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how much you willing to pay for one of these? I'll check when I can if these are still lingering around the toy district. Last time I checked it was like 30 bucks. But that's just for the bootleg version. I'll let you know.

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WTF? 30 bucks for the boot version? The original's MSRP was 3,000 yen! Shouldn't the boot sell for half or less?

yeah it should, but prices of those have been going up. Cheapest I've seen was 20 bucks, but that was when it first came out.

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I never knew there were boots of this book out there :huh:

But they are fairly common and priced very reasonable, so I guess you should not have such a hard time tracking one down in mint condition :p Makes a good X'mas gift btw ;)

Andy :)

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I FINALLY find a copy of Design Works (on E-Bay) for a GREAT price.

The seller is even within driving distance. What luck!

I was the high bidder with two hours to go. I'm almost done.

THEN I get this e-mail.

Cancelled: US $21.95

Explanation: sorry, item out of stock

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I FINALLY find a copy of Design Works (on E-Bay) for a GREAT price.

The seller is even within driving distance. What luck!

I was the high bidder with two hours to go. I'm almost done.

THEN I get this e-mail.

Cancelled: US $21.95

Explanation: sorry, item out of stock

<_<<_<<_<<_<<_<<_<<_<

Wow, talk about a case of blue balls!! ;):p:D:lol: Well if my memory serves me right, Vi RS is selling one. But it's 45 bucks. Maybe you can talk him down to like 25 bucks or even 30. ;)

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I FINALLY find a copy of Design Works (on E-Bay) for a GREAT price.

The seller is even within driving distance. What luck!

I was the high bidder with two hours to go. I'm almost done.

THEN I get this e-mail.

Cancelled: US $21.95

Explanation: sorry, item out of stock

<_<  <_<  <_<  <_<  <_<  <_<  <_<

Was it an eBay store listing? If it is a plain auction, you can probably report it to eBay, since the seller has made a commitment to auction the item, and there were only a few valid reasons to pull an auction - item was damaged, there was an error in the listing, etc. "Out of Stock" was definitely not one of the few valid excuses to pull an auction.

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I FINALLY find a copy of Design Works (on E-Bay) for a GREAT price.

The seller is even within driving distance. What luck!

I was the high bidder with two hours to go. I'm almost done.

THEN I get this e-mail.

Cancelled: US $21.95

Explanation: sorry, item out of stock

<_<  <_<  <_<  <_<  <_<  <_<  <_<

Was it an eBay store listing? If it is a plain auction, you can probably report it to eBay, since the seller has made a commitment to auction the item, and there were only a few valid reasons to pull an auction - item was damaged, there was an error in the listing, etc. "Out of Stock" was definitely not one of the few valid excuses to pull an auction.

It was an E-Bay store listing......the user hasn't even responded to ANY of my auction questions. :angry:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5947230217

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if he has not responed yet, he probably wont. just forget about it, it is not worth your time and there will probably be another up sometime soon anyhow. i have seen this one from time to time when looking through macross stuff. it is a shame to, i heard Toycup was a good seller.

chris

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself! ;):p:D:lol:

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself! ;):p:D:lol:

I don't think I'm gonna be in Socal anytime soon. :blink:

Any chance you could pick me up a copy?

:ph34r:

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself! ;):p:D:lol:

Hehehe, I am keeping mine minty mint for the exact same reason!

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself!  ;)  :p  :D  :lol:

I don't think I'm gonna be in Socal anytime soon. :blink:

Any chance you could pick me up a copy?

:ph34r:

yah, I can do that. Don't know when I'll be down there again though. Those have been sitting there for quite a while. There was a layer of dust on it. :blink: and I asked the guy about them and he said they've had it for a while but if they sold out they could get more. ;):p:D:lol:

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself!  ;)  :p  :D  :lol:

I don't think I'm gonna be in Socal anytime soon. :blink:

Any chance you could pick me up a copy?

:ph34r:

yah, I can do that. Don't know when I'll be down there again though. Those have been sitting there for quite a while. There was a layer of dust on it. :blink: and I asked the guy about them and he said they've had it for a while but if they sold out they could get more. ;):p:D:lol:

THX Bobe! Since they're not selling so well can you ask them if they could go any lower than $20. ;)

How's the quality of the bootleg?

Lemme know.

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself!  ;)  :p  :D  :lol:

I don't think I'm gonna be in Socal anytime soon. :blink:

Any chance you could pick me up a copy?

:ph34r:

yah, I can do that. Don't know when I'll be down there again though. Those have been sitting there for quite a while. There was a layer of dust on it. :blink: and I asked the guy about them and he said they've had it for a while but if they sold out they could get more. ;):p:D:lol:

THX Bobe! Since they're not selling so well can you ask them if they could go any lower than $20. ;)

How's the quality of the bootleg?

Lemme know.

I'm quite surprised on how good the quality is. You know when you open a new artbook, there's that distinct smell? Well the bootleg has that same feel and smell! and the picture is damn near the original. Only difference I found was again the book cover. It's not as thick and glossy like the original. And about the price... it's actually 18 bucks, but I said 20 just so I can add in the finders/gas/trouble fee. ;):p:D:lol:

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself!  ;)  :p  :D  :lol:

I don't think I'm gonna be in Socal anytime soon. :blink:

Any chance you could pick me up a copy?

:ph34r:

yah, I can do that. Don't know when I'll be down there again though. Those have been sitting there for quite a while. There was a layer of dust on it. :blink: and I asked the guy about them and he said they've had it for a while but if they sold out they could get more. ;):p:D:lol:

THX Bobe! Since they're not selling so well can you ask them if they could go any lower than $20. ;)

How's the quality of the bootleg?

Lemme know.

I'm quite surprised on how good the quality is. You know when you open a new artbook, there's that distinct smell? Well the bootleg has that same feel and smell! and the picture is damn near the original. Only difference I found was again the book cover. It's not as thick and glossy like the original. And about the price... it's actually 18 bucks, but I said 20 just so I can add in the finders/gas/trouble fee. ;):p:D:lol:

That's cool. Just lemme know when ya get it. Paypal alright with you? :ph34r:

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well, your in luck, I checked out the bootleg central in downtown and they had a whole batch there for like 20 bucks. I of course bought one myself just to look through and keep my original minty fresh, well that and because it's autographed by shoji himself!  ;)  :p  :D  :lol:

I don't think I'm gonna be in Socal anytime soon. :blink:

Any chance you could pick me up a copy?

:ph34r:

yah, I can do that. Don't know when I'll be down there again though. Those have been sitting there for quite a while. There was a layer of dust on it. :blink: and I asked the guy about them and he said they've had it for a while but if they sold out they could get more. ;):p:D:lol:

THX Bobe! Since they're not selling so well can you ask them if they could go any lower than $20. ;)

How's the quality of the bootleg?

Lemme know.

I'm quite surprised on how good the quality is. You know when you open a new artbook, there's that distinct smell? Well the bootleg has that same feel and smell! and the picture is damn near the original. Only difference I found was again the book cover. It's not as thick and glossy like the original. And about the price... it's actually 18 bucks, but I said 20 just so I can add in the finders/gas/trouble fee. ;):p:D:lol:

That's cool. Just lemme know when ya get it. Paypal alright with you? :ph34r:

yah, that's fine

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