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You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:35 pm
by violentpig
I love seeing what people buy, especially if they get a good score. If you've just won something, post the link!

Try and format it:

Won: item
Link: whatever.com
Price: xxx
Comments: maybe you sniped it, maybe you paid less than half your max bid, maybe you've scored an item you've been hunting for a long time etc

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:41 pm
by violentpig
Won: MGS2 figure set, sealed on card
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=012
Price: $33
Comments: Snipe of course. My max bid was 88.88 so I'm more than happy with what I paid, I think it's less than retail price. What's funny is I've seen open figures of the RAY sell for $40-50 for some odd reason.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:22 pm
by Boaby Kenobi
Very cool price on those figures. Would expect them to go for higher than that.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:36 pm
by violentpig
The ones I have open cost me $9.99 each heh. The 4 I have cost me more than the 7 I just bought.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:17 pm
by jonthomas83
You lucky man you! (feel free to replace the last two words with any word of your choice!)

Hell of a purchase mate! Nice one.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:25 pm
by violentpig
Heh, your recent poster score was a good one too. I've seen it close around $80-100 in the past!

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:34 pm
by jonthomas83
Oh yeah I forgot about that cheers for reminding me:

Won: Metal Gear Solid 4 Official Japanese Promo Poster
Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=011
Price: $22
Comments: Wasn't particularly in the hunt for this poster, but I've liked it for a while and it's realistically the only official poster of the movie style ones I'll ever be able to get my hands on. I was watching another auction with the same poster with a buy it now at double that price so I'm very happy with my purchase. I feel even better about it now that ...
violentsnake wrote:I've seen it close around $80-100 in the past!
Happy days!

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:43 pm
by bay
was it anyone here that bought that sealed gold mgs on YAJ that ended yesterday?

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:52 pm
by violentpig
Welcome to the board bay.

I have a suspicion someone here did....although who's to say for sure.... :/

It definately wasn't me though, I'm done buying duplicate items unless it's in a lot heh.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:48 am
by gixo
Won: Metal Gear Solid Special Missions
Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0257425189
Price: £11.50
Comments: I had to leave home when it was 30 minutes less. So i maxbidded £27 :evil:
However i hope it's damn mint, i talked to the seller some, and i will give bad feedback for the smallest crack...


Sold: Metal Gear Solid 4 T Shirt | Rare | White
Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0264881116
Price: £21.00 (niyachan =D=D)
Comments: It feels cool to contribute to his collection. And i talked some to him, he is a really nice guy.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:14 am
by Screaming Mantis
I will post some recent auctions I won.

Won: Metal Gear Solid Marketing Standee & Extras! RARE! NEW!
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0283867192
Price: $110.20
Comments: I originally placed the first bid for this item, and it stayed at $50 for a long time, so I figured hey, I might get it at a low low price. Haha wrong, but oh well. Still glad to have it.

Won: SEALED MGS 2 Premium Edition
Link: http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w28353863
Price: $202 (+/-)
Comments: Only took one bid thankfully. I am into collecting sealed items and couldn't pass this one up. I know violentsnake was looking at it. I agree it looks pretty banged up to be sealed, but I'll take my chances and see it when it arrives, maybe it will be in better condition. Again, I didn't want to pass this item up.

Won: McFarlane Chase Metal Gear ToyFair Silver Solid Snake
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0253098858
Price: $23.49
Comments: I'm sure I broke some hearts with this one. But I am pleased I got it for such a low price. I figured this one was going to give me the most trouble with bidders. I offered him $100 originally, but ended up getting it for $23.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:42 am
by jonthomas83
Welcome aboard Screaming Mantis and Bay, good to have you here. You got some good deals there Mantic, especially the McFarlane figure. Nice one, they seem to be going really cheap and what I'm gutted about is the fact that I've been watching the same one for £140 "buy it now" for ages!

If anyone sees this on the cheap again, let me know. It's a nice figure!

