RicePiece Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 We've all seen posts on how much we've paid to support this valkaholism, and I don't really mind spending money on things I enjoy. But it drives me nuts when I overpay for things. Here's my story: When the Yamato TRU VF-1A came out, I hmm'ed and haw'ed about getting it - finally after staring long enough at the pics of it on MW I decided that the CF was too cool to pass up. So I bought it - for $105US! Last week I saw a MIB TRU 1A go on eBay for a whopping $26.01 (Link). I guess in retrospect I paid to get the CF at that point in time rather than wait for the general release. I also paid for the better paint choice for the CF. *sigh* So, please share your tales of over-paying for stuff and let me know that I'm NOT alone in this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mslz22 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Way..Way before the reissues were even anounced I paid $140.00 for a joons vf1j in the box, at the time that really was just about the going rate, in fact I lost an auction the day before I won the forementioned joons, for a joons WITH A JETFIRE NOSE, for $110.00. Unreal. I paid $90.00 for the TRU 1a and later got another for $45.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNSpacy Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 $300US for a loose (no box) Bandai 1/55 VF-1A. UNSpacy Canadian Division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechafan Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 $125 USD for a Bandai VF-2SS model way back in the day. If I had waited a year I could have gotten the reissue for $25 USD including shipping. Now how is that one for laughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I guess it'd have to be my Soul of Popynica Space Cruiser Yamato (I think Drifand might agree with me on this). It was about one or two years ago when it was still selling for a decent price, to make a long story short I really wanted this item. I think I paid an extra $25 more than I originally wanted to, all in all the final price was around $135 (with shipping). The bad thing is that previous auctions for the SOP:SCY ended for much less.......... Oh well, you try finding the SOP:SCY for a decent price. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 well, the only time I overpaid was when the first vf-1s bandai reissue came out. I paid 80 bucks for it and now it's only 40. I know it's not much, but that extra 40 could've bought me another bandai reissue! I guess the only reason why I was able to not overpay much is because I can wait till the prices go down. These toys will always be availble whether it's on these boards, toys stores, internet sites, or ebay. Having major patience is what I have learned these past years especially with the track record of these toys going down in price. On one occasion, I had to buy the max and miriya bandai reissues because everybody said that those were being made in low numbers. So I picked up a set for 150 at it's initial release. So as the days and months pass, I saw the prices of the M&M shoot up to like 250 a set. But just recently the prices have started to cool down to like 170 to 190 a set. That's still high. The funny thing is, I just went to frank and sons recently (9/3/03 wednesday to be exact) and to my surprise one of the vendors was carrying a set for 140!! I was like man, I could've bought those again and even for a cheaper price than what I paid! I know it was only a 10 dollar difference, but that 10 could have been put towards something else!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 $150 for the yamato TRU cannon fodder. that was at it's height of pricing when there weren't that many on Ebay and a lot of ppl here was saying it was made in very limited quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 most i overpaid is 20bucks for a junky banpresto the 1:48s i still think its still worth its value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunsightOne Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Back in 1998 when I first gradauted from college and starting earning an income I rediscovered my childhood on ebay. Low and behold I found a Takatoku Super VF-1S and Bandai Super Ostrich. I decided I must have them and the final bid of something like $1200 each for those two Valks didn't seem too outrageous at the time. Both were complete and the boxes were in C8 condition. Fast foward to now and I see similar condition items for $400. No regrets though...okay a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 $125 USD for a Bandai VF-2SS model way back in the day. If I had waited a year I could have gotten the reissue for $25 USD including shipping. Now how is that one for laughs. Ouch...lets see...I paid $95...seems like a deal compared to your $125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneWolf Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Hmm, I wouldn't count buying something at the MSRP (like the Bandai reissues) as overpaying. If that's the case, then we all have overpaid on our cars. The most I've overpaid on something was the 1/100 YF-19 Battroid recast I bought for $50. I got it back in the day when any model of the YF-19 was scarce, so price wasn't really an issue. I ended up selling it on MW last year for $15. Better to get some of that money back rather than let it take up space on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanata67 