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I still have not created an order for this, and I am usually a day 1 pre-order guy. I have a dilemma.. I am trying to figure out if I really want 3 of these. I was thinking a squad of 3 for this release, they could look really bad ass on display. I will keep mulling over it I guess.

Man, I wish I could get 3 of these! Only pre-ordered 1.... but guess I should consider myself lucky that I can even afford that (considering these are toys)

You gotta get 3 now, Loop!!!... Just so I can live vicariously through you

Does the original Zero have the same issue with the gun blocking the tail hook? From what I can see in this pic the gun pod mounts roughly half an inch further forward which from my calculations going by the mounting point on the Zero-D would provide enough clearance for the hook!

I kinda had a feeling this was the case but wasn't sure as not ever owning an original Zero..

Good catch there, Spanner! I don't own any of the original zeros either, but from what Loop said, it sounds like that would be one of the few changes that's actually worse in the new 0D compared to the old zeros.

oh saw this late, nice comparison pics

Thanks, David! Glad to contribute... I can't wait to get my hands on the new 0S and 0A

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Holy Hikaru....

Bwahahaha!

That just made my day!

At least we know the new zeros have good articulation

Haha, that's for sure... You aren't gonna find very many deals on eBay compared to... well, just about anywhere else really.

Thanks for all the info on Jungle and Mandrake, guys! I haven't gotten anything from either shop yet, but I'll definitely keep the tips in mind if and when I do.

Oh, that sucks. Thanks for the heads-up on that shipping cost tip, SuperSenpai. I hate shops that do that.

Having just gotten into the hobby, that's good useful info to know. Thanks again, jvm! I'll have to start checking out Jungle more

I've purchased a few Macross items from them at all of their grading levels....basically, a B grade is going to be in a "display" condition.....not played with or most likely never even transformed....they definitely cherry pick what they buy....

Hm ok. So you've never gotten anything B grade that you were terribly disappointed with, I take it? And there shouldn't be anything missing from the box, right?

Thanks for insight, jvm!

Arcadia's YF-19 :

http://jungle-scs.co.jp/mobile/sale_en.cgi?action=productdetail&id=1097090

Damn, that's a good price! Anyone know how Jungle's grading is tho?... Are their B grade items pretty bad?

so when arcadia says new tool per year, the 0A and 0S will count right?

Hm, good question. From what I've read here, I assumed the VF-0D was the new tooling release for this year. (Last year's was the YF-19, right?) So the rest of the releases this year will be considered re-releases (including the VF-0S and VF-0A even tho they'll get the same improvements that the 0D got). Is that right?

Just saw this. People mentioned modding games for Macross - I hope they can for this one! Can you imagine!?

So getting this! Awesome news about the interchangeable heads, but that does kinda suck they aren't including the super pack this time. The purple/lavender supers from Brera's 27 should look fine on it tho, right?... It'll just look like a valk the Joker would fly

Super jealous of your b-day gifts, Keiichi! Congrats!

I really wish Arcadia would re-release the strike packs already

Nice. Thanks happy_spike!

I played the PSP games. There are translations out there. Just looking to fly around in some valks. There aren't many options.

Ah ok, haha! Thanks for the info... Might have to pick this up too eventually

Do you just feel this way about collectibles?

The "concept" pretty much applies to everything with a perceived value in our free market economy....cars, homes, rent, degrees, you name it!

You may have been "price-jacked" today and didn't even realize it? Enjoy electricity? Gasoline?

Haha, I just said as much over in the Ozma 29 thread! That's capitalism for ya

Nice pick-up, ChaoticYeti! Always been interested in the game, but don't know any Japanese whatsoever.... Is it possible to play still? Or is there some sort of translation out there for it?

at the same time, i think it's also ridiculous for people to ask for things below market value expecting a deal. i mean: would you expect someone to sell you a vt-1 for 150 just because it was that price at one time? that's just unrealistic. i don't blame scalpers as much as i blame bandai limiting the pre-orders suppy to 5 sec windows. so it's screw bandai

QFT!

If Bandai (and Yamato/Arcadia) made enough to fill demand, there wouldn't be room for scalpers to make profit. But the funny thing is scalpers partly create the lack of supply (or certainly doesn't help it) by doing what they do. Luckily, we have this great community with people like you that largely levels the situation somewhat by bringing the items back to the fans.

Supply and demand, folks.... But yeah, I agree that it's unfortunate that this hobby is so dictated by secondary market prices for a majority of the stuff to the point where if you don't get a popular item within 1-2 months of release (if not sooner), you'll be looking at a substantial price hike. But you can't really blame people for taking advantage of the situation... It happens with any market of popular items.

That said, f@#% scalpers!!!

Oh man, that one's awesome, jvm. It's a good thing I don't know where you live, haha! Thanks for all the info btw - much appreciated

Found this poster which is just amazing especially since it's also signed... but $1200!?!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Macross-Do-You-Remember-Love-Movie-Promo-Poster-Signed-by-Mikimono-Mari-Ijima/161363830140?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131227121020%26meid%3Dd9eef83cdfa4485dbaad3a174de8f87e%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D331488394423

Anyone win the lottery recently and wanna pick this up for me?

Daaamn... you really know your collectibles, jvm!

You know what would catch my interest now that I think about it?... Posters. I'm thinking of the large format frameable ones that would look awesome in the home office or man cave. Surprisingly, I haven't come across too many of those.

Any of you guys seen posters like that in the market?

Haha, you got me there, jvmacross!

Out of curiosity, what else do you guys collect for Macross? I know animation cels and figures are big as well as vintage stuff... but otherwise I haven't found too much of interest outside of the toys for me. But I'm certainly a big enough Macross fan to branch out to other collectibles if something else catches my fancy.

Macross collecting is more than just about the "valks".....plenty of good deals are still occasionally to be had on ebay if you collect more than just Macross toys....

Yes, very true! I apologize if my example was overtly narrow in generalizing about eBay, but since this is the "Toy" section of the forum, I skewed the post toward that example.

Plus, I do mostly collect toys since that's more my jam

Come to think of it -- I don't think a single piece of my current Macross collection has come from eBay, despite the amount of time I've spent on that site. I think I've bought nearly everything from Mandarake, HLJ, Nippon-Yasan, or other MWF members. I had a couple of eBay valks that I have since sold, but nothing I currently own. I've gotten pretty good deals on other toys off of eBay -- Masterpiece Transformers, vintage Gakken Mospeada toys, etc. but not much Macross-wise.

When it comes to Macross collectibles, I equate eBay to a tourist trap where visitors pay 3 bucks for a keychain or fridge magnet when they could find the exact same item for 50 cents if they simply go out a little farther and ask a native where to buy.

It's a good thing I knew about MacrossWorld before I decided to start collecting cuz I don't think I would've been able to afford more than 2 valks total if I had to buy from eBay. I notice some of the sellers use some sketchy sales tactics too.... Like one seller post double listings for the valk they're selling, the first one at an extremely high price followed immediately by one that's a decent amount lower (but still ridiculous) so that the second one seems like a good deal by comparison to newbs or those unfamiliar to the hobby.