Yeah Bay that was me, sorry, are you out for blood? :)

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:03 am
by Screaming Mantis
Thanks for the welcome jonthomas83.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:08 am
by jonthomas83
You're welcome! :D

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:28 am
by bay
Screaming Mantis wrote:Won: Metal Gear Solid Marketing Standee & Extras! RARE! NEW!
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0283867192
Price: $110.20
Comments: I originally placed the first bid for this item, and it stayed at $50 for a long time, so I figured hey, I might get it at a low low price. Haha wrong, but oh well. Still glad to have it.
I was going to bid on this, the guy is in the town next to mine. i wrote him and he said i could pick it up but he said he wouldn't take off the insane shipping fee. He also wanted to charge more to ship the box in a box to avoid banging up the original. I'm tempted to report him to ebay for dodging ebay fees since he was quite rude.

I really don't have the room for a standee, but it it a pretty sweet one i must admit.
Won: SEALED MGS 2 Premium Edition
Link: http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w28353863
Price: $202 (+/-)
Comments: Only took one bid thankfully. I am into collecting sealed items and couldn't pass this one up. I know violentsnake was looking at it. I agree it looks pretty banged up to be sealed, but I'll take my chances and see it when it arrives, maybe it will be in better condition. Again, I didn't want to pass this item up.
i was thinking of Mario when i saw this as well, tho since it does seem a bit dinged up i passed. I got an opened one off YAJ last month and probably wouldn't only be looking for a pristine sealed box now. I'm not big on collecting sealed items, as I'm a big "enjoy what you get" person, but it's the first "sealed" one i've seen come up in awhile.
jonthomas83 wrote:Yeah Bay that was me, sorry, are you out for blood?
Not at all :) That auction ended way too high for my liking for the condition of it. Now that I know a collector here nabbed it, I do hope it's in really nice condition when you receive it. There was also a mint Silver box going at the same time, with everything inside still sealed, but I opted just to stay out of bidding this weekend all together. :)
Won: Metal Gear Solid 4 Official Japanese Promo Poster
Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=011
Price: $22
Comments: Wasn't particularly in the hunt for this poster, but I've liked it for a while and it's realistically the only official poster of the movie style ones I'll ever be able to get my hands on. I was watching another auction with the same poster with a buy it now at double that price so I'm very happy with my purchase. I feel even better about it now that ...
I have 3 of these posters now, since they came with other things I've bought. If anyone is interested just let me know.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:45 am
by TSi
Screaming Mantis wrote: Won: McFarlane Chase Metal Gear ToyFair Silver Solid Snake
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0253098858
Price: $23.49
Comments: I'm sure I broke some hearts with this one. But I am pleased I got it for such a low price. I figured this one was going to give me the most trouble with bidders. I offered him $100 originally, but ended up getting it for $23.
That is really nice, I didn't even know it was worth that much =P
bay wrote: I have 3 of these posters now, since they came with other things I've bought. If anyone is interested just let me know.
let me know how much you can ship them to Toronto, Canada for!!

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:04 am
by jonthomas83
bay wrote:
jonthomas83 wrote:Yeah Bay that was me, sorry, are you out for blood?
Not at all :) That auction ended way too high for my liking for the condition of it. Now that I know a collector here nabbed it, I do hope it's in really nice condition when you receive it. There was also a mint Silver box going at the same time, with everything inside still sealed, but I opted just to stay out of bidding this weekend all together. :)
Thanks man, I appreciate it! And yeah I bidded on the silver premium too, but I wanted to keep my money for the Gold one, so I stopeed after it went over my maximum bid. It was a lovely set though.

Well I'm bricking it about the condition its gonna arrive in to be honest, I'm not a "Sealed" collector per-se, but I didn't wanna miss out y'know. I really hope it's in good condition. If it's not, then I'm gonna be knocking on someone's door pretty soon to secure me a deal on another sealed Gold Premium Pack - yeah you know who you are! lol. If it is dodgy, I'll sell it on hopefully. But I got my fingers crossed that this one will be ok. Other than the seal though, it looked ok right? Or do you know something I don't!?!

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:09 am
by bay
jonthomas83 wrote:But I got my fingers crossed that this one will be ok. Other than the seal though, it looked ok right? Or do you know something I don't!?!
it's more of the worry of how the seal got to be in such poor condition. sometimes you can't see things due to the light/angle so the hope is that the box isn't bent/scuffed underneath whatever caused that damage to the seal.

i also like to be bidding along side the japanese market and not just against non japanese bidders. in the end the non japanese bidders were fighting through bidding services, which leaves an odd taste after the bidding has ended.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:46 pm
by jonthomas83
bay wrote:it's more of the worry of how the seal got to be in such poor condition. sometimes you can't see things due to the light/angle so the hope is that the box isn't bent/scuffed underneath whatever caused that damage to the seal.
Well I'm feeling so much more optimistic about it now! lol.

