Had a dream last night that Amanda and I were at a big department store ( think Macy's or Sears). We came upon the toy department and I saw on a shelf a handful of G.I. Joe Tiger Force vehicles. But these weren't your ordinary Tiger Force vehicles. These were things that were never made under the Tiger Force line. They were all Estrella brand which I believe is the Mexican G.I.Joe producer. There was a TF Conquest, TF Mobile Command Center, a couple smaller ones I don't remember exactly what they were and the one that got me excited... a Tiger Force USS F.L.A.G.G. They looked to be vintage era as the box art was similar to the original TF art and the boxes had quite a bit of shelf wear. Also the box for the FLAGG was much smaller than it should have been, about 18" wide, 8" tall and 5" deep. I looked at the price tags and the FLAGG was marked at $102.88 which Amanda scoffed at but I told her "if you find a USS FLAGG for $100 you buy it no matter what". I picked it up (one handed because it was a small box) and noticed that it had been retaped shut. So I took it to the register, told the cashier that I wanted to inspect the contents before I bought it to make sure everything was there and she took me to a back room to open it up. And that's when I woke up.

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I think you were dreaming about the JoeCustoms Tiger Force diorama for the 2007 convention.

I had one the other day involving flea markets. I was walking through a multi-level facility with tables inside and outside. The outside stuff was under the big tents.

I could see various usual flea market stuff around the place and could see places I suspected had boxes of GIJOE product.

One table had a box on the floor and when I knelt down to check it out, it had a price sticker of about $.50 each. I think there were about 70 figures all loose, some having the wrong backpacks and accessories. I was thinking, "Score!", and when I stood up I woke up. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

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