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Just placed my order with NY for 1, glad they had some extras available. Order using EMS so I hope it won't take too long to get here.

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I'm willing to pay up to $300 if unused, $250 for opened/displayed.

Looking to buy a Yamato 1/60 VF-1D v.2 with Optional Parts. Please pm me with an offer.

Well, damn I got suckered by Esthertool as well. It turns out he is also the owner or associated with www.maximabuy.com both on eBay and his website. I purchased a VF-1D 30th Anniversary version with optional parts back on 4/14/13 for $269.31 with free shipping. I'm listing the link to the item below, but please don't be fooled like me.

http://www.maximabuy.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=32577

I thought it was a decent price compared to everywhere I looked. Anyway, the order status says it was processed, but no shipment info ever got updated. I asked the seller for the tracking # several times and he would take days to respond only to say that he shipped the item and that he would provide the tarcking # very soon...which he never did. One of the e-mail he responded back was from Esthertool the others from Maximabuy, both with the same e-mail address: dir@himsel​fin.info.

I thought maximabuy was a good site as I did buy a Figma Legend of Zelda Link from them off eBay and that transaction went fine. I waited nearly 2 weeks dealing with this seller before I disputed the transaction with Paypal. It took Paypal less than 24 hrs to refund my money once I escalated the claim which tells me he admitted the item never shipped and agreed that my money should be refunded. It pisses me off because he has 2 oe 3 of the VF-1D's on eBay for about $325 each right now so it isn't so much that he doesn't have them in stock, he just refuses to honor his store's price. Maximabuy blatantly held my money for as long as he could, probably waiting to see if the VF-1D's would sell for a higher price on eBay first.

Esthertool / cherrtab and maximabuy should be blacklisted or at least be noted that the buyer must beware.

Ebay item 251256870233

http://bit.ly/17b9p8H

Did I miss something?

This is still at HKC for 90$.

Anyone

This auction for the VF-1J mass-production type, not the standard VF-1A offered at HKC

Thank you, send me a pm with an offer.

I've been looking online and eBay for the following:

Yamato 1/60 v.2 VF-1D w/ optional parts

Yamato 1/60 v.2 VF-1S TV Version (Roy Focker) w/ optional parts

The prices currently online are way more than I can afford, but I'm really hoping another member here who has some extras might offer me a decent/fair price. From one fan to another fan, I'd be really grateful.

Well, I s'pose the panic has called me to take action. I've been a fan of Macross toys ever since my dad brought me back my first Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J (Hikaru Ichijo Type) from a TDY assignment in Japan, when I was around 6 or 7. I started collecting again with Yamato's first offering of the 1/72 YF-19, in which the infamous tab-B broke, but I still liked that this new company was producing Macross toys again and I was determined to support them. From that time, I bought the rest of the Macross Plus toys, a few of the 1/60 v.1 toys, and I still remember being super-excited but always finding that toys lacked that solid feel of the 1/55s and always seemed to be plagued by durability/design flaws. I also remember getting my first Yamato 1/48 VF-1A and feeling that it was about as close to Macross perfection I could lay my hands on, but still found that they were a bit too floppy and parts/accessories didn't stay attached too well. I got a 1/60 YF-19 and VF-0S that had the arms explode a short time later. I would keep tabs on the newer stuff and heard there were problems with shoulders of the 1/60 v.2 toys and decided to just stick with my Takatoku 1/55's. I did keep my 1/60 VF-0A and 1/48 VF-1A with TV Super Armor as those toys were the only ones that didn't give me any problems.

Yamato was truly a great company for their efforts, but I felt I was done for good with buying anymore of their toys. I'll admit seeing the 1/60 v.2 VF-1D and VE-1 almost made me come back, but the prices were too high for me, especially considering I was a new father with a child to support. After hearing the recent news that Yamato was no more, I decided to take another look at some of Yamato's offerings and decided to add my favorites (with durability/design fixes) into my Macross collection. In the last few weeks, I replaced my 1/60 YF-19 (weathering version), 1/60 VF-11B, and my very first 1/60 v.2 toy, the VE-1 with optional parts which arrived earlier today. I am beyond impressed with this one. For the first time, I felt that they finally got it right. I still plan on adding a VF-1D, VF-1S Roy Focker TV version and the 1/60 YF-21. There's a couple other items I may add, but it all depends how much money I can raise selling stuff I no longer want on eBay, which, fortunately, has been going well. I blame the panic, but I these really are great toys and I just wish I had kept faith in Yamato long enough to have gotten them before the prices doubled.

