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You have got to be kidding me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=004

If this has already been posted please post the link on this thread. This is totally uncalled for though as far as the price IMHO. Bidding war or not aside. That price does not represent its true value.

Not worth $200 to me, but I have no idea what it normally sells for now. I'd wait for another auction...

I never cared for that mold. He's too big and clunky. He looks better than Megatron does, I'll give Galvy that.

I wonder why Megatron was purple, and Galvatron was light Gray? It should have been the other way around?

He'll sell for more than that though, sadly. I guess it is worth it to those who are bidding for him. I won't pay that much for a toy.

mosh wrote:Not worth $200 to me, but I have no idea what it normally sells for now. I'd wait for another auction... :grin:

Most definitely. I have seen some mighty strange auctions of late with items being bid up in the hundreds when through a simply eBay search one can find the same item in an eBay store for like $40. Classic shill bidding or simply BIZARRE!

$200 with another 20 hours to go?

Thats crazy, Leader Class figures sell for around $100 here (Australia), and the figure is certainly not worth that kind of money.

i_amtrunks wrote:$200 with another 20 hours to go?

Thats crazy, Leader Class figures sell for around $100 here (Australia), and the figure is certainly not worth that kind of money.

I agree. Not worth that kind of money. Not even the JPN version which was a limited run over there. Not $200 worth though. CRAZY!

Wow.. $200 for a toy is simply too much..

But it's *VERY RARE*...

So rare I saw 6+ on my local TRU shelf when they were hot. And another 4 at Wally World on the same day!

schizophrenica wrote:Wow.. $200 for a toy is simply too much..

$200 for a toy is not out of the question if it is rare, VHTF or an exclusive of some sort.

This was none of the above.

that's too much for a recent release. maybe it's just a bidding war that got out of hand - WAY out of hand.

:MAX:

It's RARE! VHTF! Bid now! Give us your hard earned money! A MUST HAVE! HOT!

Sportimus Prime wrote:It's RARE! VHTF! Bid now! Give us your hard earned money! A MUST HAVE! HOT!

Around my area, Megatron was the rarest of the leaders. I saw him once or twice, while Galvy was everywhere.

Raise your hand if you bought one at retail.

::raises hand::

Ok, everyone else, get our your fat wad. The entry fee is $200.

How u like me now?

Snatched him up for $70 canadian retail.

$200 for a mold this new is ridiculous, almost as ridiculous as the people bidding on it.

I like him, but I dont $200 like him

Silver Galvatron wrote:How u like me now?

LOL. Good one.

I saw both Galvatron and Megatron in retail stores many times. And I passed him up on all of them. I simply do not care for the toy design, and I don't understand why so many are willing to pay so much for him. Cybertron line got a little carried away with their sizes, particularly with Supreme SS and Leader class Galvatron/Megatron. For some reason, Leader Prime seemed just fine though. Prime I do wish I had. Oh well...

Are you kidding me? I'd pay at least four times that to jack up that bidding war!

Too bad I can't afford to accidentally win...

Silver Galvatron wrote:How u like me now?

LOL! Very good one :grin:

Still not $200 good though :P

That is crazy! Personally I think "*VERY RARE*" is a bunch of crap....

Sometimes people like those bidders amaze me. I passed up many oppurtunities to get him last year.

Counterpunch wrote:Raise your hand if you bought one at retail.

::raises hand::

Ok, everyone else, get our your fat wad. The entry fee is $200.

Screw that right in the ear. I didn't buy Megs at £40, I'm not snagging his repaint at £100.

Holy s***t you would have to be insane to pay that much for him he is only worth $39.99 which is the orignial price. But I'm sure there will be someone insane enough to pay that much for him.

shortround wrote:Holy s***t you would have to be insane to pay that much for him he is only worth $39.99 which is the orignial price. But I'm sure there will be someone insane enough to pay that much for him.

Well, they charged $39.99 (+tax), but there seems to be some debate about whether he was worth $39.99 (+tax).....

$5 says this is what happened. The original bidder wanted the figure and decided that he would just throw a starting bid of $200.01. Keep in mind that because ebay has incremental bidding, that his original bid stays at the .01. Then I bet someone decided to just throw in random bid amounts, which kept jacking up the first guys bid. So what the second guy did is kept bidding, until he was the high bidder. And then he revoked his last bid. Leaving the first guy with a $200 bid on a $40 figure.

TheMuffin wrote:$5 says this is what happened. The original bidder wanted the figure and decided that he would just throw a starting bid of $200.01. Keep in mind that because ebay has incremental bidding, that his original bid stays at the .01. Then I bet someone decided to just throw in random bid amounts, which kept jacking up the first guys bid. So what the second guy did is kept bidding, until he was the high bidder. And then he revoked his last bid. Leaving the first guy with a $200 bid on a $40 figure.

Very possible. It's amazing how many people will bid on things just to drive the price up...

I thought there was a penalty for revoking a bid though?