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 LOL... You guys got bent over I try real hard to never pay retail myself so I will base overpayment factorially.. as in I bought two "macress" figures in box for$11 and $9.50 plus $7 shipping off poorly decribed ebay auctions from one seller, figure $27 total. As these things aren't worth the plastic they are almost made of I'd say they are worth maybe $1 each. As such I paid 12 1/2 times what they were worth!!!!! I hang on to them so I don't get cocky again LOL. Other than that... I guess the absalutely worst thing I ever got involved in is the $1000+ I've spent for a jetfire complete in box, and it won't even be complete till I get a G1 catalog Granted... much of that money was spent buying additional jetfire lot's that had components I need so while I still have not completed the first... the second, a matshu, only needs the catalog as well, the next two in re-issue super boxes also only need the catalog, the next two [ in super boxes] after that only need the catalog and the tech spec decoder, and from there we go down the line to one needing a leg clip plus stuff mentioned before, one needing both leg clips, the gun clip, and everything afore-mentioned, to a few that are only worth doing spawn customs on. In hindsight, I soooo should have just spent the $200 and got one complete in box at the get go LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlepod Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Well I guess I overpaid for a Bandai M&Ms. ($200). Even when this is a normal cost for this pair the original cost was much lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) HURIN IS A FAG! Edited June 13, 2005 by haterist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 $100 for each of my SVF-1Js, they dropped to $80 like 2 weeks after i bought em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaseldancer Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 I'd have to say the $85 I spent on the MPC Vol 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orguss01 Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) I d say the $65 i paid for my Hunter, Masterpiece, lol, no really maybe the grip i spent "investing" in joke machines when they are going for like half now , see post in toys by miks did i miss something or did JM prices just crash. I remember when a boxed !1J max or milla would go for 150bucks each on ebay and The DYRL's would go for like 200 bucks. I'm glad I waited out. I got some killer scores tonight. Cheap Max Cheap milla. Edited September 7, 2003 by orguss01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 A bootleg valk for $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 A bootleg valk for $100 ouch. did you know it was a boot? or did you get taken on ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miks Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 .. anything i ever bot for my GF... hahah JK, I think i overpaid for an unboxed matchbox vf-1s joke machine about a year ago... i paid 120 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlepod Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Hey! wait! I..... I had a flashback.... Now .... I remember.... Ohhh F*********K!!!! I paid more than $60 for a pile of junk that used to be an Optimus Prime. It was one of my first bids I won (not eBay, btw) and I was very unexperienced in those things... The fact to have won this item to other possible buyers made me very happy whatta stupid I guess it was one of the worst experience I have had in auctions.... As soon as I remember where I dropped these bulk of garbage I will throw it in my basket trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunsightOne Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Haterist - Yeah what is up with old school cyclones. I grew up in SoCal but went to school in the Northeast but I remeber going to the Comic Coventions at the Shriner Auditorium in LA during the early to mid 90's and picking up the large scale Mospeada's for $20. These were the real deal Gakken Mospeada packaged toys and not the Henshin Robo repackages. Now I see them on ebay for no less than $150 in so so condition and over $200 for mint stuff. Maybe someone will re-issue the Mospeada stuff (unlikely) and watch the Mospeada market fall. BTW, if this isn't very coherant, the wife and I just got back from tailgating at the USC/UVA game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Leader Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 I paid $300 for a complete Jetfire (box and everything) back in January 2000. Just a few months later, Kevin Lam was telling me of Yamato/Toycom starting up work on their VF-1 designs! Knowing what I know now, I probably would have past on getting any Jetfires, but at the same time I'm still glad I have this unique part of Valkyrie history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit29 Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) Back in the days of a good economy, VF-1 nuts on ebay and no reissues in sight, I paid 550.00 for a Takatoku 1/55 VF-1S at Wizard World Chicago in 1998. Don't own it anymore. And later that year I bought a Bandai 1990 Super VF-1S 1/55 for 600.00. I thought it was a good deal since at the time they were going for 900.00-1000.00 on ebay. What an idiot...I did sell it for around 500.00 about 8 months before the 1/55 reissues started to hit. Edited September 7, 2003 by dejr8bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel's Fury Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Hmm, I wouldn't count buying something at the MSRP (like the Bandai reissues) as overpaying. If that's the case, then we all have overpaid on our cars. The most I've overpaid on something was the 1/100 YF-19 Battroid recast I bought for $50. I got it back in the day when any model of the YF-19 was scarce, so price wasn't really an issue. I ended up selling it on MW last year for $15. Better to get some of that money back rather than let it take up space on my shelf. Selling anything else? ( Just in case I might want to buy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinger Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Paid $300.00 US to Blackaces for the 1/72 paper Mac 2 monster on ebay (retail price for the model in Japan was $75.00.) Maybe I shouldn't have put my high bid up so much? I had sold off 2 1/72 hcm valkyries for $300.00 US to a guy on macrossworld and it felt more like I traded my 2 hcm s for the paper model. Paper monster is very cool, but I haven't complete it yet. Recently, my printer ran out of ink before I could finish printing out the model. So, now I'm not sure if I would like to finish printing it out on this printer because my epson printer ran out of ink and the software on it sucks and my umax scanner has just died. maybe an all in one printer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 VF-1 2NV Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Last week I saw a MIB TRU 1A go on eBay for a whopping $26.01 (Link). I got a TRU cf for $15..s/h was $16..go figure B) . Anyway, i think after 1 or 2 years my low viz which cost $130 will be what i overpaid for. There is no dobut in my mind that ALL the 1/48 yammies will be less than what we all are paying for. But come on were all excited for these toys and very impatient ...well most of us anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley424 Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Definately the $10 i spent on a bootleg valk, back when they first hit the scene, before Yamato VF-1s came out. Such a piece of crap, though I still have it, just can't throw it away cuz I did decide to buy it thinking it'd be halfway decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlenhoff Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 YF-19 1st ed. on Oct 2000: $119.00 (and it was already openned)(the seller didn't even specified that)(my fisrt Ebay buy ) VF-1S 1/48: 156.00 (this one I don't complain about, since it was a local store , and I didn't have to wait for it to come in the mail.) complete, loose Jetfire 150.00 (stickers are not carefully applied) VF-19 M7 bootleg valk 33.00 back in 2000. Oh well, also I paid almost full MSRP in half of my 1/60 and 1/72... Yeap, I'm bending way down C'est la Vi, (sp) Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) HURIN IS A FAG! Edited June 13, 2005 by haterist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1_soulja Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 As for Macross - I've paid the normal prices. The only time I've overpaid for a toy is for my Marvel Legends Goliath - $65 I just had to have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Haterist - i have yet to see a seller on ebay describe anything as "so-so" EVER! its always with the MINT, RARE, VHTF, excellent condition. how can that be?, unless you never played with it? its always the same lines of BS from everyone. there are VERY few truthful/honest sellers on ebay. me, if it isn't mint in sealed box, i just stay away from it, especially foreign sellers....defintiely too many rats in hong kong and singapore for sure. Yo haterist, I understand your feelings but it isnt fair to condemn foreign sellers in singapore just because of a few black sheep. I too am from singapore and simply detest people who are despicable and irresponsible especially when it comes to auction's descriptions as well as the quality and integrity of the auctioned item itself. I for one would not hesitate to put down a fellow singaporean if i happened to know one. But admist the so called "rats"mentioned, there are still quite a number of reliable and trustworthy sellers and dealers namely Noel (Blackaces), Monkey Nugget, Graham and so on in the Asia Pacific region. Its just sad to know that ebayers like those so called "rats" exist in our community. As always in ebay, always do a bit of research on that seller and bid with caution. My apologies if i have being harsh in anyway. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidkorrupt Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 way back in the day at the first mw con i paid $100 for a hikaru vf-1j joons in box. that was my first non-jetfire valk so i'm proud to have it but yikes! $100 for a joons?!?!?! oh, and you old school guys. i bought that joons from the infamous phil. he also tried selling me the large legioss ride armor =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Wow... $500 for 1990 Bandai? I remember walking into Pony Go Round and getting it for $60. LOL, but I guess that was around 1991. I went back the next weekto buy the rest but they were gone. I gotta feeling it was someone in this very forums. Most I paid for is $130 for the Destoid conversion kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) HURIN IS A FAG! Edited June 13, 2005 by haterist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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