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Post by EisCelsius on Dec 2, 2013 12:56:30 GMT -6
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Post by vegetadaniel on Dec 2, 2013 15:14:32 GMT -6
This pack is brutal, just have the number 5 and I lost an auction to have the number 6 ...   |
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Post by EisCelsius on Dec 2, 2013 16:13:59 GMT -6
Set 5 is the only one I have right now as well. Having a hard time locating the other five sets for a halfway decent price.
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Post by Branjita on Dec 2, 2013 17:43:16 GMT -6
They've always been really hard to find. I bought the only complete set I've ever seen put up for sale and that was years ago (probably 7 years ago?) on dragonballtoys.com's forum. I bought mine loose with sliced packaging. I can still put them in the packaging which is kind of cool.
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Post by aussiedcfan on Dec 2, 2013 18:59:54 GMT -6
It's amazing the price rises on a lot of Dragon Ball merchandise over the last couple of years. Guess it is good though because it shows there is still a thriving market for it all.
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Post by EisCelsius on Dec 3, 2013 0:32:26 GMT -6
Yeah, I'm glad there's still demand for this stuff; I just wish it would plummet long enough for me to get it all!  |
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Post by m5jagdragonpanzeriv on Dec 3, 2013 8:05:22 GMT -6
Those are extremely cool. i want the Turles one.
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Post by EisCelsius on Dec 6, 2013 14:17:23 GMT -6
Yeah, I like the Turles set as well. I nearly had it, had in fact already paid for it but the seller turned out to be less than reliable...
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Post by aussiedcfan on Dec 6, 2013 19:17:11 GMT -6
Yeah, I like the Turles set as well. I nearly had it, had in fact already paid for it but the seller turned out to be less than reliable... Seems to be more and more of these sellers. Did he give you the old out of stock excuse? |
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Post by EisCelsius on Dec 6, 2013 20:38:23 GMT -6
Didn't give me any excuse at all! In his online store he had the Turles set for right around $40, and that's with shipping. I was willing to pay that, since the only other one I could find was almost $100. Anyways, I order the item and get an order conformation, saying my item will ship in two to three days. Well, 6 or 7 days later my item still hadn't shipped. Realizing some schedules are more hectic than others, I wait with a little more patience but after more than 10 days my item still hadn't shipped. I e-mail the guy, expecting a response since his site boldly claims that customer satisfaction is his goal and all e-mails are guaranteed an answer within 48 hours. Well, after 4 more days, no response. Just so happens I stumble across this guy on E-bay where he's selling the same stuff as on his website, but at nearly three times the price. Thinking that's not too unusual considering the amount of traffic E-bay gets, I message him again but this time through his E-bay seller's account. Still no response. I'd had enough by this point and so I message him one last time insisting I either wanted my item that I paid for or my money back and if I didn't receive one or the other I would open a case through Paypal. Still no response after a few days, so open a case is what I end up doing. Of course Paypal gives a set amount of time for the case to be resolved by parties involved and if that fails they themselves step in to make a decision. The guy waits until the last possible moment before the case is escalated and then gives me my refund. Guy seems to have a good reputation on E-bay with no negative feedback in the past twelve months, so I'm not sure why I had such a crappy experience...  |
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Post by aussiedcfan on Dec 6, 2013 21:28:44 GMT -6
I'm just glad to hear you did get a refund though it would of been nice to hear exactly why. It is getting worse all the time buying online.
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Post by EisCelsius on Dec 7, 2013 16:24:56 GMT -6
Yeah, it is becoming more and more common, unfortunately. It's happened to me twice in a span of about three months; a record for me. But, at least I did get a refund out of him although I'd have much rather got the AB set!
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Post by ShadowTheOtaku on May 9, 2014 20:20:48 GMT -6
It would be awesome to own of of those sets
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Post by EisCelsius on May 9, 2014 22:46:10 GMT -6
There are still two sets I need. Getting closer!
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Post by Branjita on May 9, 2014 23:33:16 GMT -6
Here's a pic of my 6
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Post by Branjita on May 10, 2014 11:42:52 GMT -6
Something that's bothersome about these, is that they were either released more than once, or they changed the packaging design at some point. In my pic, you can see I have two different styles. One style (the better one) involves an entirely plastic box. The other style is more fragile and just involves cardboard. I shoved some Real Works transparent stands between the plastic blister and the cardboard pieces so they wouldn't sag.
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Post by EisCelsius on May 11, 2014 7:39:28 GMT -6
Of my four sets, I only have ones that are still sealed in the plastic clamshell. I always thought the ones that are missing the plastic to be open, tampered with, loose, etc. I'm still missing sets 1 and 3 after passing on set 1 since it lacked the clamshell.
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Post by Branjita on May 11, 2014 11:28:36 GMT -6
They are actually a different packaging design. In my small pic, you may not be able to see this, but the plastic clamshell ones (I have two) have a big AB logo to the left of where it says Combat Super Guerriers. The inferior packaging design (my opinion only) didn't have that, and that style is two cardboard boxes floating above and below a plastic blister. You can see my cheap/free method of supporting the blister and top box better, and that's by using some Real Works clear stands.
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Post by EisCelsius on May 12, 2014 10:02:48 GMT -6
Ah, I didn't realize there were two different packaging designs. Interesting! Not sure why they would do so, the ones with the plastic clamshell just make for a finer collectable as far as MIP visual presentation goes. But then again, these things were made in 1989 when toys as collectables was still a largely unexplored niche for the most part; I guess to AB these were just children's toys no matter how they looked at it. Still yet, the ones with the clamshell just seem to hold up to the tests of time and handling better and are the only ones I'm interested in, personally speaking. But thanks for the insight, Bran! I've learned something new!
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Post by Branjita on May 12, 2014 11:46:42 GMT -6
 Monkeyboy has these. I wasn't sure if they all came in the clamshell or not, but based on this, I assume they do. In your first post Eis, you only have the two in clamshell that I also have. Also, these weren't made in 1989, that's just the confusing copyright on most DBZ stuff. Movie 12 (Fusion Reborn w/ Janemba) wasn't in Japan until 1995, so I imagine these were made around that time. Of the 6, I believe 5 of the sets are specific to that movie. The weirdest of all is SS Goku vs. Turles, which is based on the Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans OVA that was part of that Playdia video game or whatever. We used to call it Dragonball Z Gaiden for whatever reason, but you'd have to research what the specifics are if you want to be accurate. The original version was around 1993 and the remake was like 2009 or 2010 and completely redrawn and rescripted. I prefer to refer to the original as Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans and the remake that was included with Raging Blast 2 (a significantly different movie to be honest) Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans. |
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