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[@GenGamesUniverse]

Actually you got that the wrong way round - Ghost Trap with Red bits on - GB1 Ghost Trap with Silver/White bits on - GB2 since that is technically the one we see in the courtroom scene as exhibit B or C.

[@davidliu323]

Quote: "If your trap malfunctions, give up and call the real Ghostbusters!"

[@minembo]

Did you try blowing into the cartridge?

[@FoundationElectronics]

lol,. usually the windex and q-tip works best...

[@nerdloftgaming]

Damn, 10 years later and my little (modded) Rubies Ghost Trap actual opens better than the Matty one. I can feel you're frustration here, a decade later and it still feels very fresh. Hasbro we need a Ghost Trap to compliment our new Proton Packs 😭

[@gold333]

The normal matty traps were not like this

[@CasimusxPrime]

Wait, wait, wait, I always wanted to do this. And.....THE FLOWERS ARE STILL STANDING!!!!!

[@Animalvader1]

It sounds as if the gears are trying to engage, but instead of catching they just rake past each other. That plus the fact that you said the stickers on the doors aren't lining up, it's possible that the door itself is misaligned. Still, inexcusable for an item that expensive to be defective out of the box. And why all the "thumbs down" guys? He's giving an honest opinion of the product = that's what reviews are all about! This isn't a "paint error", it's not working! I'd be pissed too!

[@DecafDesslok]

Mine was broken too - but I guess I got lucky, that they were able to replace it for me.

[@McFN2]

Once Hasbro makes their own Ghost Trap (presumably for *_Afterlife_* or the original two films) I would love to see the comparison between that inevitable one, and this one, Paul.

[@optibotimus]

If they make one, you bet!

[@McFN2]

@@optibotimus I still hate the fact that they (Mattycollector) didn't send you a new one even after you told them about your defective one. That pisses me off and I didn't even experience it myself.

[@MrUniq]

I’m a big GB fan like you(and transformers) and I was pinning for this trap but seeing this I think there are a ton of things that can be done better now. I hope Hasbro comes through. I want a blaring led, smoke, and rumble.

[@definitelynotluke1]

@@optibotimushave we got the tools for you

[@45thAidMan]

@@optibotimus They're making one!! It also comes with the PKE meter

[@mitchsantona]

Man thats too bad about the doors, this thing has a lot of potential

[@ViperGuy84]

I had the same problem earlier on my trap. Later on, I found out that it was just the batteries dying out since I haven't changed them since I bought it. Don't use rechargeable batteries, the trap seems to dislike them even more. Unless it's something wrong with the gearing on the inside, it's more than likely the motors not getting enough juice from the batteries to operate them. Change them out and put some brand new ones in. It'll likely fix the problem :)

[@thunderstudent]

I hope you get your replacement dude, or at least another cartridge for the trap that works. I agree with you tho, for THE $130 price it's going for BATTERIES SHOULD BE INCLUDED!!!! But to be fair I think, and hope yours was just the one of the few slip ups in QC. I think Ray and Egon would be mad if their equipment got screwed up like that. Now all I want is a Proton Pack. I had a toy one as a Kid and I still have it somewhere. I loved that thing T-T.

[@Koshman32]

@optibotimus at least you did the right thing and opened both to make sure his was working.

[@wtsyrdeal]

at first i was gonna say "sit it up properly". but after seeing your friends trap work properly even while not standing up properly, and working, i figured you might've gotten screwed. and at $130, i'd feel the same way. This isn't something you pick up at toys r us, this is a full fledged "replica prop" sold at a very high price (thank you, stranger). It is still very awesome, and this review was very awesome as well. I also saw your Neutrona wand (Neutrino wand, if you wanna call it that) and that was awesome. I ordered a Positron Collider myself after viewing that wand review. Currently shipping, can't wait! love this review by the way, don't mind the adult stuff, it wasn't that adult to be honest. We all get pissed off sometimes and words slip. I'm sure we've all been there. All in all, great review, completely honest and no holds barred. I'm thinking of picking this bad boy up myself to go with my Positron Collider and have some fun in the night with the Mrs. By that I mean annoying her at 3am running around the house trapping ghosts, hahaha.

[@OzzieAstaroth]

Yeah, you definitely got a bad one. Just from the sounds your doors make compared to the other one and from other videos on KZbin, I can tell yours has an issue with a gear slipping or breaking. They do all of their CS online though, like most places, so contacting them via e-mail is the best bet. They offer refunds for up to 30 days, so I'm sure a replacement isn't out of the question. I'd like to know what happens though. Please keep us updated, and thanks for the video!