I honestly don't think it looks that bad in the pics but hey, I'll be the first to admit when I'm not happy with an item so I guess I can only hope that it arrives here in a good condition.

The MGS premium packs are awful for getting battered aren't they!

I have no experience whatsoever with Japanese Auctions, so yeah, I probably paid over the odds for it, and I hadn't a clue that the bidders were using bidding serices either, except myself of course. This was my first time. However disheartening this conversation has been for me, I'm sure I'll be happy with my purchase.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:36 pm
by bay
jonthomas83 wrote:Well I'm feeling so much more optimistic about it now! lol.

I honestly don't think it looks that bad in the pics but hey, I'll be the first to admit when I'm not happy with an item so I guess I can only hope that it arrives here in a good condition.
aww hey man, i'm not trying to get you down about it!

yah, the premium packs are pretty easy to get dented and scuffed up. i'm hoping for the best with yours!

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:45 pm
by violentpig
Hey Bay and Screaming Mantis, welcome aboard!

Awesome wins man. That marketing standee is awesome. I really thought long and hard on that one heh. MGS2 premium pack is great too. Hopefully there is no damage and it's just the picture. If that's the case you've got a great score.

$23 for the toyfair figure is crazy. Half what I paid!!!

Gixo - yeah those double disc cases are really proned to cracking...I almost always get those shipped box. As long as it's not in a bubble mailer you'll be fine.

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:53 am
by gixo
violentsnake wrote: Gixo - yeah those double disc cases are really proned to cracking...I almost always get those shipped box. As long as it's not in a bubble mailer you'll be fine.
It will be in bubblewrap =S But delivered to my door, so i'll probably be fine

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:58 am
by Lady Serpente
uhm... a selection of the items i recently bought (not counting last week since i've been far afk =p):

Won: MGS4 Medicom Raiden figure
Link: http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0286220962
Price: 199,99$ xP (136 euros heh)
Comments: maybe that's a lot but i just wanted it and from a Japanese seller!

Won: Metal Gear Solid 1998 Exclusive Embroidered Game Case
Link: http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0280504768
Price: 40$
Comments: i hate that price sticker :<

Won: Metal Gear Solid 4 limited edition in metal tin (EUR/ES)
Link: http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0274149277
Price: 86,90 euros
Comments: sealed ;o

Won: MGS2:Substance promotional 'clothing' set - softair style (idk how to translate it xD /me sucks) by Konami of course
Link: http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0071634013
Price: 69,99 euros
Comments: from past month, but so far it's the item i liked the most from my recent wins! too bad i cant wear it since it's a bit too much big for a girl :x

and a selection from my YJ wins ><

Won: MGS comic-style instruction booklet
Link: http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m57620651
Price: 1200 yen
Comments: i've been looking for this item since a while...

Won: MGS drama cd vol.1
Link: http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b84369366 (pic removed already)
Price: 3500 yen
Comments: old-time & nice collector item. And now.... n> vol.2?

Won: MGS4 japanese retailers display set
Link: http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w26651267
Price: 1000 yen
Comments: i'd preferred it sealed, but meh.

Won: MGS2/ZOE trial edition premium guidebook
Link: http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k59254047
Price: 900 yen
Comments: price was ok...

there are some other items but they're more common/not worth to list...

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:24 am
by TSi
Lady Serpente wrote:uhm... a selection of the items i recently bought (not counting last week since i've been far afk =p):

there are some other items but they're more common/not worth to list...
Welcome! and congrats on your wins!!!

Re: You're latest auction win!

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:03 pm
by jonthomas83
Very nice! You'll be happy with the MGS4 tin, I know I am! lol.
bay wrote:aww hey man, i'm not trying to get you down about it!

yah, the premium packs are pretty easy to get dented and scuffed up. i'm hoping for the best with yours!
Cheers man, I hope so too!