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kup
26th August 2008, 05:41 PM
If anyone has a complete (or mostly) Piranacon, I am happy to buy at a reasonable price.

pheonix83
26th August 2008, 07:35 PM
join the club Kup, id sell my left nut for one.

TheDirtyDigger
26th August 2008, 07:42 PM
join the club Kup, id sell my left nut for one.

But you're not going to right? *shudder*



You guys don't want the TFCC one?

jaydisc
26th August 2008, 08:09 PM
Or God Neptune (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?type=2&campid=5336043815&toolid=10001&customid=&ext=160270835864&item=160270835864)?

Pulse
26th August 2008, 08:29 PM
Mine just arrived today! He's really purrrrrty in his pastel colours... :)

MV75
26th August 2008, 08:36 PM
Or God Neptune (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?type=2&campid=5336043815&toolid=10001&customid=&ext=160270835864&item=160270835864)?

It's missing one, and generally costs way too much, so no.

kup
27th August 2008, 09:14 AM
It's missing one, and generally costs way too much, so no.

Yeah, I prefer Piranacon.

The Club exclusives are garish as hell, I call them them Clowncons.

Since its clear that the mold is nice and healthy, Why can't they release them for Universe in proper colors or get Takara to do a reissue?

jaydisc
27th August 2008, 09:35 AM
Since its clear that the mold is nice and healthy, Why can't they release them for Universe in proper colors or get Takara to do a reissue?

Yeah, I've been petrified of buying anything vintage that might be reissued. Some collectors insist on the original, but I personally prefer a reissue for its newness. Hold out if you can.

i_amtrunks
27th August 2008, 10:41 AM
Yeah, I prefer Piranacon.

The Club exclusives are garish as hell, I call them them Clowncons.

Since its clear that the mold is nice and healthy, Why can't they release them for Universe in proper colors or get Takara to do a reissue?

I think the main reason the TFCC has them is because no store in the USA wanted them as an exclusive...
Don't know if the colours had been decided then/were a reason why no stores wanted them...

kup
27th August 2008, 11:54 AM
I think the main reason the TFCC has them is because no store in the USA wanted them as an exclusive...
Don't know if the colours had been decided then/were a reason why no stores wanted them...

It seems that they were intended for the original Universe and their themed colors look evoke that.

The first Universe line was so garish and awful when it comes to many repaints that even though they had some great molds, they were ruined by the paint schemes.

If the US stores won't have them, then let's hope Takara Tomy releases them as Encore sometime in the near future unless the mold is exclusively in the hands of Hasbro.

loophole
27th August 2008, 05:32 PM
actually i may now where one is the guys asking about $400 for it though

kup
27th August 2008, 05:55 PM
actually i may now where one is the guys asking about $400 for it though

The average Ebay price is around $200-$250. Some people over price it but that is the general going price.

iceburn
28th August 2008, 09:21 AM
The average Ebay price is around $200-$250. Some people over price it but that is the general going price.

is that in US or A dollars and with or without shipping

Pulse
28th August 2008, 09:47 AM
is that in US or A dollars and with or without shipping

Checking the completed auctions/BINs, that's US Dollars & without shipping (so you could easily add another $100 on top of that given the slack Aussie dollar at the moment... :()

kup
28th August 2008, 10:16 AM
is that in US or A dollars and with or without shipping

US dollars without shipping.

The lowering AU$ is also giving me pause. Since the mold exists, it will be a real pain if I pay for one on Ebay and a short time later Takara reissues it.

iceburn
28th August 2008, 10:20 AM
well, they might just to spike the OTFC people :P

kup
28th August 2008, 10:31 AM
well, they might just to spike the OTFC people :P

That is not beyond possibility, look at what happened with the Classics Seekers.

dirge
28th August 2008, 08:07 PM
There's a decent chance that TakaraTomy could trot the moulds out for King Posiden (sp?)... even if it's unlikely Hasbro would do the set in G1 colours.

I have Piranacon (and God Neptune), so I have no vested interest, but would love to see TT do this so that others can enjoy Piranacon as well (:

roller
28th August 2008, 09:29 PM
i bet post modernist artists love Universe 1 colour schemes