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Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:12 am
by Xgamer
MISB all of them:
MP Megatron
MP Optimus with trailer
MP Starscream
Takara #00 reissue Optimus

I guess the seller really needed some cash or just had extra lying around. Who knows???

update: this includes shipping to US.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:21 am
by neliz
Xgamer wrote:MISB all of them:
MP Megatron
MP Optimus with trailer
MP Starscream
Takara #00 reissue Optimus

I guess the seller really needed some cash or just had extra lying around. Who knows???


looks like just average price to me, only mp-4 and book#0 would warrant a price over $100, MP3 and 5 still sell for about $50 to $90.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:26 am
by Xgamer
neliz wrote:
Xgamer wrote:MISB all of them:
MP Megatron
MP Optimus with trailer
MP Starscream
Takara #00 reissue Optimus

I guess the seller really needed some cash or just had extra lying around. Who knows???


looks like just average price to me, only mp-4 and book#0 would warrant a price over $100, MP3 and 5 still sell for about $50 to $90.


???? MP3 and MP5 MISB for 50? You cant even get those prices at retail. MP skywarp at retail in Japan is about $70 and he hasnt been released yet. MP4 has been going for way more than $200.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:31 am
by neliz
Xgamer wrote:MP4 has been going for way more than $200.


on ebay yeah.. not on the zillion other sites that are available. and my post should say € instead of $, fan2fan is selling it for $79 I think, buying it locally in asia gives you prices near the €50 mark.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:51 am
by Xgamer
neliz wrote:
Xgamer wrote:MP4 has been going for way more than $200.


on ebay yeah.. not on the zillion other sites that are available. and my post should say € instead of $, fan2fan is selling it for $79 I think, buying it locally in asia gives you prices near the €50 mark.


Euros have a higher curreny value than dollars. Dont put a dollar sign and mean Euros. MP4 is not being sold by fan2fan, def. not anywhere for less than $200.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:04 am
by neliz
Xgamer wrote:not anywhere for less than $200.


lol..

really? I bought my MP-4 for 5000 taiwanese dollars on yahoo
http://tw.f4.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auct ... =d26800589
which is $150 right now.

as I said, ebay isn't a good indication.. paying $300 for it is ludicrous..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neliz/1063958619/

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:07 am
by Flux Convoy
Short answer, no. Long answer, no.
:BOT:

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:10 am
by Autobot032
Xgamer wrote:
neliz wrote:
Xgamer wrote:MP4 has been going for way more than $200.


on ebay yeah.. not on the zillion other sites that are available. and my post should say € instead of $, fan2fan is selling it for $79 I think, buying it locally in asia gives you prices near the €50 mark.


Euros have a higher curreny value than dollars. Dont put a dollar sign and mean Euros. MP4 is not being sold by fan2fan, def. not anywhere for less than $200.


You need to check that attitude at the door. He made a simple mistake and admitted it.

He doesn't owe you an explanation, and you have no right to demand it. You're just pissed off that he can get his for a relatively cheap price. Sucks to be you, huh?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:10 am
by Sportimus Prime
Flux Convoy wrote:Short answer, no. Long answer, no.
:BOT:


Hey, you said what I was going to say. You stole my answer, waaaaaah... :sad: :P

:grin:

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:17 am
by Xgamer
Autobot032 wrote:
Xgamer wrote:
neliz wrote:
Xgamer wrote:MP4 has been going for way more than $200.


on ebay yeah.. not on the zillion other sites that are available. and my post should say € instead of $, fan2fan is selling it for $79 I think, buying it locally in asia gives you prices near the €50 mark.


Euros have a higher curreny value than dollars. Dont put a dollar sign and mean Euros. MP4 is not being sold by fan2fan, def. not anywhere for less than $200.


You need to check that attitude at the door. He made a simple mistake and admitted it.

He doesn't owe you an explanation, and you have no right to demand it. You're just pissed off that he can get his for a relatively cheap price. Sucks to be you, huh?


Im not pissed- Im simply stating that euros does not equal dollars- oh big woop $150- with shipping to US it will bump it up and then there is ins. You need to check your attitude.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:19 am
by neliz
Xgamer wrote:Im not pissed- Im simply stating that euros does not equal dollars- oh big woop $150- with shipping to US it will bump it up and then there is ins. You need to check your attitude.


shipping was $22 for this item, no import fee/taxes. and yes, everybody knows about the curret $-€ exchange rate.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:24 am
by Xgamer
neliz wrote:
Xgamer wrote:Im not pissed- Im simply stating that euros does not equal dollars- oh big woop $150- with shipping to US it will bump it up and then there is ins. You need to check your attitude.


shipping was $22 for this item, no import fee/taxes. and yes, everybody knows about the curret $-€ exchange rate.


Neliz- IM not trying to argue with you, but I pay through the roof when I ship from Japan to the US, maybe its b/c I prefer EMS. I felt it was a good deal with free shipping of all those items. Maybe I should get back into yahoo auctions, but some sellers dont like to send to the US, so I have to ship to a Japan mail drop and then have it reshipped. Thanks for the info on the yahoo auctions though.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:33 am
by neliz
I'll just take the cheapest priority, sometimes I wait a week, sometimes two.

as a buyer, you should be weary when they advertise with "discount" or "free shipping" that means that someone has high margins and is now allowing a cut of those margins to a "sane" level.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:39 am
by Xgamer
neliz wrote:I'll just take the cheapest priority, sometimes I wait a week, sometimes two.

as a buyer, you should be weary when they advertise with "discount" or "free shipping" that means that someone has high margins and is now allowing a cut of those margins to a "sane" level.


Yeah...it is problematic. So I assume you get regular air mail or economy air mail rates. The surface mail takes months to get here in the US. Honestly, thanks for the info, not trying to be rude about the euros and dollars difference- I didnt catch the netherlands under your avatar at first. I have a friend that is from your area and we always haggle about price differences like that..lol.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:42 am
by neliz
it's good.. though the euro dropped like, almost 5% in a week time :(

although it's still a good time to import stuff to Europe...

and .. people just like to brag about their "better" deals.. don't worry...

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:49 am
by Bonecrusher27
Xgamer wrote:Im not pissed- Im simply stating that euros does not equal dollars- oh big woop $150- with shipping to US it will bump it up and then there is ins. You need to check your attitude.


Mate it did sound like you were jumping on him. I'm sure glad you cleared that up. But maybe we all should read each post once or twice before we hit SUBMIT. I am guilty sometimes of shooting off too, and when I return to a forum find out I was taken completely wrong.

Re: Would you have payed $500 for ....

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:50 am
by Bonecrusher27
Xgamer wrote:Im not pissed- Im simply stating that euros does not equal dollars- oh big woop $150- with shipping to US it will bump it up and then there is ins. You need to check your attitude.


Mate it did sound like you were jumping on him. I'm sure glad you cleared that up. But maybe we all should read each post once or twice before we hit SUBMIT. I am guilty sometimes of shooting off too, and when I return to a forum find out I was taken completely wrong.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:51 am
by Xgamer
neliz wrote:it's good.. though the euro dropped like, almost 5% in a week time :(

although it's still a good time to import stuff to Europe...

and .. people just like to brag about their "better" deals.. don't worry...


Yeah sometimes the rates can really jump... I ended up paying $35 for a encore prime when it was $40 the day before. The price never changed, but it was in Yen.