Gakken85 Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 It was around... 10-11am EST. I saw it, but passed. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Generally, anything that sells on Mandarake can be considered a deal. Their prices do not reflect free market prices...a similar item will sell for more on auction...where the amount of collectors vying for the same item are free to bid up to what they feel it is worth....free market price... Mandarake is essentially a collectibles pawn shop.....they pay as little as possible for their stock....and thus can price it less than market prices....good for buyers....bad for the sellers coming into their shops.... For the most part I agree, but I wouldn't always count what sales as a deal, more like the prices are reflective of what items are selling for in the "real world" i.e. their brick and mortar shops. You can look at a few listings like Ozma's 25S and Armor Parts along with his YF-29 as examples, in addition to some older or more sought after Yamato items. Auctions are a whole other beast, and if you try and further differentiate between eBay and Y! Japan then yikes... -b. Quote
chyll2 Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 still searching for a possible cheap VF-1 Super parts and I noticed this http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1365615.html 25G sold at 33k yen also, I dont know how to get to the yahoo page, here is the proxy page for super parts auction, I was planning to wait for it patiently and monitor as close as possible but someone just bought it at buy it price of 10k yen. http://www.fromjapan.co.jp/auction/yahoo/input?lang=en&AuctionId=d155770503 Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Hope this helps, chyll2: http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u66113608 6 hours to go. Quote
chyll2 Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Hope this helps, chyll2: http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u66113608 6 hours to go. Thanks, I also know this listing, 2hrs to go and no one is bidding. here is hoping that the item will be re-listed with lower starting price. I know per current price, it is "cheap", but I want it cheaper. if i buy it now, total price with shipping will go over 10k yen which is definitely more than the price I paid for the yamato assembly kit. Quote
jvmacross Posted June 18, 2014 Author Posted June 18, 2014 Vintage Takatoku LCD game - Macross Space Fight - 25,500 JPY (before fees and shipping) http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r115594430 Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 1/60 Yamato V2 Super VF-1J Milia Type - new: 63,000 JPY (Before proxy fees and shipping to your country) http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/185137813 1/60 Yamato V2 Super VF-1J Max Type - new: 46400 JPY (Before proxy fees and shipping to your country) http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m121630358 I remember this auction...and i remember the seller cause i was watchlisted alot of his item....now like 2 week after....this seller come out with all the same item...including This two M&M vf-1j .....this is kind of wierd. Or maybe he has alot of copys of every item. I dont know. This is the seller and this are his auction......http://buyee.jp/item/seller?id=gundammark5. All same auction from 2 weeks ago. Quote
barurutor Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Bidding is gonna be insane on most of those 3 days from now... Quote
DarrinG Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 It is strange that the seller has all the same items up again. If he did have multiples, its odd he did not sell them off during the height of the Yamato pricing madness. Why wait until now to sell off all your copies? --- Unless one buyer bid and won most all the ones he had up for sale, and then decided not to pay . . . Quote
sreichma Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah, I've given up trying to get a max miria 1J. Its a lost cause. Arcadia is absolute morons for not capitalizing on the m&m 1J demand. Just a repaint of the 1J mold. I don't care about all of the "max and miria aren't as popular in japan"or "their being careful" rebuttals i hear from sellers over there. They are selling for over $500 ...period. ..End of story. But, hey let's go ahead and spit out two versions of the 19. Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 It is strange that the seller has all the same items up again. If he did have multiples, its odd he did not sell them off during the height of the Yamato pricing madness. Why wait until now to sell off all your copies? --- Unless one buyer bid and won most all the ones he had up for sale, and then decided not to pay . . . Or maybe the seller has some friends outbiding other users trying to make more money of this item and the last time they didn't get what they want. Quote
JB0 Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah, I've given up trying to get a max miria 1J. Its a lost cause. Arcadia is absolute morons for not capitalizing on the m&m 1J demand. Just a repaint of the 1J mold. I don't care about all of the "max and miria aren't as popular in japan"or "their being careful" rebuttals i hear from sellers over there. They are selling for over $500 ...period. ..End of story. But, hey let's go ahead and spit out two versions of the 19.Ah, you fail to see their cunning plan. If they wait until the cost gets even MORE ridiculous, they can release the new toys for five hundred bucks and people will be "WOW, WHAT A DEAL!" instead of "that's outrageous, this thing isn't worth half that!" It's all part of the plan. Bet you they're even shill-bidding the auctions to drive prices up. That's just good business sense. Quote
sreichma Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 they are given too much credit. There is no plan, i firmly believe their new vision is to pump out a few master works a year. The M&M will never be re-issued, mark my words. People have been saying it for 4 years and its not going to happen, Quote
