Am I missin something here?

[mikedeco]

I know that Danguard is one of the best Jumbo out there, he's in the medium/rare list especially complete.
But I was really not expecting to see that ending price: page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d143350133

Even with today's high prices, I had in mind that it will go around 200.000 Yens or something like that, and that already a lot for a loose Danguard. But 501.000 Yens, that is just completely insane.

Or I'm missing something huge here.

[cupnoodles]

money laundering-it would make a good movie plot

[bourno]

I am with you Mike, that final price shocked me as well.

Am hoping maybe a fellow member got the loose fixer upper www.rinkya.com/en/auction-r102051642 It really ended at 54,000 yen due to using the same bidding service (as I was one of the bidders on it). But, darn near 1/10th the price of the other complete, loose Dangard.

[luclin999]

I was more than a little shocked when I saw the final price on that figure too.

I am guessing that someone must have really, really, really wanted it.

The incomplete Combattler for 126,000y seemed a bit high to me as well. (but nowhere near as high as the Dangard).

[rodman75]

That price begs the question of what will a nice Godsigma, Daidenjin, etc bring at auction? I'm happy because I have a Danguard but I'm also upset because the jumbos that I want will be untouchable.

Rodman75

[devoidofemotions]

Hi all,
I am also equally shocked at the price of the poseidon and com V loose pieces. Putting into the effect of devaluation of Yen, still the price climbed a lot. I shared the same sentiment with mike as I was prepared max of 200k yen for that loose dangard because I still remember very clearly, I was chatting about a MIB DANGARD ACE that was just sold last year (to me i feel it is not long , just 1 year had passed) at 280k yen...thus for a loose to close at 501k yen, is pretty good invest for those that bought last year.
Another interesting fact is the top 3 bidders should be all from 3rd party agents, and the bids were all above 400k yen...

Well I belong to the league that have not own a dangard yet.
Pretty sad.

best
doe

[rodman75]

DOE, there's nothing sad about your collection! We all have jumbos that we want but don't have. I remember that MIB Danguard last year too. That was in much better condition than this one. Some people, myself included, will overpay for something they really want. The difference is, I haven't broken the $4000 mark yet, let alone, $5000! I think if a Godsigma comes up for sale, I will set a new record for myself.

Rodman75

[luclin999]

With multiple bids over 400,000Y it does look like there was a substantial demand for the piece.

However I think that it comes back to what I have said before about Jumbos being re-introduced to the general public over the past 18 months by TV shows like Toy Hunter and Collector Intervention.

Guys in their 30's& 40's are suddenly reminded of toys that they either once had or always wanted to have and now they have the disposable income free to attempt to fulfill those desires.

Dangard and Combattler are especially desirable for people here in the US since they were part of the Shogun comics but never available here in as Jumbos. Believe me, they were both at the top of my list from the first day that I started collecting for just that reason.

And to a lesser degree, all of the Jumbos which were never available here but were represented in the 3" & 6" die-cast Shogun line are probably also on the lists of a lot of these collectors as well.

[devoidofemotions]

And I also notice a weird trend, there seems to be an overwhelming interest just to buy from YJP?
There is a boxed combattler V (although the box is quite crappy) on ebay for ages and not touched but a loose piece in YJP can sell for 100Kyen ++ excluding shiping and commissions, can someone explain this phenomenal? LOL

best
doe

[mikedeco]

Thanks for all your answers. I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling that strange and crazy.

Seems like a lot of people wanted it as there's lots of high bidders about the 250.000 Yens. That price might have been more logical to me if you consider the current exchange rate and the high price trend.

I can imagine that it's on a lot of people list and some people might consider overpaying because they really want it. But hey when you start a collection, you try to know a bit average the price for what you're about to buy, just to be prepare to not overpay for it, not go blind in a furious hobby. Well, at least that what I've done and I've try to stay in a reasonable price range compare to what I've been able to observe after some time.

But when I look at the bidders, even Mandarake have bid on it and with a super high price, those guys are supposed to know the market value and don't go crazy like that. There might be a strong demand for that guy for sure.

[magengar]

The trend lately of collectors flocking to and buying from YJP......

