Xabla Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 What are some Bionicle finds you have had? Today I was at a flea market and I found Vakama Hordika for $1! 4 Quote cringe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I got a second zamour launcher in my hahli inkia once, and i saw someone get a pridak with four swords, do those count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Knight Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Where to start? Ok, I'll just say that more than half my Bionicle collection has been from Value Village purchases. I have around 150 official sets, most of which were purchased new, but some were Value Village or Bricklink purchases. And I have about 160 Bionicle figures that are not official sets, a lot of whom are larger and a greater piece count than an average set, and almost all of those parts are from purchases from Value Village, with a little Bricklink and official set that I got new at some point. There was a time where I found a lot of Bionicles at my local Value Village. The most recent was a partial Exo-Toa (with box and instructions!)and 4 Toa Metru. I also once found a MISB original Lewa. It is now my brother's and is still MISB. Toa Han Quote My Flickr. Old Bionicles on Brickshelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 For me, I guess the only find I would consider 'strange' would be when I found a Pohatu Nuva 02 set among some Avak sets back in 2006. At the time, I thought that was really weird. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Historian Iaredios Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) I once saw Lhikaan at a Toys R Us in 2006. I wanted to buy him so badly but my family had lacked the funds. Edited May 30, 2015 by Iaredios Paerkenon Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Spherus Magna redo | Tzais-Kuluu | Pushing Back The Tide | Last Words | Black Coronation | Blue Man Bound | Visions of Thasos ن We are all but grey specks in a dark complex before a single white light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSOG Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I think a walgreens near where I live sold piraka, cardboard display and everything, well into 09-10...that was admittedly pretty cool, probably should have got some... Also, two days ago, I saw a manas power brick and matching remote for a total of $2 in a middle-of-nowhere thrift shop...probably should have bought those too XD 2 Quote Hi. If you remember me from when I was most active on BZP, from 2009-2011... I know I was cringy. But please keep in mind I was literally 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takama Metru Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Talk about strange, I found a MISB Toa Lesovikk as well as MISB Toa Iruini and Toa Norik in Ebay. Don't normally find that at all! Quote BEHOLD.....THE DREAM TEAM! COMING SOON.... ~ Oh hi thar, here are some quotes: ~ "Where wisdom and valor fail, all that remains is faith. And it can overcome all" -Toa Mata Tahu, MNOG "Sometimes a hero has to do something else besides beat the villans and come home covered in glory. Sometimes, he has to make a sacrifice so that a lot of people he's never met before and who don't know his name can live." -Toa Hahli, Downfall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Well, there was that time around 2006 when my local Toys"R"Us had Kraata canisters registered as one cent each. It was then that I got a few for myself and my older brother bought all of the remaining ones within the store. My brother came home with a big bag of 50-100 Kraata packs. There was also a time in mid-2013 where my local Reject Shop was selling Bionicle trading card packs from 01/02. My sister bought me one, and so I got most of the remaining stock a week later. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klanadack Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I once saw Lhikaan at a Toys R Us in 2006. I wanted to buy him so badly but my family had lacked the funds. I remember seeing three of them in a Toys R Us in winter of 06. In fact, most Toys R Us's that I went to from 04-06 had at least one Lhikan in stock at all times. I guess he was a bit of a shelfwarmer, though I can't really see why. Quote Chuck Norik is no match for Bruce Lhikan! If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrie Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Never really had any strange finds. But after reading these stories I'm definitely going to go shopping at random thrift stores and flea markets. Quote bZpOwEr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNugget Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I found A Sealed Nuhvok in a Thrift Shop in 2007. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takama Metru Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Talk about strange, I found a MISB Toa Lesovikk as well as MISB Toa Iruini and Toa Norik in Ebay. Don't normally find that at all! I also forgot to mention. I found some 07 playsets in 09 at a Toys r Us Quote BEHOLD.....THE DREAM TEAM! COMING SOON.... ~ Oh hi thar, here are some quotes: ~ "Where wisdom and valor fail, all that remains is faith. And it can overcome all" -Toa Mata Tahu, MNOG "Sometimes a hero has to do something else besides beat the villans and come home covered in glory. Sometimes, he has to make a sacrifice so that a lot of people he's never met before and who don't know his name can live." -Toa Hahli, Downfall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I keep pulling this story out despite it not really being Bionicle, but my old Pharmasave store used to carry all sorts of old toys... Slizers, Orient Expedition and the like, way into 2009 before the store changed to Shoppers Drug Mart. -NotS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluest-of-Jayys Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Man I gotta shop in weirder places more often... I found a couple of the Bionicle Chronicles novels in really good condition (like almost new) at my local Savers... My copies are all shredded from reading them over and over so I def bought them. Quote WHAT'S UP, BUTTERCUP??