sreichma Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 I'm just turned out because I've been looking for one for over 2 years and its always a dead end. Quote
DarrinG Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Things for M&M took a turn when folks decided that even if they re-release them "I want the Yamatos". "Arcadia will screw something up, pink plastics, poor box design - something." So the Yamatos notched up again IMO . . . Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 There are a few Valks that I want as well, that may not ever be re-released or found at a "palatable" price but if that's the case then I take it that it's just not meant for me to have them. Besides that, it just means some other company gets my money, or I get to save it. I'm over being bothered (for lack of a better term) about the release schedule or quantity of these things. If I get what I want, great, if I don't, great. -b. Quote
sreichma Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah, sorry for my rant everyone. I was compromised by some mediaction after a small surgery i had yesterday. I apologize for lighting up the board. At least i did score a 1-J mass production version today. I can grab one more rare type valk this year. VF-1 Mass Production $400 purchased (for thread market info) Quote
jvmacross Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 It is strange that the seller has all the same items up again. If he did have multiples, its odd he did not sell them off during the height of the Yamato pricing madness. Why wait until now to sell off all your copies? --- Unless one buyer bid and won most all the ones he had up for sale, and then decided not to pay . . . Quote
Mommar Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) they are given too much credit. There is no plan, i firmly believe their new vision is to pump out a few master works a year. The M&M will never be re-issued, mark my words. People have been saying it for 4 years and its not going to happen, If they re-issued the M&M's and provided like-colored Side and neck covers I'd bite. For anyone who wasn't into collecting them at the time, they're SOL. For everybody else who was around when they were first released... I don't know what to say. The moment I saw them I knew I should pre-order as they weren't going to be around long, they never sell as well, and would likely be rare. So I bit the bullet and went for it immediately. I even paid for them at a time after I was laid-off and needed to save money because I wasn't working but I knew if I waited there would likely be no other chance. Edited June 19, 2014 by Mommar Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Eh, they are always up for auction somewhere. If you see them buy them. If you can't afford it... sell something or save up Quote
Shukenzero Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Saw a VF-0S & ghost booster for $310 at a shop. How rare are they? Quote
sreichma Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 They are actually the safest and tightest of the Zero's Quote
Shukenzero Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Thanks. I have a VF-0S. Broke in half and had to get it replaced. Quote
CRYO Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Thanks. I have a VF-0S. Broke in half and had to get it replaced. Why not wait for Arcadia's renew version? Variants must come after the 0D Quote
Shukenzero Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Why not wait for Arcadia's renew version? Variants must come after the 0D Bought it back in 2006/7 can't remember exactly. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Can anyone who reads Japanese (not using Google, Bing or some web translator) tell if this was opened, or unopened? http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1715660.html Pretty please. -b. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Is sold out see the red arrow ScreenHunter_09 Jun. 22 10.36.jpg Yes, it was sold out before I posted here, I'm just very curious to know if it was opened or not. -b. Quote
SaitouSad Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 believe it says opened, and that the box is damaged.Off course by Mandarake's term this may be a minor scuff. Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Yes, it was sold out before I posted here, I'm just very curious to know if it was opened or not. -b. Nice! That was 'somehow' a good price. Anyways, I always assumed '開封' means 'opened'. Since 開 means open and 封 means seal. So it's 'Sealed open(?)' And the '箱いたみ', I always see in Mandarake means some dents on the box. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 believe it says opened, and that the box is damaged. Off course by Mandarake's term this may be a minor scuff. Nice! That was 'somehow' a good price. Anyways, I always assumed '開封' means 'opened'. Since 開 means open and 封 means seal. So it's 'Sealed open(?)' And the '箱いたみ', I always see in Mandarake means some dents on the box. Thanks gents! Much appreciated. -b. Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks gents! Much appreciated. -b. You're welcome. Glad to be of help. By the way, didn't see this one. When was the VF-4G posted? Quote
jvmacross Posted June 22, 2014 Author Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) Yamato 1/60 V2 Super VF-1J Max Type - New - 26,500 JPY (before fees and shipping) http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m126566815 Yamato 1/60 V2 Super VF-1J Milia Type - New - 28,500 JPY (before fees and shipping) http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/180552096 Yamato 1/60 V2 VF-1D first release, non-option parts - New - 14,403 JPY (before fees and shipping) http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b158749540 Yamato 1/60 VF-1J Mass Production type - New - 35,000 JPY (before fees and shipping) http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k173612190 Edited June 22, 2014 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted June 22, 2014 Author Posted June 22, 2014 I can't find the 1J's above on buyee. They are completed auctions.... Quote
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