gwfalcon Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Yap, I luckily get that HCM vf-1a with only $42. The HCM series is actually my most favorite, even compared with 1/48. How abt you guys? I found myself staring at the Hikaru VF-1S standing next to JM. That's a HCM isn't it? Looks like it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 The HCM series is actually my most favorite, even compared with 1/48. How abt you guys? Personally, and you'll probably hate this answer, the Toynami MPC Veritech is a much improved version of the HCM so even though I own one HCM, they are far from my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwfalcon Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 , bro, why I hate your opinion? The MPC is a very good series and instead for this series I only have one but love it also. The only shortcoming is the plastic is with poorer quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Oh Happy Day! For months now I have been looking and hunting for a Shin Version VF-0A. After learning that HLJ had disscountinued them I thought I was sunk and never going to own one. I just won it on e-bay and total (shipping included) was only $178.65 Much love e-bay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260240430838 Edited May 21, 2008 by mustang1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Not macross but for you Joe fans: SDCC 25th Anniversary Gold and Silver Destros I won this auction considering that the Gold Destro goes for $400 by itself, this was a steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Not macross but for you Joe fans: SDCC 25th Anniversary Gold and Silver Destros I won this auction considering that the Gold Destro goes for $400 by itself, this was a steal. Holy cow you can get that much for a GI Joe figure..... Man Makes Yammies look cheap. Good haul though more rareness for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 dang I guess you wanted that destro that badly huh? It's a good thing I bought two sets at SDCC last year. Had known it was going to go up this much, I would've bought more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Yeah well, right now it is considered a steal on this. All I am missing is tghe Roddy Rod Piper. I wished I did go to Joe Con last year since I am in Atlanta. dang I guess you wanted that destro that badly huh? It's a good thing I bought two sets at SDCC last year. Had known it was going to go up this much, I would've bought more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfan52 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Oh Happy Day! For months now I have been looking and hunting for a Shin Version VF-0A. After learning that HLJ had disscountinued them I thought I was sunk and never going to own one. I just won it on e-bay and total (shipping included) was only $178.65 Much love e-bay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260240430838 You lucky dog you! good deal man congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Thanks buddy! I am really happy I should be getting it sometime today. I did find this in case you are interested. The price is great! http://www.amazon.com/VF-0A-Kudo-QF-2200D-...850&sr=1-16 You lucky dog you! good deal man congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyrie312 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Allright! Picked up a Bandai Strike Valkyrie in box for a great deal! Just $81.01 for a valkyrie with complete armor and box w/ both styro inserts! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...N:IT&ih=003 Not as good as my $10.00 MIB Gakken Mospeada Ride Armor (large), but I will still take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Allright! Picked up a Bandai Strike Valkyrie in box for a great deal! Just $81.01 for a valkyrie with complete armor and box w/ both styro inserts! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...N:IT&ih=003 Not as good as my $10.00 MIB Gakken Mospeada Ride Armor (large), but I will still take it! Nice! You win the "Deal Of The Month Award" for sure... Its just missing the Minmay, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Ah, and the reason its stayed so low: "I will only except bids from US and Canada. " Why people do this is beyond me. Oh well, doesn't suck for us U.S. collectors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 That always happens to me. Whenever there is a good deal i go to bid but then i notice "Will only ship to the US" written in the description. It's so frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Allright! Picked up a Bandai Strike Valkyrie in box for a great deal! Just $81.01 for a valkyrie with complete armor and box w/ both styro inserts! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...N:IT&ih=003 Not as good as my $10.00 MIB Gakken Mospeada Ride Armor (large), but I will still take it! NICE!!! Where the fu(k was I for this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 That always happens to me. Whenever there is a good deal i go to bid but then i notice "Will only ship to the US" written in the description. It's so frustrating. Whats worse is when they just put contact seller for details and then you see the "Only ship to somwhere you dont live" or you contact them about the shipping cost and they reply after the auction has finished. that has happened more than once to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy's Blues Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Most people are intimidated about shipping outside of the USA. 1. Cost. The international shipping costs are much higher, and if your buyer pays with paypal it has to be trackable. 