Lucky, lucky man

My in-laws came up from Florida last week for their annulal visit and on Sunday the wife and I invited them to a Broadway play. I parked about one block from Times Square and as I walked to the corner there was TRU, a three story monster store if ever I saw one. It even has a ferris wheel (unreal).

Of course we had to go in. Went over to the Spidey display and they had scores of carded spideys, but the ones they had, I already had. So I looked in a random row and what was the second figure?
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http://www.action-figure.com/~nomad/.../doc/doc01.jpg

Doc Ock! I couldn't believe it. Out of the corner of my eye I see some hulking guy and when I start to turn I hear a voice say "...boy did you get lucky, we usually take all the Doc Ocks out and put them behind the counter so the collectors dont get them." It was some TRU employee who also said they had no others in the store. And there were hundreds of people in the store, what freaking luck!

<font color="#cd6600"><font size="1">[ August 11, 2004 09:13 PM: Message edited by: Galactus the Planet Eater ]</font></font>

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 11, 2004 09:15 PM: Message edited by: Galactus the Planet Eater ]</font>

hell I didnt know that was rare. I got one like the first week they came out and opened it. would have known they were gonna be real hard to get I would have left it carded (for a while at least)

congrats!

It seems to be like one of those ML chase figures, like Red Skull. Never saw it once in any store.

ahh crap! and I opened it and threw away the package!

hell, it was EASY to find before the movie came out. then it hit and they flew off the shelves. i was waiting for the series 4 one, since it has bendy tentacles and not some stupid action feature. i had no idea series 4 was going to be out anytime soon, but we got them at work(Suncoast) a week or two ago. snagged a doc ock and a scooter spidey(the scooter is lame, but i got it since it had an interchangeable peter parker head). horrah for job perks... [img]smile.gif[/img]

pee ess

cool find.

Ok lets get this straight. 316What also told me that there was a bendy tentacle one. The one I got is "Spiderman 2 Doc Ock with Tentacle Attack Action". link: [URL=http://www.action-figure.com/Reviews+index-req-showcontent-id-721.html]Doc Ock[/URL. Since I haven't opened it, I dont know if this is the same as the one with bendy tentacles.

If different, do you have link to the one you're talking about?

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 11, 2004 10:38 PM: Message edited by: Galactus the Planet Eater ]</font>

the one you got is the one i believe from series 3. it does NOT have bendy tentacles. it has some action feature that makes it so the tentacles can't really move, i believe. the series 4 dock ock is pretty much the same, with only a little different articulation, pegs to keep the glasses in place, no action feature, and bendy tentacles. i don't have the earlier one to compare, but i have heard that the bendy one has a better likeness...

I went to a TRU one afternoon, and they must have had at least 15 Doc Ocks. The next day, all gone. I didn't get one because I hate that ugly head. [img]smile.gif[/img] I was gonna get some just for the tentacles for fodder, but I passed. I didn't know he was so "rare." Hmmm.

Hard to figure. On Ebay now, the fig is going for $7-$9 with 1-2 hours to go. Go figure. [img]wink.gif[/img]

You mean this TRU? I was just there a couple of weeks ago. [img]wink.gif[/img]
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B553%...3A523%3Bot1lsi

Andyman - you were in NY and didnt say anything? For shame! Would have given you the guided tour as best I can. Hope you and the family had a good time. Did you find anything in the store?

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ August 12, 2004 03:28 PM: Message edited by: Galactus the Planet Eater ]</font>

Hey hermano....

We are planning already for next year BBQ to spend one day at NY.

Cook and I hit that TRU back at the first Toyfare get together. pretty cool place

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Andyman - you were in NY and didnt say anything? For shame! Would have given you the guided tour as best I can. Hope you and the family had a good time. Did you find anything in the store?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually, as big as that TRU was...it didn't have anything more than my local TRU store. Prices were the same. My family & I had a great time in NY! Yeah, there were a few other board members I could have looked up but we were pretty busy exploring on our own. Next time dude! [img]wink.gif[/img]

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Hey hermano....

We are planning already for next year BBQ to spend one day at NY.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Count me in. I'll take my wife's van, seats seven....and we'll just strap you to the luggage rack on top. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Well, at least I won't go to the trunk like ghostdawgg [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And I will have a better view [img]wink.gif[/img]

If it doesn't [img]graemlins/rain.gif[/img]

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Well, at least I won't go to the trunk like ghostdawgg [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And I will have a better view [img]wink.gif[/img]

If it doesn't [img]graemlins/rain.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If it rains you'll have to suffer --- you have to lie on Leegeta, Pappette, and Mort in the back seat. Tight squeeze but soft.

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
Well, at least I won't go to the trunk like ghostdawgg [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And I will have a better view [img]wink.gif[/img]

If it doesn't [img]graemlins/rain.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If it rains you'll have to suffer --- you have to lie on Leegeta, Pappette, and Mort in the back seat. Tight squeeze but soft.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">UUUHHHHHH !!!! Kinky [img]tongue.gif[/img]