strange or rare yahoo auctions post here (after theyre over)

I hope no one bought this Icarus. The feet definitely get repainted and the face also looks odd to me.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n1075717045

 

i know the conversation of vintage prices skyrocketing is old news.... but this is pretty insane

 

The recent price of vintage sofubis is crazy.

 

some popy's kaijus just sold for some stupid prices...

 

I passed on this for $500 bucks one time thinking I'll have a chance. This is astounding!

 

I got mine for 300, in better condition than this one- hoping this was a battle of bidding egos and not the new norm for kamen rider villains

 

This one was pretty eyebrow raising. I got one of these a few years ago MIB for like 10k .Prices are nuts right now. Id hate to start collecting at this point.
@michael Ive noticed the KR villains have gone up quite a bit in general, but nothing close to that level of insanity.

 

Really wonder who are buying all of these? Seems these new comers have no limits on buying toys. I am totally beaten up by rencent Ninja Arashi and Keiji K auctions. And the Arashi auction is especially stupid, cause there is a much "cheaper" bagged one lying on Mandarake for years.

 

Big Boy Bids

 

I was wondering about that Irutan talker as well! Maybe it's just me, but.... $4,000 for that? Is there THAT MUCH LOVE for Irutan? I guess the answer to that is "yes," apparently...!

 

It’s a wonderful world.

 

This early Bullmark King Joe... wow.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j1085705999

I must admit, I was previously unfamiliar with this version.

 

Even with a cheap yen, it's a big price. Wasn't familiar either. Nice stuff!

 

Bullmark mid-size Red King went for 431,000 yen:



Some interesting discussion about this one as it was a first for many of us on this brown/red vinyl. Yet another mysterious vintage Bullmark variant:

Spoiler: more photos

 

Lovely paint!

 

I was wondering what the story was with this Marusan Garuban:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o1086290299

I've seen this version come up a few times, with the heavy silver paint application. Is this just the "more silver paint variation"? I love the color scheme! I have the Bullmark version which looks pretty close to the non-heavily-silvered Marusan one.

 

I believe it's all about the condition on these first edition Garuban especially if the head antennae are in perfect condition and not repaired. This is one of the finest examples seen in a quite a while. I have also noticed that this specific seller is well-known as a trusted supercollector which may bring in some higher bids. There was actually one in slightly better condition from a "dead stock" auction back in 2021 that went for 356k yen: http://skullbrain.org/bb/index.php?...after-theyre-over.13925/page-132#post-1007581

 

> There was actually one in slightly better condition from a "dead stock" auction back in 2021 that went for 356k yen
Wow, what a beauty.....!

And on an unrelated note, this Megaloman with the 80's Dolly Parton hair is getting up there these days:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k1087853352