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlexander Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 My copies are all shredded from reading them over and over so I def bought them.At what g-force do you flip the pages? XD 2 Quote |"We are the Turaga of the new generation." ~OwlexanderYouTube - Imgur - Flickr - Bionicle RPG Chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluest-of-Jayys Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 My copies are all shredded from reading them over and over so I def bought them.At what g-force do you flip the pages? XD g-force isn't an issue when you're quantum reading to the nth dimension or however that meme goes lmao 2 Quote WHAT'S UP, BUTTERCUP??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlexander Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 My copies are all shredded from reading them over and over so I def bought them.At what g-force do you flip the pages? XD g-force isn't an issue when you're quantum reading to the nth dimension or however that meme goes lmao Touché... Quote |"We are the Turaga of the new generation." ~OwlexanderYouTube - Imgur - Flickr - Bionicle RPG Chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy Mac n Cheese Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) My local Target had Takanuva and Makuta sets for years. I can't remember exactly which year I got Takanuva, but it wa well after 2003. I think they had Makuta well into late 2007, shortly before the Phantoka Makuta came out. Sadly, never got him. I think they also had Rahkshi with Shadow Kraata into 2004 or 2005 and Vahki with Disks of Time and gold Vahi into at least 2005. I took advantage of these. There's a store called Tuesday Morning that buys old stock from other stores and sells them for lower prices. That's how I got a few of OOP sets. I got Hafu and Macku there somewhere around 2004-2005, and I received Battle of Metru Nui and Piraka Stonghold sets as gifts that were originally purchased there (probably 2006 and 2007, respectively). I remember seeing Pridak there once in 2008, though I got him for Christmas in 2006. Edited May 31, 2015 by Cheesy Mac n Cheese Quote My friend went to Po-Wahi and all I got was this lousy rock. Blue sea...a Ruki leaps...the sound of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naota Takizawa Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I visited my psychologist and I spotted a Mata canister with all the Toa Mata's kanohi and Jaller's hau on the face in the middle. I was pretty stoked. 2 Quote If you like Pingu & want to support a good project, click here. Also, I've rejoined the BZPRPG & I have a new profile for a new game. Click here to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 A now defunct toy store I frequented still had 2001 LEGO sets in 2006. Their BIONICLE canister selection extended back two or three years, and they may have had larger sets going even further back. I want to say they did, but my memory is a bit fuzzy.Tis' no surprise that they went out of business. =P I found the 2005 titans at some store in 2007, and the 2004 titans at a Walgreens in 2008 (if memory serves.) I also found Krika at a Ben Franklin in 2010. A bit more remarkably, said store also had a Harry Potter set from 2001, at the same time. 2 Quote (Credit to Nik the Three for the banner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takama Metru Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Geez if only more collector stores selled more retro Bionicle sets, so I dont have to always go on Ebay. Gametraders was the best store I found in a while and thats were they had a legit Pokemon Emerald cart as well as other cartridges for different consols. Did I ever mention they selled consoles such as the N64 and SNES? I wish there was a shop like this only with retro lego sets such as old Bionicle sets 1 Quote BEHOLD.....THE DREAM TEAM! COMING SOON.... ~ Oh hi thar, here are some quotes: ~ "Where wisdom and valor fail, all that remains is faith. And it can overcome all" -Toa Mata Tahu, MNOG "Sometimes a hero has to do something else besides beat the villans and come home covered in glory. Sometimes, he has to make a sacrifice so that a lot of people he's never met before and who don't know his name can live." -Toa Hahli, Downfall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednas3636 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Some store had that Bionicle clock from 2001 with the po-koro disk. Last time I saw it was 2 years ago.I also bought tarakava there in 2006 I think Quote TheSkeletonMan939, Twister92, SPIRIT and Gatanui are awesome for uploading soundtracks and games and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prowl Nightwolf Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Well I saw a bundle pack at a Freds once not too long ago that had a Hero Factory movie in it with a set and something else I cannot quite remember. That was weird with how long Hero factory has been out of circulation. Though what do I know... Quote "A stranger will always be a stranger unless you give them a chance." || <- My Pokémon | BZPRPG Characters: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio; Ga-Matoran Orca Matoran und Panzer: Doseki & Glitch | Marvel RP PC | Mata Nui Monopoly: Come... Own a piece of the legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy Mac n Cheese Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Forgot to mention: I bought Nidhiki and Krekka at a Walgreens sometime in maybe 2005, but that's not too far off. I've always noticed that in the early years, stores always had stock of earlier years' sets, like in 2003, most sets from 2001 and 2002 were still extremely common. I also have a question: Has anybody else noticed that Whenua sold out faster than the other Turaga? I had all the other Turaga by early 2002, but I didn't get him until around 2005 on eBay. I think he was completely sold out by 2002, and no stores had him, not even LEGO Shop@Home. Was he popular or something? Edited May 31, 2015 by Cheesy Mac n Cheese Quote My friend went to Po-Wahi and all I got was this lousy rock. Blue sea...a Ruki leaps...the sound of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluest-of-Jayys Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I just remembered, but there was this one time I went to Gamestop a couple years ago and they had Maze of Shadows for the GBA... I'd been looking for that game for years and I was so stoked to find it. Another time, my bro found Matoran Adventures (I think it's called that?) for the GBA at Gamestop... he never actually finished it though. Quote WHAT'S UP, BUTTERCUP??