2. Customs. Your item could be held in customs for weeks on end. I have heard of buyers using this delay to file charge backs. All these extra risks, may not be worth it to some sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Most people are intimidated about shipping outside of the USA. 1. Cost. The international shipping costs are much higher, and if your buyer pays with paypal it has to be trackable. 2. Customs. Your item could be held in customs for weeks on end. I have heard of buyers using this delay to file charge backs. All these extra risks, may not be worth it to some sellers. This is right. Unfortunately it really adds to the cost and hassle of selling. So much so that it may not be worth it for a seller to go through. I've never had a problem with the buyer paying the costs, but I've had some other hassles. One item I shipped to S. Korea. Packed it really solidly and sent it off. When it arrived, the buyer said it looked like someone had kicked it around and crushed the packaging. Then he complained about the condition of the item, so I refunded his purchase price, but not the shipping costs. That wasn't so bad. The next time I shipped international, it was to Brazil. It was an expensive item and I shipped it with USPS, it had tracking of a sort, but the buyer let it sit in customs soooo long that the USPS removed it's info from their website. The buyer filed a claim with PayPal and they sided with him. I had the item tracked, and I got written confirmation that the item was delivered three days after PayPal closed the dispute in the buyer's favor. I submitted the info to PayPal, but since it could not be viewed on-line they say it wasn't valid. So I'm out $300+ and the Brazillian scam artist gets his item for free. I'm still arguing with PayPal over it, but it's not going to come to any good. I can't see how they can protect the buyer, but not the seller at the same time. As a seller, I'm the one who pays for their service, I am paypal's customer, not the buyer, but I still get shafted because of their backwards policy. That's why I won't ship overseas anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I never understood why people care so much about a box, I've read multiple discussion and ebay feedback about the box condition, not the box item but the box that is send in, I mean, it's a freaking cardboard box, the content is intact but the box is a little beat up, who cares, some people can be very anal or do anything to try to get out of paying, for me, shipping is a pain in the ass, I have to find really good reliable deals so that when shipping add up to my country is doesnt come out assrape expensive, I get several items that make up to 3 stops getting shipped to me with the box ending a little beat up but the content intact and I'm a happy camper...some people this days, what do they want to do with the box?' are this things collectable too?? geez... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 hmmm...I got a question, I'm not really a big ebay buyer and I usually loose on ebay bidding wars unless I'm ready to dish some serious cash but I got a question if someone can explain this to me, I'm bidding on this item, I had already placed a bid but got outbid on the last minutes, so I wait until the last seconds to make a much higher bid, I'm marked as the high bidder but when the bid ends I get totally snipe, no big deal I wasn't ready to pay much higher, but when I check the bidding history, the winning bid are two bids from the same guy, one that doesn't outbid me and the later that does, the time it shows is 2 minutes before my last bid, how can this be?? I made my final bid in the final seconds wary of snipers and still get snipe somehow in a way I don't understand any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veffidas Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Yes, boxes are collectible as well. Some people care about having the whole package pristine: box, item, and all. It's part of the completeness of it all. As for the second question, the bidder may have placed a a second higher bid before your snipe, in order to prevent sniping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Yes, boxes are collectible as well. Some people care about having the whole package pristine: box, item, and all. It's part of the completeness of it all. Yep, the box is part of the whole time-warp nostalgic appeal. For me, a nice pristine toy in an undamaged original box hearkens back to the days when the now "vintage" toys lined the shelves at my local toy store, when I was unable to afford any of it as a kid. I don't place as much significance on the boxes of any of the newer stuff, but when we're talking about Takatokus and Gakkens and such, I want as close to showroom fresh as possible, and will pay a little extra for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) After a few sales based scams where PayPal/eBay wouldn't give me my money back I'm always a bit dubious about buying from certain countries. as far as selling is concerned Ive only ever shipped to Europe. I would rule out any thing I consider 3dr world and am immediately suspicious of anyone who asks for po box addresses. Ultimately I would prefer straight bank transfers. Paypal and eBay don't care as long as they get the profit. I had an auction not too long ago that I bid on and was the highest bidder for the last few days I got the you have won message and when I went to pay for it I found I was not the winner ????!!! but the winner