Toys for Christmas .... Don't get ripped off on EBay there are alternative that are much cheaper!!!

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Just in case some of you are looking for H2 toys for Christmas, please be careful on EBay. I never shop there because of real horror stories of ripoffs that have happened to my friends. A search engine took me there and I was horrified by the scams. Now I know lots of you will flame back saying "I have/had great experience on EBay" or "I sell and buy there all the time." I am sure you have and I am happy for your luck, but after browsing there I have discovered some real ripoffs relative to the toys posted there. One guy was selling in multiple "auctions" Maisto 1:64 Yellow H2 and Green Humvee sets. They are listed on his page as $13.95 plus shipping. You can go buy these at any WalMart for 97 cents plus tax. He says they are very rare. What crap. Please........ I was at the local Walmart last night and there were 6 on the rack at 97 cents along with another 5 pack that had the SUT in it for $2.96. They also have a set containing the pewter H2 towing a Mini Cooper on a trailer in 1:24 scale for $12.96. There is also the supposedly rare pewter H2 Power Racer in 1:27 scale for $1.97 (It's $4.99 on hummerstuff.com).
For you radio control vehicle fans, there is the Radio control yellow H2 for $29.95. One Walmart had it for $18 (I got it.) They also had the RC SUT in Sunset Orange for $20, but more probably a miss marked for $29.95. Just for reckless fun, Target has the RC H2 in black, red, yellow, and orange for $10. (blue box generic toys). KMart has the radio control SUT in either police or fire and rescue markings for $39.95. ToysRUS has various H2 and SUT configurations, but al are more expensive than other outlets like WM, Target, and Kmart. One last RC bargain, if you have a Costco nearby and are a member. If you lusted after the Spycam Nikko SUT with the built in camera and controller monitor that was selling for $499.95 on hummerstuf.com, it is now at Costco for $249. half price!!!!

For those of you in California, Arizona, and Texas with access to Fry's Electronics. I found the big 1:18 (high detail) Maisto Yellow H2 model for $19.95 there. It's $32.95 at hummerstuff.com and higher on EBay. The same Yellow one (1:18 scale) is also available at Walmart in a three pack with a green humvee and a white H1 for $39.95 for all three.
I want to help keep the Christmas spirit high with this info to help my last minute toy shopping friends here on the forum get their toys for less and not have to sweat the UPS person before Christmas. My six year old loves these things and Daddy kind of likes them too. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]