Share your knowledge with me! (Ask about how much X kit sold for at Y convention)

[serogane]

Hi gang,

While this thread is mainly to serve my own interests, I feel that it can't hurt to have a thread where anyone can ask and find out what dealers charged at conventions. This way, one can avoid being ripped off on YJA if sellers/scalpers don't disclose original kit prices.

However, I realize that this could get a little crazy if everyone just dumps their questions in this thread without putting in a bit of effort on their part. So please, I beseech you to do a little research beforehand so as to keep this thread manageable.

[Feel free to use this template to speed things up; leave anything blank if you don't know it]

Name:
Sculptor:
Sculptor's page:
Scale:
First Seen:
Additional Comments:

Remember, a picture says a thousand words, so please include one where possible.

[End]

Ok, now why don't I start? :)

Name: Yoko Space bike
Sculptor: Polygonia (Or Polygo as he likes to call himself)
Sculptor's page: http://www.polygonia.com/index2.html
Scale: 1/7
First Seen: WHF Ariake 18
Additional Comments: After searching on the sculptor's page, several blog posts and two YJA auctions, I walked away empty handed. The price tag is just not there in any of the pictures.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa279/serogane/PolygoniaSpaceYoko.jpg

[sakurablossom]

I won't spam your thread, but I do want to say this is a wonderful idea. There have been a lot of fake kits and just cheap recasts floating around Y/J and I'm sure no one wants to pay the same price for a fake as an original! Thank you for this help! :hehe:

[nightengale5385]

Hold off for a few weeks buying the kit. Polygonia did mail orders for his last Yoko kit so he'll probably do the same for this one too::thumb .

[serogane]

>>>sakurablossom

Not at all. :)

>>>nightengale5385

Oh neat, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the tip. ::thumb

[serogane]

Lol, I popped this guy 2 e-mails (One in broken Japanese and one in Mandarin because I thought the representative was Chinese with a name like 金 永伯).

A day later, he added this to his shopping page:

海外への販売は致しかねます。
we are not able to distribute or sell our product to overseas.

http://www.polygonia.com/shop/eyshopm.cgi

I guess I'm the first to try. :P

[serogane]

*Laugh* Me again, with another price request.

Name: Horo
Sculptor: Tsuru no Yakata
Sculptor's page: http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~turunoyakata/horo.htm
Scale: 1/7
First Seen: Hobby Complex 4 Osaka
Additional Comments: I'm furry for Horo?

The Sculptor's page has pictures, so I won't steal it from him and post it here.

Edit: Never mind. Figured it out.

[KrokoHunter]

My turn :D

Can anybody tell me what was the price tag on the Tekko-Ryu 1/6 Kan-U and 1/6 Unchou seen at WF'08 Winter .... I love them :D

Links to the sculptors site: http://sculpey.jugem.jp/?eid=65

[serogane]

Hi KrokoHunter,

関羽 is 17,000 yen (Bumped up by 1,000 yen; he was rather apologetic about it in his blog).

http://sculpey.jugem.jp/?month=200805

趙雲 is 16,000 yen (2,000 extra for 1 decal).

More sculptors should follow his lead by posting prices on his/her own respective blog/site.

[KrokoHunter]

Hi KrokoHunter,

関羽 is 17,000 yen (Bumped up by 1,000 yen; he was rather apologetic about it in his blog).

http://sculpey.jugem.jp/?month=200805

趙雲 is 16,000 yen (2,000 extra for 1 decal).

More sculptors should follow his lead by posting prices on his/her own respective blog/site.


Hey Serogane
Thanks mate .... this has really helped me in a decision regarding a purchase .... more about that later (hopefully :D )