was paying less than the bid ammount I had put in so my bid should have gone up to counter his. I mailed eBay to ask and also the seller. The seller wasnt sure what was going on as he'd seen that I was the winner too. eBay just sent some cut and pasted info about autions and how they work to me and closed the matter. I then dealt with the seller outside eBay and got the item. To this end I have come to realise that the staff at eBay are clueless and it's not worth the time taken to email them to get answers. Edited July 21, 2008 by big F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glane21 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ah, and the reason its stayed so low: "I will only except bids from US and Canada. " Why people do this is beyond me. Oh well, doesn't suck for us U.S. collectors... That and a piss-poor auction title - misspelled Bandai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechinyun Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 (edited) Issue 1 + 2 of Macross Chronicles 10 dollars each, 8 dollars shipped for both from tokyo! Good deal I think? Sure you could get the same deal from the guy, he has more. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=140256832893 Look in his store for the other issue. Edited August 11, 2008 by Mechinyun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Issue 1 + 2 of Macross Chronicles 10 dollars each, 8 dollars shipped for both from tokyo! Good deal I think? Sure you could get the same deal from the guy, he has more. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=140256832893 Look in his store for the other issue. VERY NICE Grab mate!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMan Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Thought I might win this at a bargain since it sat for less than $200 until the end of bidding. Price more than doubled within the last few minutes. Congrats to whoever got it! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=002 OO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Thought I might win this at a bargain since it sat for less than $200 until the end of bidding. Price more than doubled within the last few minutes. Congrats to whoever got it! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=002 OO wow, that's a nice custom. The person who won it is a member here. So he should be popping in soon to show this off when he gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Issue 1 + 2 of Macross Chronicles 10 dollars each, 8 dollars shipped for both from tokyo! Good deal I think? That's like $28 total for two books that only cost about $5.60 each. He's nearly doubling the cover price at $10. Could be worse, though, I expect. J-List told me they weren't going to carry it (the fools). I really miss the old days of THIS IS ANIMATION, BEST HIT SERIES and ROMAN ALBUM... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Thought I might win this at a bargain since it sat for less than $200 until the end of bidding. Price more than doubled within the last few minutes. Congrats to whoever got it! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=002 OO Oh yeah ...I was watchin it. Watchin it go up and up and up.... ...I would have like to go for it...but I just need the packs. OO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 (edited) I really miss the old days of THIS IS ANIMATION, BEST HIT SERIES and ROMAN ALBUM... Yeah.. the This is Animation series were great. I sure hope Frontier gets something like it. Not on ebay.. but once I nabbed a 1/3000 Takatoku SDF-1 in box with complete accessories for $60 at World's Best Comics in Sacramento. The SDF-1 itself is mint but the box it shipped in was worn badly. I see the same wear on other Takatoku toys so I think they just didn't use good cardboard/ink. (edit: forgot my story!) Edited August 16, 2008 by Lance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoLe727 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 wow, that's a nice custom. The person who won it is a member here. So he should be popping in soon to show this off when he gets it. Guilty as charged!! I am the new owner of this wonderful custom valk. IMO, I thought it was a good deal. Normally, it would cost more than $550-$600 (including the Super VF-1J, decals and custom works). I was hoping it will go under $300, but I did expect it will go over $400 since this is an unique valk to add to the collection . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) Here are a couple of delicious goodies I picked up in the last few days... Yamato 1/48 VF-1J Max Super Takatoku 1/100 VF-1A CF Yummy, yummy. Here's another piece I'd like to share, FIGURE OH magazine - #77 - MACROSS If you really like to see a nice history and great selection of Macross toys, this is a must own periodical. Edited September 26, 2008 by nightmareB4macross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ23 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Here are a couple of delicious goodies I picked up in the last few days... Yamato 1/48 VF-1J Max Super Takatoku 1/100 VF-1A CF Yummy, yummy. Here's another piece I'd like to share, FIGURE OH magazine - #77 - MACROSS If you really like to see a nice history and great selection of Macross toys, this is a must own periodical. WOW i wish i was looking for the max at that time, and only 15 min from me too. poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 wow, nice price on that max! and that 1/100 takatoku vf-1a! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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