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Still a bit salty I never got my die-cast Serenity...

3 hours ago, jvmacross said:

If you are looking to attract buyers who understand true market demand driven prices...yes

As always, the final selling price will depend on several variables...so it's always good to stay flexible on price, especially if you are looking for a quicker sale...good luck!

Fortunately not much need for a quick sale. The list of what I'm selling off is over 150 entries long. 

I'll put up a few for sale threads once I'm done pricing everything out.

1 hour ago, jvmacross said:

Only recent sale I could find...https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c1133454010

Thanks! That's at least a baseline, $50 or so before international shipping and proxy fees for a used one.

So like $80ish might be reasonable for one That's in good condition then?

Does anyone have an idea what the current going price is for a Doyusha 1:144 diecast VF-19a?

I am putting together a list of things to sell after moving, and can't find any recent listings, aside from $150 out of stock on ebay.

16 hours ago, Roy Focker said:

Don't you mean geriatric?

 

That too.

That looks just as generic as I expected.

I see you skipped the Bandai 1:72 transforming VF-1. That was a good call, it’s awful.

Well, I'll give it a shot through my proxy, given the amount they're going to charge on the US P-bandai store will probably be well over $300

12 hours ago, jenius said:

Happy about this... but it probably means I should re-buy a set of the old armor so I can compare it to the renewal version. 

I have a set if you want to borrow for a comparison. Since we're in the same area.

10 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said:

Scale is a factor though. I think most people can't just pretend 1/72 from any brand are just the same size as a 1/100 lined up beside it. Bandai's old 1/72 were also hard to get into for less hardcore modellers because of transformation complexity, durability, size, and price, while still requiring small amounts of parts forming. As strange as it may sound, I think a lot of people would prefer not dealing with fiddly transformation on delicate parts, and tons of potential weak joints in a model kit. Just having everything in one consistent and much more accessible lineup should do wonders for demand too, and there is no competition for the later valks at the 1/100 scale either.

Let's not forget they already did the YF-29 as well.

I imagine Bandai will continue to at least test the waters for the other series, and throw out an Alto messaiah and Hayate seigfried. If those go well, it will be easy for them to palette swap and work those molds to death.

I built up transforming VF-27, VF-31, and SV-262 kits (and the craptacular VF-1), and would definitely take a 1/100 parts-former over 2 of the 3. The SV-262 is just great, however.

On 5/23/2024 at 11:32 AM, wm cheng said:

Uh, I wonder how they compare to the Bandai DX.  They are a lot better looking than that NECA crap.  Crimson looks pretty nice indeed, Gypsy paneling is a bit overdone for the scale, but the metallic paints are nice.  I wonder if they'd be available once it release as they all say its sold out.

USA Gundam Store has it for pre-order, $97.

13 hours ago, grogall said:

These are starting to cost more then a regular priced Chogokin VF-1 🙈

(Looks at YJA)

Wow, selling for ¥20,000 now? That's like $135.

2 hours ago, Pontus said:

Incidentally, if anyone is interested,  a seller on ebay just listed several non-PFs and a PF for sale... for the low low price of $1000!!! A friend of mine put this sort of thing best, "Tuna fishing."  Maybe one of them will get folded into the orbit of Pluto.

VF-0S PF for $1000, or 0D?

Wondering since I have a 0D PF I need to sell off (and a non PF). Need to reduce my collection for space reasons.

Going to try my luck with a proxy order, which was $300 (pre-shipping) vs the $470 US P-Bandai would have cost after tax+shipping.

[Edit] Proxy wasn't able to get an order, so looks like I pay the Bandai USA tax.

There's always Mandarake, they sell second-hand (used and new) stuff. Figures, models, media, doujinshi, collectibles, etc...

On 5/14/2024 at 6:21 PM, dapro said:

You live in the Bay Area now?

Lots of us around here, maybe we should do a norcal Macross Convention one of these days?

I'll be honest, I'd love one, but it really depends on how much it costs. The fact that you are planning to produce via 3d printing, rather than casting makes me worry a bit about the price.

It looks great, and I do hope I can get a set.

6 hours ago, Pontus said:

So I bought several different Arcadia valks in similar packaging with similar sized boxes.  Sahra charged me just 5400¥ to ship the massive VF-19 Fire.  Nakano charged me a whopping 24,500¥ for the SV-51!!!

Of the two, I'd definitely say the SV-51 box is larger and would expect it to have a higher cost to ship. Package size, especially width, costs more than weight.

Matte/gloss, I think it depends on the paint scheme.

For the more "racecar" paintjobs, like Delta squadron, and maybe the "hero" VF-27s I can see them with a gloss to go with the hot rod paintjobs. For the grunt paintjob like the VF-171 and VF-31A a matte definitely looks better.

Just wondering. Does anyone remember which 31/accessory set came with the missiles in a bag, rather than the tray? Boxing up my figures and putting some up for sale, and for the life of me I can't remember where this pair of missiles from one of my 31s came from.

31 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

I really really do not trust Bandai to do this, after what they did with the Sv262.  There was all the opportunity in the world for them to milk that mold with several more variants, and they haven't even looked at that design since the initial release.

I think there's definitely a little more potential with M&M releases.. but we've seen how enthusiastic they've been about getting us the M&M DX VF-1s.  I'm not holding my breath.  

With how poorly the sv-262 was received and sold nobody should be surprised it never got released again.

Bandai is risk-averse. I'm just glad that the poor DX reception didn't torpedo the 1/72 model kits (which were much nicer to transform).

I have one of the original Threezero Patlabor figures, and it gets an A grade from me. Even has fabric joint covers that look good. Hefty, solid, poseable, gimmicks, hits all the right notes.

Only company I've been more impressed with is CCS (specifically their Gurren Lagann, which is amazing)

36 minutes ago, CzarAlko said:

Has anyone bought from here before? Some of the prices seem too good to be true! 

Only though a proxy, but yes. Mercari is just fine, but IIRC they won't ship internationally.

Mandarake had one last night for ¥50,000. Looks like it's already been sold though.

9 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Anyone else get emailed about the Elevator being shipped?

Mine is incoming from The Flying Mule....

Mine shipped out as well. Alongside the ocean diorama base.