fulcy Posted August 23, 2005 Posted August 23, 2005 I got a few from him on that deal and am very glad I did. What I don't understand is that they(the non super/strike) used to start selling for around 100.00 dollars. hats up with the 150.00 for the VF-1A CF's? 321366[/snapback] Probably the cost of oil going up and also maybe demand for it is more than last time, so distributors may have pushed up their prices, which is then pass on to retailers who have no choice but to charge more. 321406[/snapback] Uh, the yen prices are exactly the same as when the Hikaru 1A first came out - the non supers/strikes have always been 14,800 yen (unless HLJ changed their prices on the items that are no longer available). What has changed is the exchange rate - back when the Hikaru 1A was first released, the exchange rate was $1 = 123 Yen, so the 1/48 would have cost about $120. Now it's $1 = 109, meaning the 1/48, at the same yen price, now costs $136... Quote
kensei Posted August 23, 2005 Posted August 23, 2005 I got a few from him on that deal and am very glad I did. What I don't understand is that they(the non super/strike) used to start selling for around 100.00 dollars. hats up with the 150.00 for the VF-1A CF's? 321366[/snapback] Probably the cost of oil going up and also maybe demand for it is more than last time, so distributors may have pushed up their prices, which is then pass on to retailers who have no choice but to charge more. 321406[/snapback] Uh, the yen prices are exactly the same as when the Hikaru 1A first came out - the non supers/strikes have always been 14,800 yen (unless HLJ changed their prices on the items that are no longer available). What has changed is the exchange rate - back when the Hikaru 1A was first released, the exchange rate was $1 = 123 Yen, so the 1/48 would have cost about $120. Now it's $1 = 109, meaning the 1/48, at the same yen price, now costs $136... 322387[/snapback] True that, but I originally thought it was what Valk-1S said, isn't plastic an oil product? Plus the price of fuel going up with the transport cost etc. could be passed on to the consumer. You are right about the retail price though. I can't believe the yen-USD rate still sucks big time... Quote
Zentrandude Posted August 23, 2005 Posted August 23, 2005 wonder whos this winner and if i can sell him some banprestos for 50 bucks each. Quote
toybotman Posted August 25, 2005 Posted August 25, 2005 There is an auction going on right now. Why don't we all sit back and watch how high it goes .1/48 Hikaru VF-1S 321454[/snapback] Sold! For $331.02! Wow. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 (edited) Sold! For $331.02! Wow. Not bad not bad.. i wouldn't sell mine for less than 400. ;P Question.. anyone know the highest a Roy 48r (the "1st reissue" before the 2nd and 3rd and...) went for in previous auctions? I know that there have been like 3 re-issues, and Hik has had like none... so i guess that would make Hik's 1S more valuable right? Low Vis should always be the highest. $264 with 2 and a half hours to go.... come on! Edited August 26, 2005 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Zentrandude Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Sold! For $331.02! Wow. Not bad not bad.. i wouldn't sell mine for less than 400. ;P Question.. anyone know the highest a Roy 48r (the "1st reissue" before the 2nd and 3rd and...) went for in previous auctions? I know that there have been like 3 re-issues, and Hik has had like none... so i guess that would make Hik's 1S more valuable right? Low Vis should always be the highest. $264 with 2 and a half hours to go.... come on! 323140[/snapback] aye im curious too but I won't sell off my 1st edition roy Quote
Valk-1S Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Sold! For $331.02! Wow. Not bad not bad.. i wouldn't sell mine for less than 400. ;P Question.. anyone know the highest a Roy 48r (the "1st reissue" before the 2nd and 3rd and...) went for in previous auctions? I know that there have been like 3 re-issues, and Hik has had like none... so i guess that would make Hik's 1S more valuable right? Low Vis should always be the highest. $264 with 2 and a half hours to go.... come on! 323140[/snapback] That one just went for $375.99. Quote
jenius Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Wow.... $375.99... that's just crazy talk. That's $125 more than I spent on my Low Vis and that's after the LV craze really started heating up. I'm glad I only collect 1/48 in TV color schemes... this woulda made me insane. Quote
VF Strike Valk Posted August 26, 2005 Author Posted August 26, 2005 Sell before Yamato decides to re-release it. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 (edited) holy crap over double the value i bought mine at! *pets VF-1S hikky* ... Edited August 26, 2005 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Yamato will reissue that like Roy I bet. 1S are the heroes. I know that part of the reason I wanted a VF1S was not so much how rare it was becoming, but because of the character. Quote
Valk-1S Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Yamato will reissue that like Roy I bet. 1S are the heroes. I know that part of the reason I wanted a VF1S was not so much how rare it was becoming, but because of the character. 323229[/snapback] Yup, same here, I like the 1S the best but I hope Yamato will go a different route and Issue a Max 1S instead of doing another reissue. Quote
