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Post by solscud007 on Jan 29, 2007 0:40:16 GMT -5
Ok this is a story of a good friend of mine. We like to boast about our ridiculously good fortune at finding awesome vintage stuff with a cool story to go with it. Mine was the MIB Takatoku GBP gift set I got for free couple years ago. It was stored in a red tub for more than 20 years. (I posted this tale in the takatoku threads a while back) Well this story tops mine by far, debatable cause again mine was free, but the sheer amazement of this find is jaw dropping. My friend XStoys, some of you know who he is, was approached by a fellow teacher at Art Center. he was asked "hey you like japanese robot toys right?" of course he took the bait. the fellow teacher's friend was getting rid of some old toys that had been in her attic for years. XStoys met up with her to discover a godaikin holy grail. This lady interned for disney back in the 80s. they went to PonyToy Go round in little tokyo, downtown LA. She went with her coworkers and peer pressure prolly bought these gems. He got: Loose but immaculate MINT cond. tetsujin 28 MIB Voltes V MINT POPY version Go-Lion (not godaikin) with box cover and window insert Loose MINT God Marz and how much did he pay for this? a whopping $260 unfortunately my camera died half way thru him showing me this amazing find.      |
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Post by junktea1 on Jan 29, 2007 0:54:57 GMT -5
i remember that store. it was soo cool! but back then, those toys were still expensive
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Post by magengar on Jan 29, 2007 1:58:47 GMT -5
Hey, isn't that the store in downtown LA near the east side, near Dodger Stadium (Little Tokyo/Chinatown area) or Los Alamedas somewhere there? I used to live in LA back in the early-mid-'90s, and worked as a Bike-messenger in the downtown area (hung out beneath "the bridge" on Figueroa St, and the BofA fountain plaza, between runs)... ...during my runs, I'd ride up to that store to gaze at the big Ultraman vinyl figure in the window. Thanks for bringin back some real cool memories! ;D BTW, that there is, indeed, a Great Haul!  zozo-Magengar |
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Post by joydivision on Jan 29, 2007 11:25:54 GMT -5
nice find!
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Post by Majinga Z on Jan 30, 2007 2:32:37 GMT -5
I remember Pony Toy as a kid. I think it was first inside the Yaohan store. They had the Super, Strike Valks, and some Kamen Rider stuff on the shelf. As mentioned before, the stuff was super expensive.
Congrats to your friend on the find!
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Post by solscud007 on Jan 30, 2007 14:21:49 GMT -5
actually it was its own store in the Honda plaza. Next to Sushi Gen. then it moved to Yaohan plaza
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Post by Godaikin on Jan 31, 2007 7:54:18 GMT -5
wow...can't beat that great deal for all these 3 nice toys.
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Post by boogeyman on Jan 31, 2007 12:00:40 GMT -5
260 USD, really a great deal.congratulation man  |
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Post by REX-203 on Jan 31, 2007 18:18:03 GMT -5
All I have to say is... HOLY SMOKES!  |
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Post by sketcher on Feb 1, 2007 0:59:42 GMT -5
"And the crowd goes wild!"
Wow. I wish I could run across something like that. Nice haul, man.
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Post by lurkerx on Feb 1, 2007 12:38:08 GMT -5
Excellent find  I remember in the ninties I use to be very energetic in looking for stores like that. lately, its gotten harder and harder to find those stores. |
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Post by boogeyman on Feb 1, 2007 15:02:35 GMT -5
yes in ninties I used to find a lot of werehouse with a lot of items, but nowadays is everytime harder.
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 1, 2007 21:46:15 GMT -5
That is the deal of the century!
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Post by dme3o on Feb 1, 2007 23:19:09 GMT -5
Great find man!! I'm jealous! LOL!
Hey, what a cool store! I like the figs in the background especially the classic Battlestar Galactica Helmet.
Where Is this store? And is that Spiderman a figure or a poster? And that superman looks like a CHristopher Reeve custom!
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Post by solscud007 on Feb 2, 2007 11:43:43 GMT -5
Sorry haha that isnt a store. that is literally my friend's house. he collects the rarest of rare.
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Post by dme3o on Feb 2, 2007 11:53:25 GMT -5
haha! Great collection. May we bug your friend for a few pics? Please extend my invitation to your friend requesting that he become a member of Robot Japan. |
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Post by saouri on Feb 4, 2007 16:04:11 GMT -5
Wow, a very great deal.
Is like Santa Claus was late and now he receive the christmas gifts!
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Post by Otaru Ikari on Feb 4, 2007 22:36:52 GMT -5
We do not need just a few more pics, what we need is a tour of his house, preferably when his out of town ;D
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Post by magengar on Feb 5, 2007 0:45:22 GMT -5
If we did That, we'd be stuck there for Days! ;D zozo-Magengar We do not need just a few more pics, what we need is a tour of his house, preferably when he is out of town ;D |
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Post by solscud007 on Feb 5, 2007 17:18:01 GMT -5
If we did That, we'd be stuck there for Days! ;D zozo-Magengar We do not need just a few more pics, what we need is a tour of his house, preferably when he is out of town ;D you laugh. but that is really not far from the truth. And the sad thing is he is not the worst I have heard of. He went to another guy who lives somewhere in Beverly hills/Bel air. This guy collects 1:1 scale. Sentai costumes, army clothes etc. While we play with 1:6 scale figures like HALO jumpers, swat teams, navy seals etc. This guy has it all. Even a real Astronaut suit. He is hugely into props and real steel. |
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