[@jamiebray285]

Stop having it on its side the motor is powerful enough to push the door up like that

[@optibotimus]

+Jamie Bray Watch the whole video next time....i show that the second trap i got, works perfectly fine no matter which way it is orientated. My original one doesnt

[@bananasportsnewsstudios]

Lift it up strait and it will work

[@straker454]

Aside from the PKE meter there wasn't too much I was interested in prop wise.

[@nicholastosoni707]

"Do not use on household pets." Does this warning include baby Demogorgons?

[@GrimmysReviews]

i hope they do send you a new one.

[@ventriloquistvance2388]

The box is so cool. I got to get one of those Ghost Traps.

[@CheeseTooth]

LOL @ 10:40 "Are ya Fuckin' kidding me?!" wow i want this on my phone!! XD

[@MoparGuyaq]

Call and ask for the manager if you can't get them call the person higher then the manager

[@joginator]

those things does the job when the doors are already open! check if the dooropening is to heavy to handel vor those "risers"! maybe fresh batteries! something like that!

[@zachvince4834]

When you said "we came, we saw, we kicked its ass" you actually sounded like friggin bill murray.

[@thedeicide]

doesn't it work like a footpump or something. Like puching the footpedal a few times to open up the entire trap?

[@sw201444]

@optibotimus. maybe the right closes first then the left?

[@TEAkdamar]

@optibotimus Is it possible that the knobs control the action of the door as to how far it will spring up when activated. Not necessarily the electronics.

[@quacky1065]

Actually the red ones are ghostbusters 1 and the gray is ghostbusters 2 but that's just a little mistake

[@Koshman32]

Guess you picked the wrong box to keep for yourself. Hopefully mattycollector will give you a replacement. That's a sweet prop. Would love to get one a long with a proton back (if one is ever made) and a PKE meter.

[@SithHound]

That trap is the coolest thing I've seen. (when it works). I'm sure Mattycollector will do right by you and send you one that works properly.

[@spinella97]

when you tell your teacher to shut the hell up about buying a watch 9:48

[@DEATH111183]

they have an exchange policy, they exchanged a few items i had gotten that were dammaged apon arrival with me. maybe it's the way i worded the letter, but they've had a 30-90 day exchange for like ever. even back when you bought their original toys off the shelf, when the store wouldn't exchange, mattel would, hell i remember my parents shipping to them to exchange my mutant heman with missing hands after christmas

[@sagasky]

So a reflective umbrella and a new light now? Nice new setup!

[@gold333]

Whats with your yellow led lights on the top doing the little dance? I've seen 2 other traps and none of them had that, the lights just lit up one after the other and stayed lit. Nice review though, hope you got yours fixed (or fixed it).

[@RetroRepair]

Can't believe what these are going for on ebay now. Guess I'll never have one.

[@spinella97]

when your teacher tells you to buy a watch 14:10

[@afireinsidebrad]

its quite a shame that the one you bought for yourself was defective, but im glad you were able to find out not all of them were busted. I really enjoyed this review as will all your reviews, i hope you do get this replaced soon

[@evrettej]

If i spent that much on a toy and it didn't work i would have been soooo pist. I would have fixed it one way or another but still id be pist. Thank you for the review. I wonder if it just happened to be the one you got or if they are all like this.

[@dwx0613]

I've read you need fresh, fully charged batteries for it to work properly, that may have been the problem.

[@zaclorde7342]

you can heir the gears striping on these things

[@Mecha82]

This brings back memories from my childhood althought one that we had back then didn't look this awesome.

[@outsider497]

The other odd thing about your trap (and your friend's) is that the yellow lights on top that come on after the doors close do a "chasing" light pattern. Mine, as well as others I've seen just chase to one side one time only, stay lit a few seconds, then the round yellow light stays lit. Why are yours different? They didn't chase in the movie like yours. Maybe it's the way the camera films this?

[@pho3nix-]

Love how it shook that one time

[@QuintarFarenor]

I would really like to know if it works when you put it on it's weels. I know that this is sometimes a bit funny. but it does sound like the wheels don't grab into each other

[@VincentGonzo]

Optibotimus; If me, you and a few of our youtube buddies went Ghostbusting with that...we'd be SO screwed =_= lol!!! Looking at how it opens Im curious to ask, instead of leaning it on its side did you try having it sit straight up and then try opening it?? Reason why I ask is cause it looks like the way they designed the doors to open, my theory is that the uneven weight doesn't allow the doors to work like their suppose to. Idk, what do you think??

