Bariaburu Faita Posted March 28, 2005 Posted March 28, 2005 While heading to a remote suburb to search for some Sandtrooper corporals for a MacrossWorlder, I on a whim decided to take the long way around a river. Would waste alot of time but it was my day off. I after going down one of the side streets I noticed the ubiquious "gundam inside" sign. Ah, small mom and pop indy plamo store. So I checked it out. Much to my pleasure it had a toy selection. Even Yamato 1/48s Going down the line... black box... VF-1S Roy, ahh ton of those out now black box... VF-1A Max gaaah who DOESNT have those in stock Red box... VF-1J Millia poor millia, just dont get no love Blue box... VF-1J Max a bit harder to find but still nothing exceptional Light blue box... VF-1J Hikaru since I skipped on getting the separate armor pack, might have to pick one up. GREY BOX!!!... No, couldnt be... Carefully take it off the shelf... YES 1/48 VF-1A LOW VISIBILITY LIMITED VERSION I check the price... straight up original retail of 14,800yen. And its not used, its being sold at a normal retail store. Condition is near mint. Its wrapped in plastic so no shelf wear. I ask if they have any more, unfortunatly no. So now I have my own Low Vis. And I hope to keep it that way. Of the 6 Low Vis I have found so far, I sold 5 all to MacrossWorlders. For the, IMHO reasonable price of $180. So I think I have earned the right to keep this one. Quote
do not disturb Posted March 28, 2005 Posted March 28, 2005 black box... VF-1A Max gaaah who DOESNT have those in stock where have you been howard? everyone up in this piece is looking for a 1A max. not me personally, but a lot of guys on the baords are still looking for one. and you could make some extra money. Quote
Rune Posted March 28, 2005 Posted March 28, 2005 OH!!! And let me tell you....I would not mind an extra VF-1S Roy if ya would'nt mind.. Quote
Bariaburu Faita Posted March 28, 2005 Author Posted March 28, 2005 black box... VF-1A Max gaaah who DOESNT have those in stock where have you been howard? everyone up in this piece is looking for a 1A max. not me personally, but a lot of guys on the baords are still looking for one. and you could make some extra money. I thought there was an oversupply of those. Remember someone unloading a couple cases at $90 a pop. Thats cheaper than what I can get over here. I figured no one would pay 14,800 yen for one, much less any comission on top of that. Quote
do not disturb Posted March 28, 2005 Posted March 28, 2005 black box... VF-1A Max gaaah who DOESNT have those in stock where have you been howard? everyone up in this piece is looking for a 1A max. not me personally, but a lot of guys on the baords are still looking for one. and you could make some extra money. I thought there was an oversupply of those. Remember someone unloading a couple cases at $90 a pop. Thats cheaper than what I can get over here. I figured no one would pay 14,800 yen for one, much less any comission on top of that. eh, ya never know. seriously, a lot of guys are looking for them and while Neova was nice enough to hook a lot of members at $90, that was a one shot deal and if you missed the boat, you're going to ebay and paying out the butt. you can always post something in the FS section and see if anyone is interested before making any kind of purchase. BTW, if thats a 2nd edition 1S roy they got there, i'm down. if its the 3rd issue, i'll pass, the QC isn't nearly as good. Quote
Bariaburu Faita Posted March 28, 2005 Author Posted March 28, 2005 Not sure what edition the 1S was. Will check the next time I`m out there. Quote
do not disturb Posted March 28, 2005 Posted March 28, 2005 Not sure what edition the 1S was. Will check the next time I`m out there. please do. i picked up the 3rd issue roy a while back and wasn't too happy with it and ended up selling it off for parts. Quote
rnurmin Posted March 28, 2005 Posted March 28, 2005 Hi Howard, Have you responded to my pm regarding the offer for the Low Viz? Let me know LOL, just kidding. Great find though, and a well spent $180 Quote
jezter101 Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 wow.. which part of japan is this?i wanna pop down to get a look next time im there Quote
Bariaburu Faita Posted March 29, 2005 Author Posted March 29, 2005 how much was that max vf-1a 1/48? standard retail for a non fast pack 1/48. 14,800yen plus 5% sales tax. Pretty much the only way to find these now is to go out into the boonies. This was about halfway between Osaka and Kobe. Quote
Godzilla Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Oooohhhh. *rubs hands together* Nice catch there Howard. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Congrats man!! I just recently play with my 1/48 hikaru 1S a lot more, and man do I want a low viz. I should have ordered one when I had the chance but having a 1/48 as is is awesome nonetheless. Congrats!! Low viz' look so cool! Quote
wolfx Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Good find, Bariaburu. On another note, maybe we should make it a poll....why do people not have the Low Viz? For me, I was still a student 2 years ago, so I couldn't afford the Low Viz then. Now that I can...its as rare as heck and expensive. How about others? Maybe you never knew macross then? You couldn't find any in your area? Quote
Eternal_D Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 haha, that's awesome. should I in some part feel responsible for your good fortune?? nah! all you dood. nice find! Quote
strikevalk Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 a 1/48 1A max? where? *looks around wildly* i wants! Quote
yman1437 Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 pm'd ya ....I would certainly be interested in a couple more 1/48..... Quote
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