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Post by Qball99 on May 9, 2006 22:16:54 GMT -5
Guys! Tell me if i didn't find the find of a lifetime! During my usual 5th time searching through ebay each day, I came upon a brand new unopened Metal Grade RX-78 Gundam for $99.00 with free shipping!!! Am I going insane over nothing, and do you guys know something I don't know, or is that not a crazy good deal? ? Please give me your thoughts, Qball
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Post by bleen on May 9, 2006 22:46:30 GMT -5
Either the one who's selling it is insane, or he's a scammer... or... maybe the thing has a curse or something... :-P Either way, good luck, I hope it's legit! :-) just show some pictures when you own it! :-)
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Post by Qball99 on May 9, 2006 22:55:24 GMT -5
I would think scammer too, but its a legit Ebay seller with 9000+ feedback. Here is the link.
[ftp]http://cgi.ebay.com/GUNDAM-RX-78-METAL-GRADE-FREE-SHIP-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ6057573936QQcategoryZ49210QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/ftp]
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Post by GDomino on May 10, 2006 3:12:52 GMT -5
Dude if it's legit, you lucked out... didn't it originally go for $4-500?
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Post by Qball99 on May 10, 2006 17:30:24 GMT -5
Dude if it's legit, you lucked out... didn't it originally go for $4-500? It sure did. The only other place I seem to see them now is on Ebay. There is a shop out of Singapore who has them listed at $699.00 + $100.00 shipping..... I told myself that I would never pay over $200.00 bucks for the thing. Because if you think about it, its just an all metal MG size RX-78. But heck for $100.00 bucks, It was a nice birthday gift for myself. Qball
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Post by REX-203 on May 10, 2006 17:36:19 GMT -5
Holy smokes that's awesome! Incredible deal man! Congrats! Maybe he'll get more and sell them for the same price.
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Post by Qball99 on May 10, 2006 19:18:20 GMT -5
They emailed me today, and supposdly the warehouse guy broke the item. I told them I might want it anyway, so they are supposdly gonna send me pictures tomorrow...... Now I am one really sad guy ....qball....
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Post by REX-203 on May 10, 2006 22:19:38 GMT -5
Broke it? Man, I'm sorry to hear that. For $99, I'm sure it's worth trying to fix.
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Post by Providence on May 11, 2006 1:39:39 GMT -5
I think they are lying, somebody told them they were getting ripped off, and now its "broken"
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Post by REX-203 on May 11, 2006 2:50:51 GMT -5
Interesting thought. Maybe someone emailed them offering to pay $300 for it? "Things that make you go hmmmm....."
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Post by Qball99 on May 11, 2006 9:56:15 GMT -5
Well, they are supposed to send me pictures of it today…. I’m thinking; unless it has been melted to the point where it looks like and SD Gundam, I’ll probably still buy it. But wait, an all metal SD Gundam would be pretty cool too…… Ok, unless it is missing both of its leg…. I’ll probably still buy it. I just hope I don’t get another excuse. I’ll give you guys an update and probably post the pics they send me, when I hear from them.
Qball
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Post by GDomino on May 11, 2006 14:32:11 GMT -5
still sounds suspicious.... that's pretty effed up to get your hopes up and then take it away like that... maybe you should ask for a freebie toy from them by putting you through all this BS.
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Post by zeomare on May 11, 2006 16:43:11 GMT -5
i also think it is messed up, that was a good price and now they are giving you excuses , I think they figured it out and no longer want to sell it.
chris
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Post by bleen on May 11, 2006 22:00:13 GMT -5
I think so too, sue their asses~! :-P
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Post by mannyD on May 11, 2006 23:15:37 GMT -5
here's a pic i got from dalong's site: sorry Qball, probably the seller is just test marketting the figure. see how much buyers will pay for it, and he changed his mind in the end.
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Post by Qball99 on May 15, 2006 17:09:13 GMT -5
Well guys, I finally got the pictures, and I guess they weren't fibbing. But as an overview, it is missing one of the 2 Head V-fins it comes with, including the peice that connects it to its head. Its missing an armor peice right above the right elbow. And lastly a peice off of its back has fallen off. I'll post the pics when I get home tonight. I think i am going to go ahead and get it anyway. I guess why not? Qball
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Post by Qball99 on May 15, 2006 19:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by bleen on May 15, 2006 20:06:47 GMT -5
Awesome, this seems easily fixable. I wonder if you could order replacement parts from bandai for the v-fin connector and the right arm armor...
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Post by Qball99 on May 15, 2006 21:22:16 GMT -5
I've already contacted Bandai
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Post by Qball99 on May 16, 2006 17:17:30 GMT -5
Final update guys.
They are going to give it to me for $75.00 with free shipping. I guess you can't really beat that. I've contacted Bandai America and have requested the missing pieces.... Its a long shot, but you never know.
Qball
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