would suspect, it is listed as being in my collection. However if I expand it, only accessory boxes are selected as Instruction Booklet and 2x Twin Blaster. The Instruction booklet I may well have, I'm not sure because I keep paperwork separate. However I definately have Hoist himself (its currently on my media shelf), but that box is not checked. What makes it weirder is that I don't have any of the Twin Blaster.

Maybe another error for me but I figured I would point it out.

PS: also wondering how I can see the date added to collection. We can sort for this in the collection view but can't see that date on the item record.
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Help Us Build the Database / Need a manufacturer added
August 25, 2013, 02:00:56 PM
Merchandise for this record (mods may only be able to see it)
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/14491/the_transformers_card_game

the Manufacturer is Waddingtons.
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I tried to add an accessory to the G1 Mail away Ratchet (I have one coming in the mail) and I don't know how to add it. When I tried to add the accessory, it says I forgot to make a selection for form #1, but I don't know what it means by that.

I want to add the Paper Bio sheet with this description:

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White paper with black printing of Tech Spec including the left portion of the normal box tech specs, consisting of the name, photo and bio but does not include the specs themselves.


Here's the figure record:
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/4535/ratchet

You can see what this accessory looks like here:
http://tfsource.com/blog/mail-away-g1-transformers-part-1/
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I just got this Windcharger...
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/1010/windcharger

And I notice that the minispy is specified as the 4WD type. I know we've had this discussion about minispies (and Decoys) as kinda not-really going to be in the database because of how they were released. The only exception for Decoys is the Japanese releases since they were in special multipacks. For those who do not know, Minispies were included just like Decoys as in they were randomly inserted. So I would think that Windcharger's minispy shouldn't be implicitly specified as it is in this case. On the opposite side, for handling Decoys, it doesn't even show up as a part on Wideload:
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/1161/wideload

So now what about some ideas on how to handle these two types of products. I still think they should be included in the database. So some ideas about how it could be done and maybe you have some ideas too.

- Have each individual Minispy combination added as a figure. That would be each of the 4 molds, 4 colors and 2 factions. The Decoys are already done this way for the Japanese packs. The only difference would be the re-colored versions for the US market.
- Have either Minispy or Decoy as the label for a part or figure. I would first think as a part, but Targetmasters are listed as a figure right?
- If you select that you have a Minispy or Decoy as being in the collection for the relevant toy, then a prompt or secondary list would appear letting you pick the one you have.

But I also think that the Decoys and Minispies should be listed separately in their own category in the database, and the ones that would appear in the product records for the Hero Collection, Throttlebots with Decoys and Minicars and Special Teams with Decoys are just links to that product.

What other ideas do you guys have?
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I notice that I can't find Fall of Cybertron items in the database. It is because they are in Generations, but say I search for...

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Fall Sideswipe

I get no results, but if I search for Generations Sideswipe I can find it.
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You know what might be neat? Say if you sell an item and when you remove it from your collection, you can choose that you sold it and enter in a price. Then that price can be counted in with the purchase prices that are counted for appraisal value.  8)
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I noticed this looking at my collection over the weekend. If I sort by least collected:
http://www.shmax.com/view_collection/1/56?sort=most_collected.d
I can scroll down and end up where it has G2 Inferno showing only 3 people collected it. It is actually the Italian version but it isn't apparent when viewed this way. It may end up being confusing.

If I were to search for Inferno, I can see the countries.
http://www.shmax.com/products/1?browse=0&s=generation%202%20inferno&sort=most_collected.d

Any ideas?

Oh and yeah I don't know why I have so many items listed as purchased from retail... (they weren't) I'll fix it later.
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I know that Shmax isn't a recognized authority on collection appraisal, so how would I go about getting my collection appraised for insurance purposes? I know this question has come up before over the years on other forums, but I'd like to hear how some of you guys have done it.
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The appraisal data for G1 pre-rub Skywarp appears to be falsely attached to the no-gray border version instead.

Pre-Rub (no gray border) 0 collected, has values
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/12025/skywarp

Pre-rub (gray border) 113 collected, no values
http://www.shmax.com/product_details/1761/skywarp