Quote Originally Posted by Skullcruncher View Post
If you want to to get the 'best deals on G1' you should get to know some more experienced collectors and they might be able to put you in contact with other collectors who may be able to help if you have specific wants. I'm pretty sure most long time collectors would say nearly 100% of the best pieces come from private sales or trades.
According to this poll, 13.64% of folks here have obtained their vintage toys from private sales/trades. And equal amount have obtained their vintage toys from regular local retail stores like Kmart, Target etc. (I'm part of that group ). The majority (63.64%) get their vintage toys from online secondary sellers.

Quote Originally Posted by Geigerrock-2 View Post
Yeah, it can be good but you have to pick/know your item(and i'm sure you definitely would), and paying for both lots of shipping can be pricey (the guy i deal with only sends parcels express with tracking which i can understand but=$)
Overall most things have worked out well, but you don't really have the option of that last bid in the final seconds. (or any disputes for items not as described)
just in my experience
Maybe get someone else who's willing to post by cheaper means. Either way, postage from Japan gets relatively cheaper if you post in large boxes. That's why I currently have a bunch of toys purchased in Japan just sitting for me in Japan... waiting for some other pre-orders to come through, then get the whole thing shipped off in a single lot. The wait is excruciating though! XO