Toy Karma!!

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  1. downwithgnomes

    downwithgnomes Toy Prince

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    Toy Karma!!
    So, I have been searching toy stores (probably way more than i should) during the past year I have been into toy collecting while living in tokyo. Yesterday I came upon the best find ever!! I stopped by a new hobby shop and as i was about to leave i look down on a shelf near the floor and find 4 skull bees, all old skull bees 3 priced at 1000 yen (less than $10) 2 of which were still mint with header, 1 priced at 2000 yen (less than $20) and was mint with header. Sorry for the shitty cell phone pic, thought it was better than this.

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    Rainy Day Bee 1000 yen
    Twim bee 1000 yen
    Cure bee 1000 yen
    Ollie bee 2000 yen
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    wow. that's an awesome score!
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    the toy gods smiled on you today :D
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    what a great find...i know i'll never see those bees for $10 here at target. enjoy.
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    amazing!! 4 bees for 5000 yen is unheard of.
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    Its just been heard.

    Wow...really wow.
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    That's awesome!
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    It's nice to know these kind of finds are still out there every now and then
    All ya gotta do is be in Japan haha.

    Really good pickups!
     
  9. Count

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    Toy Karma!!
    Holy shit Rainy day, twim, and Cure are my most wanted bees!
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    What hobby shop was that...and where in Tokyo.
     
  11. toybotstudios

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    Toy Karma!!
    dude, that's awesome. buy a lotto ticket
     
  12. Mutonismyfriend

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    Toy Karma!!
    Seriously, this is a great find. And ONLY in Japan, most hobby shops here just don't have these kind of finds.

    The Ollie Bee is one of my favorites, and not easy to get either! Awesome!
     
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    Toy Karma!!
    So awesome! You'd be lucky to get a single good bee for the price of all of those. Congrats!
     
  14. downwithgnomes

    downwithgnomes Toy Prince

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    Toy Karma!!
    those were on my most wanted list too! So imagine when i found them all at once for a price that was half what i was expected to pay for ONE of them. :twisted:

    But rest assured, as awesome as it is being in Japan, I know I won't have a find like this ever again, lol
     

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