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Post by RoboFestivus on Sept 25, 2013 11:41:32 GMT -5
"If you balk at dropping $40 on a Transformers toy for your kid this Christmas, then you’ll be happy to know that the world’s most expensive toy robot wasn’t made for retail. In order to bring more exposure to one of their flagship toy lines, Japanese toymakers Bandai teamed up with well-known jewelers Ginza Tanaka. The result, valued at around $250,000 USD, is Gundam Fix Platinum.  Representing two years of work on the part of its creators, this expensive toy is, as its name suggests, made almost entirely of platinum. Fourteen hundred grams of pure platinum were used in the 89 parts that make up this figure. Why is it only almost entirely made of platinum? A .15 carat diamond was used in the camera eye on the figure’s head. The figure was unveiled at Baselworld 2007 in Basel, Switzerland, the world’s largest international watch and jewelry show." most-expensive.com/toy-robot geekologie.com/2007/05/gundam-fixed-platinum-is-most.php |
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Post by tetsuryu on Sept 25, 2013 12:18:53 GMT -5
I think "valuable" would be a more appropriate term in this case.
"Expensive" would imply something that IS for sale.
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Post by joweone on Sept 25, 2013 13:27:52 GMT -5
Link says it's valued at $41,468... big difference in the two prices. But link was a 2007 article..
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Sept 25, 2013 13:59:26 GMT -5
Platinum is hard to get and very expensive - it's part of what is in catalytic Convertors for cars and one of the top metals for jewelry.
At today's value for 100% pure platinum, it would be $65,095.73 - not including the diamond value or any other markup. The diamond can't be priced unless you know more about the cut/color/clarity etc. size/weight is not enough.
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Post by RoboFestivus on Sept 25, 2013 14:52:23 GMT -5
Link says it's valued at $41,468... big difference in the two prices. But link was a 2007 article.. There are actually two links there, two different articles, and yes, two very different amounts for some reason. |
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Post by ricecake on Sept 25, 2013 16:13:00 GMT -5
One of the articles said that it would be worth $41,468 if you melted it down. So, that would be just the material cost. The $250,000 value I assume would factor in the construction/molding of the figure, as well as the rarity and other factors.
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Post by krimpov on Sept 29, 2013 0:09:10 GMT -5
I wonder, if someone was willing to burn a quarter million dollars on this, would it actually be possible to buy it or is it just for Bandai to show off at conventions?
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Post by ianross on Nov 13, 2013 0:38:01 GMT -5
WOW!  |
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Post by crpdiablos on Nov 13, 2013 1:11:20 GMT -5
But how's the articulation????LOL
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Post by xtrlowz75 on Nov 16, 2013 23:56:41 GMT -5
So what will the mark up price be on eBay haha? When does the pre-order start? And is Miracle Production building it? If MP is building it have they worked out all the bugs, or are they all ready planning a second version at a cheaper price?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 13:48:40 GMT -5
So what will the mark up price be on eBay haha? When does the pre-order start? And is Miracle Production building it? If MP is building it have they worked out all the bugs, or are they are ready planning a second version at a cheaper price? LOL!!! And it is TF exclusive.  |
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Post by kingdom2000toys on Nov 17, 2013 20:31:11 GMT -5
I wonder, if someone was willing to burn a quarter million dollars on this, would it actually be possible to buy it or is it just for Bandai to show off at conventions? Gotta be a big show piece. $250k for what? Bill Gates kids?! It's definitely a show piece. Very cool to see, |
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Post by ronin777 on Nov 19, 2013 22:07:14 GMT -5
Xtrlowz75, hey bro, left you a message, just checking if you got it. Thanks.
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Post by RoboFestivus on Nov 25, 2013 13:38:44 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Nov 25, 2013 13:48:29 GMT -5
I think the most expensive toy robot is Kuratas. At 1 million dollars he may not be made of platinum but you can pilot him and he's for sale  |
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Post by RoboFestivus on Jan 13, 2014 15:43:59 GMT -5
I think the most expensive toy robot is Kuratas. At 1 million dollars he may not be made of platinum but you can pilot him and he's for sale Nah, I prefer the smaller, $250,000 one. It's much cheaper and fits in my display cabinet. I don't have any space for that Kuratas.  |
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Post by magengar on Jan 13, 2014 16:10:49 GMT -5
Oh no... I see a HANDLE on that Kuratas!  zozo-mag |
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