What is your coolest find or best deal from ebay?

Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, April 1, 2004 1:13 PM

i got a Hasegawa VF-1S for a little over 20 bucks still in shrink wrap
Hasegawa VF-1D (Very Rare) in shrink wrap and a Hasegawa VF-1A also in shrink wrap as a matter of fact both kits also cost me 20 bucks each and for 25 bucks i also got a brand new never opened VF-1 Battroid all of them from the Macross series

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:07 PM

I am an E-Bay JUNKIE!!
There! I admitted it! (its the first step in a loooooooong process) Big Smile [:D]

Found the original Maserati 3500 from the 60's for $6.00 --- Never seen it less than $35-$45 on E-bay

And just a couple of weeks ago I found Vexar(Roy Foker's Veritech Fighter--is that spelled right?) for $15!! Oh, sure the box wasn't so great and it looked like a 9 year old(my age the first time I built one in '84) started the first 4 steps, but its been a lot of fun so far in restoring it!

Some people call it "evil bay", but so far I haven't been burned by anyone on there and I've purchased several hard to find toys for my son over the past two years.

How about this question:
Ever had a bad experience on e-bay?

Carlos

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uilleann

Member since
March 2004
From: Salt Lake City, Utah

Posted by uilleann on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:01 PM

Found my new Tamiya F-117A kit still sealed for $19.99 - retail is $52.00!

"I may not fly with the eagles.....but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines!"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:22 AM

Lunar Models C57-D & Diorama set-$45.00
orig Ed long box AMT Klingon ship MIB $20.00
AMT Vulcan Shuttle-$10.00
MIB Revell Dune Sandworm-$20.00 cheezy kit,but still cool.

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stipp

Member since
March 2004
From: Chulak/Jaffa Cree!

Posted by stipp on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 7:07 PM

I got a SF3D original Krachenvogal for $65.00!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 2, 2004 12:45 AM

Hmmm ......, well I since getting back in the hobby I've found e-bay to be a Godsend , lets see .

1.) A vintage Revel P-40 from 1968 NIB $3.00
2.) An original issue MPC Battle for Hoth kit NIB $5.00
3.) An MPC Slave 1 NIB $4.50
4.) An original issue MPC Cut-Away version of the Millinium Falcon $19.40

the last one I just won today !!!! been trying forever on that one .

Also just won an X-wing Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:29 PM

I picked up a vinyl ED-209 from RoboCop for $5.00 and it was NIB w/ original shrinkwrap.

Mark Henry
Concord, NC

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SkippyOU110

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by SkippyOU110 on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 5:45 PM

A Star Trek Adversary set for $1.25!! I couldn't afford not to get it!!

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:32 PM

How about winning an "Enterprise Incident" fiber optic kit still in it's shrink wrap for $2 !!!! The S/H was $4, so I got it for $6 out the door. Big Smile [:D]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:44 PM

I found an Aurora 2001 clipper for $70.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 23, 2004 9:24 PM

Thanks, Roosterfish. Psst...It's all in the keyword search, and always select 'titles and descriptions' Cool [8D]

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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Friday, January 23, 2004 9:21 AM

Csquared, you lucky bum. That is a great price. I must have been sleeping that day and missed that nice price! Congrats!

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Friday, January 23, 2004 2:25 AM

I just started shopping e-bay about a month ago! I had no idea what I was missing!
1) I got a Zoids Dibison kit for $10. They don't sell it in this area and it normally sells fr $40!

2) Zoids Zaber Fang for $4 which normally sells for $20 or more.

3) Zoids Dark Horn $5

4) A lot of 3 kits: 1/144 High Grade Full Burner Gundam, Super Saiyan Vegeta, and a third anime robot kit i had never heard of [but appears to be piloted by three humanoid cat creatures]. Now the 1/144 kit is actually about 10" to 12" inches tall when assembled [not one of those little 5" tall deals]. That kit alone was worth $30! Vegeta and the other kit was just a bonus. {Vegeta rules!}

5) Tamiya Pink Panther [desert assault vehicle] for $4 which was a partial build.

6) tamiya Pink Panther $5 new in box.

I have also gotten numerous other militry figs and such. I also recently became an armor builder/tread head. But don't worry i still love my sci-fi models and robots!

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:23 AM

I just picked up a ST VI Ent A unopened for $8.50 on e-Bay. It also comes with a couple of computer games and a Trek reference book. I was pretty proud of myself on that one!

