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 Where are all the toys? 
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In the last few weeks I have noticed a drought of figures for sale on YJA/ebay/bst, especially the older SB/RxH/Gargamel figures. I wonder if it is seasonal or if all the loose toys have made there way out of Japan and into our homes. The figures left are all priced high or have just come out.

Am I the only one or have others noticed the same thing?

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The customizers have painted over everything out there.
They have won, we have lost...

But, yes, for many weeks, it has seemed unusually quiet and dead...


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I have seen plenty to keep me poor, but I'm not really looking at the fight figs etc. so it's a moot point from me :oops:


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You are kidding, right?


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I've hit a serious drought lately, but I'm not complaining...gotta pay the tax man soon!

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You bought them all bro! :D All those cats in Japan just retired!

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i bought doubles and emptied yja out... be on the look out for my b/s/t threads and ebay

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i bought doubles and emptied yja out... be on the look out for my b/s/t threads and ebay


hahahah. lol :lol:

well how many RxH does it take to make a custom Village People set? Only SIX!!!

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Gargamel and RxH are non-existent. I think there has been a fair amount of SB around. Not too many deals, but it's out there at least.


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Wants and trades sections have hooked people up directly - so BST action on Skullbrain has decreased accordingly.

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Wants and trades sections have hooked people up directly - so BST action on Skullbrain has decreased accordingly.


For who there Smapte? I got crickets on both my Wanted and trade threads. I guess your just more gregarious then me! :wink:

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I am indeed ultra gregarious. I got mainly zero hits on my wants, but lots of interest in my trade list.

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Older stuff has really slowed to a trickle - wonder if it's because would-be sellers are thinking the market can rise higher for some of the older toys and are sitting on them.


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I noticed that new akro showed up today, but for the most part its been all those metallic little piles of poo..almost no rxh at all really.

The SB/skullwings, while overpriced, seem to be still flowing, but not as much as a couple of months ago.

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there's an identical thread of this created a few months ago... can't find it, but it's somewhere

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there's an identical thread of this created a few months ago... can't find it, but it's somewhere


Someone bought it and flipped it. Then the guy who bought it customized it. You'll never find it dude.


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ah. it's a little different

http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=676

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I'd have to agree with everyone's observations, though I've found cronic stuff to keep my interest peaked, rxh has been very quiet.. I guess I should be thankful since my wallet can recover :)


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Finding stuff in the shops here in Japan is a near bust these days. I dont see any Gargamel older figures anymore, only a few of the fight figures but even those are getting slim. With the runs being so small and the amount of people that seem to be buying and wanting I think its going to be rare that you see any of the earlier stuff from now on. How many people post here on the board looking for this stuff these days compared to last summer? Thats not counting people that just come here for info.

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rhinomilk wrote:


this was about a year ago. Maybe it is somewhat seasonal.

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seasonal affective disorder for flippers

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The drought is officially over at least for me.
I can't keep up, too many great releases.


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