Most Painful Auctions You've Lost
Posted by tomf
| August 31, 2010 05:35AM |
that gokaidragoan grendizer thing is cool. unfortunately i do not collect bootlegs. I try to stay away no matter how cool it is in order to reduce bootlegging as much as possible (not that one consumer matters).
THe bioman playset is cool, but you can get all the component pieces for much less. The boxd set to get that is cool is the changeman set that turns into a playset base for the toy. That is worth getting.
THe bioman playset is cool, but you can get all the component pieces for much less. The boxd set to get that is cool is the changeman set that turns into a playset base for the toy. That is worth getting.
| September 01, 2010 11:35PM |
So, one of my favorite bootlegs ever shows up on ebay. You know the one:
Sanjeev tips me off to it. I cry with happiness, I bid, I lose. Then, I see another resurface today. My momentary joy fades to bepuzzlement as I realize this is the same toy from the same seller. However, not all is well. The shipping price jumps from 30 to 60, and beneath the starting price, the dreaded words: RESERVE NOT MET.
The seller explains to me that the winning bidder flaked out. Not only did I lose the auction, but the jerk I lost it to didn't even bother to pay, thus driving up the cost of the re-listing beyond my means to try to WIN IT AGAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHGAHGAHG
Sanjeev tips me off to it. I cry with happiness, I bid, I lose. Then, I see another resurface today. My momentary joy fades to bepuzzlement as I realize this is the same toy from the same seller. However, not all is well. The shipping price jumps from 30 to 60, and beneath the starting price, the dreaded words: RESERVE NOT MET.
The seller explains to me that the winning bidder flaked out. Not only did I lose the auction, but the jerk I lost it to didn't even bother to pay, thus driving up the cost of the re-listing beyond my means to try to WIN IT AGAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHGAHGAHG
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 22, 2010 03:21PM |
I HATE finding boxes, passing on them because I don't have the toy and then seeing the toy a month later.
Then realizing I could have bought both for cheaper than if they were together.
This has happened to me 3 times. You would have think I would have learned my lesson.
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Then realizing I could have bought both for cheaper than if they were together.
This has happened to me 3 times. You would have think I would have learned my lesson.
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| November 22, 2010 07:41PM |
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 22, 2010 09:07PM |
| November 22, 2010 09:32PM |
You mean it's nuts that YOU spend that kind of money on cardboard. :)
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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November 22, 2010 10:08PM |
Oh, he ain't alone! I'm sure that if I had a toy worth anywhere in the four-figure range, I'd be willing to throw down $300 on the box. The way I see it, if I'm willing to pay that much for the toy anyway, I probably love it enough to want as "perfect" (in my eyes anyway) a specimen as possible...and that definitely includes having the box.
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 22, 2010 10:48PM |
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> Oh, he ain't alone! I'm sure that if I had a toy
> worth anywhere in the four-figure range, I'd be
> willing to throw down $300 on the box. The way I
> see it, if I'm willing to pay that much for the
> toy anyway, I probably love it enough to want as
> "perfect" (in my eyes anyway) a specimen as
> possible...and that definitely includes having the
> box.
Um...dude you have a toy worth 5 figures. And the box is worth more than my most expensive toy I own.
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> Oh, he ain't alone! I'm sure that if I had a toy
> worth anywhere in the four-figure range, I'd be
> willing to throw down $300 on the box. The way I
> see it, if I'm willing to pay that much for the
> toy anyway, I probably love it enough to want as
> "perfect" (in my eyes anyway) a specimen as
> possible...and that definitely includes having the
> box.
Um...dude you have a toy worth 5 figures. And the box is worth more than my most expensive toy I own.
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 22, 2010 11:05PM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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November 22, 2010 11:19PM |
josh fraser Wrote:
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> Um...dude you have a toy worth 5 figures. And the
> box is worth more than my most expensive toy I
> own.
I know...but I already have the box for it. C'mon, Joshy, keep up! :P
I'm saying, for example, if I had a boxless toy that was worth around, say, a grand, I'd likely throw down $300 to pick up the box. A grand worth of toy-love is worth a 1/3 of that more to box it up!
But back to the topic, honestly, I've been going after mostly not-so-rare stuff these days...so I haven't lost much painfully. Oh, I've lost fairly...but those items simply went for more than what I was willing to pay.
Thing is, I've had a few painful auctions I've won. With the exchange rate, I sometimes fear looking at my Tokyo Buyers bill!
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> Um...dude you have a toy worth 5 figures. And the
> box is worth more than my most expensive toy I
> own.
I know...but I already have the box for it. C'mon, Joshy, keep up! :P
I'm saying, for example, if I had a boxless toy that was worth around, say, a grand, I'd likely throw down $300 to pick up the box. A grand worth of toy-love is worth a 1/3 of that more to box it up!
But back to the topic, honestly, I've been going after mostly not-so-rare stuff these days...so I haven't lost much painfully. Oh, I've lost fairly...but those items simply went for more than what I was willing to pay.
Thing is, I've had a few painful auctions I've won. With the exchange rate, I sometimes fear looking at my Tokyo Buyers bill!
| November 23, 2010 02:26AM |
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Erik Sjoen (Admin)
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November 23, 2010 08:48AM |
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 23, 2010 10:19AM |
My stomach dropped a bit this morning.
The very rare toy I was talking about , that I lost, which showed up for a BIN because the first buyer dropped the ball, just sold to another collector.
