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Sohma_Curse



Joined: 07 Dec 2012
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Location: New York
PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:05 pm Reply with quote
They're also charging $48.98 for the SAVE Edition of Nerima Daikon Brothers - and that's the CLEARANCE SALE price!

I bought my like-new copy of the non-SAVE Edition for about $8 on eBay (with brand new copies only fetching a few bucks more than that).
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Leland Lee



Joined: 25 Jul 2014
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:13 pm Reply with quote
jlaking wrote:
RACS is charging $188.98 each for the FUNimation and Amazon editions of Cowboy Bebop.


That's pretty damn generous given the prices on eBay. Or rather, bids. A Funi copy sold for almost $400.
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JonLa



Joined: 01 Feb 2010
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 6:31 pm Reply with quote
This post about auto-pricing software and the algorithms involved may explain just how some of the crazy pricing of Amazon sellers develops:

http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358

Though I was once guilty of imagining my rare complete Dunbine set might set me up for life, I don't think I ever got to 4 figures before I delisted it!
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jlaking



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:00 pm Reply with quote
Lot of 8 Anime DVD FUNimation for $500


Quote:
Here's your chance to own your favorite anime TV series from FUNimation on DVD. These thinpaks, 8 in total, have since been discontinued and out of print. These are authentic, brand new and factory sealed. There are 8 titles in total. Please don't hesitate to ask questions.
Blassreiter - The Complete Series
The Count of Monte Cristo - The Complete Series
Kaze No Stigma - The Complete Series
Nabari - The Complete Series
Romeo X Juliet - The Complete Series
The Sacred Blacksmith - The Complete Series
Trigun - The Complete Series
X - The Complete Series & OVA


OOP prices for non-OOP collections.
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HyugaHinata



Joined: 25 Jun 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:14 am Reply with quote
I had to post this. A single manga volume of Hikaru no Go (in French, but still) for over $3000 (at current exchange rates).

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hikaru-no-go-Vol-19-Livre-doccasion/282726881105?epid=65388654&hash=item41d3d5d751:i:282726881105
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st_owly



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:15 am Reply with quote
Someone is trying to sell volume 3 of Barefoot Gen for £139.99 on ebay UK...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LIFE-AFTER-THE-BOMB-Barefoot-Gen-v-3-Keiji-Nakazawa-Manga-Last-Gasp-0867195940-/222765844812?
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Kruszer



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:20 pm Reply with quote
Here you go, an h-manga called Love Selection on Amazon. $823.94 for used porn. $195 for a new copy? Laughing x2. Not sure if I can link to it or not so I didn't.

Gunma's stuff is good, but not THAT good.
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TheAnimeRevolutionizer



Joined: 03 Nov 2017
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:16 pm Reply with quote
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BATTLE-ARENA-TOSHINDEN-Video-Game-Anime-DOLL-Ellis-w-Box-SUPER-RARE-Collectible/282796972331

I am crazy about Toshinden, but wow. A Licca Chan styled doll of Ellis.... for only 450 dollars.

At least have all of the accessories in and put it back in mint/near new condition before selling this, geez.
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Spastic Minnow
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Joined: 02 May 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:12 pm Reply with quote
I'm not really in the place to buy anything, but I got what seemed like my dozenth "Funimation Sale! Up to 50% off!" from Right Stuff ("Don't Miss Out on Savings! LAST DAY!")
so I checked it out- to maybe mark what I'll get when I have the extra cash.

...Did anyone see anything 50% off? Anything close?

Isn't the standard discount already close to 30% off (with Got Anime)
most everything seemed to be maybe around a third off.

kinda pathetic, really.
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Kruszer



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:23 pm Reply with quote
Preorders were excluded this time, so I passed on the sale due to no In-stock titles I wanted and can't tell 'ya.
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HyugaHinata



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 2:52 am Reply with quote
Good lord. This isn't anime but just compare the prices.

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Spastic Minnow
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:10 am Reply with quote
trolling for bargains on eBay brings up so many crap listings.

....Soooooo many people trying to sell their "Mystery Box" buys. Random singles, movie entries to unpopular franchises. I actually sent a message to a seller who has a lot of crap singles and bootleg set DVD's sponsored (so you see them every day) to tell him they were worthless (with the possible exception of an import of "Summer Days with Coo" that he did not have individually listed- but it's getting a G-Kids release next month). I worded it nicely but the message was- it annoys me to see these every day- no one wants them.

But this one really stands out:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-anime-dvd-Lot-disc-only-please-see-pics-before-bids-as-is-no-refund/303400876691?hash=item46a419fa93:g:VLkAAOSwCgld3vfa

15 discs -DISCS ONLY- no cases!.
The "highlight" is a c-list American horror movie called Germ Z (live-action). It is the only title that could be "enjoyed" on it's own.
Then we have 13 random anime singles, Flint the Time Detective, Papawa, Shura No Toki, etc., including a single disc of Vol. 12 of Inuyasha.
and the kicker, disc 2 of the complete first season of the early 80's prime-time soap Falcon Crest.

$25.00
A lot of money for tiny silvery frisbees.
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