[@lvl30inrs]

Well, I am glad to see that only one had an issue. I do hope they fix it for you. I use yours, JTMitchell's and peaugh's reviews to help my collection choices. And hope they also get it with no issues. And again, I do hope Matty makes up for their bad quality on your ghost trap. Hope to see more reviews soon, have a nice week.

[@nedanator3]

Did you think for a moment that it did not work only when you had it on its side? That looks like the problem, when you put it flat it seemed to work. In the movie, they had it flat on the ground, that is why their's worked.

[@PresleyStJames]

Great review, man! I was thinking about getting one of these, but now I'm having second thoughts. By the way, has anyone ever told you that you sound JUST like Lazlow from GTA?

[@JohnKramer647]

@optibotimus ,it's definently not unreasonable to ask for a replacement at that price point. These kinds of things happen, but it would be way out of line for Mattel to turn you down. Especially since the line is aimed at Collectors, and at $130 there is absolutely no reason that they should give you any more hassles than they already have. Keep on them until you get the answer you need, and post a response with how it goes. I'm sure a lot of people would love to see how Mattel handles this.

[@gruppoelettronica]

I think the motor that makes opening and closing the door is not properly attached to the gears. You should remove the trap, find the motor and attach it properly. These things happen. Sorry for the incorrect grammar ... I'm Italian and I can not speak fluent English.

[@maggiemorgan8840]

Was the trap flimsy plastic? Do you think the trap will hold up to some cosplay use or wearing around? Did Matty replace YOUR trap?

[@speedracer456v]

Mate, that's such a bummer. I can remember that something similar happened to a r/c car I had. It had working indicators, front and rear lights. Within 10 minutes, the indicators stopped working

[@r1skt8k3r]

So did you get a replacement or a refund?

[@guncannon109]

Ghostbusters took over the Nostalgia Critics computer once XP

[@Dragonsecho3]

I had a similar problem with my neutrono wand, where the tip wouldn't retract. Then I changed the batteries, and it was fine. It took full power batteries. I don't know if this is the same

[@BronxY2k2]

I need a link to this? ASAP I love it.

[@RU4MU]

I'll take your ghost trap!!

[@awesomemanplayzdeadamp817]

What would be funny if the packaging peanuts were inside the two halves! Lol

[@EVAUnit4A]

Makes the original toy from the '80s with the air-powered door so much more inviting, ehh...? Someone get optibotimus some spray paint!

[@sirsquee232]

@optibotimus Not to pry but do you live in canada by chance or are you U.S., just wondering since you got your trap soooo quickly?

[@TheGeekLife1]

I have to ask, did you ever try opening it while it's laying flat on the floor? It looked like the one time it opened it was more tilted down. Just curious.

[@jaredbenavides2015]

I think yours is jammed

[@ViralMonster]

Not trying to sound critical here, but does it not open properly when you have it flat, rather than propped on it's corner?

[@DesmondDentresti]

@optobotimus My friend had two of these, both of them didn't work. One of them he managed to fix. The gears in the one side were off centre and he just put a small washer in to the gap gear and it worked fine. If they haven't replaced or repaired it by the time you read this, then maybe that's what you could do. But they have to be INSANE to think that they can distribute this and think that's its OK.

[@Justrandomvideos-2023]

Sounds like the moter gears are stripped so the doors aren't being pushed open properly

[@TheAxeGrinder]

Did you ever get a replacement?

[@TEAkdamar]

@Optibotimus In Peaugh's vid, the orientation of the so-called "useless knobs" is different, maybe that might be your problem.

[@DEATH111183]

sounds like that particular one has a simple issue, it's a plastic gear inside the mechanism that's ether broken or stripped out, i use to have similar problems with my remote cars as a kid, or anything with a similar electically triggered action like that, makes a pop then you hear the grinding noise. might wanna take advantage of the return and exchange clause in your ordering dude

[@BleedingEdgeIronMan]

U no u said tht the door would not open right does ur second one work? :)

[@RaisonDeProductions]

it seems to me that the gears may be messed up mattel replaces stuff like that dont they?i ask cause iv never bought from them

[@georgevasquez4797]

The trap always was my favorite but I hope they improved it though because no way I’m spending that amount on something that won’t work correctly

[@KK4CNM]

That's too bad yours was defective, did they replace/repair it for you?

[@DrFeelGoodHelpDesk]

Sounds like you got the duff one there bud... Always one in every batch... Have they said if they are going to give you a new one yet? Doc

[@Razorgeist]

Has there been any word on when more will be on sale.