CSquared

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:14 AM

Again, this wasn't ebay, but. Around a year ago at a car boot sale I bought a box of model bits, all very old. Got it home & found all the bits for a flying sub from voyage to the bottom of the duck pond, sorry, sea. It had been assembled once, but over time the glue had weakened. It's still sitting here in a bag, as I found it. I assume it's the original Aurora?, yellow hull & silver interior bits, all the major parts are there, lots of small ones too. Maybe one day I'll get around to building it, I found some good pic's on the net. Unless someone out there really wants it badly? In which case, offers to my email address, goodness knows what the postage will be from Saudi.
Pete

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shivinigh

Member since
April 2003

Posted by shivinigh on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:24 PM

last month I won the Darth Vader Tie fighter kit from MPC Ertl for $5

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mark956

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Friday, November 28, 2003 10:50 AM

Welcome to the FSM forums roosterfish. Great buy for $15.00. I hope you have fun with them.
mark956

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roosterfish

Member since
November 2003
From: Stockton CA USA

Posted by roosterfish on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 1:29 PM

Badger 100sg airbrush with compressor, with no bids and barely used, for $15.

If you know your airbrushes then you know other companies buy from the brand name airbrush companies as a kit and sell rotten compressor in that kit that make the airbrush run terrible. That Badger is listed under the name of a fingernail airbrush company and is a Badger double action 100sg.

A second great find at Ebaby was an Iwata HP-B under another company name that deals in foods...only $14.

I suppose compressor, a medium grade compressor, that came with the Badger is nice to have around but I don't know if I will ever use it because my main compressor is far too nice, a Silentaire A20. Maybe I'll sell that back up airbrush compressor on Ebay and make a profit on my Badger buy!

Winners never quit; quitters never win.

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mark956

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:24 PM

I won a working Matel vacuform machine.
mark956

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:53 AM

Just won a Still sealed TMP Enterprise (smoothy) for $25.00!
Last Month got a long box TOS Enterprise w/ lights-$20.00
Horizon vinyl Batman (comic ver.) $22.00
Horizon vinyl Batman Returns Batman (1st ed.) $27.00
Horizon Joker $ 20.00
Horizon Resin Mr. Freeze $17.00
Horizon Robin $24.00
Addar Jaws Scene in a Bottle Sealed $22.00 & also won an opened kit @ $8
Aurora JFK in box $20.00
A bunch of Aurora Comic Scenes kits ( Hulk, Superboy,Batman,Robin, Tonto, Tarzan)
$12.00-30.00
Way too many to list, I love Ebay!!

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Sunday, November 2, 2003 3:32 PM

Just won a original Enterprise, Klingon D7, and Romulan Bird of Prey set for $4.99! The S/H was less than that! Shock [:O]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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rossjr

Member since
February 2003
From: Minneapolis, MN

Posted by rossjr on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:12 AM

I keep hoping I'll find a good deal on the new Academy 1/32nd scale F/A-18C....

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:59 PM

I picked up the old Monogram rereleases of their Willy Ley 50's space kits for $10 bucks-4 kits. Not a great deal, but it meant a lot to me. I had built all the kits as a kid, and it was nice to have them back again.

"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:46 PM

For a sci-fi kit, it was the V.I.N.CENT robot from Black Hole for $20. For a regular kit, it was a toss up between the 1/32 Airfix M3 Lee and the 1/24 ITC T-92 Airborne Drop Tank for $24.99.

Edit: BTW I still have my old Robotech Defenders Commando kit. That's the big huge camel looking thing with a turret and platforms on each side? Great kit.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:58 PM

OOPS... did I say "trucks"? I meant *planes*.

Planes...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:56 PM

You can find some amazing things on ebay, that's for sure. I know some good deals are being had because I'm providing them! I'm selling over 25 kits on ebay right now, all with $1.00 starting bids and I have over 200 still to list! No sci-fi this time, but many cars and trucks. It's hard to go wrong for a buck...

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:25 PM

I got Tamiya's Honda S-800 sports car for $5.
Lee

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

Ask me about Speedway Decals

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RogueJ

Member since
March 2003
From: Right Behind You

Posted by RogueJ on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:03 PM

Well, it wasn't on ebay, but the best internet deal I ever made was a Halcyon Nostromo that I bought from a guy online for $50. Couple of pieces had already been trimmed of flashing, but otherwise like new. Heck it still had the sales receipt inside the box for when he bought it new for $125. I couldn't have been happier.

Rogue Big Smile [:D]

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therriman

Member since
January 2003
From: Central MI

Posted by therriman on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:53 AM

I bought a Kazon ship for 2.99 and my BoP for 5.00.

Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.

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