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Rich
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Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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kidclam wrote: BloodDrinker6969 wrote: Starbucks is a last resort. If I'm outa coffee at home, and there's not a REAL coffee joint around, I'll hit em' up. I am just kiddin' around. I have a home business and my coffee machine makes me happy enough. My only requirement is to keep me awake. Regarding toys, I think that it's just about the sculpt/paint/brand and limitability of the release. It just so happens that many of us want the same good thing. So if demand is much higher than supply...then LASH will think it's because of him again  Yes I am elitist scum, follow my ways scrubs ! 
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Lixx
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Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 7380 Location: Deep in the Jungle
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All I know is delays in a general release of Maza are messing up my planned sabbatical from collecting. My short to do list before I stop for a least 6 months was this: I had my one celga item shipped (3 days ago and still no tracking again of course- celga is on my shit list) done with them for awhile. Got the m1 beams glow hedorah, waiting on pre order for fox guy, try for a zudon & maza, maybe try an get a decent painted bemon- but not kill myself over it. That's it, the sooner all of that is done the sooner I can relax and use my money elsewhere (trips!) As far as this Maza goes I'd hate if I tuned out early and missed out on it, but I'm almost tempted to.
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kurumonz
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Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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You know, Chris, the last time I thought about stopping, 50% of my want list appeared all over the place. End up $1500 poorer. 
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Lixx
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Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 7380 Location: Deep in the Jungle
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kurumonz wrote: You know, Chris, the last time I thought about stopping, 50% of my want list appeared all over the place. End up $1500 poorer.  Lucky for me most of my "most wanted wanted" showed up last spring and this fall. When I take off for a bit the only things I'd want someone to let me know about (because I'm going to try and stay off YJA also) would be that Purple M1 Lottery Gaira or some decently priced Painted Yellow Lucky Bag Matango. But since I have a better chance of winning a lottery then finding those I'm not too worried. Breaks are good.....I'll still pop in here though (but not try to be on it 24-7) It's going to be like trying to kick a crack or heroin habit though! 
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m3kcomp
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Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:56 am Posts: 2234 Location: Cloud 149
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LASH wrote: Really ?? I scored that green for like 30,000 yen or something close, and everyone I asked about it said don't buy it, or I wouldn't pay anymore than "x" for it as I don't think will do well. Then right after that it was all out warfare and prices have gone up like mad. I WISH I could still get them for 300.00 or so without any problems. Same with RxH, I was collecting when you could get it on mandarake for under 100.00 bucks and not have to rush like a mad man.... that's how I scored the OG green chaos and blue mutant head in the same day for under 200.00.... I scored the gold akro for 120.00 bucks ...I could go one with prices when I first started collecting .. months later prices where threw the roof and yes I did pay them. RxH was pretty much all I collected for ever I know you know that. Its just now that I'm branching out, it seems that everything I look into is insane. I used to have a job where I was online for 95% of my tiem at work so I was on top of things. Now of days if I get online 2 or 3 times a day I'm lucky. So usually when I come across what I like by the time I look into it its maddness. Man when I stared collecting RxH everyone was still hardcore on Secret Bases back. Otherwise this board could have been called mutantevil or something  There where others wayyyyy ahead of me but what you gonna do  And yes I have found a good few pals in Japan  Come one Lorne I think you need to do more research before you call me out. I have been here for a long time now. I USED to not have that hard of a time finding what I collected and I have had PLENTY of good luck. But boy how have times changed. yes, really. you took what I said the wrong way. and effectively proved my point. I was just saying that the way things are NOW, not in the good old days whether you were there or not...everyone finds out about this stuff at the same time. You had expressed that once you find out about it, research, start collecting a toy everyone jumps on the bandwagon and the "hype" begins...I was simply pointing out that we all find out about it at the same time... to be truthfull, there are some of us who find out about things ahead of time...and unfortunately even those people can't make a statement like that because of the speed the world moves at now. it wasn't meant in a bad way...and def. not meant to start a pissing match, but rather to avoid one resulting from what you said.
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hillsy11
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am Posts: 2981 Location: Seattle
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Lixx wrote: (3 days ago and still no tracking again of course- celga is on my shit list) With you, I bet that's one long list, Chris. 
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Zaaier
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Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:23 pm Posts: 1732 Location: belgium
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alifeintoys wrote: m3kcomp wrote: We all find out about this stuff about the same time (unless you have some Japanese "deep throat" that we don't have), then hype develops because we all shoot our load here in posts. this board has gotten way too loud lately imo. missing good old times when bemon.anraku.etc. wasnt discussed much at all! Times change. You can't expect people to keep their mouth shut about solid/quality releases. And for the record, the word hype is often misused.
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hillsy11
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am Posts: 2981 Location: Seattle
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It's a double-edged sword: you want a place where you can discuss the things you like with people that share your interests, but that discission is on a public message board for all to see thus possibly driving up interest. I still think we're better off having a forum to discuss these things.
