About Us

As we grow, it’s also time to update our about info for all of you who haven’t had a chance to deal with us yet…

A bit of history

It was early in 2006 when I first “re-discovered” the Transformers toy line. *My absolute favorite childhood toys were back on the shelves again!* It started off with one… and then two… and then… well… I may have went a bit overboard! It didn’t take long before I discovered what I still consider to be my “online home”, TFW2005! *Check it out, it’s still pretty awesome!* I quickly outgrew what was available at retail, and started to buy/sell on various collector sites to feed my addiction lol. After a while it became evident that I needed a place to centralize the the things I had for trade/sale, and so I started a page on my blog (PlastiqueFreak.com) to keep everything in one place. As I started selling more it quickly took over my personal site, and I needed separate the two… that’s when The Plastique Boutique was born!

In the early days it was nothing more than another blog, where I would make a post with some pictures/descriptions of items that were up for sale. We would simply trade emails, or PM’s through various sites, to arrange payments & trades. *Ahh the good ‘ol days!* If you know where to look (*right here lol*), you can still see the remnants of these on the site. As collecting started to move away from online forums, and toward social media, I realized that I also had to keep up with the times, and add the ability to make direct purchases. *No more trading emails, and waiting for replies! YAY!!!* And that brings us to here…

Our Mission

As collectors first we strive to provide customer service that exceeds what we would expect for ourselves. *That’s right, I said ‘we’! As things started to pick up a bit, my wife got “drafted” into helping out, and she’s been a total blessing ever since.* We take great care to package each and every shipment to the best of our ability, with plenty of bubble wrap & protective materials. One thing that we firmly believe is that no matter the size of your order, it is important to us… and most importantly you. If you’re spending $10, or $10,000, you’re choosing to spend your hard-earned money on something that brings you some joy; the least we can do is make sure that your little package of joy arrives as safely possible.

What Now?

Well, as we continue to grow, we like to thank everyone who has been by our side over the years. We’d also like to thank those of you who may just be getting acquainted with us. We look forward to getting to know some of you better, and continuing our relationship with the rest of you. We couldn’t do this without any of you!

While this may not be something that “pays the bills”, we enjoy what we do, and hope to keep providing you with the same boutique-style service that you’ve gotten accustom to. *Surprise, surprise… yup… we have day jobs that we hate too lol.*

From the bottom of our hearts… thank you for your support!