...I suppose it's because you might find Jumbos in much
better condition from sellers in Japan and Hong Kong....
...and those sellers try to take very good care of their items
to keep them as authentic and in good condition as possible.
Also, given the fluctuation in currency exchange between
the U.S. Dollar and the Japanese Yen, there's a slim chance
of landing a good deal on an item at YJP if your timing is right
and all your credentials On Point
(good credit, no bad transactions, and no negative feedbacks).

We have very Very few vendors like that here in the
western hemisphere of this hobby at eBay.
But most often Jumbos at ebay tend to be pricey
whether they are in mint condition or beaters.
And at eBay, the odds of finding Mint to Beaters are about
..... oh I guess, 20 (Mint) to 500 (Beaters)...
...just my wild guess.

zozo-mag

May 13, 2013 0:12:36 GMT -5 devoidofemotions said:

And I also notice a weird trend, there seems to be an overwhelming interest just to buy from YJP?
There is a boxed combattler V (although the box is quite crappy) on ebay for ages and not touched but a loose piece in YJP can sell for 100Kyen ++ excluding shiping and commissions, can someone explain this phenomenal? LOL

best
doe

[bourno]

Go VOLTRON !!!!!


This Italian forum tends to log some of the sales of the jumbos.
www.giocattolivecchi.com/Forum.aspx?t=0&f=1&s=16

I haven't checked in a while for the logged jumbo sales. Forgot who had done that previously.

[devoidofemotions]

Mr bourno!
thanks for the link!
quite useful.

anyone know how much that broken spazer sold on YJP not long ago? i missed out on that one

best
doe

[bourno]

For the broken Spazer and Grendizer, looks like 162,000 yen.
page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g121137384

[Dragonclaw]

Yeah, I saw that price too and was speechless...thankfully I have a nice one myself, and yes, along with Combattler they were my absolute top wants thanks to the Marvel Comics run but it does make me shudder at the prices of the last ones I want (Tetsujin, Leopardon and Sun Vulcan) should they hit the market in it's current deep pocketted feeding frenzy.

[mikedeco]

Strangely the end price of the Spazer is 10.000 Yens but when you check the bid history you see that it's 162.000 or 168.000 I don't remember exactly. I wonder why it's like that. I've see that in the past on a few auctions. Anyone knows why?

As for crazy prices and since Drangonclaw mentionned this character, there was a nice T28 boxed two or three weeks earlier. Well, this one ended at 477.000 Yens. Also really crazy as a few years back, maybe just even one year, a boxed T28 would have end for top max 250.000 Yens and maybe more like 200.000 Yens for a really good one. And a few years before that it was max 150.000 Yens. So seeing one sold for that high and now that Danguard, I wonder where it will stop and when. Is the world really crazy?
I really wanted to upgrade my T28 with a MIB as it's one of my all time favorite but I guess that I will have to forget about it.

[rodman75]

I don't know what's driving the prices but the hobby is going strong and showing no signs of letting up. I'm 37 now and I wonder if the hobby will still be strong in 5-10 years? I'd say it will be.

For Dragonclaw's final 3 wants; I'd say your chances are greatest of landing a T-28 first but the other two wants (SV & Leopaldon) are definitely attainable. I'd say you'll see all three for auction before the end of 2013. Wasn't there a T-28 recently on E-Bay? Did you bid on that?

I saw that final closing price on the Spazer also. I have no idea why it would list 10000yen as the end price. I was hoping one of the repro guys would snatch up the Spazer and make the transformation of a lifetime.

Rodman75

[bourno]

I blame Toy Hunter on the prices ;D

I eyed that Spazer and thought about fixing it up, but with some recent stuff. One, investing in the mUVe 3d printer and a couple other items, just didn't have the disposable money and time to put towards it.

[Dragonclaw]

Yeah Rodman, I was the 2nd highest bid on the Tetsujin REALLY thought the bid was enough to win...but not this time...I have a local friend though that MIGHT decide to sell since he keeps seeing the $$$ they go for...

I figure I'm slowing down on my Popy diecast anyway (mostly because I'm running out of pieces I want ) so I'll be building up my war chest for the next shot at those few wants that remain

[joweone]

I really wish I had filled in the gaps and got the last few I was after a few years back.In the past 5-6 years that I had stepped away prices have at least tripled, and with the current trend they seem to be soaring up to 5-6x as much.Doesn't leave me much hope on finishing up..May have to streamline...