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Nope, I live somewhere a lot nicer tha HI..............beautiful, safe, dreamlike.....Detroit I guess there are two of me. Scary thought

I am new to this whole Macross Yamato “toy” thing, but I have purchased almost all of them in the last 6 weeks, so I do have an example of just about everything they make. Firstly I think that calling these “toys” is just silly. They are “transformable display items” or “Art”. There is nothing about any Yamato product that I have that screams “TOY”. They are to be displayed, not played with. And they are to be transformed with tender loving care. Once again, they are not “toys”. I agree that some specific situations could have been better addressed by Yamato, but that plays into my next point…….you get what you pay for. I hear more than anything else on this board “If I am paying $150+ for one of these they should be perfect” etc, etc, etc, etc. I hate to break it to you but in the year 2007 $150 is not a lot of money. It costs me $75 just to fill the gas tank in my truck, and it’s an F150, not a Mack. I realize that some of you are young, in school, don’t have a ton of disposable income, etc. But that doesn’t make $150 worth more than $150. I think the quality, size, design, etc of the Yamato Macross stuff is incredible for $150 and I am glad they don’t cost more. We are talking about a product with very, very low production numbers that for most of us is not even officially imported to our country. If these were “Transformers” or whatever is the hot kids toy out there right now and had a TV show on every day at 3:00pm supporting it these would cost $19.99 (they probably wouldn’t be as nice though).. Mass production means mass production. These, I am afraid are not mass produced. How about value? Most of you I am sure take a little pride in having a hobby that is not part of the mainstream. It seems that most people on this board have some complex personalities and for the most part seem a bit more creative and intelligent than your average bear. You have chosen to operate outside the mainstream, and in doing so have chosen to spend more money on what you love than lets say your average NASCAR or WWF fan. As far as hobbies go, especially non mainstream hobbies this Macross stuff is dirt cheap. What do you think it costs to collect art? Collect guns? Have a fast car? Race ANYTHING? I think it’s amazing that I can purchase something from a far off land, that relates to a subject that almost no one knows about, has incredible quality, looks super cool and all for about $150 a shot! I have never ever once looked at a Yamato item as cheap, or crappy. Enjoy your Yamato “toys”, chalk the idiosyncrasies up to low production numbers and a niche market. If they bother you so much that you get upset about them you are missing the point of what they are and what they have to offer and at that point you ARE paying too much for them. My $.02

May I be so bold as to suggest that you take one....or three of these? You will be fine man. You can always reverse the charges.

I'm guessing that it would be pretty tough to come up with a knock off the same day the real ones were released.

Happinet site

So this is a good deal? eBay link

Whats a reasonable price to pay for one here in the states? $160?

got a pick of that?

I'll be hoarding the 25th YF-19's. At least 4 of them

1/60 YF-19 all the way

Is this the 21 that we will be getting?

I'll take one of each please

I'm liking this guy

Time for a little eBay tattle tale then thanks

Is this a Macross peice? What series? Good guy? Bad guy? And the most important question of all. Do I need this? eBay Link

Do you guys kow if one of these Macross Zero DVD's are worth getting? Door #1 Door #2 Door #3 Door #4 I got.... Macross Plus episodes 1-4 english Macross II the movie english SDFM (36 episodes) english ......today. I need to fill some blanks i so I can start watching. I am comfortable with subs if I can't find english dubs, but I will still look for them

I like the blue hair nurse......with the sword

I put the wrog lik in. I meat these: Better Link

I thought everone had those Doh!

I sure didn't see that coming (stealth joke )

Title says it all. Are these any good? For $6 they would be cool to have all over the place. thanks jason Link To Auction

I just sent the seller the email below: I was under the impression that these have not been released yet. Do you have one that you can ship right now? Today? No delay? If so are you willing to prove it by taking a picture of the box and emailing it to me? thanks I am curious if they have one to sell also

Check it out, this seller is claiming to have these ready for shipping. SV-51 Auction IN STOCK!!!!

Blue one on the way. If I know myself I will get the other two when I get the first one set up......im dumb like that

That sucker is sweeeeeeeeet! Are you interested in getting paid to do another?