[@LiamTheGreat]

That sharp intake of breath and follwoing outburst was very warrented. You buy matty's stuff you were on the club-ecto thing (before that went tits up) and if you're paying a large price tag, the least one an expect is for the item to work. And for mattel to splash out on paint apps instead of stickers. Hope you get your trap fixed. Myself, I'd rather a trap with the LEDs and a mini smoke machine inside, for that "one in the trap" look

[@DanielMcGregor]

Looks like Mattel got it's slogan wrong. It should be "It's Mattel it's HELL" xD

[@JohnSmithPlaysGames]

Even though you have said that turning it over makes no difference and it still doesn't work, I really am surprised that during this whole video you never thought TO turn it over and see if that made a difference.

[@pkmnfreak96]

Yeah and I must say great review and I watched many more good job and most the time you had it on its side or crooked not standing up straight

[@El_Reno_Ghostbusters]

Dude, Hasbro is making the trap and even the pke meter from *Afterlife* and is expected to start shipping before the end of the year. Hope you preordered, and let's just hope the Hasbro trap opens better than the Matty one.

[@optibotimus]

I 100% ordered it and can't wait to get it

[@Transmech534]

I'm sorry about the waist of money Paul but I'm liking the new background will this be the norm from now on

[@Joey-jq1fc]

if you get a replacment may i have the old one

[@marieprezeau7244]

No the gray one is from ghostbusters 2 movie

[@hendersonx]

Gee is it something to do with the sticker rubbing on the side getting stuck? or gear misalignment. Unfortunate, hope you got it fixed. Looks pretty cool.

[@mastermanchief21]

Wow optibotimus you just bought a $130 paperweight

[@Freddyfan1428]

have you thought about opening it up to take a look inside at the components? It sounds like a gear is slipping or something like that when the trap doors fail to open. Sucks that you got a defective model, man! Hopefully you can find a way to get it repaired or replaced. BTW, don't worry about the language, I'd be saying much the same if I dropped $130on a prop that didn't work, too!

[@Razorgeist]

Mine just arrived yesterday (had to get it on Ebay) sorry yours isn't working.

[@brandonpierce5507]

Nice Ghostbusters ghost trap

[@adamxbeck]

With the way you're mishandling the trap in your review...dropping it and manually opening and closing the doors by force, I wouldn't doubt it if you were the one who broke the trap in the first place.

[@SpecialAgentRavage]

i looked directly into the trap....... 0.0 ...i couldnt resist. im scared... anyway sorry to hear about your troubles with this. i hope matel gives you a new one for free good luck

[@cheaple393]

You have to hold it down to open all the way for it to work properly

[@optibotimus]

*face palm*

[@firstnamelastname2467]

Exacly.

[@ruialexandre6197]

More users received these faulty traps and, to my knowledge, mattycollector replaced them for working ones.

[@Taraka1]

Geez man, I heard the local cosplay group's gear is about 1000 bucks total, but it's all custom made and about 90% metal. If that door didn't have aproblem with the track's it'd be a good alternative.

[@torquetheprisoner]

did the new one you got work ok

[@back1879]

@optibotimus Paul the manual did say no refunds so...

[@hydroknight01]

I think you're right on the money here, 'Botimus. For that kind of money, there's no excuse or justification for such poor QC. Reminds me of the bad experience a lot of people had with Takara's MP Rodimus Prime - not something any collector needs to go through. I hope this makes Mattel/MattyCollector sit up and take some notice here; with some luck, they'll put a rocket up the backside of their QC guys over this. I hope you get your money's worth, I really do. Best of luck, dude.

[@MattTheKorean]

Did you push the pettle harder

[@Spleenzorio]

I can see why you got upset over it. There's nothing like looking forward to getting something and waiting forever to get it, only for the experience to be somewhat ruined by something stupid like that. You figure they would have tested the thing before they packed it up and sent it away for sale. Especially for that price. That's just how I feel about it at least, you get that cool new figure and the arm doesn't want to stay on or what have you. Regardless, excellent review as always.

[@AdrianEvildeadfan]

So I actually know what how you can fix it so there's gears that open up at things so when you see like a gear get like a screw like a flat screw and then try to like her back at the same place and it should work I did it for mine

[@YaBoiChipsAhoy]

that thin g is like the mp-09 rodimus prime

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

you can easily build these yourself. with lots of patience and the right tools...

[@spasmkid]

@TheK12H its not Mattel, its Matty, maybe I'm wrong