I finally replaced my broken 1/60 YF-19 first release version with the renewal weathering version and couldn't be happier! .

There are two versions of the weathered version.

Please explain or show the differences in the the two weathered versions. I'm very curious about this. Any info you can provide would be very helpful.

Does anyone have actual pics of this figure that they could post. All I see online are the professional pics taken that appear to be the mock up ones done for advertisement. I want to see what the actual YF-19 weathered version looks like and if there's any difference on the package. Was the renewal version used as the base? Also, were these really limited to only 300? Sorry, been out of the Macross-loop for a while and am very interested in picking one up. Thanks in advance.

I'm looking to buy a set of Bandai 1/55 VF-1S Strike Armor. I'm interested in just the armor itself and foam tray. If you have a psare set avail, pm with an offer. Thanks!

Item was sold on eBay for $325.00. Thanks for looking.

Last chance for offers before I put this item on eBay.

I will reduce my asking price to $275.00.

I am selling a a very rare Yamato 1/48 VF-1A Low-Visibility ver. 1 Valkyrie. This item has only been transformed a handful of times and used for display only. It is 100% complete with all accessories, box, unused sticker sheet and instructions. It is in excellent, unbroken condition. I am asking $325.00 or best offer via Paypal and this will include shipping to Lower 48-States only. I will post pictures shortly. PM me if you are interested. Thanks.

I inspected the VT-1 and found no yellowing whatsoever. There are no stress marks on the armor tabs and the only thing that may be missing is the product registration card. The sticker sheet is completely unused and the missiles were never removed from their sprue.

I am finally putting up my vintage Bandai 1/55 VT-1 Super Ostrich for sale. It is in immaculate condition with no yellow whatsoever and barely used. The sticker sheet is unused and it comes 100% complete with no broken parts. I will have pics in a little while. I purchased this a few years ago for about $1600 on eBay...that should tell you something about the extreme rarity of the toy and this one's specific condition. I am looking to get $1000 for it, but I will consider serious offers. I will be posting it on eBay by tonight if there is no one interested here. Thanks.

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J Max Type...

Bandai 1/55 VF-1A Hikaru Type...

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1S Super Valkyrie...

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J Miria Type...

I understand they have gone down in value quite a bit, but I've enjoyed having them and feel it is time to let them go. Paying bills and being able to afford something nice for my daughter is more important to me now.

I was thinking about the following price ranges:

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J Max Type. ($225-$275)

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J Miria Type. ($225-$275)

Takatoku 1/55 Super VF-1S. ($250-$300)

Bandai 1/55 VF-1A Hikaru Type. ($175-$225)

Do theses prices seem reasonable for the current market?

I'm still keeping my Bandai 1/55 VT-1 Super Ostrich, 1/55 VE-1 Elintseeker and 1/55 VF-1S Strike Valkyrie. I'm also keeping my Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J, VF-1A and VF-1S & separate GBP-1S Armour set. I just don't care for the ones I'm selling as much.

I may be selling some of my vintage (original, not reissue) Macross 1/55 Valkyries soon, but I haven't kept up with the current market/eBay values. I need some help determing their current value.

I have the following:

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J Max Type.

Takatoku 1/55 VF-1J Miria Type.

Takatoku 1/55 Super VF-1S.

Bandai 1/55 VF-1A Hikaru Type.

All of these toys are in fantastic shape C-8 or better, 100% complete with accessories, unused sticker sheets and boxes. The Super VF-1S is still white withlittle to no yellowing.

Any input or help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Me and a friend drove to the Regal 20-plex in Augusta, GA to watch the world premiere of Gantz on Thursday. I haven't read the manga, but I have see all 26 episodes of the anime series. My friend only saw the first two episodes. I felt the live-action movie was toned down a lot, but still enjoyable and something that can be enjoyed by a broader audience. My friend enjoyed and now wants to watch all of the anime for himself. The robot-doll alien was too cool! It was also neat to seeing the the actors answering questions.

Oh the memories, indeed, when the vintage Takatoku & Bandai 1/55's were king. I remember like it was yesterday seeing Nam Ngo's Valkyrie Factory website for the first time and spending hours drooling over all those beautiful toys. They were so expensive back then, but I promised myself that I would one day own each one...took me about 9 years, but I kept that promise. I can't believe I've been a member of Macrossworld since at least 1998, well over a decade.

I remember working with another customizer, Rosario Love from Washington state. He made an absolutely beautiful custom 1/55 VT-1 SuperOstrich. I wish I still had those pics I saved on my old computer from those days.