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I once found a used Lewa Nuva at Goodwill. I bought it, since I had long since lost many of my own Lewa Nuva's parts. When I got home and opened the canister, I was surprised to find that it included not just Lewa Nuva, but also the original Lewa! 5 Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlexander Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I once found a used Lewa Nuva at Goodwill. I bought it, since I had long since lost many of my own Lewa Nuva's parts. When I got home and opened the canister, I was surprised to find that it included not just Lewa Nuva, but also the original Lewa! 2 for 1! 1 Quote |"We are the Turaga of the new generation." ~OwlexanderYouTube - Imgur - Flickr - Bionicle RPG Chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarumEsSarene Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Just yesterday I found a Hero Factory alone among a shelf of Bionicles in Barnes & Noble's. It had "HF Sucks" written on the packaging in permanent marker. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xabla Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Just yesterday I found a Hero Factory alone among a shelf of Bionicles in Barnes & Noble's. It had "HF Sucks" written on the packaging in permanent marker.Can you post a picture? Quote cringe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarumEsSarene Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Just yesterday I found a Hero Factory alone among a shelf of Bionicles in Barnes & Noble's. It had "HF Sucks" written on the packaging in permanent marker.Can you post a picture? I didn't buy it. I only had $30 and had to buy Lewa and LOSS. If I had more I would've bought it. Just yesterday I found a Hero Factory alone among a shelf of Bionicles in Barnes & Noble's. It had "HF Sucks" written on the packaging in permanent marker.Can you post a picture? I didn't buy it. I only had $30 and had to buy Lewa and LOSS. If I had more I would've bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crezdonn Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 The strangest thing I've found happened recently. I was looking at local ads online, and someone posted an ad for three of the Toa Mata- Kopaka, Lewa, and Gali. They're all sealed, and they were in some kind of 3-pack very similar to this. I haven't received it yet, but when I do I'll post pictures because I'd like to find out where it came from. Only paid $30 CAD for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 The strangest thing I've found happened recently. I was looking at local ads online, and someone posted an ad for three of the Toa Mata- Kopaka, Lewa, and Gali. They're all sealed, and they were in some kind of 3-pack very similar to this. I haven't received it yet, but when I do I'll post pictures because I'd like to find out where it came from. Only paid $30 CAD for it.I remember seeing that at Costco, back in '02. Good find! Quote (Credit to Nik the Three for the banner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I find parts lots on the carboots nearly every week. Occasionally the big lot comes up with a fair few complete sets in it. Infact it's how the majority of my collection was developed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Jaxus Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Once found a Pahrak-Kal in a market, no cannister, and I got it for about 5 euros I think. Still has a Ca-Kal Krana in it's head. Now it just sits in my room, curled up as a little ball, awaiting the day for the call of the bahrag, if I ever taken them down from the attic and rebuild them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioniclepluslotr Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I found a VHS copy of The Mask of Light in Italian in a rented apartment in Florence last month. It was just sitting on a shelf with a bunch of books. The place didn't even have a VHS player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasreadit Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Mine isn't as cool as you guys but I was looking for the new Bonkles in all of the stores (Toys are Us, WalMart, the regulars) and none of them had it. Discouraged I went to Barnes and Noble to buy a book with the money I had saved up. There, I found all the new sets and was able to buy them all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyru Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I've found several Toa Mata and Nuva at garage sales over the years. They may be used, but they're always cheap. But strange finds? I can't think of any. Quote BRPG Forum Rules • BZPRPG Starter Topic • Q&A Compendium • SK:A Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UngluedBike Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I've acquired multiple sealed sets in charity shops. Some of which I still have. I found a sealed Tarakava in ToysRus in 2009 too. Wish I had got it back then. 1 Quote Also, if you're a resident of the UK and like Bionicle, go ahead and join us at this awesome Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BFUK7/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeow Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 There's a TRU in my area that is quite outdated, rundown and just in a plain bad neighborhood. I'm not too sure how it's still in business. Back in 03/04, I found Manas on deep clearance for 30 bucks and Muaka and Kane-Ra for 40 bucks. No idea why Muaka and Kane-Ra would be higher, but that was nice. They also had that old Kanohi mask holder that I ended up getting for a dollar since there was no price tag. I should probably go back there soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvakNuva Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Well back in 2009 there was this store called Novalux in Estonia that still had mint in box pirakas and hordika in 2009. Quote AvakNuva You cannot destroy me. No more than you can destroy the sea, or the wind. Or … the void. - Makuta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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