I have double the regret now. Haha. And the smaller auction I was bidding on , I clean forgot about and lost for less than 1% over my max.
Must keep my resolve though. ;-/
The very rare toy I was talking about , that I lost, which showed up for a BIN because the first buyer dropped the ball, just sold to another collector.
I have double the regret now. Haha. And the smaller auction I was bidding on , I clean forgot about and lost for less than 1% over my max.
Must keep my resolve though. ;-/
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 30, 2010 03:42PM |
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 30, 2010 03:44PM |
Ginrai Wrote:
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> You mean it's nuts that YOU spend that kind of
> money on cardboard. :)
I am not the only one. And yes this is one of the major ones I lost attached below..
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> You mean it's nuts that YOU spend that kind of
> money on cardboard. :)
I am not the only one. And yes this is one of the major ones I lost attached below..
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 30, 2010 05:23PM |
| November 30, 2010 05:34PM |
Anavel Wrote:
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> whats in the box?
Pain.
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> whats in the box?
Pain.
[www.youtube.com]
| November 30, 2010 06:03PM |
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 30, 2010 06:15PM |
No, that box has only shown up twice. Once with the toy, and last week by itself.
The toy sold for 16,700,000 yen. I did not add a zero, about $19,923.
The box was about a hundred bucks with a day to go. I bid my max. But it became a bidding war between some high rollers. Oh well.
7k for a box is pretty nutty.
The toy sold for 16,700,000 yen. I did not add a zero, about $19,923.
The box was about a hundred bucks with a day to go. I bid my max. But it became a bidding war between some high rollers. Oh well.
7k for a box is pretty nutty.
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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November 30, 2010 07:54PM |
Well, "nutty" compared to what? If it's only shown up twice, that's some serious desirability right there! My knowledge of tin is obviously limited, but have boxes for members of the gang of five gone for comparable amounts (I would wager so)? Or, put another way, have any character tin boxes, alone, broken the $20k mark?
And remember, if something goes for $20k, that means at least two people were willing to spend around that much! So "nutty" or not, teh MARKET don't lie!
[Oh, and I think you did add a zero: 16.7M yen=$200k.]
And remember, if something goes for $20k, that means at least two people were willing to spend around that much! So "nutty" or not, teh MARKET don't lie!
[Oh, and I think you did add a zero: 16.7M yen=$200k.]
| November 30, 2010 08:27PM |
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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November 30, 2010 10:38PM |
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> Well, "nutty" compared to what? If it's only shown
> up twice, that's some serious desirability right
> there! My knowledge of tin is obviously limited,
> but have boxes for members of the gang of five
> gone for comparable amounts (I would wager so)?
> Or, put another way, have any character tin boxes,
> alone, broken the $20k mark?
>
> And remember, if something goes for $20k, that
> means at least two people were willing to spend
> around that much! So "nutty" or not, teh MARKET
> don't lie!
>
> did add a zero: 16.7M yen=$200k.]
Haha...I only said "nutty" so I seemed less psycho. I actually am surprised it did not go for more...this is the Garada of boxes.
Remember who you are preaching to man. :)
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> Well, "nutty" compared to what? If it's only shown
> up twice, that's some serious desirability right
> there! My knowledge of tin is obviously limited,
> but have boxes for members of the gang of five
> gone for comparable amounts (I would wager so)?
> Or, put another way, have any character tin boxes,
> alone, broken the $20k mark?
>
> And remember, if something goes for $20k, that
> means at least two people were willing to spend
> around that much! So "nutty" or not, teh MARKET
> don't lie!
>
> did add a zero: 16.7M yen=$200k.]
Haha...I only said "nutty" so I seemed less psycho. I actually am surprised it did not go for more...this is the Garada of boxes.
Remember who you are preaching to man. :)
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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November 30, 2010 11:56PM |
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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December 01, 2010 08:54AM |
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Dammit, Mike and Fraser....those were EXACTLY the 2 videos that popped into my head before I even clicked on the links.
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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December 01, 2010 10:40AM |
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| December 25, 2010 12:48AM |
My Astromyu dream lot went for a decent 2 week vacation of scuba in SE Asia.
damn! I love the evil Badou but couldn't throw down!
Methinks Uncle Warren was in on this gig...
[page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp]
damn! I love the evil Badou but couldn't throw down!
Methinks Uncle Warren was in on this gig...
[page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp]
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josh fraser (Moderator)
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December 25, 2010 09:10AM |
kurukuru Wrote:
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> My Astromyu dream lot went for a decent 2 week
> vacation of scuba in SE Asia.
> damn! I love the evil Badou but couldn't throw
> down!
> Methinks Uncle Warren was in on this gig...
>
> [page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp]
> 88743?notice=obid
Uncle Warren and I were battling the high bidder for an hour and a half to no avail at the end. The high bidder was just too persistent. Sad morning for sure.
;-)
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> My Astromyu dream lot went for a decent 2 week
> vacation of scuba in SE Asia.
> damn! I love the evil Badou but couldn't throw
> down!
> Methinks Uncle Warren was in on this gig...
>
> [page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp]
> 88743?notice=obid
Uncle Warren and I were battling the high bidder for an hour and a half to no avail at the end. The high bidder was just too persistent. Sad morning for sure.
;-)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/25/2010 09:11AM by josh fraser.
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