I guess it had to happen eventually:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330168780389&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:Watchlink:middle:us

auction_toy wtf?

I know, how'd auction_toy get a limited American release? Which of the first 9 where dick enough to sell this chump that!?!??! OR did he get it some other way? I saw this up earlier, but don't advertise this cock-brains auctions since he's a flipper. I'm not gonna bid because 1-auction_toy sucks and 2-I know, KNOW someone will pay way too much for this and I'll let them.

So you guys actually hung out with a known flipper and you couldn't tell ??

And you call yourselves RxH collectors

who is auction toy again?

isn't he kid clam related?

I believe it was suspected that he is old balance's eBay handle.

like to have it, but its not an amazing lottery item imo

Based on pure speculation, I would say that at least 4 of the first 9 were likely candidates to have "flipped" this guy. I guess they knew where to go for a quick sale.

hmmmm, I know all four of the first nine people in line. Don't think they would flip it, but Auction Toy would seem an odd choice to sell it to.

So I wonder who is the Flipper's Flipper?

actually, now that I'm looking at the picture, there is this dude with the pyscho expression on his face.....but hey, who knows?

I'm kind of shocked that this wound up in auction_toy's hands. Very strange.

auction toy = chaos (on skullbrain)

I'm not quite sure what you mean...I didn't mean the first four, just four of the nine. Like the girl in the bebe gear with the picture printout buying stuff for her boyfriend? Besides being hilarious, it sounded like he was really only interested in rumble monsters stuff, but she got the rxh stuff too.

Again, this is just speculation on my part.

Actually, that was a friend of Aladdinsane with that printout, and she totally hooked him up...apparently b/c she is local......Aladdin is a stone cold RxH fan......

Get those torches and pitchforks ready!

hahahaha. let the witch hunt begin!!

everyone in the front of the line post a picture of your blue chaos together with today's newspaper showing the date....

Ok, well that's cool then. She was still pretty entertaining though...I felt bad , mr. insane wasn't even available to talk her through it via cell phone.

I just got the impression that some of the people might not have been the biggest rxh fans.

Indeed, lol.

I definitely wanted one, but I was happy in this case that the "regular" one was such a neat paintjob. After chasing various unpainted rxh for awhile now, I think I'm a little burnt out.

There were people in line, in the first 9 that were not shy about saying that they did not know the "significance" of how limited the releases were, but that they would be buying one of each regardless......

So the flipping was inevitable.....and we saw some of the Blobpus and Rumble Monsters stuff on eBay....like....that night.

But if someone was ignorant to the worth / rarity / desirableness of a particular toy, then how would they know to get in contact with auction_toy or vice versa, how would auction_toy know where to start to find someone wanting to sell it?

exactly. that's why i find the Auction Toy connection mysterious....

Maybe Logang IS Auction Toy!!!

To clarify: Those not interested in the RxH portion of the release, were still standing in line for other toys.....but buying everything regardless. So could have been trade bait too.


Kirkland......be nice.

Something definitely stinks about this.

Moreover, if you're buying with the intent to flip, why would you sell it to auction_toy for a predetermined price? It seems more logical to sell it on eBay yourself.

Mr. Sane was working and unavailable to speak to anyone at the time of the show. But I can assure you mine is still here standing with a bunch of RxH that are just as rare or more rare then that one. I am glad she was good entertainment and she's a dear old friend who did me a huge favor but most who know me here know my primary passion in vinyl is RxH. I dropped 10k on Antony Micallef prints this week and as hard up as I am to lighten the load on my CC you wont see me sell a single RxH piece here on on the bay.

It's just as likely it ended up out the backdoor somewhere along the production route then one of those nine people ended up selling it to AuctionToy. There are dealers who back in the day would end up with cases of Star Wars out of Hong Kong, There are dealers who we personally have seen offer stores exclusives before the stores even were able to release it, etc.

PS. (edit) Thanks to Logang for being the first to stick up for me.

lol, i'm kidding....you're not auction toy.

I agree with Alladinsane, auction toy could have gotten his anywhere along the supply chain. I mean, seriously. you think they only made nine???