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gabbagabba
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:06 am Posts: 1282 Location: Minneapolis
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Zaaier wrote: alifeintoys wrote: m3kcomp wrote: We all find out about this stuff about the same time (unless you have some Japanese "deep throat" that we don't have), then hype develops because we all shoot our load here in posts. this board has gotten way too loud lately imo. missing good old times when bemon.anraku.etc. wasnt discussed much at all! Times change. You can't expect people to keep their mouth shut about solid/quality releases. And for the record, the word hype is often misused. You guys are crazy. Bemon, Anraku etc. have always been talked about on this board. There are just a lot more people on here now to blow things out of proportion. People may not give up contact info but they have always talked openly about the toys.
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| Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:25 am |
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Rich
Die-Cast
Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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m3kcomp wrote: LASH wrote: Really ?? I scored that green for like 30,000 yen or something close, and everyone I asked about it said don't buy it, or I wouldn't pay anymore than "x" for it as I don't think will do well. Then right after that it was all out warfare and prices have gone up like mad. I WISH I could still get them for 300.00 or so without any problems. Same with RxH, I was collecting when you could get it on mandarake for under 100.00 bucks and not have to rush like a mad man.... that's how I scored the OG green chaos and blue mutant head in the same day for under 200.00.... I scored the gold akro for 120.00 bucks ...I could go one with prices when I first started collecting .. months later prices where threw the roof and yes I did pay them. RxH was pretty much all I collected for ever I know you know that. Its just now that I'm branching out, it seems that everything I look into is insane. I used to have a job where I was online for 95% of my tiem at work so I was on top of things. Now of days if I get online 2 or 3 times a day I'm lucky. So usually when I come across what I like by the time I look into it its maddness. Man when I stared collecting RxH everyone was still hardcore on Secret Bases back. Otherwise this board could have been called mutantevil or something  There where others wayyyyy ahead of me but what you gonna do  And yes I have found a good few pals in Japan  Come one Lorne I think you need to do more research before you call me out. I have been here for a long time now. I USED to not have that hard of a time finding what I collected and I have had PLENTY of good luck. But boy how have times changed. yes, really. you took what I said the wrong way. and effectively proved my point. I was just saying that the way things are NOW, not in the good old days whether you were there or not...everyone finds out about this stuff at the same time. You had expressed that once you find out about it, research, start collecting a toy everyone jumps on the bandwagon and the "hype" begins...I was simply pointing out that we all find out about it at the same time... to be truthfull, there are some of us who find out about things ahead of time...and unfortunately even those people can't make a statement like that because of the speed the world moves at now. it wasn't meant in a bad way...and def. not meant to start a pissing match, but rather to avoid one resulting from what you said. Yeah yeah yeah, no more arguing about toys.. Back to zollmen
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kidclam
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Joined: Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:51 am Posts: 4250
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liquidsky
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Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm Posts: 7412 Location: Far From the Maddening Crowds
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LASH wrote: Yeah yeah yeah, no more arguing about toys.. Back to zollmen I don't get Zollmen or Dorols or any of this other "new age" stuff with the rainbow colours. So I'm more than happy to stand on the sidelines and watch people get all bloody and grapple for the next release.
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atease
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Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:23 pm Posts: 5382 Location: Boston, MA
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I sometimes wonder how many people on this board buy toys just because other people like them and congratulate them on a "great score".
and one person doesn't create hype, it's repeated people buying toys for ridiculous amounts of money that gets the flippers frothing at the mouth.
we all have something that we liked first. it's like the punk kid in high school when it all of a sudden catches on as the cool thing to listen to. buy things because you like them.
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kurumonz
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Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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atease wrote: buy things because you like them. Words of wisdom. Now back to Maza. How not to like the sculpt, the look, proportion, scale, details.... then pick the color that you like....
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crystalglowchrome
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Joined: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:22 pm Posts: 239
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kurumonz wrote: atease wrote: buy things because you like them. Words of wisdom. Now back to Maza. How not to like the sculpt, the look, proportion, scale, details.... then pick the color that you like.... Love the Maza personally, must get one, would love to get a glow, a reg, and a clear version of this one. The sculpt from Zollmen I dont care for is the Gyaron, just does nothing for me, cant even beleive they are from the same company! I dont look forward to the expese and difficulty there is sure to be in finding a Maza.
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Lalo
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phantomfauna
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plover
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Joined: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:34 am Posts: 3086 Location: Canada
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I can't believe you just did that.
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Lixx
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plover wrote: I can't believe you just did that. Neither can I....
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Joe
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Lixx wrote: plover wrote: I can't believe you just did that. Neither can I.... 
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liquidsky
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Future_Man
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Joe wrote: Lixx wrote: plover wrote: I can't believe you just did that. Neither can I....  
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liquidsky
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meary
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SAMBA
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What hot link did I miss this time?
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