So, today was my birthday, and as per usual, my wife gave me permission to go crazy buying-wise. So I went on a big loop around town. Not as much luck as last year, but I managed to get:
-25th Firebat
-SW 4-armed General Grievous (the new, awesome one)
-Last Crusade Indy
-Dark Knight Returns Batman/Bruce Wayne pack (needed for custom)
-Golden Compass Seraphina (needed for custom)
-Two MOC Crimson Venom Cycles (found them at a local liquidation store)
But the best part came at my last stop. I went by this local mom-and-pop sporting goods store that has always had a small toy section in the back. Being a small operation, they usually have toys from a few years back (just two or three) and decent prices (25th anniversary figures are $5 there). I almost didn't go in, but decided to stop for nostalgia sake (my mom always used to take me there on my birthdays to get GI Joe figures). So, I walk up to the peg where the 25th figures are, and this is what goes through my head:
"Hey, cool, they have the new 25th Slaughter's Marauder's Barbecue!"
....
"Wait...there's no 25th Slaughter's Marauder's Barbecue....."
Yes, I was, in fact, looking at a vintage figure. Turns out way, way back in the day, this figure slipped between two shelves and sat there until recently when they rearranged a few displays and found it. Not being a collectible store, they just threw it back onto the GI Joe peg (...and no, there were no others...trust me. I scoured that store like an SOS pad). The best part? It still had its price from back in the day. $2.98.
Now, obviously, the card is in pretty bad shape, so this isn't exactly an AFA piece, but there's something awesome to me about finding a vintage figure at the store I always bought my figures at as a child, and paying the same amount I did back then. I think I may keep this one MOC, just for nostalgia sake.
"My dear Dr. Burkhart -- you will soon see the distinct advantages of having no scruples whatsoever!" 
ARAH 'til death
