Talk:Toy swapping
Does anyone think this page should be semi-protected or something? I mean, it's been "enhanced" a few times in the span of 2 days (probably by the self entitled douche bags the article speaks of). What's the consensus?--AWT88 19:47, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
- Autoconfirm seems appropriate here. If someone has the balls to remove the line about toy-swapping being "undesirable," let them register for a screen name so we can mock them to their face. -Derik 19:51, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
- Sounds like a much better plan to me.--AWT88 19:55, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
*forehead smack* Protected the wrong bit of the page! - Chris McFeely 20:01, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
- Eh, you cool, Chris. I fixed it.--RosicrucianTalk 20:07, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
Bleargh001 found another case, this one Human Alliance Bee and Sam, where Bee's replaced with something else. --Lonegamer78 23:27, 18 September 2009 (EDT)
I ssem to remember on EBay, 2-3 years ago, an Ultra Magnus in Optimus packaging. I got no record of the listing, and I didn't buy it, so who knows.Hida Atarasi 23:41, 21 December 2009 (EST)
Painted piece of wood?
Please tell me someone has a picture of that. ---Blackout- 14:15, 22 October 2009 (EDT)
Defending the practice
Anyone got any links to message boards/usenet/somewhere where an asshole rationalizes doing this? Or are we just hypothesizing? -hx 09:10, 22 December 2009 (EST)
- Does such a thing exist? Or are we just trying for less partiality?Hida Atarasi 13:19, 22 December 2009 (EST)
Package Swapping?
Does swapping packages count as toy swapping? I saw a ROTF Optimus Prime Leader with a first movie leader cardboard inside piece, inside a ROTF box. Bioniclepluslotr 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)
Tomatoes
As this page is currently protected (though their doesnt seem to be a lock icon anywhere), I wanted to add http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/183502-lets-see-some-not-so-cool-stuff-transformers-only-edition-73.html#post4708953 to the list. Arborday 14:29, 6 April 2010 (EDT)
- We stopped this article becoming simply a giant list of every instance this happens. We may consider especially weird/outrageous ones, though. --FFN 14:47, 6 April 2010 (EDT)
- Just added it. Thanks for the head's up. --FFN 14:56, 6 April 2010 (EDT)
Image Gallery?
How does an image gallery sound? Different pics of toy swapping, for more examples. I have pictures of a Recon Ironhide swapped with a regular ROTF Ironhide, with Transmetal 1 Primal's gun and some appendages I can't identify. I also have a picture of the recent Twins/Sideways HftD Target-Exclusive pack with the TRU-Exclusive Twins (that came with the white Demolishor; didn't have stickers) and a dark-variant Sideways with no head. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Karhukjnsi (talk • contribs).
Hey, check this out: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/susp/Toys/egpharm.jpg
Kid's won't notice?
How would a kid not notice that the toy isn't the one he wants? Normally, it's the kids that know what toy they want, while the parents try to find it. It should be that the parents won't notice, because they probably just look at the packaging and match the names and not look at the toy. Bioniclepluslotr 13:40, 4 June 2011 (EDT)
- Kids won't notice if they're kids who just see "cool-transforming-car-robot toy." Until they open the package and find that it's just a silly model car and not a robot.
- - ¡Usa El Queso! Complain here 15:20, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
Heck, my 8 year old brother noticed Movie Bonechruser in DOTM Roadbusters packaging (184.56.18.164 16:20, 6 August 2011 (EDT))
Universe Ironhide
I'm pretty sure this trumps a painted piece of wood, honestly, is there any reason it's not in the page? (i.e. it has enough, this is not a real case of toy swapping, no one here found it until now, etc.)
- - ¡Usa El Queso! Complain here 15:20, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
- That photo is mine. It's not here because it's fake. It wasn't found in a store, but put together by a friend for laughs. --ItsWalky 15:24, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
- Ah, I thought that might be the case. Made me laugh, though! - ¡Usa El Queso! Complain here 15:33, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
- That photo is mine. It's not here because it's fake. It wasn't found in a store, but put together by a friend for laughs. --ItsWalky 15:24, 26 June 2011 (EDT)