fansubs2000 Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Sell before Yamato decides to re-release it. 323193[/snapback] OK at that price i am seriously considering it. MIB. Any offers? Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Even IF there was a re-issue for Hik 1S the 1st issue should go for a hefty price. Right? There isn't a way knowing if they are 1st and 2nd,3rd,4th.. re-issues is there? How much would 1st issues Roy 1S go for i wanna know. Quote
Ensign G Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 When the 1/48 Hikaru 1st came out, everyone here was bad mouthing it due to QC problems. That was one of the reasons I didn't snag one earlier and felt bad that i had to pay about 160 bucks for it later on. From what I remember, sales of the Hikkie 1S was really bad. I guess that just made it more rare. If Yamato will make reissue decisions based on how well the first release sold, things will look dim for the Hikaru 1S. Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 (edited) Even IF there was a re-issue for Hik 1S the 1st issue should go for a hefty price. Right? I thought the reason things go up was because of this fear of being "hard to find" (and as time goes on, fan demand which means people will pay the inflated cost to have it) more than how early the version was. (higher chance earlier release has probs) This is probably why the toynami valks rely so much on being limited edition "masterpiece" because if they did mass produce them people would only pay 2cents. heh I wonder why hikaru is so unpopular? Maybe people just like black heatshield with white skull crossbone better than white skull&crossbone on red. (more true to the pirates ) Edited August 27, 2005 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 (edited) bad mouthing it due to QC problems. Really? What QC problems were there? I am pretty sure my Hikky VF-1J Super came out after the Hik 1S... and i found my 1S more sturdy than the Super 1J... I will have to check them out. Edited August 27, 2005 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
jenius Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 There's currently a LV on Ebay, with BIN and shipping it's $385. This will be a good test to see which valk is worth more.... You know the LV is never gonna be released so i gotta think it still holds the edge.... As far as the Roy first edition being worth more than the second or third.... I doubt the difference in value is at all significant. Obviously Roy is the least collectible of the series now.... he's everywhere! Quote
Eternal_D Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 I think the roy first edition are worth less than the 2nd and so on because it had the wing and nosecone problems...don't remember ppl actually putting up specifically a 1s first ed....but that's what I'd imagine. Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 I put it down to Roy's popularity as a character made him be re-released more because of increased demand. If they never reissued him ever again like LV, he'd probably be worth more than LV I guess. If yamato ever releases a special Roy tv version with tv fast packs and rubber hands and tv flightsuit that would be interesting. But nobody likes tv.. Quote
Ensign G Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) I'm with you on that. If Roy never saw a reissue, it would probably fetch 500 bucks already! Edited August 28, 2005 by Ensign G Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 But nobody likes tv.. i like tv...... Hiks 1J tv is just splendiferous. Quote
Valk-1S Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) More and more Hikaru 1S on Ebay. One just ended but I lost the link so I couldn't check how much it went for. Here's another two: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5995893192 http://cgi.ebay.com/JP-TAMATO-MACROSS-DYRL...1QQcmdZViewItem Second one says Brand New - Never Removed from Box, which I doubt it. Definely box have been open before as you can see the Pilot is in the cockpit and the stickers is behind the Valk when it suppose to be at the back of the inside box. Not to mention also this guy saying that this retails for $384. Edited August 29, 2005 by Valk-1S Quote
1 VF-1 2NV Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Seems like the hik vf1s is as valuable as the lv.....maybe . Quote
Godzilla Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Seems like the hik vf1s is as valuable as the lv.....maybe . 324168[/snapback] I think it is worth more than the LV based on what we have seen on ebay. Quote
jenius Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 This is a big mistake methinks.... this has gotta spawn a reissue if anyone from Yamato is half-awake. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 Seems like the hik vf1s is as valuable as the lv.....maybe . 324168[/snapback] I think it is worth more than the LV based on what we have seen on ebay. 324273[/snapback] I totally agree with you, but I bet it will eventually be reissued. It's currently going for more $$ than the LV, but as I said, I believe there's big chances of a reissue, so price is going to drop. With the LV the story is completely different... Quote
Uxi Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 I'm kicking myself for not picking up a second at $130. Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 Evilbay prices only quote current market demand, this might change before Xmas. Quote
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