Astralith Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Be me: Have a 1/60 VF-1D. Rainbow canopy, flip-top box, all the yes. Attempt to transform to Gerwalk for display Shoulder breaks face-palm Attempt to revert back to fighter and return to box. Shoulder breaks -trynottocry.exe Buy new shoulder hinges (shapeways) Replace both shoulders and paint them to match the color of the rest of the figure. Looks like new. Now here's the big question, does the value of the figure go Up or Down? Edited April 30, 2018 by Astralith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) up or down from where? second hand prices or original? my take is its down from secondary pricing, but might still be up from original. am not sure. Edited April 30, 2018 by seti88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I'd say value would be the same as far as secondary pricing. It's still a highly sought after piece for a lot of Macross collectors, and since the shoulders are now fixed and color matched, they don't have to worry about them breaking. I don't think you're going to find a VF-1D anywhere close to original price. If I didn't already have one and the price was right, I'd buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralith Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 I doubt I'd be able to sell it off for the absolutely insane prices that I see on sites like eBay and Yahoo ($500-$1000...YIKES) But its good to know I can still sell it for a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Astralith said: I doubt I'd be able to sell it off for the absolutely insane prices that I see on sites like eBay and Yahoo ($500-$1000...YIKES) But its good to know I can still sell it for a good price. Seeing a VF-1D on eBay for between $500 - $600 is not uncommon. Finding one for cheaper is less common and takes some hunting, but happens from time to time. However, just because someone is selling at those prices doesn't mean anyone is buying at those prices. Edited April 30, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Also, looks like a new condition Yamato v2 VF-1D can be gotten thru Amazon for $443.72 with free shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralith Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said: Seeing a VF-1D on eBay for between $500 - $600 is not uncommon. Finding one for cheaper is less common and takes some hunting, but happens from time to time. However, just because someone is selling at those prices doesn't mean anyone is buying at those prices. I managed to grab mine for $150 on eBay. Box was busted up in storage but the figure was mint. IDK if the seller didn't know what he had or didn't care, but I got it for a steal. Makes the broken shoulders less of a bummer. Another variable I was thinking of is customization. Does a customized Valk (panel lines, weathering, repaint, etc) have more resale value than a vanilla one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 6 hours ago, Astralith said: I managed to grab mine for $150 on eBay. Box was busted up in storage but the figure was mint. IDK if the seller didn't know what he had or didn't care, but I got it for a steal. Makes the broken shoulders less of a bummer. Another variable I was thinking of is customization. Does a customized Valk (panel lines, weathering, repaint, etc) have more resale value than a vanilla one? I would say customization is a down in value because the number of people who like what you did is smaller than the total demand of the market. I certainly wouldn't want a customized unit when I can get a MIB one instead. So that is already one person in the world who is not interested in buying a customized one. Additionally it is hard to gauge the quality of the customization when you don't have the item in hand to check it up close. So this is a gamble for any potential buyer especially if you don't have build up a reputation for customizing already. Please don't take this as an insult because I never seen the stuff you do for customizing but most of these customizing projects make the toy look worse than better and even damage it. Even if it is arguably an improvement some people might not like what you did on an aesthetic level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Yeah unless the customisation is top notch, i would say customisations are subjective. (not knocking the customiser) Some may like it and some may not. Plus some may want to do their own customs instead thus the need for a vanilla valk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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