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I should save up for Singapore holiday one of these days , get that address from yah when I do.... hmmm now who do I know where I can crash in Singapore....?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by roller
Not that theres a lot more G1s I need but hey I might find the ones to fill the holes in my collection cheaply :D, that would be a real treat. Ive got a few of athis guys posted figures in my watchlist but with those prices, they remain only for the watchlist:p
Why are all the good auctions always only shipped within America... :mad:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-G1esque-Tra...d=p3286.c0.m14
Why are all the good auctions always only shipped within America... :mad:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-G1esque-Tra...d=p3286.c0.m14
AND
http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-G1-Transfor...d=p3286.c0.m14
Cause the shipping would cost more than the toys in that encore lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by SOUNDBLASTER
Hmmm... good question. I'll try to explain why from my point of view.Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
The main players
There are a few main players in Singapore where Transformers are concerned. You will know them from their eBay IDs:
- anglo;
- ksgj830 (or something like that, I can never remeber); and
- transform (ebay store 'Grimlock's Paradise').
Except for Grimlock's Paradise, they each also have their own toy shops. Toy shops like vincent's collectibles, U-toys, Toy n Toys are also transformer powerhouses.
I know and met all the above (I know anglo the best), I also know that they have an almost uncanny ability to source TFs from Singapore itself, HK and Japan. They know where to find and buy things that you would never see surface on eBay until they themselves put it up.
And they have a lot of cash to buy large high quality collections (for example, anglo bought an ENTIRE MISB TF collection from a Japanese collector for a 6-figure sum, and that was just one of the many things he bought on his trip to Japan; by 'entire' I mean from 01 Convoy to the last possible piece of G1 that Takara released in Japan, all in sealed Japanese boxes - basically every toy that has a Japanese release in the Transformers Generations book).
So, why do they still have all these lying around?
(these are my reasons for thinking so, not ruling out that I could be wrong)
What they are releasing on eBay, are actually the pieces that Singaporeans either (1) don't want (because the piece is not good enough in terms of condition or completeness), or (2) its because they know eBay can fetch them a higher price.
When buying locally, Singaporeans can be incredibly picky about the condition and 'completeness' of the toy. 'Completeness' being give its own set of requirements per collector - for example, if a collector buys a G1 boxed 'movie' edition Springer, the collector wants it to be complete but also complete with the original glow in the dark movie poster it came with. If not, the collector may not buy the piece.
If look at my collection (which pales in comparison to so many others in Singapore), you'll get an idea of the level of pickiness.
In other words, a good amount of the nice TFs coming out from Singapore are probably pieces that Singaporeans don't want. Then there are those that they think too expensive and they won't buy. For example a US box Fortress Maximus for AU$720, all nice, white, complete, nice box and everything. And its sitting there cos Singaporeans won't pay for it - its 'too much to pay for a toy'. I know because I have personally seen it and see people trying to haggle it down to like AU$500. List that on eBay for BIN AU$720 and its gone in a flash.
Why has HK seemingly run dry of TFs?
I was told by numerous toy shop owners that the 'new rich' from mainland China comes down in doves and sweep them up, 'whatever the price'. And if you look at the population of China in proportion to the population of toy shops in HK, you will see why HK has since the year 2000 almost run completely dry of TFs, especially Japanese boxed one (the Chinese like these better than the US boxes).
By the look of it, I would say they are KO.
Does Swoop look like he has a blue chest?
I can tell u with all positivity that YES they are all KO's :cool::cool:
I've got no idea, I don't collect G1... just thought I would post them here for those that may have been interested. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
In which case, anyone want to report it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SOUNDBLASTER